The Scourge of Rebirth

Chapter 914 A Sad Story
When Yang Lin led his troops into Qingtian Village, sporadic battles were still taking place inside. The officers and soldiers were searching for hidden fish that slipped through the net. From time to time, bandits would be found and shot down by the officers and soldiers kill.

For these, Yang Lin just glanced at them, and didn't pay too much attention to them. The officers and soldiers under his command can solve trivial matters. Yang Lin doesn't need to pay too much attention to them. When the results are obtained, he will report them to him.

A group of people stopped and stopped, and finally came to the warehouse in Qingtian Village. This place has been strictly guarded, and no one is allowed to enter, even Song Ke can't be excluded. At this time, they can only wait for Yang Lin's arrival outside the door.

Speaking of which, Yang Lin didn't trust Song Ke, Qian Liehua and other newcomers in his heart at all. Other things are easy to say, but once faced with huge profits, no one can guarantee whether they will not have other thoughts. It's troublesome, so Yang Lin simply doesn't allow people to go into the warehouse, which can also save some trouble.

As for Yang Lin's thoughts, in fact, Song Ke and the others more or less guessed a little bit. This result shocked Song Ke and the others, and made them see clearly that Yang Lin, the new master, actually didn't trust them. , They are still in the stage of investigation, if their performance fails, they are likely to be kicked out again. Thinking of the possibility of losing their current high-ranking officials and generous salary, Song Ke and others are very flustered, and secretly decide to work harder With his performance, he tried to make Yang Lin, the new owner, truly trust him.

So this time when they saw Yang Lin again, Song Ke and other generals were very enthusiastic, and greeted him from a distance, and led Yang Lin with great hospitality.

Seeing everyone's performance, although Yang Lin was calm on the face, he was still very satisfied in his heart. You must know that Song Ke and others were more or less arrogant when facing him before, which made Yang Lin very unhappy. So they suppressed their enthusiasm without any trace, and now it seems that the effect is still very good. The attitude of Song Ke and others has changed significantly.

Yang Lin coughed dryly, and then asked: "What's the situation in the guest room? How many belongings are there in total?"

Song Ke replied respectfully: "My son, the general and others have followed your instructions and have not entered the guest room privately, so I am not very clear about the specific situation inside. If it is possible, I think I will send someone in now." Check out the belongings, I don't know what the young master wants."

Yang Lin smiled and said: "You guys have done a good job, just do what you want. Now you can open the door to the warehouse. I want to go in and see the situation myself."

Song Ke nodded and said: "Yes, the general will go down immediately to make arrangements."

After saying that, Song Ke left in a hurry. Not long after, the iron door of the warehouse was pried open, and then it was completely opened with a bang.

Standing at the door, Yang Lin raised his eyes and glanced inside. He saw that the entire storeroom was full of boxes, large and small. In addition, there were many valuable materials such as weapons, antiques, and silk. The entire warehouse, this situation, immediately made Yang Lin smile.

Looking at the situation, there are already a lot of property in the warehouse, and the specific amount can only be known after a careful counting.

Yang Lin walked in with a smile on his face, walked directly to the nearest box, and then kicked open the lid of the box, revealing a whole box of gold, silver and jewelry inside.

Seeing this scene, Song Ke, Qian Liehua, Cui Duo and others who were following behind couldn't help but widen their eyes, and subconsciously swallowed their saliva, their greedy expressions could not be concealed, and they really wanted to occupy the jewels in front of them. for oneself.

Yang Lin glanced at everyone without a trace, and sneered secretly in his heart. It was right not to let these people into the guest room before, otherwise, God knows how many jewels would have been embezzled. Bandits are all risking their lives to gain wealth, and if they have the opportunity to reap huge benefits, they will not be soft at all. If they are found out after the fact, they will die and refuse to admit it. Anyway, the law does not blame the public, presumably Yang Lin is for the overall situation The most important thing is to stabilize the morale of the army, and will not really deal with them cruelly.

Not to mention, if things really develop like that, maybe it will really happen like this, but it's a pity that Yang Lin took precautions in advance, and didn't let these new recruits have a chance to reap benefits.

