When Gu Chen and the gangster leader arrived at the Lieutenant's Mansion, Gu Chong was still there. It could also be said that he had not left at all. He was sitting in the lobby sighing and sighing sadly.
Gu Chen glanced at his uncle, said nothing, and asked someone to pass on the order to assemble the soldiers under the Lieutenant's Mansion and follow him to capture the suspect.
Gu Chong was stunned when he heard this. Suspect? Where did the suspect come from? He stood up and asked: "Gu Chen, what suspect?"
Gu Chen frowned and said: "Uncle, my nephew has just received news that there is a group of Ning people who may be related to the assassins who assassinated the king. I will capture these people now!"
Gu Chong took a breath and immediately asked: "Can you confirm?"
Gu Chen shook his head and said, "Whether it is true or not will be known when we catch him!"
Hearing this, Gu Chong was a little discouraged again. In his eyes, Gu Chen was the black sheep of the family, hanging out with some unworthy and unworthy roughnecks all day long. Of course, it was precisely because of this that he
Only then did he forcefully drag Gu Chen into the Lieutenant's Mansion and make him a corps leader. A person with a strong wind can't even detect hidden arrows, so what can he find out about his worthless nephew?
Gu Chong shook his head repeatedly and muttered: "This time I was really hurt by you... In three days, we will not be able to save our heads..."
The more Gu Chen listened to his uncle's depressing words, the angrier he became, so he simply left the lobby and waited for the troops to assemble outside.
The army hadn't arrived yet, but Yan Xi arrived first. Yan Xi was staying at the inn opposite the Lieutenant's Mansion. When she saw that the Lieutenant's Mansion, which had been calm just now, suddenly became lively, and a large number of troops gathered outside the mansion, she didn't know what had happened.
, came here specially to take a look.
When the guard at the door came in to report to Gu Chen, the latter waved his hand and said without thinking, "No! I don't see anyone now!"
"She said she was sent by the king!"
Well? Gu Chen was startled, frowned subconsciously, and then walked out.
He had never heard of Yan Xi's name, but he had met Yan Xi. He remembered that she was by his side when the king was assassinated, but he didn't know Yan Xi's specific identity. After meeting Yan Xi at the door of the house,
, Gu Chen walked forward, bowed his hands politely, and asked: "Is Miss Yan sent by the king?"
Yan Xi had a very good impression of Gu Chen. She felt that this young man was both motivated and courageous. She smiled slightly and said, "I'm here to help you track down the assassin." The reason why she just told the guards that the king sent her here
Yes, mainly because I am afraid that others will not see me.
Gu Chen forced a smile and said, "Miss Yan, please go back and tell the king that the general has clues and does not need help from others."
A clue so soon?! Yan Xi was surprised and looked at Gu Chen with admiration. She asked, "General Gu gathered the army just to catch the assassin?"
"That's right!"
"Assassins are very powerful, and they are all spiritual martial arts masters. I think General Gu should inform General Cheng first and ask someone from behind to help capture the assassin." Yan Xi reminded him kindly.
Gu Chen's face turned gloomy and he sneered: "Invite Hidden Arrow? Could it be that without Hidden Arrow, my lieutenant's office wouldn't be able to handle the case?" From the bottom of his heart, Gu Chen looked down on Hidden Arrow and felt that they were just a group of people relying on the king.
People who think they are great when they are close to them.
Hearing that his words were quite contemptuous of Dark Arrow, Yan Xi disagreed. Through the exchange with Cheng Jin in the afternoon, she saw that Cheng Jin was very capable and quick-thinking. As the leader of Dark Arrow, she was by no means mediocre. She said sternly
: "Ask Hidden Arrow for help, at least you will be more confident when capturing the assassin..."
Before she finished speaking, Gu Chen was already planning impatiently: "Without Hidden Arrow, I'm sure to capture all the assassins!" After a pause, he said again: "If Miss Yan is here to speak for Hidden Arrow, then it's okay
No need." After saying that, he turned around and walked back to the house.
Yan Xi secretly sighed, this man's temper was really stubborn. She chased after him and said, "You are going to capture the assassin, I will go with you."
"You?" Gu Chen looked back at her and said, "The girl is someone close to the king. If she gets separated, I can't bear it."
Knowing that he had misunderstood, Yan Xi did not explain, just smiled and said: "General Gu, don't look down on others. Maybe at a critical moment, I can help you!"
As long as it doesn't delay the business or get in the way, it's fine! Gu Chen muttered in his heart, but didn't dare to say it out loud. He didn't agree or object, so he acquiesced.
Soon, the army was assembled, and all 10,000 soldiers of the Lieutenant's Mansion arrived. Without further delay, Gu Chen asked the ruffian leader to lead the way, and he led the army straight to the house in the east of the city. Gu Chong was worried about letting his nephew go around alone.
, and some followed.
Gu Chen was arrogant and arrogant, and his ability was not bad at all. When he was approaching the house the ruffian leader mentioned, he ordered the soldiers below to extinguish all the torches, and no one was allowed to say anything. The soldiers were divided into two groups, one on the street.
Both ends move closer to the house.
Under his command, the soldiers moved quickly, and within a short time, they quietly surrounded the house.
Gu Chen was riding on his horse. He looked up and saw that his soldiers had surrounded the house on three floors inside and three floors outside. He ordered people to light the torches. Then he separated the soldiers in front and urged the horse to leave.
