Unexpectedly, he encountered this incident when he returned from a long journey and had not yet had time to thank the Tai family.
The bonfire crackled as a steward brought over some hot water. Seeing his master so anxious, he advised, "Boss, don't be too anxious. Everyone is counting on you to make decisions. We'll be home soon, so we can talk about anything."
Chen Zhao took the hot water, blew away the heat, and took a sip. He felt at ease. "Forget it, let's wait for the news to come back."
Besides, the leader of the guards brought four helpers and quietly followed the carriage of the gangsters. For fear of being discovered, they did not dare to make any unusual noise.
Fortunately, the snow was thick in winter, covering up the sound of horse hooves.
The tracks of the southbound carriage did not leave the main road until about five or six miles away, where they turned towards a mountain valley.
The leader of the guards guessed that those gangsters wanted to stay overnight, so he quickly hid the horses with his brothers and then quietly sneaked over.
The three gangsters originally wanted to find a dilapidated temple or a single-family home, but unfortunately this area was too remote, so they could only choose a cave in the mountains. They used the protruding rocks to block the cold wind on one side, and relied on the carriage on the other side to make a bonfire.
The contact dug out a bag of dry buns, stuck them on a branch to warm them up, and asked, "Do you want to feed those two kids in the car? They might starve to death!"
The old man waved his hand. "It's only one day to avoid starvation. We'll talk about it tomorrow night. Be careful that they eat enough and have the energy to cry out and cause trouble again."
The big man couldn't help but mutter, "If you listen to me, you should just take their heads back. We can hurry up and finish the job in a few days. Driving a carriage like this is really a burden."
The old man glared angrily, "You idiot, how many times have I told you that the employer wants you alive, alive! Originally, they wanted the girl from the Tai family, but you got drunk and delayed for a day, so you missed the opportunity and only caught two boys.
"Employers may not even pay you, and you're still bringing heads with you! Are you tired of silver?"
The big man reluctantly shut up. The contact gloated as he munched on his steamed bun. The old man kicked him again. "Go check inside the car. The two boys should be awake. Give them some hot water so they don't freeze to death."
The person who met him was impatient. He took the cup from the big man, grabbed some snow with difficulty, burned it until it melted and started to steam, and then went to open the carriage door.
In the carriage, Yonglu and Yongyue were always awake. Even when the carriage and the motorcade crossed each other, they were still struggling over whether to kick the carriage.
But since they only met by chance, even if the people in the team heard some noises in the carriage, they probably wouldn't ask any questions. Now I can only hope that my family will find me along the way!
As time went on and the night grew darker, their hopes of being rescued grew slimmer.
Just now when they were on their way, three gangsters discussed robbing a caravan. The two brothers couldn't help but feel happy. If the people in the caravan were alert and caught the three gangsters, they would be saved.
But life is not easy. If the convoy is caught off guard and is harmed by gangsters, not only will they not be rescued, but so many people will be implicated...
After thinking about it, the two became really anxious. Yongyue couldn't help but cried first. Yonglu finally got close to him, and held his brother to comfort him, but he ended up crying too.
The contact opened the car door and saw two tearful little faces in the light of the fire. He curled his lips and cared less and less about the two boys.
The water in the cup was very hot. He poured half a cup to each of the boys and threatened them, "Stay still! If you dare to do anything, I will cut your tendons. Your employer paid for your lives, but he didn't say you can't get hurt! If you want to suffer less, be smart!"
After saying that, he gagged both of them again and walked out.
After hearing a few words, the old man asked, "Are you two boys honest?"
The contact nodded indifferently and replied, "You're still afraid of two farm boys turning upside down. It's a good thing they didn't scare themselves to death!"
Then, he leaned forward again, pleading with the old man, "Let's discuss a plan to make a fortune. That caravan just now is a fat sheep. Let's make a profit and then go straight south. No one can catch us. What do you think?"
The old man was somewhat reluctant and made an excuse, "The cart is full of goods. I'm afraid all the money has been spent in the south. What if we don't get much silver and can't take all the goods with us? Wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
The contact was anxious and went to instigate the big man, "Why don't you say something? We finally came here and are freezing to death. We can't just catch two guys, right? It's really cowardly to not kill a fat sheep when you find one!"
Unable to resist the gossip, the big man chimed in, "Why don't we just do a job? There aren't any powerful people in the North. We can just leave after we're done. We don't have to worry about being held accountable later! The New Year is coming soon, so bring some extra money back so we can have a good year!"
The old man still felt that it was better to have less trouble than more, but he could not resist the idea of three people making money together, and since two of them agreed, he could only nod.
"Then let's wait until midnight. When everyone in the caravan is fast asleep, sprinkle some powder on the fire. Pour most of the powder into the fire, then arrest the shopkeeper or the manager, get the money, and then leave quickly. If we can avoid killing people, we'll do so. Even if we get caught in an upset, we can still save our lives."
The big man and the contact person thought the old man was being too cautious, but there was no harm in being cautious, so they agreed.
After they had discussed everything, they were all relieved to eat and drink, but Yonglu and Yongyue in the carriage were extremely worried. It was a pity that they couldn't even protect themselves, so worrying about others was pointless!
Fortunately, the leader of the guards had brought a brother to the nearby area, and with the help of the northwest wind, he was able to hear most of the conversation between the three people.
He was afraid of alerting the thieves, so he quietly retreated and told the remaining three guards to keep a close watch on the three gangsters and not to show their heads easily.
The three guards saw that he looked unhappy and didn't dare to ask more questions.
The leader of the guards rushed to the place where the horses were hidden, jumped on their horses, and without delaying for a moment, ran quickly towards his own caravan camp.
Chen Zhao didn't know how many times he looked around. Finally, he saw the guards' heads. He asked without hesitation, "What's going on? Did those gangsters kidnap someone in their carriage?"
The head guard exhaled coldly and nodded quickly, "The shopkeeper is right. There are two children tied up in the carriage. From what the three gangsters said, someone hired them to kidnap them and take them south. We don't know who the specific employer is yet."
"Are the two children from the Tai family?" This is what Chen Zhao cares about most. He is so anxious that he wants to go and see for himself.
The head guard waved his hand and replied, "We can't see what's inside the carriage, so we don't know if it's the Tai family's child. But, boss, we're in trouble!"
Hearing the word "trouble", the others also gathered over.
The leader of the guards did not hide anything and told everyone what had just happened in detail. Everyone immediately became angry and started cursing.
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