Chapter Forty-Nine: Night Walking

When all the teenagers returned to the inn, Gao Huaiyuan summoned them to his room and told the gang the news of Zhao Tong's arrest.

All of a sudden, everyone became anxious, and they said that they would hurry up and rescue Zhao Tong and them.

"Don't worry, I'm afraid this won't be too easy! Listen to me first! Gao Huaiyuan asked everyone not to speak, and commanded them.

Everyone immediately shut up and looked at Gao Huaiyuan, although Zhao Tong has not been too presumptuous among them, but he is very popular, and has a good relationship with the teenagers in Crouching Tiger Village, as soon as they heard that he was arrested, everyone was very anxious, they couldn't just watch Zhao Tong be arrested and sit idly by!

"Don't worry, since I have encountered them, I will not ignore Zhao Tong and them, and now I have to figure out how to rescue them! So everyone listened to my orders first, and now their identities should not be exposed, but they are just treated as Jin people and spies, and they are temporarily detained in the official office in the south of the city, and their lives will not be in danger for the time being.

Now we have too big a goal with these newly recruited teenagers, Luo Hu will take them out of the city first and rush back to Crouching Tiger Village tomorrow morning, and the rest of the people will stay here with me to find a way to see if we can fish them out! Gao Huaiyuan commanded the young man named Luo Hu among his subordinates.

Although Luo Hu was a little reluctant and wanted to stay and help, but now that he was injured in the war, he was missing an arm, and he was already a waste, so he finally agreed.

Then Gao Huaiyuan instructed: "Li Ergou, you will take a few people to the vicinity of the official office in the south of the city tonight, check the terrain, see if the official government there is very closely guarded, and by the way, listen to the news to see if Zhao Tong and they still have their identities exposed!" I'll know if there's anything going on! "The reason why Li Ergou was arranged to do these things was because Gao Huaiyuan had already discovered that Li Ergou had an extraordinary talent in tracking and exploring, so

After Li Ergou agreed, he immediately ordered a few people to leave the inn and ran to the Chengnan Mansion to start inquiring about the news.

Soon came back the news that it had been investigated, and if it was true that the identities of Zhao and others had not been revealed, after a brief interrogation by the government, they said in unison that they were fleeing northerners, and they really couldn't stand the oppression of the Jin Dynasty, and wanted to come to the south to ask for a way out.

Under the public opinion, it did not attract the excessive attention of the government, because since the beginning of the war, there have been many people like them who have fled from the north every day, and if they are caught, they will really not be able to catch them all.

So he put those soldiers in a courtyard and detained them alone, but Zhao Tong was a little troublesome, although they were arrested together, but Zhao Tong spoke with a southern accent, and it was not possible to cover it with the identity of a northerner, so after he was arrested, he simply pretended not to know these people he brought, just said that he met on the road and mixed together, and said that he was a Song man and wanted to visit relatives in the south.

But it didn't work out, but Zhao Tong showed his flaws, he didn't know how to get it, Lu * Lu Mu was lost, there was no identity certificate, and he had several scars on his body with knife wounds and arrow wounds, and a discerning person knew at a glance that he was a person who had rolled on the battlefield, so he immediately encircled him into the list of spies, and was tortured for a long time, and now he is locked in a dungeon, which can be said to be a bit self-defeating, and Zhao Tong's mouth is stiff, and he doesn't tell the truth when he says anything, but the problem is a bit troublesome.

I really don't know how Li Ergou inquired about so many things, Gao Huaiyuan is not in the mood to think about this problem at this time.

Then Gao Huaiyuan scratched his head a little, Ezhou is not as good as Daye County, he doesn't have any acquaintances here, it is easy to find someone to help, and according to the news from Li Ergou, Zhao Tong's problem is more serious now, but those soldiers are not in much danger.

So Gao Huaiyuan, Zhou Hao and others discussed.

