Zhang Ren nodded, "Okay, let's talk about something practical next. Tell me the locations of these nine gates."
Ji Gang seemed a little nervous. He wiped his forehead and said, "I have a merciless request from my humble position."
Zhang Ren didn't like this kind of bargaining. If he opened the door this time, he didn't know if Ji Gang would bargain next time. He frowned and said, "There are a lot of underworld people like you in Jinling City, right?"
Ji Gang nodded.
Zhang Ren continued: "So you should know how to advance and retreat. There are many people I can choose, but the only one you can choose is me."
The tone of these words was not serious, but it still sounded nervous. Ji Gang was sweating more and more on his forehead, and it seemed that he couldn't wipe it off even if he kept wiping it with his sleeves.
Oddly enough, although Ji Gang is not too old, he has been in the underworld for many years. He has seen all kinds of people, but this is the first time he has seen someone like Zhang Ren.
As if suppressed by talent, Ji Gang always felt that he was suppressed in front of Zhang Ren and could not breathe. All his thoughts could be seen through, as if he was being controlled to death.
Ji Gang really doubted whether the boy in front of him was really as young as he looked on the surface, and what kind of soul was hidden in this body of less than twenty years old.
As he thought, he couldn't help but look up at Zhang Ren, only to find that Zhang Ren was also looking at him.
Ji Gang quickly lowered his head and did not dare to raise it again. At the same time, his knees softened for no reason and he knelt directly on the ground.
Although he was frightened in his heart, Ji Gang still gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, even though my life is like a piece of grass, I don't want to die without knowing anything about it. I can tell you everything I know. I just hope that you can save my life."
This is the most basic request. Zhang Ren will not refuse to agree. He said: "This is not a difficult task. Since I have given you the Jinyiwei badge, you can enter and exit the Jinyiwei Yamen at will. You can go to the commander of the capital. Mr. Jiang, he should be able to arrange a place for you to live, as long as you are in Jinyiwei Yamen, no one will dare to do anything to you."
Ji Gang immediately bowed to Zhang Ren and said, "Thank you for your humble position!"
Then he stood up and said to Zhang Ren: "Many gang members of Feitanmen will patronize Beizhi's casino after stealing money, so Beizhi still knows about Feitanmen's stronghold. It is in Daisy Lane. Is Feitanmen still there?" There is a signboard, but it is easy to find. I just heard that their deputy sect leader Gao Jian is extremely powerful in Qinggong, so I am afraid it will be difficult to catch him. The Wumen does not have a stronghold, but their people can often be seen in the outer city. The deputy sect leader of the Wumen His name is Jin Changchuan, he lives in Chunhua Lane, but he is very skilled in martial arts and has never had an opponent in the underworld of Jinling City. As for Changmen, he has always been relatively mysterious. I heard that he only accepts regular customers there, but they are all very special. Wealth means wealth, so I don’t know the specific location of Nagato, and I only heard that Nagato’s deputy sect leader is named Lu Jiuniang.”
Zhang Ren nodded and said: "Very good, what you said is very useful. You go down first and have a good rest. I will find you when I need you."
Zhang Ren believes that as long as Feitanmen and Wumen are destroyed, the dark master will definitely not be able to sit still and will definitely take action.
Zhang Ren stood up to leave, but Ji Gang interrupted: "My lord."
Zhang Ren looked back slightly and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Ji Gang thought for a while and said: "Sir, Bei Zhi drank all night last night. On the way back to the gambling house, I saw the Ruan family in Yanlingfang buying a large amount of medicine for treating trauma. Bei Zhi didn't know much about the Ruan family. He only heard about them. The master of the family is a wealthy businessman, but he has never seen anyone in his family who holds a low-level job. The door of the Ruan Mansion is often closed, and no one visits at all on weekdays. It does not look like a wealthy family, and their family is a one-time After buying so many drugs, I suspect that the Ruan family may have something to do with the assassination at Songzhu Pavilion last night."
Zhang Ren nodded and said, "I understand."
Ji Gang cupped his hands and retreated.
Zhang Ren thought for a moment and decided to go to the Ruan family in Yanlingfang first. If the Ruan family was really related to yesterday's assassination, then taking away the Ruan family would be considered as revenge for many people in Linglong who died in vain.
Moreover, the moon is dark and the wind is high at this moment, so it is a good time to take action.
He took out the embroidered spring knife, wiped it carefully with his sleeve, and then disappeared into the darkness.
Yanlingfang is easy to find. Many wealthy businessmen live here. At night, all the mansions in Yanlingfang will light up lanterns in front of their houses. Even though they are not as good as the street lights of later generations, at this time, Yanlingfang is already considered the brightest street in the neighborhood.
Of course, there are also special beings in Yanlingfang, such as the Ruan family. Even though the Ruan family occupies the best area of Yanlingfang and is the largest house here, their family never lights lights at the door, and this family also It's really weird that I basically don't interact with the surrounding neighbors.
At this moment, Zhang Ren appeared in Yanlingfang. The lantern here made it impossible for him to escape in the darkness. He jumped up and arrived at the Ruan family's courtyard wall.
