"哐哐哐~"
Half asleep and half awake, Chen Kan heard someone knocking on his door.
"Who?"
As we all know, Chen Kan is always very angry when he wakes up.
"Master Marquis, something happened, something big happened."
Yun Cheng's voice reached Chen Kan's ears, and his anger was instantly suppressed.
"Squeak!"
Chen Kan opened the door with a look of displeasure on his face.
"how?"
"Master Hou, something big has happened."
"The bank was attacked tonight."
Chen Kan's sleepiness disappeared instantly: "What, you say it again?"
"Master Zhang Yongzhang is waiting for you in the auditorium outside."
Yuncheng was shocked by Chen Kan's current appearance and hurriedly sold out Zhang Yong who came to report the news.
Chen Kan left Yuncheng behind and strode to the front hall, where he saw Zhang Yong standing in the auditorium covered in blood.
"injured?"
Zhang Yong grinned: "A little injury, it doesn't matter."
"Go find some gauze and wine and help Mr. Zhang bandage it."
He gave an order to the maid on night duty, which slightly gathered a wave of people's hearts. Chen Kan frowned and said, "What happened?"
Zhang Yong suddenly said with ferocious excitement: "Sir, dead soldiers, someone sent dead soldiers to attack the bank."
"Death warrior?"
Chen Kan's heart suddenly rose: "Are there any casualties among the brothers?"
Zhang Yong was stunned, but he didn't expect that the first thing Chen Kan asked about was the casualties of his brothers.
"Yes, the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division killed twenty-one brothers, seriously injured thirteen others, and basically everyone else was seriously injured."
Chen Kan's behavior made Zhang Yong feel warm in his heart, but when he thought of so many brothers being injured or killed, he started to grit his teeth again.
Chen Kan did not ask further questions. Since he was a dead soldier, it meant that he had no clues.
After the maid briefly treated Zhang Yong's injury, Chen Kan summoned his personal guards and rode towards the bank with Zhang Yong.
At the entrance of the bank, twenty-one corpses had been covered with white cloth, and the corpses of the dead soldiers killed by the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses were piled in a pile by the captains.
Seeing Chen Kan's arrival, the 100 households responsible for guarding the bank immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Master Marquis, my subordinate's failure to protect him will be punished by death."
"what's the situation?"
Chen Kan jumped off his horse and looked at the corpse of the captain who died in the battle. His face was so gloomy that it looked like it was about to drip.
The capital, the most virtuous place in the world, at the feet of the emperor, such a bad case happened. Chen Kan could already imagine how noisy there would be in the court tomorrow.
The bank was invaded by dead men before it even opened for business. If word spread, it would be a big blow to the bank's credibility.
"Back to Lord Marquis, at the third watch, my subordinates were patrolling around the bank with their brothers. Suddenly many dead men appeared in the dark night. They came straight to the bank and killed everyone they saw. If Master Zhang hadn't led people to come to the rescue, , I’m afraid the bank has been breached now.”
Baihu quickly recounted what happened.
Chen Kan said in a deep voice: "So, they are here for the bank?"
"good."
Baihu responded and continued: "The number of dead soldiers who came was about three hundred. The brothers fought hard and left one third of them behind. However, more than two hundred people still escaped. My subordinates were worried that this was the enemy. I didn't dare to chase the tiger far away because of my plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
Chen Kan raised his head and exhaled heavily: "You did a good job, get up."
"Subordinate..."
"stand up."
Chen Kan suppressed his anger and ordered: "Bring the brothers who died in the battle back to the Yamen. Pull the bodies of these dead soldiers out of the city and burn them on fire. Be sure to clean up the front of the bank before dawn. In addition, send two hundred more Come here."
Making a quick decision, Chen Kan looked at the hundred households: "What's your name?"
"Back to the Marquis, my subordinate is Li Hong, who is under the Nancheng Army and Horses Division."
"Five hundred households are at your disposal. I don't want any accidents to happen tomorrow."
"Yes, I will definitely live up to my orders."
Li Hong didn't expect such a good thing, so who does he count now?
Half a thousand households?
After handing the bank to Li Hong, Chen Kan got on his horse and walked towards Nancheng Bingma Division.
"Summon Xu Yuan, Zheng Song, Yao Chi, and Shi Wen to the Nancheng Army and Horse Department to discuss matters."
After giving instructions to Zhang Yong, Chen Kan sat on his horse and fell into deep thought.
There are only 900,000 taels of silver and millions of treasure notes in the bank. What kind of person would send so many dead soldiers for this small amount of money, knowing that it is impossible to break into the bank?
I meditated all the way to Nancheng Bingma Division.
Soon, the other four commanders were also pulled out of their beds by people sent by Zhang Yong.
As soon as they heard that such a thing had happened in the capital, several people suddenly became furious.
After hurriedly arriving at the Nancheng Military and Horse Division, Shi Wen, who had the most grumpy temper, immediately led people to blockade the capital and launch a blanket search.
"calm!"
At the critical moment, Xu Yuan grabbed his sleeve.
"Master Hou, there is something fishy about this matter."
Hearing Xu Yuan's nonsense, Chen Kan rolled his eyes at him angrily: "Don't I know there is something fishy about this matter?"
