Cthulhu

Chapter 93 Small things lead to big things, the city lord shows his tail!
"Girl, if you can give my master justice, you should reward me with a lot of money." The woman didn't care if the other party could help, the reality forced her to hold on to a straw and dare not let it go.

Shangguan Feifei frowned, would she take such a thankless job for a little money? : "You don't need a reward, just say it."

"Young lady doesn't know. A few days ago, I heard that there was going to be a war. The master was afraid that the orcs would come into the city, so he took me to a distant relative to hide for a while. But just after the carriage arrived in the city, it happened that a group of people galloped towards us. It seems that they should be officials. The groom pulled over the sedan chair to let them pass, but someone suddenly fell from the sky and killed all the people. At that time, the horse was frightened, ran towards the grass, and turned over all of a sudden. In the past. I was thrown into a grass pit, and I saw with my own eyes the masked man kill all the people in the front convoy, and then rushed forward to kill the people accompanying us, not one of them was spared, and I died a terrible death.” Recalling with horror The woman said nervously about the scene that day.

"What? How can you be sure that the convoy that was robbed and killed was an official?"

"The carriage they were riding in was beautiful, with a dragon totem on it, it should be a special carriage for the royal family. And there was a well-dressed eunuch, I recognized it."

"What?" Shangguan Feifei's beautiful face paled in an instant, who dared to kill members of the royal family, who would be so bold?Why did the royal family's sedan chair suddenly come to Xihuang City?Countless questions made her feel that this case was not simple.

"Think about it again, what does that eunuch look like? What kind of clothes is he wearing?"

"His eyes are small, his eyebrows are white, there seems to be a mole under the corner of his mouth, he is wearing a dark blue robe, and his martial arts are not bad."

"Boss Hai!" Shangguan Feifei immediately guessed who it was after hearing the woman's description, because she knew all the famous eunuchs in the palace.Director Hai is a high-ranking eunuch chief in the entire palace, who is dedicated to serving his father, the emperor Shangguan Yunfei. What made him come to Xihuang City?And was assassinated?

It doesn't matter if you don't ask, this question immediately gave rise to many questions, which made Shangguan Feifei feel uneasy.Unless it was about Shangguan Yunfei, Director Hai couldn't easily leave the emperor's side. What secrets are hidden in it?Who dared to assassinate the people around the emperor?

General Manager Hai alone can deal with ordinary robbers, and there must be a lot of people accompanying him. It is definitely not an ordinary person who can kill all of his convoy.

"Girl, you have to make the decision for my master." After the question was finished, seeing Shangguan Feifei fell silent, the woman cried again.

"Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to me." Shangguan Feifei also figured out the reason after making contact, because they saw the convoy of Director Hai being robbed and killed. Their convoy killed together.But it's a hundred secrets, and the woman who fell into the grass pit was missed.

Knowing the general situation, Shangguan Feifei was separated from a group of people in sackcloth and filial piety, and was about to go to the city lord's mansion.

"Don't you think there is something strange about this matter?" Pulling Shangguan Feifei again, Cheng Cheng's thoughts became clearer because he had been watching from the sidelines.

"you mean"

"Yes, I guess the owner of Xihuang City had some collusion with the person who killed Director Hai. Otherwise, why did he contract a serious illness at this time? And the law enforcement department in the city simply refused to accept the woman's case?"

"Then what should we do now?" She really wanted to find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible. This matter might be related to her father, so Shangguan Feifei lost her sense of control and turned her gaze to Cheng Cheng.

"Listen to me, he will definitely show his fox tail." After speaking, Cheng Cheng moved his face close to whisper to her, and sniffed her fragrance by the way, an exquisite woman is an exquisite woman, so close observation No flaws were found on her face, not even pores.

His face was a little red, and he nodded to him.

Walking to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, the two guards crossed the halberds in their hands and blocked them in front of them. "The city lord has suffered from a serious illness in the past two days, so we don't see any guests. Please go back, both of you."

Seeing the temperament and clothing of the two, the two guards did not dare to shout loudly.

Shangguan Feifei took out a royal badge, handed it to the two guards and said, "Quickly go and report that I, Shangguan Feifei, is petitioning!"

After the two guards were stunned for a few seconds, they were shocked and quickly knelt down: "The villain has no eyes, please be generous with the princess."

"It's none of your business, go and inform the city lord." Putting away the token, Shangguan Feifei has no time and energy to argue with these people.

A guard hurriedly got up and ran into the city lord's mansion. Soon, a man wearing a hat askew and wearing clothes slanted ran out, knelt down and said, "Your Highness the Princess is here, but I have not been able to greet you from afar. Please forgive me, Your Highness." .”

The person who came was the owner of Xihuang City, in his early fifties, speaking unnaturally, his eyes flicked left and right.

"I just participated in this border defense battle. I came here unexpectedly. What is your crime? Get up quickly."

