The soldiers and bandits had been quite evenly matched initially. In fact, the bandits might have even had the upper hand as they numbered more.
However, seeing their boss collapse to the floor like that changed everything.
Some of the bandits went berserk, forgetting about all forms of self-preservation as they rushed at Uncle Hei, only to be cut down by soldiers along the way.
Some of the bandits decided to abandon ship and make a mad dash for the door, though not a single one managed to reach it.
Some of the bandits felt their morale evaporate, and chose to raise their hands in surrender.
There were also some of them who continued fighting, only to eventually realise that they were the only ones left fighting, and ended up both outnumbered and overwhelmed.
But out of the four groups, those who surrendered were the only ones left alive as the fighting finally came to an end.
By then, the inn was already in a state of complete mess.
Most of the chairs were strewn about with broken parts everywhere, while only one table out of the original ten remained intact.
Even the table that Hui Shajing was at had suffered some light damage from stray cuts.
The wooden walls and floor had cuts and holes everywhere, with a large portion of it now dyed red with fresh blood that was still continuing to flow.
These were the only ones who were still alive since they had surrendered right after seeing the fall of Redblade.
“Now then, why don’t you start talking?” Hui Shajing asked while casually examining the sabre that Redblade had been wielding previously. “Let’s start with a simple question – where is your hideout?”
None of the five spoke.
“Come on now, let’s not waste everyone’s time,” Hui Shajing let out a sigh. “You are not going to tell me that you have no idea, are you?”
“You have already won, haven’t you?” one of them finally spoke. “The boss has a huge bounty on his head. If you bring him in, it will definitely fetch you a hefty sum.”
“Let me see... are you suggesting that we settle for your boss’ bounty, so that you lot can go back and split the loot that your group has accumulated over the years?” Hui Shajing said with a smile. “Is that right? Or am I just confused?”
“There’s no loot to speak of! We have always spent everything that we got!” the same person retorted. “We just want to leave, please! We won’t breathe a word about this incident to anyone else!”
“Whether there is loot or not is not for you to say, but for us to find out,” Hui Shajing spoke in the same composed manner. “So, I will ask one last time. Where is your hideout?”
Silence ensued once more.
“Uncle Hei,” Hui Shajing signalled.
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Mo Mian had been observing the waiter since before.
The poor man was frozen in fear after witnessing the whole fight. In fact, he had to lean against the wall for support just to remain standing right now.
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</a> After all, this was the exchange that was probably going to determine their life and death!