"What an unfamiliar person!" Cheng Jin sneered: "If you two were not familiar with each other, how dare Meng Ping'an harbor the assassin in his home without any fear? If you two were not familiar with each other, would the county soldiers have found nothing when they searched Meng's house several times?
No wonder the assassin was able to sneak into the hotel where the king lives. It’s all because of the secret efforts of a traitor like you. How can I tolerate you now?!” As he spoke, he shouted to the left and right: “Come here!”
"Here are my subordinates!" Following the response, two hidden arrow personnel stood up. Cheng Jin pointed at Wang Song and said in a deep voice: "The guilty minister Wang Song will be punished on the spot to serve as a warning to others!"
"Follow your orders!" The secret arrow officers don't care who you are or how high your official position is. As long as you are given an order, they will execute it correctly. Two secret arrow officers quickly came to Wang Song and dragged him to the side.
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At this time, Wang Song also realized that his life was hanging by a thread, and shouted repeatedly: "General Cheng, spare your life, General Cheng, please spare your life. I want to see the king, and I must explain it clearly to the king. General Cheng, please give me a chance to meet the king."
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Cheng Jin turned his head away and didn't even look at him. He turned a deaf ear to Wang Song's cries. Two secret agents dragged Wang Song aside not far away. One of them knocked off his official hat with a wave of his hand, and the other
One person reached back and drew out his saber. When he raised the saber and dropped it, there was a click, Wang Song's screams suddenly stopped, and Douda's head rolled to the ground.
"Ah——" The servants gathered in front of the main entrance had never seen this before. They were so frightened that they huddled together and knelt on the ground. The ground around them was soaked with beads of sweat.
As the head of a county, his official position is not low. If he is transferred back to the imperial court, he should be at least an official from the third rank or above. However, Hidden Arrow did not even notify the person in person and just killed him. This shows that at this time,
The authority of Hidden Arrow is so great that it is understandable why others are fearful of Hidden Arrow.
Cheng Jin killed Wang Song, but it did not mean that he really believed that there was collusion between Wang Song and the assassin. When he inspected the hotel last night, Cheng Jin also participated. He repeatedly expressed his concern for Wang Song's caution during the inspection.
After inspection, Cheng Jin could also feel his nervousness, fearing that assassins would take advantage of him. However, the bad thing was that Tang Yin didn't like Wang Song very much, and he accepted gifts from him. It would be troublesome to touch him in the future.
, as a person close to the king, Cheng Jin has the responsibility to get rid of the king's troubles. What's more, this time Wang Song was indeed at fault and the killing was not unjust. Therefore, Cheng Jin made his own decision without giving Wang Song any chance to explain and defend himself.
Behead him.
Looking at Wang Song's body with his head missing, Cheng Jin waved his hand gently and said: "Bury his body. No matter how big the fault is, if the person is dead, it will be over."
"Yes! General!" The two executioners with hidden arrows stepped in and responded, asking the soldiers below to find a carriage and pull Wang Song's body outside the city to be buried.
Gao Mucheng, who has been at the scene all the time, has a panoramic view of everything, and at the same time has a better understanding of the rights of the dark arrow.
The dignified county chief can kill at will. Such authority is simply huge. Now Gao Mucheng admires Dark Arrow even more, and is even more eager to join Dark Arrow.
He took a deep breath, walked up to Meng Pingan, and said with a smile: "Mr. Meng, you should have seen clearly how Wang Song died. How does Mr. Meng think he is better than Wang Song? Mr. Meng is a smart man.
, explain everything clearly, and maybe there is still a way to survive. If you don't say anything, the lessons for the past are right over there." As he spoke, he also pointed at the large pool of blood not far away.
Meng Ping'an didn't speak. The old man lowered his head and couldn't see clearly what his expression was now. Gao Mucheng frowned, the smile on his face disappeared, and said coldly: "It seems that Mr. Meng will have to drink wine as a penalty if he doesn't drink the toast."
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Before Meng Ping'an could reply, Cheng Jin said impatiently: "Don't be wordy with him. Let's go back to the hotel first!"
"Yes! General Cheng!" Gao Mucheng showed more respect for Cheng Jin's attitude. He bowed his hands respectfully and saluted. Then he came forward and whispered beside Cheng Jin: "General Cheng, my subordinates also have a lot of experience in how to use torture. Why not
...Why don't you hand Meng Ping'an over to your subordinates for trial, and your subordinates can guarantee that you will keep his mouth open!"
Now Gao Mucheng even calls himself a 'subordinate' in front of Cheng Jin. He took the initiative to ask Ying to interrogate Meng Ping'an because he wanted to take this opportunity to integrate into the secret arrows. He also indirectly reminded Cheng Jin not to forget that he had to accept the secrets in the first place.
own commitment.
Cheng Jin felt that there was nothing wrong with Gao Mucheng interrogating Meng Pingan. In fact, the focus of the interrogation was not on Meng Pingan, but on the three assassins. He nodded and said, "Since General Gao has this intention, then let this matter be handed over to him."
I’ll do it for you.”
"Thank you, General!" Gao Mucheng paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "General, it's better not to call me General Gao, but to call me Mucheng or Xiao Gao!"