"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess!" Saying that, the city lord quickly got up from the ground, stood aside, and welcomed the two into the mansion.

The City Lord's Mansion is an I-shaped building, with office halls and guest rooms in the front, wing rooms in the back, and a long corridor in the middle.After welcoming Shangguan Feifei and Cheng Cheng into the guest room, the city lord immediately ordered the servants to serve tea.

After drinking tea, the city lord spoke first. : "His Royal Highness paid a sudden visit, I don't know why?"

"It's nothing serious, I just want to know about the people's sentiments in Xihuang City."

"So that's the case. The battle ahead is tight, and caravans are afraid to take this route. In addition, most people in this city have gone out to avoid the war, which has caused great trauma to all walks of life in this city. It is estimated that after the spring of next year, the city will be able to We will return to the starting point!" The city lord seemed to relax a lot, and the smile on his face became natural.

"By the way, I just saw a group of people carrying coffins on the street, shouting grievances, and no one can claim justice. What's going on?" Shangguan Feifei said in a tone of voice. Suddenly it became cold and severe.

The city lord almost slid off the chair in fright, choked the tea he had just drank from his nose, quickly put down the teacup and knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, don't listen to that temptress' words to confuse people. "

"You don't handle cases for others, why do you still talk about the monsters to confuse people?"

After a pause, the city lord continued: "The princess doesn't know, the case was closed five days ago, but this temptress said that the case was unfair, and every day she carried the coffin to the government office to complain, causing the whole city lord's mansion to be in turmoil. "

"Oh, and this matter, can you tell me the ins and outs?"

"The temptress is the home of a bully landlord in this city. Some time ago, the temptress went to the government office to file a complaint, saying that her master was killed by an adulterer. The government filed a case for investigation, but found out that this sub-tyrant landlord was an out-and-out The villain, who robbed Ming women and bullied others, did a lot of evil. Instead, he let his enemies hire thugs to kill them in the street. Thousands of gold coins to comfort the families of the women who were usurped by him. But this temptress said that the sentence was unfair, and she asked her servants to carry the coffin to the gate of the yamen to make trouble every day, which is beyond the tolerance of this house." The city lord said angrily.

"So that's how it is. The City Lord's judgment is really just. Please get up quickly." As she said, Shangguan Feifei asked the City Lord who was kneeling on the ground to stand up.

After learning about the economic situation in the city again, Shangguan Feifei got up to leave and left the City Lord's Mansion with Cheng Sheng.

"Chengcheng, do you think what the city lord said is true?" Shangguan Feifei asked, turning to look at Chengcheng.

"There are many loopholes. According to him, such a bully that everyone hates, how could he take the risk of offending the government to submit a complaint? Besides, he said that he posted a reward warrant. I will pay attention when I leave the city lord's mansion There is no such arrest warrant on the notice board outside the yamen. The facts of the case are reasonable, but judging from his performance before and after, it is definitely not the truth." Cheng Cheng has been paying attention to every move of the city lord, and Cheng Cheng has read all the details in the eyes.

"That's right, I also think the city lord is weird, and the widow's ability to tell the appearance of the sea chief is definitely not a lie."

"Don't talk about it, someone will follow you later, proceed as planned."

Shangguan Feifei paused a little, and without looking back, she and Cheng Cheng found a carriage and went back to the barracks.

"City Master, they have already returned to the barracks!"

"Can you see clearly?"

"It's clear!"

The city lord looked ponderous, and paced back and forth in the room. After a while, he seemed uneasy, and said, "Go and find Rude."

"Yes!"

Not long after the guard who brought back the information left the house, another person walked in, apparently a leader. : "City Master, what orders do you have from your subordinates?"

"Lu De, I have a very important matter for you to do, and it must be done well, so you don't have to make any mistakes, do you know?"

"Although the city lord will do what he asks, the subordinates will definitely live up to the entrustment!"

"Well, you take a team to kill all the landowners' houses, so that no one can be left alive, you know?" He said, making a neck-cutting motion.

"Yes, this subordinate must bring back the heads of his family."

After receiving the order from the city lord, Lu De immediately brought a team of troops into the city lord's mansion, and all of them changed into plain clothes and left the mansion.When I arrived at the landlord's house, I saw a white lantern hanging at the gate of the courtyard, and there were faint mourning cries from inside.

After listening outside the yard for a while, Rude took the lead and broke in directly, and rushed into the landlord's house.Wielding the butcher knife, he slashed at the back of one of them, but to his surprise, the servant of the Tian family in mourning escaped his fatal blow, then turned around and hit him on the chest with a mouthful of hot blood , Rude flew out like a swallow, and fell heavily on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a group of murderous soldiers rushed out of the landowner's house. These are the authentic army protecting the country. Everyone has a murderous look, which is much more deterrent than the sergeants who came out of the city lord's mansion and changed into plain clothes.In a short while, all the plainclothes killers who entered the yard were captured, leaving them completely confused.

(End of this chapter)