Chapter 99 Shocking change! The army besieged the city!
Chapter 99 Shocking change! The army besieged the city!
Author: My heart is still the same
Chapter 99 Shocking change! The army besieged the city!
"This government office is really not as good as Qianhu Office."
Xu Chong looked at the panel and shook his head in disgust.
Since Duan Yuanming's death, all persons involved in the case have lived in the government office and are not allowed to go out at will, including Ge Wanshan.
During the more than half a month of living in the government office, the panel could only generate 2 spiritual sources. It took about 10 days to generate 1 point, which was actually much slower than that of Qianhu.
"Such a big matter, it stands to reason that someone should have come to investigate long ago..."
Xu Chong was a little puzzled and a little solemn.
As early as half a month ago, he had learned from He Tongzhi that the so-called Duan family in the capital was actually the hereditary family of the Duke.
The dignified Duke's Mansion has lost an outstanding direct descendant inexplicably. Someone should have come here long ago. How come there has been no movement for so long?
Something is abnormal.
But he wasn't too worried.
This time, the only two people who knew something was wrong with him, Duan Yuanming and the fake Xie Changkong, were both dead.
Moreover, the last scene Xie Changkong saw before he died was that he was inexplicably knocked out.
As for Duan Yuanming's death, he had a sufficient alibi from such a long distance away.
Unless the Duan family can make these two corpses talk, no one will suspect him.
The only hidden danger is the secret martial art of Star Reaching.
But to be honest, this hidden danger is very small.
First of all, he has tried his best to change the expression of the star-reaching move, so it is theoretically unlikely to be recognized.
Secondly, what if you are recognized?
That level of reaching for the stars will actually further reduce his suspicion.
In short, after much calculation, Xu Chong could never figure out the possibility that he would be identified as the murderer.
In comparison, Ge Wanshan is more suspect.
After all, Duan Yuanming was alone with Ge Wanshan before his death.
Fortunately, Ge Wanshan was also smart, and he immediately yelled, "Protect Mr. Fu," and then he was hit directly to the ground by a big tree. If it weren't for the magic soldiers' bloody clothes, almost everyone would be dead.
Moreover, for more than half a month, Ge Wanshan has taken the initiative to confine himself to the main hall of the government office. He does not go anywhere and accepts supervision from anyone anytime and anywhere. He even handed over the command of the blood-clothed guards to He Tongzhi. It can be said that he has done enough.
attitude.
"Now that I think about it, leaving a message on my own is innocent but a bit redundant. If Ge Wanshan is harmed because of this..."
Xu Chong shook his head.
He also didn't expect that the star-catching move could create such a big scene, which far exceeded the theoretical upper limit of Duan Wuxie's strength.
There is no way, the time to leave the message should be earlier than the trick to reach the stars, and erasing it will only make more flaws.
Now it depends on which direction you want to go.
Just as I was thinking about it, there were suddenly dense footsteps outside the house.
"Are you coming?"
Xu Chong's eyes flashed, and he pushed the door open and walked out.
When he arrived at the front yard of the government office, the place was already full of people. Everyone stood on their feet and looked out the door, with expressions of confusion and fear.
Xu Chong was taller and could see beyond the gate at a glance.
That's...the Iron Cavalry!
Densely packed cavalry!
It seems that the entire government office has probably been surrounded.
He Tongzhi and other yamen officials, together with Ge Wanshan, stood at the front of the crowd, watching the formation outside the door warily.
Soon, a fine deerskin blanket was thrown from outside the government office into the front yard.
"Please Mr. Duan..."
Bang!
A voice just sounded outside the hospital, but before he could finish speaking, he was violently interrupted.
Then a strong man wearing armor flew in and fell to the ground.
A middle-aged man with slightly dark skin and a fat belly walked in, squatted down in front of the strong man, and patted the strong man's helmet, "What did you call me? Mr. Duan? You forgot what I told you.
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Bang! Bang! Bang!
The strong man's expression was hidden under his visor, and he didn't say a word, just letting the middle-aged man slap him.
Everyone was shocked by this extremely arrogant scene and couldn't breathe.
He Tongzhi, as the current highest official of the government office, stepped forward and clasped his fists: "May I ask if you are the eldest son of Duke Cheng Guo, Duan Yuanyang, or Young Master Duan?"
Bang!
Another kick.
He Tongzhi was also kicked out and bumped into the crowd.
"Listen carefully, I will only say this once."
Duan Yuanyang straightened his clothes and raised the corners of his mouth, "Don't call me young master. The eldest son, call me the prince, call me the little prince, do you understand?"
The armored man stood up silently and stood behind Duan Yuanyang.
Everyone was silent.
