Chapter 363 Bloodstained Farmyard
Xiaoyu, Mu Ting and others came in.
Song Jin felt relieved and let the two of them take care of the child.
The man walked to the door.
I saw Qin Qi guarding the door with a sword.
Lou Ruhan and others were originally at a disadvantage.
The masked man's attacks were fierce and methodical, and he didn't look like an ordinary thief at all.
Fortunately, it didn’t take long before a group of masked secret guards joined in and quickly killed a dozen thieves together.
After killing the thief, the secret guard quickly cleaned up the scene and took the thief's body away when he left.
Lou Ruhan asked about the origin of the secret guard.
The secret guard did not say it explicitly, just asked him to protect his masters.
The moonlight filtered through the sparse clouds and sprinkled onto the bloodstained courtyard. The atmosphere afterwards was quite solemn.
Doctor Jing was helping to treat the injured, while Lou Ruhan and his uninjured brothers started to fetch water to wash away the blood in the yard.
Song Jin stepped out of the house and saw this scene.
Although the situation was critical at the time, these people still vowed to protect the three of them, allowing Song Jin to feel a touch of warmth on this anxious and fearful night.
"Boss." Lou Ruhan walked over.
Song Jin looked around, "Are you injured?"
"I just suffered some minor skin injuries, but I've already had them bandaged. It's not serious. But, those people who came to help us, they are..." Lou Ruhan didn't know that there was a secret guard protecting him.
This secret guard is currently led by Qin Qi.
Song Jin knew that Lou Ruhan was not an outsider, so he said, "He is one of us, sent by my husband to protect us."
"It's good to be one of our own."
Lou Ruhan finally put his mind at ease.
Song Jin asked again: "Are there any casualties?"
"Reporting to the boss, one person was seriously injured, seven were slightly injured, and there were no deaths." Lou Ruhan thought that if the people on Qin Chi's side had been a little slower in acting, they would probably have suffered casualties.
This attack made Lou Ruhan feel the gap in combat power once again. He decided to train harder in the future and try his best to find ways to improve the fighting power of his brothers.
Song Jin said again, "Do your best to treat the wounded, and I will bear all the expenses. In addition, each of the brothers in the escort agency can be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, and 20 taels for minor injuries and 100 taels for serious injuries."
"I thank the boss on behalf of my brothers."
Lou Ruhan was very happy.
He hurriedly passed the good news to his brothers.
The injured person was originally in a low mood, but when he heard that there was a reward, all his negative emotions disappeared immediately.
Besides, when the people in the village heard the noise, no one dared to come out to check what was going on. As soon as they heard the sound of fighting, they knew that thieves had entered the village.
Someone went to report to the village chief.
The village chief asked his son to watch secretly.
The farmhouse rented by Song Jin and others was built on the edge of the village. The village chief's son could only see the light of torches and people walking from afar. He observed for a long time.
Until the sky was gray.
The village chief organized a dozen young and middle-aged people to come.
This matter will be handled by Lou Ruhan.
Lou Ruhan said that they encountered robbers and had a fight in the middle of the night. They fought the robbers away despite getting injured.
"Run away? No one was caught?" The village chief was an old man. He looked at Lou Ruhan with suspicion in his eyes.
Lou Ruhan said honestly: "They really all ran away. They retreated after seeing that we were outnumbered. It's the middle of the night, so we won't chase them."
The village chief asked for a while.
While he was asking, other people also went to the farmyard to look around, including the temporary tent set up by Lou Ruhan and others. They saw that there were indeed eight or nine injured people, but no thieves or corpses.
A group of villagers believed what Lou Ruhan said.
When the old village chief learned that no one was killed, he finally put his mind at ease. He politely asked Lou Ruhan whether he wanted to report to the police. Lou Ruhan said no, saying that they were just passing by and reporting to the police would delay their journey.
After Lou Ruhan sent the villagers away, he came back to discuss the follow-up with Song Jin.
Lou Ruhan asked, "What are the boss's plans next?"
After pondering for a while, Song Jin decided to continue on his way. "It's not safe here. Those who attacked last night didn't go back, so they must have arranged for someone to investigate. According to the itinerary, the next stop is Huai'an Prefecture, and we will be there in another day."
As long as people arrive in Huai'an Prefecture, they will be relatively safe.
In Huai'an Prefecture, there are not only the Song family's side branches, but also Song Jin's own power. In addition, he can also seek help from Shun'an Trading Company. At the same time, the injured can also get better resettlement.
Xiaoyu, who was standing by, asked in confusion: "Master, it is not appropriate for the injured to travel. Can't they be placed in the village to recover first?"
It's not just Xiaoyu.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Other colleagues and others don’t understand either.
Song Jin could only explain: "It is indeed a good idea to place them in the village to recuperate, but what if the thieves who attacked last night have accomplices? If we leave at that time, you can imagine what will happen to those who stay behind."
Hearing this, Xiaoyu and the others turned pale.
I didn't dare to say anything anymore.
Lou Ruhan added: "The boss is right. Those thieves may have accomplices. With more than a dozen people missing, they will definitely arrange spies to investigate. Maybe there are spies outside the village now. If they fail to find us, those who stay behind to recover will suffer.
It is very likely that you will be interrogated or vent your anger.
No one questioned it anymore.
The group quickly packed up and set off, even freeing up a carriage to accommodate the more seriously injured people.
Perhaps Song Jin and others were lucky.
We arrived at Huai'an Prefecture safely along the way.
Lou Ruhan quickly contacted people in Huai'an Prefecture to pick them up, and before dark the next day, the group moved into a house.
After it is properly settled.
Song Jin wrote a letter and sent it to Shunan Commercial Bank, asking the company to send the letter to the capital as quickly as possible.
Then let someone investigate who attacked them.
The secret guards that Qin Qi was in charge of were already investigating, and the results were revealed when they arrived in Huai'an.
"The remnants of the former prince?"
Song Jin thought it was them again, and looked up at Qin Qi, "They suddenly attacked me and my child, did my husband do something again in the capital?"
"Just received the news..."
Qin Qi briefly explained what Qin Chi had done in the capital.
Song Jin's face was solemn. "Will the other party take action against my parents in Huizhou? Given the ruthless style of these people, it is very likely to happen. Should we arrange for someone to protect them?"
"Madam, the young master has already made arrangements..."
Qin Qi immediately told Song Jin that there were people left in Qinjiagou to protect Li and others.
After Qin Chi entered the court as an official, he soon realized that the situation was not right, so he wrote a letter asking Li and Qin Lao Da to return from Hongcun to Qinjiagou to live.
There is a training camp hidden in Wuxi Mountain, where personnel can be deployed at any time.
After hearing what Qin Qi said, Song Jin wrote another letter and asked someone to send it to Helian Pu in Huangshan, explaining that they had been attacked on the road and expressing his concern for the safety of his parents-in-law and Hu Zi.
With this letter, I believe Helian Pu will understand what to do.
Qin Qi arranged for someone to deliver the letter.