At Lu Zongting's birthday party, Dai Shinan was shot and seriously injured. He is still lying in the hospital today.
Lu Huai deliberately tested the assassin, observed his subtle reaction, and speculated that Dai Shinan should have dropped the bag.
Before he died, the killer said that the mastermind behind him was the hidden pavilion.
Lu Huai knew that in order to provoke the relationship between the Lu family and the dark pavilion, the killer pushed the suspicion on the dark pavilion.
After discussing with Lu Zongting, Lu Huai and Lu Zongting confirmed the innocence of the dark pavilion.
They will do their best, follow Dong Hongchang's will, and let this fake Dai Shinan be their pawn.
If Lu Huai wanted Dong Hongchang to know any news, he would pass it to Hanyang through Dai Shinan to control the progress of the matter.
Since Lu Huai knew that someone was going to be unfavorable to the dark pavilion, he naturally wanted to make it clear with Jiang Xun.
Lu Huai and Ye Chu got off the train, and when they returned to Shanghai, it was already late at night.
That night, Lu Huai called Jiang Xun.
At this time, Jiang Xun was in the He mansion.
After the phone rang, Jiang Xun immediately answered it.
Jiang Xun didn't speak immediately. Lu Huai knew that the person opposite must be Jiang Xun, so he spoke first.
Lu Huai: "Jiang Xun?"
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Xun's voice came: "It's me."
Lu Huai said: "One thing happened in Nanjing."
Before Lu Huai finished speaking, Jiang Xun understood what he meant.
Jiang Xun asked, "The assassination against Commander Dai?"
Lu Huai said: "This matter involves you, and I will see you tomorrow."
Jiang Xun paused for a few seconds before responding immediately.
The next day, Lu Huai made some changes and came to the stronghold of the dark pavilion.
An antique shop on Smith Road.
Last night, Lu Huai had notified Jiang Xun that Jiang Xun would wait for him here.
Lu Huai drove up alone, the car stopped, and Lu Huai got out of the car.
Lu Huai made a disguise, and looked just like an ordinary customer.
In order not to attract the attention of others, Lu Huai and Jiang Xun agreed to meet in the evening.
When I went out, it hadn't rained yet.
When the car just drove to the antique shop, it rained in the sky.
As night fell, the noisy Shanghai Beach instantly became a lot quieter.
The sky and the earth are full of white mist, which is heavy and lingering.
Lu Huai got out of the car, holding a black umbrella in his hand.
When he stepped into the rain, the rain fell on the umbrella, making a dull beating sound.
The cold rain screen isolated him from the outside world.
The occasional rain water wets Lu Huai's coat, but he hasn't heard of it.
Lu Huai went straight into the antique shop.
The antique shop is still in peace as usual.
There was no customer in the shop, and it was extremely silent.
Lu Huai opened the door and entered, Meng Qi raised his head.
Jiang Xun told Meng Qi that important guests are coming tonight.
Lu Huai glanced at Meng Qi and immediately said, "I have an appointment with Mr. Jiang."
Meng Qi was clear and respectful: "Please follow me."
Lu Huai followed Meng Qi, and Meng Qi led the way.
Meng Qi led Lu Huai across a walkway and led Lu Huai to a secret room.
Meng Qi opened the secret room, and Jiang Xun was already waiting inside.
After hearing the movement, Jiang Xun looked up and Lu Huai walked in.
Meng Qi knew that Mr. Jiang had something to discuss with the guest in front of him.
He then retreated and closed the secret room door before leaving.
Lu Huai knew that Dong Hongchang's purpose was to make Lu Zongting suspicious of the hidden pavilion.
Unexpectedly, his plan was not completed, but Lu Zongting and Ange were on the same front.
The door of the secret room was completely closed.
Lu Huai looked serious and straight to the point: "The group of killers left a living."
Jiang Xun's expression condensed, and he listened carefully.
Jiang Xun naturally knew that the killer in Lu Huai's mouth was the one who tried to assassinate Dai Shinan at the birthday party of Governor Lu.
Lu Huai continued: "The man told the mastermind before he died."
Jiang Xun frowned, with a bad feeling in his heart.
This matter will definitely involve the hidden pavilion.
Sure enough, Lu Huai said, "The man said that this murder was instigated by Mr. Jiang."
Both Jiang Xun and Lu Huai knew that they would not believe that person's words.
Jiang Xun looked at Lu Huai: "He wants to frame the hidden pavilion and provoke the relationship between us."
Lu Huai nodded: "Someone wants to be unfavorable to the hidden pavilion, and you have to be vigilant at all times."
Jiang Xun knew that Lu Huai trusted him, so he told him about it.
If the trust between the two is slightly weak, it is likely to be affected by the words of others, thus taking advantage of the emptiness.
As long as the seed of doubt has been planted in their hearts, that seed will continue to grow until their trust collapses.
Jiang Xun nodded, solemnly: "I will."
