Hou Ping was desperate when he saw a pool of water.
This pool is not large, only about 200 square meters, but the water is very deep, more than ten meters.
Before Hou Ping entered Qianjiang County, he had carefully checked the terrain and knew that this pool could be avoided, so in desperation, Hou Ping chose to hide in the water.
When Long Chen arrived at the water's edge, Chen Zu followed him with his thugs, and Xu Zhi and Yuan Tengfei also arrived.
"What a fool! Did you jump into the pool?"
Chen Zu held the crossbow, looked at the dark water and cursed.
Xu Zhi looked at the pool, turned around and shouted: "Bring a few boats over and prepare harpoons. I'm a fisherman in the sea. I don't believe I can't catch him!"
Yuan Tengfei said: "There's no need to go to such trouble. It's just a pool of more than ten meters. You guys go down there and fish him out!"
Many of them were pirates with good water skills. Yuan Tengfei felt that they couldn't fight them on the shore, but they would definitely be able to fight them in the water.
Long Chen quickly stopped him: "No, this guy's water quality is not bad. I almost died in the river last time."
Chen Zu chuckled and said: "Don't worry, sir, we come out of the sea, this little water is nothing."
A few thugs took off their clothes, took the guy and jumped into the water. Xu Zhi and others were waiting for the good news on the shore.
The water in this pool was a bit green, and after the thugs went down, no one could be seen soon.
After a long time, there was still no movement. Xu Zhi panicked and shouted: "You three go again!"
These three thugs are not stupid. The person who went down just now may be dead before he comes up. They will die if they go down.
"Grandpa, we are afraid of water."
Xu Zhi was furious and cursed: "You told me you were afraid of water and your mother, get out of here!"
Xu Zhi's voice was hoarse and he couldn't shout, so he simply kicked the person down.
The thugs entered the water, and Xu Zhi held a knife and stared at the shore. The three of them were helpless. They would die if they went ashore, but there was hope if they went into the water.
"Walk!"
The three of them dove into the water.
After a long time, there was still no movement.
"You three, go back to me!"
Xu Zhi was furious and ordered three more people. The thugs were so frightened that they backed away.
Long Chen stepped forward to stop him: "Brother Xu, calm down! If you let them go down, you will die!"
"This guy's water quality is very good. If they go down, they will die. Let's think of other ways."
Yuan Tengfei felt strange and looked at the lake and said: "This guy has been in the water for so long, doesn't he need to come up for air?"
There is a limit to how much a person can hold his breath. Even amphibians like frogs and turtles have to come out regularly to breathe.
Long Chen said: "With such a wide water surface, he can use a reed pipe to ventilate enough."
In ancient times, there was no diving equipment, so breathing was basically done with a reed tube held in the mouth, with the other end emerging from the water.
Chen Zu asked anxiously: "What should we do? Let him hide in the water?"
If you wait until it gets dark at night, it is possible for him to escape under the cover of darkness.
Xu Zhi said angrily: "Drag the boat over and search the water!"
At this time, Zhang Qian and Wu Jian arrived with people.
When Long Chen saw the thug behind him holding kerosene and putting kerosene on the car, he immediately said happily: "Don't bother, just pour the kerosene on the water and light it on fire. If this guy doesn't come out, he will be suffocated to death."
Fire can burn away the oxygen on the water surface, and reed pipes are useless.
Yuan Tengfei shouted: "Pour down the kerosene!"
The thugs followed the instructions and poured oil on the water, and the oil spread immediately.
Zhang Qian and Wu Jian came up and asked, "Sir, that guy is hiding under the water?"
Long Chen nodded and said: "Several groups of people went down, but none came up. This guy's water quality is very good."
When all the kerosene is poured in, the water reflects the sunlight and shows a colorful sheen.
Yuan Tengfei directed his thugs to surround the pool from all sides. Xu Zhi took out a fire stick, lit a handful of hay, and threw it into the water.
call...
