"The two young masters entered the cabin, but suddenly a group of people on the shore surrounded them and forcibly kidnapped the two brothers who came with Xiao Kai!"
Sun Chengen's expression changed. "With Xiao Kai?"
Ruan Meng exclaimed, "Brother Song and Brother Fan?"
A series of footsteps echoed from the deck. Xiao Kai hurriedly ran down and said to He Cong, Sun Chengen, and Ruan Meng:
"Young Master, Cousin Young Master, Miss Meng..."
"Just now, a group of people were lying in wait, waiting for the two young masters to enter the cabin and relax their guard. Suddenly, they rushed out and forcibly kidnapped Brother Song and Brother Fan before anyone could react!"
"They used a sleeping potion, so the two of you didn't have time to resist!"
He Cong frowned, "The county magistrate of Bei County really doesn't bother to hide his despicable tricks at all!"
Xiao Kai reported, "We've already arranged for someone to follow us. We'd better come in quickly to report and ask for the young masters' opinions."
Xiao Kai apologized to Ruan Meng, "I'm sorry to have worried you, young lady!"
"When we were on shore, we noticed the official boat approaching our vessel and sensed something was wrong. After Brother Song reminded us, we sent someone back to ask Manager Yu to send people from Ankang Road to protect the safety of the young lady and her family."
"Please rest assured, young lady! But I didn't expect them to be so arrogant. Even with both young masters here, they still dared to attack!"
Xiao Kai analyzed, "I dare to speculate that the other side seems to be after the girl. Since it's for the girl, our people will follow them, and they'll keep them to negotiate. Naturally, we won't easily harm them."
He Cong nodded and reassured Ruan Meng, "Don't worry, Miss, I will definitely give you an explanation for this!"
"cousin!"
Miss Sun woke up from the conversation, saw He Cong, and greeted him with surprise.
He Cong stepped forward, looked at her closely, and felt a pang of heartache in his eyes.
"Cousin, Miss Ruan just said she had a way to help my sister recover. And then this happened!"
"During this time, even though our ship had official credentials from the imperial court, we almost couldn't dock because they kept trying to forcibly board and search the ship..."
Sun Chengen complained, "What did my cousin say?"
Although Ruan Meng felt that the Beixian County Commandant's behavior was too arrogant, Sun Chengen's words just now were also exaggerated.
Ruan Meng was indeed a convict. He went to sea via Beixian County. The Beixian County Commandant checked him according to the law, so it cannot be said that he overstepped his bounds.
But in order to save lives, as long as it doesn't explicitly violate any rules, and with the He family as guarantors, the prefect tacitly approves of landing on the other side...
For the county magistrate of Beixian to act this way is nothing short of an open provocation!
He Cong had just stepped off the ship's cabin and hadn't even had a chance to ask about the diagnosis when he heard Sun Chengen's account. He then asked Ruan Meng for confirmation, and when Ruan Meng gave a firm reply, "I will do my best," his gaze sharpened.
He Cong immediately instructed Xiao Kai, "Prepare a boat and come with me to the other side!"
He Cong looked at Sun Chengen and said, "You will travel by land and sea to the island from Nanxian. Half of the people I brought will board the ship to protect you."
"Xiao Kai, you stay with the young master and follow his orders! Don't worry about your two brothers' safety, Miss!"
"Take good care of your cousin, and I will absolutely not let anyone lay a finger on them!"
"The county constable? It seems he's been holding out for too long and has forgotten who he is!"
After explaining things to Sun Chengen, He Cong bid farewell to Miss Sun and Ruan Meng and returned to the shore.
Ruan Meng asked Xiao Kai about the details of Song Shiwen and Fan Zili being taken away.
Xiao Kai analyzed that anyone who dared to openly snatch people in Beixian, especially those from the He and Sun families, could only be one of the two major gangs in Beixian.
But the one who made the move was a man, and the one he was referring to was probably the Jiaolong Gang.
Ruan Meng found this strange and asked what was going on. She learned that the largest gang was actually founded by a woman.
Because of long-term oppression, a group of female divers formed the largest gang in the South Island, the Haenyeo Gang.
Xiao Kai explained that the reason the Ama (female diver) gang is known as the number one gang in the South Island is not only because of their outstanding strength, but also because they are mostly composed of lower-ranking Ama, possessing superb physical strength and endurance, and are fearless in life-or-death battles...
Conversely, other gangs, though smaller and more powerful, are mostly composed of cowards who are afraid of death. When it comes to fighting to the death, many of them may not be willing to risk everything, but the female divers can.
Unlike the Jiaolong Gang and Qinglong Gang, who colluded with the government and oppressed the people, they acted more uprightly and had their own livelihood on the island.
"The Jiaolong Gang?"
Ruan Meng's eyes were icy cold. "They had better not lay a finger on either of our two elder brothers, otherwise..."
Ruan Meng curled her lips, her words extremely arrogant.
"I'll turn them into a crawler gang!"
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