"Mr. Zhao, do you think the young master will show up?"
In a poplar forest outside the city, Fan Mansion guard leader Luo Rui asked Zhao Xuemin in a low voice.
Twenty thousand taels of silver and twenty large silver balls weighing one thousand taels were loaded in four carriages.
Originally, Magistrate Fan planned to use silver ingots, but Zhao Xuemin suggested using silver balls. In his words, silver balls have a larger target and are easier to trace.
So Magistrate Fan agreed to his suggestion.
"I'm not sure whether the young master will show up, but the person who comes to get the money will definitely show up." Zhao Xuemin said.
"Mr. Zhao, if we ambush here and see the person holding the money, should we rush out and capture him?" Luo Rui asked.
Zhao Xuemin just glanced at Luo Rui.
Luo Rui also quickly smiled, as if he had asked a nonsense question.
Two woodcutters suddenly walked towards this side furtively.
Luo Rui also immediately made a gesture, telling everyone to be ready.
"It seems that these carriages are really unoccupied." Two woodcutter, one tall and one short, looked around, staring at the horses with a green light.
"How about we forget it? If someone finds us stealing horses, we will be arrested and brought to court." The short woodcutter said nervously.
"What are you afraid of? No one saw it anyway. Who knew we stole the horse." The tall woodcutter said and began to untie the reins of a carriage.
The short woodcutter had to step forward to help.
It seemed that their target was just a few fat and strong horses, and they didn't even take a look at what was in the carriage.
Luo Rui was a little disappointed that he was not the one who came to collect the ransom.
"Mr. Zhao, what should we do now? How about driving these two people away?"
"Maybe these two people are here to explore the road. Follow them quietly to see where they take the horses." Zhao Xuemin said.
Luo Rui originally planned to send a few people there, but after thinking about it, since Mr. Zhao said that these two people were suspicious and might be able to find the whereabouts of the young master, he decided to go in person.
At this time, the two woodcutters had already untied their horses, and each of them led two horses and ran away.
Luo Rui also followed quietly with four or five guards.
After a while, Luo Rui came back.
The carriage was found to be gone.
There were many corpses lying on the ground.
He was shocked.
"Mr. Zhao!"
Zhao Xuemin fell to the ground covered in blood, then got up with difficulty, "I'm here."
Luo Rui and several guards quickly supported Zhao Xuemin.
"Mr. Zhao, what's going on?"
"I was careless. I didn't expect that the people who came here not only wanted to take away the money, but also wanted to kill us. If a few guards hadn't tried their best to protect me, my life would have been over!" Zhao Xuemin said weakly.
Luo Rui punched a tree next to him angrily, blaming him for being greedy for credit. If he hadn't followed the two woodcutters, maybe this wouldn't have happened.
"They took away the silver, will they let the young master go?"
This is what he is most concerned about. Now that the money has been taken away, if they don't let the young master come back, how will he explain it to the adults?
"Leader Luo, after you go back, you said that everything is my responsibility. I believe that adults will not blame you." Zhao Xuemin just said weakly, "I was indeed too hasty in this matter."
"Mr. Zhao, how can you say that? You are seriously injured. Even if you are responsible, it is my responsibility." Luo Rui said.
"No, this matter was suggested by me, sir. The responsibility must naturally be shouldered by me. After returning home, Chief Luo won't say anything. Everything will be done by me... Poof!" Zhao Xuemin suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and he was stunned. Damn, unconscious.
Luo Rui's expression also changed, "Take Mr. Zhao back to the city quickly!"
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Prefect's office.
Luo Rui knelt in front of Magistrate Fan.
Magistrate Fan's face was so dark that he could shed tears.
He directly picked up a tea cup and smashed it on Luo Rui's head.
A network of blood also spread on Luo Rui's forehead, and drops of blood fell to the ground. Luo Rui just lowered his head and remained motionless.
"Trash, they are all a bunch of trash!" Magistrate Fan cursed with lingering anger.
"Sir, all of this is my responsibility. I shouldn't have followed the two woodcutters on the way. I was afraid that Mr. Zhao would be seriously injured. Please don't blame Mr. Zhao!" Luo Rui said.
"Did you find anything when you followed those two woodcutters?" Magistrate Fan just asked with a cold face.
"They are indeed suspicious. They have been circling in that poplar forest and are very familiar with the terrain there. I followed them for a long time and lost them." Luo Rui said at the end, his voice became softer.
He also didn't expect that after following those two people, he would actually lose them.
"So, they are all just losers!" Magistrate Fan kicked Luo Rui again with an angry look on his face, "You can lose me to everyone, so what's the use of you?"
Luo Rui just lowered his head and let Magistrate Fan vent his anger.
In his opinion, it was a good thing for the adults to beat and scold him like this, at least it would not kill him.
After a few kicks, Magistrate Fan was tired.
"If the money is taken away, will they let him go?"
