Chapter 348 You are good at kidnapping
After entering the spiritual realm of the Upper Three Realms, Chu Tang quickly figured out the internal structure of the Xu family residence.
The house has three entrances. The first entrance is the front hall.
The second entrance is the middle courtyard, which is the smallest but the most concentrated place.
The third entrance is the backyard, which is quite elegant and quiet.
Chu Tang found that both the first and third entrances were quiet at this time. There was only a lot of movement in the middle courtyard. The rather regular patrol footsteps came from this courtyard.
And this middle courtyard was inside the wall where he was, and he could even sense that many people were nesting in the side room of the courtyard.
In a room in the middle of the courtyard, someone was making a lot of noise.
After "finding out" the general situation, Chu Tang stopped the Mingyu Kung Fu. After his body returned to normal, he checked the direction and went around to the north of the alley. After listening for a while, he saw no one around, so he immediately used Qing Kung Fu to leap forward. The wall floated into the Xu family's house.
As soon as the light skill of "Stepping on the Moon and Leaving Fragrance" was performed, the person landed on a tree in the courtyard like a floating feather without making a sound, hiding in the dark and observing the surroundings.
What you see is a dark house, which is the backyard of the Xu family with no sound.
Chu Tang immediately became suspicious: "Logically, the backyard is where the family members live. Even if the master is asleep, the servants have to be awake and waiting at all times. Now it is quiet here, as if there is no one. Where are everyone going? Already?"
Something is definitely wrong!
Looking again, there were lights and the sound of human voices in the supposedly silent middle courtyard.
After staring for a while, Chu Tang floated down from the tree without touching the ground with his feet, and flew to a pillar on the eaves more than four feet away. He pricked up his ears like a cat and listened for a while. He didn't notice anything but seemed to be disturbed. The smart rabbit flew from the eaves to the corridor on the other side.
After a few steps, he arrived at an archway in the middle courtyard. He leaned his head slightly through the base of the wall and looked at the scene in the middle courtyard.
The first thing that caught his eye was the area where the middle courtyard connected with the front hall. There were four men with weapons moving around.
They work in pairs, patrolling back and forth, alert to the surrounding environment.
In several side rooms not far from them, although they were in darkness, there were many people living in them. Some were snoring, some were breathing rapidly, some were sighing, and some were even crying in secret.
The various sounds are extremely strange and make people suspicious.
In the middle of the middle courtyard, the door of a main room was open, and bright lights shot out from the door, illuminating most of the middle courtyard.
The distance was more than ten feet away, and Chu Tang couldn't see very clearly. He could vaguely see a few people sitting around a table in the room, eating and drinking, making a lot of noise.
This is the middle of the night!
"What's going on with the Xu family?" Chu Tang looked more and more confused. Everything in the Xu family's house was weird, and there was nothing like a normal family.
"Who?" When Chu Tang was wondering, the patrolman let out a low shout, which immediately attracted Chu Tang's attention.
Looking around, a rather thin man walked in from the second entrance archway.
By the firelight elsewhere, Chu Tang was able to identify that the person was Xu Lingshan, whom he had met once at the Xincheng Princess Mansion.
The manager of Xincheng Princess Mansion!
This man's face was white and beardless, extremely feminine, and he looked thin and frail.
But Chu Tang remembered that the information about him recorded that Xu Lingshan was not a little eunuch with no power to tie a chicken, but a master of the six realms.
This person has mastered the Dauchi secret book "Cold Wind Palm" and has cold palm power. If he doesn't pay attention, he will hit him and he will freeze to death.
"Feng Huang really guessed it right. Xu Lingshan really has a problem!" Chu Tang's heart skipped a beat and he became a little nervous.
Even though this is Xu Lingshan's younger brother's house, he, the manager of a princess's mansion, came here in the middle of the night. To say that there is nothing fishy is simply an insult to people's intelligence.
The Princess Mansion is in troubled times now. In order to avoid suspicion, Xu Lingshan should stay at the Princess Mansion.
"I, Xu Lingshan! I want to see your principal!" Xu Lingshan's gloomy voice was quite loud in the dark night.
Chu Tang was stunned when he heard this. When Xu Lingshan returned to his brother's house, he actually had to inform him of his name?
The patrolling guards didn't recognize him!
Then what kind of patrols are there?
What kind of guard is he again?
Also, who is the person in charge?
"Could it be that... Xu Haishan's house is no longer in his hands, and someone is occupying the magpie's nest?" Chu Tang realized this immediately.
