Xue Jiong's call was just to stop telling himself. Li Lingdun smiled, but did not give an explanation. He just said, "If you don't know, unless you don't do it yourself, do you think that little thought can be hidden from me?"

Xue Jiong was even more silent, and when he looked at Li Ling again, he had a little more fear. He didn't know that this was just a reasonable inference made by Li Ling through the various clues he had mastered before.

In the past two days, Li Ling did not just wait for the auction, but walked around the small Guang'an County, and had a clearer understanding of the situation of the people. The lives of ordinary people in the county were also very difficult, but the county government ignored it and only distributed some porridge and soup to sacrifice every few days. As for the victims outside the city, no one paid attention to it, as if they did not exist.

But what makes people feel strange is that even so, people are still coming to the county town. Even if they are blocked from the city, they cannot change their minds or go to other prefectures and counties to seek a way out. The only explanation is that these victims who are wandering outside the city will be able to obtain enough food to survive here.

In order to find out the matter, Li Ling sent people to the camp of the victims outside the city to keep an eye on them for two days and nights. Sure enough, a group of people secretly put bags of food into the shack in the middle of the night. This proves that there are indeed people outside the government who are trying to relieve the victims.

But in this way, another question arises. What are the identities of these righteous men who do good deeds without leaving their names? Why can't they deliver food to the victims openly, but are so sneaky? After all, this is a good thing. Even if the government refuses to provide disaster relief, it will not stop them from relieving disasters, right?

Then Li Ling thought of a statement he had heard before when he came here - recently, many caravans transporting grain in Suizhou were robbed, and even the people from the government were robbed. The two things were put together, which easily led him to infer that the food in the hands of these righteous men who saved the people was robbed, so they could not bear the light and could only release food to the victims in secret.

And tonight, Xue Jiong and others came to him. From their style of conduct, Li Ling could tell that they were not evil people. This was why he did not act badly at them after turning over. Now, after trying the conversation, he was even more confident that Baiyitang where Xue Jiong was located was a group of righteous men who seized grain to provide relief to the victims.

This made his eyes softer when he looked at the few people: "You don't have to be so cautious. You may not be enemies with you, but people with common ideas."

"Ha...Are you still want to lie to me with such lies at this time? Although I, Xue Jiong, is just a rough man, I am not so stupid as to be unable to tell the difference!"

Facing Xue Jiong, who was sneering and disdainful, Li Ling didn't care: "Why don't you think about it? If I really had bad intentions to you, I don't have to say too much now. I just tied you up and sent you to the county government. Isn't it a great achievement? What have you done outside these days will only be clearer than me. As long as the government catches you, it will inevitably target you."

"You..." Xue Jiong was stunned. Although he still couldn't believe that Boss Ling was really kind, he couldn't find any refutation. After a while, he hummed: "You are just a businessman who wants to make money. He completely ignored the disaster in Huguang and the food shortage. He even bought a large amount of food at a high price. Obviously, like those people, you are taking advantage of the dangers of others and seeking more benefits while the people of Huguang are out of food!"

"Why do you think I am so ill-behaved? Just because I went to Ruyi Tower and bought the 300,000 stones of food?"

"Isn't this enough? Do you dare say that you spent a lot of food to buy a lot of food not to earn more benefits by yourself, but to help the people of Suizhou?"

"Why can't I be like this?" Li Ling asked back, which made Xue Jiong stunned, and then said disdainfully: "Do you think I am a three-year-old child? Are you so kind? Will a businessman from Huaibei come to help us from Suizhou to contribute money and work?"

"There are too many things in the world that are not as natural as you think. Although I am a businessman, I am a native of Dayue. Why can't I think of helping you?" Li Ling stared at him and said seriously, "To be honest, I originally planned to go to Suizhou, or even Wuchang and other big cities. But because I knew that someone auctioned food in Guang'an and seemed to have other plans, I came here and got involved!"

After facing Li Ling for a while, Xue Jiong was really hesitant after feeling the sincere intention in his eyes. Some things he had believed in began to shake: "You... are you telling the truth? Then why are you buying so much food for a lot of food? If you are to provide relief to the victims, will you dare to get the food and share it with everyone? If you really do this, I will believe you and will kowtow to you and apologize, and there is no other way!"

