Lin Jingzhi was slightly startled when he heard that Wang Meng wanted to bring a witness to the assassination. Except for Hong Feng, the people who participated in the attack last time were Lin family secret guards. They are all among the refugees now. Where did Wang Meng get the witness?
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As Wang Meng's voice fell, a young man walked into the lobby. Lin Jingzhi looked at it and laughed dumbly. It turned out that the witness Wang Meng mentioned was Zhang Shaojie.
"Lin Jingzhi, do you recognize this person?" Wang Meng pointed at Zhang Shaojie and asked.
Lin Jingzhi originally wanted to say that he didn't recognize him, but as he rolled his eyes, he changed his words and said, "Of course I do. Isn't this Mr. Zhang Shaojie who was recently promoted to the deputy chief of the Six Doors?"
Zhang Shaojie's face changed slightly, and he glared fiercely. Aunt Yu was standing next to Lin Jingzhi at the moment, and her complicated expression on her pretty face suddenly turned cold.
"Hmph, in addition to being the deputy chief arrest officer of Liumen, Mr. Zhang also has another identity. He is the junior brother who led the assassination of me that day!" As soon as Wang Meng said this, the refugees at the entrance of the lobby started talking.
How could they have imagined that court officials would be involved with assassins.
"In this case, Mr. Wang should capture this person, torture him severely, and force him to find out the whereabouts of his senior brother." Lin Jingzhi answered very cleverly.
"Lin Jingzhi, do you still want to quibble now? I'm telling you that the arrests at Liumen are no different from ordinary government officials. They have special status and can handle complex matters or encounter dangers. They can adapt to changes. That
Even if the assassin is his senior brother, he has not violated the Daqian law!"
After Wang Meng said this, Lin Jingzhi sneered and said, "Master Wang, you mean that Master Zhang can adapt to circumstances and act as a guest witness to frame the case?"
"Pfft..." When the refugees at the door heard this, many laughed happily and pointed at Zhang Shaojie.
Unable to stand the ridicule of the refugees, Zhang Shaojie turned his handsome face livid with anger. Wang Meng suddenly threw the dirt in the hall and shouted: "I have known for a long time that you are dissatisfied. Come and bring witnesses!"
Any witnesses?
Lin Jingzhi was startled for a moment, and then his face changed drastically. Guan Zhendong, one of the three refugee leaders selected by the Lin family a few days ago, suddenly stepped out and knelt in the middle of the lobby. "Guan Zhendong, a common man, has seen the blue sky."
Sir."
"Lin Jingzhi, do you recognize this person?" Wang Meng's lips curled up slightly, showing a proud smile.
Lin Jingzhi glanced at Guan Zhendong coldly and replied: "There are nearly 200,000 refugees fleeing famine around Luo City. How can Lin recognize all of them?"
Guan Zhendong used to be Li Zheng in his hometown. He was a well-mannered man who was very good at pleasing officials. He once helped local officials do many evil things and preyed on the people. Later, when the locust plague broke out, the villagers had no way to survive.
The crowd was so angry that they rushed directly to his house and robbed him of his wealth, food and clothing.
In desperation, he also led his wife and children to escape famine, but on the way, his wife and son all starved to death. Because the people who robbed him of food were ordinary people, he only had hatred for these refugees and had no sympathy at all.
, it’s just that he disguises himself very well on weekdays and others can’t see it.
Later, he was elected as the leader of the refugees. On the first day he came to Luo City, he took the initiative to show his kindness to Wang Meng, acting as a secret agent and informing him.
"Second Master Lin, you just told me a few days ago to listen to the orders of the Hongfeng knight. How come you forgot about it so quickly?" Guan Zhendong turned his head and said with narrowed eyes.
"Guan Zhendong, you treacherous bastard, what benefits did the dog officer give you!"
"I'm blind because I treated him as my brother two days ago."
"This damned villain, doesn't he know that once the Lin family falls, hundreds of thousands of refugees will have no way to survive?" No one on the refugees side thought that Guan Zhendong was such a thing, and they started to yell and curse.
In fact, at this point, Lin Jingzhi and Wang Meng had nothing to talk about. Arguing in the hall was nothing more than a formality.
Lin Jingzhi made careful calculations on the way. There were more than 2,000 sergeants on the government side, and the number was less than 3,000 including official servants. Although the number of refugees on the refugee side was smaller, there were still more than 1,300 people.
He couldn't beat him, but he was 70% sure of escaping unscathed.
The only thing that needs to be guarded against is the dozen or so martial arts masters. If these people swarm up and kill just one of them, it will be extremely dangerous.
"Lin Jingzhi, what else do you have to say now that things have happened?" Wang Meng took advantage of Lin Jingzhi and said with pride on his face as he thought he was superior.
Lin Jingzhi took a small step back inconspicuously and snorted coldly, "Master Wang has been trying to seize the Lin family's property for more than a day or two. Now, what difference does it make whether Lin admits his guilt or not?"
"I have been deeply favored by the emperor and loyal to the Daqian Dynasty. How could I do such evil things as occupying other people's property? Lin Jingzhi, don't just rant about people when you have nothing to say. Now that there are witnesses and material evidence, why don't you hurry up?
Confess your guilt?"
As soon as Wang Meng finished speaking, Guan Zhendong interrupted again, "Second Master Lin, please don't incite the refugees to rebel! Otherwise, Master Wang will give an order and more than 5,000 soldiers will surround you, and there will definitely be a river of blood here!"