At this time, there was another change in the middle courtyard, because Xu Lingshan spoke quite loudly, which alarmed the people in the middle house.
One of them walked out of the door quickly, asked the guards to step aside, and called Xu Lingshan: "Manager Xu is here? Come here, let's have a good talk."
Xu Lingshan snorted coldly, but without any nonsense, he passed the guard. Although his steps were cautious, he followed into the brightly lit house without much hesitation.
When Chu Tang saw this, he became anxious. He immediately made a decision. When the guards were not paying attention, he slipped to the north corner of the backyard. He jumped up, jumped over a short wall, and climbed to the roof of the house in the middle courtyard in two or three strokes. .
Under the night, Chu Tang was like a ghost, as light as a feather. He rose and fell without stepping on the green tiles of the roof, and landed on the ridge of the house in the middle of the courtyard.
As soon as he leaned down, he lay on the tiles and hid in the dark.
The brightly lit house was beneath him, and the voices of several people could be heard under the tiles.
Chu Tang couldn't bear it any longer and quietly opened half of the tile. The dazzling light came out. He immediately blocked the light with his head and peeked at the scene below with one eye.
There were only four people in the room, two sitting and two standing.
The two people standing were Xu Lingshan and the man who led Xu Lingshan in.
The middle-aged Xu Lingshan looked pale at this time, his lips were colorless, his expression was tired, and he looked very vicissitudes of life.
The man standing was younger than Xu Lingshan, probably in his thirties, but he had a short beard and looked quite rough.
He is dressed in yellow, tall and tall, and powerful.
Opposite them, there were two men sitting around a table.
The two men were also dressed in yellow uniforms, and both had beards. They looked the same as the man standing, and even their demeanor was almost the same.
There is just some difference in age.
The man facing the door is older, probably in his forties; while the man on his right looks relatively younger.
"Eldest brother, second brother, he is Xu Lingshan, he is here!" The rugged man standing pointed at Xu Lingshan and introduced him.
"Mr. Xu, sit down! Have a bite?" The man facing the door pointed at the stool opposite and then pointed at the table filled with food and wine.
However, Xu Lingshan took a step forward and did not sit down. Instead, he stared at the two people in front of him and said, "Xu is here for the appointment. It's time for the three of you to fulfill your promise."
The man facing the door laughed twice: "Third brother, go and bring Xu Haishan over."
"Yes, big brother!" The standing third brother responded, turned around and walked out the door.
The room fell into silence for a while.
The two rough men who were sitting just looked at Xu Lingshan quietly without saying a word.
Xu Lingshan looked at them with a gloomy face, pursed his lips tightly, and looked a little fierce.
Chu Tang on the roof frowned secretly: "Fenghuang is talking about the disappearance of Xu Lingshan's nephew. Why is it now as if his brother is being held hostage? Is Xu Lingshan here to negotiate? Or..."
Just when he was confused, his third brother, who had been out for a while, came back and he pushed someone into the house.
When Chu Tang saw it, he immediately had a suspicion: "Xu Haishan?"
The face of the man who was pushed in was so similar to that of Xu Lingshan. Except for his fatter face and some sparse beard, and except for his different demeanor, the appearance of the two people could be said to be almost the same. It's the same as the one carved out.
The narrow eyes, the thin lips, and the tapered chin are all the same, indicating that they are brothers.
Sure enough, when the rich man saw Xu Lingshan, he immediately ran to him and cried: "Brother, eldest brother! You are finally back! They... they..."
Sure enough, Xu Haishan!
When he mentioned the word "them", Xu Haishan looked like a frightened rabbit. He looked at the other three people in the room, trembling with fear and unable to speak.
A trace of excitement flashed across Xu Lingshan's pale face, and he patted his brother's arm and said softly: "As long as it's okay, leave the rest to me."
Xu Haishan nodded repeatedly. Even if he didn't know martial arts, he was well-informed. He quickly calmed down and stepped aside wisely, giving the space to his elder brother.
The eldest brother who was sitting upright laughed and said: "Manager Xu, your brother and his family are very precious to us. We just confined them in one place and did not hurt them at all. Are you satisfied now?"
"That's it!" Chu Tang on the roof was stunned when he heard this. He asked why the children of the Xu family were so strange. It turned out that everyone was caught in one place. No wonder there was no movement in other places. "It seems that the side room next to it is sleepy. It’s all Xu Haishan’s family.”
Soon, Chu Tang discovered that one of his guesses was wrong. Xu Lingshan snorted coldly and said, "Where is my nephew? Where is he? When will you let him go?"
