So how did these six people appear? We have to go back a little bit to talk about this.
Let's say that when Kang Haijiao left the ruined temple last time, Old Zhao already knew that something happened tonight, but the information revealed by Kang Haijiao's gestures and eyes was limited, and it was difficult for Old Zhao to judge what exactly happened.
In short, since Kang Haijiao has made it clear that he will come back later, Lao Zhao will take advantage of it.
After thinking for a moment, Lao Zhao first took the four sword boxes back into the secret passage. Then he was not in a hurry to come out again. Instead, he lay down behind the door of the secret passage and peered into the ruined temple through a hidden hole.
situation in.
As a result, as soon as he lay down there, before Kang Haijiao came, two other people came - two masked men.
Of course, since it was pitch dark inside the ruined temple at this time, they could not see the masked old Zhao. What they were sure of was that there were two footsteps.
When Old Zhao heard the footsteps, he thought to himself: "Are these two the people Kang Haijiao hinted just now...who are following him?"
While he was thinking about it, the two people outside the secret passage had already started searching the ruined temple. Although Lao Zhao's ear skills were not very good, he listened intently in this dark and quiet environment.
He could still hear the other party's movements through the sound of footsteps.
"There's nothing." After a moment, the masked man with a distinctive voice spoke.
"I didn't find anything either." Masked Man B quickly responded.
"Hey... I'm still late. I should have come in earlier, so maybe the person would still be there." The masked man said angrily.
"Hey! If you go by what I said, we would have rushed in while Brother Jiao was talking to him just now, and we might have caught him," Masked Man B said.
"Tsk...why are you so stupid?" Masked Man A said, "Didn't Brother Jiao tell you everything before taking action? He didn't know where the contact person came from, let alone that the other party was secretly there.
There are no other helpers here, so if we rush in directly when they are meeting, we might be the one who gets attacked."
"Then..." Masked Man B was scolded for being stupid and seemed a little anxious, "What about Terashima? Didn't Brother Jiao attract his attention, so we two attacked him from behind?
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"Nonsense, can it be the same?" Masked Man A said, "Terashima was killed by Brother Jiao. We know that he must have come alone, so can we fail?"
"Hmm..." Masked Man B groaned, as if he suddenly thought of something, and said in surprise, "Eh? Do you think the drama Brother Jiao just acted was exposed?"
"Go, go, go... How can we still survive now that our secret has been exposed? I'm afraid we'll be killed as soon as we step in." The masked man continued firmly, "Besides~ I see
The 'connector' wasn't very smart either. Brother Jiao simply set up a fascination formation for him and frightened him, and he didn't even think of opening the sword box to confirm what was inside."
"Then why are they missing now?" Masked Man B asked again.
"I guess... there is probably only one person who is the 'connector', so after seeing Brother Jiao's hint just now, he felt a little weak and decided to transport the sword away first and come back to meet Brother Jiao later.
." The masked man A said, "Hmph... Fortunately, Brother Jiao was clever and played a trick of pretending that something was wrong. Otherwise, we would have missed the point. If we turned back and he lit incense immediately, the other party would definitely be suspicious...
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At this point, he paused, as if thinking for a while, and then said again: "Well... we are not busy, let's withdraw first. Since we have basically confirmed that there is only one contact person, we will wait for Brother Jiao to come to catch him again later.
That's it once; let's stay far away this time. After all, Brother Jiao called each other just now. It would be difficult if the other party searches around the area first after releasing the sword... We'd better go farther away to lure the snake out of the hole.
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Masked Man B said: "Then... we are far away, how can we do anything later?"
"Are you stupid?" Masked Man A cursed again, "With Brother Jiao's martial arts, in a one-on-one situation, are you worried about being able to capture the opponent alive? Why don't we wait for him to send a signal and then come here?"
"Oh... that's right, that makes sense." Masked Man B said, and laughed, "Haha... That would make us two brothers more relaxed." He paused for half a second, and then said, "
Hey, you said that if this thing is done today, the superiors will definitely not treat us badly, right?"
"Hey~ look at your bearish look." The masked man replied in an impatient tone, "What are you thinking about? If there is really a big reward, it will be for Brother Jiao. After all... the plans are all decided by others.
Yes, others have taken care of 90% of the matter, we are just starting to fight."
"Yes, yes... that's natural." Masked Man B said, "Brother Jiao is such a person. Even the person named Xiao was deceived by him. He didn't even know there was an undercover agent beside him, ha...