"Now it seems that things are not as bad as we thought at first, the problem is mainly focused on Zhao Tong, he has scars on his body, it is inevitable that he will not be suspected, do you think there is any way?" Gao Huaiyuan also encountered this kind of thing for the first time, so he didn't know what to do for a while.

"Let's just sneak into the official office directly now, go to the dungeon and rescue Zhao Tong!" Zhou Hao said.

"It's not impossible, but this must be done after careful planning in advance, and at the moment, those soldiers are still being guarded, they are all hidden dangers sooner or later, once someone leaks their mouths, they will soon be found out that we did it! Before saving Zhao Tong, you have to get these people out first! Gao Huaiyuan shook his head slightly.

"Young Master! The government is not very strict with the northerners now, and now there are a large number of northerners who have fled, and the government can't cope with it, and in the end, most of them are asked and let go, otherwise, we can spend some money to get them out first, and then we will find another way! Li Ergou stood aside and came up with an idea.

Gao Huaiyuan thought about it after hearing it: "This is okay, but we don't know anyone in Ezhou, who can we ask for help?" ”

"There it is! Young master, when we were shopping on the street just now, didn't we see the Wang family's shop? Seeing that their shop in Ezhou is really not small, they should be more familiar with it locally, otherwise, find them for help, in their name, collect craftsmen, and spend some money to get those people out first! As long as they come out, it will be much easier to leave Zhao Tong! With our skills, there should be no problem in saving someone now! Zhou Hao said suddenly.

Gao Huaiyuan patted his head, Zhou Hao was right, today he did see the Wang family's shop on the street, and he went in to take a casual look, and bought some rouge gouache for Liu Er and the girls in Zhuangzi, the Wang family, as a local, is where they started in Ezhou, and there should be a lot of ways, why did they forget about them?

As soon as the morning dawned, Luo Hu first took the newly accepted dozen teenagers, left Ezhou, and rushed back to Daye County Wohu Zhuang first, and Li Ergou took a few more people and dispersed to the vicinity of the official dungeon where Zhao Tong was detained, and began to stare there, inquiring about the news, Gao Huaiyuan also took a teenager out of the house, and found the Wang's shop two streets away, leaving only Zhou Hao and a few other teenagers to listen to the news in the inn.

In the early morning, the street was not lively, there were not many pedestrians, and there were few people in the Wang family's shop.

Gao Huaiyuan was not polite, and asked Xiao Er to find their shopkeeper to come out and talk, saying that there was a big business to talk to the shopkeeper, Xiao Er saw that although Gao Huaiyuan was young, but he was extraordinary, he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly ran to the back and found their local shopkeeper to report.

After a while, Gao Huaiyuan sat in a quiet room at the back of the store, and an elderly man served tea to Gao Huaiyuan with a smile on his face, then dusted off the hem of his robe and sat opposite Gao Huaiyuan.

"What a rarity! I didn't expect to see Young Master Gao here today, what kind of wind is this that blew Young Master Gao here? I heard that Young Master Gao went out with the army a year ago, why is Young Master Gao here at this time? The old man smiled at Gao Huaiyuan.

It turned out that it was not someone else who received Gao Huaiyuan, but Wang Jian, the shopkeeper of the king! He happened to be in the Ezhou shop during this time, and he happened to meet Gao Huaiyuan.

"It's a long story! Now that I am no longer serving in the army, this time I just came back from Xiangyang and passed by here, I didn't expect to meet you here, it's really lucky! Gao Huaiyuan also smiled at Wang Jian.

Wang Jian saw that after a year of tempering, Gao Huaiyuan's childishness on his face had long faded, and he seemed much more stable and mature, and he was quite imposing in his gestures, and he didn't dare to underestimate the third young master of the Gao family, so he replied with a smile: "Isn't this due to Young Master Gao?" Originally, Xiao Lao'er was already ready to spend his old age in peace, but it was because of Young Master Gao that Xiao Lao'er had to go out again and come to Ezhou in person!