Yang Lin sighed secretly, knowing that it would take a lot of effort to make these bastards truly submit. Now that they are far from knowing Yang Lin's ruthless methods, they will have the thought of embezzling property. I deeply understand Yang Lin's ruthlessness, and if I lend them some courage, they will not dare to have such thoughts anymore.

Yang Lin memorized these greedy faces, and was going to focus on educating them when he was free, and he must make these people suffer enough.

At this time, Song Ke, Cui Duo and others don't know that in the near future, there will be a severe test waiting for them. At this moment, these people are still in love with jewelry, constantly fantasizing that they can take it for themselves.

Yang Lin slowly retracted his gaze and didn't look at the group of people again. Then Yang Lin stepped out and wandered leisurely in the warehouse.

As he walked, Yang Lin's gaze was suddenly attracted by an ancient scroll hanging on the wall. Yang Lin stopped involuntarily and stared fixedly at the ancient painting.

I saw that this ancient painting was very strange. The scenery painted on it turned out to be a seemingly ordinary landscape painting. Yang Lin frowned. He felt something was wrong. After looking back and forth for a long time, Yang Lin realized that Something is wrong.

Cheng Tianzang, who had been following silently by the side, couldn't help showing puzzled expression when he saw Yang Lin's appearance. Following Yang Lin's gaze, Cheng Tianzang also looked at the ancient painting on the wall, but he didn't see anything famous. In Cheng Tianzang's eyes, this is really an ordinary ancient painting.

Although he felt very strange in his heart, Cheng Tianzang didn't ask any questions, and he had been with Yang Lin for a while. The experience of these days made Cheng Tianzang understand a truth, that is, in front of Yang Lin, don't be too curious, otherwise you will be in a hurry. If you accidentally know something you shouldn't know, you may lose your life.

Similar incidents have happened several times. Some of the guards sent by Yang Lin to carry out secret missions accidentally learned the hidden secrets out of curiosity, and ended up with dead ends. Cheng Tianzang took this as a warning , From then on, I never dared to be so curious again.

Therefore, Cheng Tianzang didn't ask any more questions, and immediately turned his eyes away from the ancient painting, and stood aside obediently, trying to keep his sense of existence as low as possible.

It's a pity that some people with no eyesight asked. Zhang Bin's eyes flickered for a moment, and he couldn't help asking: "Mr. Yang, is there anything special about this painting? Why are you staring at it so intently?"

Hearing this, many people looked at Yang Lin curiously, but Cheng Tianzang was the only exception. He shook his head secretly, feeling that Zhang Bin's move was asking for trouble. The thing is to wait for orders honestly.

But Zhang Bin didn't have this awareness, and asked Yang Lin without self-knowledge. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with this move, but it could easily displease the superiors.

Sure enough, Yang Lin, who was smiling at the corner of his mouth, slowly disappeared after hearing this question, and his eyes reluctantly moved away from the ancient painting, then looked at Zhang Bin, fell silent for a moment, and Yang Lin said lightly: " Your name is Zhang Bin, right?"

Zhang Bin nodded and said, "Yes."

Yang Lin narrowed his eyes, and suddenly said pointedly: "Listening to your question just now, you seem to have seen this painting before?"

Zhang Bin was startled, and subconsciously wanted to deny it, but when he and Yang Lin looked into each other's eyes, he suddenly felt as if he was being targeted by a hungry wolf that eats people and doesn't spit out bones, which made Zhang Bin lose the courage to lie , He nodded and admitted in a strange way.

Seeing this, Yang Lin opened his slightly narrowed eyes, and continued to ask: Tell me honestly, when did you see this ancient painting? Remember, you must tell the truth and never lie. That would make me very unhappy.

Zhang Bin regretted so much now, he secretly scolded himself why he was so mean-spirited just now, why did he ask why?Well now, ask for trouble.

Facing Yang Lin's aggressive gaze, Zhang Bin could only bite the bullet and replied: Mr. Yang, I did see this ancient painting once when I was working as a guard in the warehouse. This ancient painting seems to be very important. There was a period of time when I stayed up all night studying this ancient painting. Over time, I was inevitably affected by some influence and began to pay attention to this ancient painting.

