Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 162 Operation Thin Horse ([-])

The streets and alleys in the Hedong District just started to be noisy, and when the neighbors shouted to find Lizheng to report to the police, the high-speed official boat had already carried the rescued girls through the Tongji Gate.Turn right at the river fork not far ahead and you will see the Shahe River leading to the Yangtze River.

The batteries on board have run out, and the diesel engine needs to be started to go any further.Because there is too much movement, once it is started, it cannot be stopped, and it has to drive all the way to Flower and Bird Island.According to the previous plan, Wang Yuanfang stopped the boat on the west bank of the canal, and Zhao Xin, Liu Sheng, and Wu Siyu disembarked.

"Bon Voyage!"

"Be careful too, see you in Beihai Town!"

Everyone shook hands and said goodbye. After Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng disappeared on the shore, Wang Yuanfang started the diesel motor.The sound of rumbling motors woke up even the Qing soldiers on duty at night on the city wall, and they all held up lanterns and leaned out of the city wall to check.

In the dark night, a white object that seemed to be a boat slowly moved away from the shore, and soon moved towards the direction of Shahe at an alarming speed.

"What is that?! Can you see it clearly?"

A Qing soldier rubbed his eyes vigorously. "Looks like a boat!"

"That's a water monster! What kind of ship can run so fast and roar?"

"Hurry up and report to your lord!" After the leader of the Qing soldiers finished speaking, they ran down the city wall holding a torch.

Amidst the roar of the motor, the official speedboat galloped on the surface of the Shahe River at a speed of more than 20 knots.Because of the turbulence of the speedboat, the girls who were stunned in the cabin slowly woke up.

Tang Xiaoyou woke up, she raised her head, and saw something emitting white light above her head; then, a beautiful woman with short hair and a strange gray short dress appeared in her vision, standing in the cabin At one end, there seemed to be a door behind him.Looking around again, I found that both sides of the cabin were drawn with thick dark curtains.

The woman smiled, walked up to the girls, knelt down and said, "Don't worry, we won't harm you. We won't let you be Mrs. Yazhai or slaves. We will help you after crossing the Yangtze River." Untie the rope. Be good~" After finishing speaking, she patted Tang Xiao's face lightly twice.

Tang Xiao was so frightened that he almost fainted when the other party reached out to touch his face.After the anesthetic wore off, the intense discomfort made her very uncomfortable.But there was a sticky cloth-like thing stuck to her mouth, which made her unable to vomit and could only retch.

Seeing Tang Xiao's face turning blue, Liu Siting quickly tore off the tape on her mouth.

"Ouch~vomit~" Tang Xiao retched for a long time on his side.She hadn't eaten dinner and her stomach was empty.After vomiting for a long time, he moaned, "Shui Shui."

Liu Siting got up and took a bottle of water from the coffee table, and fed Tang Xiao a few sips, and then she slowly recovered.

"Are you hungry? I see that you vomited for a long time and couldn't vomit anything. Did the trafficker not give you dinner? I heard that you girls usually give you some porridge? Look at how skinny you are!"

Liu Siting held Tang Xiao's slender hand with a look of pity.Then he took a piece of chocolate from the tea table and was about to feed it to Tang Xiao.The little girl was still in shock, she would not eat, so she bowed her head and said nothing.After a long while, he asked in a low voice: "Who are you? Where are you going to rob me and other weak girls?"

Liu Siting looked at the other party and said slowly: "We will not harm you, and we have no choice but to take you away. However, we don't have slaves there. If you go there, you can be teachers and teach your children how to read."

"Teacher? Teach children how to read?" Tang Xiao felt that the woman in front of her was talking nonsense. There are so many scholars and children who don't want to be born. What kind of joke are you trying to snatch a group of poor girls to be teachers!
Seeing the girl's expression, Liu Siting knew that she didn't believe her at all.Looking at the other girls who woke up, they all moved closer together, still full of horror.

"Are you lying to me? You'll know when you get there. If you feel bad when you go, we can send you back."

Tang Xiao stared into each other's eyes, and all he saw was sincerity.She hesitated and tentatively asked: "Is this really true?"

"Never regret it!" Liu Siting said firmly.At the same time, he thought to himself: "Even my little Hong and I can't go back, where do you want to go, little girl?"

