Chapter 37: Caught up
In order to prevent there is also an ambush inside.
Lin Fan asked the soldiers to open the way.
Through the long corridors, into the underground treasure trove.
There were no ambushes on the way.
Walking into the treasure house, Lin Fan didn't see anyone, only a dozen boxes densely placed.
Lin Fan motioned for Chen Haihai to go and check the box to see if anyone was hiding in it.
Chen Hai responded.
With a long knife in his hand, he walked quickly to the box.
Check it out.
When he finished reading more than a dozen boxes, he quickly ran to Lin Fan's side and shook his head at him.
didn't catch anyone, which made Lin Fan's face a little gloomy.
Because no one was caught, it was impossible to find evidence of the Hu family's bandits.
Without this evidence, he led troops to raid the homes of local clansmen.
That would be very troublesome.
The state and county guards may even directly remove him from his official position because of this incident and send troops to exterminate him.
At the same time, the local squires and wealthy households will also be in danger because of this matter, and it will be impossible for him to develop business in Qinglongzhai at that time.
So Lin Fan dragged the little boss and put the knife on his neck again: "Say, where is Hu Peel?" If you deceive me again, I will cut you down. ”
"Big ...... My lord, I really didn't lie to you, the little one watched him enter the treasure house with his own eyes. ”
The little leader was so frightened that he trembled again.
It's hard to speak.
The knife in Lin Fan's hand was slowly forced, and the little leader felt pain.
After a puff, he knelt on the ground: "The big man spared his life, the little one really didn't lie." ”
When begging for mercy, he suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said: "My lord, there may be a secret passage here, once Yang Jiaotou drank too much, I heard him mention it." ”
"Where's Sect Head Yang?"
Lin Fan asked.
"Follow Master Hu and enter the treasure house together."
After the man finished speaking, Lin Fan put away his knife and said to Chen Hai: "Go check if there are any secret passages or anything like that." ”
Soon Chen Hai had already returned.
But he had an extra silk garment in his hand.
Seeing the clothes, he didn't wait for Lin Fan to ask.
The little leader had already taken the initiative to speak: "That dress is what Master Hu wore when he entered the treasure house." ”
Lin Fan didn't pay attention to him, but looked at Chen Hai and asked, "Found the secret passage?" ”
Chen Hai nodded vigorously.
Then he took out a piece of charcoal from his pocket and began to write on the ground.
"Childe, Hu Papi should have run in a hurry this time, the clothes of ordinary people who were temporarily changed, and there are many famous calligraphy and paintings that they can't take away at the secret passage."
Seeing this sentence, Lin Fan turned his head to one of the centurions and said, "You take a team of 100 people, hurry up and go to the secret passage to chase people." ”
"Yes, sir."
The centurion hurriedly beckoned his men to the secret passage pointed out by Chen Hai.
Then Lin Fan asked the soldiers to go outside to call Wu Yong, and told him to inform Wu Yong and bring the big black cat and those dogs over.
It was almost a cup of tea, and Wu Yong took the big black cat and those dogs into it.
Before Wu Yong could speak, Lin Fan had already begun to order: "Master Wu, I'll chase people down, and you can take people to transport all the things here and other places in Hufu back to the cottage." ”
"My lord, it's too dangerous to chase people, so I'll take someone with you!"
Wu Yong spoke very intimately.
Lin Fan waved his hand and said: "Don't fight, this matter is very important, I don't chase it personally, I always feel bottomless in my heart." ”
"Yes."
Wu Yong saw Lin Fan's serious expression and the unquestionable words, and knew that it would be a waste of time to say more.
So I can only salute and agree.
Lin Fan didn't talk nonsense, looked at Chen Hai and said, "Throw those silk clothes to the big black cats and let them smell them well." ”
Chen Hai threw his clothes at the big black cat, and the big black cat took two steps back in disgust.
Then the voice of the big black cat came to his head: "Don't throw the stinky man's clothes in front of me, disgusting." ”
"Boss Meow, now is not the time to be willful, hurry up and let your mount dog and your subordinate dogs smell the smell of this clothes, I need to find the owner of the clothes, this is related to my life and death, and it is also related to whether you can eat well in the future."
The intelligence of the big black cat is not low.
Hearing Lin Fan say this, he didn't dare to be hypocritical anymore.
Give orders to your dog's little brother.
The dogs all came and smelled the wisdom of the silk clothes, and ran in the direction of the secret passage.
Lin Fan glanced at Chen Hai and hurriedly followed.
Because there were hundreds of people exploring the way in front of the secret passage before, Lin Fan and Chen Hai did not pause at all this time, followed closely behind the cat and dog, and quickly ran in the other direction of the passage.
This secret passage is three miles long.
Because Lin Fan and Chen Hai trotted forward with the cats and dogs.
Plus he redeemed a torch in the system.
Originally, he wanted to exchange for a flashlight, but the merit value required for the flashlight was very high, so he had to settle for the next best.
With torches, they are fast.
When we were about to get to the exit, we chased after the last few members of the hundreds.
Out of the hole, a little used to the light, Lin Fan said to the hundred people: "Everyone follow these cats and dogs to chase, if you see the trace of Hu Peel, be sure to capture it alive." ”
"Yes, sir."
The centurion hastened to agree.
Then beckoned the brothers to chase after the scattered cats and dogs.
Lin Fan breathed a little easier, and also took Chen Hai to catch up.
Because the Hu family, the Zhuangzi, is the suburb, there are almost no people nearby, they are all woods and fields, and the road is very difficult to walk when they go out of the secret road.
So in less than half an hour, Hu Papi and Yang Jiaotou, who fled with him, and a young man, were already surrounded by soldiers who followed the cats and dogs to chase after the smell.
The three of them, all dressed as ordinary merchants.
If it weren't for the cats and dogs surrounding them, even some soldiers who had seen Hu Peel would have been difficult to recognize.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are just small merchants, reselling some things to support our families, and we don't have any money at all, please let us go and let us go home!"
Yang Jiaotou protected Master Hu and the young man behind him, holding a scabbard in his hand, although he said soft words, his vigilant eyes and habitual movements revealed their true identities.
The centurion didn't pay attention to the head of the Yang sect at all, but let his soldiers surround the three of them.
Seeing that these soldiers didn't pay attention to them at all, Yang Jiaotou knew that the truth was not easy to handle.
He whispered to Hu Papi: "These people are not easy to deal with, you need to put some blood to get rid of it." ”
"Yes, as long as you can leave, money is not an issue."
When Hu Papi said this, although his heart was dripping blood, he still agreed to think of his own life.
And the young man, with the eyes of an idiot, glanced at the nonsense, and spit out two words without hurrying: "Innocent." ”
"Shut up."
If it weren't for this kid, who said that he knew where the ancestral treasure map was, he would have asked Yang Jiaotou to kill this guy now, so as not to have many dreams at night.