Chapter 36: Qin's Foresight
Looking at the other side, the thieves were already scared out of their wits by Qin Wenyuan.
It is for this reason that Xu Gou was so leisurely chatting and gossiping with Changle.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!
At this time, several arrows shot from the east.
“Puff!”
All of a sudden, several thieves around Qin Wenyuan fell down. They had all been shot in the head and could no longer move.
Looking over there, I saw that Maotu and the others had also arrived.
The Ox, the Rabbit, the Sheep, and a new figure!
Seeing this scene, Qin Wenyuan finally relaxed.
Then a few more feather arrows came, and the remaining fleeing thieves were shot down one by one.
At this point, the thieves' robbery attempt against them was declared a failure and they were completely annihilated.
"Master, are you okay?" Maotu, who was carrying a large bow, asked hurriedly as he arrived in front.
Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "It's okay. But why are you guys so slow to come here?"
"You know, when I confirmed the order at noon, I told you that there might be accidents on this trip. Why are you still so slow?"
Qin Wenyuan's trip this time was not aimless.
He actually considered a lot.
First of all, as mentioned before, the business world is like a battlefield.
Chang'an City is a place ruled by law, so he doesn't care much about the overt dangers. Under the feet of the emperor, even the aristocratic families in the early Zhenguan period, no matter how much they despised the imperial power, would not be afraid of doing anything too outrageous in public.
So when he was in Chang'an, Qin Wenyuan was not worried.
But outside Chang'an, that's not necessarily the case!
The danger is .
Qin Wenyuan has always been very cautious.
Therefore, as soon as the order was confirmed at noon today, Qin Wenyuan openly only let Xu Gou follow him and Changle.
But secretly, he arranged for the Ox, the Rabbit and the Sheep to accompany him!
As for the Changyuan Tea Shop in Chang'an, it was handed over to Hu Guang alone, who was managed by many servants.
It turns out that being cautious does have some benefits.
Changle and several servants were unaware of this matter.
"Ahem, Brother Qin, you don't know the truth. The battle outside is not much easier than yours."
Seeing that Qin Wenyuan was fine, Maotu's name sounded strange again, "Outside, these bandits were scattered in all directions. In order to annihilate them and prevent our specific information from spreading, we spent a lot of effort to encircle and suppress them."
After saying that, she even moved a little closer to Qin Wenyuan.
Changle, who rushed over at this time, was immediately unhappy.
She stopped the rabbit that was about to come over, took Qin Wenyuan's right hand with both hands, and said calmly: "My husband has just been in battle, and his body is covered in blood. Don't be suspicious of getting close to others."
Forehead?
Changle's actions made Qin Wenyuan slightly stunned.
If he guessed correctly, his wife was probably jealous, and her eyes were only unfriendly when she looked at Maotu!
Qin Wenyuan smiled slightly, then glared at Maotu, "Maotu, you silly girl, you are so disrespectful to others. Just like Xugou and the others, you call me Young Master. Do you understand?"
Hearing this, Maotu stuck out his tongue and said, "Yes, yes, yes~ I'll be careful next time and make sure the young lady won't be hostile to me."
After the words fell, Changle's face turned slightly red.
This gesture also made everyone laugh secretly.
"Alright, alright, let's continue with this. Clean up the battlefield and load all the valuables onto the carriage. Remember to kill any survivors."
Qin Wenyuan looked around at the mess on the ground. Compared to the spoils of war, he cared more about whether there were any survivors.
If someone escapes alive, then the news about him, Xu Gou and others will be leaked.
This is not something he wants to see.
After all, the more mysterious the trump card is, the better.
No matter how powerful the leaked trump card is, it is just a stronger bargaining chip and can be targeted by the enemy at any time.
"I understand, young master." Xu Gou and his group nodded.
At this time, Qin Wenyuan looked at the newcomers in the field and said, "Wuma, have you finished the task I asked the pigeon to give you?"
Wu Ma nodded and said, "Everything is ready. We are just waiting for your order. Then we can shock the Lu family and the other two tea shops. They may even pay a heavier price than today!"
Hearing this, no one in the room looked confused.
Only... Changle.
Changle asked in confusion: "Husband, what does this...what does this have to do with the Lu family? They..."
Halfway through her words , she suddenly thought of a possibility, "Could it be that these thieves were actually sent by the Lu family?"
Qin Wenyuan smiled and shook his head. He did not answer immediately, but looked directly at Changle. As Changle blushed, he carefully wiped the dust off his wife's face.
Then, he said calmly: "Whether it was the Lu family, we can't confirm it directly, but at least there is a great possibility that they did it."
"After all, we are new here in Chang'an."
"Since these thieves are able to be active outside Chang'an City, they must have connections with important figures in Chang'an City. Otherwise, the dozens of bandit suppression operations every year alone would be enough for them to endure. It would be impossible for them to survive for more than a few years!"
"And why did they rob us? If they were short of money and needed to rob, wouldn't it be safer to go to a place a hundred miles outside Chang'an City? Why did they rob not far from Chang'an City?"
"The fact is, there is no doubt about it. There is only one reason! That is, we have threatened the interests of certain people in Chang'an City. Therefore, these thieves have planned to attack us."
"Their operation was divided into two parts. They had personnel to scout the area nearby, and they also had enough people to crush our caravan. They were also able to ambush us at this precise location, which means ..."
Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the servant who was sent aside by Xu Gou, and said lightly: "There is a traitor among the servants we hired."
Hearing this, Changle was extremely shocked.
Qin Wenyuan continued: "So, the Lu family is indeed the most likely, because on the surface, we already have a conflict of interest with them."
"However, there are two other possibilities. They are the other two tea shops in Chang'an. They may also be the ones who made the move."
"After all, our Changyuan Tea may not affect them, but with the current expansion speed, it is only a matter of time before their business is affected."
"It is also possible that they took action in advance and put the blame on the Lu family."
"And no matter what, the three major tea cakes..."
Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly. "We can know their influence thoroughly through word of mouth among the people, but they are completely in the dark about us."
"Since they didn't use legitimate business means to achieve victory, it's time for us to teach them a lesson."
