Chapter 144 Lurking
"Sir, you can kill two ambushed assassins under the water. You're such a good skill."
Dugu Jiali exclaimed.
If she was in the water and two water ghost assassins suddenly appeared, she would definitely be dead.
After checking the body, Wu Jian said, "It's certain that it's from the Imperial City Department, it should be from the Water Department."
The Imperial City Department is divided into several yamen, and the Water Department is responsible for assassinating places with dense water networks.
Long Chen said: "They heard that I came to clear out the pirates, so it is reasonable to send the people from the Water Department."
Dugu Jiali said blamingly: "The assassin lurked in the military camp, but the last general failed to find out, and the last general was dereliction of duty."
Long Chen smiled and said, "It's not your business. It's normal for the people of the Imperial City Department to be in danger."
In the military tent, Bai Tingting was tied up by a rope. She moved her body and wriggled out like a caterpillar. She laughed and said, "I deserve it, dog official, everyone wants you to die!"
Long Chen frowned and said, "Clog her mouth and hang it up. Don't take it off for her except for eating."
The soldiers immediately did as they did and hung Bai Tingting on the tree next to the military camp.
"Drop the body into the water."
Long Chen entered the military tent, Wu Jian and Zhang Qian followed in, the soldiers dealt with the bodies, and Dugu Jiali led his troops to search the surroundings.
Sitting in the military tent, Wu Jian said worriedly: "The Imperial City Department has started to take action, so you must pay attention to safety."
Long Chen felt a little strange and said, "I feel that this time they have a temporary idea. If they really attack me, they should send powerful people to act together. How can only three of them?"
Zhang Qian asked, "My lord means that they are monitoring us in the military camp, and the master just happened to go into the water, and they made a temporary decision."
Long Chen nodded and said, "I guess that if I deliberately assassinate, I'm afraid I've already explained it."
Zhang Qian's heart trembled, regretting that she didn't stay by her side just now. What if something happened to Long Chen, she would explain it.
Wu Jian said with a sad face: "Imperial City Department is extremely difficult to deal with, we must be careful."
He and Long Chen are both from the Long Family Army and know that the Imperial City Department was built by Li Chengdao, not a mob.
Long Chen looked at the almost dark sky, thinking about tomorrow's events in his mind.
....
In the city, in a single room of the market inn.
The main ward officer Hou Ping and the ward officer Zhang Peng sat on the stool, and a man with a disgrace stood in front of him.
"Let you monitor Long Cheng'en, who told you to do it!"
Hou Ping's voice was dull, but the man was so scared that he shivered.
The spy system has the power to kill and die. If you die, you will die. No one will pursue it. Hou Ping can kill him at any time.
"Master Guardian, we were monitoring each other and happened to see Long Chengen going into the water alone, without any defense next to him. The young man thought the time was once a year, so he... ordered to take action."
The man in front of him was the leader of the assassination. He had been hiding in the woods to monitor. When the crossbowman on the shore was shot, he quietly left, so Long Chen did not notice it.
Hou Ping's eyes were cold and he said, "Do you think? You think you can do it, so you do it. You can do it."
The man slowly knelt on the ground and bowed his head to admit his mistake: "Sir, please spare your life, but the young man knows his mistake."
Zhang Peng slowly stood up and walked towards the man. The man felt the breath of death and his whole body trembled.
Zhang Peng walked to the man's side, and a black poisonous needle in his hand pierced into his neck. The man's body relaxed in an instant and collapsed on the ground.
Back at the table, Zhang Peng asked: "Long Chengen must have discovered our existence, what should we do?"
The most important thing to be an assassin is to be unexpected. This assassination exposed the whereabouts of the Imperial City Department, and Hou Ping also felt very passive.
"It's better to succeed than to lose."
Hou Ping sighed and kept thinking about how to adjust the plan in his mind.
"The plan to sneak into the governor's office will continue. Others are temporarily hiding. No more rash actions are allowed. Violators will be killed without any hesitation!"
Zhang Peng, the escort, took the order, picked up the corpse on the ground, carried it out of the room, jumped onto the roof, and disappeared into the darkness.
....
Xu's house.
Xu Zhi sat in the middle, next to Yuan Tengfei and Wang Zhong, and the monk Fayin sat in the last seat, while Chen Zu stood beside him to serve tea and pour water.
"That's how it is. I guess his appetite may be a little big. What do you mean?"
Xu Zhi finished the matter and waited for the other two people to say something.
Yuan Tengfei knocked on the table, and Chen Zu hurriedly added a cup of tea to him.
"If Long Chengen can cover things up, I think I can give money. I'm worried that this guy will not do anything if he collects the money."
Yuan Tengfei regarded Qianjiang County as his property. If he could control this place for a long time, it would be acceptable to give Long Chen money.
Wang Zhong echoed: "I'm also worried about this. He, a eunuch from the capital, collected the money and ran back to complain to the empress, and then led his troops to attack us. What should I do?"
Chen Zu laughed in a low voice and said, "Grandpa Third Grandpa, Long Chengen has received the money, but he dares 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 a way, why not give it to us separately and give it a little every year. In order to have money every year, he will hide it for us."
Wang Zhong exclaimed and exclaimed: "Master, as expected, scholars, just think about things, just understand, give them in installments, give them some money every year, and come and go often."
Xu Zhi and Yuan Tengfei also felt that the words of the seal made sense.
Chen Zu smiled and poured tea for the Fayin, flatteringly said, "The master is extremely smart. As long as Long Cheng'en's words work, our money will not be spent in vain."
The mage suddenly looked up and stared at Chen Zu, and Xu Zhi's face suddenly changed. Chen Zu was so scared that he put down the teapot and knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Grandpa Sanzu, he is a little talkative, and he is a little clenched!"
Chen Zu used both hands and slapped himself in the face.
Xu Zhi ignored it and let Chen Zu slap himself, only saying to Fa Yin: "Yes, what if Long Chengen doesn't speak as effective?"
Fayin touched his bare forehead and said, "The news from the capital is that Long Chengen is indeed very favored. He slept with the princess, and it is said that the empress likes him too."
Yuan Tengfei said: "Look at it tomorrow, I'll say that first."
All four agreed.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yuan Tengfei and Wang Zhong got up and went home, while Chen Zu still knelt on the ground and slapped him in the face.
"Stop slapping, I didn't say you were wrong."
Xu walked straight over, and the Dharma Seal followed behind him.
When the two of them left the door, Chen Zu stopped and covered his face and returned to the governor's mansion.
As soon as he entered the door, a yamen runner asked, "My sir..."
Bang!
Chen Zu slapped the yamen runners 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 runner was beaten and had to laugh and said, "Sir, a chef came today and said he was very good at cooking..."
Bang!
Another slap on the yamen runner's face, Chen Zu cursed: "If you ask me about such a thing, I'm the governor!"
The yamen runner covered his face and dared not speak.
The governor Chen Zu angrily entered the Houya, and the runner whispered: "I really regard myself as the governor, I'll spoil!"
The yamen runner turned around and entered the kitchen, and an old man with a simple appearance sat in front of the stove.
Seeing the yamen runners coming in, the old man hurriedly stood up and greeted: "Sir, I can..."
Bang!
The yamen runner slapped the old man in the face and cursed: "I was slapped twice for your business!"
The old man lowered his head and smiled: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please accept it."
The old man groped in his arms for a long time, took out some broken silver and stuffed it to the yamen runners.
The yamen runner took it away and spat: "Stay here!"
The old man nodded and bowed to see the yamen runner out.
Chapter completed!