Hu Bowen sighed and smiled bitterly: "The Marquis thinks so, and I have nothing to say. You said that I was afraid that the three guards would leak the news, so I wanted to kill people to silence them. If this is really the case, I have powerful accomplices, so why bother? It's a lot of trouble. Although the three Yulin soldiers are alert, there is no need to go to that trouble if we really want to kill them."
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Master Hu is a smart man, how could he become confused? A sneak attack from behind can kill three people instantly without giving them a chance to scream. I think the killer's kung fu is really good. I believe it too." , if you really want to kill someone and silence them, with that person's skills, he should be able to do it." He raised his hand to brush the rain off his forehead and said with a smile, "But how can you, Mr. Hu, be an ordinary person? Three lives, not only killing and silencing, but also You also want to frame me, so you can't miss the opportunity. After some troubles, the situation at the scene makes it easy for people to guess that an acquaintance may be doing it from the front. This is of course your purpose, Mr. Hu. In the final analysis, you just want me to fall into the trap. It’s just your trap.”
"oh?"
Qi Ning said: "As I suspected before, the situation at the scene made me suspect that the murderer was one of the two team leaders, and Wu Dalin was the most suspicious. With you, Mr. Hu, guiding me, I can naturally believe that Wu Dalin is the real murderer. If it weren't for the red soil on your boots, which made me suspicious, I would have really wronged a good man."
Hu Bowen laughed strangely. The forest was cold and he felt a cold air rushing from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
"You were still worried that you were not strong enough, so you directed and acted an assassination show yourself." Qi Ning stared at Hu Bowen's eyes: "The so-called assassination scene was naturally arranged carefully by you. Naturally, Liang Xiong knew all this a long time ago, so you There were shouts in the room, and Liang Xiong was the first to rush in, just to cooperate with your acting."
The corners of Hu Bowen's eyes twitched and he just sneered.
"No one assassinated you at all. Liang Xiong testified that he saw the assassin jumping out of the window, which is of course perjury." Qining's expression became grim: "The purpose of such a design is naturally to give Wu Dalin a fatal blow. You, Master Hu, How can I not believe it after seeing with my own eyes that the assassin is Wu Dalin? So you will inevitably guide me to design a method to get rid of Wu Dalin and kill someone with a borrowed knife. Of course you, Mr. Hu, have planned it a long time ago."
After Qi Ning finished speaking, there was a sudden silence everywhere.
After a while, Hu Bowen sighed and said: "Since Lord Marquis wants to slander this official, what can I say? I have misjudged you after all."
"Are you not convinced?" Qi Ning said with a smile: "Actually, if you want to prove whether what I said is true, we will know immediately. According to your plan, we will get rid of Wu Dalin here, and then Liang Xiong will naturally take over Wu Dalin's command. The guards will arrive at the Huaihe River tomorrow, so if you have the opportunity tonight, you will not let it go." He smiled slightly, glanced at Liang Xiong who was lying on the ground, and continued: "Master Hu, let me help you design it. Let's see if it's right. After Liang Xiong takes over the command, he will definitely rearrange the sentry posts tonight, and I can conclude that he will definitely leave a gap so that your people can enter the village quietly and destroy the goods. After you succeed, you are done. It would be better if you could kill me in the chaos. Even if you can't kill me, Wu Dalin will be blamed for everything. Do you think this strategy is brilliant?"
Hu Bowen's pupils shrank and his voice became weak: "Master Hou, you... you are... this is a slander. After returning to the capital, I will be a lower official... a lower official...!" Qi Ning stepped back and sneered, flashed his figure, and reached out to Hu Bowen grabbed him, and Hu Bowen turned around to escape. Qining raised his foot and kicked Hu Bowen on the back. Hu Bowen said "ouch" and was kicked to the ground.
Before he could get up, Qi Feng had already rushed forward and pushed Hu Bowen to the ground. Another companion stepped forward, took the rope that had been prepared, and tied Hu Bowen tightly.
Here, Li Tang also led people to tie up Liang Xiong. Hu Bowen's expression was extremely serious and he shouted: "Qining, you... you framed Zhongliang, I... I will never let it go."
Qi Ning sneered and said, "We'll find out soon whether we framed you or not." He waved his hand and motioned to Qi Feng and others to take these two people down.
Wu Dalin put away his saber, stepped forward, and said with cupped hands: "Master Hou, I'm humble... Hey, if it weren't for Lord Hou's clear understanding of the situation, I'm afraid even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn't be able to wash away my humiliation."
Qi Ning looked solemn and said: "Leader Wu, now is not the time to talk about this. Let's go back to the village immediately and make arrangements. Those people will definitely take action tonight, and we must not let those guys succeed."
A bolt of lightning struck straight down from the sky. In the flash, the deserted village in the rainy night was deserted and desolate.
It was raining late at night. Qining was standing at the back window of a house with a serious look on his face, his hands behind his back, thoughtfully.
It was already the second watch, and the entire deserted village was dead silent. The heavy rain had eased a lot at this time. A gust of wind blew in from the window and touched Qining's face, making Qining remain absolutely calm at this moment. wide awake.