"My nephew is even more precious. How can he be imprisoned with so many people? Don't worry, although he is not in the Xu family, there are people taking care of him elsewhere. As long as you bring us what we need, we will naturally Let him come back safe and sound," the eldest brother explained.
Chu Tang called them good guys. These people are good at kidnapping. They kidnapped other people's children and even swaggered to their homes to make deals.
Talent!
But, can such an arrogant and domineering kidnapper be trusted?
Xu Lingshan also raised doubts: "How does Xu know whether you will keep your promise and release him?"
The eldest brother laughed and stood up, the second brother on the side also stood up, and the third brother even ran over.
So, the three of them stood in a row and confronted Xu Lingshan with great momentum.
Xu Haishan was frightened at first and shouted eagerly: "Three masters, masters, please don't get angry. As long as you put my son back, I...my eldest brother will definitely do what you say!" Big brother, right? You have to save Cheng'er, he is only five years old and he is the only child of our Xu family!"
As he spoke, he burst into tears. He looked so pitiful and miserable, which made the listeners sad and shed tears.
Xu Lingshan looked very helpless when he heard this. He comforted his younger brother a few more words, then turned to face the three of them and said in a deep voice: "I have to see my nephew first before I hand over the things to you!"
The three people's eyes lit up and they looked at each other.
"So Manager Xu has succeeded?" the eldest brother asked with a smile.
Xu Lingshan's face flashed with shame and anger, and he said: "It is precisely because of the success that the princess's mansion is under martial law. Xu can't get out these days, and he can't get here until today."
The eldest brother looked Xu Lingshan up and down, puzzled: "It looks like Manager Xu came empty-handed. It doesn't look like he brought the treasure we need."
Xu Lingshan snorted coldly: "You don't need to know this. In short, if I let him go, the things will be handed over to you."
"That's not okay!" The eldest brother flatly refused, "Hand over the things first, and then we'll release them."
Xu Lingshan suddenly changed his color and said angrily: "Do you think Xu is a fool?"
The eldest brother's face also turned cold and he said: "Do you think this is a legitimate business? You are afraid that we won't let him go, and we are afraid that you will do something wrong! When we let him go, not only will you not give him anything, but you will take him with you. If you come to surround and kill us, what can you say?"
Xu Lingshan became even more angry: "Then hand over the goods with one hand and deliver the goods with the other!"
"Impossible!" The elder brother refused. "This is the capital of the gods. I'm afraid that we have the life to take things, but we don't have the life to take them out! After we take the things and make sure that you are not playing any tricks, we will let you go."
Xu Lingshan became even angrier, his face paled, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he said viciously: "Then let's fight to the death!"
The eldest brother sneered: "The fish will die, but the net may not be broken. Xu Lingshan, the fact that we dare to come here to meet you means that we have the confidence to deal with you."
Xu Lingshan's face was extremely ugly, and just when he was about to say harsh words, his younger brother Xu Haishan jumped out again, crying and begging: "Brother, if you don't think about us, you should also think about Cheng'er. He is only five years old. The only male in our Xu family!"
"Shut up!" Xu Lingshan pushed Xu Haishan away impatiently, "It was for the Xu family that I betrayed the thirteenth princess and the royal family. Isn't that enough?"
Xu Haishan hesitated and did not dare to say any more.
The eldest brother interrupted at the right time: "Manager Xu, this is the capital of the gods. We don't want to cause trouble, let alone make the matter bigger. Once we get the things, we will let them go!"
Xu Lingshan smiled miserably: "At this point, does Xu still have a choice?"
The eldest brother smiled and said: "Manager Xu can only trust us, can't he?"
Xu Lingshan was silent, having nothing to say.
After a long time, the eldest brother broke the silence in the room again and said: "Manager Xu, when can you hand over the things to us?"
Xu Lingshan stared at the three people in front of him and said grimly: "Xu hopes that the three of you can keep your promise, otherwise, Xu will fight to the death to drag you into the water!"
"It's easy to talk about." The eldest brother smiled, "It's better to do less than to do more. We still understand this truth."
Xu Lingshan glanced at them a few more times, and then looked at his younger brother, who looked at him eagerly, with pleading in his eyes.
With a sad smile, Xu Lingshan slowly pulled up the hem of his thin clothes, revealing his white and shriveled belly.
If you don't agree, you have to take off your clothes. What is this?
Is it the eunuch's habit?
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
Xu Haishan: "Brother..."
The trio of kidnappers: "What are you..."
Chu Tang: "Uh..."