King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 443

"It's me!" a voice came from behind.

"Captain Xing?" Lou Cheng asked in surprise.

Zhu Tan took a look in the moonlight and suddenly felt all the hairs on his body stand up.

Captain Xing doesn't look like a human being, even his facial features look like they have been touched by someone.

His clothes were soaked with blood.

"Oh no! A-Mao and several other people were killed."

Captain Xing's voice was filled with sadness and his body was shaking slightly.

The Amao and others he mentioned were the officials who hid several hundred taels of gold when the horseshoe gold was dug out that day.

Zhu Tan's heart skipped a beat.

He knew that the gold was a big trouble. Xu Zhubo's ancestors had so much gold. How could the people who buried it there not know about it?

After counting, two thousand taels of gold were missing!
"Is it the killer?"

The first thing that came to Zhu Tan’s mind was a pair of cold eyes that made him shudder.

"Yes, I just arrived at A Mao's house and I met A Mao. He helped me block a sword. I didn't want to go home. I heard that you took Mr. Yang and Mr. Wang out for a drink, so I was waiting for you outside."

Zhu Tan looked at Yang Zhong leaning against the wall to "take it easy".

"Let's go back to the county government office with Master Yang. You need to take care of your injuries. I'm sure the killer won't dare to come to us so blatantly."

The Chief of Police came to see Zhu Tan, firstly because he came with Huang Jin, and secondly because he hoped Chu Mu could help him, and he did not trust anyone else.

Yang Zhong was already drunk and unconscious, and with the help of his servants, he went to the back hall to rest.

Zhu Tan didn't dare to go out for fear of being targeted by the killer, so she had to ask A Qiu to help her buy some medicine.

"Captain Xing, is this guy here for the gold, or is he here purely to kill people?"

Zhu Tan raised a very important question.

"After A Mao was killed, I hid there. They took away the gold. I guess they wanted to take away the gold as well as the people."

Zhu Tan had no hope, he encountered a very serious problem, and he had enough excuses to be killed by the killer.

"Are you sure that only the killer knows our details?"

Captain Xing nodded: "The murderer hid the gold in a small box without knowing it and took it away."

"In other words, if we kill this killer, no one will find us."

Captain Xing knew very well what Zhu Tan was thinking, and his expression suddenly turned ugly.

"He is very strong. It is difficult to kill him if one fights ten people."

As he spoke, Aqiu brought over the medicine.

Zhu Tan personally treated Captain Xing's wound. When he saw Captain Xing's wound clearly, his face couldn't help but twitch.

After all, Captain Xing was a veteran of many battles and was stabbed more than ten times, but each sword avoided the fatal spots.

If it were him, he would have been killed ten times already.

With a long sword hanging above his head, Chu Tianxian didn't feel sleepy at all, so he simply asked Captain Xing to describe their appearance.

While he was painting, he was thinking about ways to escape.

When it was almost dawn, Chu Xian's eyes lit up, "Captain Xing, there are rewards only when there are risks. Do you want to try it?"

"how do I say this?"

"I have a plan to take out this killer, but you have to risk your life to lure him here."

Captain Xing was stunned. He didn't even have time to dodge the killer, so why was he so impatient to do it?
"Mr. Zhang, is this a good idea? Don't let us get involved."

"No one is perfect. You can't hide forever, or you'll get your head chopped off sooner or later. If you want, I'll do it now. If you don't want, then we can break up."

Captain Xing said in a deep voice: "Tell me about it. If it really works, it's okay to use it as bait."

Zhu Tan explained his purpose, and Captain Xing hesitated, "Is this possible?"

"Whether it will succeed or not depends on this time. Tomorrow, Mr. Yang and Mr. Wang will take up their posts. There is a pavilion on a small pier thirty miles away from the city. Have you heard of it?"

Captain Xing nodded.

"Just start over there. I'll send Wang and Yang away first, and then I'll bring the stuff over. Don't hesitate. This is the only way."

Zhu Tan was sure that Captain Xing would never back down at this time, so he opened the door and walked out to meet Yang Zhong.

Yang Zhong was also a straightforward man, and he directly took one hundred taels of silver from Zhu Tan.

Since you can take advantage of the court's generosity and justify yourself at the same time, why not do it?
Zhu Tan said that he would leave the city to see him off the next day. Yang Zhong felt relieved, thinking that the money was not wasted.

Zhu Tan received the money, but was left with nothing.

50 taels of silver were prepared for Wang He and Yang Zhong, and taels of silver were for Aqiu and his uncle to help purchase.

No matter what, he had decided that this time, he would never leave the government office.

