Republic of China small businessman

The rioters were arrested, tied to a tree, and given thirty lashes each.

Hu Da took the order and sealed their mouths. Those people only let out a little muffled groan, and their foreheads were covered with cold sweat after a dozen whips.

Xie Jing said in a deep voice: "Take some spring water, wake up after splashing it, and continue beating."

Hu Da agreed, and took the mountain spring handed over by someone nearby to wake up those people, and made them take the remaining few whips forcefully.

The rest of the people gathered around and watched, and the woods fell silent for a while.

Xie Jing glanced at the people around, and said coldly: "If there are any more escapees, this will be the end!"

There should be few people around, and they didn't dare to speak too loudly. When they looked at Xie Jing again, they had put away their previous contempt.

After Xie Jing taught the lesson, he didn't let those who made mistakes go back to Xichuan. They were still tied to the tree after smoking, as a warning to others.

This time without the Xie family's reminder, the other families also kept a close eye on the people who were tied to the tree, for fear that if they ran away, they would implicate and kill themselves.Those people ended up miserably, and it also frightened a small number of hired hunters and bodyguards, and they didn't dare to commit another crime for a while.

Xie Jing asked again: "Who is familiar with this mountain road?"

The young man wearing glasses stood up, and he rushed to say: "My family has walked the mountain road for several years, and the canyon twice." , "The two of them used to walk through the canyon with the family caravan back then. I have trouble with my legs and feet, and it would be a burden to go there. Master Xie, why don't you take the two of them with you, so they can help you a little bit."

Xie Jing asked, and the two of them were indeed veterans. They picked one of them, and brought Hu Da, Wang Su and others to investigate the canyon.

Xu Jun rested on the spot and saw that he did not stop him.

The three hundred or so people are divided into several circles, the core is the person in charge sent by several companies, most of them are young people, but there are also a few big shopkeepers who are accompanying them at the moment, but Xu Jun is sitting alone in the center, no one dares to go up Before chatting.

Everyone was talking in a low voice while resting, the voice of the discussion was not loud, but they could still be vaguely heard talking about Xie's family.

"See, that kid just now not only looks like Xie Siquan, but also is just as ruthless!"

"I heard that he is Xie Siquan's nephew?"

"There is no reason for the surnames of nephew and uncle, it must be... an illegitimate child."

The man said something in a low voice, and the people around did not dare to pick up on it. Some people secretly looked in Xu Jun's direction, leaned forward, and asked in a low voice: "You are not afraid that Xu Erdang will hear you when you say this." , stop talking."

"Xu Jun and Patriarch Xie may not get along well." The man explained: "At the beginning, Xie Siquan tried his best to keep Xu Jun, and he did not hesitate to tarnish the reputation of the second head of the Xu family. It must be said that Xu Jun liked the Xie family, but After all these years, who of you has seen Xu Jun's daughter-in-law?"

The people around looked at each other, they had never seen it before, "You mean, the Xie family used a beauty trick?"

"I'm not sure about that. Anyway, Xu Er's family has worked hard all these years, and they haven't seen any benefits, so I gave them the Xie family for nothing." The man clicked his tongue, "Back when the Xu family came to Sichuan with a lot of money, this Xu Jun can be willing to be subordinated to others. According to me, Xu Jun was overwhelmed by Xie Siquan. After so many years, he finally couldn't hold back this time—"

"what?"

"That Xie Jing, Xu Jun did it on purpose."

The man came closer, nuzui signaled the direction of the mountain road, exploring the road was so dangerous, the rest of the family did not dare to take this hot potato, they all hid, only Xie Jing went.

The young owner of the Xie family has a similar facial expression to Xie Siquan, and the rest of the families came from family struggles, and they are also aware of these things in the house, so they took a breath for a while, "Here, Xu Erdao You are usually kind, can't you?"

"I can't say for sure, it depends on how Xie Siquan treats Xu Jun on weekdays."

The rest fell silent.

No one can bear Xie Siquan's temper. Whenever the young masters go back and ask their uncles, they have been dealt with by Xie Siquan back then, and they have suffered a lot in the open and in the dark.

Everyone secretly observed Xu Jun, but Xu Jun sat there, waiting for Xie Jing.

On the other side, the canyon.

Xie Jing took people to look around from a distance, and figured out the general direction. When he carefully explored, he found that there were still some marks on the road, like a carriage passed by, the ruts were very shallow, and the surrounding mud marks were fresh, which were left just now. no more than one day.

Wang Su said: "There are very few carriages, no more than two, and there is no cargo on them, so it should only be filled with people."

After Xie Jing saw it, she didn't stay any longer, and ordered to go back soon.

After Xie Jing came back, she went to Xu Jun and talked about the canyon.

