Chapter Fifty-Seven: Misfortune Doesn't Go Alone

In the study of the Shoufu of Beihai County, Lu Xu's face was gloomy as water, and he was listening to the report of the housekeeper last night. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

The steward knelt on the ground, his clothes were scorched, and he didn't dare to look at Lu Xu's face at all, so he buried his head on the ground and stammered: "Four ...... last night At the fourth watch, more than a dozen black-clad and masked bandits broke into the compound where the secret vault was located. Seeing the ferocity of the bandits, the villain gathered the guards as soon as possible and blocked the door of the secret vault, who knows...... How do you know that those bandits are cunning, and when they see that we are lined up, they do not rush strongly, but they push them from outside...... pushed several flatbed trucks, and then slammed them into the villains; The villain thought that the cart was used by the other party for cover, so he ordered the soldiers to dodge the cart and continue to line up, but unexpectedly, those bandits took out the fire fold from their arms and threw it on the cart behind the villain. For a while, the explosion sounded, and the entire secret vault was ignited! Although the villain wanted to desperately protect the secret vault, the explosion was too strong, and the villain was stunned on the spot, so that he ...... Let those bandits take the opportunity to escape. ”

Lu Xu finally couldn't control the anger in his heart, stepped forward and kicked the steward to the ground, scolding: "You idiot! The explosion won't kill you all with it! Those bandits only know the courtyard where the secret vault is located at most, how can they know which room the secret vault is in? If it weren't for you idiot gathering your troops in front of the house, how could they have found the vault so quickly? You...... Why don't you die! After speaking, he was not puzzled, and kicked the steward several times, until he kicked the steward to death.

It was easy to take a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, and Lu Xu asked hatefully, "Has the loss been counted?" ”

The steward struggled to get up: "For the time being...... It has not yet been counted, but due to the dry weather today and the east wind last night, it ...... Therefore, the fire is difficult to control and has not been completely extinguished! ”

Lu Xu narrowly didn't mention it in one breath. This vault is almost his entire net worth, and the vault contains nearly 100 million money that he has worked hard to accumulate over the past few years, which is 100 million dollars! Lu Xu only felt that his eyes were black, not to mention that his decades of hard work were ruined, the key was that his plan would definitely be dealt a fatal blow! Speaking of which, Lu Xu's protection of the vault can be regarded as painstaking, in order to keep the guards of the vault from being too conspicuous, he only retains a hundred loyal and strong martial arts to guard it; The key is that the courtyard where the secret vault is located is only one street away from the Duya, and once the secret vault warns, the nearly 1,000 soldiers of the Duya can arrive within the time of a stick of incense! And then it was this short stick of incense that made the other party kill the doorman, ignite the oil of fire, and then escape!

After staying in the position of the guardian of a county for several years, Lu Xu gradually calmed down after the initial outbreak. He coldly glanced at the steward lying on the ground, and shouted, "Get out!" Then he turned and sat down in his chair, took the cold tea in his hand and drank it down, frowning deeply.

Directly targeting all his family wealth, this is obviously a desperate plan, and the effect is tantamount to stabbing him, which must be done by someone who has a common enmity with him. If you want to talk about your enemies, there are hundreds of people in the past ten years; But if there are contradictions that are not shared, and there is enough ability to do such a thing, you can count them on one hand. But who is most beneficial to lose his net worth? It can't be a long-cherished enemy in the DPRK and China, and the whip is beyond the reach of that side; It shouldn't be someone from the Assassin's Mansion, if it is him, it is impossible to deal only with himself, which is not in his interests; Could it be...... A childish figure jumped into his heart, and Lu Xu shivered inexplicably. But no matter how you say it, it's just a fifteen-year-old boy, can he have such a deep heart and such a ruthless method? Lu Xu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

However, it is obvious that today is not Lu Xu's lucky day, as the saying goes, blessing and misfortune do not go alone, and today is profoundly confirmed by Lu Xu. Of course, this corrobor's can't be in a good mood, when Duchang County, who came to report the destruction of the Duchang salt farm, walked out of Lu Xu's study in a cold sweat, Lu Xu was already in an extremely unstable mood.