A faint flame ignited on the water surface, and thick black smoke rose up, covering the entire pool.
While the kerosene was burning, the thugs were still pouring oil on the water.
Long Chen counted the time and estimated that Hou Ping had run out of energy, so he shouted: "Be careful, the assassin is coming soon!"
Xu Zhi and his gang looked at the water nervously, pointing their crossbows at the water...
Wow!
A shadow suddenly jumped out from the shore, instantly killed several thugs, and then rushed into a house.
Hou Ping, like Long Chen, swam to the shore and lurked, then made a sudden attack.
Xu Zhi reacted and shouted: "Fire arrows for me!"
A wave of random arrows shot over, and Hou Ping had already entered the house. When Long Chen rushed in with a spear, Hou Ping had already disappeared.
"Damn, run away!"
Yuan Tengfei cursed.
Long Chen squatted down and carefully looked at the water stains on the ground, and found a little blood in the water.
"This guy is injured."
Long Chen said with great certainty.
Chen Zu asked: "Did our arrow hit?"
Long Chen shook his head and said: "I don't know, maybe the brother who went into the water just now hurt him."
"Follow the water traces, seal off the entire city, and conduct a comprehensive search. I don't believe I can't find him!"
Xu Zhi immediately ordered a citywide search.
Long Chen, Zhang Qian, and Wu Jian also led troops to join the street sweepers. They killed the secret guards and the Imperial City Division whenever they saw them, leaving the city in a state of chaos.
The sun turned west and night fell. Wuming and Hou Ping were never found. Most of the assassins in the city were killed, but there were still some fish that slipped through the net.
Sitting in the Governor's Mansion, Long Chen counted the number of assassins killed, shook his head and said: "We have to be careful tonight. There are estimated to be more than 30 assassins in the city. They are likely to retaliate and counterattack."
Chen Zu sneered and said: "More than 30 are nothing, just kill them all."
Long Chen shook his head and said: "Don't be careless. These assassins are lurking in various places. They are good at using hidden weapons and poisons. If they sneak into the house, the consequences will be disastrous."
Xu Zhi and Yuan Tengfei were shocked and said quickly: "Go back and tell your family to patrol all night and be careful of assassins!"
After the thugs left, Xu Zhi said in a solemn tone: "Master Long, we have paid a lot of money this time."
I thought they were just officers and soldiers inquiring about information, which would be easy to kill, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult. In one day, almost 1,000 people died, not to mention those who were poisoned and injured.
The cost of hunting down the assassin is far beyond their imagination.
They didn't know that Long Chen had a clear conscience. This time the secret guards sent out Wuming, and they brought with them all elites.
The Imperial City Division also dispatched Chief Custody Officer Hou Ping, who also brought elite troops.
It would be normal for more than 1,000 people to die when fighting against them. This was thanks to Long Chen getting the news in advance and knowing where they were hiding, otherwise the casualties would be even heavier.
"Master Long, are you hiding something?"
Monk Fayin looked unkind and looked at Long Chen suspiciously.
Long Chen sighed: "Jing Tianlie's secret guards are powerful in combat. The casualties this time are indeed too great, but you two don't have to feel at a loss."
"You all know that the Holy One is trying his best to eradicate Jing Tianlie's power. I will report your contribution this time and say that you have protected me. Not to mention the money this year, I will recommend Brother Xu to be the governor and Brother Yuan to be the county magistrate.
, what do you think?"
Chen Zu is their fake governor. They control Qianjiang County, but their reputation is not justified. If Long Chen reports and the empress makes them governor, then they will be legitimate local officials.
Yuan Tengfei said in a deep voice: "Sir, I have contributed a lot, why am I the county magistrate?"
Monk Fayin laughed and said, "Master Long, you can kill three people with just one peach."
Yuan Tengfei immediately understood and said angrily: "You are instigating our relationship!"