Only Ge Wanshan was able to bend and stretch, and stepped forward with a smile: "It turns out that it was the little Duke in person. Ge Wanshan, a thousand households in blood clothes, has met the little Duke."
Duan Yuanyang glanced at Ge Wanshan with satisfaction, "It's funny. If this incident hadn't happened, I would have given you a chance to be my dog, but it's a pity..."
As soon as these words came out, no matter how good-tempered Ge Wanshan was, his expression could not help but become stiff, and murderous intent suddenly arose in his heart.
Warriors have extremely strong self-esteem. Under normal circumstances, even a superior person will deliberately humiliate a warrior.
As the eldest son of Duke Cheng Guo, it should be easier for him to understand this than others.
Why did it happen to Duan Yuanyang that it was exactly the opposite?
Ge Wanshan endured the aggravation in his heart and asked, "What's the pity?"
"It's a pity that a direct descendant of my Duan family died."
Duan Yuanyang's chin almost lifted to the sky, "Do you know what this concept is? My direct descendants of the Duan family died here. Even if this city is slaughtered, it will not be enough!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions turned ugly.
Xu Chong was speechless for a while.
Duan Yuanyang's rank is too different from Duan Yuanming's, right?
He looks like a stupid son of a landlord.
And massacre the city...
Does Duke Cheng Guo dare to say this on his own?
"However, I have a kind heart, so I would just massacre the city, as it would harm the peace of heaven."
Duan Yuanyang smiled, and before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, he immediately changed the subject: "However, all government officials, as well as those who were in the government office on the day of the incident, must follow me back to Beijing and accept interrogation!"
Will everyone be arrested and interrogated?
This is a bit too much...
He Tongzhi struggled to get his colleagues to step forward, "Prince Duan, all the evidence, details, and the circumstances of the case have been reported to the court. Even if it is an interrogation, the prince should first extract the witness statements and find clues from the crime scene before confirming
The scope of suspicion, right?”
This sudden step forward emboldened many officials in the crowd to speak up too.
"Yes, Your Majesty, there are thousands of subordinates in the government office. If they fail to catch up, won't the government affairs be abandoned?"
"Besides, the real murderer is probably no longer in Zhang Hua..."
"What's more, this matter is most likely the work of Wei Wuxie, the Thousand-faced Daoist..."
More and more people are speaking out, wanting to dissuade Duan Yuanyang.
"Shut up!"
Duan Yuanyang shouted coldly, "Have you written down all the people who just spoke?"
"Write it down."
The armored man responded solemnly.
"Okay, let's start with them when we get back."
Duan Yuanyang's eyes were extremely gloomy, "Of course, you can also choose to run away and try to see if you can escape from this city."
"What's the meaning?"
Ge Wanshan, who had been silent all this time, changed his expression when he heard this.
"Do you think this prince only brings so many people?"
Duan Yuanyang pointed behind him, shook his head and said: "No, no, no, the direct line of the Duan family died for no reason, and the entire Chisong Army came."
There was no way, he couldn't directly deny that the murderer was Wei Wuxie.
Because in order to deny Wei Wuxie, we must provide evidence that Duan Wuxie is Wei Wuxie and that he is dead.
And this matter cannot be brought to the table even by the Chengguo Government.
Direct descendant joins Taipingdao?
Is it possible that the entire Duan family will also join Taiping Tao?
Therefore, the safest way is to take back as many people as possible who are suspected.
This point was decided by Mr. Cheng Guogong.
The method of reporting the murderer is indeed like an existence above and beyond Tongmai.
And how could such an existence happen to appear in Fucheng and take advantage of Duan Yuanming's opportunity to break through the roof?
At least at that time, there must be some comrades in the government office!
If that's the case, then don't worry about whether the suspicion is big or small, and just arrest everyone.
Fortunately, the report clearly marked all the people who were in the government office at that time. As long as the thunder suddenly arrives, catching these people by surprise can prevent them from escaping to the greatest extent.
Then take everyone back and slowly find the murderer's accomplices.
And this was exactly the condition that Duke Cheng Guo gave Duan Yuanyang.
"Okay, that's it for the daily routine."
Duan Yuanyang clapped his hands and said to the armored man beside him: "If anyone is uncooperative, we will directly capture him in military formation, no matter who he is, what his identity is, what his background is, do you understand?"
"clear."
A man in armor cherishes words like gold.
Rumble.
Heavily armed soldiers filed in, wearing armor and holding guns, ready to fight.
The man in armor began to call names.
Every time a person is called, his colleagues around him will all retreat. Regardless of whether that person wants it or not, he will be surrounded and uniformed by soldiers, put in shackles, and forcibly escorted out.
