Chapter 15 Night Exploration of the Warm Spring Pavilion
After nightfall, Xiao Hai followed the master to the rouge alley. At this time, the whole alley is already lively, singing and dancing everywhere, and cigarette smoke is everywhere. In the buildings on the street, there are women in beautiful costumes everywhere. There are more men on the street, most of them are dressed noblely, and some of them look poor and sour talents, and there are all kinds of drunkards, as if a street encompasses all kinds of life.
Xiao Hai and Master quickly searched for the Warm Spring Pavilion. From time to time, women come up to woo the master, but they are all rejected by the master, and are severely reprimanded by the master to leave, and some young women are only fifteen or sixteen years old. Xiao Hai swore in his heart that he would never come to this kind of place in his life, after all, the atmosphere here is too ambiguous, and those amorous women are easy to forget everything when their eyes turn. It's so filthy.
Finally, when I walked to the middle of this street, I saw a six-story pavilion, and the highest gilded plaque said Warm Spring Pavilion, and the entrance was indeed much more lively than the others. Master and Xiao Hai turned around and came to a dark alley when people were not paying attention, and saw that there was no one around.
Master said, "Xiaohai, you should take a detour to the backyard from here, remember not to be careless, be careful, and if there is an accident, retreat, Master will pick you up outside." ”
Xiao Hai changed into a night coat and turned around and walked towards the backyard. The outer hall of Nuanchun Pavilion is the six-story high-rise building, and there is a large courtyard behind it, and there is no end in sight at night. In addition to the women in the Qinglou, there are many miscellaneous servants in this kind of local courtyard, including the nursing home, and there will definitely not be a few.
Xiao Hai didn't dare to be careless, and cautiously rushed along the wall to the backyard. He listened to the movements in the courtyard as he walked, and after several months of training in the Turtle Habitat Method, Xiao Hai's sense of hearing was also unusual to ordinary people, and he could hear the movements in the courtyard completely. When the more he walked inside, the quieter it became, Xiao Hai stopped, leaned his ears against the wall to listen to the movement inside, and after confirming that there was no one, Xiao Hai pointed his toes on the wall, and when he landed on the wall, Xiao Hai's feet fell on the wall without making any sound.
Xiao Hai leaned on the wall and took out a stone from his pocket and threw it into the courtyard. The stone made a crisp sound when it landed, Xiao Hai listened quietly for a while, and after finding that there was nothing unusual, his feet floated to the ground. The yard is more than a foot high, but for the current Xiaohai, it is no longer a difficult matter. After Xiaohai landed, he found that this yard was very large, with a distance of almost 30 zhang between the front and back.
There were three rooms in the courtyard, all of them were darkened, and there were some messy debris in the yard. Xiao Hai listened to it from room to house, there was no sound, it should be just a yard for stacking sundries, it should be a yard for stacking items in the entire Nuanchun Pavilion. Xiao Hai walked along the wall and walked to the door on the side of the courtyard to another courtyard. Xiaohai walked cautiously, hiding when he saw a tree, and squatting when he saw a corner.
Finally, when Xiao Hai walked to the third courtyard, Xiao Hai saw a two-story building in the courtyard, which was brightly lit Xiao Hai could already hear the noisy sound of the Nuan Chun Pavilion in front of him, and he could also see the Nuan Chun Pavilion, presumably there were still two or three yards away from the Nuan Chun Pavilion. The door and all sides were guarded. Xiao Hai slowly approached, flew onto a big tree seven or eight feet away from the side of Xiao Lou, and used the leaves to cover himself.
On the tree, Xiao Hai just saw the second floor, the window was closed, but three figures were reflected in the lights, the three of them seemed to be drinking, the distance was too far and Xiao Hai couldn't tell what they were talking about, but it was too far to fly to the upper room, and there were two people guarding the four corners of the small building, a total of ten people, each holding a stick in his hand, guarding the door The two of them were also equipped with knives, presumably there were some important people in the small building.
Xiao Hai was not in a hurry at this time, he sat on the tree and waited for the opportunity, he originally wanted to use stones to lure people away, but he was afraid that these minions would not be quick to move away from the mountain, but would startle the snake himself. Xiao Hai is in a good position on this tree, and you can see the minions guarding the door and the side of the small building.
At this moment, a small group of minions came from not far ahead, a total of five people. Xiao Hai controlled his breathing. Seeing that the group of people who came followed the doorkeeper and said something, and then the people around him began to walk towards the door, Xiao Haixin said, it seems that he has changed his guard, and his opportunity has come. When Xiao Hai saw that the people on the opposite side of the small building were about to walk to the door, he went down to the sea and quietly got down the tree, and then ran forward with arrows, one step and two feet away, and three or four steps to the middle of the wall of the small building without making any sound, like a night owl.
