Chapter 40 Water Pirates
Bang Bang!
While the two brothers were talking, there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it, so early in the morning?"
Cheng Tianen frowned slightly and stood up to open the door.
There was a creaking sound.
The door opened.
Cheng Tianen looked closely and saw a red-painted carriage parked outside the door.
The person knocking on the door was the coachman, a short man who looked to be in his fifties.
When the driver saw Cheng Tianen, he immediately nodded and bowed, saying with a smile, "Morning, Mr. Cheng!"
Cheng Tianen knew this driver; he was the village head's personal driver.
"Old Li, it's you." Cheng Tianen responded, raised his head and looked towards the carriage.
Sure enough, the next moment, the curtain slowly opened.
A middle-aged man, drunk and bloated, walked out of the car slowly and yawned twice in succession.
Seeing this, Cheng Tianen couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Mr. Lizheng, why are you here so early in the morning?"
The head of Xiaoqinghe Town was named Luo Kexun.
He slowly got off the carriage, his feet went soft, he staggered and almost fell.
Cheng Tianen quickly supported him and found that there were red lipstick marks from a woman on his cheeks and neck. The smell of rouge and powder on his body was also particularly strong.
You don't have to guess where Rocky went to have fun last night.
"Brother Cheng, have you recovered from your injuries?" Luo Ke asked, staggering and muttering.
Cheng Tianen quickly replied: "Thanks to your grace, my injuries have mostly healed."
"That's good, that's good, wow..."
Luo Kexian suddenly bent down, and a large amount of vomit burst out of his mouth, all over the floor.
A bad smell immediately filled the air.
Cheng Tianen suppressed his disdain, patted Luo Kexun on the back, and told the driver, "Old Li, go and bring a bowl of hot tea."
The driver hurried into the yard.
Soon, Cheng Tianxi and the coachman came out, carrying a teapot and teacups.
He poured a bowl of tea and brought it to Rock's mouth.
Gulp~ Rock drank a few sips and felt a little less drunk. He leaned back against the carriage, rubbing his temples, looking like he had a splitting headache.
"Mr. Lizheng, let me help you go inside and sit down."
Cheng Tianen and Cheng Tianxi carried Luo Kexun together, came to the eaves, and placed him on a bamboo chair.
Just as Rock sat down, he vomited again!
Seeing this, the Cheng Tianen brothers looked at each other in silence and got busy.
One served tea and water, and the other handed over a wet towel.
This situation...
Fang Zhixing, who was hiding in the room, saw it clearly.
"What's going on? Is the head of the village here?"
Xigou suddenly sent a message and asked in surprise, "Why is he here? Has what we did yesterday been exposed?"
Fang Zhixing said calmly: "It shouldn't be. If the village chief came to arrest me, he wouldn't be drunk."
Xigou thought about it and said, "I'll go and listen to what they are talking about."
Fang Zhixing opened the door wider and let the little dog out.
The thin dog ran into the yard, strolled to the corner of the eaves, lay down on a pile of weeds, closed his eyes and dozed off.
After a while, Rock finally came to his senses.
Cheng Tianen couldn't help but ask again: "Mr. Lizheng, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Luo Keqian came back to his senses and nodded, "Something's going on. It's a big deal."
He took out a letter from his sleeve, handed it to Cheng Tianen, and said, "Take a look."
Cheng Tianen took it and handed it to Cheng Tianxi.
He is illiterate, but his younger brother is self-taught.
Cheng Tianxi took out a piece of paper, read it, and said bluntly: "This is a notice issued by the county governor, which mentioned that a group of bandits appeared in recent days and robbed on various rivers. Thirteen large ships have been attacked.
Not only that, this gang of bandits became more and more rampant. They were no longer satisfied with attacking ships on the river, but also wantonly invaded some docks and coastal towns, burning, killing, looting and being extremely brutal.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The Xiaoqinghe town wharf is very likely to become one of the targets of this group of bandits.
The county magistrate reminded us to be prepared and take proactive precautions.”
"A great thief?"
After hearing this, Cheng Tianen couldn't help but frowned and said in surprise: "Qinghe County has many rivers and many ships are shuttling back and forth, which is very busy and often leads to trouble.
It was precisely to deal with this chaotic situation that the "Cao Gang" came into being and governed the eighteen waterways.
Since the Cao Gang was born, pirates have long disappeared. How come a group of pirates suddenly appeared? "
Cheng Tianxi was also surprised and asked, "Logically speaking, with the huge Cao Gang around, it should be easy to deal with a group of bandits. How come it got so out of control?"
"Well, you only know one side of the story."
Luo Keqian rubbed his temple and said carefully: "The leader of the Cao Gang passed away due to illness, and his subordinates were fighting to seize his position. Who has the time to care about that group of bandits?"
The two brothers suddenly realized.
Luo Keqian's expression became serious, and he added: "That gang of bandits must have set their sights on us."
Cheng Tianen was shocked and asked, "Why do you say that? Have you heard any rumors?"
Luo Keqian glanced at Cheng Tianen and blinked, "You may not know yet, Linjiang Restaurant was burned down, the bunny of the Chen family and his lackeys are all dead."
"What?!"
Cheng Tianen's face turned pale with shock, and his breathing even stopped.
Cheng Tianxi was also stunned and incredulous. He hesitated and said, "Chen Yusheng is a warrior in the early stage of the Great Python Realm and a genuine disciple of the Black Tiger Sect. He is not an ordinary person. It is not that easy to kill him, right?"
Luo Kechen sighed, "I thought so at first, but the Linjiang Restaurant was burned down, and he was gone, dead. The old man from the Chen family cried all night, begging me to find the murderer and avenge his son."
Cheng Tianen understood and said suddenly, "You suspect that Chen Yusheng was killed by a bandit."
Luo Keqian nodded and said, "Otherwise, in the entire Xiaoqinghe market town, apart from you two brothers, who else has the ability to kill that Rabbit God?"
The two brothers thought about it and their expressions became serious.
"Linjiang Restaurant is the place with the highest revenue in our town. It is not surprising that the bandit chose it as his target."
Cheng Tianen thought to himself.
Luo Kechen agreed with this and analyzed, "I suspect that after that group of bandits set their sights on our town, they first sent a few people to scout the area. As a result, they ran into that Rabbit Lord in the Linjiang Restaurant. They simply killed him, robbed his restaurant, set it on fire, and left."
Cheng Tianen said: "If that group of bandits is still not satisfied, they will definitely come again, and then we will be in trouble."
Luo Keqian slapped his thigh and said anxiously, "That's what I meant. That's why I hurried over to discuss countermeasures with you."
(End of this chapter)