mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 964 Killing without blinking an eye
Zhao Chuanxin went to the government office in Kulun again and sent a telegram, stating everything that had happened there, and told Zhang Shouzeng and others to cooperate with the army's actions when they returned.

Zhao Chuanxin left Kulun with a pile of charges.

Mr. Hu always had a bad feeling.

Zhao Chuanxin came back with blood stains on his clothes.

Hu Da immediately felt that something was wrong: "Sir, you, you killed Jebtsundamba?"

"No."

Hu Da felt relieved.

Zhao Chuanxin said, "We won't sleep in the wilderness this time. Let's go directly to Zhuobarse and spend the night there."

He did not rob the local herdsmen, but forced his way into their tents to shelter from the wind and snow. He also bought some mutton, which he stewed in a big pot and shared.

When a taiji came to ask about Garu's whereabouts, Prefect Zhao, who was chewing on lamb ribs, said bluntly: "Go to Sangbeizi Banner and look through the pile of corpses. Maybe you can find his head."

The Taiji's face changed and he left in a hurry.

Among those who died at Sangbeizi's place, many were herdsmen from Zhuobarse, and it is possible that some of them were relatives and friends of this Taiji.

Che Hezha said, "Sir, we must be on guard at night."

He was worried that someone whose family had died would come to seek revenge.

"It's a normal night duty. If even one of us dies, I will kill their entire flag." Zhao Chuanxin said in a flat tone.

The grassland is no longer the same grassland.

The people are tough, but it is not possible to make every citizen a soldier and send them into battle with just a sword or a bow.

Even though he is still as tough as before, Zhao Chuanxin is fearless.

However, in the dead of night, Zhao Chuanxin heard faint curses coming from the darkness.

He frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Batanga said, "It is Tao Ke Tao Hu. Your Excellency is better not to listen to it."

Don't listen carefully, if you listen, it's just scolding you.

Zhao Chuanxin couldn't hear clearly because of the strong wind, so he stood up and said, "Let's go take a look."

This requisitioned yurt was dark and very depressing inside.

The Han people found it difficult to adapt, but Zhao Chuanxin wanted to go out for a walk.

When Zhao Chuanxin arrived at the place where the prisoners were held, he heard Tao Ketaohu yelling, "Where is Zhao Chuanxin? Don't you dare to see the eagle on the grassland? Coward..."

"What are you yelling about? Why are you here?"

Tao Ke Tao Hu paused.

"Don't you want to see me?" Zhao Chuanxin entered the prisoner camp.

Tao Ke Tao Hu knew that he was going to die.

He had two worries: one was that he would be tortured, and the other was that he would die in misery.

So he kept cursing, trying to provoke Zhao Chuanxin to kill him quickly.

But when he actually met Zhao Chuanxin, Tao Ketaohu's heart suddenly tightened.

After all, people are the shadow of famous trees.

"Keep scolding?"

Taok Taohu remained silent.

"If you know how to shut up, don't disturb everyone's sleep." Zhao Chuanxin felt bored and turned around to leave.

Damn, Ye Gong loves dragons, right?

At this time, Tao Ketaohu finally spoke: "Zhao Chuanxin, kill me, don't slander me, I just want to die."

Zhao Chuanxin smiled and said, "You always try to fool me, time and time again. You want to die like this, but you are really overthinking it. Don't the herdsmen on the grassland call you Master Tao and the hero of the grassland? Only magic can defeat magic. Look at how I will make you infamous for eternity."

Tao Ke Tao Hu was afraid of this and was so angry that he shouted, "What is true cannot be false and what is false cannot be true. You, the traitor, will not succeed!"

"How presumptuous!" Zhao Chuanxin took out a cigarette, lit it, and said with a smile: "I admit that I am a traitor. In the play, I am the villain. You only know that I, Zhao Chuanxin, am cruel, but you don't know that I am also very cunning and can confuse right and wrong. You know, technology is changing with each passing day, and now there are many more media for disseminating information. I will let you live for a while, and after I confuse right and wrong and make you infamous, I will execute you, and then let the herdsmen throw rotten eggs and rotten cabbage leaves at you."

The more Tao Ketaohu listened, the more frightened he became. His chest heaved with anger: "Zhao Chuanxin, you will not die well."

"Why are you yelling so loudly?" Zhao Chuanxin scratched his ears: "Okay, okay, I get it. I'm going to die a miserable death, right? It's not a big deal."

“……”Taoketaohu felt powerless.

So infuriating.