The first floor of the small building was no more than a zhang high, and Xiaohai flew into the room on tiptoe, landed on the glazed tiles on the second floor, and then quickly lay down. The guy who changed guards just came to the corner. Xiao Hai turned to Nuan Chun Pavilion and made sure that you couldn't see yourself upstairs over there, and crawled towards the room with the lights on. After coming to the room with the lights on, Xiao Hai was clinging to the wall, which was the voice in the room that was already clear.
A person said: "Lord Song, come and have another drink between you and me, I respect you for helping me a lot yesterday, how did my batch of fireworks and firecrackers be discovered by the government, maybe I have to eat a lawsuit, my lawsuit is small, and the crime can be carried down in my personal name, but the Iron Law Gang has always been disciplined, and it is unknown how to punish me." ”
I heard that Lord Song say: "Brother Ye is serious, the case of the girl's disappearance these days has troubled our prefect, and even the capital has been alarmed." You also know that your Iron Law Gang has a bad reputation, so your lord arranged for us to search, and I happened to be arranged to search one of your warehouses in the east of the city. If it weren't for the fact that I had an old relationship with this beautiful and moving girl Sissi, I would have informed you in time and asked you to transfer quickly, I would have caught so many quick catches, and I wouldn't have been able to hide it. ”
The surnamed Ye said: "Lord Song has helped a lot this time, we will send this batch of fireworks away by cargo ship tomorrow evening, and you don't have to worry about sending them to adults at that time." ”
Lord Song: "Brother Ye, are there really fireworks in the warehouse?"
At this time, Xiaohai quietly got up, gently clicked the window paper with his hand in the corner of the window, and looked inside. He saw three people in the room, the three of them were drinking around the table, and in the middle sat a middle-aged man in a fast hunting suit, with a face like purple sheep's liver, tall and burly, and his eyes looked at a young and beautiful girl sitting next to him from time to time.
And this girl is wearing a light veil, thick eyebrows, a delicate figure, charming manners, a piece of snow white leaking from her chest, and leaning on the body surnamed Song from time to time.
Seeing a middle-aged man dressed in grace and luxury on the other side of Lord Song, dressed as a businessman, he said: "Don't worry, Lord Song, my Iron Law Gang will do some smuggling and selling fireworks business just to make a living, and other illegal things will not be done, and our bad reputation is mostly due to people's prejudice against us, how many people in Yangzhou do you think we can feed with this wharf alone?"
Saying that, the surnamed Ye took out a plate of silver from the side, handed it out and said: "Lord Song has helped us a lot this time, these little meanings are not respectful, please smile, and Miss Siqian will be happy with Lord Song tonight." ”
Lord Song pretended to excuse himself: "Brother Ye, this can't be helped, the effort of raising your hands is enough." ”
The surnamed Ye said: "Brother Song, you and I can't see each other, and in the future, we will need Brother Song to help the village in the dock and Nuanchun Pavilion." ”
Lord Song: "If Brother Ye says so, then the foolish brother will be disrespectful, don't worry, as long as I do my best, I will definitely help the village in the future." ”
The surnamed Ye said: "That's really Brother Song, the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, so I won't disturb Brother Song to rest." Qian'er, serve Brother Song well. ”
After that, the surnamed Ye got up and left, and then went downstairs. Xiao Hai still stood still, and heard the man surnamed Ye go out and say to the minions at the door: "Inform me, no one can approach this building tonight, and you all go back with me, and no one should disturb the people in the building." ”
After that, he led everyone to Xiaohai to the place. Xiao Hai's guards had been withdrawn, and without saying a word, he jumped downstairs and followed behind these people. The surnamed Ye led me personally through the three courtyards, and then went out through a back door, and Xiao Hai hurriedly followed.
When Xiaohai followed the bustling street, he quickly changed out of his night clothes and followed from behind. Xiao Hai thought to himself that there must be a demon when things are impermanent, hiding fireworks? It has not been confirmed, and the ghost believes it, I want to see what it is. Xiaohai has been following him for seven or eight streets. The group turned and entered an alley, and Xiao Haiwei then saw them enter a small courtyard. Xiao Hai came to the outside of the courtyard, this time he didn't dare to rush in, this surnamed Song alone brought five people, and I don't know how many people are in the courtyard.
Xiao Hai walked around this courtyard and determined that there was only one courtyard, and there were only two houses in the courtyard. Xiao Hai didn't think about it, flew up to the back of the house, climbed on the house Xiao Hai untied a tile, and then looked into the house, there was only one person surnamed Ye in the house, and he was reading a book at this time.
