Chapter 231: Swap
A snow-white teacup comes into close contact with the blue brick floor, and then it falls apart gorgeously. []//Free eBook Download.//
"Rebel! Unfilial son! A middle-aged man wearing a regimental collar shirt, a black gauze hat on his head, and a heron belt around his waist shouted with a flushed face.
Standing not far from the middle-aged man, there was another person kneeling on the ground. I saw a distinct scar on his face. It was the scarred face that had followed Masahiro that day. Seeing that the middle-aged man was angry, Scarface wisely did not make a sound, but knelt there with his head down.
The middle-aged man is Huahua's handsome father, Zhang Tuiguan, who suddenly received an urgent report from home in the yamen this morning, saying that his son had an accident and must wait for him to go back to make a decision. originally thought that his son had committed the trivial matter of fighting and robbing the people's daughter, but there was a knowledge that his son was arrested, and the other party also put forward a large number of conditions for redeeming his son.
As soon as he thought of taking a great risk to redeem this useless son, Zhang Tuiguan became angry.
"Can you find out who did it?" Zhang Tuiguan calmed down for a moment, then sat down again and asked calmly.
"Master, the villain thinks it's very likely that the few Japanese people who reported to the lord last time did it," Scarface immediately replied.
"Huh? Akagi Daisa? Those few of Akagi's men? Is it a grudge against the last time? ”
"My lord, the little ones haven't been able to confirm that these are Akagi Daisa's people, but judging by this situation, they are likely to be Akagi Daisa's subordinates. This time, the goods were robbed in the middle of the road, resulting in the inability to provide them with goods in time, and it seems that the other party thinks that we are interested in raising the price. That's why I came up with this way to kidnap Childe," Scarface said.
"Hmph, these damn Japanese people, you arrange for someone to contact Akagi Daisa, and let him release him quickly. Otherwise, this official will definitely not be polite," Zhang Tuiguan waved his sleeve and said with great annoyance. [. YZUU POINT]
"Master, I'm afraid this matter is not appropriate, those Japanese people are outlaws, this time we took their things, but we didn't fulfill their promises, with their character of retribution, they will definitely not give in" Scarface said carefully.
"Hmph. Is there any clue to the robbery found out last time? Zhang Tuiguan did not continue to dwell on the matter, but asked about the robbery of the goods.
"My lord, on the second day of the accident, the villain personally led people to investigate the mountain road there. The other party is obviously a veteran, and he has erased all traces, and it will take time to find out the clues," Scarface replied.
"Then use the batch of goods taken out of the warehouse to top it first" Seeing that the whereabouts of the stolen goods had not yet been found, Zhang Tuiguan had no choice but to say in frustration. He knew that his subordinate was a master of the rivers and lakes. A lot of things can be done properly, and if he can't do it this time, then there's really no way.
"Yes, sir."
"Also. Let the fat man go with him this time, although this time I found some craftsmen to take the blame. But he knows too many things, so don't come back this time," Zhang Tuiguan commanded lightly. In the past, he wanted to accumulate a lot of money as soon as possible so that he could start laying out his plans. That's why he took the risk and sent people to connect with those would-be robbers to do business secretly, but now it seems that the risk is still too great, and Zhang Tuiguan is already thinking about how to get out. Of course, it was not a big deal for him to do business with the Japanese pirates, or even to buy and sell arms. As long as you stay in the coastal officialdom for a long time, you will understand that many of the so-called pirates overseas are played by the subordinates of some wealthy businessmen, and these wealthy businessmen often have the shadow of local officials behind them.
"Yes, my lord," Scarface said as he took it for granted.
"After rescuing the son, tell those damn widows that the price will be increased by 30% in the future business, otherwise the business will be exempted from talking in the future" Zhang Tuiguan seemed to be very unwilling to be slaughtered this time, and seemed to have not forgotten to add a sentence. …,
Scarface takes command again. [. YZUU POINT]
"Alright, let's go down. Let someone hurry up and invite the other three kidnapped adults to come to me. Hmph, you can't let the family bear the ransom this time alone, right? Zhang Tuiguan waved his hand and said.
"Yes, my lord," Scarface commanded......
It was night, and the night was hazy.
It's already winter, and the water surface of the river exudes a cool air.
In a remote bay away from the Three Ports, Masayoshi was leisurely standing on the deck enjoying the scenery. According to his letter to Zhang Tuiguan today, it was in this vicinity that the two sides handed over the handover. The reason for choosing this place as the handover is that it is located at the confluence of three rivers and the banks are densely wooded, which is a favorable terrain for rapid lurking after the handover.
At this time, a small boat quickly approached, and Masarashi did not stop the other party from approaching, because that ship was the surveillance ship sent by Masara.