Yang Lin stared at Zhang Bin for several times, and then continued: "What happened afterwards, did Ji Ancai find out why?"

Zhang Bin shook his head very bluntly and said: "Not at all. Ji Ancai spent half a month studying ancient paintings, but he still found nothing. In a rage, he threw the ancient paintings into the warehouse. Since then, he has never paid attention to them again. pass."

Yang Lin nodded and said, "So there is such a thing in the past?"

After speaking, Yang Lin ended the topic and continued to wander around in the warehouse.

Zhang Bin heaved a sigh of relief as if relieved from a heavy burden. Only then did he notice that his whole body was covered in cold sweat, and his body felt even weaker. This was the sequelae caused by extreme tension.

Cui Duo came over and patted Zhang Bin on the shoulder, then frowned and said, "Brother Zhang Bin, what you did just now was a bit reckless. After all, we are new investors and have not yet gained a firm foothold. We should be more cautious in dealing with things." Fortunately, the young master did not blame you, you have to pay attention to your words and deeds in the future, so as not to cause trouble to your upper body."

Zhang Bin agreed: It was indeed what I did wrong just now, and I will definitely pay attention to it in the future, and similar things will never happen again.

Hearing this, Cui Duo didn't say any more. He patted Zhang Bin's shoulder again, comforted him silently, and then followed Yang Lin's pace again to see if there was a chance to show his face.

Zhang Bin took a few deep breaths to calm down his tense mood. Finally, he took a deep look at the ancient painting on the wall, and followed the pace of Yang Lin just like Cui Duo. .

Everyone stayed in the warehouse for another half-a-quarter hour, and Yang Lin led the people away contentedly this time, and then Yang Lin told Cheng Tianzang: "The guest room will be handed over to you, take inventory of your belongings as soon as possible, and we will leave here tomorrow .”

Cheng Tianzang clasped his fists and said, "Young master, don't worry, the subordinates will definitely handle it properly, and there will never be any loopholes."

Yang Lin nodded and said, "I'm quite assured of your ability to handle affairs. I believe you won't disappoint me."

Then Yang Lin issued several orders to Song Ke, Qian Liehua and other generals, nothing more than to let them do all kinds of affairs after the war. Make a promise, saying that when you go back, you will be rewarded for your merits, so they can rest assured.

Finally got Xu Ruo from Yang Lin's own mouth, which overjoyed Cui Duo, Zhang Bin and other youngsters who had always been worried, and they kept showing their loyalty on the spot. I think Cui Duo and the bandits are too shameless.

After everything was arranged properly, Yang Lin went back to the handsome tent to rest, whether it was intentional or unintentional, when he left the warehouse, Yang Lin did not take away the ancient painting that caught his attention, as if he had already forgotten it same.

Things have developed to this point, logically speaking, there should be no accidents. When Qingtian Village is searched and cleaned up, and a big fire is set before leaving, then Qingtian Village, which once dominated the whole place, will be removed from this world , will no longer exist.

Everyone thought so, and it also made people relax their vigilance. In this atmosphere, time passed by little by little, and the sky soon began to dim, and it would be completely dawn in a short time.

However, things are often unexpected. At this time, a masked man in black suddenly appeared in the vicinity of the warehouse. He carefully scanned the surroundings, and after confirming that the patrolling personnel had gone away, he decisively took action. , Unexpectedly, he successfully knocked out several officers and soldiers guarding the warehouse.

Then the masked man in black forcefully pushed open the iron door, looked inside vigilantly, and walked in after confirming that it was safe.

After entering the warehouse, the masked man in black went directly to the ancient painting on the wall, gently took it down, rolled up the scroll, and put it next to his body. If you dare to stay, you want to turn around and leave this place.

It's all here, so what are you going to do in such a hurry?
Suddenly, a cold voice sounded, and the masked man in black froze in fright, unable to move any further.

At the door, Yang Lin appeared there at some point, his face expressionless, and his cold eyes fixed on the masked man in black opposite him.

