diskusbooks Chapter 426 Luo Zheng: He's Not Far From Death
Chapter 426 Luo Zheng: He's Not Far From Death
Jia Rui's face froze and his expression became a little ugly.
He had just said that Luo Zheng couldn't find out anything, but Luo Zheng's people discovered the corpses on the mountain, which was a slap in his face!
He looked at King Zhou and saw that his expression was not looking good either. He quickly said, "Your Highness, it seems that Luo Zheng was well prepared and deliberately played a trick of pretending to repair the plank road while secretly attacking Chencang!"
Although King Zhou's face was not looking good, he was not anxious. "It doesn't matter. Even if he found the bones in the mountains, he wouldn't be able to find anything. There are many wild animals in the mountains. I want to see how many bones he can find!"
Luo Zheng's actions this time exceeded many people's expectations.
Upon learning that human bones had been found in the mountains and that tigers, leopards, bears, snakes, and jackals were lurking there, Luo Zheng, acting as an imperial envoy, mobilized the local garrison and summoned local hunters and young men to go into the mountains to hunt in the name of eliminating the tigers and wolves and protecting the local people.
This move immediately caused the King of Zhou to feel uneasy.
He has hidden a group of private soldiers in the mountains, and these people must not be discovered by Luo Zheng!
The King of Zhou sent someone to deliver the message while ordering people to take action.
Luo Zheng gathered too many teams this time, so his men could easily sneak in and take advantage of the opportunity to attack.
As a result, the team assembled by Luo Zheng was soon attacked by poisonous snakes and wild beasts, and many people in the team were injured.
Then some people were unwilling to go deeper into the mountains and forests and clamored to go back.
As more and more people were injured, more and more people started shouting.
Especially when the condition of those who were poisoned by the snake became worse, the voices of opposition from the public became louder and louder.
Luo Zheng had no choice but to let everyone evacuate first and go back to treat their injuries.
Only then did King Zhou secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
After these people withdrew, the people in the mountains had time to clean up their traces and move away as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, that evening, a man covered in wounds rushed into the city and ran to the gate of the county government office, shouting: "Someone is raising private soldiers in the mountains..."
Just as he shouted this, a dart suddenly hit him in the back, causing him to fall to the ground instantly.
Luo Zheng now lives in the county government office with a group of Black Kirin Guards. As soon as the man rushed to the gate of the county government office, the Black Kirin Guards ran out vigilantly, but unfortunately they failed to block the dart.
Seeing that man suddenly fall to the ground, the Black Qilin Guards immediately rushed forward, surrounded him with their bodies with their backs to him, and looked around vigilantly.
The Black Qilin Guards also rushed to the surrounding corners, looking for the person who had just attacked, but unfortunately, that person had already disappeared without a trace.
The Black Kirin Guards could only carry the injured man who fell to the ground into the county government office.
This person is actually also a Black Kirin Guard, but he deliberately dressed up as a hunter.
He was quickly carried in front of Luo Zheng, and then a thin man quickly came forward with a medicine box to check his injuries.
"He's still breathing. The dart was a little off target, but he should be able to be saved."
As the man spoke, he quickly stuffed a pill into the victim's mouth, then quickly cut open the victim's clothes and gave him acupuncture to stop the bleeding.
Luo Zheng stood silently by his side, helping him and watching his movements, a gentle smile involuntarily rising from the corner of his mouth.
This thin man was none other than Feng Xinyi in disguise.
After she returned home with the coffin as a miracle doctor, she asked Baisui to stay and pretend to be the miracle doctor, while she changed her identity and pretended to be a coroner and doctor. She met Luo Zheng on the way, and then came to Gusu together to investigate the case.
In the previous half month, Luo Zheng pretended to be investigating the case seriously, but he was entangled in those messy cases and couldn't get away.
However, he secretly sent people into the mountains and made a lot of preparations.
The injured man was also part of their plan.
But at the last moment, something unexpected happened.
The dart that shot towards his back was not arranged by Luo Zheng, but was done by someone else!
Feng Xinyi felt a little uneasy, so while tending to the wound, she asked, "Do you think the attacker was one of King Zhou's men, or that Jia Rui?
Now that the private soldiers have been exposed, will the King of Zhou be driven to the brink of destruction?"
"He won't." Luo Zheng twitched his lips sarcastically. "King Zhou is a coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong. He doesn't have the courage to fight to the death."
Feng Xinyi still felt uneasy: "What about Jia Rui..."
"He is not far from death."
Luo Zheng sneered and felt a little better.
Feng Xinyi didn't know where he got the confidence from, but since things had come to this, she couldn't say anything more.
Anyway, arrangements had already been made for the two children. Even if she and Luo Zheng died here, the children could go to the capital to seek refuge with Xie Xiu.
As long as she could get rid of King Zhou and avenge her father and fellow apprentices, she would not have any complaints even if she had to sacrifice her life.
What Feng Xinyi didn't know was that Luo Zheng had already bribed the people around King Zhou.
There are quite a few people in Prince Zhou's palace, but not everyone is willing to follow King Zhou to the death.
Jia Rui wanted to use King Zhou, but King Zhou was not a fool.
He deliberately let people talk about the private soldiers, but did not mention the number, just to leave a little room for the King of Zhou so that the other party would not be desperate and fight to the death.
Given King Zhou's temperament, he would never dare to rebel unless he was forced into a desperate situation.
Moreover, once the private army affair was exposed, the King of Zhou would inevitably find a scapegoat.
The deceased Yang Xiu and Jia Rui are the best candidates.
It is impossible that King Zhou was unaware of Jia Rui's identity. He kept Jia Rui by his side obviously for the purpose of using him.
Yang Xiu was dead, and King Zhou put all the blame on him, making it impossible for him to get away with it.
But if Jia Rui is included, the situation will be different.
However, that one sentence alone is not enough, we need to add another weight.
So that night, Luo Zheng was assassinated!
Unexpectedly, just when the assassin was about to attack but was stopped by the Black Kylin Guard, another assassin in black and mask appeared!
Luo Zheng was nearly stabbed through the heart by this man's sword, but Song Xingzhou intervened in time and knocked the man's sword away with a spear, thus saving him from danger.
When Song Xingzhou used the tip of his gun to pick off the black scarf on the man's face, Luo Zheng immediately recognized the man's identity!
"Lin Xiao! It's actually you!"
Lin Xiao quickly threw a dart, turned around and ran away.
Luo Zheng gnashed his teeth and shouted angrily: "He is Lin Xiao! We must catch him!"
Song Xingzhou immediately picked up his gun and chased after him.
Lin Xiao moved around frantically, but was still scratched on the back by Song Xingzhou's gunshot.
He turned around and threw out a handful of darts, saying quickly, "You didn't think I was the only one here, did you? If you keep chasing me, Luo Zheng will be dead!"
While the other party was stunned, he sprinkled out a handful of lime and then quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Song Xingzhou quickly covered his face with his sleeves to avoid the lime, but when he wanted to chase again, he almost stepped into a trap.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Lin Xiao had set up many traps in this place!
It was obvious that the other party had been prepared and deliberately chose this direction to escape in order to use these traps to shake off the pursuers!
What a sinister and cunning person!
Song Xingzhou looked coldly at the direction where Lin Xiao disappeared and gritted his teeth.