"Childe, they have arrived, not far ahead, it seems that there are indeed only two small boats, one of which has a deep draft, and it should be loaded with heavy loads" As soon as the boat approached, the boatman on board whispered.
"Lead the way ahead," Masahiro immediately ordered. Let's hope the other party can really keep the agreement. Even if all preparations have been made, but now after all, in the other party's territory, Masahiro still has a faint inner uneasiness.
With Masayo's order, Masahiro's boat followed the small boat in front of him and began to move.
Ruomo walked on the water for two quarters of an hour, and finally saw two small boats faintly parked on the river not far ahead, and because they were too far away, he could only vaguely judge the number of boats from the oil lamps on the boats.
"Signal," Masa commanded as the boat stopped.
When a sailor heard this, he immediately picked up the oil lamp and ran to the bow of the ship, and shook it several times towards the two ships in the distance. Although the sailor's movements were already slow, the oil lamp was almost extinguished by the wind that was raised by the shaking of the oil lamp.
At this time, the two small boats that had been docked on the river, Scarface was looking anxious. This evening, I suddenly received a letter from the other party at the back door, stating the time and place of tonight's handover. The entire Zhang Mansion immediately acted quickly and secretly, and the ransom demanded by the other party was ready in less than half an hour. Then Scarface personally led the team to redeem his son-in-law.
But it's been half an hour since I've been here, but I still haven't seen half of the other party's shadow, and Scarface is starting to get anxious. Although his own master has repeatedly scolded Gongzi for being a loser, everyone can see that as the only seedling in the family, Gongzi is actually the heart of the master.
And this time, in order to avoid extraneous branches, Zhang Tuiguan did not secretly make any moves. Because both Zhang Tuiguan and Scarface subconsciously believe that this kidnapping incident is just a small action of a few widows who have been doing business. If the sailors are used rashly, not only may they provoke the anxious Japanese pirates, thus threatening the safety of several hostages, but more seriously, they may be involved in the secret transaction between their own family and the Japanese pirates.
"Your Excellency, look?" Just as Scarface was anxious, a family member next to him pointed to the distance and exclaimed.
Scar looked in the direction he was pointing, and saw only a cluster of lights flickering regularly in the distance.
"Quick, row the boat over now" Scarface immediately recognized the handover signal. This is a common lantern language used by people in the rivers and lakes to meet on the water.
With Scarface's order, the two boats began to row towards the firelight. The Scarface brought two small boats, the one he was in had three people, and the other boat had three people, for a total of six people. In addition to Scarface himself, there are four other people who are dressed up as trusted cronies in the family, and they all have good martial arts. And the last one is a bit special, it is the fat man mentioned by Zhang Tuiguan. …,
At this moment, the fat man was also full of surprise. But he was helpless, this time Shangguan's son was kidnapped, in the final analysis, it was because of the last transaction with the Japanese that he participated in, which caused the Japanese to be dissatisfied and took the risk to kidnap Shangguan's son. According to Zhang Tuiguan, he came to participate in the hostage exchange tonight to make up for his mistakes, and besides, he also needed his cooperation to quickly remove firearms from the warehouse, so he had to bite the bullet.
Soon the two sides met on the surface of the river.
As he approaches Masayo's ship, Scarface tells the ransom-laden ship behind him to stop moving first, and then directs his own ship to approach Masayo's ship again.
"Hehe, Your Excellency is really bold!" There were still about three meters away from the ship where Masashi was, and at the signal of the sailors on Masara's ship, Scarface's ship also stopped, and Scarface said to Masara Masase, who was standing on the bow of the boat.
"Without further ado, did we bring what we wanted?" Zhengliang didn't bother to continue arguing with the other party, and immediately asked. You must know that this is the other party's land, and staying for a quarter of an hour longer may increase the danger of one more point.
"Your Excellency is one of that guy from Akagi Daisa?" Scarface didn't pay attention to Masayo's words, and instead asked angrily. As long as you are sure that the other party is Akagi Daisa's person, then it will be easy to discuss. After all, both the two parties have cooperated for so long, as long as the handover of the goods owed last time is clear, the contradiction will naturally be resolved.
"It seems that Your Excellency is not going to exchange?" Zhengliang said in a deep voice, "Then please forgive me for not accompanying me and taking my leave." ”
"Slow" Seeing that Masato was decisively preparing to leave, Scarface immediately said.
"Your Excellency must let me see if Childe is okay, right?" Scarface said as he stared at Masaara.
Masarashi waved his hand to signal the sailor who was about to row away to stop, then looked at Scarface. The meaning is obvious, you want me to show sincerity, so you also want to show sincerity, right?