Qianye cast a cold glance at Ma Zhong, then suddenly picked up a steel nail and inserted it deeply into his thigh.
Amidst Ma Zhong's screams, Qianye said calmly, "This is the price you paid for betraying me. Now, tell me honestly, what is your identity, and the goods or the transaction this time?" What?"
The man spoke at the fastest speed: "I really don't know what the goods are! I just wait for the delivery person to come and pick them up, and then escort them to the designated receiving area. There is another person in charge of receiving the goods. But now that The place is ruined."
Hearing such a complicated handover procedure, Qianye frowned, and instinctively told him that the Yanxin jade book in his arms was probably not an ordinary letter.
"Then who are you working for?" Qianye asked again.
"I belong to the Egret Legion, which can be regarded as... a force belonging to Younan Province."
Hearing this answer, Qianye's thoughts were momentarily interrupted.
Although the Younan Province still exists in the empire's territory in name, most of the area has actually escaped from the empire's control. It is one of the provinces with the most serious rebel activities. The so-called Egret Legion is actually a rebel army.
Qianye did not expect that Song Zining's transaction partner this time turned out to be a rebel army. In the imperial law, the crime of dealing with the rebels is still more than colluding with the dark race.
The rebel army has existed for hundreds of years, and the empire has been wiped out repeatedly, but they are inexhaustible. In recent years, the situation on the West Continent has become more and more serious. The rebel army has a faint tendency to become bigger, so that the empire had to transfer Marshal Lin Xitang to sit in charge. Even so, it was only a check and balance, but failed to uproot it.
Although Qianye also came into contact with some helpless things behind the "rebels" when the Red Scorpion was on a mission, but what he saw more was when the imperial army was fighting against the dark race, and the rebels were behind their backs. Stabbed. That's why Qianye had an instinctive dislike for the rebels.
Qianye suppressed the discomfort in his heart, thought about the strange things about this matter, and then raised his head to look at the woman in black. Seeing that there was no surprise on her face, he knew that the spineless man in front of him must be He has said all that needs to be said.
It turned out that this Ma Zhong was a lieutenant colonel in the logistics department of the Egret Corps, and the Master Lin he was talking about just now was his immediate superior and a deputy director of the military department. The stronghold that was taken away by Guisuo this time was a trade line that the rebels had maintained for two years. Powerful arms dealer.
As for Ma Zhong himself, although he was also directly responsible for some foreign transactions of the rebel army, this time he was only a liaison, and it was another lieutenant colonel who actually came to receive the goods.
That person's name is Chen Lu, female, about 27 or 28 years old, level 7 combat strength, and has been in Younan Province for ten years. Her military rank is not high, but she is a technical officer. She is responsible for purchasing and maintaining the special force array for the force gun, which is quite an important position.
That's why after the accident, Ma Zhong still had the faint hope that maybe the rebels would send someone to rescue him.
When Qianye heard this, he turned his head and asked the woman in black, "Has Chen Lu already fallen into your hands?"
"After taking down that stronghold, all the survivors were taken away by the headquarters." The woman in black said, adding, "It's been three or four days since what happened, what they should have said and what they should not have said should have been said gone."
Seeing that the woman in black had gradually regained her composure, Qianye smiled unexpectedly, and said, "But just like that, you still don't know my identity and what I brought. So, as long as I leave , this thing doesn’t exist anymore?”
The woman in black returned a charming smile, and this time her expression was naturally more vivid, "Although you are very powerful, it is impossible to compete with the entire Guinsoo. Among other things, our leader in charge of this area is a warrior Will. You are so young, strong, and have a bright future, so give up!"
Qianye smiled again, he seemed a little moved, and turned his gaze to Ma Zhong. Hearing the conversation between the two, Ma Zhong began to show fear on his face, and opened his mouth to say something.
However, Qianye took a step ahead and said, "But I'm still a little worried. For example, this Ma Zhong, although he himself said he didn't know the details of the transaction, it's always troublesome to keep it."
The woman in black hesitated and said: "Although the employer is a living person who wants him by name, since he has nothing to squeeze out, it doesn't matter if he kills him."
In order to protect herself, the woman in black has been trying to persuade Qianye to protect herself from the lobby on the ground floor and let go, so she repeatedly stated and implied that Guisuo did not know Qianye's origin and identity at all. At this time, she saw that Qianye's tone had finally loosened, and she could not care about the client's request. In comparison, of course, her own life was more important in front of her.
Ma Zhong was horrified. It was the first time he heard that the client of Guisuo actually wanted to kill himself. What made him even more terrified was that the mysterious delivery man who had passed through the siege of Guisuo wanted to kill him!
"No, don't! You can't!" Ma Zhong shouted.
