As a county in the west of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Sanchuan County administered five counties, namely Xining, Nangang, Sichuan and Chongqing, Gaomi, and Lianshan. Sichuan and Chongqing County was the seat of Sanchuan County.
The terrain of Sichuan and Chongqing County is flat and open, and it is only separated from Xining County by a border. Xining County is still in ruins, but Sichuan and Chongqing County is full of greenery and spring flowers are blooming.
The county town is tall and solid. The city wall is nearly ten meters high and about thirty meters wide at its base. The wall is made of huge local bluestones. The bricks are closely connected and the cracks in the wall are almost invisible. They look natural.
It was five o'clock in the afternoon, and there were many people entering the city. From a distance, a huge motorcade could be seen driving here.
The convoy consisted of about thirty carriages, escorted by as many as fifty or sixty people, each riding a horse and wearing a sword at his waist.
There are two large flags on the carriage at the front, with a yellow side and a black background. One side has "Shenxing Escort Agency" embroidered on the black background, and the other side has "Sanchuan County Xu" embroidered on the black background. The eight characters are all embroidered with red silk thread. It's so majestic.
The carriages were all empty, and the escorts had been safely delivered to the location. Seeing that the door to go home was in front, the team began to stir. Some people were already talking about going to Goulanwasi to listen to music and watch a show after returning home.
Li Daping, the escort leader, was riding a big black horse at the front of the team. He had a strong build, a square face, a big mouth, and two eyebrows that were dark and thick, and connected straight into the character "one". But at this moment, He let go and a smile appeared on his face.
Every time this time comes, it is his happiest moment. He has been working with Xu Xing, the chief bodyguard, since he was fifteen years old. More than twenty years later, he has become a bodyguard himself, with a group of brothers under his command.
Escort driving is a dangerous job. Eight times out of ten times, something may go wrong. Hiding darts on the road is common. If you encounter something truly dangerous, you may even lose your life. Only those who can truly safely deliver darts to their destinations Very few.
"Sir, don't be offended. Our group of people are all rough guys. We are doing the job of licking blood from the edge of a knife. If we go out today, we don't know if we will come back alive tomorrow. I can't help but be happy!" Li Daping tilted his head to the side. said the man.
"Sir" waved his hand and said, "It's okay!"
This man was wearing a black gown, a gray cloth bun on his head, and a mustache at the corners of his mouth. He looked like a middle-aged doctor in his thirties or forties. I am afraid that even close relatives would not be able to tell that this man actually It's Wang Cheng.
Wang Cheng has always been very cautious in doing things. Now that Xu Zhongheng has sent someone to kill him, he cannot show his face openly.
Li Daping looked kind and said: "I really want to thank you for this trip, sir. If it weren't for you, my boy would be dead! So please, sir, please do it anyway, and be sure to stay overnight, so that I can respect the landlord." friendship."
Coincidentally, Wang Cheng left Xining Pass and entered the boundary of Sichuan and Chongqing County. At noon, he met Li Daping and his party resting on the road.
At that time, Li Daping's son Li Dongyang had a recurrence of an old injury, and the infection in the wound caused a high fever. Li Daping, who had seen too many lives and deaths, knew that his son would not be able to survive, so Wang Cheng took timely treatment.
It only took half a day for Li Dongyang's fever to subside and he could move normally. Li Daping was so shocked that he invited Wang Cheng to go with him and promised to reward him.
Wang Cheng did not refuse. This time he came to Sichuan and Chongqing County to rescue his master. There was no good place to go. Along the way, he learned from Li Daping about the power of the Shenxing Escort Bureau. It is said that it is the strongest force in Sanchuan County, and it is indeed a cover-up. Good place.
When the convoy approached the city gate, it could no longer move. Two soldiers held a portrait in their hands and were checking the carriages, horses and pedestrians entering and exiting the city gate one by one.
Wang Cheng was shocked and stared at the portrait. The person in the portrait was actually him!
The portrait is 70% similar to him, with a straight face and a strong and capable appearance. There are a few lines of notes below, indicating his age, place of origin, occupation and other information.
"Xu Zhongheng!"
Wang Cheng clenched his fists. Never before had he wanted to kill someone so much.
At this time, a voice interrupted his thoughts, "This guy looks a bit unfamiliar, isn't he a local?"
It was the city defenders who spoke.
Just when Wang Cheng was thinking about what to say, Li Daping took over and said, "Brother Zhao Hu, what happened today? Is the investigation so strict?" As he said this, he secretly stuffed a piece of silver.