Don't hide it from Master Gao, you said, since I have your kind of soap, now our Wang family's business is getting better and better, and there is not enough manpower, and now my third son also went to the south to open some other shops, but this area of Jingxi Road can only be personally controlled by Xiao Lao'er, so I have to come out of Daye and run here to continue to work! ”

After Gao Huaiyuan listened to Wang Jian's words, he immediately laughed, he has not had much contact with his family during this time, although he knows that the output of the soap workshop has increased a lot, but he doesn't know much about the specific situation, and now it seems that even Wang Jian has come back and started to take charge of the business, it can be seen that the Wang family through his cooperation, the business should be quite prosperous, otherwise, Wang Jian will not give up his leisurely life, and he will personally sit here.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Wang Jiancai asked, "I don't know what Young Master Gao ordered when he came to me today?" If there is something that needs help, Young Master Gao just has to say it! Although Wang is just a businessman, he is quite familiar with the ground in Ezhou, so Young Master Gao might as well say it directly! ”

Wang Jian is an old man, from the moment he saw Gao Huaiyuan, he saw that Gao Huaiyuan was looking for him, so after sending out the maid ring who served tea and poured water, he said directly to Gao Huaiyuan, in his opinion, Gao Huaiyuan is the lucky star and God of wealth of their Wang family, and he can't be offended by anything.

As an old businessman, their Wang family got a very big benefit from Gao Huaiyuan, not only the profits in the soap, but also the other gouache business of their Wang family is also much better, he also tried to make soap by himself, but after tinkering for a long time, he couldn't figure out the doorway at all, and he couldn't find any recipe for soap from the Gao family, so he could only give up and honestly cooperate with Gao Huaiyuan, so he valued Gao Huaiyuan very much.

Gao Huaiyuan was not polite, and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper Wang is really powerful, and he can see that there is something to ask for in the next, in fact, this matter is not a big deal, but when I passed by here, I heard that Ezhou has accommodated a lot of fleeing northerners, and the shopkeeper Wang also knows that although he is not at home during this time, he has not made less money.

So I thought of these northerners, and it was not bad to use, but I was not familiar with the people here, and I wanted to recruit some craftsmen, but there was no way, so I thought of the king shopkeeper you, and wanted to ask you to help, among those northerners, find some people who know how to craft to go back, I don't know if the king shopkeeper is convenient to help this favor? ”

When Wang Jian heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "What should I do!" Isn't it just to recruit some craftsmen from the north? This matter is easy to say, now after the war between the Song and Jin countries, a large number of displaced people have poured into the Ezhou area, and the government can't push it out now, so there is naturally no problem in finding such a person, but I don't know what kind of craftsmen Young Master Gao wants to recruit, Xiao Lao'er will do it for you! ”

After chatting with Wang Jian, Gao Huaiyuan knew what the government had in mind, it turned out that the government here would often catch some people who fled from the north, and then act as official slaves, first, they could be made to work for the government as laborers, and secondly, they could also sell some and get some money, anyway, they were all people with no land and no identity, and they could squeeze some resources, and the government would not let go of this opportunity.

This kind of thing is already strange, otherwise Wang Jian would not have agreed so refreshed, this has something to do with Gao Huaiyuan's unfamiliarity with the current situation, those officials in the government can think of anything in order to make a fortune, nominally to arrest spies, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is to use this opportunity to openly sell human beings!

The reason why Gao Huaiyuan said this and did not tell Wang Jian the true situation was because he must not put the handle in the hands of others, especially people like Wang Jian, so as not to be controlled by others in the future.

After some discussion, Wang Jian didn't have any doubts about Gao Huaiyuan's words, and readily agreed to this matter, and one of his subordinates called over and told him to take Gao Huaiyuan to the labor camp to dredge it up, and let Gao Huaiyuan select some people to buy it back for use.

