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Landlord Wei fell to his knees and wept as if his very soul were leaking out through his eyes.
"Yang Yanzheng is the steward of the Chu Family's Second Young Lady!" he squeaked. "Two months ago, he came to Blue Poplar Village and told me to keep an eye on you. If I ever heard you had money, I was to put two bricks beside the old well at the entrance of the village. That was the sign. Then he would send people over to 'handle' things. Once it was done, I would get thirty silver dollars. Thirty! Each time!
"He came by to see me two days ago and gave me the promised payment. Then, he told me to continue doing this. If I kept going at it, I would get more and more money. So I watched! I watched you every day, every step, every breath.
"Every robber that came for you was sent by Yang Yanzheng. They weren't from the village, so they didn't know their way around. I showed them the paths and I pointed you out. That's all! I promised him that if anything went wrong, I was to report to him at once.
"I never did anything to you and I never wanted to hurt you. Fifth Young Master! And this good sir! I have told you everything, every filthy bit of it. Please… please don't kill me."
Landlord Wei had indeed said everything he knew. In his eyes, Li Banfeng was like a devil. And no matter what he tried to hide, Li Banfeng seemed to see right through him.
It was at this moment that Ma Wu finally understood why, though the robbers were different each time, they had always known who he was and where to find him.
It was Landlord...
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