"The villain is indeed... he is indeed innocent... Your Excellency clearly... clearly understands..." The young man was already unconscious and spoke weakly and intermittently, as if he might die at any time.
"It seems that you would rather die than confess!" Aiwei added, and when he was considering what punishment to use, a soldier quickly ran in and stammered: "Sir, secretly...
...The people with hidden arrows are here..."
Ai Wei was stunned. The people who wanted to sneak in the assassination came as soon as they came. There is nothing to be afraid of. As for being so frightened? He asked: "Who is coming? General Cheng?"
"No, it's me!" Following the low voice, a young man in casual clothes walked in from the outside without anyone else, holding a military badge with a hidden arrow in his hand.
Ai Wei was secretly shocked and turned around to see that it was no one else but Gao Mucheng who impressed him deeply.
He was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Who did I know? It turns out to be Brother Gao!"
After a pause, he suppressed his smile again and asked: "It's just that I don't know where Brother Gao is our lieutenant. Can he just break in without any notification?"
"Under normal circumstances, of course I have to report it. However, the matter is urgent, so I can only offend you." As he spoke, Gao Mucheng walked into the torture room and took a deep look at the two teenagers who were tied to the torture rack.
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"Is it an emergency?" Aiwei snorted.
"The two of them are undercover spies. If they were a step slower, they would probably be beaten to death by Master Ai." Gao Mucheng said with a smile.
Aiwei and everyone present at the Lieutenant's Mansion frowned. "Brother Gao's spy? This is interesting. Why did Brother Gao arrange his spy to come to my Lieutenant's Mansion? I hope Brother Gao can give me an explanation."
"There is nothing to explain. This incident should be a pure accident." Gao Mucheng said lightly: "I want to take him away immediately. If I have offended him, I will apologize to Mr. Ai the next day."
Hearing this, Zhang Zhao was so angry that his eyes almost turned red. He was obviously a suspect arrested by the Lieutenant's Mansion, so why did he become the spy behind the scenes? Why should he be taken away by them?
He took a step forward and asked: "You can mention people if you want. Where are you in the Lieutenant's Mansion? This is not a place where you can be arrogant!"
"It's a joke, no matter how big your lieutenant's palace is, how can you still surpass the king! I must remind you that you are talking to Dark Arrow now. If you think your life is too long, you don't have to hit my knife edge!"
"You..." Zhang Zhao wanted to speak, but Aiwei stopped him first. The Lieutenant's Mansion had great authority, but it was not as powerful as a hidden arrow. The Lieutenant's Mansion couldn't stop someone even if the Lieutenant's Mansion wanted to arrest someone.
He looked at Gao Mucheng and said seriously: "Brother Gao, I have to make it clear to you that the identities of these two suspects are very suspicious. If you insist on taking them away, I have nothing to say, but if something happens,
You must take full responsibility for the secret attack, and I will also report this matter to the king and General Cheng!"
Gao Mucheng didn't care about what Ai Wei said. He said with a smile: "Master Ai is sensible. Then, please trouble Master Ai and send someone to help me send these two little brothers out!"
"Easy to say!" Aiwei stared at Gao Mucheng again, then turned his head and shouted: "Someone, get them out of the lieutenant's mansion!"
"Sir—" Zhang Zhao scratched his head and head anxiously, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
Aiwei waved his hand to him, signaling him not to be impulsive. Gao Mucheng was arrogant, but he did have the ability to be arrogant. With his authority as a secret assassin, he could really kill first and then make excuses, and there would be no room for reasoning.
"Thank you, Mr. Ai, for being polite. I'll take my leave." Gao Mucheng cupped his hands and strode out.
When Gao Mucheng left, Zhang Zhao couldn't help it any longer and said angrily: "What kind of spy is this? Can't you see, sir? Dark Arrow is clearly trying to steal the credit from us. Gao Mucheng takes people back to Dark Arrow and then interrogates something, and all the credit will be lost."
It was a hidden attack."
Aiwei lowered his head and smiled bitterly, and slowly shook his head. It would be great if things were really that simple, but with his secretive style, how could he covet such a small achievement, and even go so far as to break up with the Lieutenant's Mansion?
I'm just afraid that Gao Mucheng is telling the truth. Those two people are indeed the spies of An Jian, so there is a lot to be said about it. The objects that An Jian suspects are all suspected by the king. If An Jian is monitoring the Lieutenant's Mansion, there is a 10-10 chance*
*It’s because the king doesn’t trust the Lieutenant’s Mansion...
He didn't dare to think about it any further.
Let's talk about Gao Mucheng. After leaving the Lieutenant's Mansion, he asked the soldiers to carry the two teenagers to his carriage. Then he quickly got on the carriage and left.
"Sir... I didn't say anything in the Lieutenant's Mansion... let alone An..."
"Well?" Gao Mucheng put down his hand to stop the young man's words. He nodded expressionlessly and said, "You two did a good job this time, but you were too careless, and your whereabouts were discovered by the Lieutenant's Mansion!"
"Sir, the ranger we were monitoring was eating in Fugui Restaurant at the time. Who knew... who knew Lord Ai from the Lieutenant's Mansion would come over on the way..."