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door of the room, and after being called in, a man dressed in black said with a knife in one hand: "Hall master, everything is settled, we have transferred these girls to a newly rented courtyard on the outskirts of the city, and there is a monsoon guard, there will be no mistakes." ”
At this time, the surnamed Ye said: "Well, be careful, there must be no mistakes in transporting this batch of girls this time, otherwise you and I will not be able to eat and walk around." This Yangzhou prefect wants to be a good official, and the search is so strict that it is difficult for us to transfer. It seems that you have to report back to the big boss, and let the people above suppress and suppress it. However, everything is arranged, and these mothers-in-law will be transported to the capital tomorrow night. ”
When Xiao Hai heard this, he said: "What a thief who is satisfied with the villain, it is really you who are kidnapping which girls." ”
This is the man in black said: "Today our brother has another little girl, who looks like a water spirit, and she should be a young lady from a rich family." It makes me want to be a child bride. ”
The surname Ye said: "Hehe, what kind of young lady from a rich and noble family, as long as she is sold to the Qinglou, she is not the same as serving a man, a jade arm sleeps for thousands of people, and a little red lips are long hahaha." This girl didn't make any noise. ”
The man in black said, "No, she has been gagged, but she seems to be confused about what is the daughter of Tobe Squiro." ”
The surname Ye was so frightened that he immediately stood up: "What! You didn't say it earlier!"
"Hall master, she didn't say it clearly, and the daughter of the household servant was far away in the capital, how could she come to Yangzhou. ”
The surnamed Ye went up and slapped the man in black and scolded: "Waste! The daughter of Qiao Changshan, the household servant, recently came to Yangzhou, and Cui Wanrong, the prefect of Yangzhou, is a student of this Qiao Changshan! Miss Qiao's family has long heard of this Yangzhou city with her family, don't you see who it is?"
At this time, the man in black trembled with fright: "What should I do about the hall master, in this case, the surname Cui will definitely be locked down, and there will be no way to go out." ”
The hall master surnamed Ye said: "You immediately arrange for brothers, we will send these mothers-in-law away overnight, no matter what the way, I will go to the eastern suburbs to see the situation." She has already seen us for what we are, so if she can't do it, she will kill them all and bury them, and when the limelight is over, we will find a new target. ”
Xiao Hai really wanted to kill all these thieves when he heard this, what?! After kidnapping people and selling them, he said that he would kill them! How could there be such evil people in the world! He really wanted to rush down and kill all the thieves now, but he couldn't, he couldn't find these girls after killing them. Xiao Hai was also anxious at this time, but it was useless to be anxious, and said in his heart, Master, are you still there to be merry and happy? Xiao Hai didn't think much about it, and followed from afar.
At this time, the night was already very deep, and Xiao Hai followed the group through the streets and alleys and came to a forest. Lights can be seen deep in the woods. When the group surnamed Ye disappeared into the forest, Xiao Hai also quietly followed in.
But just as he was about to go in, suddenly someone spoke in a tree above his head: "Doll, this forest is not for you to enter, go back quickly." ”
Xiao Hai was suddenly frightened, Xiao Hai never thought that a person would suddenly appear here, and he didn't notice it. He was not careless, he was paying attention to the surrounding situation at any time, but he hadn't even noticed that if this person suddenly attacked, Xiao Hai really didn't dare to imagine the consequences.
Xiao Hai hurriedly rushed back more than two feet away, and then looked up to see a man in black walking on the tree, holding a sword in his hand.
Xiao Hai hurriedly said: "I don't know that the seniors are here, the kid is offended, and I asked the seniors to come down and speak." "The man in black just gave you a moment of amazement when he saw Xiao Hai's movements, this young man is so fast.
The man in black floated down his legs and said: "This young man is so fast, but the things here are not for you to participate in, no matter what your purpose is, please leave quickly." ”
Xiao Hai just saw the true face of the person who came, dressed in black, six feet tall, with a slightly dark complexion, and a felt hat with a large brim on his head, no matter how he looked, he didn't look like a vicious man.
Xiao Hai bowed and said, "Senior, you should know what is going on in the forest, but those girls who were kidnapped are inside?"
The man in black said with a smile: "It has nothing to do with you whether the doll is in it or not, this is not something that you can solve as a child, so leave quickly." I don't want to hurt your life. ”
Xiaohai said: "Senior, this person who just entered is going to kill people, how do you don't look like a person who loves to kill, how can you be willing to die for them?"
The man in black said: "I have my own reasons, I don't care what they do, my responsibility is only to not let any outsiders get close to the courtyard inside." Child, seeing that you are young and have a good future, you must not lose your life because you have learned some skills. ”
Xiao Hai straightened up and said, "Senior, what if I insist on going in!"
The black-clothed swordsman held his sword in front of him and said, "Doll, I know they are doing something harmful, but I have my reasons, my monsoon is difficult to chase, if you want to go in, then it is better than my sword." ”
Xiaohai Zhengse said: "That junior, I'm going to offend!"