Guo Hua waved his hand and said, "No need. I'm already familiar with that place. I just wasn't paying attention to it before."
"Now that I know, I have to cut through the knot quickly."
"Whether it's true or not, sending someone to search it will clear things up."
"Just wait here for our good news."
Hearing this, Liu Tiezhu was speechless, unsure where Guo Hua's confidence came from.
But on second thought, whether that place was Jiang Tianliang's stash or not didn't really matter to him.
Of course, Tiezhu hoped that the information Guo Haishan gave before dying was true.
That way, he could get a share of the money.
If Guo Haishan had set a trap for him before dying, he wouldn't lose anything either.
Besides, he had already warned Guo Hua.
If something went wrong, the Guo family couldn't pin the blame on him.
"Brother Qixing, should we go take a look?"
For safety's sake, Liu Tiezhu still gave Guo Qixing a heads-up.
Guo Qixing just smiled faintly at this, then handed Liu Tiezhu a cigarette.
"Brother Tiezhu, at most half an hour."
"We'll just wait here for the good news."
Hearing this, Liu Tiezhu was secretly startled.
Finishing this in half an hour meant the Guo family had deployed a lot of manpower nearby.
It seemed he had underestimated the Guo family before.
The strength of the Guo family he learned from Jiang He was probably just the surface.
Their true hidden power might not be weaker than the three major families.
Guo Qixing, a young master risking himself to infiltrate the Ming family, was probably playing the game of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Analyzing this, Liu Tiezhu couldn't help but admire Guo Qixing.
He had entered the Ming family out of necessity, planning to use the Ming family's influence to protect his family.
Later, he found the Ming family's protection useless.
He immediately changed his plan, intending to use the Ming family's influence to stir things up, dragging the three major families into a war.
That way, he and his family could survive more safely.
Guo Qixing's situation was different from his.
With his family's advantages, he could live comfortably without taking risks.
But he dared to gamble with his life to plan the Guo family's future.
This kind of boldness made Liu Tiezhu have to admire him.
Half an hour passed quickly. As the two chatted, they heard dense footsteps approaching.
"Young master, it's all done. I've arranged for the goods to be moved."
"That place really had a lot of stuff."
Before Guo Hua's men even entered, his excited voice came through.
From the sound of Guo Hua's voice, it was clearly a big haul.
"Third uncle, count it carefully and give me a list later," Guo Qixing said.
Guo Hua nodded: "No problem, I'll have someone count it right away."
Liu Tiezhu interjected: "Uncle Guo, I'd like to ask a favor."
Guo Hua patted his chest and said, "Brother Tiezhu, just say it."
"Not just one favor, even ten, as long as I can help, I won't hesitate."
"Can you have someone spread the news that Mingxuan Pawnshop was robbed?" Liu Tiezhu said.
As soon as he said this, even Guo Qixing was stunned.
They had cleaned out Mingxuan Pawnshop and wanted to keep it tightly under wraps.
Liu Tiezhu telling them to spread the news was like confessing voluntarily, wasn't it?
If he didn't know Liu Tiezhu's character, Guo Qixing would have flipped the table by now.
"Brother Tiezhu, you mean... I understand."
Guo Hua's mind worked fast, quickly grasping why Liu Tiezhu wanted to do this.
"Don't worry, by tomorrow morning, the whole town will know that Mingxuan Pawnshop was robbed."
Hearing Guo Hua's words, Guo Qixing also caught on and smiled at Liu Tiezhu: "Brother Tiezhu, you're going for the kill."
"When the news reaches Jiang Tianliang, he'll probably cry himself sick in the latrine."
Liu Tiezhu laughed: "A small pawnshop isn't enough to make him cry himself sick."
"That old dog has many more private assets. Once we figure them out, we'll keep hitting him."
Besides Mingxuan Pawnshop, Jiang Tianliang also had private granaries and stored quite a bit of weapons.
That bastard had no good intentions, storing these things to leave himself a way out.
But Liu Tiezhu didn't plan to reveal this now.
He wanted to see how much the Guo family would share with him and if they were worth cooperating with.
After chatting for a while, Liu Tiezhu found an excuse to leave the Guo family's stronghold.
It was already late at night; if he didn't go back, Jiang He would suspect him.
After seeing Liu Tiezhu off, Guo Hua couldn't help asking: "Young master, can this man really be trusted?"
Guo Qixing had brought him to the stronghold, which meant complete trust in Liu Tiezhu.
But as an experienced old fox, he still felt the need to offer some caution.
Guo Qixing said: "If you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use them, don't doubt them."
"Third uncle, wasn't that what you taught me?"
"Besides, Liu Tiezhu has a clean background and is an all-around talent."
"More importantly, his strength is above ours. We must win him over."
"If he can cooperate with our Guo family, the time to overthrow the Ming family could be cut in half."
"What about the Mingxuan Pawnshop accounts? Should we..."
Before Guo Hua could finish, Guo Qixing waved his hand to cut him off.
"Report them truthfully and make a detailed valuation."
"I've agreed with him on how to split things, so that's how it'll be."
"I'm sure there will be more easy gains like this in the future."
Seeing Guo Qixing had made up his mind, Guo Hua didn't press further.
Besides, Guo Qixing was right—Liu Tiezhu was indeed talented.
While they were discussing Liu Tiezhu, over at Jiang He's side, Zhang Tielin was also reporting on Liu Tiezhu's situation.
Zhang Tielin was also a shrewd man, reporting only trivial daily matters to Jiang He.
He even concealed the fact that Liu Tiezhu had killed Liang Haichao and his three men outside the camp.
After witnessing Liu Tiezhu's true strength, he was genuinely scared.
With Liu Tiezhu's abilities, it was only a matter of time before he entered the Ming family's upper ranks.
So he had to leave himself a way out.
"This kid probably didn't lie to me."
Jiang He didn't know Zhang Tielin had hidden many things and had developed a preliminary trust in Liu Tiezhu.
But it was only preliminary trust; he didn't plan to stop monitoring Liu Tiezhu.
Until Liu Tiezhu passed the loyalty test, he would keep a close watch on his every move.
"Go back and keep monitoring Liu Tiezhu's every move."
"If he does anything unusual, report to me promptly."
Jiang He waved his hand, dismissing Zhang Tielin.
After leaving Jiang He's quarters, Zhang Tielin hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and headed toward the collective barracks where Liu Tiezhu was staying.
The sharp look in Liu Tiezhu's eyes before entering the camp clearly showed he had already noticed the two brothers.
At this point, he felt it was necessary to have a talk with Liu Tiezhu.