The rise of the poor

Chapter 2291 Falling for a Trick Again

You learn from your mistakes. You won't fall into the same pit twice, but you can fall into two pits twice.

Luo Longwen felt like he had fallen again.

Five days have passed since the last time Xu Hai gave that Japanese pirate named Li Gan one hundred taels of silver and a personal letter, but it was like throwing a meat bun to a dog or a clay ox into the sea—there was no response whatsoever.

Luo Longwen belatedly realized that he had probably been scammed again! Whether it worked out or not, you should at least give me some information. It's been five days, there should be some results by now. I even told you where I live, but you haven't responded at all. This doesn't make sense. The only plausible reason is that I've been scammed!

Damn Japanese pirates! You sons of bitches! How dare you trick me! There are so many people in Ligang, yet you only targeted me to scam you. I'm so angry!

I can accept the loss of the silver, consider it as feeding the dogs, but Xu Hai's personal letter is unacceptable. This is the only personal letter I have from Xu Hai, and it is the key to meeting Prince Hui, Wang Zhi. If I don't have the letter, this trip will be completely ruined!

No!

I have to go find him!

Li Gan was just a gatekeeper at the residence of Prince Hui, Wang Zhi. He could run away, but he couldn't hide. He had to get that letter back!

So, Luo Longwen, along with two henchmen and having mentally prepared himself, headed straight for the Prince Hui's mansion to confront the Japanese pirate Li Gan.

The Japanese pirate guarding the gate was still that same Zhang Heizi, the same bastard who had repeatedly robbed him of his silver!

I did not see Li Gan.

Where did they go?! Are they hiding?! Luo Longwen was furious.

"Hey, what are you doing here again? Are you here to report to me again?!" Zhang Heizi, who was on duty, saw Luo Longwen, his eyes lit up, and he chuckled as if he had seen a walking silver coin.

"Ahem, I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for Li Gan! Where is Li Gan?!" Luo Longwen coughed.

"Say it again." The Japanese pirate Zhang Heizi, his hand on his katana, walked toward Luo Longwen with an unfriendly expression.

"What are you trying to do?! This is broad daylight! What are you trying to do?! I didn't come alone this time!"

Luo Longwen was so frightened that he stepped back. When he said that he hadn't come alone, he turned around and looked back, only to find that his two lackeys had already retreated more than three zhang away!

What the hell!

You two bastards, why did you run so far?! I called you guys over so you could take the fall for me, and you two cowards actually made me take the fall! Wait till we get back, I'll show you what I'm made of!

"Repeat what you just said! You said you weren't coming to find me?!" The Japanese pirate Li Gan pressed Luo Longwen.

“Yes, I didn’t come here to see you this time.” Luo Longwen nodded.

"And what about the next sentence? Who did you say you came to see?!" The Japanese pirate Zhang Heizi pressed on relentlessly.

Luo Longwen retreated step by step, his face contorted with bravado, saying as he went, "I'm not here to see you, I'm here to see Li Gan."

"You're saying you're not looking for me?! You're looking for Li Gan?!" The Japanese pirate Zhang Heizi chuckled, his hand gripping the hilt of his katana.

"What do you want?! You, you, you better not do anything reckless! There are so many people watching!"

Luo Longwen trembled with fear.

His two lackeys were even worse, retreating a good distance away. If conditions allowed, they would have pretended not to know Luo Longwen.

"I'd like to ask you what you're planning to do?!" Zhang Heizi, a Japanese pirate, grabbed Luo Longwen by the collar with a dark expression.

"I'm looking for someone." Luo Longwen was like a toad being grabbed by the neck.

"Who are you looking for?!" asked Zhang Heizi, a Japanese pirate, with a dark face.

"I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for Li Gan!" Luo Longwen repeated.

"Hahahaha. How ridiculous! You're not here to make fun of me today, are you?!" The Japanese pirate Zhang Heizi laughed angrily.

Luo Longwen waved his hands repeatedly to defend himself, saying, "How did I make fun of you? Don't make false accusations against me. I already said I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for Li Gan."

"Then do you know what my name is?!" The Japanese pirate Zhang Heizi grabbed Luo Longwen by the collar and pulled him closer, spitting all over Luo Longwen's face.

"Aren't you called Zhang Heizi?!" Luo Longwen asked, looking completely bewildered.

"You bullshit Zhang Heizi, I am Li Gan!" The Japanese pirate Zhang Heizi grabbed Luo Longwen and threw him backward before letting go.

"Huh?!" Luo Longwen stumbled and fell to the ground with a thud. "You, you're not Zhang Heizi, you're Li Gan?!"

"That's right, I'm Li Gan, I never change my name or surname! Now, do you still dare to say you're not looking for me, but for Li Gan?!" The Japanese pirate Zhang Heizi, no, the Japanese pirate Li Gan, patted his chest and slowly walked towards Luo Longwen, who was sitting on the ground.

"I...I've been tricked," Luo Longwen said bitterly, never expecting that even his name was fake.

"Whose trick did you fall for?!" the Japanese pirate Li Gan asked condescendingly.

"The person who was on duty with you yesterday said his name was Li Gan, and that you were Zhang Heizi," Luo Longwen replied bitterly.

"Oh, you mean Zhang Heizi?" the Japanese pirate Li Gan chimed in.

"He's Zhang Heizi?!" Luo Longwen exclaimed in disbelief, never expecting the roles to be reversed. Zhang Heizi was Li Gan, and Li Gan was Zhang Heizi.

“Yes, he is Zhang Heizi, the former captain of Prince Hui’s personal guard.” Li Gan chuckled. “It’s no wonder you were fooled by him. He’s a notorious swindler in Ligang. Nine out of ten of his words are true and one is false, but you’d better not believe a single one, or you’ll deserve it.”

"Is it true that Zhang Heizi was implicated in Xu Hai's assassination attempt on Prince Hui?" Luo Longwen asked, concerned about the matter.

"Ten taels of silver, I'll tell you." The Japanese pirate Li Gan stretched out his hand.

"Ten taels of silver for one question?" Luo Longwen felt a pang of heartache.

“At least I won’t lie to you after I’ve taken the money,” the Japanese pirate Li Gan said with a chuckle. “I won’t lie to you with my words like Zhang Heizi did.”

Luo Longwen took out ten taels of silver from his pocket, and the Japanese pirate Li Gan snatched it away. "That's right, he was demoted to the lowest rank and sent to guard the gate because of Xu Hai's assassination attempt on Prince Hui. However, it can't be said that he was implicated. He used his money to seduce women. On the day of the incident, he was off duty seduce women, so he deserved his punishment."

Upon hearing this, Luo Longwen's face turned pale. Regardless of whether Zhang Heizi deserved his punishment for dereliction of duty, he was implicated because of Xu Hai's assassination attempt on Wang Zhi. He was demoted from captain of the personal guard to guard the gate, so he must resent Xu Hai. The consequences of Xu Hai's handwritten letter falling into his hands were predictable.

“I can help you get the letter from Zhang Heizi, but it will cost you this much,” the Japanese pirate Li Gan stretched out his hand again, “One hundred taels of silver. Come here to find me at this time tomorrow, and we’ll exchange the money for the goods.”

"Okay!" Luo Longwen gritted his teeth and nodded. (End of Chapter)