"How dare these three thieves set their sights on us!"
"How cruel! They actually poisoned me in the middle of the night!"
"Luckily our boss sent you over to investigate, otherwise these thieves would have succeeded."
"The world is full of dangers. We're almost home, and yet we run into a tough guy!"
"Boss, these people are so audacious. What should we do? We must teach them a lesson no matter what!"
Chen Zhao frowned, thinking quickly in his head, and finally raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
"We are all family, and we all know that our family and the Tai family are friends for life and death. The Tai family's affairs are our affairs, and we must share both good and bad fortune.
"Now I suspect that the children kidnapped in the Jianghu carriage are the Tai family's children. Even if I risk my life, I must rescue those two children.
"Now that these three thieves have evil intentions towards us, it's actually a good thing. They come here in the middle of the night to poison and rob us for money. There will be at least two, or even three people out there.
"By then, there will be only one person or no one guarding the carriage, so it will be easy to rescue the child. And if we know about it in advance, we can also take precautions in advance, lure the enemy deeper, and completely stop the thieves! What do you think?"
Everyone's mind turned and their eyes lit up.
The leader of the guards was the first to agree. "Boss, you're right. This is indeed a good thing! Those three thieves dared to provoke such a large caravan like ours. Their plan was to take advantage of our unpreparedness and surprise us. Now that we are on guard, we must not let them succeed. Otherwise, if the news gets out, others will probably laugh at us for being useless!"
The others also nodded, and the crowd was excited.
"Yes, let these blind things never come back!"
"Let them know how powerful our caravan is!"
"Come, let's talk it over. Those who have time should stay by the campfire, and those who don't should get in the carriage. Safety first."
Everyone sat down and decided on a plan in a short while.
To be on the safe side, Chen Zhao assigned two more men to the guard leader, so there were seven people going to rescue the child. Not to mention that there was only one Jianghu man left, even if there were two left, they would still be able to fight!
There were thirty skilled fighters left in the camp, as well as a dozen servants to help out, so there was enough manpower.
As the night deepened, the silence between heaven and earth became oppressive. Except for the naughty north wind that refused to sleep, it still blew snowflakes everywhere from time to time, occasionally hitting the carriage with a rustling sound.
Yonglu and Yongyue huddled together to resist the ubiquitous cold wind. Their snot and tears were frozen on their faces, especially their feet, which were almost numb because their shoes were kicked on the road.
Yonglu was smarter. He bent down and asked his brother to put his feet in his arms to warm them.
After a while, Yongyue helped him warm his feet again.
This was the coldest night in the brothers' lives of more than ten years, and it made them think a lot.
They are not fools. Although their grandfather and parents don't want them to worry and don't tell them too much about family matters, there is always an old soldier nearby when they go out. No matter how naughty they are, even when they go into the mountains to collect herbs, there is always someone to protect them.
They had originally been wary of their sister being kidnapped by human traffickers, but gradually, their family's life improved, and the people who frequently visited them were prominent figures like General He Xiong and their cousin, giving them the illusion that their family had become powerful and invulnerable. As a result, they gradually lost their guard and became more casual.
Take this time, for example. They thought their carriage would catch up soon, so they refused the old soldier's offer of protection. They never imagined that in just a short time, they were kidnapped by the bad guys!
If they were more vigilant, if they were more cautious, if they...
Unfortunately, there are all kinds of things for sale in the world, but there is no medicine for regret!
If they hadn't suffered any misfortune, they would be lying on the warm kang at home right now, waking up to golden millet porridge, plump meat buns, and refreshing sweet and sour side dishes...
Their stomachs started growling as if they were competing.
Outside the carriage, three gangsters were dozing around a campfire. They were startled when they heard a sudden noise. When they realized that it was the two boys growling with hunger, they couldn't help laughing and cursing.
"These two guys are usually gluttons. They've already made such a fuss after not eating for just one day."
"Give them another bowl of water. Be careful not to let them starve to death. That would be worthless."
The old man glanced at the crescent moon in the sky and said to the big man and the contact, "Give them water quickly, check the ropes on their hands and feet, and then we'll set off. Let's try to make a quick decision and return early."
The contact rolled his eyes, somewhat unwilling to contribute, only wanting to wait for the division of silver, so he tentatively said, "Shall we all go rob the fat sheep? Can we just leave these two guys here? What if they escape..."
The old man saw through his thoughts and snorted coldly in response, "If you're afraid they'll run away, just feed them another bowl of medicine! At night like this, there aren't even any birds on the road, so who could possibly pass by and run into them? Stop talking nonsense, if you want to go, let's make a fortune together, if you don't want to go, forget it!"
"Go, go!" The contact quickly replied with a smile, "Of course I'm going. Who doesn't want to get rich? Wait a minute, I'll be right there!"
Having said this, he rushed into the carriage and carefully checked the ropes on the two boys' hands and feet. Then, after thinking it over, he decided to simply remove their wrist bones. He patted Yonglu's face and warned, "Boys, wake up and wait for us to come back. If you dare to cause any trouble, I will chop you into human sticks!"
Perhaps he saw the fear in Yongyue's eyes, so he explained maliciously, "To make a human stick, you cut off all the hands and feet, and then stick them straight into the ground. That's interesting. I cut more than a dozen sticks myself in the south, and if you count you, I'll have twenty."
Yonglu and Yongyue seemed to be even more frightened. The two brothers huddled together, their mouths blocked, but they were still crying loudly.
The contact was very satisfied, so he jumped out of the carriage and sealed the doors and windows tightly before he felt relieved.
The old man and the big man also put out the bonfire, waved their hands, met up with their contact, and ran towards the main road.
The guard leader and his six helpers were hiding in the dark and were all surprised.
"Boss, they just left like that? Aren't they afraid of their lair being raided?" A guard was extremely surprised.
The leader of the guards snorted coldly, "They really don't take our northern land seriously. They think they can run rampant here and be invincible!"
Another guard replied with a grin, "That's even better. It saves us a lot of trouble. Maybe if we save someone, we can go back and help the shopkeeper and the others."
The guard leader nodded and instructed, "When we go to rescue them, remember to identify yourself early and don't scare the child. If the shopkeeper's guess is correct, the child should be from the Tai family."
"Okay, don't worry, boss. We understand."
Several guards responded and then quietly ran towards the dark cave.
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