At the same time, a large number of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared around the originally quiet warehouse, thousands of them, and the entire warehouse was surrounded by water.

This situation made the masked man in black startled and terrified. He looked around in a panic, trying to find a place where he could break out, but the result made him desperate. All he could see were officers and soldiers, even the roof. There are also many officers and soldiers blocked there, there is no way to escape.

Yang Lin said lightly: "Zhang Bin, I know it's you. If you're sensible, you can obediently catch him. For the sake of your contribution, I may spare your life. There is no way out, so how to choose is up to you.”

Hearing Yang Lin revealing his identity, the masked man in black couldn't help but exclaimed. He was completely in a mess. After a while, he calmed down slowly. After a moment of silence, the masked man in black slowly took down the The black cloth on his face revealed Zhang Bin's pale face.

Seeing that it was indeed Zhang Bin, the bandits Cui Duo and the others had turned to were the ones who reacted the most. They didn't understand anyway that a bright future was in front of them. At this time, why Zhang Bin was so overwhelmed that he took the risk to sneak into the warehouse and steal Cui Duo and others thought it was too stupid to take an ancient painting that didn't seem to have much value, and secretly scolded Zhang Bin for being out of his mind.

The reason why Cui Duo and the others were really excited was because they and Zhang Bin were bandits from Qingtian Village. They all joined together, and they naturally belonged to the same camp. It hurt them, so while Cui Duo and others were shocked, they also hated Zhang Bin to the core.

In order to show that he has nothing to do with this matter, Cui Duo pulled out his weapon with a whoosh, and volunteered: "Young Master, Zhang Bin is planning to commit crimes, and he deserves death. This subordinate is willing to step forward and slaughter him."

Seeing this, other bandits who had just voted reacted one after another, so they also stood up and declared their views loudly. Some of the ruthless gangsters even declared that they would smash Zhang Bin's body into thousands of pieces.

Zhang Bin on the opposite side saw the disgusting faces of these bastards, and his body began to tremble with anger. If possible, he really wanted to hack them to death.

However, Yang Lin was very satisfied with the performance of Cui Duo and others, and immediately said with a smile: "Very well, now I will count to three times, if Zhang Bin still refuses to surrender after three times, you can go up together and get me some Get him down."

Cui Duo nodded vigorously and said, "Young Master, don't worry, you will definitely complete the task."

Yang Lin gave Zhang Bin a half-smile and counted, "Three."

Cui Duo and the others clenched their weapons and were ready to strike, but Zhang Bin was still hesitating.

Yang Lin continued to count: "Two."

Cui Duo and the others panted heavily, their ferocious faces were terrifying.

Seeing that Yang Lin was about to count to one, Zhang Bin's face was ashen. After all, he dropped the weapon in his hand and said bitterly, "I surrender."

Yang Lin nodded and said, "This is a wise choice, let me take him down."

Yes, my son.

Cui Duo was the first to rush up, then put the sharp steel knife on Zhang Bin's neck, and said in a hateful voice: "Zhang Bin, you did something wrong and almost hurt the brothers, so don't blame me for being ruthless , you asked for all of this."

Although Zhang Bin was angry, he had nothing to say, because it was indeed the case, he was at fault first, and he couldn't blame others for throwing stones at him.

Cui Duo and others escorted Zhang Bin to Yang Lin, then took out the ancient painting from Zhang Bin, and dedicated it to Yang Lin with both hands.

Yang Lin took the ancient painting, looked at Zhang Bin coldly, and said, "Be honest, do you know the secret of the ancient painting?"

Hearing this, Zhang Bin looked at Yang Lin in surprise, and said in disbelief, "How did you know that?"

Yang Lin smiled without saying a word, and glanced around. There are too many people here, and it is not a place to talk, so Yang Lin sealed Zhang Bin's main points, and then ordered: "Bring Zhang Bin back to the commander. Account, I have something to ask him."

The subordinates naturally followed suit honestly. Three quarters of an hour passed like this. In the tent of the camp outside Qingtian Village, only Yang Lin and Zhang Bin were alone. Yang Lin glanced at Zhang Bin up and down, and then spoke. Said: "Okay, there are no outsiders now, I hope you can answer my son's question honestly."