During the Qianlong period, most of the residences of Yangzhou salt merchants were in the Guangchu Gate in the north of Xincheng, and so was the Wang family.At three o'clock at night, the three of Zhao Xin arrived at the entrance of Shuiguan in the north of the city.

Shen Jingdan had already spent money to buy off the guards here. According to the agreement, the water gate will not be closed tightly tonight, and a gap about one meter high will be left underwater for them to pass through.

The three of them quietly entered the water beside the city wall, and plunged down immediately.Sure enough, there was a gap in the water gate, and the three of them entered the city from underwater.After landing, the three of them didn't change their clothes, they stopped and walked, hiding their whereabouts all the way, and it took almost an hour to reach the outside of Wang Jinglong's house.Apart from going out to pick out "thin horses" two days ago, Wu Siyu just walked back and forth on this road, comparing the drawings given by Shen Jingdan, and carefully studied the layout of the streets and alleys on this road.

I am not afraid of guarding the home, but the most troublesome thing is the dog!As long as one barks, all the dogs in the surrounding alleys will soon follow.At that time, any fool will know that a thief has broken into the house.

So Zhao Xin's plan of action this time is to shoot and kill anyone who calls the police or resists.After completing the goal, quickly retreat to the gate of Tianning Temple, change clothes and run away.And all of this must be completed before dawn.

Things like climbing walls, going to rooms and opening doors are already familiar.Wu Siyu went up to the roof from the right side of the gatehouse of Wang's house. Ten minutes later, there were several "da da" sounds from the yard.After a while, there were a few soft sounds of metal touching from the courtyard door, and after waiting for a while, the small door next to the main gate opened, and Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng stepped in.

"Why so slow?" Zhao Xin asked Wu Siyu in a low voice.

Wu Siyu didn't speak, and pointed to the courtyard gate behind him.Zhao Xin turned his head and took a look in the dim light of the lantern. There were three locks hanging on the gate of the small courtyard.Daringly, Wu Siyu has been busy looking for the key for a long time!The three of them helped Wu Siyu move the corpses of several servants into the gatehouse, and quietly closed the door.Continue to the main entrance.

Different from the film and television dramas of later generations, the defense system of the ancient big families at night is actually very strict.Before going to bed at night, the door will be closed and locked every time you enter the yard.Therefore, at night, the gate of a mansion will become a fortress with layers of defense; it is impossible for a few armed thieves to break in.Of course, except for some masters who fly over the wall.

According to the information provided by Shen Jingdan, there were more than a dozen invited guards in the inner house of the Wang family; apart from people from the Cao Gang, it is said that there were also disciples of Gan Fengchi among them.

"Gan Fengchi?" Zhao Xin had actually read some information about this Qing Dynasty martial artist whose birth and death dates are unknown in history.The cause is those famous Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts films.This Gan Fengchi is said to have worshiped Huang Baijia, a descendant of Huang Zongxi, as his teacher, and returned to his hometown in his 80s.According to Huang Baijia's birth and death dates, Gan Fengchi should be between 50 and 80 years old now.

Zhao Xin thought maliciously, wondering if there were any descendants of Gan Fengchi among the concierges that Wu Siyu killed just now?
The three continued to climb the ladder to the wall.Unexpectedly, the mutation happened at this moment!

"Who!" Someone on the roof suddenly shouted, and then stepped on the ridge and rushed towards Wu Siyu who had just climbed onto the wall.

"I'm going! What a master!" Zhao Xin cried inwardly. Wu Siyu let go of his hands at this moment, and his body fell to the ground; but just as he landed on the ground, there was a "ding dong", and a cold light flew over in the night. It rubbed the top of his head and hit the ground behind him.Immediately afterwards, a black shadow fell from the roof, holding a knife and slashing at Wu Siyu.

Wu Siyu was shocked, and rolled on the spot, wiping the edge of the blade and dodging.Before Zhao Xin could react at this time, Liu Sheng had already pointed the gun at the black shadow and pulled the trigger.

"Da da da."

"Clang! Plop!" The Yanling knife fell to the ground, and the owner of the knife fell to the ground and died immediately.

