"If not, how could you subconsciously belittle the affairs of the sect? This is not something a person who is willing to die for the great cause of the Purple Star Sect can say..."
Xiao Qi looked at the man in black and analyzed carefully: "And your guilty, ashamed and annoyed look, isn't it just how you behaved after being cheated on?"
The man in black gritted his teeth and closed his eyes tightly.
He just woke up...why do he need to face this!
You must be awake and calm!
At this time, Wu Chao walked in.
"Son."
Xiao Qi stood up, pointed at the man in black and said, "This man admitted that he is indeed not a member of the Purple Star Sect!"
The man in black suddenly opened his eyes.
When did he admit it?
Is this person sick?!
"If you want to kill, kill or behead, please don't humiliate me with these irrelevant things again!" The man in black said unbearably.
Wu Chao sat down in the chair, looked at him and said: "Whether or not to kill you, I have to wait for your answer before making a decision."
The man in black looked self-deprecating when he heard this: "Am I still alive?"
There are only two paths before him now, one is to die in torture, the other is to die relatively happily.
In the current situation, he didn't feel like he had any way to survive.
In other words, from the day he knew he was going to join the Purple Star Sect, the outcome was already determined.
"Of course, as long as you are willing to tell the truth——"
Hearing this, the man in black looked at the young man sitting there in a daze.
If others said this, he would just sneer and not believe a word of it.
But the boy in front of me is different after all...
At this time, Wu Chao had already asked directly: "Do you have any internal support in the palace for this assassination?"
The man in black lowered his eyes: "No."
"Then how did you enter the mountain in the first place, and how did you avoid the imperial army and sneak into the emperor's residence last night?"
The man in black was silent for a moment and hesitated to speak.
Wu Chao didn't rush, he just waited quietly.
After a while, the man in black replied with a complex expression: "I came here in the oxcart carrying fruits and vegetables to the palace. The ones delivering fruits and vegetables have long been replaced by our people. Unless the emperor comes in person, the inspection will not be done on weekdays."
Yan, if you give me some benefits, they won't investigate strictly. Every time someone sneaks in, there will be fifteen people in half a month."
Then they entered Quanhe Mountain, hid in the cave, and dug tunnels day after day.
This method was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and he almost vomited all he dug, but the assassination plan was so simple when he didn't have enough money.
"The tunnel in the cave has two exits. One is the one that Young Master Xu accidentally broke into yesterday. It is usually used to investigate information and find some prey."
At this point, the man in black's tone was very calm, as if he had given up his inner struggle: "The other place leads to the palace at the foot of the mountain. That's where we went out last night. The inside and outside of the palace have long been occupied by Liu Tang.
The Lord is familiar with it. To avoid the sight of the Forbidden Army, half of it depends on eyesight and the other half depends on luck - the assassination is a gamble on luck. If there is really an inside signal, there is no need to wait until the Xu family master disrupts the plan.
, that’s why we decided to assassinate him overnight.”
If someone cooperates internally and externally, he should take action on the first night after the emperor enters the palace, before the defense has been fully prepared.
The Purple Star Sect, which is now being suppressed by the imperial court, does not yet have the ability to bribe the people around the emperor.
After hearing what he said, Wu Chao didn't know whether he believed it or not, so he just asked: "Who are you from?"
The topic changed so suddenly.
The man in black hesitated for a moment and said: "My parents died early in the war. I don't remember anything when I was young. I don't know where my hometown is."
"But why do I think there is a Ningyang accent in your words——"
The man in black tried his best to conceal his inner fluctuations, and replied calmly: "I did stay in Ningyang for several years."
"What a coincidence." The young man said with a calm expression: "Actually, your Beijing dialect is very authentic, and there are no other traces at all. I just said something casually, but I didn't expect that it was actually true."
"...!" The man in black's eyes changed.
It turned out to be a lie to him!
At this time, the young man's voice sounded again, with a firm tone: "So, you are indeed a dead soldier of the Wu family -"
The man in black's pupils shrank and he subconsciously denied: "I don't understand what Wu Shisun is talking about..."
"Then do you recognize this object?"
Wu Chao took out a jade plaque from his sleeve and asked.
The man in black looked up, his eyes slightly shaken.
It’s the order of the head of the Wu family...
