Episode 10 Chapter 655
"The villain is indeed... he is indeed innocent... Your Excellency clearly... knows..." The young man was already unconscious and spoke weakly and intermittently, as if he might die at any time. Read the full text.
"It seems that you would rather die than confess!" Aiwei added his lips. Just when he was considering what punishment to use, a soldier quickly ran in and stammered: "My lord, secretly... ...The people with hidden arrows are here..."
Aiwei was stunned. The people who wanted to assassinate him came as soon as they came. What's there to be afraid of? Are you so scared? He asked: "Who is coming? General Cheng?"
"No, I'm reading the full text below!" Following the low voice, a young man in casual clothes walked in from the outside without anyone else, holding a secret arrow military badge 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 permission?"
"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. .
"Is it an emergency?" Aiwei snorted.
"The two of them are the spies below. If they were one 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 house? 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 you let them take it away?
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 still wanted to speak, but Aiwei stopped him first. The Lieutenant's Mansion had great authority, but it was not as powerful as the hidden arrow. The secret arrow wanted to arrest someone, and the Lieutenant's Mansion couldn't stop him even if it wanted to.
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 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 ears anxiously, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
Aiwei waved his hand to signal him not to be impulsive. Gao Mucheng is arrogant, but he does have the ability to be arrogant. With the authority of the secret assassin, he can really kill first and then show off, and there will be no room to reason with him.
"Thank you, Mr. Ai, for being polite. I'll take my leave." Gao Mucheng cupped his hands and then strode out.
When Gao Mucheng left, Zhang Zhao couldn't help it anymore and said angrily: "What kind of spy is the spy of Dark Arrow! Can't you see it? Dark Arrow is obviously 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 taken away from us." 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 hidden arrow 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 Dark Arrow's spies, so there's a lot to be said about it. Everything Dark Arrow suspects is the king's suspicion. If Dark Arrow is monitoring the Lieutenant's Mansion, there's a 10-10 chance* *It’s because the king doesn’t trust the Lieutenant’s Mansion...
He didn't dare to continue thinking about it any further.
Let's talk about Gao Mucheng. After leaving the lieutenant's house, 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..."
"Huh?" 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 traces were discovered by the Lieutenant's Mansion!"
"Sir, the ranger we were monitoring was eating in Fugui Restaurant. Who knew... who knew Lord Ai from the Lieutenant's Mansion would come over on the way..."
"Yes! No need to say any 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."
"It's strange that they have nowhere to go, so why do they go to the Fugui Restaurant near the Lieutenant's Mansion to eat? Are they deliberately trying to hide their identity?" Gao Mucheng tapped his forehead incomprehensibly.
"Sir..." A young man struggled to sit up and whispered, "The route the king takes to pick up the bride just passes by the Lieutenant's Mansion. Could it be... related to this!"
"Oh?" Gao Mucheng's eyes flashed, and he took a breath. He murmured, "This can be explained. The most dangerous place is the safest place. No one could have expected that there would be assassins hiding under the nose of the Lieutenant's Mansion..."
From this point of view, they should be planning to take action at the Fugui Restaurant tomorrow. The main purpose of coming to dinner tonight is to scout the place. Thinking of this, Gao Mucheng subconsciously clenched his fists. These rangers must not be left alive!
He patted the two young men on the shoulders and said, "You two have made great contributions this time, and you should each be credited with a great achievement."
As he spoke, he raised his hand into his bosom, took out two silver notes worth 100 taels, handed them to the two young men, and said, "After returning home, take good care of your injuries, hire the best doctors, and take the best supplements, and put them on my account!"
The two young men said repeatedly, "Thank you, sir!"
Gao Mucheng smiled, then jumped off the carriage, asked the coachman to take them home, and he went to find Gu Chen to discuss countermeasures.
According to Gu Chen's opinion, either report the matter to the king, or tell Anjian to solve it, but Gao Mucheng disagreed and said seriously: "Master Gu, this is a great opportunity for us in the Shadow to perform meritorious deeds. How can we give it up easily?"
Gu Chen smiled and said: "Our duty is to collect intelligence. As long as we can collect accurate and important intelligence, it is equivalent to a great achievement. As for the arrest, it is more appropriate to hand it over to Anjian or the Lieutenant's Office."
"Master Gu is right, but if we collect intelligence and catch the criminals, wouldn't it be a greater achievement..."
"It is also equivalent to exposing ourselves." Gu Chen said with a smile: "Once you enter the Shadow, don't think about being in the limelight. When you decide to enter the Shadow, you should have this feeling."
Gao Mucheng sighed secretly and had to admit that Gu Chen was right. The nature of the Shadow determines that everything the Shadow does is unknown.
Seeing that he looked a little lonely, Gu Chen said: "If you want to make merit, there is a way, after all, you are also a member of the Dark Arrow!"
Gao Mucheng said seriously: "I am thinking about Lord Gu..."
"Haha!" Gu Chen smiled and said: "I would like to thank Brother Gao for his kindness. Brother Gao, let Dark Arrow do this!"
Hearing him say this, Gao Mucheng could only nod helplessly.
He wanted to please Gu Chen, not only because Gu Chen was his immediate superior, but also because his position in the Shadow had not been consolidated, and the King could replace him at any time. In front of the King, Gu Chen's evaluation of him was crucial.
The group of rangers with ill intentions found by the Shadow spies were finally solved by Gao Mucheng and Dark Arrow's people. Because there were too many people in the city, the matter should not be made a big deal. Dark Arrow could only fight quickly this time and kill the opponent as the main purpose.
The next day, the wedding ceremony began.
In Zhenjiang City, almost every household was decorated with lanterns and colorful flags, and the city was full of colorful flags, gongs and drums, and firecrackers. It was very lively.
At noon, the wedding procession headed by Tang Yin set out from the palace to the imperial palace.
In the procession, the armor of soldiers and generals was 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, the flags and the crowns were red, and the whole team was red from beginning to end.
There were quite a few soldiers in the procession. There were 2,000 heavy cavalrymen leading the way, and light cavalrymen on both wings. Looking inside, there were 3,000 infantrymen in front of Tang Yin's carriage and 2,000 infantrymen in the back. Together with the accompanying palace maids and attendants, the total number of the entire team exceeded 10,000.
On both sides of the street, there were people watching the excitement. Wherever Tang Yin's carriage passed, it would always cause cheers.
The crown was specially made, very large, but half-open. Tang Yin could see outside directly when he sat inside it. Of course, people outside could also see him directly.
Today, Tang Yin was wearing a red robe and a red crown on his head. He looked very festive. Sitting inside the crown, he was also smiling and nodded to the people outside.
Of course, only he knew that he was just forcing a smile at this time. He didn't like such a scene, and he didn't like his current outfit. He felt like a monkey being admired by others, or even being laughed at by others.