Bloodstained Gold Belts

"Commander, the bandit chief White Wolf is dead. Before we arrived, a rebellion broke out here. The leader Cang Ni wanted to become the chief himself, so while the others were all drugged unconscious, he cut off White Wolf's head," Su Mu said.

Jiang Hao was stunned. He had not expected so much to have happened in those brief two quarters of an hour.

"The other leaders and most of the bandits have been placed in the square. They can't move now, though they're conscious and able to speak. They don't even have the strength to stand. Commander, your powder is simply incredible."

"Under normal circumstances, we could never have beaten these bandits. Yet we took them down so easily this time. Commander, you truly are resourceful and wise."

Su Mu lavished Jiang Hao with flattery.

Jiang Hao quite enjoyed it. He nodded and asked, "Anything else?"

"One more matter to report, Commander. Quite a few of those slaves are Han people." There was a trace of anger in Su Mu's voice.

Jiang Hao's face darkened as well. "Tell me what happened."

"Those people were members of merchant caravans robbed by the bandits. Many could not afford the ransom, so they were detained and forced to work. They all had certain skills. Those who could forge iron were assigned to the blacksmith workshops, while those who could tend horses were sent to the horse ranches," Su Mu said.

"How many Han people?"

"About fifty or sixty."

A sharp glint flashed through Jiang Hao's eyes. "They dared enslave Han people? They deserve to die. Damn it, White Wolf died too easily. One stroke and his head was gone. If he had fallen into my hands, I would have made him suffer for seven days and seven nights, then hung him from