"Tell me, what should I do?"
Chen Kan sat in the main seat and stared at the faces of the five people below.
The capital is the territory of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division. No matter who sends the dead soldiers, there is no doubt that they are slapping the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division in the face.
More importantly, if such a big thing happened, it would definitely be impossible to hide it if you wanted to.
There is still less than an hour before dawn.
In other words, after an hour, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division must come up with a defensible reason.
Otherwise, with the urine of Chen Ying of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it would be difficult for Chen Kan to pass this test.
Xu Yuan cupped his hands thoughtfully and said, "Master Hou, I think the bank may not be their target."
As soon as these words came out, Shi Wen immediately retorted: "Then what's the point of them attacking the bank?"
Chen Kan glared at Shi Wen, then turned to look at Xu Yuan: "Keep talking."
Xu Yuandao: "If the other party's target is the money in the bank, wouldn't it be better to sneak up in front of the bank and then launch an attack? Why do we need to attack forcefully in the first place?"
"More importantly, who would be so stupid as to send out so many dead soldiers just to rob the little money in the bank? A family that can afford to support so many dead soldiers will not be short of that little money, right?"
Chen Kan nodded, these doubts were exactly what he was confused about.
But suspicion alone is not enough.
What is the goal of these dead soldiers, and who sent them?
These are the things that can be explained to the higher authorities.
"I suspect that they are here for me."
After Chen Kan finished speaking, he saw the expressions of the five people below him falling down at the same time.
"Sir, you have too many enemies, so we cannot rule out this possibility."
Xu Yuan didn't save any face for Chen Kan. He took over the conversation and began to analyze.
"If it's for you, then why not send dead soldiers to attack the Marquis' Mansion, but instead attack the bank?"
Shi Wen's words immediately silenced everyone.
yes.
Three hundred dead soldiers attacked the bank but did not attack the Hou Mansion. This assumption is difficult to hold. Chen Kan was in the Hou Mansion but not in the bank.
Zheng Song suddenly said: "Could it be the White Lotus Sect?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out."
Chen Kan responded, he had many enemies, but the only one who could really talk about fighting to the death was the White Lotus Sect.
As for Ji Gang, Chen Ying and his like, they would not directly send dead soldiers to get him.
"Then why does the White Lotus want to attack the bank?"
"How did the White Lotus Sect sneak into the capital?"
These questions have no answers, and Chen Kan doesn't know the answers.
However, so many dead soldiers entered the capital, and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division did not notice at all, which is very problematic.
Shi Wen asked directly: "Could it be that there are spies among us?"
Chen Kan shook his head: "Even if there is a spy, it won't be between us."
"Let's conduct a thorough investigation. In recent days, all the captains guarding the city gate have been thoroughly investigated."
Xu Yuan made the decision, and then looked at Chen Kan: "Master Marquis, is it necessary to blockade the capital?"
"No need, since they can sneak in, it's easy to find a hiding place."
The reason why Chen Kan vetoed Xu Yuan's proposal was because even if the capital was sealed off, no clues could be found.
The entire capital has a population of over one million, and there are countless officials with honors and honors.
In some places, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division are not even qualified to investigate, so blocking the capital is just a waste of effort.
"Are we going to suffer this hidden loss?"
Shi Wen's face was full of dissatisfaction.
He was the first person to follow Chen Kan, so he didn't have any psychological burden when he said things that the others didn't dare to say in front of Chen Kan.
Chen Kan pondered: "Of course it is impossible to eat the secret loss. Otherwise, how can we comfort the spirits of the twenty-one brothers who died in the battle?"
"Then what does the Marquis mean?"
"wait!"
"wait?"
"Yes, since the White Lotus Sect took action the first time, there will be a second time, waiting for opportunities and flaws."
Chen Kan's face was full of ruthlessness.
Regardless of whether this matter was the work of the White Lotus Sect or not, it did not affect Chen Kan from placing this account on the White Lotus Sect.
Of course, another reason is that this kind of thing happened suddenly. Everyone in the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division was holding a breath in their hearts and needed a way to vent.
The White Lotus Sect is just right.
Directing hatred towards the White Lotus Sect will also help improve the efficiency of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division.
The sky is slightly bright.
Chen Kan ended the meeting.
After telling Xu Yuan to keep an eye on the goings-on at the bank, he prepared to go to the palace.
Such a big thing happened in the capital. Although it happened late at night, it did not affect the lives of ordinary people.
But Chen Kan, as the nominal highest officer of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, had the responsibility to protect the capital. If such a bad thing happened, he would definitely not be able to avoid being held accountable.
After calling Fang Xu and Zhang San and asking them to gather their personal guards, Chen Kan silently put on a suit of soft armor.
In the early autumn of Jiangnan, it is so hot that people almost go crazy.
After just walking a short distance, Chen Kan had the urge to take off his soft armor and throw it away.
Before he could take action, a burst of sound suddenly came from the air, and three arrows went straight to Chen Kan's back in a straight shape.
"It's in that direction, chase!"
But Chen Kan wore soft armor to defend against this hand, so the three arrows were easily deflected by Fang Xu, who was highly skilled in martial arts.
At the same time, Zhang San also led people to quickly surround the residence.
