Chapter 1750 - 1745: Getting Mrs. Lin to Help Steal Something (Second Update)

"Not taking you!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

"What?"

"Not taking you! Just not taking you! We rescued you from the traffickers, and that was merciful enough. If you keep demanding more, we’ll just return you to the traffickers!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

Mrs. Lin was furious.

After everything she said, this ugly brat was playing her?

"Ugly brat, I’ll fight you to the end!" Mrs. Lin said, raising her hand to slap Mu Shuangshuang.

But before she could touch Mu Shuangshuang, her wrist was caught.

Mu Shuangshuang applied some force, causing Mrs. Lin to howl in pain.

"You... let go, it hurts... hurts...!" Mrs. Lin screamed.

"If you know it hurts, don’t just strike out! You’re no match for me!" Mu Shuangshuang said coldly.

After speaking, she let go of Mrs. Lin’s hand.

Mrs. Lin was scared, she withdrew her hand and didn’t dare to make a move anymore, but she was much more wary of Mu Shuangshuang.

Nevertheless, she shamelessly followed Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng.

After a while, Mu Shuangshuang suddenly asked, "Do you want to see your son?"

"Son? My son Gou Dan?" Mrs. Lin was stunned.

She and her husband had been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, and they had no idea what had happened to their son.

Released, she went straight to find trouble with Mu Dade.

As for her son, she hadn’t even thought about it.

"That’s right!"

Gou Dan isn’t in the county Old Mu Family now; Mu Dalang took him to the countryside.

Bad as he might be, he’s still her younger brother; she can’t let him be sold under Mu Dade’s nose like Xiao Chu, can she?

"Where is my son? Where is he?" Mrs. Lin panicked.

After all, it’s her own son; despite all the beatings and scolding, she’s the one who did it.

If someone else tortured him, Mrs. Lin wouldn’t take it. Especially hearing about someone she hadn’t thought of in a long time, Mrs. Lin lost composure, her eyes reddened!

She even pressed Mu Shuangshuang for answers.

"He’s in a very safe place! To meet him, you must do something for me!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

"What is it?" Mrs. Lin asked.

"Help me steal something!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

"Steal something? I won’t do it!" Mrs. Lin shook her hands repeatedly.

"Haven’t you done less of these things? You and Mu Dazhong stole quite a bit of rice from villagers back then!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

"Now I’m just asking you to steal something small, and you’re unwilling! It seems you don’t want to see your son!"

"How do you know what I did in the village?" Mrs. Lin was puzzled.

"Shuangshuang told me! I give you two choices: One, help me steal something! Once stolen, I’ll return your son to you and find you a place to stay where Mu Dade can’t find you!

Second, you’ll never see your son or husband in this lifetime!"

The item Mrs. Lin was supposed to steal was naturally a ledger.

Mu Shuangshuang initially thought that she and Fengzi should handle everything, but then reconsidered that attracting too much attention and two people doing something frequently would be easily discovered.

By that time, it would be hard to operate in the county.

Better to find additional help.

Though Mrs. Lin is cunning, she isn’t necessarily dumber than others in life-and-death matters.

With her involvement, the task might actually succeed.

Besides, she couldn’t really kick Mrs. Lin out.

If she gets kicked out, Mu Dade definitely won’t let her have a good life.

"Give me more..." Mrs. Lin opened her mouth, just about to ask for silver.

Mu Shuangshuang interrupted, "Don’t even think about silver! That’s impossible!"

"Then I’m not doing it!" Mrs. Lin reckoned the task was major, and she had room to negotiate.

"Seems like I’ll have to send you to Mu Dade!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

"I’ll go, I’ll go..."

...

...

Mu Shuangshuang obtained the commercial ship management fees of the Song, escort leader of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency, from Wan Fu, and then asked Mrs. Lin how long Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian had been following Mu Dade.

Upon comparison, it was clear that Mu Dade had been embezzling ship management fees even before the two joined.

However, this was just one of the ledgers; many more were necessary.

Song opened a back door for Mu Shuangshuang, giving him several lists.

All from areas with numerous nearby ships, with ledgers likely more comprehensive than Song’s.

For several consecutive days, Mu Shuangshuang took Mrs. Lin to steal ledgers, while Lu Yuanfeng kept watch outside and Mrs. Lin led the charge.

After several days, the ledgers were practically all stolen, except for one troublesome ledger—the Axe Gang.

The Axe Gang was a gang in the county, with many members.

They all traveled by water, and each member carried an axe, hence the name Axe Gang.

According to Song, besides Mu Dade’s embezzlement ledger, there’s evidence of smuggling salt.

If just one instance was authorized by Mu Dade to proceed, Mu Dade’s career would be over.

But the Axe Gang wasn’t the kind of place easy to infiltrate, as there were many masters inside.

Song advised against Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng going.

Yet Mu Shuangshuang feared insufficient evidence; if Mu Dade slipped away again, it would be a problem!

She decided to go, after all, without entering the tiger’s den, how would one capture the tiger cub?

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...

On the outskirts of the county, outside the Axe Gang’s territory—

The Axe Gang’s headquarters was in a large mansion near the docks, resembling a pirate ship but filled with Axe Gang members inside.

Entering casually might get you chopped.

Even Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng didn’t know how to break in without harm.

For the final ledger, Mu Shuangshuang decided not to use Mrs. Lin.

If danger really arose, Mrs. Lin would be the first left behind.

Better for just Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng to go.

"Fengzi, it’s the last ledger, what should we do?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.

Lu Yuanfeng also showed concern.

He didn’t know how to break in either.

Charging in was definitely not feasible; getting inside didn’t guarantee acquiring the ledger.

However not entering meant definitely not obtaining it.

"Wonder what the Axe Gang leader likes! If we knew, we might cater to his preferences, making entry easier," Mu Shuangshuang said.

"Should I find someone to ask?" Lu Yuanfeng said.

"How would you ask? You don’t know anyone inside!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

Just as he finished, Lu Yuanfeng somehow produced an axe.

"I’ll go pretend to join the Axe Gang first, gather some intel before proceeding."

"I’ll go with you!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

After all, she’s currently disguised as a man, there shouldn’t be any issues.

"No way, it’s uncertain yet; you wait for me here!" Lu Yuanfeng said.

Lu Yuanfeng wasn’t afraid himself, but if Shuangshuang was involved, he would be heartbroken.

"Alright, I’ll wait outside for you!"

Understanding Lu Yuanfeng’s firm stance, Mu Shuangshuang said nothing.

She would wait outside for him; if anything went wrong, she would fight her way in!