Seeing the carriage, Wang Zhong's face suddenly became nervous.
"Damn, it's broken! Why is he here at this time?"
"Who is that?" Dongfang Lao looked surprised and turned around to see the carriage.
Wang Zhong did not answer, but said anxiously: "He is the manager here, don't let him pay attention to you. General Dongfang, you retreat now, I will find a way to settle this matter!"
Old Dongfang's eyes narrowed: "Every wrong has its owner, and every debt has its owner. Since he has the final say here, I will ask him for help, regardless of the brothers' affairs!"
Wang Zhong was a little panicked: "Hey, General Dongfang, don't do anything stupid. You can't defeat him. There are big people behind him."
Dongfang Lao sneered and said: "Barefoot people are never afraid of people wearing shoes. If we can't save even a baby, will we still be from Qingzhou? If after a while, it really comes to the point of using the knife to see blood, General Wang stands aside, don't It’s better to be splashed with blood.”
"General Dongfang, don't put Wang and the brothers in trouble. We brothers respect you and are not willing to be enemies of the old officer, but we have our responsibilities. If it really comes to the point of seeing blood, General Dongfang, don't blame me for waiting. .”
Wang Zhong cupped his hands and said, he spoke decisively, but his eyebrows looked extremely complicated.
"Everyone is his own master when we meet on the battlefield, let alone now? If we really want to take action again soon, I, Mr. Dongfang, will not blame you brothers, but I will not show mercy to you."
After Old Dongfang finished speaking, he turned around and walked in the direction of the carriage.
Wang Zhong wanted to persuade him again, but he reached out and failed to grab Dongfang Lao's shoulder.
He shouted: "Hey, General Dongfang!"
But two tall expat men stood side by side between him and Dongfang Lao. Although they were also stained, they still did not lose their momentum and glared at Wang Zhong fiercely, telling him not to try to persuade Dongfang Lao again. .
Dongfang Lao walked in front, and several close brothers followed behind him.
The carriage was getting closer and closer to him, and he couldn't see anything special about it.
If placed in a busy street, it would not be eye-catching and would just be regarded as a carriage used by ordinary people.
When the driver saw these vicious "villains" coming towards them, his face became tense. He turned around and said something behind him, and the carriage stopped in advance at a distance of more than ten feet.
As soon as the car stopped, two ordinary-looking young people, one tall and one short, got out of the car hood first, and then turned around to help a slightly clumsy, wealthy middle-aged man get out of the car slowly.
The rich middle-aged man had just stood still on the ground, then he straightened up his slightly bulging belly and looked towards the door of the house.
He had a peaceful expression on his face, and his seemingly shrewd little eyes were unconcerned. The scene of mourning in front of the house seemed to have nothing to do with him.
He picked up the hem of his robe and walked toward the door of the house, trying not to step on the blood-stained ground.
Dongfang Lao and several brothers were about to approach him to argue with him. However, before they could reach him, two servants, one tall and one short, blocked the way.
Dongfang Lao originally wanted to push these two people away, but before he reached out, he felt that these two seemingly ordinary young people seemed to contain some powerful aura, which actually made him dare not move for a while, so he could only watch. Watching the rich middle-aged man walk past him.
Xiao Yu, who was in the carriage, had been paying attention to the changes in the situation, and the appearance of the carriage also made him feel strange.
He had never seen the two servants, one tall and one short, but the rich middle-aged man looked familiar to him.
It seems that I have seen it somewhere, and I should have seen it more than once.
He racked his brains to think about it, until he saw the middle-aged man was about to step up the steps in front of the house, but the burly man who had been beaten before had his hands on his thighs, wailing bitterly.
"It's them!"
Xiao Yu almost shouted,
Xiao Shunzi on the side was surprised and confused. He wanted to know what was going on, but he didn't dare to ask. He lifted his buttocks off the cushion and half-knelt on the cushion.
Just now, the expatriates were defeated and exited the courtyard. Xiao Yu didn't know what happened specifically after that.
But Xiao Yu was greatly surprised when these two familiar people matched up in his memory.
He had met them at the carriage and horse shop.
They were Zhu Yi's servants, the steward named Cao Chen and the nurse guard named Niu Wu.
If they are here, what does this courtyard have to do with the "treacherous minister" Zhu Yi?
Thinking about it, it is really a terrifying thing. If all the parties involved are connected, it will be a conspiracy that can stir up the world.
Xiao Yu's mind suddenly sketched out an incident in which the prime minister hired a Northern Dynasty assassin to assassinate the eldest princess of the empire, and then blamed the assassination on the Northern Dynasty's planning. What was he going to do? After two years of peace, what was he going to do? Will it stir up war in the world?
If Zhu Yi really had such intentions, then killing him a thousand times or ten thousand times would not be enough to quell the resentment.
And he has been trying to win over this powerless young prince, and his purpose is probably even more sinister.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but his hands and feet began to feel cold, and a layer of white hair sweat appeared on his back.