Zhang Bin said with a wry smile, "Young Master Yang, actually I don't know much."

Yang Lin said lightly: "How much do you know, tell me all about it."

Zhang Bin hesitated for a while, and then asked: "I can say it, but after I say it, I hope Mr. Yang can let me go."

Yang Lin said noncommittally: "Okay, I promise not to kill you."

Hearing that Yang Lin promised not to kill him, Zhang Bin finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then he said, "I found out about the ancient painting by accident, it was a year ago, when I offered Ji Ancai The order to go to Mingyue Valley to inquire about news, who knew that he accidentally fell into a trap and was captured by the people of Mingyue Valley."

Yang Lin frowned, Mingyue Valley is the largest village on Fengzhou Green Forest Road, there are tens of thousands of people in the village, and the owner of the village, "Blood Lady" Yan Man, is even more vicious and powerful, known as Fengzhou The female emperor on Greenwood Road, Qingtian Village is far inferior to Mingyue Valley in strength, Ji Ancai is so bold as to send someone to the site of Mingyue Valley to find out information, isn't he afraid of getting into trouble?

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and Yang Lin asked, "When Ji Ancai sent you to Mingyue Valley, what exactly did he want to find out?"

Without hesitation, Zhang Bin replied in a deep voice, "Ji Ancai sent me to Mingyue Valley to inquire about the second ancient painting."

Yang Lin was not surprised that there was a second ancient painting, as if he had expected it. What Yang Lin was very concerned about was that the second ancient painting might be in the Bright Moon Valley, which was really a surprise.

Yang Lin asked: "How about the specific situation? Are you sure about the whereabouts of the second ancient painting?"

Zhang Bin sighed: "I can't do anything at all. Mingyue Valley is full of dangers. I was captured when I arrived there. How can I find out the news? If I hadn't been clever at the time, I might have died long ago."

Yang Lin asked curiously, "Then how did you survive in the end?"

Zhang Bin was very ashamed and said: Originally, I couldn't live. Later, the senior officials of Mingyue Valley knew that I came to inquire about the hanging paintings, so they were all moved. Only then did I know that the so-called ancient paintings must be treasures. It's a pity that I hadn't seen the ancient paintings at the time, so I didn't know anything about it. Later, the people of Mingyue Valley promised not to kill me, but the condition was that I would do things for them and secretly steal the ancient paintings owned by Ji Ancai to them.

Yang Lin said in a deep voice: "Mingyue Valley is much stronger than Qingtian Village. If they want ancient paintings, they can just grab them. Why bother?"

Zhang Bin replied: I also thought it was strange at the time, but as a prisoner at that time, I didn’t dare to ask at all. I didn’t realize until later that there were three ancient paintings in total, except for Mingyue Valley and Qingtian Village. The painting is in the hands of Leigongzhai. As the second largest green forest village in Fengzhou, Leigongzhai is not as strong as Mingyue Valley, but it should not be underestimated. Mingyuegu is worried that Qingtian Village has ancient paintings. The robbing of Lei Gongzhai, that's why I didn't dare to rob it openly, and chose to steal it secretly.

After hearing these words, Yang Lin suddenly realized. Immediately afterwards, Yang Lin was a little excited. He didn't expect to learn about the other two ancient paintings from Zhang Bin. This was really a surprise.

As for the secrets in the ancient paintings, they are actually quite clichéd. It is said that each of the three ancient paintings hides a part of the secret of the treasure map. After collecting the three ancient paintings, you can point out the location of the treasure. When I first came to Fengzhou When he heard this rumor by accident, Yang Lin didn't take it seriously at all, thinking it was just a rumor. It wasn't until the moment he saw the ancient painting in the warehouse that Yang Lin began to believe that the treasure map might be true.

However, Zhang Bin's strangeness towards the ancient paintings directly aroused Yang Lin's suspicion. He did not expect that in the face of good luck, he would finally learn the whereabouts of the other two ancient paintings from Zhang Bin, an inconspicuous person. There is no treasure, and it is not destined to be with oneself.

