046, Capturing Human Traffickers
046, Capturing Human Traffickers
That night, Fengtian Prefecture officials, along with soldiers defending the city and guards from Prince Ding's residence, surrounded a small courtyard on Tongshu Street. They also sent men to guard several exits from the alley, striving to ensure that no one escaped.
After the crowd surrounded the courtyard, the guards of Prince Ding's mansion swiftly climbed over the wall, removed the bolt from the inside, opened the courtyard door, and let the people outside in.
"Hurry..." Run!
"If you move again, your heads will fall off immediately!"
When the human traffickers in the house realized something was wrong, the officers outside and the guards from Prince Ding's mansion had already rushed into the house. They were captured before they even had a chance to resist.
When the weapon was placed around their necks, none of the human traffickers dared to move.
At this time, Lu Mingfei was bringing the young master, who insisted on coming to their house, along with his mother and adoptive parents back to the house they rented on Tongshu Street, followed by the guards of the palace.
Just now, the guards of the palace found their young master and learned that he had encountered human traffickers tonight and was almost abducted by them. The guards were all scared to their knees.
After learning that some of the traffickers hadn't been apprehended, they split into two teams: one to protect their young prince, and the other to follow the Fengtian Prefecture officials to apprehend the traffickers. They were determined to redeem themselves and uncover the truth! Who was actually harming their prince?
At the same time, Lu Mingfei brought the young master and his mother back to the small courtyard they rented on Tongshu Street.
The alley is very quiet and any sound can be heard at night.
Hearing the jingle of the door lock falling from outside, Lu Youtian, who was in the house, heard the sound of someone coming back and shouted, "Sanniang, Qilang, are you back?"
"It's us, we're back." Hearing the sound in the house, Liu Sanniang responded.
Hearing the response from outside, Lu Youtian in the house finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been waiting at home all night but his wife and children didn't come back. He felt more and more tormented, fearing that his wife and children had encountered something outside.
Fortunately, although they came back a little later than agreed, his wife and children came back.
But something wasn't right. It seemed like a lot of people were outside. Why were there so many people walking? Lu Youtian, who was in the house, realized this belatedly and felt a little strange. "Is there someone coming to the house?"
"It was us. Old Lu and I sent Qilang, Sanniang and the others back together." Xu Yueniang responded.
Before entering the house, Lu Mingfei rolled up the sleeves of his clothes to hide the bloodstains on his sleeves. He then looked down at his clothes and found that there was no dirt elsewhere. Only then did he dare to step into the house.
Zhao Lang, who was standing next to him, glanced at Lu Mingfei's actions out of the corner of his eye, wondering what Lu Mingfei meant by doing this.
"Everyone, come in." Liu Sanniang used the key to unlock the door in the house, and went into the house with the child, Boss Lu, and Xu Yueniang, and greeted her husband who was waiting for them in the house.
However, they did not mention that the child had met with human traffickers outside, only that they were sending Liu Sanniang and her child back home. This was agreed upon on the way back, as they did not want to worry Lu Youtian, who was still recovering from his injuries.
After saying hello to Lu Youtian, Boss Lu said goodbye and said, "We'll go back first and come to see you another day."
"Okay, you are so thoughtful. Qilang, please see your adoptive parents off." Lu Youtian really believed what his wife and Boss Lu said. He thought that Boss Lu and his wife had specially sent his wife and children back. He felt indescribably touched.
"No, no, we can just go out by ourselves." Boss Lu touched his adopted son's head and went out with his wife.
Seeing that his adopted son was about to send them out, Boss Lu quickly waved his hand and said, "You don't have to send us out. Just go back to the house." He was really scared now, afraid that a hand would reach in from outside the door and pull the child away.
"Foster father, foster mother, take care and be careful on the road. Don't worry about me, I'm fine." Lu Mingfei's mood was actually affected by what happened tonight, but he couldn't show it, lest the adults worry about him. However, he also knew that even if he didn't show it, the adults would still be worried.
Boss Lu and Xu Yue Niang did not know the identity of the noble young man next to them, but when they saw so many guards following him in the yard, they all knew that the young man had an extraordinary identity.
However, they didn't want to ask their adopted son anything in front of him, lest others think they were asking on purpose.
Therefore, Boss Lu and Xu Yueniang did not ask about the identity of this young master. After knowing that the Lu family courtyard was safe, the two left first.
"Godfather and mother, take care."
"Okay, go back quickly."
Lu Mingfei followed the escort to the door, closed the door of the courtyard, and lowered the bolt.
After sending his adoptive father and mother away, the only people left in their family, besides the three of them, were the young prince and the guards of the palace.
"Qillang..." Liu Sanniang didn't know how to respond when she saw the guests in their house.
Seeing that his mother didn't know how to entertain this distinguished guest, Lu Mingfei said to her, "Mother, go see what's going on with father. I'll go ask him."