Gao Huaiyuan thanked Wang Jian at this time, and asked Zhou Hao and Wang Jian's subordinate to do this matter, and whispered to Zhou Hao that once these people were ransomed, they would immediately arrange for people to be sent back to Daye County, and the province's night long dream would cause more trouble.

And Wang Jian said that he would not let Gao Huaiyuan go, he had to set up a banquet in the Moon Tower on the corner of the street, and wash the dust for Gao Huaiyuan, Gao Huaiyuan had something in his heart, but he really couldn't refuse, so he had to agree, and accompanied Wang Jian to the restaurant to eat and drink, after a conversation during the banquet, after learning that Gao Huaiyuan was awarded the position of Bao Yilang for his merits, Wang Jian did not dare to underestimate Gao Huaiyuan, and made up his mind to have a good relationship with Gao Huaiyuan, in his opinion, Gao Huaiyuan will not only do a lot of novelties, but also have a great ability!

Just after Shen Shi in the afternoon, Zhou Hao returned to the inn, Gao Huaiyuan knew that things were going relatively smoothly, and he should have redeemed those soldiers, so he didn't ask much, and immediately sent two teenagers to go out with Zhou Hao, at this time it was inconvenient for him to show up, after all, those prisoners of war knew themselves, at this time Zhao Tong had not been rescued, and after they recognized themselves, what trouble would happen.

So Zhou Hao immediately took two of his young men, out of the inn, and took those who had just been redeemed out of the city, after the deed of sale issued by the government, these people could be regarded as having a legal identity, and there would be no more mistakes, so they were sent out of the city smoothly and headed towards Daye County.

Then there was only the matter of Zhao and the same person, Gao Huaiyuan decided not to ask Wang Jian for help anymore, and they could only do it themselves.

Because Zhao Tongkou bit himself to death that he was a Song person, and he said that he was from Suizhou with a nose and eyes, but there was no road on him, after the government interrogated him several times, he felt that even if he was not a spy of the Jin people, he was probably a deserter, so after being tortured, he didn't bother to care about him anymore, and left him in prison to fend for himself.

In this way, Gao Huaiyuan made up his mind, and took advantage of the fact that it was not too late, first went to the place where Zhao Tong was held to check the terrain, and then returned to the inn, and quietly gathered the teenagers under him together, and soon drew a plan of the official office according to his own inspection and Li Ergou's description, and marked the location of the prison where Zhao Tong was located.

When doing these things, Gao Huaiyuan seems to have returned to his previous life, when he was a policeman, especially before arresting suspects, they usually figured out the shape first, but he didn't expect that what he learned this time would actually be used to rescue his own people, but this time his identity seems to have been reversed, and he became a suspect who wanted to rob the prison, which is really strange!

According to the news that Li Ergou and the others heard, Gao Huaiyuan learned about various related matters in detail, including the number of jailers, their locations, the time of changing guards, etc., and after asking about the time of opening the city, they began to arrange.

After a while, everyone figured out what they needed to do, and left the inn to get ready, Gao Huaiyuan himself also lay on the bed, closed his eyes and recuperated, just waiting for the action to begin.

The streets and alleys are shrouded in night, and the people on the street who have been noisy for a day have turned back to their homes, only the prodigal sons who are nostalgic for the land of fireworks hug those * from time to time in the restaurant to make bursts of laughter, and the people who play the watch walk back and forth on the street from time to time, shouting to be careful of the candles.

When the entire Ezhou City was completely quiet, the sky had reached the third watch, and after listening to the bangzi of the watchman ringing four times, Gao Huaiyuan turned over and stood up from the bed.

After the teenagers had cleaned up, they crept out of the room and crept to the stables in the backyard of the inn, where a donkey looked at them lazily, and then drooped its head again.

Gao Huaiyuan, like everyone else, was dressed in a short dress, squatting under the wall, when he saw that everyone was there, he nodded slightly, and then climbed the wall like an ape, and then those teenagers silently climbed up the wall one by one, and climbed over the wall out of the inn.