My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 5 The increasingly complicated situation

The morning sun has become hot and hot. The news of Su Houye's assassination spread in the city yesterday. The already cold streets now have fewer pedestrians in the city. Patrolling government officials and soldiers can be seen everywhere.

Su Lie came out of Ding'an City Prison and threw his coat to the driver. He grinned with his white teeth exposed and his brows filled with anger.

"I can't even take care of this, and let the thieves take the opportunity to escape..."

He gritted his teeth and cursed, turned around and slapped the prison leader again on the face who lowered his head and dared not speak, "Forget about escaping from prison, you are still killing people. If I didn't know that you are from Ding'an, I would have chopped him with a fucking knife." you."

One side of the cell leader's face was red and swollen with red fingers. He lowered his head and whispered softly: "The assassin is very skilled in martial arts and can endure the pain. He has been pretending. When the torture instrument was changed, he had an opportunity."

"Go away!"

Su Lie was too lazy to listen to his explanation and turned around to leave. The coachman jumped down and asked him to get on the bus, but Su Lie pushed him away. The only clue was broken. He was very upset. He strode to the street with a bunch of people behind him. The guards followed closely behind, wary of the attic houses on both sides.

On another street not far away, a horse-drawn carriage without any sign passed by them quietly, heading to the market in the west of Ding'an City. The once bustling market was lined with various snacks and refreshments, and the people were noisy. Now it was much more desolate, and there were still people rushing around. Walking on the street, I went to nearby wine shops and teahouses to gossip about the assassination of Lord Su.

Soon, a carriage drove into this street and stopped in an alley next to a wine shop. The scruffy-looking guard Thirteen opened the curtain and helped Su Chen out of the car to the back door of the wine shop.

A man with a skinny head had been waiting inside the door for a long time. He quickly stepped forward and said, "I've met the Third Young Master." Then he walked through the side door and led the way.

The aisle is narrow and dirty, with many wine jars stacked up. Fortunately, the aisle is not long, and the view becomes wider after walking out of here.

There were many figures in different costumes sitting in the lobby of the wine shop. There were craftsmen in patchwork clothes, skillfully holding candy dolls, and there were also slutty women in exposed skirts, trying to have fun with various men. Occasionally, there were shouts and curses from the attic. Yelling, followed by a few banging sounds, like a fight.

The man in front stopped by a door, then pushed the door open and stepped aside: "Third Young Master, there is someone inside."

"Thirteen, reward."

Su Chen said softly and stepped across the threshold. The room was simply furnished, with a round table and a bed. Two men were sitting in front of the screen in the corner drinking tea. When they saw the figure coming in, they hurriedly stood up and greeted them.

"Meet the Third Young Master!" One of them, a tall man with a big beard and a black tunic, straightened up and invited Su Chen to sit down opposite him, and then introduced a tall, thin man with a somewhat wretched face next to him.

"Third Young Master, this is Li Wenghu."

After simply saying this, the bearded man and Thirteen went out and closed the door, leaving only Su Chen, Zhu Gongdao, and the skinny man. The latter knew Su Chen's identity and laid hands on Su Chen to let him sit down. He just sat down cautiously.

Su Chen took the tea cup from Zhu Gongdao and blew on the tea stem floating on the lip of the cup, "Tell me the news about you."

"Go back to Third Young Master."

Li Wenghu reached out and took the tea from the green-shirted guard. He held it in his hand and didn't drink it in a hurry. He seemed to be preparing his words before speaking after a while.

"I was hanging out among the homeless people yesterday morning, trying to see if I could find something useful, and happened to see those four..."

Su Chen spat out the tea leaves in his mouth, "To get to the point, do you remember the faces of the people the four assassins came into contact with? Where did they go after that?"

"Youngster is not good at anything, but his ability to remember people is God's reward. He has already told Gang Leader Chen about his appearance and finished the portrait."

The Gang Leader Chen he mentioned was the bearded man who just went out.

Su Chen saw him rubbing his hands in front of his sleeves, and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Well done, you should know that I never treat the brothers below harshly. I will pay for all the 100 taels of rewards at Zuihua House within a month." .”

"Don't dare."

Li Wenghu couldn't even say that he didn't dare, but his heart was filled with joy. The Third Young Master's rewards were never low, and he never defaulted on his debts. He suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and then he saw the four people sneaking into contact with others, and then that How the contact person left and how he followed him were all explained in detail.

