After hearing Qin Ran's conclusion, Shang Xiuxun's pretty face was ugly and anxious: "If the enemy attempts to encircle the area for reinforcements, and we go to rescue, we will fall into a trap. But if we don't go and stick to the pasture, we will have to watch it.
Will five thousand ranch boys be lost to the enemy?"
"Owner, I'm going to rescue you!"
The chief steward Shang Zhen stepped forward and said loudly: "Even if the enemy intends to send reinforcements, we cannot sit back and watch the ranch children perish. Those are five thousand ranch children! They are an entire generation of young people from our Pegasus Ranch!"
As soon as Shang Zhen took the lead, everyone else in the ranch also came forward to ask for orders: "Yes, five thousand soldiers are surrounded by the enemy. We must not sit back and watch! We will fight against the four major bandits!"
Seeing that the crowd was furious, Shang Xiuxun was about to speak when Qin Ran suddenly stepped forward, glanced at the crowd calmly, and asked: "I only want to ask you three questions: How many troops do you want to bring? How many are there in the pasture?"
Soldiers? If you lead your troops, who will guard the pasture?"
Shang Zhen said: "The ranch can still gather three thousand soldiers, all of whom have grown up on horses! We will take them to the rescue! The ranch is martial, old and weak, women and children, they all ride fast horses.
, can wield a saber, and can fire a war bow! After we leave, everyone in the pasture will be a soldier, taking advantage of the danger and guarding it. With the heart of guarding our homeland, we will not let the thieves succeed!"
Qin Ran glanced at Shang Zhen coldly and said: "Young and elite soldiers are sent to the rescue, but the old, weak, women and children are left behind? Huh, it's really fantastic! Believe it or not, as soon as you leave, someone will open the city gate and let the foreign enemies enter the pasture?"
"Internal response?" Shang Zhen and everyone at the ranch were shocked. Even Shang Xiuxun's pretty face was full of shock.
"This is impossible!" Shang Zhen lost his voice and said: "Everyone on the ranch has been born and raised on the ranch for generations. The ranch is everyone's home, and everyone on the ranch is a brother and sister! How can the people on the ranch betray themselves?
Family? Betray your brothers and sisters?”
"Just because you think this way, it doesn't mean that others will think the same way. You might as well think about it, where has Third Deacon Tao Shusheng been these days? Why has he been missing? Besides, are there really no outsiders in this Pegasus Ranch?
?”
Qin Ran sneered: "How come I, an outsider, have been a guest at your ranch for so long? Apart from me, isn't your new concubine Yuan'er, the new steward of Shang Zhen, also an outsider? Xiu Xun and I know each other well.
I won’t sell the ranch. But will your butler’s concubine really live and die with the ranch?”
Qin Ran had long known the identities of the spies planted by Li Mi in the ranch. One was Tao Shusheng, and the other was Yuan'er, the concubine of the great housekeeper Shang Zhen.
Only because they were out of the way for the time being, he didn't bother them. Now if he wanted to rescue the besieged rancher soldiers, he had to first remove these two nails to eliminate all unstable factors.
"You!" Shang Zhen's face turned red: "Master Qin Ran, I respect you as a distinguished guest, so don't slander anyone!"
Shang Xiuxun also tugged at the corners of Qinran's sleeves and said softly: "You... those words are serious."
Qin Ran was unmoved, "If you don't believe it, you might as well send someone to bring your concubine Yuan'er and let me inquire in person. And Tao Shusheng, you might as well go to his residence and see if he is out on official business.
, or disappeared in a hurry.”
"Liang Qian!" The chief steward glared at Qin Ran, but the matter was so important that he could not be careless, so he immediately called out his deputy Liang Qian: "Go and invite Yuan'er!"
"Yes!" Liang Qian took the order and stepped back.
"Fu'er." Shang Xiuxun also told his confidant maid: "Take someone with you to visit the third deacon's house."
"Yes, Miss." Fu'er took several maids around Shang Xiuxun who were proficient in martial arts and left the hall.
After the two groups of people left, the atmosphere in the meeting hall became increasingly dull.
Qin Ran also said nothing, only gently holding Shang Xiuxun's hand, using his warm and strong hands to give her a sense of security.
Soon, the two groups of people had their results and reported back one after another.
First, Fu'er stepped forward: "The eldest lady, the maidservant, etc. went to Deacon Tao's house, but Deacon Tao's house was empty, and it didn't look like he was out on business. Judging from the furnishings at home, it looked like he had suddenly disappeared."
"Disappeared suddenly?" Shang Xiuxun's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly: "It seems that this person must be a spy!"
At this time, Liang Qian also came back and came forward to report: "Butler, Mrs. Yuan'er has escaped!"
"What?" Shang Zhen lost his voice: "Escaped?"
"That's right, we just brought people there and before we entered the door, Mrs. Yuan'er saw us from a distance and ran away quickly!" Liang Qian looked ashamed: "I didn't expect Mrs. Yuan'er's martial arts to be so high, especially the light kung fu.
, we can’t catch up, we can’t catch up! Please forgive me, the owner of the venue, butler!”
Shang Zhen's face was livid, and he said bitterly: "What Mrs. Yuan'er? Don't call that bitch madam from now on! I didn't expect that she would actually be a spy!"
As soon as Yuan'er ran away, she naturally didn't blame herself and confirmed Qin Ran's accusation.
As a great housekeeper, Shang Zhen could hold it up and put it down. He immediately knelt down on the ground and bowed deeply to Shang Xiuxun: "I don't know people well, and I mistakenly accepted a spy. I am extremely ashamed. Please allow me, the owner of the venue, to allow me to do so."
, resign from the position of chief steward."
"Now is not the time to hold people responsible." Shang Xiuxun took a deep breath and said, "The most urgent task is to rescue the fallen ranch children."
Speaking of this, she looked at Qin Ran, whom she regarded as her backbone, inquiringly, obviously wanting to ask him for help in coming up with an idea.
Qin Ran nodded to Shang Xiuxun, gave her a "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything" look, and said loudly: "Although we failed to capture the spies, as long as their identities are confirmed, there is no need to worry about them collaborating with external enemies.
.However, even so, the only three thousand young and strong elites left on the ranch cannot rush to the rescue. Otherwise, if they are ambushed again and the entire army is annihilated, do we really want the old, weak, women and children to guard such a large ranch?"
Without waiting for everyone in the ranch to speak, Qin Ran said again: "But we can't ignore the five thousand ranch kids who are trapped in a tight siege. Therefore, I will personally go to the rescue, and I will break the siege and rescue the ranch kids!"
"Master Qin Ran wants to help our ranch come to the rescue? His martial arts skills are so powerful that if he steps forward, his chances of winning will greatly increase!"
Everyone in the ranch was refreshed, and someone asked: "May I ask, sir, how many people will you bring to the rescue?"
Qin Ran smiled slightly and said: "The last elite of the ranch must stay to guard the ranch. Therefore, I am enough to help."
"One person?" Everyone in the ranch looked at each other in disbelief, as if they had heard the most ridiculous thing in the world.
Someone stammered and said: "How can one person break through the encirclement of the tens of thousands of troops of the Four Great Bandits? Even if Mr. Qin Ran is very powerful in martial arts, it is impossible for him to defeat a thousand troops, right?"