abnabooks Chapter 1582 How unreasonable!
Chapter 1582 How unreasonable!
Chapter 1582 How unreasonable!
After returning to Yongquan Villa, He Lingchuan quickly dried his hair, changed his clothes, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and pushed open the gate and walked out.
Trouble is waiting for him:
A group of vagrants and bandits rushed into the villa and took whatever they saw, including the fruits, vegetables, and wine jars in the cellar, the food, oil and leftovers in the kitchen, the money in the hands of the workers and servants, the clothes on their bodies, and even the half-eaten steamed bun thrown on the bedside. They left nothing behind!
The Yao people's guards were of course alarmed, and they rushed out with their weapons in hand, beating everyone they saw until they were covered in tears.
But the number of refugees was too large, like a swarm of locusts passing through the border, and the Yao people's guards were unable to drive them all away in a short time.
Dozens of refugees even rushed to the core area of Yongquan Villa and set fire near the mountain cellar and Xinglin Terrace.
They poured oil on Xinglin Terrace and set it on fire. Even after the rain, the fire shot up into the sky.
The chief steward Yan Bo took his men to put out fires everywhere.
The refugees took advantage of the time when the fire was being put out at Yongquan Villa to loot everywhere.
Under such circumstances, it would be unreasonable for He Lingchuan not to show up.
In fact, Zhao Song came running over to him just as he left the hospital gate: "Island Master He, you finally came out! Formation, quickly activate the defensive formation!"
Yongquan Villa is too big, so we don’t usually use the formation, otherwise the consumption would be astonishing.
"I was dreaming. I dreamed that my business was booming, but in reality my villa was on fire." He Lingchuan smiled bitterly, "Commander Zhao, you have worked hard!"
Things will be easy once his master shows up, and Yongquan Villa will immediately have a backbone.
He Lingchuan first ordered Yongquan Villa to activate the defensive formation to keep more refugees out of the villa, and then he and Zhao Song took command separately to cut off, pursue and intercept the gangs running around in the villa.
Soon, the situation was under control.
The fire was put out, the people were captured, and the grain was recovered and stored again.
Zhao Song captured a few leaders and interrogated them, only to find out that this group of refugees had gathered recently. At first, there were only one or two hundred people, but refugees from nearby areas who had no food came to join them. In less than five or seven days, the group grew rapidly and was always looting in the suburbs and villages.
There was no other way. They couldn’t get food and were starving to death, so they had to form groups to grab food.
There is strength in numbers, at least we can get something to eat.
When Zhao Song asked, he found out that this group of refugees had heard from others that Yongquan Villa in the east of the city was very rich, with food, meat, wine and vegetables. It was like a big granary, which could feed two thousand people for half a month if it was dug up.
As for where this rumor came from, no one can explain it clearly.
He Lingchuan cursed softly, "Damn it."
No one could be sure whether this attack by refugees was spontaneous or instigated by someone; after all, the villages and manors in the suburbs and towns had recently been harassed by refugees, and the government was busy as hell.
He Lingchuan still has important actions tonight, but Zhao Song and the palace guards of Yaoren are very alert and want to discuss things with him.
News just came from the south that Cao Wendao has stopped at Taoxi! This guy is as slippery as a ghost, and He Lingchuan finally managed to trick him. If he missed this great opportunity, where would he catch Cao Wendao again?
Fortunately, Cao Wendao doesn't seem to have any plans to move for the time being.
After dealing with the threat of refugees, a dozen palace guards urged Wanqi Liang and others to go to the kitchen for midnight snacks.
The villa was full of gluttons, so the cook would always leave some biscuits and sticky cakes in the cupboard, but they had just been snatched away.
Fortunately, there are still soft, sweet and fragrant chestnuts in this season, which are picked at the back of the villa. The cook cooked them and put them in the basket, so they were not found by the refugees, so everyone can still grab a handful as a snack.
After beating the refugees, more and more people came to the kitchen, and soon the ground was covered with chestnut shells.
The two groups sat together and ate happily.
Knowing that there would be a big job to do later, Wanqi Liang was not the same as before. When the lord told them to be patient, they took it easy. Having followed the Nine Nether Emperor on so many missions, they had already developed a good attitude of knowing when to relax and work hard.
While He Lingchuan was thinking hard, he was also waiting for the rain to seep into the ground.
Tianshui City had been dry for a long time, and the ground was very dry, so the snail toad had a hard time moving. Just when it brought them into the villa, it had to slow down and rest for a while.
But the previous thunderstorms will soon penetrate the soil, making the soil beneath the ground very moist, allowing the snail toads to move freely.
Tonight's opponent is another powerful demon puppet master. Dong Rui requires that each demon puppet be adjusted to the best condition. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood.
"What should we do? Can you still get out?" Soul Mirror sighed, "Everyone in the villa has woken up, even those merchants need someone to comfort them."
The merchants and nobles who were staying at the villa tonight were all frightened by the riot of the refugees. Yan Bo was arranging for someone to deliver food and sedatives to show his hospitality.
Peng Yukui and Mao Gong were also alarmed and they caught a few refugees who had sneaked into their residence during the chaos. However, Yongquan Villa was too big and the refugees scattered as soon as they entered. They had not caught them all yet and some had slipped through the net.
With the entire villa in turmoil, how could He Lingchuan ride on the snail toad and sneak out of the villa?
You never know when someone might come to see him.
Just give up the plan and let Cao Wenda go?
He Lingchuan said with a sullen face: "If the secret method doesn't work, let's do it openly!"
"Ah?" How do you understand?
"I have an entire official army under my command. Why wait any longer?"
"Hey, can this be exposed?"
"Why not?" He Lingchuan sneered, "Cao Wendao wants to kill me, shouldn't the palace guards arrest him?"
Isn't this the job of the palace guards?
He Lingchuan immediately sent someone to invite Zhao Song, who was leading his men to identify the leader of the refugees.
When Zhao Song saw He Lingchuan, his first words were: "From now on, I'm afraid the defensive formation will have to be kept open."
Otherwise, they would never be able to get rid of all the flies, even if they worked twelve hours a day. Besides, the main task of the palace guards was to guard He Lingchuan, not the orchard!
"Brother Zhao, you have worked hard."
Zhao Song waved his hand: "Why are you talking about this? By the way, what do you want from me?"
"Someone hired a killer to kill me."
As soon as He Lingchuan opened his mouth, Zhao Song was shocked. He took a closer look at He Lingchuan's expression, which was very serious and did not seem to be joking.
"Is this serious?"
"Really. I just caught the accomplice. He confessed everything and pointed out that the principal criminal is outside the villa right now, waiting for an opportunity to commit the crime."
Zhao Song repeated it subconsciously, and went over it in his mind: "The person who wants to kill you is now... outside our villa?"
"Yes!" He Lingchuan said solemnly, "If you don't believe me, Brother Zhao, why not try this fresh prisoner in my hands? The refugees who attacked tonight might have been instigated by them, and they wanted to take advantage of the chaos to kill me."
"How can this be possible!" Zhao Song was furious. "Time is running out. I will first arrest the thieves outside the village, and then we can investigate them in detail!"