"I'll wipe it!" Zhao Xin broke out in a cold sweat.It was really lightning and flint just now, a close call.If this was cut by a knife, Wu Siyu would definitely be seriously injured.You can't underestimate the ancients!
At this time, the inner courtyard was disturbed, and the lanterns under the porch were lit up one after another. More than a dozen people rushed into the courtyard, or guarded with long knives or sticks.Zhao Xin also went all out, if he gave up halfway today, Shen Jingdan's family would be miserable tomorrow.

He turned the HK416 from behind to the front of his body, pulled the bolt to load it, and then said to Wu Siyu and Liu Sheng: "Trust me to go up."

A group of servants and bodyguards in the yard were about to open the door and rush out when they saw a black figure appearing from the wall on the left side of the main entrance.As the black shadow continued to rise, a strange thing in his hand was also revealed.

"Da da da da~~~" The sound of continuous shooting with the addition of a silencer was accompanied by the jet of white smoke, and there was a series of screams.Seven or eight guards and servants were shot and fell to the ground one after another; several agile ones quickly hid behind the pillars and behind the Taihu stone in the courtyard.

"Who is the hero? Tell me your name. How much money is negotiable. Why do you have to be so vicious!" A guard leader hiding behind a pillar said loudly.

Zhao Xin didn't talk nonsense with these people at all. He continuously pulled the trigger in the direction of the sound, and sawdust splashed on the pillars.Immediately afterwards, he put down the gun, put his hands on the wall, and then stepped on the roof immediately.Zhao Xin didn't care about the sound of stepping on the tiles, so he raised his gun and continued to shoot at the opposite corridor.The two people hiding behind the pillar were unable to dodge in time, and were shot one after another and fell to the ground.

At this time Wu Siyu also jumped onto the wall, instead of going to the room, he jumped directly into the yard.A guard flashed out from behind the Taihu Lake rocks with a knife, and stabbed at Wu Siyu.

In ancient times, when you used a knife to confront the enemy on the battlefield, you can't kill a person with a knife, but stabbing a person is the most dangerous.This is why no one would fight with a samurai sword on the battlefields of ancient Japan.The first is that the samurai sword is too fragile in chopping, and it is easy to break the blade; the other is that the efficiency of killing enemies is too low.

Out of the corner of Wu Siyu's eyes, he caught a glimpse of a black figure rushing towards him, and there was nowhere to go if he tried to retreat. He shrank, fell to the ground, rolled and hid.The pose, while ugly, works well.

Seeing that he missed a hit, the guard didn't like to fight; he knew that there were people on the roof, if he went there again, he would definitely be attacked from behind.Immediately, he took advantage of the momentum and twisted his body, rushed towards the corridor of the east wing, and hid behind a pillar again.

Zhao Xin knew that there were not many bullets in his magazine, so he yelled "Change bullets" in a low voice, and then took out a magazine to replace it, and then inserted the withdrawn magazine into the back of his chest. heart.

Wu Siyu walked to the gate of the courtyard with a pistol in his hand and pulled the latch, and then Liu Sheng rushed in with a gun in his hand.Wu Siyu made a few gestures, and Liu Sheng shot continuously at the pillars under the east porch.Amidst the sawdust flying, the skilled guard shrank his body behind the pillar desperately.But as Liu Sheng kept approaching, there was no longer any room to hide behind the pillar.

All of a sudden, the nurse felt as if a big hammer hit his back fiercely, and the force directly penetrated his chest; he couldn't control himself and fell to the ground.Immediately afterwards, a fiery feeling rose from behind; the nurse was so painful that he almost fainted, and just about to scream, Liu Sheng shot him in the head.

The three of them cleaned up the first courtyard, then rushed across the front hall and started attacking the second.Since the few nursing homes just came out of the second entrance, the door of the second entrance was wide open at this time.After the three of them killed several servants holding sticks, they continued to rush towards the inner house.Wang Jinglong lived in Sanjin's courtyard, and there should only be Master Wang and a group of panicked wives, concubines, and servants in the inner courtyard.

Zhao Xin rushed to the gate of the courtyard, hid behind the pillars, and shot randomly at the wooden door, sending sawdust flying around.Liu Sheng cursed angrily in a low voice: "Don't shoot indiscriminately!"

