Chapter 319: Murder and Arson
Geng Jiang widened his eyes in horror. He subconsciously wanted to stand up, but was held tightly by Chunque.
He was discovered!
This time Chunque didn't warn him. The hand hanging around his neck was the most powerful threat.
If he dares to move again, I’ll break his neck!
"Boss, come out, don't you want to know what's going on?"
Cao Mengyun was standing less than five meters away from Zhou Yunshu and the others, and his voice was so close that it seemed as if it was right next to their ears.
Quiet, still quiet.
Footsteps were heard, and the sound was indeed coming towards Zhou Yunshu and the others. Just when Chu San wanted to turn around and directly deal with Cao Mengyun, the footsteps stopped again.
Not only did he stop, he turned around and walked towards the guest house door.
"He's definitely not here. If he were, the grass we just cut would be enough to make that stupid snake Geng Jiang jump out."
Ah Gui said speechlessly: "I thought you really saw them."
"The old woman just now was a mute. She could do nothing but yell."
Ah Gui saw that Cao Mengyun was still frowning, "Relax, don't be nervous."
"Our people have surrounded the Hong Mansion. They can't escape."
Cao Mengyun was not as optimistic as Ah Gui, especially after his trip to the Summer Palace.
"You don't know the variable Li Qilang."
"Originally, I had pacified Geng Jiang and told him to be a good watchdog for us in Nanchuan City. We only needed you to come and everything would be fine."
Cao Mengyun's voice was dull. "But Zhang, the steward of the Summer Resort, was too timid. After being frightened by our posture, he took the initiative to come to me and surrender."
"You know, although we gained a lot in Kui County, we still don't have the right weapons. Since Manager Zhang told me that the Summer Resort has the weapons and food we want, how could I not be tempted?"
"The original plan was to have Geng Jiang transport all the weapons and food down the mountain, and then find an opportunity for Geng Jiang to post a notice to round up the wealthy people in Nanchuan City and arrest them all. But who knew that Li Qilang would appear as a variable."
"Is he really the brother-in-law of the Prince of Huainan?"
Cao Mengyun recalled every detail of his encounter with Zhou Yunshu and nodded, "Nine out of ten."
"Let's not even mention that the aura he and his companions possess doesn't seem like something you'd find in an ordinary wealthy family. Just the experts around him alone, I'm guessing even a dozen of us wouldn't be a match for him."
And her followers and subordinates, they were in an orderly manner and looked like soldiers.
Cao Mengyun looked at Ah Gui, whose expression finally grew serious, and said, "Li Qilang has at least two masters like him."
"And the two I know followed him to the Hong Mansion today, so you should understand why I'm anxious. If he really runs away, we don't have much time left."
"Do you think he really found out?" Ah Gui asked, "Our plan was completely undetectable. Even Geng Jiang, who was with you every day, didn't notice. Has it been two days since you met Li Qilang?"
Cao Mengyun sneered: "What kind of brain does Geng Daniu have? What kind of brain does Li Qilang have!"
"I now suspect that it was Li Qilang who drugged Manager Zhang and his group! Maybe it was Li Qilang who took away those weapons and food!"
"From the moment Li Qilang appeared, I felt something was wrong. Sure enough, now the problem has occurred with him!"
Originally, Cao Mengyun was not as annoyed as he is now. Although things did not develop as he expected when they were in the Summer Resort, everything was developing according to his plan since they entered Nanchuan City.
Even with the addition of Zhou Yunshu and her group, his previous plan to host a banquet for the wealthy people in Nanchuan City became more logical.
"Let this problem happen. We don't plan to stay in Nanchuan City for long anyway."
Ah Gui said to Cao Mengyun nonchalantly, "Don't forget our purpose. Our purpose is to plunder Nanchuan City's money and food. Once we get the money, we will kill and burn everything."
"Even if Li Qilang is so powerful and escapes from Hong Mansion and Nanchuan, what good will it do? By the time he returns with the King of Huainan's men, we will have already escaped with our belongings."
"I don't believe that the people of King Huainan are willing to spend manpower and resources to find us. After all, Nanchuan City is not yet in his pocket!"
"Hahahaha, after we burn down Nanchuan City, he will probably want this broken city even less."
"Lao Cao, you're just overthinking it. You should think about how to get the stuff out!"
Cao Mengyun waited for Ah Gui's hoarse voice to finish speaking, then exhaled a breath of turbid air as if finally giving in. "Okay, Geng Jiang drank quite a bit of alcohol. Although he's been sobered up after being stabbed, I guess with his stupid brain, he won't even know that I betrayed him."
Cao Mengyun was still very confident about Geng Jiang's trust in him.
If he wasn't so soft-hearted, Cao Mengyun actually wouldn't want to kill him. What a pity.
"Li Qilang probably doesn't know my identity either. I'll take some people to look for him."
Ah Gui nodded and said, "Let's go. Anyway, we have knocked out the people of Qilang. He has no help."
"Did he kill him?" Cao Mengyun asked again.
"Kill him?" Ah Gui was not sure either.
Cao Mengyun was a little annoyed when he saw the confused Ah Gui. "We should tell him to kill him right after he is knocked unconscious, just in case something goes wrong."
He didn't want to see any more accidents.
"OK."
After the two of them finished talking, they left, but Zhou Yunshu and her group remained motionless.
Almost two sticks of incense later, Cao Mengyun's voice was heard again at the door of the guest house, "I'm leaving."
"You should have left long ago!"
Ah Gui said in a hoarse voice, "Mad, you are so suspicious every day. If you had the time, you would have caught that Qilang long ago!"
"Now that we've delayed so much time, who knows where they've gone!"
"Shut up and get to work!"
This time the person really left.
When the third day of the new year started, Chunque also picked up Geng Jiang.
"He lied to me, he..."
"Shut up!"
Chunque scolded him softly, and Geng Jiang shut his mouth in grievance.
"Yunshu, Master Kang and the others are still at the inn." There was an indescribable anxiety in Wu Gui's tone.
If it is true as Cao Mengyun said just now, then Kang Jingyu and others who stayed in the inn are probably in great danger now.
"Let's go back and take a look."
Zhou Yunshu's mood was extremely bad right now. She fell into the pit without even realizing it. If she had reacted a little slower, even though Chu San and Chun Que were by her side, it would have been basically impossible to ensure that all five of them could rush out of the Hong Mansion unscathed.
Then there is the inn.
Zhou Yunshu really chose the inn randomly. What bad luck she has.
"Master, the side wall over there leads to the back street."
"Walk."
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