"It's a bit interesting!"
After hearing what Boss Xu said, Mr. Xu smiled like an old fox.
Boss Xu couldn't help but tremble when he saw his father's smile. Ever since he was sensible, whenever his father smiled like this, someone would always be in trouble.
So, who will be unlucky this time
"Dad, what should we do with those people outside?"
Due to Xu Laoer's vicious reputation, there were quite a few thieves kneeling outside begging for mercy. In order to make Xu Laoer believe that they were indeed sincerely surrendering, these people even took off their clothes.
Maybe these people really deserved to die, but neither of them were executioners, and it was impossible to draw their swords on those who knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Tie them all up. Tomorrow, we'll take them with us on the road and send them to the county government office!"
"okay!"
After receiving Mr. Xu's instructions, Mr. Xu quickly left the door of the inn and went to find Mr. Xu.
Then, dozens of extremely vicious thieves quickly restrained themselves. During the entire process, everyone behaved in a well-behaved manner. No one thought about escaping or doing anything else.
…
The rest of the night was peaceful.
Of course, this calmness is only relative.
Luofeng Town suffered this unreasonable disaster, and the people in the town whose homes were burned down were sobbing on the streets. The people were rescued, but all their belongings were gone.
When it was daylight, the fire that had lasted most of the night was finally extinguished.
Many people entered the ruins of their homes, found the gold and silver hidden in them, and began to think of ways to rebuild their homes.
Rebuilding a home requires not only materials, but also labor.
Mr. Xu who came out of the inn saw this scene, and an idea flashed in his mind. He asked Mr. Xu to stay in Luofeng Town and stare at the people who surrendered last night. These people will help the people whose homes were burned down in Luofeng Town for free. Rebuild the house.
Except for the most ordinary meals three times a day, there is nothing else.
But even so, these people are grateful.
"Dad, won't I go home with you?"
After hearing his father's instructions, Xu Laoer was instantly dumbfounded.
It seems that he has arrived at the door of his house, but he can't go home immediately. Is this a big deal
"You stay and watch these people carefully!"
Mr. Xu whispered a few words in Mr. Xu's ear, "Do you understand?"
"understood!"
"Dad, just watch it!"
Xu Laoer was depressed just now, but now, his face is full of excitement.
Boss Xu looked at Lao Er Xu and shook his head speechlessly. Although he didn't know what his father said, he felt that he must be fooling his second son again.
But it seems that only the second child can do this.
There are more than forty thieves with these heads. Except for Xu Laoer, everyone else really couldn't stand so many people. Of course, their father can definitely tolerate it, but the problem is that their father cannot stay here.
Therefore, I can only let the second child stay.
When Mr. Xu and his party left, Mr. Xu looked at the thieves who were left behind in the town with a cold face.
"Don't say I won't give you a chance to change your ways!"
"You set fire to all the houses in this town. Now I give you a chance to make amends. Go and help build houses."
"If you do it well, your guilt will be a little lighter."
"If anyone wants to escape, then we have to see who is faster, or the bow in my hand that shoots faster!"
As he spoke, Xu Laoer raised his hand and shot an arrow.
Arrows flying into the sky!
Not waiting for a moment, the arrow fell from the sky and fell to the ground with a house bird.
Xu Laoer didn't even specifically aim for this arrow, he just shot it casually.
But it is precisely this that makes his archery skills so terrifying.
Seeing Xu Laoer's arrow, the forty-odd people no longer had any intention of escaping. They are not fools, how could they not understand that running away means death.
…
On the official road far away from Luofeng Town, Mr. Xu and Mr. Xu were riding horses.
"Dad, what did you say to the second child?"
Boss Xu still couldn't contain his curiosity.
"I didn't say anything. I just told him to tighten first and then loosen to create an opportunity for those people to escape."
"Are you going to play the long game and catch the big fish?"
Boss Xu instantly understood what his father was thinking, but soon frowned again, "But these people are just minions, and the only insiders have been silenced."
"Even if one of them escapes, what's the use?"
"It's very useful!"
Mr. Xu chuckled, "These people are said to be bandits to the outside world. But, do we have so many bandits in Xiangyi Prefecture?"
"In other words, are there bandits in our Xiangyi Prefecture?"
When Mr. Xu asked this question, Mr. Xu fell silent.
There are no bandits in Xiangyi Prefecture.
Mountain bandits and horse bandits still have some room for survival in Longxi Mansion, because they are close to the Northern Barbarians, so they can attack, retreat or defend.
Since there are no bandits in Xiangyi Prefecture, where did these people come from
Boss Xu couldn't think of an answer.
"Dad, you are trying to follow the clues!"
"This is nothing but following the example, it's just using waste."
Mr. Xu sighed, "This person hides too deeply. He is much more difficult to deal with than the eldest princess and the old lady in Xu Mansion!"
"It's hard to deal with!"
The eldest princess is ruthless enough, but every time she takes action, it is more or less obvious. And the person who took action this time, from beginning to end, just used a group of cannon fodder and a group of minions.
These people may be just rogues in ordinary times. They may know that they are backed by a certain force, but which force they are backed by is probably not clear to their leaders.
But even so, their leader still couldn't escape being silenced.
Such a meticulous arrangement and such a ruthless decision, how could he be an ordinary person
Mr. Xu didn't say much.
He asked Xu Laoer to look at those minions, which was actually a gamble on uncertainty.
According to what Boss Xu said, the leaders of these people were silenced as soon as they stood up. But neither Mr. Xu nor Mr. Xu was able to find the person who took action.
Mr. Xu had a suspicion in his heart that the person who took action was among the forty or so people. It may not even be one person, but several people.
This can also explain why their leader was killed so easily, but no one found out where the person who did it was hiding.
If his guess is true, then sooner or later, these wolves mixed in with the sheep will show their flaws.
Of course, there is another possibility that these people will find an opportunity to slip away, or find an opportunity to assassinate Xu Laoer.
Unless Mr. Xu guessed wrong, as long as these people take action, what awaits them is the dragnet that Mr. Xu is about to lay. (End of chapter)