Zhao Chuanxin added, "You'd better be quiet. It's easy to die, but it's hard to live. But I have ways to make your life worse than death. I can have someone cut off one of your fingers a day. One hand can be cut for 15 days, and two hands can be cut for a month. Then it's your toes. After cutting, use a red-hot iron to burn your wound. It's cold now, so it's not easy to get infected. Even if you get infected, I have a special medicine to cure you. If you're quiet, I'll let you die in peace."

Tao Ke Tao Hu was horrified when he heard this.

But he believed that Zhao Chuanxin could definitely do it.

This guy has killed more people than many people will see in their lifetime.

Seeing that he didn't dare to continue cursing, Zhao Chuanxin left.

……

Zhao Chuanxin teleported to the white house in Quetshalan.

Aguire Ida was making breakfast for himself. When he saw Zhao Chuanxin appear, he greeted him and said, "Good morning, Mr. Constantine."

The Chihuahua limped over, raised its head and wagged its tail at Zhao Chuanxin, trying its best to please him.

It's another sunny day with bright sunshine. The dry season here is not just a saying.

Zhao Chuanxin prepared some food for the Chihuahua and felt that Quetshalan was a good place to recuperate.

He said, "Agulei, you take care of the house. I'm going out for a while."

"Okay, Mr. Constantine." Aguilera Ida answered happily. He was very satisfied with his current life. But when Zhao Chuanxin was about to go out, he reminded him, "Mr. Constantine, you'd better be careful. As far as I know, the police in the cavalry patrol are very difficult to deal with. They will definitely come to trouble you again."

Zhao Chuanxin was silent for two seconds and said, "Ajulei, I have no grudge against you. I hope you can wish me well."

Aguilera Ida: "..."

Zhao Chuanxin teleported to Eye 17, Palafos Library,

Xingyue said: "I hope you can spare some time to let me read some useful books."

Zhao Chuanxin walked out of the library: "Let's talk about it later. Let's make incendiary bombs first."

It was so early, the library had just opened, and the gatekeeper was surprised to see an Asian man appear and asked, "When did you get in?"

Zhao Chuanxin put his hands behind his back, looking dignified and speaking in a serious tone: "How did you watch the gate? You didn't even see anyone go in? Don't do it again, or I will never forgive you."

The gatekeeper was afraid instinctively: "Yes, sir, there will never be a next time."

He nodded, bowed and smiled awkwardly as he sent Zhao Chuanxin away.

Then he responded: “Who is he?”

I have never seen this leader...

Zhao Chuanxin wandered around the city of Puebla, searching for his target under the stars and the moon.

Zhao Chuanxin found silicate in a warehouse storing paper-burning ceramic materials.

A small amount of chlorate was obtained from the warehouse of a pharmaceutical factory that produces disinfectants.

Zhao Chuanxin found aluminum powder in the warehouse of an American factory that produces tableware and lunch boxes.

He also used an aluminum lunch box when he was a child.

After gathering some chemical and metal supplies, Zhao Chuanxin returned to the white house in Quetshalan.

He went to the storeroom of the White House.

There is a stone wall in the warehouse with a depression in it. A wooden shelf is placed in the depression, on which buckets, rags, wine bottles and other sundries are piled. In addition, there is a bronze statue of the Virgin Mary.

The statue of the Virgin Mary seemed to be embedded in the wood, and it was impossible for an ordinary man to shake it.

Zhao Chuanxin grasped the Virgin Mary's plump waist with one hand and pulled upward with force.

After hearing a snap, he pushed the oak shelf with all his strength.

pat!

The shelf was pushed, revealing a rock staircase leading down.

If it were someone else, they would not be able to remove the statue of the Virgin Mary.

Even if you could, you can't pull it open with one hand.

If you pull it out with both hands, the secret door will unlock, but if you release one hand, the statue of the Virgin Mary will fall down and the door will be locked again.

You must pull it out with one hand and then push with the other hand, ensuring these two points are met to open the secret door.

Zhao Chuanxin went down the stairs.

The underground fortress has a huge space, and the first one is Xingyue’s laboratory.

Releasing the black puppet craftsman, Xingyue manipulated it to pile materials on the test bench according to the pre-designed plan.

Among a pile of materials, Zhao Chuanxin saw a handful of dried insects.

This was what he smuggled back when he went to buy materials for free.

This dry-bodied insect has a round body and is black and red with white stripes.

He crushed one, dipped it in water and drew a line on paper, it turned bright red.

Zhao Chuanxin blurted out: "Cochineal?"