…When ‘Lord Gang Leader’ becomes the hegemon in the future, Brother Jiao might be the one to sit in the position of Xiao, hehe… maybe the two of us will also get some glory.”
"Okay, okay... don't have those big dreams of yours. Let's take care of the things in front of you first. Then follow me." Before the masked man finished speaking, the footsteps of the two people gradually began to sound.
As we walked further and further, we soon left the ruined temple.
At the same moment, Lao Zhao, who was lying behind the secret door and eavesdropping, was already covered in cold sweat.
After the voices of the two people completely disappeared, Old Zhao dared to turn around, quietly walked to the four sword boxes, and opened them one by one.
With the light of the fire stick in his hand, Lao Zhao took a closer look... His scalp was numb.
Lao Zhao may not recognize other weapons, but he still recognizes Terajima Yasuhei's Japanese sword.
Terashima is a very individual person, and even this group of connectors all know that Terashima will never give his Japanese sword to others; to take a step back, even if it is not Terashima, it is the same, because for Terashima
For these Japanese warriors, the sword can be said to be a part of their lives - the sword is with them, life and death.
At this moment, Terashima's Japanese sword appears here, with blood still on the sword. The fate of Terashima is self-evident.
Lao Zhao and the other contacts didn't know that Terashima was dueling with Lin Yuancheng tonight, because the actions of Kang Haijiao and Terashima didn't need to be reported to them in advance. They only found out afterwards through rumors in the world and the swords they got.
Who died at Terashima's hands?
Therefore, from the perspective of Lao Zhao, the owners of the first three swords can all be matched. All three of them left after the duel with Terashima and later found their bodies in the wasteland.
Swordsman; and that last sword... Judging from the conversation between the two people just now, it is the sword of Terashima who was assassinated tonight and has not escaped.
Thinking about it this way, Kang Haijiao's various "abnormalities" not long ago were actually acting with him, so it can be reconciled.
Thinking of this, Lao Zhao couldn't help but tremble with fear.
After fear, comes anger.
"Well, you Kang Haijiao, it turns out that you are an undercover agent sent by another gang to Wujian Villa! You are so well hidden! You kid didn't do it earlier and later, but you chose the task of using your sixteen swords.
When you are done, you kill Terashima and plan to capture our 'connector' alive... Huh! You are preparing to 'close the net' and expose our plan in one fell swoop, right? How can I allow you to ruin this important event for our Master Xiao?
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While Lao Zhao was thinking, he started running in the secret passage.
This secret passage leads all the way to a dry well within the city wall of Dengzhou City. Most of it is naturally formed, and only about one-tenth of it (mainly the section of the ruined temple and the part connecting the dry well) is opened manually.
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There is no doubt that the other five contacts live not far from the dry well. Otherwise... it is convenient to "go to work".
Lao Zhao climbed out of the well under the cover of night and quickly woke up all his colleagues. Then while driving back with five people, he secretly gathered the "intelligence" he had "overheard"
I told it with emotion and added jealousy.
Once those five people heard what he said with such certainty and detail, and with the Japanese swordsman from Terashima as their witness, they naturally would not question anything.
Ever since, there was a scene where the six of them ambushed Kang Haijiao in the ruined temple.
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Time returns to this moment...
Along with the shouts of killing from those six people, six swords and six sword styles... came from all around to kill Kang Haijiao.
Although Kang Haijiao's Qinggong was high, it was still difficult for him to cope with being suddenly attacked from six directions in such an indoor environment.
In the midst of the flash of lightning, Kang Haijiao jumped forward instinctively, and used a move of "Rabbit Rising and Falcon Falling" to cross the air and get through the gap between the two sword edges. Then he put one hand on the ground and wanted to turn around.
Get up again.
But his opponent would not let him get what he wanted. Before Kang Haijiao's hand supporting the ground could exert force, another sword swept out from the diagonal thrust, cutting off a piece of flesh and blood on his forearm. If the tip of the sword had penetrated even a little further,
It's time to hit the bone.
Kang Haijiao was in pain and was weak, but he still managed to move. He turned around and then turned back, rushing towards the door of the temple.
While running away, he shouted: "Stop! It's a misunderstanding, it's me, Kang Haijiao! One of my own!"
However, all he received in response were bursts of sneers and an unknown source saying: "You are the one who will be killed!"
Kang Haijiao's mind was also in a mess. He couldn't think of what happened to him this time, and the situation in front of him couldn't help him to be distracted and think about what was and was not.
