Chapter 169: Son-in-Law, Can You Do Me a Favor?
"Crack!"
Shen Que, who had been watching Eggplant run, saw Liang Xiu rushing in panickily from outside.
"Uncle Liang, what's wrong?" Shen Que stepped forward and asked.
Liang Xiu's lips trembled, his expression flustered. As soon as he saw Shen Que, he quickly grabbed his hand.
"Son-in-Law, can you do me a favor?"
"What favor?" Shen Que asked.
Eggplant also came over, circling around Liang Xiu.
Aoou, aoou.
Uncle Liang, I can help too.
Oh, wait, Master said I should call him Grandpa Liang.
Thus, Eggplant aoou-ed twice more, calling him Grandpa.
"Help me save someone!" Liang Xiu said hoarsely.
Hearing this, Shen Que realized something was wrong. He told Liang Xiu not to worry and then went down to the basement with him.
Meng Ci was playing a game and, hearing the door open, looked up to see Liang Xiu, who should have been at work, walking in with a troubled expression.
"Uncle Liang, why aren't you at work?" Meng Ci asked curiously.
In the past, Liang Xiu had always been very diligent about going to work. Why wasn't he in a hurry today?
Liang Xiu didn't say anything. He walked over and gave Meng Ci a deep bow before saying, "Young Master, please do me a favor!"
Seeing Liang Xiu's actions, Meng Ci was startled. He stopped playing his game, threw his phone onto the sofa, and quickly stood up.
"I'll help, no matter what the favor is!"
"Uncle Liang, why are you being so polite?"
In Meng Ci's heart, Liang Xiu was still like an elder. He had helped him so much before.
They were family, so helping out was the right thing to do.
"Uncle Liang, what favor do you need?" Meng Ci pressed.
Liang Xiu swallowed and said, "Help me save someone."
Meng Ci was puzzled. He had been at Villa No. 8 for four or five months.
Liang Xiu always went to work on time and rarely went out. He spent most of his time at home reading and hadn't seen him be close to anyone.
But seeing Liang Xiu's urgency, Meng Ci didn't ask too much.
He took out three compound bows, slung the arrows on his back, and each of them grabbed a long sword before heading out.
Meng Ci had thought that the person Liang Xiu needed to save would be down the mountain or perhaps at the item exchange point, but instead, they were heading towards Villas 1 to 7.
Liang Xiu explained, "It was Zhao Jingyu."
"His father passed away two days ago."
"And Zhao Jingyu himself was tied up by those bodyguards, threatened to bring out the food from the basement."
"If he didn't, they would take his life."
In this apocalyptic world, giving away the food so easily would probably lead to a faster death.
So Zhao Jingyu was held captive by those bodyguards for two days but still didn't reveal the basement's password.
As they spoke, the three of them had already arrived outside Villa No. 6. Meng Ci didn't have time to ask Liang Xiu how he knew about this.
They could ask after they rescued him.
Although Zhao Ting had someone repair the wall outside Villa No. 6, materials like sand and stones were limited, so the wall was only rebuilt to about two meters.
There was no electric fence installed on the top of the wall, only some broken glass bottles.
The bodyguards had tied up the master of the house but didn't dare to make a scene. They just drove away the others in the house and threatened them that if anyone dared to report outside, they would make them regret it.
These bodyguards were all big and strong, and they were ruthless. Ordinary people naturally didn't dare to speak out.
They could only keep this matter buried in their stomachs.
There was no one guarding outside the villa, so the three of them took a ladder and quickly entered the villa.
Originally, Meng Ci and the others thought that since they would have to climb the wall, it would be difficult for Qiezi to get in, so they asked Qiezi to keep a lookout around the area.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the three of them landed, they heard a swoosh, and a large figure dropped down from the high wall.
If the three of them hadn't experienced many storms, they might have been scared out of their wits.
Qiezi also knew that this was a critical moment, so with bright eyes, it wagged its tail happily, as if seeking praise.
Meng Ci rubbed Qiezi's head and gave it a thumbs up.
Qiezi was even more pleased and then led the way ahead.
It was probably because those bodyguards were too confident, thinking no one would discover what they were doing, which was why there were no guards in the yard.
The three men and the wolf slowly approached the house.
"Damn it, boss, why don't we just kill Zhao Jingyu? We can't get the password to the basement, and he's just wasting food."
"Exactly, who would've thought that such a soft-skinned young master would be so stubborn."
"Boss, let me handle him again!" The man had a lewd expression on his face as he spoke.
"I bet Young Master Zhao is all pink and tender back there!" The man was so excited that his hands were trembling as he spoke.
"Oh! Old Liu, I didn't expect you to be into that!"
...
Meng Ci counted a total of nine bodyguards in the room, each wearing only a pair of shorts, sitting either on the sofa or on the floor.
The man called the boss was even holding a cigar, taking a deep puff and exhaling a plume of white smoke.
The others looked on enviously.
Clearly, these guys were all smokers, but they had to hold back out of respect for the boss.
"No rush, let's torture him some more."
The boss then turned his gaze to the old Liu who had suggested dealing with Zhao Jingyu.
"You had an idea earlier; go ahead and try it!"
"Maybe this young master can't handle such humiliation and will spill everything."
Old Liu's eyes lit up, and he quickly assured the boss, "Don't worry, I'll get the job done."
Excited, he headed upstairs.
Seeing how eager Old Liu was, the others teased him, saying it was embarrassing that he was already getting excited before even seeing the young master.
"Swish!"
Liang Xiu drew his compound bow, and an arrow flew swiftly, striking Old Liu in the back.
Caught off guard, Old Liu tried to grab the handrail but missed, and he fell backward, the arrow piercing through his chest.
Bang.
"Who's there!"
The remaining eight bodyguards stood up, grabbing the baseball bats in front of them, and cautiously looked around.
There was a window in the living room that had somehow been opened, and it was from behind this window that Liang Xiu had shot the arrow.
As soon as the arrow was fired, the three men quickly dodged away.
Seeing no one, two of the bodyguards opened the door and stepped outside.
But as soon as they came out, Shen Que and Liang Xiu each held a knife to their necks, while Meng Ci, holding the compound bow, smiled and silently told them to shut up.
These two had heard stories about how a few people had used a compound bow to kill a crocodile. Now, seeing the bow, both were ready to drop their bats and surrender.
"Pick them up!" Meng Ci whispered.
The bats would make noise if they were dropped on the floor.
The two men quickly picked up the bats, not daring to make any sudden moves.