Chapter 105 Setting up a trap

Qianchun Tower was bustling with people.

All kinds of obscene and rough laughter, mixed with the girls' startled or coquettish laughter, the shouting of the wine waiters or the clash of wine cups, all caused a noise that made Shen Xiunian frown and feel it was unbearable.

Even though it was so noisy, he quickly locked onto the young man who was almost standing on the table in the middle of the stage.

Jiang Huai.

He was a well-known playboy in Shangjing City, and Shen Xiunian had met him several times.

Jiang Huai was a domineering person. It was said that he had robbed many people's wives and concubines. In the end, he was suppressed because of his father's high-ranking official position.

Jiang Yan is a treacherous man, and the son he raised is also a scum.

Soon, the crowd started a new round of noisy cheers.

It turned out to be the courtesan who appeared. She was walking down the spiral staircase and into the center of the large round stage. Her graceful figure attracted Jiang Huai's eyes and he wished he could grow up on her.

Next, there was a singing performance by the Oiran.

All he could hear were voices cheering for her. Only Chen Xiunian was drinking alone. He didn't want to seem too out of place, so he would laugh along from time to time. He also had to be careful not to get drunk.

Finally, it’s the bidding round for the virginity of the courtesan.

Jiang Huai took the lead and offered one hundred taels of gold.

Oh.

Due to years of war on the border, half a tael of silver was enough to cover the living expenses of an ordinary family for half a year.

But Chen Xiunian knew that he had no right to teach others a lesson, and drank another glass of wine in distress.

Who dares to offend the Prime Minister's Mansion, which is second only to the emperor? And not many people can afford more than the gold and silver in Jiang Huai's hands. As expected, the courtesan is already in Jiang Huai's pocket tonight.

Jiang Huai didn't even wait to return to the room. He rushed onto the stage, personally carried the beauty in his arms and went upstairs.

The crowd dispersed, and Shen Xiunian also stood up.

In order to avoid suspicion, he took hold of a prostitute who was passing by and went upstairs with her.

The girl hung on him as if she had no bones. He endured it one by one, and kept an eye on which room Jiang Huai entered. However, he pretended nothing had happened and let the girl lead him into another door several rooms away.

"Sir."

As soon as the door closed, the girl couldn't wait to stick to Shen Xiunian and hug his neck.

Shen Xiunian's body tensed up, and he immediately raised his hand and hit the back of the girl's neck. Then, the girl instantly collapsed and slid to the ground.

Then he opened the door again and walked out.

There were not many people in the corridor. A couple was walking towards him, hugging each other, immersed in pleasure and not paying close attention to him.

After the two left, Shen Xiunian took the opportunity to push the door and entered the room where Jiang Huai was. The two were taking off their clothes on the bed, and were frightened when they suddenly saw someone breaking in.

Unfortunately, this place is a brothel.

It was so noisy downstairs, how could anyone hear their screams?

What's more, most of the guests who come here to play have perverted behaviors and don't find any way of playing new. They may even think that such shouting is for the sake of excitement.

"you……"

Jiang Huai didn't even have time to finish a sentence before he was hit on the neck by an empty wine glass that flew out of Shen Xiunian's hand. He instantly lost consciousness and fell on the courtesan.

“Don’t shout!”

Shen Xiunian's words were threatening, and the courtesan was so frightened that she covered her mouth tightly and trembled.

He ran straight to the bed and carried Jiang Huai off the bed like a chicken. Then, with a voice saying "I'm sorry", he knocked the courtesan unconscious again and dragged Jiang Huai to the back window. When the window was opened, he saw two horses and Zhang Ke parked in the quiet backyard of the brothel.

Jiang Huai was dragged to the window, only to see Shen Xiunian throw him down casually.

This height won’t kill you, at most you’ll be injured and unable to walk.

What’s more, Zhang Ke supported him from below because he was afraid that he would really fall to death and lose his value.

Chen Xiunian had mastered the art of lightness, so he landed extremely lightly.

Then, Zhang Ke carried Jiang Huai on his back and the two of them rode away at full speed along the street.

It was the next night when the Prime Minister's Mansion discovered that Jiang Huai was missing.

Perhaps it was because Jiang Huai often stayed overnight in brothels, so no one cared if he did not return home one night. Also, Jiang Yan was worried about the court's proposal to thoroughly investigate the case of the fall of Zhaoxi City, so he had no intention of paying attention to his son's movements.

It was not until the next night that the Prime Minister's wife sent someone to the brothel to look for someone, and only then did she discover that something was wrong.

The man was lost in the brothel. The brothel was afraid of taking responsibility, so it did not immediately spread the news that someone broke into the room and knocked Jiang Huai unconscious. When asked at first, they said that Jiang Huai left the brothel on his own in the early morning. Later, they searched all the brothels in the city and the several young masters who usually hang out with Jiang Huai, but they all said they had never seen Jiang Huai. So they focused on checking Qianchunlou, and under coercion, they still told the truth.

When the people below went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to report, Jiang Yan angrily threw the cup.

He had just received a wooden box containing a bottle of heart-destroying poison.

When he saw the poison, he immediately understood something.

"Investigate, investigate. Investigate the whole city thoroughly."

He was very angry and his beard was shaking violently.

But even with the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion, things still went against their wishes. After two days of investigation, they still couldn't find the location where Jiang Huai was held hostage and hiding.

On the morning of the third day, Jiang Yan received another letter.

The content of the letter was to ask him to take the antidote to a house in the city in exchange for his son's life. At the end of the letter, there were a few crooked words written in blood.

Daddy, save me!

Jiang Yan was so angry that even tearing the paper into pieces couldn't make him feel better.

The one who threatened him with viciousness was either Jiang Susu or Shen Xiunian. After all, it was to save their sons. It was a matter of life and death, so they must be ready to die.

Then there is an 80% chance that his son Jiang Huai was indeed fed with the heart-lowering poison.

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Shen Xiunian's hiding place was not remote, but rather located in the center of a busy city.

When Jiang Yan arrived, Shen Xiunian was standing calmly in the yard, standing behind Jiang Huai who was tied to a stool, with the sharp blade in his hand against Jiang Huai's neck and had penetrated half an inch, oozing out blood.

Also because of the poisoning, Jiang Huai's eyes were dark, and he was so listless that he couldn't even lift his eyelids, as if he had been hungry for half a month.

The first thing Jiang Yan did when he entered the house was to take the seven or eight men who followed him into the house to carefully search for any hiding places and whether there were any accomplices of Shen Xiunian.

There are only two rooms in this yard, and the layout inside the house is extremely simple. There is only a bed and a small cabinet, not counting tables, chairs and benches. There is nothing else. The whole picture can be seen at a glance, and it is indeed impossible to hide anyone.

After Jiang Yan checked and came out, he smiled at Chen Xiunian with an unclear meaning.

"You are so brave to come here alone. Do you think you can break through the encirclement of Benxiang's masters by yourself?"

Shen Xiunian smiled back and looked at the people waiting behind Jiang.

All of them have a murderous aura, and in terms of martial arts skills, few of them are worse than Chen Xiunian.