"My lord, you can kill two ambushing assassins underwater. That's really good."
Dugu Jiali praised.
If she was in the water and two water ghost assassins suddenly appeared, she would definitely die.
After Wu Jian inspected the body, he said: "I am sure he is from the Imperial City Division, probably from the Water Division."
The Imperial City Department is divided into several divisions, and the Water Division is responsible for assassinations in places with dense water networks.
Long Chen said: "They heard that I came to wipe out the pirates, so it makes sense to send people from the Water Division."
Dugu Jiali blamed herself: "The assassin lurked in the military camp, but the general failed to discover it, and the general failed in his duty."
Long Chen smiled and said: "It's none of your business. People from the Imperial City Division are everywhere. It's normal to be unable to guard against them."
In the military tent, Bai Tingting was tied up with a rope. She moved her body and squirmed out like a caterpillar. She laughed and said, "You deserve it, Dog Officer, everyone wants you to die!"
Long Chen frowned and said: "Gag her mouth and hang her up. Don't take it down except for eating."
The soldiers immediately obeyed and hung Bai Tingting on a tree next to the military camp.
"Throw the body into the water."
Long Chen entered the military tent, followed by Wu Jian and Zhang Qian. The soldiers disposed of the bodies, while Dugu Jiali led the troops to search the surrounding area.
Sitting in the military tent, Wu Jian said worriedly: "The Imperial City Department has begun to take action. Sir, please pay attention to safety."
Long Chen felt a little strange and said: "I feel like this time they had an impromptu move. If they really wanted to attack me, they should have sent powerful people to act together. Why are there only three of them?"
Zhang Qian asked: "What you mean is that they were monitoring us here at the military camp, and you just happened to go into the water. They did it on the spur of the moment."
Long Chen nodded and said: "I guess, if there was a deliberate assassination, I'm afraid I have already confessed."
Zhang Qian's heart trembled, and she regretted not staying by her side just now. What would she do if anything happened to Long Chen?
Wu Jian looked worried and said: "The Imperial City Division is extremely difficult to deal with. We have to be careful."
Both he and Long Chen were from the Long Family Army, and they knew that the Imperial City Division was built by Li Chengdao, not just a mob.
Long Chen looked at the darkening sky and thought about tomorrow's events.
....
In the city, in a single room at the Market Inn.
The chief custody officer Hou Ping and the custody chief Zhang Peng were sitting on stools, with a plain-looking man standing in front of them.
"I asked you to monitor Long Chengen, who asked you to do it!"
Hou Ping's voice was calm, but the man was trembling with fear.
The spy system has the power of life and death. If he dies, he dies. No one will hold him accountable. Hou Ping can kill him at any time.
"Master Escort, we were watching from the side, and we happened to see Long Chengen entering the water alone without any defense. I thought the opportunity was once in a lifetime, so... I gave the order to take action."
The man in front of him was the leader of this assassination. He had been hiding in the woods and keeping watch. When the crossbow operator on the shore was shot, he left quietly, so Long Chen didn't notice it.
Hou Ping's eyes were cold and he said: "What do you think? You think you can take action, so you do it, and you will be the custody officer."
The man slowly knelt on the ground, bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "Sir, please forgive me, but I know I was wrong."
Zhang Peng stood up slowly and walked towards the man. The man felt the breath of death and trembled all over.
Zhang Peng walked up to the man and stabbed a black poisonous needle into his neck. The man's body relaxed instantly and he collapsed on the ground.
Returning to the table, Zhang Peng asked: "Long Chengen must have discovered our existence, what should we do?"
As an assassin, the most important thing is to be unexpected. This assassination exposed the whereabouts of the Imperial City Division, and Hou Ping also felt very passive.
"Incompetent bungler."
Hou Ping sighed, thinking about how to adjust his plan.
"The plan to sneak into the Governor's Mansion continues. The others are temporarily hidden. No more rash actions are allowed. Anyone who violates this rule will be shot!"
