At dawn, the leader in black came to the yard.
A simple wave of the hand, cherishing words like gold.
"Set off!"
All the killers quickly gathered and filed out behind him.
There was no one on the street at this time, the curfew had not ended yet, and the people did not dare to run around in the street. They could only hear the "tapping" footsteps of a group of men in black.
Walking to the south gate of Yongchang City, everyone stepped forward to pull out the crossbars, opened the city gate, and found that there was a suspension bridge outside.
Before everyone lowered the suspension bridge, the leader in black directly touched the water, jumped up, drew his sword out of its sheath, stared at a point, and struck the suspension bridge iron chain three times.
"Canglanglang!"
The iron rope snapped at the sound!
Then the leader in black did the same thing, the iron rope on the other side was also cut off, and the suspension bridge collapsed!
The killers looked at each other and did not dare to disturb the leader's pretense.
You are good at martial arts, you are awesome, as long as you are happy!
The black-clothed leader looked at the long sword in his hand. The sword had a gap the size of a grain of rice. His face wrinkled slightly and he threw it into the moat.
Lin Shan, who was in the crowd, noticed this scene and his eyes moved, thoughtfully.
The officers and soldiers on duty on the city wall looked at a group of men in black walking away, and they all wanted to cry without tears.
Gentlemen, you can leave whenever you want, and no one will stop you! Why are you wreaking havoc? Are all masters so willful?
…
The team headed south for about ten miles and pulled out a dozen escort trucks from the bushes. It turned out to be the same batch that Lin's Escort Bureau escorted for the government yesterday! I guess they were dragged here by the killers overnight yesterday, and they are probably going to do it again today.
Send it to your employer.
Lin Shan followed the team closely, and as the team gradually headed south, the direction seemed to be Zanggao County.
After walking for about thirty or forty miles, we came to a deserted and remote place. There was an abandoned posthouse next to it. The leader in black ordered him to rest on the spot.
Everyone didn't ask too much, so they each found a place to sit down. Lin Shan and Scarface also separated from each other, each consciously staying away from the other.
After three hours of sunrise, everyone took out bags of dry food and water from their bags and ate in silence.
…
Several hours passed by, and as it was getting dark, dust was rising from the official road in the direction they came from.
"drive!"
"drive!"
"Hush!"
A group of cavalry in iron armor rushed over and dismounted in front of the post. There were about twenty or thirty cavalrymen, followed by forty or fifty servants.
The killers on Nightingale's side became nervous, and some even put their hands on their weapons.
The leader in black didn't care about the tense situation. He stepped forward and asked, "Who is Yang Juncheng?"
A middle-aged man walked out of the crowd opposite. He looked like a master, with a black gauze hat on his head. He had an extraordinary bearing and a smile on his face. He was surrounded by soldiers guarding him faintly.
"I'm Yang Huaili. Is this the protector of Nightingale Jiang across from me?"
The black-clothed leader nodded without saying anything, and pointed at the escort car behind him. Yang Juncheng nodded slightly and gave orders to the left and right.
"Inspection!"
"yes!"
A soldier came forward to inspect the escort car, turning it over and over as if to confirm something.
Because of his innate skills, Lin Shan was smarter and sharper than others. Standing with the killers, watching the middle-aged civil servants and Protector Jiang in front talking to each other, he suddenly remembered something!
If he remembered correctly, the second-in-command civil servant of Qinghe County and the magistrate of Qinghe County was called Yang Huaili! He was the county magistrate’s staunch confidant!
"Hiss~"
Lin Shan secretly took a breath of air. At that time, this batch of goods from Lin's Escort Agency was ordered by the county guard, but now the county guard's confidant came to the killer organization Nightingale to pick up the goods!
Could it be...
Is the county chief guarding theft? Hire a killer organization to act as robbers and turn this batch of supplies into private?
The more Lin Shan thought about it, the more likely it became. He slowly sketched out the entire conjecture and figured out everything in an instant.
Good guy! Is the world so dark now? Local officials cover the sky with one hand. This kind of public-for-private thing is almost obvious!