He believed in his own judgment and made careful arrangements. The deserted village was like a cage at the moment, just waiting for prey to enter the cage.
Qi Ning is patient. Although he has been waiting for more than an hour, he is still calm and composed.
Seeing several figures appearing not far outside the back window, the corners of Qining's lips rose slightly.
He could see clearly with his keen eyesight. This group of figures was extremely fast and agile. Each person held a knife in his hand. There were at least seven or eight figures. All of them were hunched over, looking like ghosts in the rain. .
The first person looked very alert, his eyes swept, and then he raised his hand and motioned for everyone to follow him, heading straight to a house in the village.
There are no guards around this house. It has two rooms, with the main hall on the left and the room on the right. Originally, this room was empty, but now it is full of goods. This is the village's main hall. It is the largest house, and it is a well-preserved house. Although it has not been inhabited for a long time and looks dilapidated, there is no need to worry about rainwater hitting it.
The goods were all covered with tarpaulin. There were five or six guards sitting on the ground in the main hall. Except for two people who barely had their eyes open, the others were sleeping soundly. The group of black shadows under the back wall were With the sound of wind and rain, a hole was poked in the back wall, and he approached the hole to see the scene in the main hall. The leader turned around, made a gesture, and then continued forward until he reached the back window of the inner room.
The rear window was closed, and the Yulin guards specially sealed it with an oilcloth. The man took a dagger in his hand, cut open the oilcloth, and took a look inside. There was a look in his eyes, confirming that there was no empty space in the inner room where the goods were stacked. Without hesitation, the man cut the oilcloth open with a dagger, and then turned over and entered the room. The movement was very light. The people behind him also turned into the room one after another, leaving only one person to watch outside the back window.
Entering the room, the leader made another gesture, and all his men took off a cowhide wine bag from their waists, removed the stopper, poured the wine from the cowhide bag onto the goods, and one person poured out the contents of the cowhide bag. *After pouring, I couldn't help but lift up the oilcloth, and saw a flash of cold light. The blade of the big knife in the leader's hand was already pointing at the man's throat, and the man hurriedly stopped his hand.
The leader snorted coldly and saw that everyone had emptied the contents of the cowhide bag. Then he took a fire stick in his hand and blew it gently. The originally dark cargo room suddenly lit up with a trace of fire. , the leader did not hesitate and threw the fire folding piece on the oilcloth. The moment the fire folding piece landed on the oilcloth, there was a "sudden" sound and the flames burst into flames.
The cowhide bags contained in these bags are all filled with kerosene, and even if they get a little spark, they will burn immediately.
When the leader saw the fire burning, he once again showed a proud look in his eyes. He waved his hand and signaled his men to evacuate quickly. Everyone held their knives and went to the back window. The person in the front was still two or three steps away from the back window, and a sudden shot came towards them. A sharp arrow. This arrow was fast and urgent. There was no warning in advance. The man was caught off guard. With a "pop" sound, the sharp arrow hit the man's throat. The man's momentum was not reduced. After being hit by the arrow, he moved forward. He took two steps, but fell forward.
Everyone behind him was shocked. At this moment, there was an endless sound of whooshing, and many arrows were shot from the rear window. Those with good eyesight could already see clearly that outside the rear window, more than ten archers lined up in two rows. , shooting arrows continuously. If he rushes towards the rear window at this time, he will undoubtedly hit the arrowhead himself.
The arrows shot over, and everyone waved their swords to resist. One person shouted: "No, we were ambushed...!"
"Get out through the front window." Despite the sudden change, the leader remained calm. He turned around and rushed towards the front window of the inner room. Before he could get close, there were two "pops" and the front window was broken. Almost at the same time, like lightning, Like arrows were shot in through the front window.
At this moment, the fire in the house was soaring into the sky, as bright as day, and the goods covered by oilcloth were all shrouded in the fire. The night rain was miserable, and the weather was a bit cool tonight, but under the fierce fire, the temperature in the room rose sharply, before and after. The two windows were filled with sharp arrows. Everyone crowded together and waved their swords back to back to resist.
"We have to rush out...!" Someone's voice was full of panic: "If we can't get out, we will be burned alive here...!"
At this time, life and death were at stake. Everyone knew that the front and rear windows had been sealed, and there was no way they could rush out. They could only rush from the door to the main hall. The leader made a prompt decision. With the cry, he asked people to protect themselves, moved to the door, and stretched out his hand to pull He opened the door, but found that the door had been closed from the outside and could not be opened at all. He roared and kicked the door with a "bang" sound. The leader's strength was not small, and the wooden door was not strong enough. Explain, kick open a big hole.
Suddenly, a cold and stern voice was heard from outside the door: "Kill all these traitors, leaving no one behind!" As he spoke, two spears were pierced through the opened hole, and the leader Startled, he took two steps back, slashed with his knife, and cut off the heads of the two spears. Suddenly, he heard a scream from his side. He turned around and looked over. Under the blazing fire, he could clearly see that there were already people under his hands. Both men fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.