Chapter 225 The dust has settled
Han Jian and Ke Qu'er did not stay in the main hall for too long. They directly took advantage of the night to assassinate Hu Biao again.
Hu Biao was originally Heng Ye’s housekeeper. After Heng Ye’s death, he naturally inherited Heng Ye’s manpower and industry. If it weren’t for Lao Liu’s sudden rise, he would have been the new leader on both sides of the Qinhuai River.
Now that Old Liu is rising, no one suspects that the assassin who assassinated Heng Ye that night was found by Old Liu. Han Jian also knew that this time he and Ke Qu'er appeared again, and the government would definitely think that Old Liu was making trouble again. This time, Hu Biao's people would definitely be as unruly as if they were dispersed. Originally, Old Liu could have reaped the benefits of the fisherman, but Li Yuan would definitely not let Old Liu kill him.
Before Han Jian went to dig the ship, he had already asked Feng Ju to send someone to investigate. This time, the sealing of the cargo ship was Li Yuan's idea, and it was not an assignment from the superiors. Li Yuan could not wait to see the spoils that night, so he was told Han Jian's words. This time, Li Yuan escaped from the disaster, and he couldn't help but believe it. Once the government came forward to suppress Lao Liu's people, what if Lao Liu gained power?
According to Feng Ju's investigation, Han Jian and Ke Qu'er went directly to a small courtyard where Hu Biao was. After Heng Ye was killed, Hu Biao was very careful in doing things. He was busy taking over the industry all day and night, fighting with Lao Liu's people to the end. He himself was afraid that he would be assassinated by Lao Liu, so he also strengthened his protection around him and would not go out with great fanfare.
But Hu Biao obviously underestimated the abilities of Han Jian and Ke Qu'er. Ke Qu'er is the kind of person who can assassinate the queen among thousands of troops. She doesn't take a mere gangster seriously.
Ke Qu'er and Han Jian had just arrived at the courtyard where Hu Biao was hiding. After seeing the geographical environment, they guessed where Hu Biao was.
"It must be inside. It's much easier for us to go in through the window." Ke Qu'er pointed to a dark room below.
"Are you going or I going?" Han Jian asked with a smile.
"You still have the heart to laugh, go... Forget it, I'll go. If you go, you'll be dead." Ke Qu'er was a little angry, but she just couldn't do anything to Han Jian. "You're waiting for me here, don't do anything, otherwise I'll save you, so please."
Han Jian didn't expect that his enemies would have such a warm side. He actually told him to be careful.
Han Jian nodded. He watched Ke Qu'er fly down and break into the boat directly, thinking that this woman is very violent, even though she is domineering and unreasonable.
There was a sensation inside. Soon after, Ke Qu'er flew out of the window. Hu Biao's entourage rushed out from all over the yard, but no one dared to step forward.
"The Hu family is dead!" Some of Hu Biao's subordinates were shouting.
With this shout, the people below began to get a little restless. They didn't want to die, so they also besieged Ke Qu'er.
"Looking for death!" Ke Qu'er waved her long sword and immediately knocked down two of them. She originally wanted to fly up directly, but the remaining people surrounded her without fear of death, causing him to be surrounded.
Suddenly I heard a shout from the roof: "Mr. Liu's people are coming!"
With this shout, Hu Biao's men immediately became panicked, and a lot of attention turned to the door. At this time, Ke Qu'er took the opportunity to kill the two of them and flew onto the room, with some blood on her face covering, glaring at Han Jian coldly, and whispered: "Go!"
Han Jian and Ke Qu'er flew down the beam. At this time, Hu Biao's subordinates in the yard knew they had been fooled. Unfortunately, they did not have the ability to fly over the eaves and walls, so they naturally could not start chasing. They could only let Han Jian and Ke Qu'er disappear in the night.
Han Jian and Ke Qu'er stopped shortly after walking. Ke Qu'er looked at Han Jian with some dissatisfaction. Han Jian smiled and said, "Miss Ke, is this time I sacrifice my life to save you. Is it considered that I have returned you a favor?"
"When will you sacrifice your life to save me?" Ke Qu'er immediately wanted to kill someone. Han Jian just shouted, which scared her. Now Han Jian is actually "seeking credit" in front of her, which makes her not angry.
"Dog bite Lu Dongbin, but you don't know the good people's hearts. Forget it, I won't be as knowledgeable as a little girl."
Han Jian curled his lips and said, looking at the fire rising not far away. At this time, Ke Qu'er also noticed the fire.
"You... set fire?" Ke Qu'er asked.
"Well. I put it." Han Jian nodded and said, "If you don't set fire, how could Lao Liu's people know that Hu Biao is dead? It's a good time for him to take action?"
Ke Qu'er was slightly stunned and sighed: "If I ask me to kill you again, don't think so!"
Han Jian smiled. He knew what Ke Qu'er thought. Ke Qu'er should think that his next step was to assassinate Lao Liu.
"Old Liu will have people from the government to deal with him, so we don't have to pay attention to it." Han Jian said, "Thank you Miss Ke for your help these two days. If Miss Ke had not been there, I would probably have died many times."
"If you die, you are seeking death by yourself. You are originally from the Northern Dynasty. If you have to come to the Southern Dynasty to make trouble, you can't think of a way to go back and have to kill someone with you?" Ke Qu'er's eyes were very bright under the moonlight. She looked angry and said to Han Jian.
