As soon as these words came out, everyone was frightened.
Including Huameishu, his face was a bit pale, and his fingers clenched so hard that his palms hurt.
When she came here, she had predicted that the worst outcome would be a wasted trip. She never expected that it would end like this.
"Chen Mo, what should I do?"
Huameishu was really panicked and couldn't help but lean over.
"As the saying goes, take care of things as they come, there will always be a way."
Yang Qi didn't appear for a long time, and Chen Mo's heart was beating. In order to stabilize everyone, he could only force himself to calm down.
"Sir Hou, there is indeed a secret behind the late arrival of this trip. You only need to find Yang Qi and you will find out once you ask."
"What, are you teaching me how to do things?" Hou Yong's expression changed and he snorted with disdain, "The so-called hidden secret is that you are colluding with Yang Qi to seek personal gain, right? Let him come over and act together.
Are you trying to fool me?"
"us……"
Huameishu didn't expect the other party to be so shameless. Just as he was about to refute, Chen Mo stopped him.
Indicating her to hold back for now, Chen Mo's face also darkened.
Under the current situation, should I tell the truth about what happened on the road?
In the end, Chen Mo chose to remain silent.
The other party made it clear that they were deliberately looking for trouble. Every word they said was meant to provoke others. They were obviously digging a hole.
The crux of the matter is that the identity of the group of people at the inn has not yet been revealed.
If he rashly calls them thieves, then Hou Yong can put another label on him and say that Chen Mo is questioning the road guard.
As for the road guard, it is self-evident who they represent.
It would be even worse to say that they were disguised as sergeants. They would definitely be punished by death.
No matter what, you will fall into the trap set by Hou Yong.
So the best way is not to answer.
So will Hou Yong agree?
Of course not!
Sure enough, when Chen Mo didn't answer, his face suddenly darkened.
"Answer my words immediately."
"Why don't you ask Yang Qi, sir?"
Chen Mo's refusal to answer the question was not to delay time to think of countermeasures, but to use his strength to expose Hou Yong's flaws.
If the protection is not complete, the whereabouts of Yang Qi can be revealed.
But Chen Mo still underestimated this old fox. He rolled his eyes a few times and laughed.
"It has been a long time since anyone dared to speak to me like this. Since you have such courage, you must not be afraid of military law, right?"
"Bring them all down and lock them up. I will make a specific decision after I report the matter to the general."
"yes."
The soldiers and guards responded with a roar and took everyone down according to Hou Yong's order.
Chen Mo and Hua Meishu were locked in a tent and guarded tightly.
As for the others, they all rushed elsewhere.
Being behind bars, it is impossible to say that he is not panicking, but for Chen Mo at this time, he is more than happy.
Fortunately, he had taken precautions and sent Pang Randa and others back to Baihe County.
Otherwise, I am afraid that Hou Yong would have killed him.
At that point, I really couldn’t wash myself away even if I jumped into the Yellow River.
"Chen Mo, is Brother Yang also being imprisoned?"
After experiencing panic and fear, Huameishu has regained his composure.
Everyone has reached this point. Rather than fearfully speculating about the future, it is better to face it calmly.
Yang Qi's situation is also what Chen Mo is most worried about.
And he had a vague feeling that maybe Huamei Shu had really told him the truth, otherwise there would be no way to explain why he hadn't shown up yet.
"Meishu, please relax for now. Our lives will not be in danger in a short time."
"How do you say this?" Huameishu asked.
"What do you think?" Chen Mo asked.
The partition wall has ears, so we have to guard against it.
Huameishu is so smart. After thinking for a moment, he understood the true meaning of his words, so he lowered his voice and spoke.
"Their real purpose is to get us to hand over those people at the inn so that they can bury what happened before?"
"That's right." Chen Mo nodded.
"If this is the case, doesn't it verify your speculation that those people are pretending to be the fortress frontier army? What is their purpose of doing this? Is it true that as you said, the mastermind behind the scenes is someone from the Longhu Trading Company?"
"Even if it is, it's just one of them." Chen Mo responded in a low voice, "Before arriving at the fortress, I only thought of Longhu Trading Company. After all, on the day of the Hundred Flowers Club, Zhou Hu said something like that. But I have seen him
After the surname Hou, I think things are not that simple."
"What did you see?" Huameishu asked.
"Killing two birds with one stone." Chen Mo said truthfully what he was thinking, "After the accident at the station, you went to the house to check on the conditions of the coachmen. At that time, I had a deep conversation with Brother Yang, and we talked about the serious situation here."
"Chen Mo, you mean that the incident at the inn is not just for us?" Huameishu said clearly, "Someone wanted to use that incident to clean this place, so Brother Yang didn't show up for a long time.
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"That's right." Chen Mo nodded, "This matter is no longer within Brother Yang's control. If the predictions are correct, even the people behind Brother Yang have been implicated. We are just people who accompany him to death."
"I didn't expect the matter to be so serious." Huameishu asked with a pale face, "Anyway, the top priority is to get in touch with Brother Yang as soon as possible. But now that we are all locked up, how should we pass the news on?
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"..."
Chen Mo was speechless and couldn't give any answer.
Bribery?
Obviously it was impossible. I could think of it, and Hou Yong must have taken precautions a long time ago.
The people guarding outside are definitely his cronies.
What should we do?
Chen Mo's heart felt bottomless for the first time.
Huameishu also fell into deep worries.
The atmosphere inside the tent was extremely depressing.
It wasn't until the sky turned dark and footsteps could be heard outside that Chen Mo and Hua Meishu managed to cheer up.
The curtain opened and three people came in.
The leader was the black-faced captain, carrying a jar of wine in his hand, followed by two people, carrying fairly sumptuous meals.
"You guys get out."
After sending the two men away, the black-faced captain opened the wine.
"Master Hou wants me to tell you two a few words. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. As long as you are willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, everything will be easy to discuss."
"What does it mean to abandon darkness and turn to light?"
Fearing what might happen, Chen Mo felt more and more the turbulent undercurrent in the fortress.
"I can't answer your question." The black-faced captain said, "I am a soldier, and I only carry out orders. The words have been brought to you, please use them with ease."
"Chen Mo, let's eat."
Huameishu was too lazy to answer. He grabbed a mutton rib with his left hand and took out the dagger in his arms with his right hand.
The original intention was to cut meat, but when the dagger fell into the eyes of the black-faced captain, the taste of the meal suddenly changed.