Different from mercenaries like Kang Haijiao who are temporarily recruited to "do dirty work", the six connectors are all direct descendants of Wujian Villa. Although the martial arts of these six people are not as good as Kang Haijiao and Terashima, they are more effective against Xiao
To be precise, they are "our own people", which is why they can serve as "connectors" in intelligence work, while Terashima and Kang Haijiao are doing the really dangerous things.
So what are the martial arts skills of these six people?
Let's put it this way: one on one, he is definitely no match for Kang Haijiao; two against one, he is slightly at a disadvantage; but if it is three on one... that is a qualitative change, and Kang Haijiao can basically only run away.
But in a six-on-one situation, plus they had the advantage of sneak attack, it was impossible for Kang Haijiao to escape unscathed.
Soon enough, Kang Haijiao's move towards the door had undoubtedly been predicted, so before he could gain a firm footing after completing the previous move, another sword came down three directions and swiped his calf.
The sword only caused flesh wounds, but it still caused Kang Haijiao to lose his balance briefly.
When Kanghai Jiao staggered, the other five swords also swarmed up, each taking action.
In the blink of an eye, his ribs, flanks, arms, shoulders and neck were all stained. In some places, the skin was torn, and in other places, holes had been poked.
Kang Haijiao is no stranger to this feeling of approaching death. This is very important - a person who has already been through the gate of hell once, and a person who has never experienced that kind of near-death situation, when facing a similar situation
The reaction is very different.
At this critical moment, Kang Haijiao reacted very quickly. He first exploded all the internal energy he could muster at this moment without hesitation. In conjunction with his innate madness, he used a swing of his arms and fists to force the bully away.
The six people who were close to him immediately closed the acupuncture points near the wounds on their torsos, quickly sinking a mouthful of Dantian Qi downwards, followed the meridians to their feet, stepped on them to exert force, and jumped back...
At that moment, he almost flew out of the temple door in a "lying" posture, and gradually fine-tuned his body shape in the air until his feet landed on the ground.
And how could the six connectors let Kang Haijiao, who was at the end of his strength, run away? Naturally, they all chased him out quickly and killed him with quick swords.
Kang Haijiao gritted his teeth, twisted and turned desperately, and ran away. However, before he could get up, he was hit again, and was slashed with three swords on his back before he ran away.
"Chase! He can't run far!"
This judgment is correct. With Kang Haijiao's current injury, it is impossible for him to run at his usual fastest speed, nor can he run for too long... Even if he can distance himself from his pursuers within a certain period of time, he will not be able to run at his fastest speed.
The bloodstains along the way will eventually attract the other party.
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In this wilderness, one person is running and six people are chasing him.
There are not many choices left for Kang Haijiao, and there is not much time for him to choose. To put it simply...it is nothing more than "survival in death".
Eventually, his blood was found disappearing beside a fast-flowing river.
The contact people did not give up easily. After sunrise, they divided into two groups, one group went to the other side of the river to investigate, and the other group followed the river downstream.
The two teams searched for the whole day with the mentality of seeing the dead person alive or the dead body, but found nothing.
At this point, there is no point in searching anymore. After all, the river eventually leads to the sea...
Considering the severity of Kang Haijiao's injuries, the six of them concluded that most of the time, Kang Haijiao's body had flowed into the sea to feed the fish.
Later, when they sent the sword to Xiao Zhun, they also reported based on this conclusion, so even the owner of Xiao Village was deceived...
Xiao Zhun had no idea that Sun Yixie and Lin Yuancheng were involved in what happened that night. He thought that Kang Haijiao was actually an undercover agent sent to him by a certain "gang leader".
What's even more amazing is that after that, Xiao Zhun used all kinds of information to reason and analyze on his own, and suddenly came to the conclusion that "Kang Haijiao is from the Cao Gang."
Think about it... This Kang Haijiao once stayed in the Caobang. Later, he took several brothers to leave the Caobang and became thieves for a few years.
Martial arts... This is a bit strange no matter how you think about it, right?
So can we think that his defection from the Cao Gang was the same as Chen Yongren's leaving the police academy to become a young and Dangerous boy?
In addition, everyone knows that nowadays the Cao Gang is very powerful, and Di Bujue is also very ambitious, and Di Bujue often engages in side activities that are disdainful to Zhengdao, such as finding people to sneak attack competitors... so he is also very ambitious.
It fits the profile of a "gang leader" who would place undercover agents everywhere.
To sum up, it is not outrageous that Xiao Zhun would come up with this answer.
Even Sun Yixie, the instigator of all this, did not expect that a line he casually made up tonight would become a trigger for the future fate of the two gangsters.