A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 667 Dealing with the aftermath

One or two soldiers were seriously injured, the rest were slightly injured, and only two died. Overall, the loss was not great.

"What's going on?" Director Tian said sternly.

"Director Tian, ​​I remember I told you before we set out. This group of people are the thugs brought by the Duanmu family. I originally wanted to delay the trip, but since you were anxious to return to Nanjing, I had to strengthen security. But we still found an ambush."

Director Tian’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

At this time, several people came down from the hillside nearby, and Director Tian and Miss Tian became panicked again.

Sha Yanxiao said quickly, "Director Tian, ​​please be patient. They are my men. I know this place is dangerous and they are likely to ambush us from a high position. Even if we are outnumbered, they are likely to take advantage. That's why I sent people to encircle us from behind."

As he was speaking, a man in official uniform came down the hillside with a small group of soldiers and captured two living prisoners.

They walked up to Sha Yanxiao, stood at attention, saluted, and said, "Reporting to the Young Marshal, Zhang Guoliang, the platoon leader of the third platoon of the Fengcheng Mechanized Battalion, has been ordered to launch a surprise attack on the enemy. He has completed his mission. These two are still alive, and the two above are seriously injured and are probably dying."

Guier saw that one of the prisoners was wearing a silk gown and looked like a person of high status.

Sha Yanxiao walked up and kicked him in the chest. The prisoner fell back suddenly, his whole body curled up like a cooked shrimp. He gasped for breath, cold sweat broke out on his face, but he didn't dare to shout loudly.

"It seems that you are the leader. Tell me, but don't try to fool me. Anyway, everyone else has been beaten to death, so it doesn't matter if one or two more die." Sha Yanxiao looked at him and said.

"General, please spare my life. I'm not the leader. We were just recruited in our hometown of Rehe. We were told that we would be paid a large sum of money to go to the interior of the country to help as thugs. This trip would earn us 50 yuan. Some of us are bandits, and some are originally from the Qing Dynasty. I believe you know the current situation over there. It's really difficult to make a living, so I can only risk my life on this trip. I have a 70-year-old mother and a three-year-old baby at home. Please spare my life, sir."

When Gui'er heard this, she wondered why this line sounded so familiar. She turned her head to look at the man. Although he was a big man, he had a round face, single eyelids, and small eyes. His eyeballs were rolling around, and it was obvious that he was a man who spoke without thinking.

"Then who is the leader? Don't think you can fool me." Sha Yanxiao said, pointing a gun at his head.

"No, no, no, no. The boss is up there, and you've shot him in the head." He said dejectedly.

Sha Yanxiao thought for a moment and said to Zhang Guoliang, "Take some people up there. Take the body of the boss he identified and go to the Fengcheng military camp." Then he turned to the others and said, "Let's go to the Fengcheng military camp first and deal with the matter. It won't take long."

Most people were still in shock and let Sha Yanxiao make the decision.

Everyone got back in the car and followed the military vehicle loaded with prisoners and the bodies of thugs directly into Fengcheng.

Gui'er always passed by Fengcheng every time she went there. The last time she entered Fengcheng was when Marshal Zhang died.

She looked out the window curiously. Fengcheng had not changed much. Although there was nothing new, the streets on both sides and the pedestrians coming and going were relatively peaceful.

The convoy drove directly into the military camp.

The battalion commander in the military camp was already standing at the gate to greet them. When he saw Sha Yanxiao getting out of the car, he and a row of soldiers behind him stood at attention and saluted in unison.

Sha Yanxiao held Gui'er's hand. As they walked in, he asked, "Is Wu Mingqiang here?"

The battalion commander said respectfully, "He has arrived. We have put the people he brought into the cell."

The lady and the others also came along. She said to Sha Yanxiao with a confused look on her face, "Second brother, what are you up to?"

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "Mother, please be patient. This matter must be dealt with here before you can leave in peace."

As he said this, he ordered the maid Ding and the old women to wait in the military camp's playground.

The masters walked into a meeting room.

After a while, there was a commotion outside. Wu Mingqiang was holding Master Duanmu and his wife, as well as Duanmu Lei and Duanmu Heng. The whole family walked in, their hands tied behind their backs, their clothes torn and askew, looking very embarrassed.

"Who are these people? What are we doing here? It's getting late. Will we miss the train?" Mrs. Tian regained some spirit at this time, but as a woman, she had never been to a military camp. In order to hide her panic, she kept talking.

"Mother-in-law, don't worry. It will be over soon and we can catch the train." The lady held her hand and comforted her softly.

Master Duanmu looked up and saw Sha Yanxiao and the others, and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.

"Madam, Eldest Master, Second Master, what are you doing? This is so rude. After all, I am an honored guest in your family. Even if you want to regret not marrying your daughter to my family, there is no need to kidnap us."

"Master Duanmu, I asked you to come here this time because an old friend wants to see you. Bring him here." Sha Yanxiao shouted outside the door.

The soldiers came in pushing two prisoners they had just captured alive.

Duanmu Lei's expression changed immediately when he saw it.

But Master Duanmu and Mrs. Duanmu were a little confused. They frowned and said, "Young Marshal, what does this mean? Who is this person?"

Gui'er was very surprised that Master Duanmu and his wife didn't even recognize the thugs under their command. This was a bit unbelievable. Looking at their expressions, it didn't seem like they were pretending. Could it be that he was really recruited temporarily as the thugs said?

"Don't Mr. and Mrs. Duanmu know these two people? Then you should know this person. Bring him in." Sha Yanxiao said calmly with his hands on his hips.

Two more soldiers came in carrying a body. The body had been shot in the head, and the bullet was near the top of the head. So the top of the head looked like a pile of mud and blood, but the face was not affected. Moreover, the man was dressed quite respectably, wearing a suit.

"Ah!" Mrs. Duanmu screamed and fell to the ground, her whole body shaking as if she were suffering from epilepsy.

Sha Yanxiao smiled slightly and said, "It seems that Mrs. Duanmu knows this man, so I'll tell you the truth. He led a dozen people to attack my family's convoy. They occupied a favorable position and carried bombs with them. It was obviously premeditated. Do you have any comments?"

"What do you mean? This man met my son on the train. He said he wanted to do business here. My son took good care of him along the way because we were from the same hometown. But I didn't know too many details about him. He had no other disputes with my family after arriving in Jiangcheng. It's impossible that you want to blame our family because he attacked your family? This is simply outrageous." Mr. Duanmu said reasonably.