Su Chen frowned: "How do you recognize that there is something wrong with them?"

"Third Young Master doesn't know anything. The younger one is very accurate in reading people. This is his ability to eat. Besides, outsiders have never paid homage to the church. All the three religions and schools in our city will be keeping an eye on them. Who would have thought that a blind cat would be killed..."

Seeing Su Chen's face darken, the man realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly slapped himself in the mouth.

"Third Young Master, don't blame me, a lowly person can't speak."

"How many people were following? Where did they go in the end?" Su Chen patiently continued to ask.

"We went to Chenjiazhuang, which is ten miles away. When we got there, I stopped following them. I kept watch for two hours and didn't see them come out."

As soon as Li Wenghu finished speaking, Su Chen on the opposite side had already stood up, opened the door and walked out. He turned his head and said to the man known as Gang Leader Chen: "Pay 100 taels for me to this person, and I will pay you back later."

"What are you talking about, Third Young Master? One hundred taels is nothing. Third Young Master, walk slowly!"

The gang leader Chen waved with a smile and watched Su Chen and the others leave from the back door. Li Wenghu, who was beside him, smiled with all the features on his face squeezed together, "The third young master is not as fierce as people say, he is quite nice."

"Huh, that's because you didn't get into his hands!"

Here, Su Chen came out of the back door of the wine shop and got on the carriage, and ordered Thirteen to drive away to the eastern suburbs. The passing streets were inspected by many patrolling soldiers. After seeing the Hou's Mansion token presented, they successfully left the city.

The official road was not smooth, and the wheels passed through potholes. Su Chen sat in the swaying car and fell asleep with his eyes closed, constantly analyzing pieces of information in his mind.

Why did the assassin attack Su Congfang.

It was obviously aimed at the Hou Mansion. Based on my own observation of this cheap old man, he didn't have much ability. Guarding Ding'an City was already the limit. He had not been to the court for many years and he had no official position. It was impossible. Have political conflicts with others.

"Tell me, why are these assassins, or the people behind them, here?"

Su Chen was asking Zhu Gongdao next to him. In fact, he really wanted to return to the Marquis Mansion to ask Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. After all, he was a former emperor and had some insights into conspiracies and conspiracies.

But now, he must rush to Chenjiazhuang as soon as possible to find the person who is in contact with the assassin, or he may have a back-up plan. "Nothing but profit and nothing else."

Zhu Gongdao sat cross-legged on one side, with the iron gun placed flat behind him, and said calmly: "Master Su is not willing to let the Green Forest people risk assassination."

"I'll just take it as a compliment."

The carriage turned along the official road and turned to a small road. After ten miles, you can see Chenjiazhuang standing at the foot of the mountain. There are not more than 30 households in the village. There is a fence around the outside to guard against wild beasts in the mountains. On both sides of the dirt road, It is a cultivated field. After two months of drought, the crops in the field have withered and turned yellow. Many people in the village have gone to Ding'an City to wait for relief. The remaining villagers sit on the ridges of the fields and stare blankly at the cracked and cracked fields. Tian Tian only glanced at the approaching carriage.

"Old man." The carriage stopped and Su Chen opened the curtain, revealing half of his face. "Can I ask one thing? Is there any temple or anything like that in the village?"

The old farmer lowered his eyes and raised his chin casually to indicate the direction over there.

"There is a mountain temple there, but it is dilapidated and no one has repaired it."

"Thank you."

Su Chen cupped his hands and thanked him. When the curtain was lowered, the smile on his face faded and turned cold. He looked at each other with Zhu Gongdao and 13, and then the carriage continued to move forward and stopped at a nearby hidden location.

"Wait until it gets darker..." A cold voice said in the carriage.

The sun slanted, and the shadow of the mountain fell on another mountain. The sky gradually darkened. In the forest not far from this quiet Zhuangzi, there was a faint firelight shining in the temple that had been in disrepair for a long time.

There were three people sitting by the campfire, and half a small wild boar exuded an alluring fragrance. One of them was holding a book and writing something on it.

The other two were both tall men, with muscles in their arms. One had a scar on his forehead, and the other had a fierce face. The swaying firelight shone on them like two crouching beasts.

There is wind blowing in from outside.