Yang Lin couldn't help but start to think about it, but he quickly threw away those unrealistic thoughts, looked at Zhang Bin again, and said in a deep voice: "Then you took the risk of stealing the ancient painting this time, and you are going to dedicate it to him. Bright Moon Valley."

Hearing this, Zhang Bin bit the bullet and nodded in admission.

Seeing this, Yang Lin said angrily: "Is there any mistake? Could it be that the power of my Yang Lin today is no better than a small Mingyue Valley? The credit you have made is enough to be popular and hot here. , You are willing to give up these things and go back to serve as a lackey for Mingyue Valley, it is really puzzling."

Zhang Bin's face turned bitter, and he cried, "Young Master Yang, I actually don't want to do this, but I really can't help it. The reason why Mingyue Valley boldly and reassuringly let me go back to Qingtian Village as an undercover agent was because they I have a Gu on my body, if I dare to betray, I will definitely end up worse than death. In desperation, I can only go one way to the dark.

Hearing this explanation, Yang Lin's face became a little weird, because he, Yang, often did such behaviors as poisoning people and threatening others to do things for him. Cheng Tianzang was poisoned by Yang Lin's poison, so he obeyed orders so obediently. Zhang Bin's experience was very similar to Cheng Tianzang's.

However, with Yang Lin's thick skin, the strange color on his face only appeared for a moment, and then disappeared quickly, and then he saw Yang Lin brazenly say: "Mingyue Valley's actions are really too much, it is really infuriating, look at you For the sake of unspeakable secrets, I will spare your life for the time being.

Zhang Bin was ecstatic, knelt down and thanked: "Thank you, Mr. Yang, for not killing me, thank you for your magnanimity, your great kindness."

Yang Lin said angrily: "Shut up first, I haven't finished my words yet, why are you so anxious to thank me?"

Hearing this, Zhang Bin's heart tightened for no reason, and he asked extremely nervously, "Young Master Yang, what else do you need to add?"

Yang Lin said lightly: "Capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped. I need you to go back to Mingyue Valley and be my eyes and ears."

Zhang Bin was stunned by this request, obviously it was beyond his expectation, after thinking for a while, Zhang Bin asked cautiously: "Young Master Yang, do you want me to find out the location of the ancient painting in Mingyue Valley. "

Yang Lindao: "This is just one of the aspects. The main reason for asking you to go back to Mingyue Valley to be the eyes and ears is to find out the specific situation of Mingyue Valley, how many people they have, what kind of experts they are, how many imports and exports are there, and whether they have weaknesses. , All of the above, you need to inquire carefully."

Zhang Bin is not stupid, after hearing these requests, he quickly thought of a possibility, so Zhang Bin said in shock: "Young Master Yang, are you going to destroy Mingyue Valley?"

Yang Lin didn't deny it either, and simply admitted: Exactly, there are too many bandits and bandits in Fengzhou. Their existence has greatly affected the development of Fengzhou. You can rest assured that if you can successfully complete the task, it will be regarded as a sin and meritorious service, and this young master will still reuse you in the future.

Zhang Bin didn't have any choice now, his life was in Yang Lin's hands now, if he dared to refuse, he would be killed in minutes, so Zhang Bin still agreed.

Yang Lin smiled in satisfaction, and then, Yang Lin grabbed Zhang Bin's chin with one hand, opened his mouth, and flicked a black bullet into Zhang Bin's mouth. Finally, he closed Zhang Bin's mouth and lightly touched his throat, only to hear a grunt, and Zhang Bin swallowed the elixir in his mouth fiercely.

After doing this, Yang Lin let go of Zhang Bin without changing his face.

As soon as he was free, Zhang Bin retched immediately, trying to spit out the elixir he had swallowed.

Even if Zhang Bin thinks with his toes, he can understand that the elixir that Yang Lin gave him is probably a chronic poison, just like the poison Gu that Mingyuegu gave him, in order to control him and prevent him from dying halfway. betray.

(End of this chapter)