boyutpedia Chapter 120 Encountering Robbers on the Road
Chapter 120 Encountering Robbers on the Road
Around 1:30 p.m. that day, Bai Luo and the others finally boarded the train. There were only three people and one bear in this carriage; the rest were all cargo.
After entering the carriage, Zhao Zhonghe plopped down on a wooden crate filled with cargo, having been busy for quite some time.
My throat is practically burning from shouting.
Turning his head to look at the silly girl counting the money she had just earned from her performance, Zhao Zhonghe felt a long-lost sense of accomplishment.
Suddenly, Zhao Zhonghe noticed out of the corner of his eye that Bai Luo had a purse in her hand.
Zhao Zhonghe felt that the bag looked familiar. After thinking carefully for a moment, he quickly realized where he had seen it before. Wasn't this the purse used to bribe Station Chief Yang with money?
But he remembered that Bai Luo had already given it to that Yang, the stationmaster of Langshi Railway Station.
Did Station Master Yang take the money inside and then return the purse?
Zhao Zhonghe felt that his idea was a bit far-fetched, so he asked Bai Luo out of curiosity.
"Xiao Luo, didn't you already give this purse to Station Chief Yang? How did it end up in your hands again?"
Bai Luo chuckled when he heard Zhao Zhonghe's words, which were tinged with curiosity and doubt.
"Maybe Station Master Yang saw that I was young and felt embarrassed to take my money, so he returned it to me."
When Zhao Zhonghe heard Bai Luo's answer, he felt that Bai Luo was talking nonsense to him. Thinking of Station Chief Yang's greedy appearance, Zhao Zhonghe didn't think he would feel embarrassed.
At this moment, Station Chief Yang, who had just finished eating at his third concubine's house, strolled back to his office.
As soon as he sat down, he thought of the large purse he had received that morning. Such unexpected wealth was not easy to come by. In the past, he had only received gifts from merchants. People like Bai Luo were really rare.
Thinking of this, Station Chief Yang took out his key from his pocket, opened the drawer, and prepared to count how much money was in the purse. Based on his years of experience in accepting bribes, he felt that there should be no less than 50 silver dollars in the purse.
But when Station Master Yang opened the drawer, he was taken aback to find it completely empty.
Not only was the purse I received that morning gone, but the small wooden box containing money that I had previously kept in the drawer was also missing.
Station Master Yang thought he was seeing things and quickly rubbed his eyes.
He looked down into the drawer again and found it was still empty.
"Ugh... which bastard stole my money?!"
The loud voice drowned out the noise in the waiting hall.
The entire waiting hall fell silent instantly.
Then, with a loud bang, Station Master Yang stormed out of the stationmaster's office.
"People!!!"
The waiting hall manager nearby quickly ran to Station Master Yang.
Station Chief Yang glared angrily at his subordinate who was rushing towards him.
"Go tell Sun Laosan to have his 'Quick Hand General' return everything in my office right now. Otherwise, he can forget about ever working at Langshi Railway Station again!!!"
Two days later, at 10 a.m., Bai Luo and his group finally arrived at Jin City, the closest city to Yang City that could be reached by train.
The three men and one bear walked out of Jinshi Railway Station looking disheveled and dirty. There was no way around it; the freight car didn't even have windows, and it would be too miserable inside.
Fortunately, it was early morning and there weren't many people around. The appearance of the silly bear didn't cause much of a commotion.
After leaving the train station, Bai Luo paid double the price and assured that the silly bear wouldn't hurt anyone before a small hotel agreed to provide accommodation.
After a night's rest, the three people and the bear continued their journey.
The little black bear was simply put into a large sack and placed on a donkey cart.
Thanks to Bai Luo's high emotional intelligence (and his spending), they quickly passed through the checkpoint and needed to reach the Jinhe ferry crossing before tomorrow morning.
They took the ferry that only ran once a day to Yang City.
"Xiao Luo, how much longer until we reach Jinhe?"
As the sky gradually darkened, Zhao Zhonghe was worried that he might miss the ferry because the roads were difficult to navigate at night.
"At the current speed, it should take another 6 hours, which should be enough time."
Bai Luo took out a map and compared it with the surrounding environment. Seeing that Zhao Zhonghe was a little anxious, he reassured him.
Zhao Zhonghe nodded after hearing this and felt a little relieved. Just as he was about to continue speaking, he saw that the road ahead was blocked by a tree at the bend.
Zhao Zhonghe quickly tightened the reins and brought the donkey cart to a stop.
Bai Luo also realized something was wrong; the tree was clearly placed there to block the way.
He immediately became alert and reached into his clothes.
At this moment, more than ten people walked out from the corner ahead. The one in the lead was a guy with a stubble beard and a pockmarked face. He had two Mauser pistols at his waist and was dressed as an ordinary civilian.
The dozen or so people following behind him were dressed similarly, but their weapons were all over the place. Some carried pistols, some carried old-fashioned rifles, and at the very back, there was one carrying a large knife.
Bai Luo immediately understood; they had encountered bandits.
The pockmarked man opposite looked at the three figures—two large and one small—on the donkey cart.
Wang Damaizi thought to himself that these three didn't seem like people who could make money.
But the necessary procedures still need to be followed.
"This mountain belongs to me..."
"Brother, we don't have any mountains around here."
Wang Damaizi had just gotten into the flow when his subordinate interrupted him, causing him to cough uncontrollably as he struggled to catch his breath.
The subordinate who had spoken to him was very perceptive and ran over to pat his back.
But Ma Dama kicked him to the ground. He finally caught his breath before he could even curse.
"Next time I'm speaking, don't you fucking interrupt me, or I almost choked to death."
Bai Luo found the bandits somewhat amusing; they were putting on a comedy show. Should he give them a little something to support them?
But what the burly man with a pockmarked face said next made Bai Luo want to kill him.
After reprimanding his subordinates, the pockmarked man turned around and stared at Bai Luo and the other two.
His eyes swept over Bai Luo and the other two, finally settling on the silly girl for a closer look.
"Wow, this chick's pretty. I haven't been with a woman in ages."
As he spoke, he quickly walked towards the silly girl.
Bai Luo's eyes turned cold, and he was just about to make a move.
"Good sir, let's talk this over. Take this money and use it to buy some wine for the brothers. Please let the three of us go."
The speaker was Zhao Zhonghe. As he spoke, he quickly moved towards the pockmarked man, trying to stop him from getting close to the silly girl.
At the same time, he stuffed the money in his hand into Wang Damaizi's hand.
Wang Damazi weighed the money bag Zhao Zhonghe handed him. He chuckled.
"This money is only enough to buy your life and the life of the child next to you. Leave the donkey cart and the girl behind."
After saying that, he prepared to push Zhao Zhonghe, who was blocking his way.
"ah!!!!!!"
Before Wang Damaizi could even touch Zhao Zhonghe, he felt a sharp pain in his lower body.
The excruciating pain in his lower body instantly spread throughout his entire body. Ma Dama's legs went weak from the pain, and he collapsed to the ground, eventually losing consciousness.