Aqiu and another maid took a lot of effort to carry the things into Chu Tianxian's room.

"Mr. Zhang, what do you need so much for? It stinks."

Yes, that's the taste.

Zhu Tan became busy again, and was busy all night long until the next morning.

After a sleepless day and night, Zhu Tan's eyes became red, even dry and itchy, like a wild rabbit.

Still, he was excited about his efforts.

Whether they can escape depends on these two things.

After Wang He and Yang Zhong left, Zhu Tan and Zhu Youlu were also sent away.

Therefore, the scale of this event was quite large, with hundreds of people heading towards the pier in a mighty manner.

Zhu Youluo was holding a banquet in the pavilion, but couldn't find Chu Tianxian. After a long while, he saw Zhu Tan walking into the pavilion while wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Zhu Tan, what have you been doing during this period?"

"This is my gift to you. I'll carry them to the carriage and cut some willow branches while I'm there."

Zhu Tan looked around as he spoke.

When he saw the mark of a transaction with Captain Xing in the pavilion, he finally felt relieved.

All that needs to be said has been said.

Yang Zhong saw the uneasiness in Zhu Tan's heart and said, "Zhu Tan, we are separated this time and I don't know if we will see each other again. You are a great painter, why don't you leave a set of brushes and ink for me and Mr. Wang as a souvenir."

Zhu Tan smiled and nodded, once again demonstrating his abilities as a human camera and photocopier.

Finally, he added two lines of poetry in the blank space.

Wang He and Yang Zhong took the painting, while Wang Hechao, Zhu Tan and Zhu Youluo clasped their fists.

"Two people must part ways eventually. I'll take my leave now and come back another day."

Yang Zhong also said goodbye, got on the carriage, and waved to Zhu Tan and the others.

"Zhu Tan, haven't you gone back yet?"

Seeing that Zhu Tan had no intention of returning to Beijing, Zhu Youlang asked in surprise.

Zhu Tan had no choice but to say that there were still some trivial things to do.

Zhu Tan followed the mark left by Captain Xing and walked to the willow grove near the pavilion, where there was a package weighing more than 50 kilograms.

Captain Xing poked his head out from behind a big tree and asked, "Mr. Zhang, what is this?"

"Gunpowder!" a voice came out from between teeth.

The result of Zhu Tan's hard work all night was these dozens of kilograms of black explosives.

"What medicine?" Sun Yunsheng was stunned after hearing this.

Captain Xing didn't understand what was going on, but he followed Zhu Tan's instructions and took the black powder to the pavilion.

Zhu Tan watched from afar, took out two bags of lime from his arms and held them tightly in his hands.

Captain Xing clearly said that the killer was chasing Captain Xing.

If he hadn't been through many battles, he would have been caught by the killer long ago. Captain Xing also said that the killer would be caught sooner or later.

"Wait for me!"

Suddenly, a voice came from behind Zhu Tan.

Zhu Tan turned around, and the hairs on his body almost stood up. Behind him was a killer, staring at him with a pair of cold eyes.

"Yes."

Chu Luosen raised his hand and threw two bags of lime at the killer.

The killer had no idea what was inside, but when he saw that the yellow paper was as hard as a rock, he immediately drew out his sword and slashed it.

The next moment, his face was covered with a layer of lime.

If he hadn't closed his eyes in time, his eyes would have definitely been burned this time.

Even so, he still looked dusty and dirty.

When his vision recovered, he saw Zhu Tan running towards the pavilion, and he immediately chased after him with his sword.

"Captain Xing, please come and help!"

Zhu Tan yelled and rushed into the pavilion, but was stunned.

Captain Xing did not scatter the explosives. Instead, he sat down leisurely in the pavilion and looked at Zhu Tan with interest.

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Zhu Tan's heart suddenly sank.

"You teamed up with him? That's right, there is no traitor in the government office, so Zhu Youlang and Xu Zhubo could not have been killed by assassins."

Captain Xing sighed:
"Mr. Zhang, being too smart is not a good thing. This incident has nothing to do with you. Why do you have to make such a big fuss? Aren't you harming yourself?"

Zhu Tan's face was ashen: "I just can't understand why you had the ability to kill me last night, but you didn't do it."

"Gold, where is the gold?"

Captain Xing said fiercely, "I was chopped badly by A-Mao and his men. I just need this piece of yours. Hand it over honestly, and I can let you die comfortably."

Zhu Tan had some understanding that Captain Xing and the killer really wanted to keep the gold for themselves.

That night, they couldn't take action because there were too many people, so they dealt with them one by one later.

Moreover, he was very careful and did not keep the gold on him, which saved his life.

