The sound of a bow string vibrating suddenly made Wu Guoxiang feel cold sweat break out on his back, and his body subconsciously swooped down.
A crossbow arrow flew directly past his scalp, and then was directly nailed to the opposite wall.
"There is an assassin! Protect your lord!"
The two men didn't care about executing He Junan now. They immediately came together and carefully protected Wu Guoxiang.
After walking on the edge of life and death, Wu Guoxiang felt like his whole back was soaked with cold sweat.
"Catch the assassin! Catch the assassin!"
At this time, the two of them were defenseless and could only use their own bodies to block Wu Guoxiang.
At the same time, they shouted for help. At this time, they could only hope that the guards in the Prime Minister's Mansion would arrive soon.
Fortunately, the opponent seemed to be just giving a warning. After the missed hit, no other arrows were fired.
"Sir, are you okay?"
There was such a big movement here, and the guards from the Prime Minister's Mansion naturally rushed in.
But at this time, the surroundings were empty, and there was no sign of any assassins anywhere.
"What on earth are you doing? There are actually assassins hiding in the dignified palace of the Prime Minister!"
After walking on the edge of life and death, Wu Guoxiang was now full of nameless evil fire.
If he hadn't reacted quickly just now, the crossbow arrow would have been stuck in his head by now.
"Sir, we..."
This is really an unforeseen disaster. In Dai, the tutor has always assisted the king in governing the country. This position of the prime minister has been vacant for a long time.
Even the Prime Minister's Mansion has been in disrepair for a long time. Even though it was renovated after Tao Qing came, it has not been completely completed yet.
In order to facilitate the entry and exit of the craftsmen, they have recently opened a small corner door at the back.
This is really not to blame for their carelessness. It has been a long time since such a bad thing happened in Jinyang City.
Since the secret guard was established, all the urban foxes and rats in Jinyang City have already run away and changed careers.
People who are slightly unreliable have almost been warned.
As for those knights-errants from other places who want to make a fortune, they are often caught before they even make a move.
Therefore, they have almost forgotten that there is another profession in the world called assassin...
Anyway, fortunately Wu Guoxiang is fine today.
Otherwise, all of them would have to be buried with him, but how could they know that something like this happened today? Wu Guoxiang was already terrified.
Judging from the depth of the crossbow arrows entering the wall, the assassin was no more than thirty steps away from them.
Wu Guoxiang is not sure now whether the assassin heard what he just said to He Junan...
Thinking of the consequences of this matter being publicized, Wu Guoxiang now has the urge to give himself a hammer on the head.
"Get out of here, get out of here! Get out of here!"
The furious Wu Guoxiang kicked everyone out without giving them any chance to explain. At this time, he just wanted to have some peace and quiet.
He must think carefully about what to do next!
Things have reached the current stage, and this person cannot be killed.
At the very least, even if you lend him two courages before getting rid of the assassin, he won't dare to do this kind of killing and silence again.
However, if He Junan is not eliminated, there will always be loopholes in this matter.
At the moment, he really didn't have any good solution. After thinking about it for a long time, he could only go to Tao Qing to discuss it with a sullen stomach.
"Wu Guoxiang, are you kidding me? Do you know what you are talking about?"
When he heard the news, Tao Qing's face was full of murderous intent.
Wu Guoxiang is really trembling now. He is really afraid that Tao Qing will kill him and silence him at this time.
The clues to all the things now lie on him. If he dies, all problems will disappear.
"Sir, that person is at least dozens of steps away. I don't think he might be able to hear anything..."
Wu Guoxiang trembled as he spoke.
"Not necessarily? Don't you know what you are doing? This is a head-turning thing. At this time, you are telling me that it is not necessarily true?"
As Tao Qing spoke, he angrily threw a celadon brush washer in front of him to the ground.
The broken porcelain slices scratched Wu Guoxiang's face. Soon his face was covered with blood, but he remained lying on the ground, not daring to move.
Now at this time, Wu Guoxiang really felt a bit regretful in his heart. If he had known this, why did he do it in the first place?
But things have reached this point, and he has no chance to look back. Life and death are no longer under his control.
One misstep leads to eternal hatred, and it’s been a hundred years since I looked back...
"Get out, I don't want to see you, get out now. If you can't find this assassin before Liu Deng comes back, you can commit suicide!"
Tao Qing's face was filled with gloom, but he finally said this.
"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely handle this matter, I will definitely handle it!"
Wu Guoxiang got up from the ground as if he had been granted amnesty, reached out and wiped the blood on his face with his sleeve, and rushed out without delaying for a moment.
As soon as he walked out of Tao Qing's study door, he was already muttering in his heart.
This Jinyang City may not be big, but it is not small even though it has just gone through a war.
Moreover, Liu Deng began to consciously move his industries out of town, but the number of permanent residents in Jinyang City still reached a terrifying 300,000 people.
From the beginning to the end, they never faced the assassin, so naturally they didn't see the assassin's appearance clearly, and they didn't even know his height and weight.
How is this different from finding a needle in a haystack?
And more importantly, so much time has passed, and Liu Deng may come back at any time at this time.
Once Liu Deng comes back, all their plans will be ruined.
That old guy Tao Qing would definitely threaten him with the lives of his family.
How should he solve it then?
Wu Guoxiang is really getting more and more scared now as he thinks about it. He is so devastated that he is like a lost dog now.
"Sir, you..."
Seeing Wu Guoxiang's face covered in blood, the soldiers around him were all dumbfounded.
"Prepare the carriage and follow me to the military camp in the west of the city now!"
Wu Guoxiang gritted his teeth. Now that things have reached this point, even if Jinyang City is turned upside down, he must find that person!
I would rather kill ten thousand people by mistake than let one person go!