Qianye's eyes swept over Ma Zhong without warmth, and he trembled at the sight of the latter, "Since this transaction line has been broken, it is because of your incompetence, then it should be cut clean."
"And! I still know a secret!" Ma Zhong hissed, "Help me, this secret is definitely worth it!"
Qianye said indifferently: "Oh? Let's hear it."
Ma Zhong was so emotionally ups and downs several times, he had already started to pant, "First...let me down first."
An unknown light flashed in Qianye's eyes, and he simply and neatly pulled out the steel nail on Ma Zhong's wrist with his bare hands.
Ma Zhong fell heavily on the ground, gasped for a while, and then said: "Chen Lu is from the Song Clan, and it is even possible that her original surname was Song."
A thought suddenly flashed through Qianye's mind, so fast that he could hardly grasp it, but he was keenly aware that this accident was definitely not purely for profit. That is to say, the client of Guinsuo not only wanted to rob this batch of goods, but also had other purposes behind it.
And the crux of the matter may be that Chen Lu who has a dual identity in Ma Zhong's mouth.
"Song Clan?" Qianye raised his eyebrows, and glanced at the woman in black as he spoke.
When the woman in black met Qianye's eyes, her face turned pale again, and the fear in her eyes was even more serious than before. This is also the first time she has heard of this, and as a member of the Guisuo assassins, she is very clear, knowing this secret, especially when it involves a giant like the Song Clan, is definitely a reminder.
Ma Zhong's eyes were fixed on Qianye, like a drowning man searching for driftwood.
He couldn't see any expression on Qianye's face, fearing that he would not be believed, he nodded desperately and said: "It's the Song Clan, absolutely right! I accidentally saw Chen Lu interacting with a person, and that person I met a long time ago Dong Lu met, she was a manager of the Song Clan. Later, I followed her twice, one of which I heard a few words of their conversation. There is absolutely no mistake!"
The implications of this message are complex and wide-ranging. The Song Clan is one of the four great clans, the backbone of the imperial aristocracy, and of course it is incompatible with the rebels from a standpoint.
Since Chen Lu is the secret agent of the Song Clan in the rebel army, if her identity is exposed, it will be a disaster for her. For the Song clan, in addition to losing an informant, they may also be caught by the vine and destroy some related people and things.
However, things were not that simple. Now it was almost certain that Song Zining was using this line to make a deal with the rebels, so if the incident happened, he would be charged with collaborating with the enemy.
Qianye said indifferently: "This news is really valuable, at least it can make her do something." If Ma Zhong threatens him with this, it is indeed very possible to get some benefits from Chen Lu.
Ma Zhong hesitated for a moment, and said hesitantly: "I really thought about it, but... I haven't had time yet."
Qianye suddenly asked: "Who did you sell her to?"
Ma Zhong reflexively replied: "I didn't!" Then he seemed to suddenly think of something, his pupils contracted, showing a very frightened expression.
Qianye said what Ma Zhong was thinking at this moment, "Then why did the client of Guinsuo keep you alive?"
If the robber's goal is only this batch of goods, after the real consignee is caught, Ma Zhong, a middleman who doesn't know anything, will be of no value, and there will be no future troubles if he kills them directly. Now that the other party is asking for a living person by name, it is obvious that he intends to keep him as a witness. Then Ma Zhong can testify against his colleague, Lieutenant Colonel Chen Lu.
Ma Zhong's face changed, his eyes flickered, his mouth moved, but he didn't make a sound. However, when he was still hesitating, he suddenly felt a cold in his throat, and then he lost consciousness.
"What are you doing!" The woman in black trembled all over, and her voice could not be controlled to rise, as if she would scream in the next moment.
She saw Qianye pull out the dagger and directly cut Ma Zhong's throat. The woman in black is not a little girl who has never seen blood, but Qianye's movements that are so stable that they never seem to deviate by a tiny bit made her tremble uncontrollably.
"Anyone can sell this kind of person, so why keep it?" Qianye's tone was still flat, but he was trying to suppress the turbulent irritability in his heart.
At this moment, Qianye has absolutely no interest in finding out what Ma Zhong did or didn't do, the cause is no longer important.
The situation is obvious, Song Zining's transaction has been exposed, and it is the worst kind of situation. The people behind the scenes are not satisfied with taking away this transaction line, and are also arresting witnesses at the same time. That meant that Song Zining himself was also in danger.
Qianye took a deep breath, raised his eyes, looked at the woman in black, and said, "Tell me the location of your regional headquarters."
"You can't fight Guinsoo!" The woman in black wanted to fight.
Crimson Fang jumped at Qianye's fingertips, his handsome face was half-hidden in the shadow of the dim light, "There is still someone alive in the hall, and there is someone upstairs who is still alive, and they seem to have a higher status than you .”