Cheng Jin was delighted, patted Gao Mucheng on the shoulder, and said, "I like smart brothers. I will mention it to the king as soon as possible about taking you into hiding."
Gao Mucheng was overjoyed and bowed repeatedly to express his thanks.
Meng Ping'an has too many family members. Including the servants and maids in the house, there must be about two hundred people. With so many people, it is impossible to escort them all back to the residence. They can only select a few important people to take back, and the others will wait.
He was detained on the spot in the Meng Mansion.
After returning to the hotel, Cheng Jin immediately went to see Tang Yin and told Tang Yin exactly what happened.
Tang Yin was not surprised that the assassin could be caught so quickly. He praised him three times in a row. Cheng Jin continued: "Your Majesty, because Wang Song and Meng Ping'an have close contacts and have ulterior motives, the minister has already
Put him to death on the spot."
Hearing that Cheng Jin had killed Wang Song, Ling Shuang's eyes widened in disbelief. Wang Song was the head of a county. Cheng Jin didn't report to Tang Yin and just killed the head of a county. It was really lawless.
To the extreme!
She couldn't help but interjected and asked: "Wang Song is dead now?"
"Yes, Your Highness the Jade King, the minister beheaded Wang Song on the spot when he captured the assassin." Cheng Jin said truthfully.
Lingshuang was speechless and turned to look at Tang Yin to see how he would punish Cheng Jin. Tang Yin sighed quietly and said: "Anyway, Wang Song is also an official of the imperial court, so I should give you a chance to explain!
"
Cheng Jin replied seriously: "Report to your Majesty, the evidence is conclusive, this thief should be punished!"
"Yes! Although the killing was a little hasty, but he killed him right away. It would be a disaster for such a person to stay."
Tang Yin shrugged and brushed off the matter in one sentence, which was regarded as a response to the matter. Then, he changed the topic and asked: "Has the assassin started interrogating?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister's subordinates are interrogating him." Cheng Jin nodded in response.
"..." Looking at the two monarchs and ministers who were asking and answering this question, Lingshuang next to her was completely speechless. Cheng Jin could not blame others for being so lawless. It was all caused by Tang Yinhao. She even had some doubts.
Tang Yin wanted Wang Song to die, but Cheng Jin just saw Tang Yin's intention, so he did it.
Only the two of them understood the tacit and subtle relationship between Tang Yin and Cheng Jin. None of the things Cheng Jin did was his own will. They were all things Tang Yin wanted to do but was not easy to do. This
This is the reason why Dark Arrow can exist in Feng Kingdom.
After understanding the assassin's situation, Tang Yin waved his hand and said: "Cheng Jin, find out the assassin's origin, background and accomplices as soon as possible, go!"
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"explain!"
"For successfully capturing the assassin this time, Gao Mucheng, the commander-in-chief of the county army, has done a great job. I plan to recruit him as a secret assassin, and I hope the king will give me permission." Cheng Jin said cautiously.
Tang Yin was amused and said: "Recruiting people has always been your own business. I never ask. Why do you suddenly ask for my opinion this time?"
"Oh, this..." Cheng Jin hesitated for a moment, then said bravely: "This Gao Mucheng is not a dark spiritual cultivator, but a light spiritual martial artist."
"Well?" Tang Yin had already turned around to talk to Lingshuang. Upon hearing this, he immediately sat back and looked at Cheng Jin with raised eyebrows and asked: "What? You are planning to recruit dark spiritual cultivators now?"
Is someone else involved in the conspiracy?"
Cheng Jin, who was so aloof in front of others, was like a mouse meeting a cat in front of Tang Yin. Tang Yin just asked a rhetorical question and already made Cheng Jin sweat.
He said with a trembling voice: "Report to your Majesty, our country's territory is getting bigger and bigger, but the number of talents recruited by Hidden Arrow is getting less and less. Its manpower is far from being able to meet the current scale of our country. Therefore, Weichen plans to relax the recruitment standards.
, As long as they are talented, as long as they are loyal to the king and Dafeng, and can do things for the king, I will take them under my command."
Dark Arrow was established by Tang Yin, and it was also the institution, or organization, that he trusted most, because in his subconscious mind, he believed that only dark spiritual cultivators would be of the same mind as him at all times. Now Cheng Jin wants to let go of the collection
According to the personnel standards, the light spiritual cultivators are also included in the Dark Arrow, which is contrary to his original intention.
He thought for a long time and then murmured: "If this is the case, can I still trust you with secret arrows in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Jin suddenly trembled, knelt on the ground with a plop, and said urgently: "Wei Chen made a mistake and was stupid, so he gave this advice to the king. Wei Chen will never mention this again."
thing."
Seeing his nervous look, Tang Yin smiled, waved his hand to Cheng Jin and said, "You get up first."
After being together for so many years, Cheng Jin has basically never made any request to Tang Yin. The fact that he can take the initiative to speak now shows that he has made a lot of determination after careful consideration. Tang Yin does not want to refute his reputation.
After pondering for a while, Tang Yin said: "This time, let's temporarily put the Gao Mucheng you mentioned into the Dark Arrow to see the effect. If the Dark Arrow is not affected, we can relax the standards appropriately in the future. Cheng Jin, what do you think?