It's a joke that people die for money.

Zhu Tan never expected that Captain Xing would do this, and thus fell into the trap.

You can't blame yourself for being stupid, it's just that your opponent is too cunning.

"You can choose death or silence. It's just a little more torture. Do you think you can take the gold back from me?"

Zhu Tan does have some backbone.

Now that things have come to this, it makes no difference whether I say it or not!

Just then, the killer also walked in.

He shook off the dust on his clothes and said with a ferocious look, "You still don't understand what suffering is. Then I will let you know what it means to be unable to live or die."

"go to hell."

Zhu Tan cursed, Luo Li was nagging just to get closer to the explosives.

"My Lord, the thieves have appeared, quickly catch them!"

Hearing these words, the killer and the chief detective were both shocked.

By the time they realized that they had been tricked by Zhu Tan, Zhu Tan rolled on the ground, put a large bundle of herbs into his arms, and took out something to burn.

Captain Xing didn't know why Zhu Tan cherished the medicine in the package so much.

For both him and the killer, these were just some despicable tricks that would not have much effect.

"Mr. Zhang, I advise you to be sensible." Captain Xing drew the long sword from his waist and pointed it at Chu Qingqing.

"I know your sister."

Zhu Tan thought he couldn't escape. For one thing, Captain Xing and his men all had sharp weapons, and he had also seen the killer's methods.

There is no way to escape, and there is only one way left, to die together.

Zhu Tan was very courageous. He inserted the lit torch into the package and rushed towards the killer and the head of the police force.

In addition to medicinal herbs, there were also four bottles of cooking oil. If they were set on fire together, they would be very lethal.

Even if we can't burn these two evil guys to death, we must make them pay the price.

Perhaps because he was running too fast, Zhu Tan stumbled and the pill fell from his hand, and he fell to the ground.

The killer and the detective chief jumped up immediately.

They are not willing to risk their lives.

Not to mention one bag, even if it was a bag, as long as it was splashed a little, it would be a very troublesome thing.

Suddenly, the pack of medicine exploded.

Yes, it exploded.

Zhu Tan had not originally expected these medicine capsules to explode, but at this moment they really exploded.

Coincidentally, two of the four jars hit Captain Xing and the killer's bodies directly, exploded with a bang, and burned to ashes.

The most coincidental thing was that Zhu Tan happened to fall to the ground, just out of the area where the force was the strongest.

There were just dozens of holes on the clothes on the back and some flesh wounds.

The killer and the chief detective were so shocked by the loud noise that their ears were buzzing.

So, these two people were like being burned by fire.

Although it was only a second, the two people were still burnt, and the aroma of barbecue wafted in the pavilion.

Zhu Tan's movements slowed down for three seconds, then he stood up while enduring the pain.

He grabbed the long sword dropped by Captain Xing and swung it at the two men.

When a raging fire broke out in the pavilion, Captain Xing and the killer were dead, and Lou Cheng stumbled out of the pavilion.

Zhu Tan ran all the way until he was exhausted. He used his sword as a stick and lay on the ground gasping for breath. After a while, he suddenly laughed out loud.

"As a time traveler, I seem to be pretty good. I'm lucky enough to be able to save my life."

After Zhu Tan’s laughter, there was fear again.

He could never have imagined that Captain Xing was actually in cahoots with the killer. What a close call!

If the chief constable and the killer had not greedily coveted the gold on his body, he would have died long ago.

"I don't know if it's over now. No one will pay attention to a small person like me anymore!"

Zhu Tan thought about it again and again, and thought that the person concerned was gone, gone, or dead.

Now, he is fine.

However, Zhu Tan was still afraid that something might happen if he delayed too much, so he struggled to get up, went to the tomb of Xu Zhubo's family, and dug out all the gold buried underground.

Moreover, his utilization of gold is also huge!

【Jiaofangsi】

In a pavilion, Xu Mintao sat upright on an embroidered stool, his face showing no emotion at all.

A pair of small fingers were twisting in the sleeves.

At this time, Xu Mintao's personal maid Xiaoyun walked in.

Xiaoyun is two years older than Xu Mintao and is also fifteen years old this year.

He was wearing simple but neat clothes, and exuded a youthful vigor.

Xiaoyun is the daughter of a wealthy family and is engaged to the Xu family.

The Xu family was unfortunate, and she was imprisoned in the Jiaofangsi.

Although the Jiaofangsi was under the Ministry of Rites, it was actually the headquarters of a group of officials.

Once a woman enters the Jiaofangsi, her life will be ruined.

Xiaoyun's pretty face flushed and she walked quickly to Xu Mintao.