Chapter 1202: Chapter 1200: Ten Thousand Taels Down the Drain
Nanny Wei received the news from her eldest son, and her legs went weak from fear, her face turning even paler.
"Failed, failed?" Nanny Wei asked with a pale face, "Isnât that supposed to be the Killer Pavilion? Itâs just going to kill two women, how could it fail?"
How could this be possible!
Two little women, it should be easy to kill them, even if you get a few small thugs to sneak in and kill them, perhaps no one would even know, let alone killers?
Assassins in Jianghu, arenât they all said to be quite formidable? Dealing with two women and still failing? What a joke!
"What kind of assassins are they, cowards? How could they have failed?" Nanny Wei glanced at her sonâs absent-minded face, and an idea struck her, she grabbed him and asked, "You tell me honestly, did you even look for assassins? Did you pocket the silver yourself?"
She knew her son all too well, Nanny Wei was well aware of this eldest sonâs bad tendencies.
Upon hearing his motherâs questioning, Wei Da said angrily, "Mom, even if you gave me a thousand guts, I wouldnât dare to treat the ladyâs matters lightly. How could I swallow this silver?" At most, I just took a tiny bit.
"Then how could it have failed?" Nanny Wei stomped her foot.
"How should I know?" Wei Da said, "Lanting Tower said that the information we provided was false, the targets werenât just two women, they were protected by masters, which led to them losing two people. They said losing people was their fault, but the main reason was our wrong information, so they wonât pursue it further, but the silver wonât be refunded, and we better not look for trouble, or theyâll come and settle accounts with the lady."
"What?" Nanny Wei was stunned.
"That means the matter is considered settled, and we wonât bother each other, or else donât blame them for being rude!" Wei Da said vexedly.
Nanny Wei screamed, "So, they failed and wonât refund the ten thousand taels of silver, itâs just gone?"
Is there such a rule, taking money to do things, and if it doesnât succeed, who doesnât refund the money, or even compensate a bit?
But this Lanting Tower, failing the job and not refunding the money, weâre talking about ten thousand taels, not one or two hundred taels, a whole ten thousand taels!
Nanny Wei was pained, ten thousand taels, thatâs so much silver.
Wei Da said, "Thatâs exactly what it means."
"No way, thatâs ten thousand taels, they failed and still have the nerve to take the money?"
Wei Da pulled her aside, saying, "Mom, we just have to grin and bear it and swallow our anger. Otherwise, if we make a scene, who suffers?"
Nanny Weiâs expression changed slightly.
"Itâs not me, or mom, or Lanting Tower who suffers, itâs the lady. As the saying goes, those with nothing to lose arenât afraid of those who do, if they spread the word about this, the lady hiring a killer could result not only in a bad reputation but also a court case, and more importantly, a possible loss of life. They are assassins, after all!"
Wei Daâs voice was icy, "They live in the shadows, silently slitting our throats, can we resist?"
Nanny Wei felt a chill on her neck, a cold shiver crawling up her spine, her lips trembling.
"This is the underworld, they have their own rules, but is there no one controlling them for not following the rules? With their reputation, who would go to them again?" Nanny Wei was somewhat unwilling.
Wei Da glanced at his mother, saying woodenly, "Mom, even among the underworld assassins, there are different levels, just like people and shops in the capital, theyâre not all the same."
Nanny Wei was stunned again, staring blankly at her eldest son, "Then, what should we do? How do we explain this to the lady?"