Xu Jun said: "What do you think?"

Xie Jing said: "Listen to the second master's arrangement."

Xu Jun shook his head, looked straight at him and said, "I want to hear from you."

Xie Jing pondered for a while, and said: "I took people to see it just now, and found that a carriage was robbed in the canyon. The bandits left the carriage for the purpose of transporting money out of Xichuan. The canyon road."

"If we wait for them to deliver the money, I'm afraid those people won't come out in full force."

"I'll take a few people and sneak in at night, once the fire goes down, they will naturally come out in full force."

"..."

Xu Jun looked at him: "Are you going to touch the mountain tonight?"

Xie Jing nodded, he looked at the people around him and then at Xu Jun, and said calmly: "Most of these people are buddies and salt workers. Lead them to attack the mountain slowly, I am afraid that they will be scared out of their wits before going up the mountain, and the second leader can only attack quickly without delay."

Xu Jun listened to Xie Jing's analysis, and arranged the layout together. Just like in the daytime, he only made supplementary comments on what Xie Jing did, and did not stop him.

Xu Jun is very intelligent, but he can understand Xie Jing's intentions in just a few sentences. Although the military is taking risks, it is indeed the fastest and safest solution-safety is for the 300-man team, not Xie Jing's. advance team.

Xu Jun asked, "How sure are you?"

Xie Jing thought for a while, and said: "Five or six points, if it doesn't work, I will retreat after testing."

Xu Jun nodded: "Okay, then I will send 100 people to meet you at the dense forest at the pass of the canyon. The rest of the people are still at the high place. Remember not to go deep and beware of falling rocks."

Xie Jing agreed and got up to leave.

Xu Jun called to him and said, "Do you know why your uncle agreed to let you come?"

Xie Jing tried: "Do some rough work, and share the worries for the second master?"

Xu Jun pointed to the plain silver buckle next to his ear, and said in a deep voice: "Not everyone can wear this thing on your ear. If you come, you must stand up, and you must not be named as the Xie family in Shangcheng." .”

Xie Jing stroked it lightly with her fingers, and nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, the second master, I understand."

Xie Jing is not stupid, he has vaguely guessed the attitude of Xie's family towards him these days, and the fact that only a few people wear single-sided earrings along the way.

To him, this earring has only one sentence.

From today onwards, he will protect his uncle and the second head of the family.

Seeing that he ordered several people to leave in a hurry, Xu Jun waited for them to leave before showing a slight smile.

This time the people who came to suppress the bandits were all sons and nephews from various families, Xie Siquan specially discussed with him, give Xie Jing more opportunities, the more people there are, the more comprehensive they can be.Those who came here knew in their hearts that this place was dangerous, but it was also an opportunity. If they could take this opportunity to establish their prestige, they would gain a firm foothold in Xichuan.

Xie Jing took a group of people to explore the road ahead, and most of them stayed at the entrance of the canyon at the foot of the mountain, letting them wait until it was getting dark, before they went up the mountain.

The people selected by Xie Jing all had hunting experience, and two of them were hunters. Xie Jing asked them to make some small traps along the way, which were not fatal, but if they entered for a while, they would not be able to break free.These hunters are very obedient, but some of them have weak hands and feet and stumble when they walk. Xie Jing did not embarrass them, and whispered to one of the traps: "You take other people to make more traps nearby. If I haven't gone down the mountain, you go to the mouth of the canyon to make peace with the people."

The man nodded repeatedly and agreed.

Xie Jing made arrangements for Hu Da and the others to bring kindling to the cliff to the west and take a detour to find opportunities, while he took Wang Su and the others along the path that the bandits passed by.

After walking a certain distance, I saw a dilapidated temple, only half of the wall remained, and the rest was covered up with thick branches and other things. The thick wooden door was mottled with vermilion paint, but the door was intact and closed tightly, and the inside could be seen vaguely. To a little light, and the voice of people talking.

Wang Su and others found a secluded corner and were about to climb over the wall. Suddenly they heard someone talking, but it was two drunk bandits urinating by the wall.

Xie Jing and Wang Su twisted their necks with their hands, and the bones creaked, and the two fell limp.

Xie Jing said: "Find two people with similar stature, change into their clothes, and go in in two ways."

Wang Su followed orders, and Xie Jing brought a person over the wall to enter first. His movements were light, and there was hardly any sound.

Xie Jing explored two rooms in the dark, followed closely by the guards, and suddenly there were a few conversations in the courtyard, and the two separated, rolling to the shadows in one corner.

Those people came towards Xie Jing, cold sweat dripped from the guard's forehead, his hands were pressed on his waist immediately, and he was about to rush to protect him at any moment.