His brows were still furrowed together and he continued to look out the window, paying attention to the continuous changes in the situation, especially the wealthy middle-aged man, Cao Chen, the chief steward of Zhu Yi's mansion.
Cao Chen was suddenly hugged by someone's thigh, and a look of disdain appeared on his fair face.
The nurse named Niu Wu had a pickle shop on his face and was crying.
He was originally a favored guard in Zhu Yi's house. Because he offended Xiao Yu last time, Zhu Yi scolded him. It was a good thing that he was not beaten to death. In the end, Cao Chen begged for mercy and temporarily arranged for him to work in the inner courtyard. An ordinary nursing home.
But Niu Wu believed that he was an old member of Zhu Yi's house and had a close relationship with Manager Cao, so he felt that he was superior to others. Originally assigned to the inner courtyard, he didn't know why he didn't want to stay in the inner courtyard, but he always went to the outer courtyard to stay there. The remaining soldiers trapped in the camp acted domineeringly in front of him, but no one paid attention to him.
There was a lot of noise outside the house today. It stands to reason that the trapped camp was unwilling to cause trouble, so he didn't pay attention to the situation outside. It was Niu Wu who went to open the door of the house without permission and caused this bloody conflict.
And this useless embroidered pillow is here holding the steward's thigh and looking for a backer to make decisions. It really makes the soldiers in the trapped camp who know the inside story look down upon it.
"Okay, okay, Niu Wu, please get up and speak. Don't lose the face of the family here." Cao Chen said.
Seeing that Niu Wu was still acting "coquettishly and cutely", two followers, one tall and one short, dragged him up from the ground.
"They are not good people. They are here to sell their goods to seek glory!" Niu Wu suddenly pointed at the silent soldiers trapped in the camp and shouted, "They were cowering behind, but I was the only one who rushed forward to kill me. My little life It’s almost gone, oops... oops..."
Cao Chen knew that Niu Wu was a person who flattered those above and bullied those below, so he ignored him.
"Xiao Wu, take your Brother Niu Wu to the back hall to rest," Cao Chen said coldly.
The short retinue said a few words of comfort in Niu Wu's ear, and then returned to the courtyard with Xiao Wu's support.
Wang Zhong took two steps forward and raised his hands to explain.
Cao Chen just waved his hand and told him not to say anything. He knew everything.
At this time, Cao Chen stood in front of the steps, looked back at the group of overseas Chinese who had come to make trouble, and asked in an official tone:
"What's going on? Who are you and why did you break into my master's house?"
Yu Tianmin rushed forward rashly, pointed at Cao Chen and shouted: "My baby is lost in this yard, if you don't let us go find someone!"
Cao Chen sneered and raised his chin a little, as if he didn't take the person in front of him seriously at all.
"If you lose it, look for it. Why is it so difficult for me in this courtyard?"
"The baby was lost in your yard!"
Cao Chen didn't want to waste any time talking to Yu Tianmin, so he turned around and was about to enter the hospital.
"Wait! Don't leave, I haven't given you an explanation yet!" Yu Tianmin shouted from behind.
Cao Chen had just turned around, then turned back again. He blinked and looked at Yu Tianmin as if he was looking at a fool.
"What's the explanation? I haven't reported it to the official yet, but I'm showing mercy to you. If I report it to the government, if you and other unruly people cause trouble here and break into my house, then the Danyang County government will not be able to lock you up for a year and a half. , go back quickly!"
"Give me back my baby!"
"Bring the dog back!"
"Yes, if you don't return the baby, I will go in and look for him!"
"..."
Cao Chen became a little angry, and his originally peaceful face gradually became angry.
"You said that the baby is in my house, what proof do you have?"
When Cao Chen said these words, the big and strong men all looked at each other in confusion. They were called one by one by acquaintances and gathered together. Some of them only knew how to fight when they went out. They couldn't explain why they wanted to fight. Later, on the road, I heard from my companions that a little kid named Gouer was lost in this yard, and they were going to look for him.
But when it comes to the credentials, they really don't know where the credentials are. Whoever wants to go out to fight needs what credentials.
Yu Tianmin was speechless at first, but after saying this, he was a little speechless. He touched the back of his head and seemed to be correcting himself, so he hurried to find Mr. Dongfang.
At this time, Mr. Dongfang came back and stared at Cao Chen with wide eyes.
"We have a witness, but the blood here is too thick, and the witness is still young, and we can't bear to let children see this scene. Manager, Chaogou Wharf, there are more than hundreds of houses, I don't want to embarrass his family, but I come here to you , of course we have our reasons, just let us search and if we find the children, we will take them away to wipe out the past grudges. If the children are not found inside, I will bear the blame and accept the punishment."
