Chapter 179 Capturing the Remnants
In the crowd, the masked man leading the group whispered hoarsely to the people beside him, "Don't delay any longer. This time, both the people and the goods will be left behind."
Seeing that their way was blocked, the two servants did not panic. They quickly retreated to the side of the steward Wan and pulled out a dagger from under the carriage.
The steward Wan jumped off the cart, stood up, and snorted coldly: "If you want to keep me, then come on!
Come on, everyone, let these bastards see if the Wan family is a pushover! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the tarpaulins of the three carriages suddenly tore open, and human figures shot out like sharp arrows.
Manager Wan and his men squatted under the carriage and shouted to the men in black on their side, "Kill them!"
The Wan family has been doing business for many years and is not a weakling who can be bullied. The family also has a group of guards who only care about money and not people.
Professional guards carrying knives in the caravan need to be registered with the government. Smuggling is not suitable for large-scale activities, and the fewer people the better.
The Wan family had fixed trade routes and usually walked along the small roads in villages and towns. If they encountered ruffians, they could deal with them with a few of their own men, so they were unable to resist when Qin He attacked.
This time, the intention was to lure out the remnants of Tianxiang Tower, so he brought guards with him.
These people have been hiding in the carriage since they drove to Suijin Town to pick up the goods, and they are so suffocated.
As soon as he came out, he was full of murderous intent.
Huo Lao Er was horrified: he had fallen into a trap!
At this point, he could no longer control the situation and could only go ahead with it.
The group of people who came out of the village have done a lot of bad things over the years. They are all fearless and brave. Seeing the money right in front of them, they become even more brave and invincible.
When meeting Wanjia's professional guards, they were evenly matched.
However, the Wan family was more professional after all. After four or five of the "villagers" fell down screaming, Huo Laoer finally couldn't hold it anymore: "The wind is strong, retreat!"
So someone stepped forward to help the injured person up and began to retreat.
Seeing Huo Lao Er trying to escape, Wan Da Guanshi hid under the carriage and shouted, "Everyone stay!"
The two sides fought again.
At one end of the official road, Captain Luo and his men stood quietly, listening to the sound of swords clashing through the dark woods.
"The people from Tianxiang Tower are about to escape. Follow them closely and find their lair!" Captain Luo's bearded face showed excitement.
Behind him, everyone was on guard.
Sure enough, after only half a cup of tea, the sounds of fighting gradually faded away, and were followed by various shouts.
“Don’t run!”
"There's someone over there!"
There was another round of beating.
Captain Luo waved his hand, and the cavalry of the Broken Gold Guards emerged from the shadows one after another.
As soon as Manager Wan stuck his head out from under the carriage, he saw the horse's hooves passing by his head. He was so scared that he quickly shrank back with a look of horror on his face: It's all over, it's all over, I've just escaped from the tiger's mouth and fallen into the wolf's den.
He saw a group of armored soldiers surrounding him, and his heart sank to the bottom.
His furs were smuggled, and although they came from the Broken Gold Guards, they were actually in the hands of Song Liyun.
If the garrison turns against him now and takes the goods back, he will lose both his money and his life.
Just when he was in despair, he saw the soldiers just circled in front of the carriage and then chased after Huo Laoer and the others.
Captain Luo reined in his horse and said to the steward Wan, who was hiding under the carriage, "Don't hide. Come out and take your people away."
Seeing the soldiers chasing after them, the Wan family guards were also frightened. Even if they didn't recognize the soldiers, they had to accept their fate.
The other side was the regular army of the imperial court. If they fought, if they lost, they would be captured on the spot; if they won, they would be captured later.
Suddenly, everyone stood aside obediently.
Some were too stupid to react and raised their knives to resist, but were stabbed down by several soldiers on horseback with their spears.
The wooden pole had no blade, and although I wasn't injured, it hurt so much that I couldn't move.
The cavalry passed through the Wan family guards and slowly followed Huo Lao Er and disappeared.
Captain Luo and his men came and went quickly, and their appearance just now seemed like a dream.
The waiter helped the steward Wan up from under the car and asked in surprise, "Seventh Uncle, what should we do? When did the soldiers from the garrison arrive? Why didn't they take action sooner?"
After a moment, Manager Wan reacted.
The reason why the guards didn't arrest me was naturally because they could still use me in the future. As for why they didn't take action earlier?
Manager Wan gave a bitter smile, thinking that he was being used as bait and a gun.
If it was the garrison soldiers who came out at the beginning, the people from Tianxiang Tower would not have appeared at all, or they would have run away early.
Now Huo Laoer and his men were fighting with their own guards, some of them were injured, and they couldn't run fast even if they wanted to.
And as long as we catch the injured, we will definitely find the nest.
Although Wan Da Guanshi understood what was going on, he could only bear it. He remembered Captain Luo's words and quickly shouted to his men, "Pack up your things, let's go!"
If Captain Luo wants to leave on his own, that means he has to let himself go.
I don’t know what will happen next, so it’s better for me to leave first.
Manager Wan gathered all his men together, counted the number of people exactly, and then drove away. He didn't even clean up the mess on the ground, and he tried to clear himself of all charges.
Captain Luo led the guards in pursuit and soon found the small mountain village.
At this time, the mountain village was already ablaze. The bandits who had received the news in advance wanted to flee in panic, taking their wives and children with them.
Under the siege of Luo Baihu and his men's fast horses, all the bandits were captured without any suspense.
The only thing that made Captain Luo uneasy was that Hong Jingtian and the two people beside him were not found.
That night, the garrison rushed to the Qili County Government Office to report the case, and the newly appointed Tongpan and Qili County Magistrate was dug out of his bed.
With the help of the servant, Jiang Feng quickly put on his official uniform and went to the front hall.
The person who delivered the letter was Wang Qi.
When Jiang Feng heard that it was the Broken Gold Guards who had captured the remnants of the "Broken Gold Massacre" and the families of Tianxiang Tower, but that the case's principal, Hong Jingtian, and his subordinate, Huo Laoer, were missing, he simply replied in a deep voice, "Thank you, Captain, for escorting the criminals to the county jail."
Captain Luo was still searching the village for evidence when he heard what Wang Qi had said. He cursed, "Jiang Feng is such a proud kid! I arrested him overnight, but he refused to even send the head of the yamen runners to take the prisoner."
Wang Qi murmured, "Sir, when I reported the news to the county government office, I saw that Lord Jiang was accompanied by only a servant, not even a messenger. I'm afraid that even if he wanted to arrest someone, no one would listen."
Captain Luo muttered, "Humph, what a hapless fellow! Forget it, I'd better go there myself and meet this crazy Jiang."
In everyone's eyes, this Tongpan who was kicked out of the government office was a poor guy.
It has been a few days since Captain Luo learned that Jiang Feng had arrived in Qili County.
Not only was the case not brought to trial, even Tianxiang Tower was not searched. Manager Mi and others were simply thrown into jail.
His indifference made everyone in Suijin Town relax their already tense hearts, and even the Wan family lost their patience and ran away.
(End of this chapter)
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