Captain Zhang Peng took the order, picked up the body on the ground, carried it out of the room, jumped onto the roof, and disappeared into the night.
....
Xu Zhai.
Xu Zhi sat in the middle, with Yuan Tengfei and Wang Zhong beside him. Monk Fayin sat at the bottom seat, and Chen Zu stood beside him, serving tea and pouring water.
"That's the thing. I guess his appetite may be a bit big. What do you think?"
Xu Zhi finished talking and waited for what the other two people wanted to say.
Yuan Tengfei knocked on the table, and Chen Zu quickly gave him a cup of tea.
"If Long Chengen can cover up the matter, I think he can give him money. I'm worried that this guy won't do anything after receiving the money."
Yuan Tengfei regards Qianjiang County as his family property. If he can control this place for a long time, he can accept giving money to Long Chen.
Wang Zhong echoed: "I'm worried about this too. He's a eunuch from the capital. He took money and ran back to complain to the empress, and then led troops to attack us. What should we do?"
Chen Zu chuckled in a low voice and said: "Grandpa Third Ancestor, after Long Chengen received the money, he still dared to go to the empress to complain?"
Xu Zhi sneered: "Who can prove that he received the money?"
Chen Zu smiled and shut up.
Fayin said: "I have an idea. How about we give it separately and give a little every year. In order to have money every year, he will hide it for us."
Wang Zhong was so impressed that he said in admiration: "Master is indeed a scholar. He understands everything when he thinks about it. He pays it in installments and a little money every year. He comes and goes often."
Xu Zhi and Yuan Tengfei also felt that Fa Yin's words made sense.
Chen Zu smiled and poured tea for Fayin and said flatteringly: "Master is very smart. As long as Long Chengen's words work, our money will not be in vain."
The mage suddenly raised his head and stared at Chen Zu, and Xu Zhi's expression suddenly changed. Chen Zu was so frightened that he put down the teapot, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Grandpa Third Ancestor, you are too talkative, and you are too cunning!"
Chen Zu used both hands to slap himself.
Xu Zhi ignored it and let Chen Zu slap him in the face. He only said to Fayin: "Yes, what if Long Chengen's words don't work?"
Fayin touched his bare forehead and said: "The news from the capital is that this Long Chengen is indeed very favored. He slept with the princess. It is said that the empress also likes him."
Yuan Tengfei said: "We'll see tomorrow. Anyway, let's talk about it first."
All four agreed.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yuan Tengfei and Wang Zhong got up and went home. Chen Zu was still kneeling on the ground and slapped him.
"Stop fanning. I didn't say you were wrong."
Xu Diao walked straight over, followed by Fayin.
After the two of them went out, Chen Zu stopped and covered his face before returning to the Governor's Mansion.
As soon as I entered the door, a government servant asked: "Your face..."
Snapped!
Chen Zu slapped the Yamen servant in the face with his backhand and cursed: "Ask your mother!"
Chen Zu is still the boss in this yamen and can beat people.
The yamen servant was beaten, so he had to apologize and said: "Sir, a cook came here today and said he is very good at cooking..."
Snapped!
Slapping the government servant on the face again, Chen Zu cursed: "Ask me about such a thing, I am the governor!"
The yamen servant covered his face and did not dare to speak.
The governor Chen Zu came into the back office angrily, and the officer cursed in a low voice: "You really think of yourself as the governor, bah!"
The yamen servant turned around and entered the kitchen, where an honest-looking old man sat in front of the stove.
Seeing the government servant coming in, the old man quickly stood up and greeted: "Sir, can I..."
Snapped!
The officer slapped the old man on the face and cursed: "I got slapped twice because of you!"
The old man lowered his head and smiled apologetically: "I'm troubling you, sir. Please accept your kindness."
The old man fumbled around in his arms for a long time, took out some broken silver and gave it to the yamen servant.
The officer accepted it and spat: "Keep it!"
The old man nodded and bowed to see the Yamen servant out.