"Miss Ke, although you are covered in your face, you are very beautiful now." Han Jian sincerely praised.
"You...what are you talking nonsense?" Ke Qu'er's cheeks became hot. She hurriedly turned her head away, as if she would not let Han Jian see his face, but in fact she avoided Han Jian's gaze and calmed her breath as soon as possible.
"Okay, the Feng family and Brother Dong are still waiting for us to go back. If there is no action in the government tonight, Lao Liu may come to the door. I'm afraid I can't help at that time, so I can only wander around the world with Miss Ke!" Han Jian said with a wry smile.
"Bah! Who wants to wander around the world with you?"
Ke Qu'er cursed and stopped talking. Both of them were silent on the road, as if they were intentionally not speaking up first to break the quiet atmosphere.
Originally, the two of them were walking in the dark alley, and they didn't care about silence. They could still hear each other's footsteps. When they arrived at a wide street market, the situation was very different. At this time, Lao Liu and Hu Biao's people were already fighting on the street, and the people from the government also came out to suppress them in groups. As Hu Biao and Lao Liu, who had a good relationship with the government, they did not expect the government to target them, and they thought that the government was here to help them. But when the officers and soldiers first suppressed, they realized that the government was not standing on the standpoint of either of their side.
"The streets are so messy, we walk on the waterway." Han Jian said.
"Yeah." Ke Qu'er did not object this time. After all, they were both wearing night clothes. If they were out in this look, they would definitely attract the attention of the people in the government. If the government discovered that they were assassins again, they would be trapped in a heavy siege and hard battle.
Han Jian and Ke Qu'er took advantage of the night and returned to the Cao Gang General Hall with caution. At this time, the Cao Gang was in chaos, with some intention of having no leader.
"Where is the Feng family?" Han Jian asked when he saw Dong Sheng coming out.
"The Feng family was taken away by the government officials. What should I do now?" Dong Sheng said anxiously.
"It's a blessing or not a disaster, it's a disaster that cannot be avoided." Han Jian said, "If the government intends to make things difficult for us, he will not take him away. Wait for now."
After Han Jian finished speaking, he entered the main hall, but Ke Qu'er stayed outside the door and didn't go in.
"Brother Li, what's going on the street now? We sent my brothers out to see it. It seemed that the two sides were fighting hard, and even the officers and soldiers were dispatched."
Han Jian did not explain the situation in public, after all, there were too many people to avoid the matter being leaked.
Han Jian asked Dong Sheng, the second in command, to gather the Cao Gang's master and some of his backbone brothers for a small meeting. Han Jian told the whole story that night. Only then did some gang members realize that something big happened tonight, and the leader was the Cao Gang, which seemed to be very weak.
"Brother Li, are you saying that the person who killed the officers and soldiers tonight was not Lao Liu's person, but our Cao Gang?" The person below said in shock.
"That's right, the people in the Five City Military and Ma Si are unkind. They seize our cargo ships in the chaos. This is equivalent to teaching them a lesson and provoking them to turn against Lao Liu." Han Jian said.
"Then... Brother Li taught those people a lesson. Why did he sink the cargo ship? Then... that's all the way for the brothers to live in the future."
At this time, Ma San came out and said, "This is what made the turtle sons believe that Lao Liu sent someone to do it. Even if Brother Li doesn't do this, we will kill people and have the ability to rob the ship back?"
After Ma San finished speaking, the following hall masters seemed to have objections. However, the incident had already happened, and they were even more worried that the court would further suppress the Cao Gang people.
"Brother Li, do you say that Feng Dang's family was taken away by the government? Could it be that the government knew that we did the matter?"
Han Jian smiled coldly and said, "The same thing, if the government thinks it was ours, why don't we send troops to directly encircle us, but just ask Feng Dang's family to leave alone?"
After Han Jian finished speaking, the people below stopped talking.
A brief meeting was extended indefinitely. Everyone was sitting in the main hall, and news from outside was spreading continuously. The Cao Gang sent a large number of people to investigate the news to know the final result of the fight between Hengye Remnants and Lao Liu.
At the beginning, the news was quite chaotic. At the moment, it was said that Lao Liu's people were in power, and at the moment, it was said that Hu Biao's people recommended a new leader and came out to fight Lao Liu in the end. By the second half of the night, the news was still very chaotic, but as time went by, the news gradually stabilized, and the news that Lao Liu was killed by the officers and soldiers was confirmed bit by bit.
At this point, the people below were a little excited. Since the government killed Lao Liu, it means that the government was sure that Lao Liu's people killed the officers and soldiers watching the boat and threw Li Yuan down the river, and the suspicion of the Cao Gang could be cleared.
"Brother Li, are we sending people out now? If the people under Lao Liu push some heads out, we will still be in trouble."
"Not afraid." Han Jian said, "Since Old Liu is dead, there is no evidence of death. The government will not be confused and watch these old gangs continue to grow bigger. This should be the best time for us to develop. Let's talk about everything when Feng Dangjia comes back."
After dawn, Feng Ju came back under the escort of the government. When Feng Ju came back, he brought everyone a message: the government handed over the entire territory on both sides of the Qinhuai River to the newly established Cao Gang to manage.
The Cao Gang snatched the territory back without any soldiers. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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