"Well! No need to say anything more, I already know it." Gao Mucheng asked, "Are you sure that those rangers have evil intentions?"
"They have three steel repeating crossbows hidden."
"confirm?"
"Yes, sir, it is hidden under the bed in the guest room where they are staying. I saw it with my own eyes."
"Strange, why did they go to the Fugui Restaurant near the Lieutenant's Mansion to eat when they couldn't go anywhere? Are they deliberately trying to hide their presence?" Gao Mucheng tapped his forehead incomprehensibly.
"Sir..." A young man struggled to sit up and whispered: "The route for the king's wedding happens to pass through the Lieutenant's Mansion. Could it... have something to do with this!"
"Oh?" Gao Mucheng's eyes flashed, he took a breath, and murmured: "This can be explained. The most dangerous place is the safest place. No one can expect that in the Lieutenant's Mansion,
There is an assassin hiding right under your nose..."
From this point of view, they should be planning to do something at Fugui Restaurant tomorrow, and the main purpose of coming over for dinner tonight is to check out the spots. Thinking of this, Gao Mucheng clenched his fists subconsciously, these rangers must not stay!
He patted the two teenagers on the shoulders and said, "You two have made a lot of contributions this time. Each of you should be credited with a major contribution."
As he spoke, he raised his hand into his arms, took out two hundred taels of silver notes, handed them to the two teenagers, and said: "After you go home, take good care of your injuries, hire the best doctor, and take the best supplements, but
Charge it all to my account!"
The two teenagers said repeatedly: "Thank you, sir!"
Gao Mucheng smiled, then jumped out of the carriage and asked the driver to take them home, while he went to find Gu Chen to discuss countermeasures.
According to Gu Chen's wishes, he either reported the matter to the king or told An Jian, who would handle it. However, Gao Mucheng did not agree and said sternly: "Master Gu, this is a great opportunity for us to perform meritorious service in the shadows. How can we do it so easily?"
Let me out?"
Gu Chen smiled and said: "Our duty is to collect intelligence. As long as we can collect accurate and important intelligence, it will be a great achievement. As for the arrest, it is more appropriate to leave it to Dark Arrow or the Lieutenant's Mansion."
"What Mr. Gu said is correct, but if we not only collected the intelligence but also arrested the bad guys, wouldn't that mean we have achieved greater success..."
"It is tantamount to exposing ourselves." Gu Chen said with a smile: "Once you enter the shadow, you should stop trying to stand out. When you decide to enter the shadow, you should have this understanding."
Gao Mucheng sighed secretly and had to admit that Gu Chen was right. The nature of Shadow determined that anything Shadow did was unknown.
Seeing that he looked a little lonely, Gu Chen said: "If you want to make meritorious deeds, there is a way. After all, you are also a person who stabs in the dark!"
Gao Mucheng said seriously: "I am thinking about Mr. Gu..."
"Haha!" Gu Chen looked up and smiled and said, "I would like to thank Brother Gao for his kindness in advance. Brother Gao will leave this matter to An Jian!"
Hearing what he said, Gao Mucheng could only nod helplessly.
He wants to please Gu Chen, not only because Gu Chen is his immediate boss, but also because his position in Shadow has not been consolidated, and the king may replace him at any time. In front of the king, Gu Chen's evaluation of him is
It seems very important.
The group of rangers with evil intentions detected by the Shadow Agent were eventually dealt with by Gao Mucheng and his men with Dark Arrow. Since there were too many people in the city, it was not suitable for the matter to escalate into a big deal. Dark Arrow could only fight quickly this time to kill the opponent.
Lord.
The next day, the wedding ceremony began.
In Zhenjiang City, almost every household is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Colored flags are fluttering in the city, gongs and drums are noisy, and firecrackers are blasting. It is very lively.
At midnight in the morning, the wedding reception ceremony headed by Tang Yin set off from the palace and went to the palace.
In the ceremonial guard, the armors of both soldiers and generals were painted red, and even the weapons in the hands of the soldiers were painted red. Looking up, the horses were red, the people were red, and the flags,
Xuan Mian was also red, and the whole team was red from beginning to end.
There were a lot of soldiers in the honor guard. There were two thousand heavy cavalry leading the way, and light cavalry on both sides. Looking inside, there were three thousand infantry in front of Tang Yin's chariot, and two thousand in the rear, plus the accompanying troops.
The total number of palace maids, attendants, and the entire team exceeds ten thousand people.
On both sides of the street, people were crowded with people watching the excitement. Wherever Tang Yin's car passed, it always aroused bursts of cheers.
The car crown is specially made and very large, but it is semi-open. Sitting in the crown, Tang Yin can directly see the outside. Of course, people outside can also see him directly.
Today, Tang Yin was wearing a big red robe and a red crown on his head. He looked very festive. He was sitting in the crown with a smile on his face and nodded from time to time to the people outside.
Of course, only he knew that he was just forcing a smile at this time. He didn't like this scene, let alone his current outfit. He felt like he was being admired like a monkey.