Chapter 89: Plan to rob the Wan family
Shen Lao Er was so scared that he stuttered: "I... I thought your brother-in-law came to your place... so..."
Feng Qing let go of Shen Lao Er, snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, and said with a fierce aura flashing across his body: "Now tell me in detail, why was my sister beaten? How did my brother-in-law disappear?"
Shen Lao Er did not dare to delay, but when he told the story, he put all the blame on the Wan family, not only distorting the facts but also exaggerating them.
"A few days ago, a family of exiles came to our village. The house they were staying in was different from others. They were very wealthy. Their furniture was all new vermilion lacquered furniture. They also had a lot of silver. I heard that a set of their tea sets was worth dozens of taels of silver."
"That day, my eldest sister-in-law went crazy and beat people at home. In the end, she was beaten up by her sisters-in-law. But Shen got the strength from somewhere and ran out. She fainted at the door of the Wan family. Your sister went to look for her and was scolded by the Wan family. The Wan family probably took a fancy to Shen because she was a widow and wanted to marry her to their eldest son, a widower. Therefore, they stood on Shen's side, helped Shen vent her anger, and taught your sister a lesson."
"The Wan family relied on their wealth and bribed the village chief. They acted lawless and tyrannical in the village. They beat up anyone they didn't like and no one dared to fight back. Even our village tyrant Dazhu and his family were punished by the Wan family."
"Your sister was broken on the head by them. She bled a lot and is still unconscious. We dare not do anything to the Wan family. Moreover, they blackmailed us into owing them fifteen taels of silver. They forced us to write a huge IOU before they would let us carry your sister away. Your brother-in-law also disappeared while trying to find a doctor for your sister."
"How can the Wan family, who are so rich, bully us poor people?"
Shen Laoer, a grown man, was sobbing while secretly observing Feng Qing's reaction. When he said that the Wan family was rich, he found that Feng Qing's eyes narrowed and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Sure enough, Feng Qing said, "Brother, it's getting late. Go and rest first. I'll go back with you tomorrow. Your family should go to the town to find a doctor to treat my sister. If anything happens to my sister, I'll bury your whole family with her. Do you understand?"
Feng Qing was not stupid. His sister was still unconscious after so many days. Even if his brother-in-law was missing, didn't anyone in the Shen family go to ask for a doctor? It was just an excuse. He just didn't want to spend money on his sister.
Shen Laoer was so frightened by Feng Qing's words that his legs were shaking. He also knew that he might have said something wrong and made Feng Qing unhappy.
However, Feng Qing only warned Shen Lao Er.
Feng Qing directly asked Niu San to take Shen Laoer away.
After Shen Lao Er was taken away, Feng Qing immediately went to another larger courtyard to find Kang Biao, the leader of Guangyao Sect.
Kang Biao was originally an exile, but because he knew some Kung Fu, he recruited many younger brothers here and became the overlord of the village. He also followed the example of others and established a small gang, which mainly harmed the people in the surrounding villages and even competed with others for territory. Gunfights were common.
"Boss, I just got some great news. We are going to make some money."
Kang Biao was just worrying about not having enough money to have a prosperous New Year, and someone came to bring him money so soon?
Kang Biao was dozing off, but when he heard that there was money to be made, he immediately woke up. He waved his hand and asked Feng Qing to sit down.
"Come, sit down and talk." Kang Biao personally poured a cup of hot water for Feng Qing.
"Boss, just now my sister's second brother from her husband's family came to give me a message. A very wealthy exile has recently come to their village. Should we go and do something with him?"
Kang Biao's eyes lit up when he heard this. Exiles? They sounded easy to bully. At this border, you might have to think twice before bullying ordinary people, but if you bully exiles, even if the higher-ups know about it, they will turn a blind eye. You just need to make some arrangements afterwards.
"How rich is he? Is the news reliable?"
Feng Qing immediately stood up and said, "Boss, this is absolutely reliable. My sister's second brother said that this family has more than 100 taels of silver in gold and silver alone. I heard that a set of tea sets in their family costs dozens of taels of silver. What kind of family is this?"
Kang Biao had long been tempted by the wealth that Feng Qing talked about.
"Damn it, I'll do whatever I need. I've done this job. Which village did your sister marry into?"
"Shizi Village is the closest village to the town, about thirty miles away from our Liuding Village. I will set out tomorrow. My sister was beaten by the Wan family. I will go first tomorrow and use the excuse of going to see my sister. It's a good opportunity to go to the Wan family to find out the details. Boss, you take your men to ambush near Shizi Village and wait for my signal."
Kang Biao hesitated and said, "Shizi Village, that seems to be the territory of the Cheetah Sect, right? If we go to their territory and they attack us, we will be at risk of being wiped out."
Feng Qing didn't take it seriously and said, "Boss, what we did was to catch them by surprise. I heard that the leader of the Cheetah Sect has disappeared recently. Their sect has been in chaos for a long time. How could they have time to care about us? Besides, we can make a quick decision, rob and run, and wipe out their entire sect. No one will think that it was our Guangyao Sect who did it. After all, our two villages are dozens of miles apart."
Kang Biao felt that what Feng Qing said made sense. It was said that the leader of the Cheetah Sect was a powerful figure, but no one knew why he suddenly disappeared. At this time, the members of the Cheetah Sect were fighting for the position of the leader.
After discussing it, the two decided that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, with the right timing, right location and right people, and they would be wasting this opportunity if they didn't take advantage of it.
"Feng Qing, let's do as you say. We will count the number of people and check the weapons tonight. We will set out early tomorrow morning. You go with them to scout out the situation. I will lead the brothers to ambush three miles outside Shizi Village. We will attack at night."
After the two of them agreed, Feng Qing went to instruct the kitchen to send some delicious food and drinks to Shen Laoer so that Shen Laoer could work harder the next day.
But Feng Qing was still wondering why his brother-in-law disappeared for no reason. Feng Qing felt that Shen Lao Si was most likely murdered, but he couldn't say whether it was by a human or a wolf.
After thinking about it, Feng Qing decided to take people to search around Liuding Village. In case Shen Laosi really came to Liuding Village to find him, he could go to Shizi Village to give an explanation to his sister.
Feng Qing selected a team of people and asked them to follow him to search the area several miles outside Liuding Village.
"Deputy Sect Leader, look, there are clothes here."
After searching for nearly an hour, Niu San came over with a bloody trouser leg in his hand, which was obviously torn by a wolf.
Feng Qing's face was a little gloomy. If this really belonged to his brother-in-law, it meant that Shen Lao Si was gone.
"Let's go back."
Feng Qing took the half trouser leg and prepared to go back to ask Shen Lao Er if it belonged to Shen Lao Si.
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