Zhao Hu secretly stuffed the money into his sleeves and said, "This is all the order given by the Commander-in-Chief, and there's nothing I can do about it, brother!" He looked at Wang Cheng again, and then asked, "Who is this...?"
"This is the doctor invited for our master."
When he heard that the doctor was for Xu Guang, Zhao Hu immediately stopped asking, leaving Wang Cheng confused.
"Brother, I'm still waiting to return the master's life. Another day, another day I will be the host. Brother Zhao Hu must reward you!"
Li Daping clasped his fists, then waved and led the convoy into the city.
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County Lieutenant's Mansion.
A middle-aged man in smart clothes ran all the way through the front yard, came to the inner yard, and then entered a study room.
County Lieutenant Xu Boyi is dressed in regular clothes. He looks to be in his mid-twenties, but is actually past his thirties. His black hair is tied up with a jade ring. He holds an jade-tube brush and is practicing calligraphy on rice paper.
Because he had been leading the army for many years, his complexion showed a healthy wheat color, his contours were sharp and angular, and he was extremely tough. When someone came up to him, he didn't even raise his head and said, "Mingde, why are you so panicked?"
Xu Mingde said: "Sir, we found it. The body was found in the back hill of that town."
Xu Boyi paused, and the good calligraphy immediately became sluggish. He raised his head, revealing that heroic face, with such sharp eyes that Xu Mingde did not dare to look directly at him. He said with a complex expression: "I think back then Zhu Wei pressed down with his iron fists. I, the younger generation in Sanchuan County, cannot hold my head up, and even I am afraid of it. I didn’t expect to die like this!"
"Who doesn't know about Zhu Wei, the "Zhen Sanchuan"?" Xu Mingde was also quite emotional.
Zhu Wei was a popular figure in Sanchuan County at that time. There were almost no rivals among the younger generation in Sanchuan County, and there were few rivals among the older generation. Later, he was favored by Ninghou Zhou Zhaoguang. He was characterized as the captain of Xuanwei and had great popularity. .
Xu Boyi asked: "How did he die?"
Xu Mingde took out an envelope from his arms, and when he opened it, there was a yellow bullet.
Xu Boyi picked up the bullet between his fingers, looked at it carefully, and asked, "What is this?"
Xu Mingde shook his head: "This was found on Zhu Wei's body. The other ten Xuan Guards were also hit in the eyebrows by this object. There were no other wounds. They should have been killed in one blow!"
"It's so powerful?" Xu Boyi's face became extremely solemn.
He is the captain of the army and knows all kinds of equipment. He knows very well that if he wants to penetrate a person's head with such a small thing, the speed and power must be extremely great. Even a martial artist at the Dacheng realm cannot do this!
Xu Boyi held the bullet in his palm and waved his hand: "Go down!"
"Yes!" Xu Mingde nodded, turned and left.
Xu Boyi was the only one left in the study, and he suddenly said: "Do you think that person did it?"
"It must be him! This arrest operation is very secretive, and outsiders have no way of knowing Ninghou's true purpose. Apart from that fish that slipped through the net and has a grudge against us, who else is there?"
A person walked out from behind the screen. He was dressed in a white robe. His long black and thick hair was randomly tied up with a purple ribbon. His face was like a crown jade, his eyebrows were like swords, his eyes were like stars, and his facial features were like an ax and a chisel.
He looks very similar to Xu Boyi, but his gestures are very easy-going, making people feel like a spring breeze, and he does not look like an executioner with blood on his hands.
This person is none other than Xu Zhongheng!
Xu Boyi said: "Second brother, I know that you have been thinking a lot since you were a child. This time you asked Zhu Wei to catch that person, I am afraid that he also had some intention of killing someone with a knife. But this time I think you did something wrong, you provoked this opponent It’s not that simple!”
A smile appeared on Xu Zhongheng's jade-like face, without any trace of worry, and he said: "Brother, you are worrying too much! No matter how powerful he is, as long as he is still in Sanchuan County, he will definitely die!"
He stood with his hands behind his back and said inexplicably: "Don't forget, I still have a bait in my hand!"
"You mean..." Xu Boyi suddenly realized.
Xu Zhongheng nodded and said: "However, we still need to increase our search efforts. It would be best if we could get rid of this person first, and it would save us a lot of trouble!"
Xu Boyi said: "Don't worry, starting from tomorrow, the whole city will be on alert, and I will arrange more people to conduct secret searches!"
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