Chapter 238 Steward
There was a knock on the door of Su's house.
“Boom boom boom—”
"Miss! I'm back!"
A familiar voice sounded, it was Qingshan.
At this critical moment, everyone tacitly agreed not to climb over the wall, for fear that their own people would hurt each other, and everyone entered through the main gate instead.
Su Chengnan went forward and asked, "What's the situation?!"
As soon as she asked, she saw someone following Qingshan in, and she exclaimed in surprise.
Why is he here at this time?
"Miss Su, the city lord asked me to come and tell you something!" Han Liping's housekeeper wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and walked over quickly to salute.
He gasped and said in fear, "I almost died under the knife just now. Fortunately, Master Qingshan showed up and saved me. Otherwise, I would have lost my life. It was a close call!"
"Butler, how did you get here?"
"What's going on outside? Is the city lord okay?"
Su Chengnan now has a lot of questions to ask, and his speaking speed is several times faster than usual.
The housekeeper changed his expression and said confidently, "Miss, don't worry too much. The city lord has already ordered the officers and soldiers to wipe them out at all costs."
"But I haven't heard any sound of fighting the enemy outside." Su Chengnan said worriedly.
A hint of something strange flashed across the butler's eyes. He thought he had concealed it well, but it was still caught by the sharp-eyed Su Chengnan.
"There are fewer bandits here, and the chaos is still concentrated in the west of the city. The troops are mainly used to clear that side, but I believe that as long as we give it a little more time, it will be fine."
"I hope so."
"Your house is well-arranged, so it will be safe! I still need to go to several other places to inform them, so I won't bother you any more. Goodbye."
"Okay, take care! Uncle Fu will see you off."
Su Chengnan looked at his gradually receding back and fell into deep thought.
A moment later, the secret guard came to report, "Miss, the housekeeper of the City Lord's Mansion really went to the Zhang residence next door, and then went to the Song family."
"Well, it seems that what he said is true. Go and get busy. Be careful."
"Yes, I will take my leave."
Qingshan approached and lowered his voice, "Miss, I think there is something wrong with this City Lord's Mansion."
Su Chengnan's eyelids twitched. She also felt the same way. "Tell me more about it."
Qingshan continued, "According to common sense, when there is such a big disturbance in the city, the city lord's mansion should quickly dispatch troops to suppress it. But now, except for our Su residence and a few families around, there is no sign of officers and soldiers."
Su Chengnan nodded and agreed with Qingshan's opinion.
"That's true. Moreover, the butler of the City Lord's Mansion came to visit suddenly and specifically mentioned that the City Lord had ordered the extermination of the thieves. This is too much of a coincidence."
"Miss, I suspect that the City Lord's Mansion may be colluding with the thieves." Qingshan's voice was low, revealing a hint of worry.
Su Chengnan frowned, she had the same doubt in her heart, "If this is true, then our Su residence is in danger. We must find out the truth as soon as possible."
"I'll go check it out again."
"Yi Er!" Su Chengnan shouted!
"You two should go together and be careful! Come back immediately if something goes wrong."
"Yes!" They left together.
…
The alley outside Su's house.
The secret guard Xiao Chen returned covered in blood with seven brothers and a child.
"I'll send the child back to the house first, you guys hold on!"
"Don't worry."
The child had been quite frightened just now, and now he was held in his arms, clutching onto his collar tightly and refusing to let go. His whole little face looked a little distorted because of his clenched teeth.
"It's me, open the door." Xiao Chen called out.
With a creaking sound.
Almost at the same time, the door was opened a crack from the inside.
He handed the child over and stood at the door and said, "The alley has been cleared, but the main street is still very messy. These people are very skilled in kung fu and are not ordinary people."
The fat man looked at him covered in blood and said anxiously, "Let's switch shifts! I also want to stretch my muscles, you guys come back and apply the medicine first!"
Xiao Chen shook his head, "Fat brother, this blood belongs to other people. We brothers value our lives! Don't worry, just take care of your family." After saying that, he turned and ran away.
The fat man stamped his feet, "Hey, why don't you listen!"
He was still worried, so he turned around and reported to Su Chengnan.
"Miss, let me take some people to switch shifts with Xiao Chen and the others. We have more people, so we can take turns."
"Okay, go ahead! Be careful."
"Okay, I've been itching to do it!" The fat man chuckled a few times, pointed to a few brothers and left quickly.
After the fat man went out, he found that the servants and guards sent by several other families were cleaning up the place. The corpses lying all over the place had been piled together to make space for everyone to move around.
"The eldest lady has ordered that you go back! It's our turn now." The fat man said concisely.
"What are you doing!" Xiao Chen was dissatisfied.
"Hey, brother, I'm helping you guys, and you still say I'm fooling around? Get lost, hurry back and apply medicine. Look at your arms, they're all bruised. Let's go! Hurry up."
"us……"
"Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up. You don't even listen to the young lady's orders, do you?" The fat man glared.
The few of them were at a loss, Xiao Chen took a deep breath, "Be careful, the opponent's skills are no worse than big brother! Don't be careless, if there are more people, use the formation, it will be useful."
"I got it. Don't worry." The fat man was holding a weapon and was ready.
Just as several people were talking.
The doors of several other houses were opened a crack, and figures quickly rushed in and out.
These people suddenly withdrew!
By the time Xiao Chen and the others reacted, only their secret guards were left in the streets.
"What's going on? Where are they?!" Xiao Chen held the knife tightly, looked ahead vigilantly, frowned and tilted his head slightly to ask his companion.
Everyone looked at each other.
Someone recalled: "It seems that everyone was called back?"
"Damn it! What are they doing?!" the other person's tone was full of dissatisfaction and impatience.
"What should I do?"
Xiao Chen and the fat man looked at each other and felt that this matter was not simple.
He randomly pointed to one of his men and said, "Go tell the young lady." Then he turned to look at the fat man and said, "We will guard the end of the alley. This place is left to you, Fatty."
"Okay! No problem!"
Su Chengnan and Bingsan, who learned about this, felt that something was wrong. Su Chengnan's brows were furrowed, and a hint of worry flashed in her eyes.
Bing San held up his sword and was about to leave: "I'll go over and take a look."
Su Chengnan stopped him, "Wait! Go ask where the City Lord's Housekeeper is now."
Bing San suddenly realized, "Let me ask the brother who is following us. Miss, please wait a moment."
Su Chengnan nodded. She stood there and forced herself to calm down, thinking seriously about what Han Liping wanted to do...
Killing for money?
Colluding with others from inside and outside, trying to rebel?
Or what?
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