"One of them ran away, do you want to chase him?" A big man walked over and looked at the archer running for his life among the crowd on the street below.
"Don't worry about him. Go and get rid of everyone else in the inn first."
Soon, all the big men in the room left the room, leaving only corpses lying messily on the ground, and the room was filled with a strong smell of blood.
A group of men gathered in the hotel lobby.
"Everything has been cleaned up, only a few waiters and the innkeeper are left."
"Get out the back door."
The leading man waved and led his men away from the inn.
On the street outside the garrison mansion.
Huang Shi'an and Yang Jiachen were riding on horseback. Surrounding them were a squadron of soldiers and a gun carriage, with several gunners guarding the sides.
"The crowd on the street in front was in chaos. It seems that our people took action." Yang Jiachen said, looking at the street in the distance.
Riding on horseback, he could clearly see the situation a little further away.
Huang Shi'an said: "Wait a little longer. When the danger ahead is relieved, let's hit the road again."
"These people are so courageous. They actually dared to lead people to ambush us in the inn in front. If the people from the Foreign Affairs Bureau hadn't found out in advance, the two of us would have died in their hands this time." Yang Jiachen said sadly.
If someone hadn't sent word that there was an ambush ahead, he would never have imagined that Wang Shuochen would be brave enough to kill the local officials sent to Lingqiu by the Tiger Character Banner.
Huang Shi'an said: "Our Tiger Character Banner has been operating in Lingqiu for many years. The Foreign Intelligence Agency has planted countless spies in the city. Every move of these people cannot be hidden from the eyes of those spies."
"The trapped beast still fighting refers to people like Wang Shuochen." Yang Jiachen echoed.
Originally, Wang Shuochen had violated the taboos of the Tiger-Character Banner by embezzling the confiscated property of Xu Yang and Li San's family. If he could hand over the stolen property and cooperate with the officials of the Tiger-Character Banner in governing Lingqiu, he might be able to claim credit for his past achievements. Shangbao saved the lives of his family, but now he has participated in the murder of Tiger Flag officials, and has killed himself, with no possibility of living again.
At this time, a fast rider came to the gate of the garrison from the street in front.
"Let him come over." Huang Shi'an motioned to the soldiers who stopped Kuaiqi to let him over.
The soldiers in front put away their firecrackers and rode over quickly.
"Huang Xianzun, the ambush in front has been cleared and you can leave." The visitor hugged Huang Shi'an and then rode away.
Although the visitor did not reveal his identity, Huang Shian could guess that the person was most likely from the Foreign Intelligence Service.
Immediately, he said to the team of soldiers around him: "Everyone listen to the order and move forward!"
As he spoke, he flicked the reins and urged his horse forward.
Yang Jiachen rode aside and walked side by side with him. In front of the team was a small group of soldiers. The artillery cart walked in the middle of the team, and other soldiers guarded the sides and the rear of the team.
The team marched along the street and soon came to the door of the inn where there was an ambush.
When Yang Jiachen passed by the inn, he deliberately turned his head and glanced inside, and found that there were several corpses scattered in the lobby of the inn. He could smell the smell of blood wafting out of it just by passing the door.
"You don't have to look, since the people from the Foreign Intelligence Agency have taken action, they will never leave anyone alive." Huang Shi'an said to Yang Jiachen, who was looking into the inn.
Yang Jiachen withdrew his gaze and said, "Wang Shuochen and the others have spent a lot of money. There were four or five corpses left in the lobby of the inn alone. I'm afraid there are many more in other rooms."
Although he was young, he had seen many dead people on the grassland, so he did not feel any physical discomfort. Even if he smelled the smell of blood, he could just eat the steamed buns.
"If you want to kill someone with one blow, how can you do it without spending some money?" Huang Shi'an snorted coldly.
If someone from the Foreign Intelligence Agency hadn't discovered Wang Shuochen's actions in advance, he knew that he and Yang Jiachen were likely to be in danger this time. The ambushers only needed to arrange a few shooters in the room facing the street on the second floor of the inn, and the two of them would have died. No guarantee.
"We can't let go of that Xing Dachun. He has been helping Wang Shuochen connect with the big families in Lingqiu City during this period." Yang Jiachen said.
What happened inside the inn made the entire street feel empty.
This made it much more convenient for the soldiers and artillery carts brought by Huang Shi'an. They did not have to worry about slowing down the movement due to too many pedestrians.
Huang Shian led the team to the red door of the Wang family mansion.
At this time, the gate of the Wang family was closed. It was obvious that they had received the news in advance and knew that soldiers and horses from the Tiger Flag were coming to the Wang family.
"Push the cannon over and blast open the Wang family's house for me." Huang Shi'an pointed at the Wang family's door in front of him.
The gun carriage was moved to the door, and the muzzle was aimed at the door.
Several gunners were busy around the cannon, loading ammunition, and a specialized gunner used the torch in his hand to light the match rope on the cannon.
boom!
The sound of the cannon sounded, and the wooden door on the opposite side shattered with the sound, and countless sawdust flew. The remaining broken door was less than one-third of the original size. Half of the broken wooden doors were hanging sideways, looking shaky and might fall down at any time. .
"Go in and arrest people. If you encounter resistance, you are allowed to kill them on the spot." Huang Shi'an gave the order to the soldiers he brought.
A squadron of soldiers, led by the captains of their respective teams, rushed into Wang's house one after another, while Huang Shi'an and Yang Jiachen stayed outside.
Also staying outside were the group of soldiers and several gunners brought from the Yamen.
Not long after a squadron of soldiers rushed in, there were cries and curses in the Wang family's yard. Not long after that, the Wang family's people began to be escorted from the yard to the street outside.
As more and more Wang family members were taken out of the courtyard, the street outside the Wang family gate was quickly filled with a group of Wang family members.
Cries and curses also emerged from the yard into the street.
A small team of soldiers was left to guard the Wang family who were brought out, while other soldiers continued to enter the Wang family to arrest people.
"Let me go, let me go, why are you arresting me? I am the director of the Dongshan Chamber of Commerce." Wang Shuochen and some of the maidservants of the Wang family were pushed and pushed to the street by the Tiger Flag soldiers.
When Huang Shi'an saw Wang Shuochen, he urged his horse to go over.
"Huang Shi'an, why are you arresting me? Let me go quickly, or I will let Liu Dong take charge of your crimes." Wang Shuochen saw Huang Shi'an approaching and shouted for him to let him go.
Huang Shi'an pulled the reins and stopped the horse a few steps away from Wang Shuochen.
"I arrested you because you sent people to murder the officials sent to Lingqiu by the Tiger Character Banner. The crime is unpardonable." Huang Shi'an looked down at him on horseback.
Wang Shuochen's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.
When he saw Huang Shi'an, he had already guessed that the matter had failed, but when Huang Shi'an said it in public, he was still very panicked.
"I did not send anyone to murder the officials of the Tiger Flag. You are talking nonsense. I will not admit the unfounded charges." Wang Shuochen denied that he sent people to kill Huang Shi'an.