"Haha, did you just go in when you said you should?" Cao Chen sneered, and he suddenly became interested, "Let me ask you, my courtyard door is not open all year round, how can a child get in? Could it be that he was born He can't fly over this high wall. If that's the case, why did he come to my courtyard? He couldn't steal. If he is really a thief, how can the people in my house spare him? Beat him to death and throw his body in the wilderness to feed the dogs. so what?"
"you......"
Old Dongfang was so angry that he was shaking all over, his eyes flashed with anger, and his eyes were about to burst.
The other expats were also so angry that they all clenched their weapons and prepared to fight again.
Wang Zhong, who was standing behind Cao Chen, looked complicated and anxious. He kept winking at Dongfang Lao, urging him to stop and go back quickly.
Cao Chen turned around again and was about to walk into the house. The tall attendant followed him and he said:
"If you have the ability, you might as well fight with dozens of guards like me. If you can get into the courtyard, then half of you will die. I have my own reasons for the Tingwei Department and the Five Guards Army. You have to be careful in Jiankang City from now on."
When all the foreigners saw that the steward was really hateful, they started to beat him.
The tall servant suddenly turned his head, his twisted face was like a god of murder, which made people fearful, and they all silently moved back half a step.
However, at this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from the corner of the west side of the street, and it seemed that the rising dust could be vaguely seen.
Before Cao Chen entered the courtyard, he turned around again because of the sound of horse hooves.
Everyone present, no matter which side they were from, looked surprised.
Only Xiao Yu, who was sitting on the carriage, cursed secretly: "What a thousand-year-old bastard, he climbs so slowly!"
At this moment, more than twenty knights wearing bright heavy armor appeared at the corner of the street and were galloping towards this direction. Following these knights were soldiers of the Imperial Guard who could not see the horizon.
The corner of Xiao Yu's mouth twitched again: "Haha... This is too exaggerated! It's not enough to get a few arrests!"
Gradually, he saw a big flag with the word "Pei" fluttering in the wind.
A majestic general dismounted from his horse and walked towards the door of the house with a few of his men, the scales of his armor rustling.
Everyone was there.
But he saw the general taking off his helmet in front of the house and looking up.
When Cao Chen saw this, he quickly bent down, holding the hem of his robe and ran down.
"I have seen General Zhige."
That majestic general is Pei Zhi.
Since the fire in Xia Li, Xiao Yu has lived in Princess Yongning's mansion. Since then, he has become familiar with Pei Zhi. The two have always had a good relationship and have relatively good tempers. Sometimes they feel like they met too late.
Pei Zhi has also been bragging in front of Xiao Yu, saying that there is nothing in Jiankang City that Pei Zhi cannot solve.
But this time, Xiao Yu asked Manager Cui to report to the government that a child at home had been kidnapped by a group of vicious gangsters. He originally wanted to confuse the public and take advantage of troubled waters.
Finally, Xiao Yu added that if the government ignored him, he would go to General Zhige.
But he didn't expect that the imperial army guarding the palace would be attracted at this moment!
This is really a big deal.
Pei Zhi glanced at the ordinary door of the house, then at Cao Chen and the dozens of trapped soldiers behind him who had become guards.
When he saw Cao Chen, there seemed to be no disturbance on his face, and he looked businesslike.
"Cao Chen, someone reported to the official, but they reported to the wrong place. They came to the residence of General Zhige and said that a thief kidnapped a child. For such a thing to happen under the emperor's feet, it would really bring disgrace to the emperor's face. I There is no reason for the Imperial Guard to ignore this."
"Ah?" Cao Chen opened his mouth wide with a look of fear.
He knew that Pei Zhi was from the side of Xiao Yuwan, the eldest princess of Yongning. Speaking of which, he was a rival to Zhu Yi, who was in charge of the Fifth Guards Army. There were often frictions between the armies controlled by the two.
When he appears now, he must be here for revenge.
No matter what, Cao Chen didn't dare to say anything as if he had suffered a dumb loss, but how could anyone easily enter this house?
Cao Chen asked tentatively: "General Pei, are you coming to search the hospital? Can you wait until Zhu Shizhong arrives before making any arrangements?"
"It's such a big deal, why are you just a child waiting for Zhu Shizhong?" Pei Zhi said this and looked at Mr. Dongfang, "But what official are you waiting for?"
Mr. Dongfang didn't know anything about reporting to the official, but they knew that the young prince had prepared a complete plan for them, so they nodded vigorously.
Pei Zhi scolded: "You are not a good person. You are fighting here and getting killed. Follow me back to the General's Mansion later and we will discuss it later!"
After Pei Zhi finished cursing, he looked back and saw that the entire street was almost crowded with black soldiers.
"Generals, obey the order!" Pei Zhi shouted.
"Here! Here! Here!"
"The whole street has been surrounded by this general. No one is allowed to enter or leave. I have to dig three feet into the ground to find that little kid!"
As soon as Pei Zhi finished speaking, several columns of black iron currents spread out in all directions.