"I have already taken over the affairs of the clan. Even though I did not arrange it myself, is there anything else in the clan that I cannot know about?" Wu Chao looked at him and said, "You failed in your mission.
There is no way to escape death. But if you answer my questions truthfully at this time, you can still save your life."
The face of the man in black kept changing.
At this time, the path of survival before him was clearly visible.
The young man in front of him was not a hostile party, and even if he told the truth, it would not be considered a betrayal of the family leader.
Therefore, you don’t need to hesitate for too long as to what to choose.
"When I first received the mission, I swore an oath that I would never mention my original identity to anyone again..." The man in black lowered his head and said hoarsely: "But since Shisun has given this order, my subordinate
I can only break my oath."
This is considered an admission of identity.
Wu Chao looked at the other party for a moment and then asked: "Who gave the order to assassinate the emperor this time?"
"Returning to the world is an arrangement of the Purple Star Sect." The man in black said truthfully: "My subordinate was ordered to sneak into the Purple Star Sect two years ago, firstly to inquire about the information of the Purple Star Sect, and secondly to help the Purple Star Sect in its operations.
As for important decisions such as assassinating the emperor, my subordinates have no say in it."
Helping the Purple Star Sect...
Wu Chao repeated this half sentence in his heart.
"Last night you initially refused to disclose the whereabouts of Young Master Xu, claiming that you wanted to use this opportunity to drive a wedge between the Duke of Zhen and the Emperor. Was this intention also revealed by the clan?"
This is something he must ask clearly.
The man in black shook his head without thinking.
"That's not true."
Perhaps because he had regained his vitality, the man in black answered with a lot of clarity in his eyes: "The task of my subordinates is to help the Purple Star Sect, and I will do whatever is beneficial to the Purple Star Sect. Xu.
My son's intrusion into the tunnel entrance yesterday was an accident, and what I did last night was nothing more than a quick act of desperation."
As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw the young man looking straight at him.
The man in black was a little confused.
What did he say wrong?
Xiao Qi, who was on the side, looked at the other party with some sympathy, who was "quick and wise".
Hey, this brother made the road narrow when he came up...
No, does this completely cut off the road?
Wu Chao was still looking at the man in black, and then said: "The Duke of Zhenguo is the founding hero of Daqing. He has great righteousness and cares for the people, and is admired by all the people. Mr. Xu is his only legitimate grandson, and there are also innocent children.
Reason - are you being a bit too unscrupulous in what you do?"
He believed that this method should never be used.
It can be said that as a descendant of the Wu family, he does not know how to seize the opportunity. However, even if he wants to use the so-called alienation strategy, this is not the only method that can be used.
Sometimes, holding on to the bottom line is more important than seizing the opportunity.
And the Wu family doesn't need to give up their bottom line easily just for this dispensable opportunity.
Others are others, and those who have heard the overall situation and principles still need to make their own judgments, and he only does what he thinks is right.
What he said was not just because of his current relationship with the Zhenguo government. Even if he and Xu Mingyi don't know each other now, there will still be no change in what he said today.
It took the man in black a long time to come back to his senses.
The end justifies the means?
He has never thought about this since he became a dead soldier.
In other words, in his perception, it is the duty of a dead soldier to accept a task and complete it by any means necessary.
Now when it suddenly comes to conscience and bottom line, he is even a little at a loss.
At this time, the young man's voice sounded again.
"I am not telling you this to hold you accountable for your previous actions. But you need to be clear that if something like this happens again in the future, you must not make any arbitrary decisions again - not only for the government of the country, but also for treating innocent people.
, everyone needs to follow this principle.”
The man in black lowered his head and responded sternly: "Subordinates, keep this in mind!"
Wu Chao then asked: "How many people are there in total who were ordered to infiltrate the Purple Star Cult with you?"
"As far as my subordinates know, there are thirty people in total."
"Is there any correspondence between you? Who is in charge?"
"The exchanges have never stopped. Every once in a while, the collected intelligence will be integrated into secret reports and sent back to Ningyang."
As for the person in charge...
Although I am embarrassed to admit it, I have no choice at this time: "The subordinate... is the one in charge."
Therefore, what he infiltrated was the main altar in the capital where the Purple Star Sect's most frequent and intensive operations were also the most dangerous.
"In this case, I must immediately convey my intention to everyone clearly - what I did before will not be held accountable. From today on, if something similar to yesterday happens again, I will not be lenient."
