Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 28 Alarming Shenjing
  The gangsters' eyes were fixed, and they didn't expect this kid to be unafraid in the face of danger. It was a bit unexpected. There was no rich young man who wasn't scared to death.

"You are so brave, little brother!" the leading young man gave a thumbs up and praised, "Now that we are all here, please invite the three little brothers behind."

Someone had already picked up three teenage children from the backyard, all dressed up as kids from a rich family. However, if you look closely, you can still find the difference. The little fat man in the middle is wearing a Negong satin jacket with flowers and a red gold Dapeng wings-spreading hair crown on his head. This is not something that ordinary wealthy people can use. Something started.

Jia Cong's heart was moved. These bandits seemed to be old haters. They didn't know how to identify the clothes of these rich and powerful people. He only thought that he, Brother Huan and this fat man belonged to ordinary wealthy families.

"Brother Bao! You're here too." Jia Huan couldn't help shouting to the little fat man.

The little fat man was already scared to death. When he heard the voice of an acquaintance, he looked over and cried: "Brother Huan!"

"Huh? Do you know each other?" The bandit leader looked at a few people and asked.

Jia Cong suddenly remembered a name that matched the little fat man in front of him. It turned out to be him!
  "Returning to the hero, I am Lai Cong from Lai Yuan's maternal family in Beijing. This is my brother Lai Huan. This young master is Zhang Dabao, the son of my family's family friend Zhang Yuan's maternal family. The three of us often play tricks together, so we know each other." Jia Cong knew that his identity must not be exposed at this time, otherwise the power of the two noble families of Ning Rong and Zhen Guo Gong would frighten these gangsters into taking risks and flee directly.

This fat man is the legitimate son of the first-class Bo Niu Jizong of Zhenguo Gongfu. His nickname is Niu Dabao. He has visited Jia's house several times. He is the same age as Jia Huan, and the three of them have played together.

When Jia Huan and Niu Dabao heard what Jia Cong said, they both understood it and remained silent.

The bandit leader nodded, without thinking much, and said: "It's a bit rude to invite five young men here today, but the brothers were forced to make this decision. The men are all men with a good reputation, a good family and a good background. We don't want to He is killing his life and only seeking wealth, so please don’t be afraid.”

At that moment, a gangster brought pens, ink, paper and inkstones, stuffed them into the five people, and said, "Did you hear what Brother Bao said? Everyone wrote a letter to their families, asking them to send five hundred taels of gold to a certain place before noon tomorrow. If the time passes and there is no gold, you won’t be able to return home, do you understand?”

The other two rich young men were already frightened and were too busy writing letters.

"We two brothers are the same family. It's enough to write a letter. Brother Huan, you write." Jia Cong winked at Jia Huan.

Jia Huan hurriedly picked up the pen and wrote a letter. The address was Aunt Lai's house.

Niu Dabao also tacitly wrote the address of Mr. Zhang’s housekeeper.

Brother Bao and others took a look at the letter and found it was OK. Then he ordered four or five of his men to ride fast horses into the city to deliver the message and wait to collect the money.

After they finished writing the letter, another bandit came over, tied them up with ropes, and threw them into the back hall.

This ruined temple is a small courtyard with two entrances. The front is the main hall, and the back should be the housing of temple worshipers and others, but it has been abandoned long ago.

Five children were thrown on the kang, huddled together, shivering.

"Brother Bao, why were you arrested too?" Jia Huan whispered.

Niu Dabao's plump face trembled, and he sighed: "I was listening to a play in Deyun Tower, and as soon as I left the theater, I was photographed. I don't know where my little boy died. I went back to expose them. skin."

Jia Huan also told what happened to him and looked at Jia Cong with tears in his eyes, hoping that he would find a way to escape.

Jia Cong looked up at the roof, thinking hard about countermeasures. He didn't resist just now because he knew that resisting was meaningless. Even if he killed a gangster, he would have exposed his own skills, which would make it more difficult to escape. He might even have his hands and feet broken. Now, the other party thinks that he is just an ordinary kid, but he can still take advantage of him.
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  Liulichang

When Wang Cai and Qian Huai saw Jia Cong and Jia Huan missing, they were so frightened that they almost lost their minds. It would be strange if they lost the two young masters at once and were not beaten to death when they returned. He lost the reins of his horse in a hurry and shouted and searched everywhere, but he couldn't find it anywhere.