This is good stuff.

Lao Zhao is very interested in various necessities for women.

Straight men believe that men should not understand women's things, because that would make them look weird and effeminate.

Many straight men are proud of their straight temperament.

This kind of complacency is very inexplicable.

Lao Zhao understands women's psychology and products, mainly because he is greedy for their bodies.

Isn't this the quality that a straight man should possess?

Otherwise, are you really straight?
Lao Zhao has learned that cochineal is an important component of good lipstick.

In the past, cochineal was a Spanish trade secret, and the entire industry was shrouded in secrecy.

It was not until Leeuwenhoek discovered the secret of cochineal under his microscope that the French began to cultivate cochineal.

Mexico is also an important cochineal farming area. Perhaps...

It should be noted that Zhao Chuanxin is also very interested in making money.

The principle and structure of incendiary bombs are not much more difficult than those of grenades, and may even be simpler.

Soon, Xingyue produced the finished product.

Zhao Chuanxin picked up the metal cylinder on the table and shook it in his hand.

Xingyue hurriedly warned, "Be careful, if it explodes, the flames will be difficult to put out and you will be seriously burned. If you catch fire, remember to use the Old God Crucible Brand to absorb the heat in time."

Zhao Chuanxin came out of the underground bunker with an incendiary bomb.

He found a stranger in his house.

Seeing him coming out of the warehouse, Aguirre Ida introduced him and said, "Mr. Constantine, this is Justino, one of the few good people in our town. He heard that you bought a horse, so he came to help build the stable. After all, the wind is too strong now, and horses are prone to getting sick due to being too dry."

Zhao Chuanxin looked over and saw the man had a full beard, was thin, and had shaggy eyebrows. His face was naturally funny and he looked like he could be bullied easily.

Justino first rubbed his hands on his gray pants, then stretched out his hand to shake hands with Zhao Chuanxin.

Perhaps Zhao Chuanxin was a little slow to react, so he smiled uneasily and said, "Mr. Constantine, like you, I am often bullied by Urquidi Gomez, but we all survived, didn't we?"

Zhao Chuanxin was stunned.

I didn't expect that the impression I gave everyone was that I was easy to be bullied?

I think Justino came here to help and look for other "cowardly" people out of sympathy.

Zhao Chuanxin shook his hand and said, "Yes, yes, Justino, listen to me, thank you for coming to help. May God punish that bastard Urquidi Gomez and make him give birth to a son without an asshole."

"Uh..." Justino said timidly, "Mr. Constantine, I don't want to cause trouble, and I won't spread your words."

"Don't be so polite, just pass it on."

"..."

Justino was quick and efficient. Zhao Chuanxin paid for Aguirre Ida and Justino to go to the town to buy planks. Justino used his own donkey to help pull the materials back, and he helped with all his heart.

However, on the way back, the sound of horse hooves was heard.

A team of rural mounted patrol police came hurriedly and stopped Aguirre Ida and Justino immediately.

Aguilera Ida shrank back in fear behind the donkey, and Justino was equally frightened.

Aguirre Ida discovered that Obregón was not in the team.

Leading the way was Obregón's friend Salcedo, another local Cascist.

Salcedo looked at them and asked in a grim tone, "Who are you pulling for?"

Aguilera Ida said nothing.

Justino was an adult after all, and he couldn't let a half-grown child take the lead, so he stepped forward with a flattering smile and said, "Don Salcedo Antonio, we are here to help Mr. John Constantine, a new resident in town. He is a kind gentleman."

Salcedo pointed at Justino and said to his men, "How dare he help a stranger? Beat him up!"

A group of people dismounted, surrounded Justino with a grin, and beat him up.

Justino didn't understand why he was being beaten. He screamed and rolled on the ground.

Because Aguilera Ida looked like a child, no one cared about him.

He sneaked into the nearby reed forest and scared away a flock of chachalaka birds.

Salcedo noticed something and frowned, but still ignored the escaped child.

Aguilera Ida rushed back to the White House and shouted, "Signor Constantine, something bad has happened. The mounted patrol is about to kill poor Justino."

Zhao Chuanxin was laying all the remaining floor tiles in the yard in one go, and he also wanted to tidy up the path in front of the white house.

To be rich, build roads first.

He had just killed someone, and the anger in his chest had not yet dissipated. Hearing this, the murderous emotion surged up. He narrowed his eyes and asked Aguirre Ida, who was out of breath, "Where is he?"

Aguilera Ida pointed to the road and said, "Not far away, just over there by the reed forest."