"I obey..." The man in black agreed, but his eyes were hesitant.
"You just have to deal with this matter. I will send a letter to my grandfather to explain——"
He didn't know his grandfather's specific plan, but based on his previous guesses, he had roughly made some judgments.
"Yes, I understand." The man in black looked much firmer.
He was confused just now. Since it was Shisun who took the decision to save his life this time, he would have to work with Shisun in the future. He would just do whatever Shisun told him.
"Let me ask you again, did the Purple Star Sect really have no internal response in this action?" Wu Chao confirmed again.
The man in black shook his head.
"Hui Shisun, you really don't have this condition."
After all, he had never seen such a poor organization.
The person who manages the inspection of fruits and vegetables in the palace can barely get enough money, but if there is more money, it will really be gone.
If you want money but no money, if you want a future but no future, as long as you have some official position, who would be willing to give up your current stability and take this risk?
You can't just eat chaffy vegetables for the excitement of being wanted.
Wu Chao nodded, stood up from the chair, and ordered Xiao Qi: "Untie someone and bring some food."
Xiao Qi quickly agreed.
"Shisun, I am brave enough to ask you something..."
Seeing the young man turning around to leave, the man in black suddenly spoke.
Wu Chao turned his face slightly and motioned for him to ask.
"I want to know how Shisun found out my identity..."
Is it because his flaws are too obvious?
But he still couldn't figure out where he didn't hide it well enough.
"I didn't see through it, so I deceived you."
The young man left these words in a calm tone and left the cubicle.
He was indeed deceiving the other party from beginning to end.
But the premise is that there is already doubt in his heart, and the source of this doubt is his judgment of the previous incident, and Sui Jiang told him last night that the man in black looked vaguely familiar.
Real secret guards rarely show their true colors to others.
But between the secret guards and the secret guards, they have been trained and tested together since childhood, so it is inevitable that they have seen each other.
"..." The man in black looked at the young man's back and fell completely silent.
But his silent mood could not last long.
The compartment is separated from the outer hall by a screen.
When the young man reached the screen, he stopped, looked to one side, and asked in a gentle tone: "Did you hear everyone?"
"Yeah, I heard it."
Behind the screen, Xu Mingyi, who had been sitting there drinking tea and listening, stood up.
Looking at the two people leaving side by side, the man in black's eyes turned violently.
Isn't that the girl from the Xu family who attacked him last night?
Did Miss Xu listen to all the conversation he had with the young master just now?!
You know, this includes the secrets of their Dingnan Palace!
Shocked, the man in black looked at Xiao Qi, who was untying him, and said in a tone of astonishment: "...That was Miss Xu from the Zhenguo Palace just now, wasn't it?!"
"Yes." Xiao Qi threw the rope aside and said with a smile: "Miss Xu is not an outsider... You will gradually know it in the future."
The man in black's eyes trembled.
Do we need to wait until later? He already knows it now!
Although the relationship between Zhenguo Duke's Palace and their Dingnan Palace has never been very good, it is not his turn to talk about the master's private affairs... and the most important thing now is, what should he do with his "unexpected wisdom"?
What kind of intelligence did he have last night - was it a retarded one?
And when Shisun specifically asked about Mr. Xu's affairs just now, he must have asked Miss Xu, right?
The light you just saw was shattered like this?
In panic, the man in black looked at Xiao Qi again: "Brother, do I still have a chance?"
"Don't worry, since the young master promised to save your life, he will not break his promise, and Miss Xu is also very sensible." Xiao Qi patted the other party's shoulder comfortingly, and then asked: "Have you heard of Xuesheng Teahouse?
?”
"Have you ever heard of it..."
It is said to be the clan’s most secret intelligence building in the capital—
"There is a shortage of floor sweepers there recently. I will recommend you to the young master."
"..." The man in black couldn't tell what he was feeling at this time.
Xiao Qi sighed slightly: "Think more liberally, at least it will be stable."
If you hang around in front of Young Master and Miss Xu all day long, wouldn't that make your masters and yourself unhappy?
Masters can be generous, but subordinates must not be ignorant.
The man in black probably thought this was true and nodded silently.
Xu Mingyi followed Wu Chao back to the outside room.
She sat down in her original position, but saw Wu Chao just standing.