One of the men got up and walked outside, looked at the swaying shadows of the trees around him, walked to the bushes outside the temple, and unfastened his belt.

wow~~
In the sound of water drawing a path, a figure slowly approached in the grass not far away, stepping on the fallen leaves with gentle steps, making a slight 'click' sound.

The man tilted his head sharply: "Who!"

The hanging treetops suddenly swung away, and a long shadow whizzed over. The man's eyes widened and he turned his head to avoid it. The whistling sound of the wind brought by his robes swept over him in an instant. Just as the flying spear was nailed on At the same time as the big tree shook, the figure rushed towards him and punched the man in the face with both fists, followed by a series of crazy punches and kicks.

When the two people in the ruined temple heard the noise, they each took their weapons and stood up. The moment they walked to the temple door, their companion who had just gone out to urinate flew like a cannonball. The attacking figure grabbed the iron gun stuck in the big tree and fiercely He pulled it out, flicked the gun tip and pushed it towards the two of them crazily.

The man with a fierce face pushed away his companion, and held a steel knife in front of him. The figure pushing the gun stepped onto the stone steps, and the gun tip slammed against the blade, causing sparks to fly out.

The man maintained his posture of holding a knife and was forcefully pushed into the temple. He was bumped into the bonfire. Burning dead branches were flying in the sky, and half of the roasted wild boar also fell to the ground.

The man who was pushed away rushed forward with a knife. In the sparks flying in the sky, Zhu Gongdao whirled the spear in his hand and swung it horizontally. He swiped it at his shoulder and neck, sending him flying across the field and hitting the loose courtyard wall. The entire wall bulges outward, revealing the veins of the mud bricks.

The fierce man holding the knife rushed over the remaining fire. The moment he struck Zhu Gongdao on the back, the roof collapsed. Thirteen broke through the roof and fell straight down. The sword light pulled out a long streak. The cold light extended along the top of the fierce man's head.

instantly.

A bloodstain appeared on the top of the man's head from the center of his eyebrows, and quickly spread to his vertebrae. The next moment, it separated into two halves, and his organs, flesh and blood immediately fell to the ground.

The remaining man climbed up from the corner, rushed outside, and slapped him in the face, sending him flying back.

Su Chen walked over with a sword, flicked his wrist, and swung it at the two people chasing him.

"Break his legs!"

Ah!
The screams suddenly resounded through the ruined temple. The man rolled on the ground holding the two legs that were broken by the gun handle. Thirteen walked to him and squatted down. He took out something from the other man's arms and handed it to Su Chen. in hand.

It's a note, and a booklet.

Su Chen casually opened the book and saw a list of names on it, some of which he was familiar with, such as several generals in Ding'an City.

Could it be the opponent's assassination list?

Are all the officials and generals in Ding'an City here?

Su Chen immediately took the note, which only contained a short line of words: Shen Shi was depressed, Xu Shi will kill the ape again.

Shen time?

Su Chen's face suddenly darkened. This time was exactly the time when Su Congfang was assassinated yesterday. At that time, if we were to kill Yuan again, who would be named Yuan in the city?
Think about it again, ape, Hou?

"On the list are all the people you want to kill?" Su Chen turned his gaze and motioned to Zhu Gongdao to bring the people over.The latter gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain, still not saying a word.

Bang!
The man was thrown back to the ground by Su Chen. Thinking that something might happen at home, he had no time to interrogate, so he turned around and left. Zhu Gongdao raised his hand and inserted a gun into the man's mouth, piercing the soil through the back of his neck, and then pulled out the gun. The head follows.

"They may be planning to do something tonight. There must be a lot of people who dare to attack the Marquis Mansion. I wish you justice. You are fast on your feet. Go back first!"

Su Chen returned to the place where the carriage was hidden, cut the reins with a sword, and let Thirteen ride the horse. He turned over and sat in the back, "Let's go to the military camp. Duan Hong is on duty today. Let him lead the troops into the city with us!" "

Zhu Gongdao silently cupped his hands, turned around and jumped up, stepping on the eaves of a nearby thatched house, using his strength to jump again, stepping on the swaying branches and leaves of the forest, and disappeared in a few steps.

And here, Thirteen was driving the rogue horse, whipping quickly towards the military camp stationed in the southeast of the outskirts of Ding'an. Su Chen was sitting on the horse, trying his best to steady his body, touching the roster in his hand, feeling uneasy.

(End of this chapter)