Chapter 156: Fortune and Honor in Danger
Qinglongzhai
"Got it, got it!"
"We've captured the leader of Qinglong Village!"
"Put down your weapons!"
"I'm talking to you, why are you running?"
At this time, Qiu Hai was breathing in more than he was breathing out, and soon the other party died.
In the end, all the bandits from Qinglong Village, with their names and surnames, were caught red-handed, and each one was tied up tightly. A whole cart of hemp ropes was used to tie up these bandits!
The government officials also came up and were counting the number of people.
Several heads of households were as heartbroken as if they had lost their parents. At this moment, they had only one thought in their minds: they regretted not listening to Mr. Xue's advice!
The three Qin brothers each performed their duties. Qin Heng was in the hall, assisting the officials in counting the number of people. Qin Zhao was following the officials in counting the warehouses of the stronghold. Qin Sheng led his men to inspect the entire stronghold to see if there were any fish that had slipped through the net and to prevent any accidents.
"We're rich, we've made a fortune. I didn't expect Qinglong Village to be so rich!" Looking at the full warehouse of Qinglong Village, the brother in charge of the inventory had shining eyes.
The others echoed: "It is true that a man cannot become rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot grow fat without night grass!" They all made contributions by charging into battle this time, and when the merits are rewarded afterwards, they will all be able to share a portion of the property.
Bandits: ...Brothers, you are stealing our words!
Dear leaders: These are exactly the words they said last night, no wonder they sound familiar.
Looking at the treatment of the prisoners in front of me, and thinking about my arrogance last night, I really want to go back and slap myself twice.
"Hahaha, Chief Qiu is right, it is true that wealth and honor are sought in danger." Upon learning that Qinglong Village had been captured, Zhang Xian was in a good mood and went up the mountain immediately.
Seeing Qin Heng, Xu Zheng and the others, he nodded in a friendly manner. He immediately saw that all the bandits on their list were present, without a single one missing.
"Sir, you made the right decision to take this gamble." Yan Liang complimented.
The bosses: They don’t accept it! They just took a gamble, a chance, so why do others win a fortune while they lose everything?
Bandits: Please stop talking. The person who said that is dead now.
When Qin Sheng was patrolling somewhere in the back mountain, he didn't pay attention to his feet and was tripped by a vine, so he stopped.
The other brothers also stopped and looked around, then they spotted something. "Sixth Master, there seems to be a cave ahead?"
Qin Sheng: Well, he also discovered that under the cover of the vines was the entrance to a cave. The entrance was not big and only one person could pass through at a time.
"Go in and take a look."
"Sixth Master, there are so many treasures in there!"
After Qin Sheng entered, he saw two rows of neatly arranged boxes. When he opened them, he discovered that the boxes contained gold, silver, and jewelry, many of which were rare treasures.
Qin Sheng waved, "A Kun, come here. Go and quietly tell my eldest and third brothers about this matter and see how they plan to deal with it."
Qin Heng and Qin Zhao had both served in the military before, so they were incredibly skilled at cleaning up battlefields. It didn't take long for them to finish the remaining cleanup work.
Zhang Xian was very satisfied with this. He naturally discovered that the three Qin brothers were not ordinary. They were handsome and their demeanor and etiquette were definitely not ordinary people. He had some guesses in his heart, but he pretended not to know.
Qin Zhao asked, "Master Zhang, then, should we take these away?"
"Take him away!" Zhang Xian waved his hand and agreed.
This was agreed upon before. If Qinglong Village could really be wiped out, he promised to give them half of the property seized from Qinglong Village. After all, they had to spend money to encircle and suppress the village, so he couldn't let them pay for it out of their own pockets, right?
Moreover, his main purpose was to eradicate the cancer of Qinglong Village, so he didn't care much about the wealth it had accumulated.
Therefore, Zhang Xian asked them to take away a batch of goods directly from the warehouse in Qinglongzhai.
"I've made a fortune!" Qin Zhao tried hard to straighten the corners of his mouth that were involuntarily raised. He waved his hand, and the people below started to work.
Zhang Xian noticed that the stolen goods taken away by the other party were equivalent to one-third of the total value of all the materials in the warehouse, and they did not take half as they had agreed before.
In addition, the other party only took away items of medium value. They did not take much of the most valuable items such as gold and jewelry, and left all the treasures behind.
There is no need to think about who these are for. It goes without saying that Zhang Xian secretly praised the other party for his thoughtfulness.
Zhang Xian directly asked his confidant to take away half of them. Among them, the top-quality items were taken away by him, leaving only a few scattered items to make the scene not too ugly.
Soon, Qin Heng came in and said, "Master Zhang, how about I let my brothers help you carry the things down the mountain first?" It would be fine if they went behind.
"Okay." They had to take the prisoners down the mountain and transport the confiscated materials back to the county government office, which was a lot of work.
When Xiao Kun came to find Qin Zhao, he was still happy, but after listening to the other party's report, he couldn't help but look up to the sky several times.
At the foot of Cangshan Mountain, after receiving the news, Lü Songli prepared to go up the mountain to take a look. Xue Xu also followed her.
Lu Songli didn't care if the other party wanted to follow her. She would do what she had to do. She didn't hide her desire to recruit the other party for her own use. However, she also understood that for a think tank like Xue Xu, coercion and inducement could only work temporarily. If he was not careful, he might turn around and betray you. The only thing that could make him willingly assist her was a like-minded partner.
But as soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw Zhang Xian escorting bandits and supplies down the mountain.
They took refuge in a place where their remaining personnel were. As soon as they stood there, they saw the government officials walking in front carrying Qiu Hai's head.
Xue Xu suddenly said, "Do you know what Qiu Hai says most often?"
Lu Songli: "Mr. Xue, please speak."
He slowly uttered five words, "Wealth and honor are sought in danger."
Both of them are smart people. Lu Songli hit the nail on the head, "Mr. Xue does not agree with this statement."
Xue Xu didn't say anything, that's for sure, otherwise he wouldn't have run away when he saw something was wrong.
"Mr. Xue is right." Lu Songli agreed with his approach. "Wealth and honor are sought through risk, but they are also lost through risk. One in ten chances of success are achieved, but nine in ten are lost. A true man should never rely on luck when doing anything."
Xue Xu repeated her words and nodded. It was indeed so. Just like Qiu Hai, he had gambled so many times and always won, which was how he accumulated such a huge fortune in Qinglong Village. But this time he lost the gamble and lost his life.
In fact, wealth and honor are sought through risk. This does not promote a gambler's mentality, but rather advocates a spirit of adventure.
The gambler's mentality is knowing the risk exists but betting it won't happen, or knowing the probability of something happening is extremely small but betting it will happen. The adventurous spirit is to be mentally prepared for unknown risks after eliminating all known or foreseeable risks, and to dare to take unknown risks.
In fact, in this incident, Qiu Hai and Zhang Xian were both gambling. One had an obvious gambler mentality, while the other had an adventurous spirit.
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