Looking at the heavily armored warhorses and cavalry opposite, Lin Shan couldn't help but feel sad for the dead escort leader Wang, as well as the hundreds of escort boys. Their lives were lost in vain, and they died indirectly at the hands of their employers.
I don’t know what role the Lin family plays in this?
With so many cavalry and the county magistrate dispatched, they came all the way to Zanggao County. As a wealthy and prominent family in Qinghe County, how could the Lin family not know?
Lin Shan felt a chill in his heart.
Abandoned son!
They have long become the abandoned sons of the Lin family! The Lin family must have reached some agreement with the government. This batch of goods must be of great importance, even at the cost of the life of a first-class master!
And if the escorts who transported the escorts return to Qinghe County alive, then what awaits them...
Lin Shan thought of Master Pu, and thought of the old man's unrestrained appearance before leaving, his longing smile with fifty taels of silver in his arms, and his dream of retiring from the world to live in retirement...
"I hope I guessed wrong." Lin Shan closed his eyes and muttered silently.
…
About a quarter of an hour later, the handover was completed, and the grooms and servants followed the cavalry in the escort cart, and the billowing smoke disappeared in the way they came.
The sun was just setting at this moment, but Protector Jiang waved his hand.
"Set off!"
The killers followed him and continued south.
The third watch at night.
After walking for fifty miles, all the killers were out of breath and very tired, but they did not dare to complain that Protector Jiang was too fast.
At this time, a tall city stood tall in front of us, with walls that were ten meters high! The brazier on the city gate was brightly lit, arrow stacks were arranged neatly, and the two characters "牂牁" were hung on the plaque at the city gate!
"Zangda County City!"
This was an important town in the southwest of the Song Dynasty, and further south was the territory of the Southern Barbarians. It is said that the Southern Barbarians were also learning from the Song Dynasty system in recent years, and even established a dynasty, known as the Dali Kingdom.
A few years ago, they even captured Guangnan County, which is further south of Zangqi County! In order to curb the erosion of the situation, the imperial court allocated funds to renovate the city of Zangqi County as a frontline town to resist the northward march of the Southern Barbarians!
In recent years, there has been much peace, and Zangzhou has become an economic hub, connecting trade between the two sides.
…
All the men in black were waiting quietly at the foot of the city without any noise.
About ten breaths later, hanging baskets were lowered from the city wall one by one. The killers below the city were not surprised and were transported up in batches.
Lin Shan also came to the city wall and saw a guard at this time talking to Protector Jiang, with a slight smile on his face.
After the two chatted for a while, Protector Jiang took the lead to get off the city wall, and then a group of killers sneaked into the city under the cover of night. Lin Shan followed the large army, turning left and right in the streets and alleys, for fear of falling behind.
The city is very big, and when I almost got lost, I finally came to an antique building. The three characters "Jing'an Hall" were written on the plaque on the door, and everyone filed in through the familiar road.
After entering the lobby, I realized that the inside and the outside were completely two worlds!
The carved nanmu is carved, sandalwood is scented, the lights are bright, and the people are buzzing.
There were assassins in black all around, and people were coming and going. It was estimated that there were hundreds of them. From time to time, some people jumped in from the windows, and some people got down from the sewers. Everyone came and went in a hurry, wearing face masks and not approaching strangers.
Lin Shan looked around and saw that the upper floors were surrounded by fences. In the center of the lobby, there were several clerks and accounting clerks, who were registering or receiving consultations. Behind them was a huge curtain, on which various tasks were listed one by one:
"Snipe and kill Zhang Taimang, the hero of Guangnan, and contribute 20 points."
"Intercept the magistrate of Zhiyuan County from taking office, regardless of life or death, contribution points 15."
"Recover General Qiao's daughter, no damage, contribution points 10."
"Assassinate the son of Zhongcheng, the censor of Dali Kingdom, and contribute 10 points."
"Explore the hiding place of the seven bandits in Mengshan, and contribute 5 points."
…
Lin Shan's eyes were opened. There were all kinds of tasks above, involving all aspects of military and political affairs. Even the imperial officials dared to assassinate him! He instantly felt that Nightingale was full of character!
Chapter completed!