As he said that, Guan Zhendong suddenly stood up and looked at the door of the lobby, "Everyone, listen, Mr. Wang said that as long as you don't follow the Lin family to make trouble, the government will open a tent to provide food for you, and I guarantee that you will not starve."
To say that Guan Zhendong is really eloquent, quite sensational, and exaggerating the number of sergeants, but fortunately Lin Jingzhi was prepared in advance. He once told the refugees that when the government dealt with the Lin family, they would agree to open tents to provide rice porridge.
, but they will only prepare food for four or five days at most. Once the Lin family falls, the government will no longer care about their life and death.
So the refugees were only quiet for a moment, before Takagi and Wang Hai took the lead and started shouting and cursing again, this time with curse words, bringing out all the eighteen generations of Guan Zhendong's ancestors, both men and women.
"Lin Jingzhi, are you really going to stir up the refugees to go against the government and plot a rebellion?" Seeing Guan Zhendong's face turning red as he was scolded by the refugees, and having no strength to fight back, Wang Meng slammed the gavel tree and shouted sternly.
"Hmph!" When the matter was over, Lin Jingzhi was no longer polite and retorted: "Wang Meng, don't think that you are wearing an official robe, which means you are an official. You and Zhizhoutian are full of evil and evil, and they have done all kinds of bad things.
I'm afraid that when the imperial envoy comes here to inspect, your home will be ransacked, so I've been secretly gathering power for a long time and want to plot a rebellion. It's obvious that it's not the Lin family who wants to rebel, but you, a dog official, who wants to rebel!"
"You are so bold. You dare to slander me. I'll take them all down!" After Wang Meng said that, he stood up suddenly and hid behind a group of government officials. Then he saw a large group of people suddenly pouring in from the two side doors of the lobby.
The sergeant holding a spear in hand and dozens of Lin family guards rushed forward without hesitation, catching and killing each other.
At this time, whoever is timid and soft-hearted will be killed by the sword!
A fight broke out here, and Lin Jingzhi exited the lobby under the protection of Aunt Yu. Zhang Shaojie kept staring at this side, killing three guards with three swords, and then rushed out.
After arriving on the street, I met up with the refugees and shortly after walking out, I heard a burst of chaotic footsteps in the distance. Immediately afterwards, more than a thousand soldiers holding spears and shields blocked both ends of the street.
Although he had long known that Wang Meng had secretly laid a trap, Lin Jingzhi, who was experiencing war for the first time, was still nervous and sweating on his forehead.
"Take your life!" On two roofs not far from Lin Jingzhi, a dozen figures suddenly jumped down. They were the dozen people from Jianghu brought by Zhang Shaojie from Jiancheng. These people's bodies were still in the air, and they dropped
A hidden weapon prevented dozens of refugees from taking shelter. After being shot, they screamed in agony.
Aunt Yu has been following Lin Jingzhi, waving a sharp sword in her hand repeatedly, knocking away the hidden weapons one by one. Then she swiped her left hand on her waist, and there were three more steel needles. She swung it out with a sharp hand.
A Jianghu figure was shot in the chest because he could not dodge, and died on the spot.
These martial arts people were highly skilled and ruthless. How could the refugees be their opponents? After a while, dozens more people fell.
Lin Jingzhi stared with tears in his eyes, but was unable to help. At this moment, Hong Feng and others, who were hidden in the crowd, finally fought with these people.
"Lin Jingzhi, the north door has been opened, come closer this way." A woman's voice came from the distance. Lin Jingzhi was overjoyed when he heard the words. He looked up and saw Tu Jiaonu standing on a roof, rushing towards this place.
While waving.
Gathering up the courage, Lin Jingzhi shouted quickly, "Everyone, try your best and rush toward the north gate. The gate over there has been opened!"
This loud and clear sound reached the ears of the refugees. These refugees no longer cared about the sergeants on the other side of the street, and rushed to the north. There were only more than 500 sergeants in the north. The pressure increased greatly, and they gradually couldn't support it.
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After about a stick of incense was killed by both sides, more than a thousand refugees finally broke through the blockade of the northern sergeants. However, because the sergeants all had long guns in their hands, they paid a heavy price. There was no sergeant blocking the front, and the refugees were like a dam bursting.
Like a flood, it rushed towards the north gate.
Wang Meng ran out of the lobby a long time ago. When he saw that Lin Jingzhi was still alive, he shouted loudly: "Chase, chase, I must capture Lin Jingzhi. If you want to see him alive, you want to see his corpse!"
The remaining sergeants did not dare to neglect after hearing this, and quickly chased after him.
Wang Meng had made arrangements early today. Nearly two thousand people were ambushing around the lobby, and the rest were guarding the four city gates. Now that they heard that the north gate was opened, they jumped anxiously. Once Lin Jingzhi escaped,
When the city and the refugees on the other side of the wasteland merged together, he would never have the chance to kill this person.
The refugees are all ordinary people. Although some brave ones were deliberately selected during the selection, they have never killed anyone before, but they are still scared to death. No matter they are killed or kill someone, they will make loud noises.
Shout.
The refugees swarming in front were not far from the North City Gate, but suddenly they heard the sound of rolling horse hooves outside the city gate, which shook the earth with a rumble...
Cavalry, did the government also transfer cavalry from Jiancheng?dd