"Oh, okay." Liu Sanniang hesitated for a moment, then had to go into the house first. Seeing that there were many strange men outside, she closed the door.
Zhao Lang was standing in the room, looking at what looked like a stove in the middle of the room. Hearing familiar footsteps approaching him, he asked without turning around, "What is this?"
"This is called a fireplace, used for heating in winter." Lu Mingfei said.
Seeing that the young master was curious about the fireplace, Lu Mingfei briefly explained to him how to use and heat the fireplace.
"Oh, this thing is quite unique." After learning that this stove could provide heating in winter, Zhao Lang thought of the soldiers and civilians in Beijun. He turned his head to look at the child standing beside him and asked, "Can you light it up for me to see?"
"Sure, if you want to see it." Lu Mingfei looked around but couldn't find the tinderbox. "I'll go get some from the kitchen."
"Prince, young master, I have a tinder here." The captain of the guard, Li Qun, took out a tinder from his arms and asked, "Would you like to have some?" He was also curious about whether this stove was really that easy to use.
Zhao Lang moved aside a little and asked the guard to come over.
"Wait a minute, I'll get some leaves to start the fire." There were only large pieces of wood in the room, so Lu Mingfei waited for the guard who was speaking. He went out and brought back a handful of dry twigs and leaves for the other party to use.
With the twigs and leaves, the captain of the guard quickly lit the fire in the stove.
The two guards standing at the door also looked into the room with curiosity in their eyes.
Their young master didn't understand the benefits of this stove, but the captain of the guard saw it at a glance and said, "This stove is good. The fire in the stove is lit, and there is no smoke in the room."
"Well, yes, the smoke in here is discharged to the outside through the chimney, so when burning firewood in the house, there is no need to worry about people suffocating in the house in winter." Lu Mingfei pointed to the piece standing up above the fireplace and told the young master and the guard.
He then pointed to an area above the fireplace and said, "This area can also be used to boil water and cook in winter, so the firewood and fire here are not wasted at all."
Zhao Lang followed Lu Mingfei's gaze upwards, with a hint of deep thought in his eyes.
Before he could say anything, there was a hurried knock on the door outside the yard.
"Bang, bang, bang—"
Without waiting for their prince to speak, the captain of the guard walked out to the door and asked the guards outside to open the door and see who was outside.
As soon as the door opened, Butler Liu outside saw the guards of their palace here, and he knew he had come to the right place. "Where is the prince?" he asked the guard standing in front of him.
"The prince is in the room." said the guard.
Butler Liu raised his foot and hurried inside. As soon as he saw their prince, he knelt down and cried, "Prince, I almost didn't see you..."
"Shut up! Why are you howling? I'm not dead yet!" Zhao Lang frowned and looked at the housekeeper who was kneeling on the ground and crying with an unhappy face.
Hearing this, Butler Liu quickly fell silent, but he hadn't had time to wipe the tears from his face. It was obvious that he was really scared this time.
The atmosphere at the scene froze for a moment.
Even Lu Youtian and Liu Sanniang, who were in the room, heard the voices outside. Lu Youtian had already learned from his wife who the guest was today. If he hadn't been lying in bed, his legs would have been frightened by the identity of this guest.
Listen, Prince, that person outside is a prince of noble status! Lu Youtian never dared to dream that such a guest would come to his home one day.
The couple hid in the house and let their children entertain the guests outside. Liu Sanniang asked a little worriedly, "Should I go out and help out..." Even when she faced the young master, she was very nervous.
"Then go out and pour the prince a glass of water." Lu Youtian was worried that his own children had not entertained the prince well enough and had treated him badly.
Liu Sanniang nodded, then stood up and went outside.
The creaking sound of the door opening caught the attention of several people in the main room. When Liu Sanniang opened the door, she was met with several pairs of eyes looking at her, and she was so scared that she almost turned around and hid back in the house.
"Mother." Lu Mingfei was the first to react and walked towards his mother.
Liu Sanniang walked out of the house and looked at the guests who had come to her house. Her eyes fell on the young master and she asked, "Do you want some water? I'll pour you a glass of water."
"No need..." After saying this, seeing that the woman looked a little nervous, Zhao Lang realized that his tone was too harsh. However, he didn't know how to change his tone, so he looked at Lu Mingfei who was standing between them.
At this time, Butler Liu said at the right time: "Young master, why don't we go back first? Choose a suitable time another day and visit again?" After all, it was too late at this time, and it was very impolite to stay in someone else's home as a guest.
He still hasn't figured out how their prince and this young man of commoner origin knew each other. It seems that their prince has a special feeling for this young man...?
As for what was so special about this, Butler Liu himself couldn't explain it.
...Oh, he knew what was so special. Their prince would actually follow a young man he had just met in the middle of the night and come to someone else's house. Could it be that their young master had too few friends in Kyoto and wanted to find a playmate? Butler Liu found out that he had discovered the truth. Author's gossip: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support. Kisses! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading.
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