northernbook Chapter 289 Follow-up
Chapter 289 Follow-up
Liu Yu and Yang Yi had already tied up all the bandits who had broken into the guest rooms.
The bandit leader was caught up with by Yang Jing before he got very far.
He was no match for Yang Jing, and captured him without much effort.
Apart from a few smashed doors and windows, there was no other damage to the guest rooms.
Many of the bandits were injured or captured, and two of them died in the fight at the hands of the bodyguards.
The guests were only slightly frightened; otherwise, they suffered no loss.
Liu Yu comforted the guests and helped those whose doors and windows had been broken to change rooms.
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Xiao Han and his three companions also assisted the manor guards in bringing all the bandits led by the second-in-command under control.
The casualties here are more severe.
One side came for money and acted ruthlessly, while the other side fought to protect the manor and showed no mercy in their counterattack.
When Xiao Han and the others arrived, there were already casualties on both sides.
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This is the warehouse.
At the beginning, Nangong Ming fought against the seven members of the Third Master's gang alone with his sword.
When the other guards arrived, Nangong Ming had already seriously injured several bandits, and they helped to subdue the wounded bandits.
After a fierce battle, the third leader of the bandits was no match for Nangong Ming and was captured after being wounded.
Besides the two bandits who were initially guarding the entrance, who were dealt with by Nangong Ming, two more bandits later died by Nangong Ming's sword.
The rest were all captured while wounded.
He won't be lenient if anyone comes to his manor to cause trouble.
Moreover, the other party was aiming to kill him when they attacked.
Qing Tong and Qing Shan also dealt with the bandits who were fleeing with their bundles, but they didn't kill them.
All the stolen goods from the warehouse were recovered, but the warehouse was a complete mess.
The items that couldn't be taken were also destroyed by the bandits.
Those jars of aged wine that they couldn't take with them were all wasted, and those that they couldn't finish drinking were smashed along with the jars.
They gathered all the captured bandits in the courtyard.
After counting, a total of fifty people came, eleven of whom died, and the remaining thirty-nine were all injured to varying degrees.
Three guards at the manor died, all of them killed while trying to stop the second-in-command's gang.
Even after being captured, the bandit leader was still unwilling to accept defeat; he hadn't expected the operation to fail so miserably.
None of the fifty people were able to escape successfully.
The area around the villa was open, and they had been walking in the mountains and fields for many years. Logically, this terrain should have been very advantageous for their escape, but they still managed to stumble.
I never expected there to be so many experts in the manor.
"Boom..."
Just as the bandit leader was mentally reviewing the reasons for the failure of this operation, Nangong Ming kicked him in the chest.
With his hands and feet bound, he was kicked over and his body crashed straight into the other bandits beside him.
After hearing the manager's report on the losses and casualties, Nangong Ming felt a surge of anger and couldn't help but kick him.
Nangong Ming stared coldly at the bandit leader.
He flicked his sleeve, turned around, and cupped his hands in a fist salute to Xiao Han: "Your Highness, what do you think should be done with these bandits?"
Judging from their appearance and arrogant demeanor, this gang of bandits must have been around for quite some time.
He must have done a lot of things.
I wonder how many people they have oppressed, and whether they have any other accomplices.
"Let's hand them over to the government for processing! Let the government conduct a thorough investigation and find out exactly how many crimes they committed and how many lives they have taken."
"They might have other accomplices. If we can get some information out of them, we can uproot their organization."
Nangong Ming nodded in agreement: "Alright... I will send someone back to the city to report to the authorities after dawn."
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Long Chuqing did not go out and remained seated in the dining room.
As the commotion outside subsided, she knew that the matter should be mostly resolved.
Feng Yu asked, "Qingqing...you really have the patience to go and see?"
Long Chuqing rested his chin on his hand, sitting lazily at an angle: "What's there to see? The manor should have a doctor, so I don't need to worry about anyone getting injured."
"We'll just stay here and have some tea, and wait for them to come back."
“I can hear footsteps approaching,” Fei Feng said. “Is it them coming back? So soon?”
Long Chuqing looked up towards the door.
In the darkness of the night, the figures of Xiao Han, Qing Tong, Qing Ying, Qing Shan, and Yang Yi slowly came into view.
They shook the snowflakes off their hair and shoulders and then went inside.
Long Chuqing stood up and looked them over.
He was neatly dressed and looked perfectly normal, just like when he left, indicating that things had gone very smoothly.
"You're back. Are you all alright?"
Seeing that Long Chu listened to him and stayed put instead of leaving, Xiao Han was pleased.
"We're all fine."
"It's alright, it's alright..." Yang Yi said, "A few bandits wouldn't be able to hurt me. To be honest, I haven't had enough of fighting yet!"
"These bandits only know some fancy but ineffective martial arts. They rely on their numbers, brute strength, and ruthlessness to commit all sorts of evil deeds. They are truly despicable."
Yang Yi returned to the table and sat down, looking somewhat angry.
Long Chuqing picked up the teapot and poured each of them a cup of hot tea, which should now be considered lukewarm.
"You've worked hard. Here... have some warm tea to warm yourself up."
"Thank you..." Yang Yi accepted the teacup.
Xiao Han smiled faintly as she took the teacup from Long Chuqing's hand.
"Thanks......"
"Where are the young general and Young Master Nangong? Why didn't they come back with you?"
“My brother will stay behind to handle the rest with my cousin.” Yang Yi put down his teacup. “The manor is in complete disarray because of these bandits, and there have been casualties, so he has to stay and deal with it.”
"So that's it..."
Next, they explained the whole story to Long Chuqing in detail.
Before long, Yang Jing and Nangong Ming also returned.
The rest of the matter was left to Liu Yu and the manor manager to handle.
"Everyone, I am truly sorry..." Nangong Ming clasped his hands in apology: "Especially Your Highness and Miss Long, it was a rare treat to invite you both to the manor today, and to sit together and drink. I had hoped that we would drink until we were all drunk, but I never expected such a terrible incident to happen."
“Young Master Nangong, there’s no need to feel sorry,” Xiao Han said. “Drinking is a minor matter. Fortunately, we arrived at the manor today and were able to control the bandits in time. Otherwise, the casualties and damages would have been much more severe.”
"Indeed, we have to thank Your Highness, Yang Jing, and Xiao Yi for their help!"
Nangong Ming bowed to the group and thanked them, saying, "Thank you all for your help..."
Yang Yi said, "Cousin, you should just thank the Prince and the others. We're all family, so there's no need to be so polite with me and my brother."
Yang Jing reached out and patted him on the shoulder. "That's right, don't be so polite with us."