Chapter Thirteen: The King's Anger and Sudden Landmine (1)
The young lady didn't notice Zhao Si's complicated inner journey at all. She was just deeply attracted by Ming Zhaoxia's hearty and bright smile.
Several people gathered around the lantern riddles and continued to guess. The little lady seemed to be angry, trying to get the first one. But she was really smart and could guess right every time.
After getting one brand after another from the book office, the little lady always looked at Zhao Si with contempt, raised her chin, and snorted coldly.
I've been guessing for so long, Xiaolangjun and I have been guessing, but you haven't said a word. You must be full of grass and don't dare to show your shame.
Ha-ha-ha!
In a tavern near the lantern riddle guessing place, three people sat around the table near the door, three pairs of eyes staring closely at this place.
"There are so many people here, it's hard to start."
"It would be great if I invited Yin Yijian. He is best at close-quarters assassination. There are so many people, and as long as he gets close to six feet away and delivers a violent blow, he can kill Hun Jun."
"What a pity. Yin Yijian committed a crime in Songzhou, went to the sea to capture documents, and fled to the south of the Yangtze River for his life."
"It's not a crime, it's the newly appointed governor of Henan County, Li Kui, who imitated Zhang Shuye's methods and started to crack down hard. The heroes who finally escaped from Kaifeng Mansion had no choice but to continue running for their lives...
"
"Alang, we will ambush Hunjun later. Do we have enough manpower?"
"Twenty-six masters, all of whom have been famous in Heshuo and Taihang Mountains for more than ten years, each have more than a dozen lives in their hands. There are only five people around Hunjun, so it's easy."
It seems that he is very confident in these giant thieves and bandits that he hired with a lot of money.
"That's good!"
His confidence inspired his two companions.
The man stared at Zhao Si in the crowd and said harshly: "He is just wandering around, just to lure us out. We will use it. When the second correction is made, if there are any fireworks going to hit the sky, wait until everyone looks up.
When it’s lively, that’s when we get angry. When there’s chaos, that’s when we take action.”
"Alang, we have mobilized all our manpower. There are not enough manpower to protect the place where the fire was set."
"Confused! The kerosene is hidden everywhere. It relies on secrecy. If it is discovered by officers and soldiers, once it is attacked, no matter how many people are there, it will not be able to protect it. The black dog of the police department has been tracking it for so many days. Do you smell it?
?I didn’t even smell the fart.”
The man looked at his two men and added more fire, "Besides, the people in the three locations are ready. If there is a change, they will light a fire immediately and burn all the jade!"
"Wonderful! Alang's brilliant plan will rule the world."
"Alang is a man of great luck. God will definitely give him the opportunity to make a successful counterattack!"
"That's it! That's it!"
Someone among them made a few compliments and suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Alang, aren't there only two hiding places? Why are there three?"
The leader stared fiercely at the subordinate who made the noise, as if if he dared to say one more word, he would be bitten to death on the spot.
The men shuddered and shrank their heads, daring not to make any more noise.
In many places in Kaifeng City, ordinary people and their families go to the streets to watch the lights and enjoy the scenery, and the small alleys in their homes seem very quiet.
In a small alley somewhere, there is a SWAT team hiding in the darkness, with more than thirty people, fully armed, waiting for orders.
"What's the situation inside?" the leader asked the investigator.
"There are four people inside, in the same room as the fire barrel."
"We are in the same room?" the captain's voice became a little hesitant, "What if we attack by force and they die together?"
"Well, it is indeed possible. Four people, as long as one of them has the will to die, everything will be over."
"Then we must lure them out."
"How to lead him out? To check the household registration at this time? Impossible."
After a moment of silence, the captain of the SWAT team looked at the equally silent courtyard of the house and suddenly had an idea.
"There's no one here anymore."
"Everyone went out to watch the lights and enjoy the scenery. Most of the people left behind were elderly people with limited mobility."
"Do you think that under such circumstances, would a thief break into the empty door?"
The eyes of several people who were discussing brightened up, "What a great idea!"
The captain excitedly said to one of his subordinates: "Go and report immediately. In another place, there is a mission similar to ours. Inform us of our plan and listen to what good ideas they have."
"yes!"
In the main room of the target yard, four people sat together and looked at their companions nervously. They turned their heads from time to time and looked at a large vat not far from the room.
The jar was tightly covered, but it could be seen that the tight lid could be torn off with just a tug.
Two oil lamps were placed within easy reach, and a sudden sparking sound made the four people jump. But no one was willing to reach out and pick out the wicks, as if the oil lamps were two very dangerous poisonous snakes.
"Wangwang!"
There was a faint sound of dog barking outside.
One of them found a topic to talk about in order to relieve the tense atmosphere.
"The dogs nearby have been barking fiercely these days."
"The black dogs from the police department have been going crazy these days. They are crawling all over the streets and alleys just to find us. They must have alerted the dogs guarding the house when they crawled in and out."
"Well...what's the point of this day?"
"Tonight is over. When the second update comes, when those fireworks explode, we smash the vat, pour kerosene on it, light it on fire, and then take advantage of the chaos to escape from the city. With the money given by A Lang, we live incognito.
Half a lifetime."
"The rest of my life... I wish I could live it as well as I can."
Suddenly, the barking of dogs outside became louder, and then someone was heard shouting.
"There is a thief! Catch the thief!"
The four of them were startled at first, then became relieved.
"Now is indeed a good time to break in. This thief did such a bad job that he was noticed by others." The person who spoke out must be an expert in this field, and he said with disdain.
"The National Police Agency has a patrol team nearby. If this thief doesn't run away quickly, he won't be able to escape later."
I heard shouting coming this way, getting closer and closer.
The leader of the four jumped up.
"Straight bitches, don't come to our yard, and don't let them ruin our business."
"Two people go out and stop them from entering the hospital." He waved his hand and ordered hurriedly.
Two people went out, and soon there was a low conversation.
"Hero, please go somewhere else to make a fortune." He started with kind words.
"The dog is chasing me in a hurry, please find a way out." The person on the other side, who was probably being chased in a panic, begged.
"No, go somewhere else." The attitude here became tougher.
"Brother, there are people everywhere, but there is little movement here. We are just borrowing the road and will not delay. We meet each other because of mountains and rivers..." The other side is not friendly either, and the words are half polite and half threatening.
"No, go somewhere else, go quickly."
"Straight bitch! Don't you understand people? I have to leave from here!"
"You two are killing birds, believe it or not, I will kill you!"
Then he heard the ping -pong pingle randomly, and then the person who took the lead shouted: "The dog is stingy, the idea is tie your hands, and come out to clean up them."
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In another part of Kaifeng City, a similar routine was followed. A quarter of an hour later, Cao Duo, who was commanding somewhere, received an emergency report.
"Cao Tou, both hiding places have been captured!"
Cao Duo said with joy on his face: "Okay! Thank you for your hard work, brothers! It's thanks to the officials that they risked their lives and hooked out the main force of the thieves. That's why we started so smoothly. Everyone gather and support the officials."