After entering the study room, Guan Xiaorou immediately took the note from Xiaoyu's hand.
After attending literacy classes for so long, she already knows a lot of words.
The Ninth Princess also came over.
After reading only two lines, the two of them covered their mouths in unison.
The dignitaries killed the carrier pigeons in the dock and navy, as well as the carrier pigeons in the wealthy families around the dock. However, the great powers sent a cavalry team and ran directly to the south of the Yangtze River to find the nearest chamber of commerce station. The news spread back to Jinchuan.
"Where did this note come from?"
Guan Xiaorou slapped the note on the table and stared at Assistant Xiaoyu angrily: "What are your intentions? Why do you want to spread rumors about the boss!"
"Madam, there is a secret code for us on the note. I have checked it and it is correct..."
The assistant whispered: "If Madam doesn't believe it, you can send someone to check again."
Xiaoyu picked up the note and looked at the lower right corner.
In the lower right corner of the note, there is a series of small symbols and the two characters Yimao. It is difficult to find if you don't look carefully.
"Madam, this is indeed Da Qiang's code word."
Xiaoyu swallowed and nodded to confirm.
"Impossible! There are so many strong winds and waves, and everyone in charge has waded over, how could he fall into the hands of a group of pirates?"
Guan Xiaorou shook her head wildly, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
The Ninth Princess also had a look of disbelief in her eyes.
But after all, the Ninth Princess has been fighting with the powerful people in the court for many years, and her character is more stable. Even if she no longer wants to believe it, she is still aware of some problems.
That was the assassination they had just encountered, and the sudden appearance of the assassin in the village.
If Jin Feng had not encountered any accident, how could anyone dare to assassinate them?
Who is so bold as to send assassins to Xihewan?
Thinking of this, the Ninth Princess turned to look at Qin'er: "The village is still arresting assassins, go and have a look!"
Xihewan is the headquarters of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency and the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce. Anyone who commits an assassination here is almost certain to die.
Ordinary assassins don't have the courage. The Ninth Princess's first thought was that these assassins were soldiers trained by the powerful.
Qin'er is also a dead soldier, so maybe he can find some clues.
"Zhu'er, protect your highness!"
Qin'er told Zhu'er, turned around and left.
"Xiaoyu, send someone to interrogate that escort and find out why he betrayed you, sir!"
Princess Ninth looked at Xiaoyu again: "If someone is instigating you behind the scenes, you must ask who this person is!"
"yes!"
Xiaoyu nodded and left with his assistant.
At this time, only Guan Xiaorou, Ninth Princess and Zhu'er were left in the room.
The Ninth Princess looked at Guan Xiaorou who was crying into tears and sighed slightly.
Guan Xiaorou cried so hard, she obviously understood that the content in the letter was probably true, but she just didn't want to believe it.
"Sister, didn't the letter say that the bodies of my husband and Xiaobei were not found? They may be fine?"
The Ninth Princess stepped forward and held Guan Xiaorou's arm, comforting her softly: "Sister, crying can't solve any problems. What we have to do now is to guard Xihewan, guard Jinchuan, and guard everything left by our husband until he comes back. !”
But Guan Xiaorou seemed not to hear it and still cried silently.
The Ninth Princess tried to persuade her a few more times, but seeing that Guan Xiaorou still had no reaction at all, she had no choice but to sigh and sit aside to accompany her silently.
Half an hour later, Qin'er came back.
"Your Highness, all the assassins are dead."
Qin'er said: "Judging from their skills and ruthlessness in fighting, they cannot be trained by ordinary people. They should be death warriors specially trained by powerful people."
"Can you tell which family it belongs to?" Ninth Princess asked coldly.
"They don't have any marks on their bodies, and the weapons they use are ordinary swords. Any blacksmith can make them." Qin'er shook her head: "I can't see their origins."
"Are there no survivors?" Ninth Princess asked.
"No," Qin'er said: "These people are dead warriors. They all bite poison pills in their mouths. When they lose the ability to resist, they immediately take the poison and commit suicide."
"Come prepared!" Ninth Princess narrowed her eyes slightly: "It seems that these people are here for my sister!"
A large number of fortresses were built around Xihewan, guarding all intersections, so the assassins could only sneak in through the mountains.
There is a large open space between the village and the back mountain. If it is daytime, they will be discovered as soon as they come out of the back mountain. The only way is to sneak in at night.
This shows that the assassin came at least last night, but hid after getting in, and waited until the Ninth Princess returned to Xihewan before taking action.
Because at this time, the village patrol team's attention will be attracted to the entrance of the village for the safety of Guan Xiaorou and the ninth princess. This is a good time for them to take action.
Thinking of this, the Ninth Princess had to wonder whether the malaria that appeared in Xichuan and Dujiangyan was caused by someone deliberately poisoning.
But these are just speculations, and it doesn't matter whether they are true or not.
The most important thing now is to confirm whether Jin Feng has really been killed. If she has been killed, where should she go?
Should we continue to stay in Xihewan, or should we return to the capital?
The Ninth Princess was thinking when Xiaoyu ran over.
"Madam, Your Highness, the escort has finished interrogating him!"
Hearing what Xiaoyu said, Guan Xiaorou's eyes finally regained some sparkle.
"What did he say?" Ninth Princess asked coldly: "As far as I know, grenades are also controlled weapons in the village. Where did he get the grenade?"
"This escort's name is Donkey Dung Dan. He joined the escort agency five months ago and has been performing well. Because he can throw grenades accurately, he was assigned to teach new recruits how to throw grenades."
Xiaoyu said: "There are two real grenades in the back mountain grenade training ground, and they are usually kept by him."
"No wonder he was able to get the grenade. It turned out to be a thief!"
The Ninth Princess asked: "Why did he betray his husband and the escort agency?"
"Donkey Dung Dan's parents died early when he was young. His brother and sister-in-law raised him, married him a wife, and gave birth to two babies."
Xiaoyu continued: "Two months ago, someone suddenly kidnapped his wife, children, brother and sister-in-law, and threatened him.
His family was Donkey Dung Dan's weak spot. For the safety of his family, he had to cooperate with him and told the villagers that he would send his family to the county town to enjoy their happiness.
Three days ago, the other party found Donkey Dung Dan and asked him to find an opportunity to blow up his wife and His Highness. If he couldn't do it, he would kill his family..."
At this point, Xiaoyu's expression was both angry and helpless.
Angry at the shamelessness of the enemy, and angry at the stupidity of donkey dung eggs.
With the enemy's ruthlessness, how could he possibly let his family go?
"My husband was still in the capital two months ago, and they started taking action?"
The Ninth Princess suddenly felt shuddering.
The other party's plan was much earlier than she thought.