Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1266 Applying for a Bodyguard Job

He called Ye Liangcai and Qiao Jushan over, and the three of them sat around the kang table and began to drink and eat.

Wan Qiao and two maids stood to one side, serving wine and tea.

Lin Feng could tell whether there was anything wrong with the food and wine just by smelling it. Combined with his own judgment, he knew that it was impossible for them to have prepared any poison or anything like that. Therefore, the three of them ate and drank without worry.

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, Lin Feng wiped his mouth.

"Wanqiao, you stay here, where did your father go?"

"Uh, Your Highness, my father... as you can see, he has already... passed away."

"Don't try that on me. You think you can fool me?"

Tears streamed down Wan Qiao's face.

"Your Highness, my father is truly gone. Everyone saw it..."

Lin Feng grinned and said to Ye Liangcai.

"Go ask Wan Fei where his father is."

Ye Liangcai nodded in agreement, put down his chopsticks, jumped off the stone kang (heated brick bed), and went to another room.

Wan Qiao's heart immediately jumped.

She knew Wan Fei's personality better than anyone else; with just a little intimidation, she could dig up even her ancestors.

Her brothers were the least able to endure hardship, let alone be beaten.

Helpless, Wan Qiao knelt down again, bowing her head and begging.

“Your Highness, please be magnanimous and spare the Wan family. My father has lost everything and is old and frail. He poses no threat to you anymore. Why keep pursuing an old man?”

Lin Feng's face darkened: "Wan Qiao, I haven't even investigated your crime of deceiving the emperor yet. You left the palace without permission, causing the late emperor to die with resentment. Tell me, what is your punishment?"

"Your Highness, I deserve death for deceiving the Emperor. Please let me die in place of my father."

"Hmph, you are indeed filial, but it's a pity that your father has not repented even now. Look at what your Wan family has done; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it rebellion."

After saying that, without waiting for Wan Qiao to explain further, he waved his hand and said.

"Let's send her to another room to repent."

Qiao Jushan agreed and got up to jump off the heated kang.

Before Qiao Jushan could make a move, Wan Qiao got up, wiped away her tears, and turned to leave.

She was completely helpless against Lin Feng.

If it were any other man, he might be able to use his charm or something, but Lin Feng is someone who is impervious to both soft and hard approaches, and completely unyielding to reason.

The secret passage had many branching paths, all leading to spacious rooms with heavy doors.

Locking someone up is very simple.

Lin Feng left two maids outside to serve them tea and water.

He wasn't afraid that the two maids would escape. In such an environment, where could two weak women escape to?

Even if they could run, they couldn't escape Lin Feng's mental lock.

Ye Liangcai returned soon.

He said excitedly, "Boss, that kid is really easy to scare, he almost peed his pants."

Lin Feng asked calmly, "What did you find out?"

“That old fellow Wan Quan is hiding in Jinhao Prefecture City, and he’s become neighbors with his whole family.”

"anything else?"

"According to his confession, two days later, someone from his family would come to replace them and then take some silver and grain back with them."

Lin Feng pondered for a moment.

"Alright, let's leave after we finish eating. We'll have Cui Ying seal this place off. The grain can be moved, but we'll leave the silver behind; I still need it."

"Yes, boss."

The three of them quickly finished their meal and then got up to leave.

He then locked the four people in the secret passage into the house and locked the door.

With such a heavy door, they probably couldn't get out even if they banged their heads against it.

The three followed the secret passage back to the pavilion in the manor.

Then he found his warhorse, spurred it out of the manor, and galloped towards Jingnan Prefecture.

The three of them rode their horses at full speed, and an hour later they entered the east gate of Jingnan Prefecture.

Cui Ying had already received the news and was waiting in front of the city gate. Lin Feng didn't exchange many pleasantries, but simply gave instructions.

First, send people to inventory and seal off Wan Quan Manor and its secret passages. Second, send people to Jinhao Prefecture to arrest Wan Quan and his main family members.

Since Wan Quan was playing tricks on him, Lin Feng decided not to be polite anymore.

Originally, the plan was to only prosecute the ringleader, and let his family members live as ordinary citizens.

Who knew that Wan Quan would resort to such tactics, and that would have serious consequences?

Cui Ying accompanied Lin Feng all the way from the east gate of the city, through the streets of Jingnan Prefecture, to the garrison command post.

She asked again, still not entirely convinced.

"Your Highness, Wan Quan can be executed immediately, but what about his family?"

Lin Feng sat down, and a soldier brought him tea.

"Since you don't want to be an ordinary citizen, I'll send all of Wan Quan's direct relatives to Western Xia to mine."

He twirled the teacup in his hand and squinted as he spoke.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will take care of it immediately."

Cui Ying bowed in response.

Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she heard Lin Feng ask.

"Do you have a back door for getting in and out of here?"

Cui Ying quickly replied, "Your Highness, this place was the barracks of the former garrison commander of Jingnan. It's quite large inside, so there's naturally a back door."

"Okay, go and get us three a set of ordinary short-sleeved martial arts uniforms."

Cui Ying asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what are you going to do..."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Go and do your business. Don't ask any more questions."

Cui Ying had no choice but to agree and turned to leave.

An hour later, Lin Feng and his two companions slipped out of the back door of the garrison command post. They were all dressed in short clothes, carrying weapons, and wearing bamboo hats, looking like wandering knights. They moved from the alley to the main street.

The three of them arrived at the commercial market in Jingnan Prefecture and wandered around. Lin Feng chatted with people here and there, greeting them as he searched for his target.

Soon, they saw a group of burly men gathered under a large tree, dressed similarly to them.

The group of people went over and saw a middle-aged man in the middle of the crowd shouting loudly.

"Hey, don't push, don't push. Our Hongsheng Escort Agency is recruiting ten porters and seven escorts. They will be making a round trip to the capital city in a few days. Each porter will receive one tael of silver, and each escort will receive two taels. Food and lodging will be provided. If you are interested, come over here and line up to sign up."

After listening, Lin Feng waved his hand.

"Let's go, this is the place, let's go register."

The three followed the crowd to the other side, noisily queuing up to wait for registration.

Ye Liangcai was puzzled and quietly asked Lin Feng while waiting in line.

"Boss, aren't we going to Kyoto?"

"Ah."

"But why am I here to apply for a bodyguard job?"

Lin Feng looked at the crowd in front of him and touched his nose.

“I’ve already inquired about it. This Hongsheng Escort Agency is a branch in Kyoto, and it’s the largest escort agency in this area.”

Ye Liangcai was even more confused.

"No matter how powerful he is, can he be more powerful than our Zhenxi Army?"

Lin Feng glanced at him: "What are we going to Kyoto for?"

"Boss, we're not going to mess with Old Zhu..."

Ye Liangcai made a hand gesture.

"how to do?"

"We'll sneak into the city, find a place, and then..."

"Then the three of us will recite it?"

Ye Liangcai was dumbfounded. Since it was Zhu Qisheng's treasure, it must be more than just a little bit of gold and silver; it was probably a massive amount of wealth.

Even if another hundred or eighty people went, they still wouldn't be able to finish carrying it all.

The key question is, even if there are enough people, how can the treasure be carried out of the capital?

The Imperial Guards of the Taisho era, who were guarding Kyoto, weren't stupid enough to let you carry a large amount of treasure out of the city.

"Boss, what should we do then..."

Lin Feng gestured forward with his chin.

"If we want to get the stuff out, we'll probably have to rely on them."

Ye Liangcai's eyes lit up: "Boss, do you mean to let Hongsheng Escort Agency step in and guarantee this deal?"