If you struggle, forget it, at most you will get beaten.
But if he resisted, the armored man would take action and be seriously injured directly, and then he would also end up being led away with the yoke.
Xu Chong saw clearly that the shackles and shackles were the same ones used to imprison Jiang Zhihong and Xie Changkong.
As long as a warrior is handcuffed like that, life and death will be decided by others.
Xu Chong felt cold in his heart. He quietly touched Ge Wanshan's side and whispered: "Sir, are these people too unscrupulous? Is the court just letting things go?"
"I'm afraid it's not a matter of letting it go, but a compromise made by Duke Cheng who lost his son in old age and the officials were afraid that he would go crazy."
Ge Wanshan had a gloomy face and said in the same low voice, "Anyway, there are many idle officials in the capital, so it is easy to replace a government office."
"Then... wouldn't we have suffered an unreasonable disaster?"
Xu Chong gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, you are greedy for light and can still escape, but my subordinates have not even mastered the Shadow Step."
"It's useless to practice being greedy for light."
Ge Wanshan shook his head, "The Chisong Army is the Beijing Army, which is different from the local garrison. I guess even if you use greed for money, you won't be able to get out."
"this……"
Xu Chong's heart sank.
"And even if we escape, what will happen? I'm afraid that I will be immediately labeled as a rebel, and my life will be worse than death. By then, even if the general guard wants to stand up for us, it will be inconvenient."
Ge Wanshan's tone was low, with a hint of helplessness, "The best way is to get on the shackles and go to the capital for interrogation..."
At this point, Ge Wanshan was already a little desperate.
If it were just physical torture, he wouldn't be afraid at all.
But that's the capital.
He can guarantee that there is definitely a way to make people tell the truth and reveal everything private.
"Damn it!"
Ge Wanshan cursed viciously.
That Duan Wuxie clearly promised that he could stop the Duan family from coming... What's the situation now?
Not only did the Duan family come, but the Chisong Army also came over.
Go back on your word?
Big talk?
No matter which one, if there is nothing you can do in the end...don't blame me for dragging you into trouble!
Ge Wanshan felt furious.
At the same time, Xu Chong was also filled with coldness.
He never expected that the Duan family's actions would be so big, and they would kill everyone in one go.
This made all the alibi he had prepared and the fact that he was also a victim useless.
Locked into Beijing?
There is no doubt that as long as he goes to the capital, he will no longer be able to control the situation and will only be at the mercy of others.
Those secrets will be dug out one by one.
The strength of a single person with the tenth level of Tongmai was something he could not explain at all.
And if you are close to the capital, your own strength will cause riots... Zhengyang Jin's set of skills is also a secret that cannot be exposed at all.
No...cannot be taken into the capital!
Is there any other way?
Xu Chong thought hard.
After thinking about it, there is only one solution that may not work.
escape.
Use greedy light to escape from the city, contact Sun Yourong as quickly as possible, and participate in the unblocking of Taiping Road before being labeled as a rebel and demoted to a craftsman.
However, the risk is too great.
Just the certainty of escaping from the city, as Ge Wanshan said, has been reduced to the extreme.
It was even said that the time difference between the later fights would be enough for him to participate in the unblocking process...
what to do?
Do you want to gamble?
Xu Chong struggled back and forth in his heart.
The roll call continues.
One by one, officials, government servants, and clerks affiliated with the government were escorted out.
finally.
"The blood-clothed guard..."
The man in armor looked at the names marked in red on the list.
On this list, only four or five names are marked in red, which means that these people have serious suspicions.
The Duke's instructions still ring in my ears: these people must be brought back and must be strictly guarded.
This was the first important suspect he named, and his voice could not help but become colder: "General Banner, Xu Chong!"
"..."
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes.
He could hear that the armored man's tone of voice changed significantly when he pointed at him.
I am under heavy suspicion...
At this moment, Xu Chong made a decision.
However, just when he was about to use Greed of Light, there was an obvious sound of horse hooves kicking and wheels crushing.
Listening to the direction, I was heading towards the government office.
And...sounds a bit familiar?
familiar?
Xu Chong was stunned and looked up.
From his direction, he could just see the Chisong Army blocking the outside of the government office and waiting in full formation.
These military records show that these highly qualified soldiers were staggering around at this moment.
It was as if an invisible big hand 'swept' them to both sides, clearing a passage in an instant.
A carriage appeared at the end of the passage.
Xu Chong's pupils shrank sharply.
He knows this carriage!
It was the car that had been with him for more than a month and a half, used to 'escort' Jiang Zhihong to Beijing, and was finally abandoned by him in Dingtian Mansion!