The two of them wanted to cry but had no tears, and their livers and gallbladders were broken. They had to leave one person here to continue searching, and the other rushed home to report the news.

Looking back, he saw that the horses had already been taken away, and Wangcai didn't care much. He stopped a car, threw out all the broken silver he had, and shouted: "Quick, quick, quick! Rong Guofu! You, his mother, are faster." Ah, if you’re half a moment late, I’ll kill you!”

Rongqingtang

Jia Mu was chatting and joking with Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Aunt Xue, several girls, and Baoyu. Suddenly she saw Sister Feng hurried in with a gloomy look on her face, so she knew something was wrong.

"Brother Feng, what's the matter?"

Wang Xifeng gritted her teeth. At this moment, the two masters were not in the house, and Jia Lian was useless. For such a big matter, she could only report it to the old lady, "Old lady, just now brother Cong's servant reported, today Cong Brother Huan and Brother Huan went to Liulichang to have fun, saying they were buying some gadgets, but for some reason they disappeared in the blink of an eye..."

Everyone was shocked that something happened to the two young masters at the same time. This was something that had never happened in Rongguo Mansion for decades.

Seeing that the expressions of Jia Mu and others changed, Wang Xifeng hurriedly said: "Perhaps there are too many people in Liulichang who have dispersed. I have sent all the servants outside to look for them, and also notified the Shuntian Mansion Yamen to invite them Help me look for it. Don’t be anxious, old lady. Brother Cong is not what he used to be. He is smart and won’t lose it."

The sound of needle drops could be heard in the hall. The Jia Mansion was already underpopulated. How could we lose two young masters now?

Young ladies Ying, Tan, Xi and others had their eyes red, but they just covered their mouths with handkerchiefs to prevent them from crying.

The blood on Baochai's face has faded away, and it's frighteningly white. Brother Cong is missing...

Mrs. , it must be fine, I think it was just for fun, but I will be back soon."

Mother Jia took two deep breaths and regained her composure. After all, despite the strong winds and waves, Jia Daishan's early death did not break her back then, and it is the same now.

Just listen to Jia Mu slowly say: "Shuntian Mansion is useless, take my post, go to the Infantry Command Yamen, and ask the Admiral of the Nine Gates and Anrenhou Wu Lang to help find it. They are all from the founding lineage, and the old Ning Rong was The Second Duke and Xian Rongguo have been supportive of their family, so I think he will try his best."

Yuanyang has already taken out a folded dark gold name card, seven inches long and three inches wide, with a light ink landscape printed on the outside. When he opened it, he saw a few large characters written inside, "His Royal Highness, First Class Rongguo Madam Shi". .

"Yes, I'll go right away." Sister Feng hurried away. Jia Mu's famous post has not been used for many years, and it is a huge favor to use it.

"Old lady..." Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang were still waiting for comfort.

Jia Mu had already waved her hand and sighed: "Do your best and obey fate." I just hope Daishan didn't misjudge the person.
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  Infantry commander's office
  An Renhou, the current nine-door admiral and infantry commander, Wu Lang, had a headache at the moment. He looked at the two famous cards on the desk, one was from the first-class Madam Rongguo, the other was from the first-class Madam Zhenguo, and the two A total of three grandsons of an old lady have disappeared today!
  "Come here, call everyone in the camp who is breathing!"

"Pass my general order! The middle battalion immediately sealed off Liulichang, and the two battalions in the north and south guarded all the gates and conducted a strict search inside the city. The two battalions on the left and right sent me out of the city to search everywhere. With Liulichang as the center, all the inns, restaurants, and I will go door-to-door to check teahouses, brothels, and residential areas where people can be hidden. I will check all the people, horses, and vehicles leaving the city one by one! Be sure to find me the three young masters from Rongguo Mansion and Zhenguo Mansion. Come!"

"The general will obey the order!"

(End of this chapter)