Zhao Chuanxin nodded: "You wait here and watch the dog and the fake."

Ajure Ida took a look at the horse tied to the post, and when he looked back, Zhao Chuanxin was gone.

He had gotten used to Zhao Chuanxin's unpredictable appearances, just as Zhao Chuanxin had gotten used to his bad mouth.

He thought about it and decided not to stay in the white house. He untied the impostor's reins and rode his tall horse back the way he came.

Even if I can't help with anything else, at least I can help escape on horseback.

Salcedo had stopped beating Justino and was questioning the pitiful and bruised Justino: "What is your relationship with the foreigner?"

"I, I, I'm just his friend, cough cough..." Justino's two teeth were loose, his gums and mouth were cracked, and he coughed up blood foam.

"You are so brave that you dare to help our enemies? I don't think you can stay in Quetshalan anymore. We will visit you again in the future." Salcedo said arrogantly.

He has the final say in this place.

Justino was shocked and frightened, looking around helplessly.

Suddenly his face froze.

Salcedo noticed something was wrong and turned around following his gaze, and saw a tall Asian man in a windbreaker with a gloomy face walking towards him.

Justino shouted anxiously, "Mr. Constantine, please leave quickly. They are looking for you..."

These words only made Zhao Chuanxin keep moving forward.

"Life is like that of an ox or a horse, with no time to rest. When I have time to rest, I sleep in the mountains." Zhao Chuanxin lit up a cigar and said, "Poor Justino."

Salcedo sneered, "Your brain is probably broken, you outsider."

One of his men walked towards Zhao Chuanxin holding an ox-horn knife.

At this time, Aguilera Ida also rode over on horseback.

Seeing the tragedy about to happen, he couldn't help but shout: "Mr. Constantine, run..."

Zhao Chuanxin remained unmoved.

When the man approached and the ox-horn knife stabbed at him, Zhao Chuanxin accurately grabbed the man's wrist and bent it upwards.

Click.

Broken wrist.

"Ow..."

Before the ox-horn knife fell to the ground, Zhao Chuanxin raised his foot and hooked it, causing the ox-horn knife to fly up in a spin.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't worry about hurting his hand at all and reached out to grab it.

What was surprising was that Zhao Chuanxin not only grabbed the spinning ox-horn knife, but even held it in reverse.

He grabbed the man's wrist and cut it with the knife in his hand.

laugh.

The tendons of the hand were severed along with the aorta.

Without waiting for the other person to scream, he grabbed the other wrist.

laugh.

The ox-horn knife turned 180 degrees in Zhao Chuanxin's palm and was held upright.

Stab the opponent in the stomach first.

Horizontal pull.

laugh……

Disembowelled.

Zhao Chuanxin pushed the man with his hands and he fell headfirst. Blood gushed out from three directions and was absorbed by the dry earth.

Aguilera Ida and Justino were stunned.

"This……"

Seeing this, the other man took off the Mauser M1902 7mm rifle behind him and pulled the bolt.

Zhao Chuanxin threw out the ox-horn knife.

puff.

The knife was stuck right between the man's shoulder blades.

"what……"

Zhao Chuanxin snatched the gun, put it in the man's mouth and pulled the trigger.

boom.

The brains were scattered all over the floor.

The rest of the people also rushed to get their guns.

Salcedo was also confused.

Isn't it said that outsiders are just small fry who can be bullied at will?

Isn't it said that the outsider who offended Urquidi Gomez, the bodyguard of Camilo Torric, a large landowner in Quetzalan, could only come and beg for mercy?

Isn't it said that this is a rich Asian guy?

I wonder, now I see, why does this guy have the aura to kill people without blinking an eye?
There was a policeman from the mounted patrol standing next to Zhao Chuanxin, pulling the bolt of his gun with trembling hands and feet.

Seeing that he failed to pull her up twice, Zhao Chuanxin said with a smile: "How about I wait for you for a while?"

The man glanced at Zhao Chuanxin in panic, then lowered his head to pull the bolt. He finally managed to pull it up, sweating profusely from the work.

Zhao Chuanxin blew out a puff of cigar smoke and reached out to grab the other person's gun.

An irresistible force came over them, and the mounted patrol police were already in a panic, so they were easily disarmed.

Zhao Chuanxin holds the gun in his left hand.

boom.

The policeman screamed in pain, with a big hole in his stomach caused by a bullet.

Salcedo's heart skipped a beat.

Chao, I'm afraid I've hit a wall today.

(End of this chapter)