Li Ling couldn't help laughing again when he looked at his serious look: "So in your mind, the situation in Guang'an is now very difficult to solve with food?"

"Isn't it? As long as everyone can have enough food and have the seeds to grow grain, there will naturally be no difficulties."

"You are right or not. If there were no one who wanted to use this disaster to salvage, maybe this would be enough. And I believe that if it was so easy, the court would have started to transfer food from other places... No, it should be said that the court had been constantly trying to help the victims after the locust plague last year.

"But until today, have you seen such a result? No, as time goes by, the lives of the people in the entire Huguang area have become more and more difficult. The food that should have been delivered to them, so that they can support their families will either be included in the bags of local corrupt officials or sold to merchants and gentry like me. So, do you think that with your brothers from Baiyitang can you really fight such a powerful local power?

"You can steal them once or twice, but you can really steal all the food they have stored in their hands and the warehouse? I'm afraid that if you succeed a few more times, they will be able to find your whereabouts through all kinds of clues and then capture you all!"

"That's hard to say, don't underestimate our brothers too much..." Xue Jiong blurted out his words, then reacted again. His expression changed, and he was plagued by the other party, and admitted in disguise that the ones who robbed food recently were the brothers of Baiyi.

Li Ling smiled hesitantly: "How many people do you have? How many officers and soldiers are there in Suizhou and Huguang? Can you still fight against the government? What's more important is that after they uproot you, they will also bring all the crimes of suffering that the people have suffered on your head. Who said you are bandits or thieves, and they are officials?

"At that time, you will die, and after death, you will only leave a bad reputation and be despised by the people of the world! And they have harmed countless people and made their pockets fat, and they will be commended and praised. Is this really what you and your brothers want to see?"

These words made Xue Jiong and others very angry, because they were angry and their bodies were trembling: "It's simply a twist on black and white... it's extremely shameless!"

But apart from such scolding, they could not say more rebuttal words. Because Li Ling had already made the words very clear, even if they were wild people in the world, they could figure out the truth. In the premise that they were naturally not their own voice, and in the premise that they were officials and bandits, they would really end up like this.

After a while, Xue Jiong stared at Li Ling: "What is the purpose of saying so many? Do you want to use this to change our minds and stop getting food to help the victims?" If this is true, let alone other brothers, even he himself would not agree, even if they were dead in the end.

"No!" Li Ling shook his head decisively, "On the contrary, I hope you can successfully help the victims, not only the people of Suizhou, but also the people of Huguang!"

"You... are you telling the truth?" Xue Jiong was still suspicious.

Li Ling stared at his eyes: "I have said so much. Can't you believe my sincerity? Since that's the case, I will prove it with actions!" As he said that, he gave Li Moyun and the others a wink. The latter and the others understood and immediately used a knife. Before Xue Jiong and others could react, they had already cut off the rope on their bodies with one knife.

This action really surprised them. After a while, they loosened their hands and feet, and then hesitated: "You...what do you mean?"

"I mean you can leave. At the same time, I hope you can go back and bring a message to the others in Baiyitang, telling them that I intend to cooperate with you and work for the local disaster-stricken people so that they will not be able to eat..."

"You... are you really sincere?" Xue Jiong believed it five or six points this time, "But you are not from us in Huguang..."

"Do you think you are just talking about benevolence and righteousness? I, a businessman, can't talk about benevolence and righteousness? I can tell you one thing, using your methods is to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Only by cooperating with me can you have the power to fight against those greedy people." Li Ling said, and waved his hand again, "Okay, it's almost dawn, I'll say that. You can go back and discuss with others first, and then make a decision.

"I will stay here for a few days next. Within three or five days, you can come to me to explain your feelings. Of course, don't disturb me as a gentleman on the Liang Dynasty tonight. You can come to see me openly and as a guest. I have wine and tea here, and I will treat you well."

After hearing Li Ling's words, Xue Jiong and others turned red again, and then they each clasped their fists solemnly, leaving in a slightly embarrassed manner.
Chapter completed!