Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 575 Ambush
The Tongji Canal is [-] miles long, starting from Luoyang, the capital of gods in the west, and ending in Xuyi in the east. It is the main canal of the Grand Canal with a wide river surface.

At this time, the sun was setting and the water surface was sparkling. Di Renjie's official boat sailed on the river with its flags and flags unfurled.

Di Renjie stood quietly on the deck at the bow of the ship facing the last twilight of the sky.

The breeze gently blew his gray beard.

Zeng Tai walked over quickly with a canal map in his hand, and said softly, "Teacher."

Di Renjie turned his head: "Zeng Tai, what's the matter?"

Zeng Tai said: "Men, Wang Zhou was killed last night. Now, according to the order of my benefactor, the escort envoys have laid out all the banners and dispatched three fast boats to send an urgent notice to Yangzhou. You can receive it."

Di Renjie nodded: "Yes, Wang Zhou's murder is a typical murder to silence his mouth, and the person who did it was definitely not a charlatan, but a well-trained professional killer.

This shows that the corrupt officials entrenched in Yangzhou have completely torn off their disguise and are determined to put all their eggs in one basket.

There is nothing in the world that they dare not take, and there is nothing they dare not do.

Zeng Tai, I have a faint feeling. "

Zeng Tai hurriedly asked, "How does it feel?"

Di Renjie said: "This trip to Yangzhou will definitely be extremely dangerous."

Zeng Tai looked at the water and nodded slowly.

Di Renjie nodded, looked at the river, and nodded absently.

Zeng Tai said: "Master, you seem to be in a bad mood?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "I think of Jing Yang and Yuan Fang. They have followed Ning's out of the city for more than ten days..."

Zeng Tai nodded.

Di Renjie sighed softly, "Perhaps, I should have accepted your suggestion and waited for Jing Yang and Yuan Fang to return in Luoyang, and set off together."

Zeng Tai looked at Di Renjie and said softly, "Are you worried about the safety of Jing Yang and Yuan Fang?"

Di Renjie took a deep breath and said, "Jing Yang and Yuan Fang both have unique skills, it should be said that there are not many people in this world who are their opponents.

Jing Yang is even more clever. They have been with me in handling cases for many years. Except for the time when Yuan Fang was shot and injured by Wang Xiaojie in Chongzhou, almost nothing happened.

Logically, I shouldn't have worried.But for some reason, this time, my heart felt, but...

But there is always a trace of uneasiness. "

Zeng Tai raised his head and said, "Uneasy?"

Di Renjie nodded and said, "Yes, I have never felt this kind of feeling before. However, since handling this case, I always feel as if I am facing an abyss."

Zeng Tai asked, "But why?"

Di Renjie said: "If you think about it carefully, in the past cases we have experienced, no matter how fierce and cunning the opponent is, no one has ever dared to openly declare war on the court.

But this time?First, Li Han, a fourth-rank officer patrolling the river, died strangely.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Zhou, who was the ninth-rank official of the imperial court, led people to openly kill the people who complained in Luoyang.

And last night, Wang Zhou was killed and silenced on the official ship driven by the imperial envoy.

Each of these piles is full of self-confidence and madness, and confronts us tit for tat.

Without strong support behind these gangsters, they would not dare to act like this. "

Zeng Tai nodded.

Di Renjie paused, and then said, "That's why I'm more worried about the safety of Jing Yang and Yuan Fang."

Zeng Tai said: "Teacher, don't worry, Jing Yang and Yuan Fang followed you through life and death. They have experienced hundreds of battles and repeatedly defeated powerful enemies. I think, considering his martial arts and agility, nothing serious will happen."

Di Renjie sighed: "I wish, I wish I was worrying unfounded."

……

It was late at night, and there was a deathly silence on both sides of the canal.

A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the river.

The boat that Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang were on stopped in the middle of the canal.

Wang Mang fell asleep on the couch, and fell asleep with his brows furrowed...

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……

The Qunxian teahouse in Shanyang County was empty, and Wang Mang sat alone at the table.

Footsteps were heard downstairs, and Lu Jiying and Ning rushed upstairs, when they saw Wang Mang, they shouted excitedly: "Jing Yang!"

Amidst the shouts, the two rushed over, Wang Mang stood up and went forward.

The moment Lu Jiying and Ning Shi ran in front of Wang Mang, they suddenly turned into Longfeng and Yungu.

With grim smiles, the two raised their long swords and pierced fiercely into Wang Mang's chest...

Wang Mang yelled loudly, jumped up from the couch, and looked around in horror.

"Jing Yang, what's wrong with you?"

Li Yuanfang's voice came from another bed.

Wang Mang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and gradually calmed down.

He picked up the tea on the table and drank it all, and said, "Yuan Fang, it's nothing, I just had a nightmare!"

Li Yuanfang smiled and nodded: "I just wanted to sleep when I heard your voice."

Wang Mang smiled, stood up, put on his clothes, and said, "Brother Yuanfang, I'm afraid we won't go well this time!"

Li Yuanfang smiled slightly: "Whoever he is, under the sword of your brother and my brother, forgive him for not being able to play tricks!"

Wang Mang took a deep breath: "I hope!"

Suddenly, Wang Mang's ears moved slightly, and his face became serious. Li Yuanfang looked at Wang Mang's expression, and listened to the movement around him, his brows frowned.

Wang Mang said, "Brother Yuanfang, isn't it too quiet on this boat?"

Li Yuanfang nodded solemnly: "I'm afraid they are here!"

Wang Mang sneered: "Let's go, let's go and see if the legendary Iron Hands is so magical."

With that said, he opened the hatch and walked onto the side deck of the ship.

Li Yuanfang followed closely behind.

A muffled thunder rolled across the sky, and lightning flashed beside the side of the ship.

At this time, Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang were surprised to find that the boat stopped in the middle of the canal.

The two looked at each other, and Wang Mang looked around, but the surroundings were empty, and there was no one there.

Even the clerk on duty at the counter in front of the ship's side on the second floor was gone.

He called softly, "Man, man!"

There was no answer, and there was silence all around.

Deathly silence.

Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang looked at each other, they took a deep breath, turned around and looked at the ship: the cabin lights were dark, the crew cabin was dark, the bridge was dark, and the night lanterns hanging on both sides of the ship were extinguished. , Even the signal lantern on the mast was extinguished.

Wang Mang was a little surprised at once, he suddenly thought of a possibility, could it be...

At this time, Li Yuanfang pointed to the nail plate.

Wang Mang nodded, he took out a fire pocket from his pocket and lit it, and walked slowly along the ship's side deck.

Suddenly, Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang stopped in their footsteps.

A bright red blood spilled from the crack of the door of the cabin next door.

Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang looked at each other, they walked quickly to the door of the cabin, leaned on the door and listened to the movement inside, there was no snoring, no sleep talking, not even the sound of breathing.

With a sigh of relief, he stepped forward and knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside.

He knocked again, but still no answer.

Wang Mang gestured slightly to Li Yuanfang, and Li Yuanfang nodded. He gritted his teeth, kicked the door open, and Wang Mang on the other side rushed into the room.

On the bed in the cabin lay a man who looked like a merchant, with protruding eyes, a long gash in his throat, and the blood had already flowed dry.

Wang Mang's hands began to tremble.

Li Yuanfang walked in, saw the scene in front of him, gritted his teeth and said, "These bastards!"

Wang Mang and I clenched our fists tightly: "I will definitely make them pay the price!"

After that, he turned around and ran out the door.

Li Yuanfang took a deep breath.

(End of this chapter)