Even if it's late at night in a wealthy family, there will always be a few maid rooms with candlelight. After all, wealthy families need maids on night duty.
But the Ruan family was an exception. It was pitch dark inside the house, and not a single candlelight could be seen.
The darkness in front of him made Zhang Ren frown. He only felt that the darkness of the Ruan family was like a bottomless abyss.
This feeling was very bad, and Zhang Ren did not rush into action. Instead, he chose to sit on the wall and think.
He found that he seemed to have overlooked a very important issue, which was whether Ji Gang was trustworthy or not.
What if Ji Gang colludes with the dark master? There is no doubt that Ji Gang is a person who is very good at weighing the pros and cons. He has the ambition to not give in to others, which Zhang Ren can still see.
What he can give Ji Gang is a royal guard official status, which can transform him from a gangster into an official status. So what can the dark master give Ji Gang? Judging from the current situation, the dark master must have a lot of money. He can give Ji Gang a large sum of money. At the same time, the dark master has colluded with so many courtiers. With a little operation, Ji Gang can also have an official status, and I am afraid that his grade can still be improved. Much higher than Jin Yiwei.
If it is as Zhang Ren thinks, then the Ruan Mansion in front of him is probably a trap set by the dark master and Ji Gang, in order to save Zhang Ren's life.
In that case...
Zhang Ren turned over and entered the Ruan Mansion. So what if there was an ambush ahead? As long as he kills all the people who ambush him, he can always see the dark master, right?
Zhang Ren thought as he arrived at the door of the main room. He pushed it gently and the door creaked open. However, there was no ambush inside as he imagined, but instead it was filled with the smell of herbs.
At the same time, there was also an angry shout in the house: "You are disturbing my dreams so late at night? Are you tired of living? If I hadn't been injured and in pain all over, I would have cut your ass into pieces and fed it to the dogs. Get out! Get out of here!" !”
The speaker's name is Ruan Yuan, and he is the owner of this house. At the same time, he also has another identity, that is, the deputy master of the secret door under the command of the secret master. Hidden away in the city, who would have thought that the secret door responsible for assassinations under the secret master would actually be in Yanlingfang, which is full of wealthy businessmen.
The assassination of Zhang Ren last night was planned and implemented by Ruan Yuan himself.
When the Huazi Sect was destroyed, Ruan Yuan had already endured it, but after learning the news that the Tu Sect was destroyed, as the deputy sect leader of the secret sect, Ruan Yuan really couldn't bear it anymore. Naturally, he did not intend to let Zhang Ren go. He contacted Jin Changchuan, the deputy head of Wumen, but was rejected, but this did not stop him from assassinating Zhang Ren. He first asked someone to bribe Li Mao of the City Patrol Department, so that there was not a single soldier of the City Patrol Department along the Qinhuai River that night.
Then he arranged for several subordinates who were very loyal but had mediocre martial arts skills to create chaos in the Songzhu Pavilion in an attempt to kill Zhang Ren in the chaos. Even though he didn't succeed at that time, Ruan Yuan personally led two waves of good soldiers in an attempt to surround and kill Zhang Ren.
It's a pity that they didn't get close to Zhang Ren when they met Gao Haiyong and Luo Kedi. The first and second masters of Jinyiwei took action at the same time and killed seven or eight assassins at the secret door on the spot. Ruan Yuanyuan relied on his martial arts. Yes, but it only hit Gao Haiyong once, and the wound was not deep and not fatal at all.
Ruan Yuan himself was almost killed. If it weren't for a few skilled men who fought tooth and nail to protect him, he would have been killed.
However, even if he escaped, he was still seriously injured. At the same time, his masters also lost seven or seven hundred and eighty-eight in this battle. Those who were lucky enough to escape were all seriously injured. Nowadays, apart from a few handymen, it is difficult to find anyone in the Ruan Mansion who is not injured.
Ruan Yuan is alert and sleeps very lightly, so Zhang Ren's gentle push of the door can wake him up.
Ruan Yuan had just fallen asleep, so he was naturally in a bad mood when he was woken up. He turned over and wanted to continue sleeping, but he accidentally touched the wound on his body, which caused him to lose sleep.
"Grandma's legs! Who dares to disturb my sleep?" Ruan Yuan cursed and moved his injured body out of bed. He limped two steps towards the door and saw Zhang standing at the door. chariot.
He has always used secret doors to kill people in other people's homes. He has never been beaten into someone else's house. Ruan Yuan never expected that yesterday he was the target of hunting, and today he came to the door and stood in front of him.
In just one day, the identities of prey and hunter were swapped.
Of course, Ruan Yuan has killed countless people, and the fierceness in his bones is integrated into every cell of his body.
This also determines that he will never sit still and wait for death.
Although he was still seriously injured, Ruan Yuan still took out a curved dagger from his back. This dagger was shaped like an eagle's claw. Although it was not long, it shone with a little cold light.
Zhang Ren looked at Ruan Yuan and said, "You flashed your sword as soon as you saw me. It seems that you know me, but I don't know. What do you want to call me? Which sect under the dark master belongs to me?"
Ruan Yuan snorted coldly and said, "I am Ruan Yuan, the deputy master of the secret door!"