After speaking, he took off the long-handled steel ax tied behind his back, and slashed at the courtyard gate full of bullet holes.After a few blows, the wooden door was split open; after a few more blows, Liu Sheng took a few steps back, rushed over with a stride, and kicked the courtyard door open with a flying kick.

Zhao Xin rushed to the outside of the main house with a gun in his hand. Liu Sheng came over with an ax and slashed several times. The ornately carved wooden door soon became fragmented.

There were only a few maids hiding under the bed in the house, and Wang Jinglong and his wives and concubines were gone.

Zhao Xin went up and pointed a gun at a maid and asked, "Where is your master Wang?! Tell me!"

Those maids were trembling with fear from Zhao Xin and the three of them, and soon, a wave of anger rose in the house.

"Damn it! I was scared to pee. Tie them up and gag them." Zhao Xin said to Wu Siyu, then turned on the flashlight and searched around the house.Liu Sheng and Wu Siyu immediately took out plastic cable ties and tape, tied up the maids behind their hands, and put a few rounds of tape on their mouths.

Suddenly, Zhao Xin discovered that the girl's urine had flowed down the ground into a crack in the brick next to a cabinet.Looking around the cabinet again, there are obvious traces of dragging!
"There is a problem here! Help me." Zhao Xin said, and began to call Liu Sheng to come and move the cabinet together.The two pulled hard, but one end of the cabinet didn't move, and the other end was opened ninety degrees outward, revealing a stone slab the same color as the bricks on the ground.There was a sunken iron ring on the stone slab. Liu Sheng pulled it hard, and the slate was lifted, revealing the dark space below.

"Master Wang, don't hide, come out." Zhao Xin said to the cave below in a low voice.

After a while, there was no response.

"Hey! I still don't believe it." Zhao Xin turned on the flashlight and took a picture of the ground below. After a few steps, a corner of a skirt disappeared with a "swish".

"Master Wang, if you don't come out, we will rush in. The sword has no eyes, and it will be difficult to deal with the injury."

"Heroic man, spare your life! Good man, spare your life! I'll come out, I'll come out soon."

Under the strong light of the flashlight, a man in only underwear came up the steps.The man looked to be in his 40s, with a fat head and a few wisps of beard.Immediately afterwards, several women with tear-stained faces also came up, all crying.

"Are you Wang Jinglong?" Zhao Xin shone a flashlight on the fat man and asked in a cold voice.

"Exactly, I beg you to spare my life. You can take all the belongings in the house, but please don't hurt our lives."

Zhao Xin nodded, and pretended to say: "Tie up these women and don't hurt them."

Liu Sheng gave Zhao Xin a blank look, and he and Wu Siyu worked together again, tying up Wang Jinglong's wives and concubines, with tape wrapped around their mouths.

"Since there are property, where is the money?" Zhao Xin asked Wang Jinglong viciously.

"It's all in the cellar. Please, master, spare your life!" Wang Jinglong knelt on the ground and kowtowed for mercy, and soon his forehead was smashed.

"Look at him, I'll go down and have a look." After Zhao Xin finished speaking, he walked down the cellar.

This cellar is not big, only about [-] square meters, the walls are all made of large blue stones, and the floor is also covered with blue bricks.Under the light of the flashlight, dozens of large wooden boxes were stacked against the wall under three walls.In the middle of the cellar are three rows of mahogany shelves, which are filled with all kinds of gold, silver and jade wares, as well as several stacks of thread-bound books and dozens of pieces of porcelain.

Zhao Xin opened a box casually, and it was full of silver.Another one was opened, and it was full of piles of paperwork.He picked one up and saw it was a land deed; it was of no use to him.He didn't bother to check them one by one, and immediately took out the jade pendant from his collar. A few minutes later, the cellar became empty.

Zhao Xin came up from the cellar, raised his hand and shot Wang Jinglong in the head.Master Wang's wives and concubines were completely frightened by the sudden killing, and a young concubine fainted immediately after being frightened.

"Da! Da!" Zhao Xin shot two more shots at Wang Jinglong's head, and then said to Liu Sheng and Wu Siyu, "Withdraw!"

(End of this chapter)