When Liu Bang took people to search the abandoned house that day, Xiangzhuang had already received the news.
He originally thought that because of their previous friendship, Zhang Liang would at least not betray him so quickly, but he never thought that one day he would also misjudge the person.
Sitting on the couch in the room, he clenched his hands into fists and smashed them on the table.
There was a "pop" sound, and everything on the table trembled.
"Zhang Liang!"
"I really misjudged him. I didn't expect him to be such a perfidious person!"
"If I hadn't been extra careful, I would have been caught by Ran Fang!"
The young boy Xu Qiwen standing next to Xiang Zhuang saw his master being so angry, and he was filled with indignation for a moment.
He leaned forward slightly, looked at Xiang Zhuang in a low voice and said, "Master, would you like me to take Zhang Liang..."
As he spoke, he made a gesture of wiping his neck, and there was a trace of cruelty in his eyes.
However, Xiang Zhuang waved his hand, and his originally furious expression became calmer.
However, looking at his chest rising and falling, you can tell that the anger in his heart has not dissipated yet.
"Zhang Liang is following Ran Fang now. I heard that Ran Fang gave all the refined salt business to Ying Zheng for him. If anything happens to him, Ran Fang will definitely investigate."
"At that time, Ran Fang had a reason to brazenly search everywhere in the city. It would be bad if our hiding place was found."
"I will keep this in mind for Zhang Liang. When I get the chance, I will definitely take his head!"
Xu Qiwen immediately understood that it was not that Xiang Zhuang did not want Zhang Liang's life, but that he had no choice now.
This time when he entered Xianyang City, Xiang Zhuang had very few people with him, and even fewer people could be used. Although he was determined to relieve his master's worries, he also had to help his master with other things.
"Here!"
"My subordinate understands."
After venting the anger in his heart, Xiang Zhuang gradually calmed down.
After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something and asked: "Since Ran Fang is so difficult to approach and there is no chance to assassinate him, I will think of other ways."
"I can't do it. Does this person have no weaknesses?"
"How did that go?"
Xu Qiwen immediately understood the meaning of these words. Ever since he met Zhang Liang that day, Xiang Zhuang had told him to find a way to get close to Ran Fang. He didn't care what method he used.
"The news has been spread. The results should be available in a few days."
"My subordinates were worried that the master's hiding place would be known, so they didn't tell them the location. They just asked them to go to work directly after entering Xianyang City."
"After all, if something happens to Ran Fang, the master will naturally receive the news."
"If things fail, the master will not be implicated."
Xiang Zhuang nodded, the smile on his face not fading, obviously very satisfied with his performance.
"good!"
"Qi Wen, if this matter comes to pass, I will definitely reward you well when I get back!"
"In the past few days in the city, you must always pay attention to Ran Fang's movements, and report any news in a timely manner."
"Remember not to let anyone discover you, especially avoid Zhang Liang. He has met you once before. Although I don't know if he remembers you, you should be careful."
Xu Qiwen nodded, bowed to Xiang Zhuang, and then prepared to do his own thing.
…
A few days later, Liu Bang's investigation of officials in the DPRK and China came to an end. In order not to wrongly accuse anyone, he investigated extremely carefully.
Moreover, Zhang Liang was also investigating during this time, and he was in a hurry every day in the mansion, and he didn't even have time to talk.
And Cao Yangyun, who has been in Xianyang Prison, waiting for someone to rob "Cao San", for fear that he might accidentally miss something and make Ran Fang's affairs wrong.
Therefore, their respective busyness has caused the guards at Ran Fang's mansion to be very lax these days.
No one noticed that there were people observing something around the Commander's Mansion these past few days.
On a quiet night, when Zhang Liang and Liu Bang had not returned from their investigation, and the guards in the mansion were feeling drowsy, no one noticed that a petite man in black jumped onto the high wall from outside.
After confirming that no one was around, the man in black landed firmly in the courtyard and walked back and forth in the house under the moonlight, as if he was in a deserted place.
As early as a few days ago, the man in black had already heard about Ran Fang's residence while talking to the guards, and he even knew how to get there.
After jumping down from the wall, he followed the route that people told him before, avoiding the guards and quickly found the place those people said.
Arriving at the door of a dormitory, the man in black found a corner where no one could see him. There happened to be a window above. He wanted to poke a hole with his finger to see if the person inside was sleeping peacefully.
As a result, he touched something hard and transparent. Reluctantly, the man at least retracted his finger, and then he could only use the moonlight to look toward the inside of the room.
There is even a curtain inside? !
"Traitor!"
“I’ve done too many bad things, so I’m really cautious!”
After both methods failed, the man in black had no choice but to fumble towards the door of the room after making sure no one was on guard.
When he came to the door, the man in black gave it a tentative push to make sure that the door could be opened, and then he felt relieved, otherwise his trip would have been in vain.
Then there was a thin crack in the door, and he was sure that someone was sleeping soundly on the bed, and he suddenly felt happy.
The man in black took out a dagger from his arms and inserted it into the crack of the door, close to the latch. He stroked it gently, trying to open the door from the outside.
It took him nearly half an hour to open the small door latch. The moment the door latch was opened, his excitement almost overflowed.
Putting the knife in his arms, he slowly approached the door and followed the crack in the door to confirm the situation inside the house. After making sure that there was no problem, he walked in with confidence.
Seeing that the people on the bed were motionless, a flash of excitement flashed in the eyes of the man in black.
He never expected that his mission this time would go so smoothly!
When he reached the bed, he just glanced at it, raised the knife in his hand and stabbed it!
"Bah-", the sound of the quilt being scratched was particularly harsh in the dark night.
At the same time, he was surprised to find that there was no feeling of something being stabbed under the quilt, but instead a soft feeling.
He anxiously opened the quilt and saw a pillow lying there.
"Suffer..."
Before he finished speaking, he felt a cold object placed on his neck. Judging from the touch of the object, it should be a long knife.
Before he could react, he heard the person behind him say lazily: "Come to assassinate me?"
"Then are you too stupid?"
"The sound of the knife cutting through the wood had already woken me up."
"I will stand quietly at the door, waiting for you to come in."
"In the end, you didn't even notice that I had been following you for so long. You thought the pillow on the bed was me?"
"It's so ridiculously stupid!"
"Tell me, who asked you to assassinate me?"
When the man in black heard this, he looked ashamed. He didn't expect that he had been nervous at the door for so long and was actually visible to others.
Thinking of this, he didn't care about the knife on his neck. He let the knife cut his neck and turned his head to look at the person in front of him with murderous eyes.
"Ran Fang!"
"You thief! You must die a good death!"
"Kill me if you dare!"