He walked out and shouted loudly into the house: "Listen to the people inside, this place has been surrounded. Come out and surrender as soon as possible. If you dare to resist, you will be killed without mercy!"
By the time he finished shouting, the house was completely silent and there was no movement at all.
Gu Chen secretly frowned and looked at the ruffian leader standing next to his horse. The latter hurriedly said: "Master Gu, those Ning people live here, it is absolutely true, and if they go out, my brothers will definitely
Come and inform me, they must be inside now!"
"I believe you for now!" Gu Chen turned around and shouted: "Send a team in to see what's going on inside!"
He gave the order, and a small group of soldiers immediately climbed over the courtyard wall and jumped into the courtyard.
Gu Chong, who came with him, shook his head repeatedly and said: "Nonsense! It's just nonsense! Just based on the words of this ruffian, you are sure that the assassin is in this house? What if there is no one inside? What if there are ordinary people living there?
What? Our Lieutenant’s Mansion will be completely embarrassed..."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Chen couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted: "Uncle, there are so many of us, such a big formation, and I shouted so loudly that even the dead would be awakened, but you see
But there is no movement at all in this house. In addition, there are no weeds on or above the courtyard wall, and there are no cobwebs on the porch. This must be a house that is occupied by someone. Isn’t that abnormal?"
Gu Chong blinked and looked around. It was exactly what Gu Chen said. After careful consideration, he also felt that something was wrong. Yan Xi on the other side showed admiration and secretly thought that this Gu Chen was not simple!
A small group of soldiers, ten of them, climbed over the wall and entered the house. They were like a stone sinking into the sea. Not to mention that no one came out, there was not even a sound, as if they were swallowed up by this dark and lifeless house.
As time passed by, people couldn't help but become nervous, looked at each other, and couldn't help but shiver.
Now Gu Chen was 100% sure that there was something wrong with the house. He no longer waited, turned his head and shouted: "Break open the courtyard door for me. If you encounter resistance, capture if you can. Otherwise, I will kill you without mercy. As long as you don't kill the enemy."
Just let me run away!"
"Yes! General!"
The officers and soldiers of the Lieutenant's Mansion all responded, and people brought up thick wooden stakes. More than ten people held them up and hit the courtyard gate with all their strength.
How could an ordinary courtyard door withstand such a collision? It only took three hits. The door fork broke and the door shattered. A large number of soldiers swarmed in. At the same time, countless soldiers jumped over the wall.
In an instant, the peaceful house turned into chaos, and then the sounds of fighting could be heard continuously.
Sure enough, someone was lurking among them. Gu Chen waved his hand and sent all the few spiritual cultivators in the Lieutenant's Mansion inside.
As more and more soldiers entered, the fighting inside became more and more intense.
Gu Chen sat on the horse and did not move, staring at the courtyard door with squinted eyes. Gu Chong looked a little nervous and leaned the horse closer to Gu Chen and asked: "Chen'er, is the assassin really hiding in this room?"
Inside the house?”
"Although it's not certain, it's nine out of ten." Gu Chen showed a confident smile.
"If it is really an assassin, then this time... our uncle and nephew's face will be exposed..." Gu Chong said tremblingly while wiping cold sweat. From his tone, it was not clear whether he was happy or scared.
Gu Chen secretly rolled his eyes at his uncle. Sometimes he had to doubt the king's vision. How could a timid and fearful person like his uncle sit in such an important position as lieutenant?
Yan Xi looked at the two uncles and nephews and found it very interesting. Gu Chong was senior and had high official rank, but the actions of the Lieutenant's Mansion were all based on Gu Chen's orders. It really fulfilled the saying that one generation is stronger than the other.
"Uncle, don't worry, with my nephew here, none of the thieves can escape..."
Gu Chen was comforting Gu Chong when suddenly several screams came from the porch, and then, a black shadow jumped out from inside.
This man was covered in white spiritual armor, but it was dyed red at this time. After he came out, he went straight to Gu Chong and Gu Chen. The other party obviously understood the principle of capturing the thief first, and he was surrounded by so many officers and soldiers.
, no matter how powerful Lingwu is, he may not be able to kill him. If he wants to escape, he can only hope to hold the opponent's leader hostage.
Seeing a spiritual cultivator covered in blood suddenly running towards him, Gu Chong was so frightened that he screamed and instinctively leaned back. He still held the reins of the horse in his hand and pulled back, causing the horse to eat.
Tong, a strange cry, two front hooves raised high, and the whole horse was about to stand up.
Gu Chong couldn't sit still on his horse and fell backwards. Seeing this, the soldiers around him hurriedly rushed forward and helped him up. At the same time, some soldiers went to stop the spiritual cultivator who came out.
Before the soldiers could get closer, the man had already waved out a spiritual wave. Several soldiers were unable to dodge and were killed by the spiritual wave. People screamed and fell to the ground. The man held a spiritual sword and rushed into the soldiers.
In the middle, as if he was in a deserted place, the soldiers standing in front of him fell to the ground in rows. Broken limbs and broken arms flew up from the heads of the crowd from time to time, and screams were heard in succession.
What a powerful spiritual cultivator! Yan Xi secretly screamed in his heart, and just when he was about to draw his sword to fight, a figure of one person rushed towards the opponent first.