If the burning of the secret vault was a stab in Lu Xu's body, then the destruction of the Duchang Salt Farm was to insert a red-hot soldering iron into the wound again. In fact, purely in terms of value, the economic loss of the destruction of the salt works is not large, at least not comparable to the nearly 100 million assets of the secret vault. But what the salt site loses is more of an intangible value, which is called a reputation asset in today's terms! First of all, there is no doubt that the inability to deliver goods in time after the destruction of the salt works will offend the consignee, which is a significant blow to Lu Xu's reputation; But this is not the most critical, after all, customers can be retrained, and the most important thing is that Duchang's salt farm does not belong to Lu Xu alone! Although Lu Xu accounts for the majority of them, in fact, the local families in Beihai who invest and control are all in Beihai, and Lu Xu is managing these families in addition to the initial investment and maintenance of order; And the most important thing Lu Xu can provide is his identity! This identity can give confidence to partners and customers, and the key is to give partners a sense of security! And the destruction of the salt works means that he cannot provide adequate security! Once these wealthy families abandon themselves, it is no exaggeration to say that half of the officials of the entire Beihai County Guard Mansion will hang their seals and leave! Lu Xu didn't dare to imagine such a consequence!

Lu Xu couldn't sit still anymore, such a loss could not be explained by just a few words of understatement, he hurriedly stood up and greeted: "Prepare the horse, the government is closed today, I want to go out to visit!" ”

So the whole day passed between Lu Xu's constant entry and exit of the doors of various wealthy families, and it was not until late at night that Lu Xu dragged his tired body back to the study to meditate on the gains and losses of this day. With his many years of prestige and incorruptible tongue, it can be said that he has stabilized the largest families, and he needs to quietly think about the next countermeasures. Lu Xu took a sip of the teacup, suddenly frowned, and remembered something, the huge blow and busyness of this day almost made him mess up, and he didn't expect the most important link, this link is the poisonous blade hanging in his throat! Lu Xu jumped up and shouted: "Come on, quickly catch up with the grain relief team led by Gongzi, and tell them not to stop no matter what, and be sure to send the grain to the state capital to rest!" If there is anything wrong on the road, turn around immediately, and don't hesitate! Let Childe remember! ”

After the order, Lu Xu could no longer calm down, the green tendons on his brows kept beating faintly, tearing his forehead painfully, and a strong uneasiness always lingered in his heart. Lu Xu sat in the room for half the night, but he didn't feel sleepy, and the feeling of uneasiness became more and more intense, until he was overwhelmed by the substance. He finally couldn't hold it back, regardless of the darkness of the night, jumped up and shouted: "Come on, prepare the horse, I want to go to the state capital in person!" ”

Then, just as he stepped out of the mansion, a team of horses came slowly like a ghost in the night. The knights on the horses all wore white flags on their heads, and they staggered on their horses as if they had lost their souls. The key is that Lu Xu recognized at a glance that these people were the generals of the food relief team and Lu Min's entourage who went out with Lu Min, but only Lu Min himself was missing! And at the end of the line is a carriage, behind which is conspicuously pulled - coffin!

The moment Lu Xu saw the horse team, he seemed to understand something: the heads of these generals could be wrapped in white flags, and it was obvious who was in the coffin. At this moment, Lu Xu no longer has anger, sadness and other emotions, to be precise, he can no longer feel any emotions, because his eyes have gone dark, and he has fallen from the horse!

The night was deep, and the Beihai Taishou Mansion was shrouded in a sad atmosphere, and the entire Taishou Mansion was hung with white flags and white cloths, at this time, except for the heart-rending crying faintly coming from the backyard, no one in the house dared to speak loudly!

Lu Xu sat alone in the main hall and drove everyone out of the room, leaving only himself and the quiet corpse in front of him - Lu Min. The first half of Lu Xu's life was smooth sailing, and after being appreciated by the then Zhuojun Taishou and now the right Cheng Yuanyin, it was almost smooth sailing, and he was on the rise: the county commander, the county order, the county officer, the county guard, almost every two years, and now he has been in the post of the Beihai county guard for six years! And now the position he is sitting in is almost to the apex of the officials who do not have the support of the wealthy family behind him! But he was not satisfied. If you want to go one step further, you will either enter a state, or you will become an official in the court. But looking at it, which of the thirteen states in Great Xia is not a close confidant of the Son of Heaven or a relative of the emperor? Without the full support of the Son of Heaven, there is no need to think about it, so what about becoming an official in the court? Go to the Sixth Department to be a submissive assistant officer? Lu Xu scoffed at this, how could a person who was used to being the emperor of the soil go back to the court to suffer that pickled anger? So he prepared a bold plan! And this plan needs a complete set of basic support, so he has been working hard to prepare for it for several years. However, because the plan is too big, the preparation is too much and too complicated, and even the poverty may not be possible to complete it in his life, so his only son Lu Min is the successor of this plan.

Today, however, it's all over. His only son died, and the body lay quietly in front of him. After so many years of hard work and preparation, no matter who did it, he will definitely pay an unimaginable price for it! Lu Xu suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, his face was distorted and hideous, but his laughter was indescribably poignant and sad!

"It's all over, everything is over, I don't care about anything now, I just want you together, what a stupid assassin history, what a bullshit family, what a vertical Zhao Min, I want you to bury my son together!"