"That year, we two brothers were ordered by the king to bring our brothers to Jiaping Pass to work as spies."
"Wait a minute, I have always had a question about this." Xue Ruitian interrupted Duan Xinghu's story, "Your Duan family's important border town is not adjacent to our Jiaping Pass city, even if there is friction between the two sides, which will lead to a war , shouldn’t it be Yongning Guancheng that you need to guard against? Sending spies to us won’t be very useful.” He touched his chin, “I’m quite curious, what do you, Prince Duan, think?”
"The Marquis is right, this is what the general wants to ask." Shen Cha nodded towards Xue Ruitian and looked up at Duan Xinghu, "Prince Duan sent you to Jiaping Pass City just to inquire about the situation of the Shen family army. Just like As the Marquis said, even if there is a war between Xia and Duan, the Shen family army cannot go all the way to join the war, and there is no need for Prince Duan to be so guarded against us, right?"
"This..." Duan Xinghu hesitated for a moment, "I'm not very sure. We came here because the superiors arranged for us to come. We are not cats, and we don't have nine lives, right? Besides, the king's thoughts are not that of ours. The little minions can figure it out clearly."
"In addition to us, there are also people from Liao and Jin, right?"
"..." Duan Xinghu looked at Shen Cha, Xue Ruitian, and the row of big bosses from Jiaping Pass sitting behind them, and sighed softly, "Don't say secret words in front of Mingren, that's right. , not only Jiapingguan City, but also various important towns in Liao and Jin Dynasty have also arranged people. You should also understand the mentality of people from a small and weak country like us. Sandwiched between several big countries, we have to be cautious. Just in case... some big countries want to destroy us on a whim, we can be prepared in advance."
"Oh!" Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian looked at each other, "This explanation is quite reasonable and we can accept it." Xue Ruitian moved a chair for Shen Cha and asked her to sit down, then raised his chin towards Duan Xinghu, "Okay , tell me about the cases you committed!"
"Oh!" Duan Xinghu swallowed his saliva, "Before coming to Jiaping Pass, we had already considered that it would be much colder than Dali. Our place is basically like spring all year round, and even if it rains, it won't be too cold. As for the snow We haven't seen it since we were kids."
"It's also quite tragic." Xue Ruitian smiled, "So, a lot of people were lost due to acclimatization, and only the many we saw were left."
"Yes!" Duan Xinghu nodded, "When we arrived here, it was already the early autumn season. Although winter has not yet entered, it was already extremely cold for us. Many of our brothers were sick. , and some died because of untimely treatment. The closer we got to Jiaping Pass, the slower we moved, and brothers fell ill almost every day. The day before the case occurred, our original plan was to drive through the night to fight for the first time. We arrived at Jiapingguan City early the next morning. We had planned well, but a sudden heavy rain completely disrupted our plan. Fortunately, there was a temple not far from the official road that was quite popular. The monk was very friendly. Seeing that there were so many of us, he allocated a courtyard for us to live in."
"and after?"
"Not long after we moved in, only half a stick of incense, people also moved into the empty courtyard next door."
"They are the people from the Feng family and the escort agency, right?"
"Yes." Duan Xinghu nodded, "We didn't care who lived next door at that time. We were all thinking about how to settle down in Jiaping Pass as soon as possible. But the voices next door were really too loud. These escorts We are probably used to traveling around the world, so even if we could lower our voices, the sound would still make our ears hurt. Naturally, we could hear what they said clearly."
"So, you know, it turns out that what was being escorted next door was actually gold, right?" Seeing Duan Xinghu nod, Shen Cha twitched the corner of her mouth, "What were you feeling at that time? Were you ecstatic?"
"It's not exactly ecstatic, but I'm still moved. I think if anyone knows that there are ten carriages next door filled with gold, it's impossible not to be moved, right?"
"So, you are greedy for gold and have murderous intentions towards the people of the Feng family and the bodyguards."
"Not at first, but... the master in the temple specially prepared a vegetarian meal for those who came to the temple to take shelter from the rain, and also arranged a special dining hall for us to eat."
"You had a conflict, so you held a grudge and stole gold and killed people."
"...General Shen is wise, that's basically what it is." Duan Xinghu took a deep breath, "Thinking about it now, he was young and energetic at the time, and was easily angered. If it were done now, it wouldn't be so I cared about it. But... things just happened, and there was nothing I could do to regret it. At that time, the group of escorts occupied most of the dining hall, and even took away more than half of the meals prepared by the monks. Not only that, they also made loud noises in the dining hall. Everyone knows that our Duan family is a country that worships Buddha. When we saw their rude behavior, we naturally wanted to argue with them. As a result..." He shrugged, "The fight started like this, and the relationship was formed. ”
"Since you have murderous intentions, why don't you start in the temple?" Shen Cha raised an eyebrow, "With your skills, it shouldn't be particularly difficult to let them die silently in the temple, right?"
"General Shen, as I just said, almost all of us in the Duan family believe in Buddhism, and it is absolutely impossible for us to kill people in a pure place of Buddhism."
"It's quite a rule!" Shen Cha raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "So, you can endure this for the time being, but you have already planned how to retaliate against them."
"Yes, before dawn the next day, we quietly left the temple and set up an ambush near the Changting Pavilion, which is the only way from the temple to the official road. We waited for about one stick of incense before they came ”
"So... you not only looted all the gold, but also..." Shen Haolin stood up and walked to Shen Cha's side, stretched out his hand to touch her hand stove, it still felt hot, then raised his head and glanced at Duan Xinghu , said, "And killed everyone present."
"Mr. Shen, we have to get rid of the roots." Duan Xinghu's eyes flashed with cruelty, and soon disappeared, "Because this robbery is not within our plan, because it is absolute, so many We are not particularly well prepared. Moreover, we have had conflicts before. They have seen our appearance and heard our voices, so silencing them is a must."
"Since all the gold was robbed, why not spend it instead of burying it in the ground for so many years?"
"General Shen, you Shen Jiajun have been paying close attention to the whereabouts of gold and are always tracking down the perpetrators. We don't dare to take risks on the cusp of this storm." Duan Xinghu sighed, "Besides, the purpose of our coming to Jiaping Pass It’s not to grab gold, because if the gold exposes our identity, the gain will outweigh the loss.”
"The gains outweigh the losses, that's so well said!" Shen Cha exchanged glances with Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian, and slowly stood up from the chair, "He is indeed a famous counselor of the Duan family, and I admire him!"
"General Shen, you...what do you mean?"
"How should I call you?" Shen Cha narrowed his eyes slightly, "Duan Xinghu, or... Duan Xinglong?"