Tonight, Lu Huai came to see Jiang Xun, but there was actually another thing he wanted to ask him.
He knew that Poppy had already recognized Ye Chu.
Both Lu Huai and Ye Chu knew the identity of Poppy. She was an agent under Dai Shinan.
It was Poppy who entrusted Jiang Xun to come to Shanghai to look after Ye's family.
What makes Lu Huai feel strange is that according to Jiang Xun's temperament, even if Jiang Xun and Poppy are friends, he would not agree to such a request.
Lu Huai wanted to know what happened between Jiang Xun and Poppy.
Why would Jiang Xun help a friend to do this
Lu Huai's eyes fell on Jiang Xun.
Jiang Xun knew that Lu Huai still had something to ask, but he didn't say anything, and waited for Lu Huai to speak.
Lu Huai: "We already know the identity of Poppy."
Jiang Xun was taken aback for a moment, and understood.
Now that Lu Huai said Poppy's name, she must have recognized Ye Chu.
Jiang Xun breathed a sigh of relief, Poppy no longer had to hide it.
Lu Huai: "That client..."
Jiang Xun said, "Poppy entrusted me to come to Shanghai to look after Ye's family."
Lu Huai asked suddenly, "I want to know, why did you agree to Poppy's request?"
As soon as the voice fell, Jiang Xun's eyes darkened a bit.
Jiang Xun's body was tight, and a painful color flashed under his eyes.
After a while, he spoke.
"At that time something happened in the hidden pavilion..."
Jiang Xun's eyes drifted away, as if he had fallen into a distant memory.
Jiang Xun's thoughts drifted far away, and the past rushed to him, and deep pain filled his heart.
…
In the beginning, the old secret pavilion had two chiefs. One is Wei Zheng and the other is Ji Qian.
They disagreed with each other, were dissatisfied with each other's methods, and had disputes from time to time.
The interior of the hidden pavilion is divided into two factions, and the atmosphere is tense.
At that time, some of the hidden pavilion killers were abducted and sold by Ji Qian through means. This matter is extremely secretive, and no one has noticed that it is wrong.
Later, Jiang Xun’s personality appeared. He discovered that there were many cases of missing persons in Shanghai, Nanjing and other places in East China.
Jiang Xun also came to the dark pavilion in this way, and he suspected that this matter was related to Ji Qian.
Jiang Xun told Wei Zheng of his suspicion.
Wei Zheng was very angry. Ji Qian acted cruelly, and his dissatisfaction with Ji Qian got worse.
Wei Zheng discussed with Jiang Xun and decided to kill Ji Qian and rebuild the secret court system.
The two had a plan, and when they were about to implement it, Wei Zheng suddenly disappeared.
When Wei Zheng left, he didn't tell Jiang Xun the reason, and he didn't come back for a long time.
Jiang Xun didn't know that Wei Zheng's family was murdered at that time. He went to track down the murderer, so he left in a hurry.
The plan can only be put on hold first.
After that, Ji Qian was in charge of the secret pavilion alone, and the darkness inside the secret pavilion became more and more dark, and the secret pavilion had a faint tendency to fall into Ji Qian's hands.
Jiang Xun made a decision after thinking about it.
The plan has already been drawn up, and all personnel are on standby. Even if Wei Zheng is not there, the plan can continue to be completed.
More importantly, if the hidden pavilion continues to be in charge of Ji Qian, more people will lose their lives.
Jiang Xun was not prepared to wait any longer, he decided to personally overthrow the old system of Ange.
There is a close friend around Ji Qian, his name is Sun Lin. Ji Qian trusts him very much and discusses many things with him.
But Jiang Xun knew that Sun Lin had been eyeing the position of the head of the dark pavilion.
Sun Lin had a very good disguise on his face, but in private he was planning to murder Ji Qian to replace Ji Qian.
Jiang Xun went to Sun Lin and lured him with interest, and Sun Lin was moved.
Jiang Xun is extremely capable and is the most powerful assassin in the dark pavilion. If he joins in, killing Ji Qian will make it easier.
Moreover, Jiang Xun's words faintly revealed that after Ji Qian was killed, he would be allowed to be the pavilion master, and Sun Lin responded.
After Jiang Xun said these words, he returned to the room, his face instantly sinking.
What he said to Sun Lin just now was naturally a lie.
Sun Lin had been misbehaving at first, and he had his hands on many things in Ange.
If Sun Lin were to be the pavilion master, he might be the next emigrant.
After killing Ji Qian, Sun Lin will die.
The two are currently fighting against Ji Qian together, and he will naturally confront Sun Linxu. When things are done, Sun Lin can no longer live.
Jiang Xun's eyes were extremely cold.
In order to overthrow the hidden pavilion, his hands will inevitably be stained with blood. But he must do this, there is no other way.
Jiang Xun assembled Wei Zheng's old department, waiting for the implementation of the plan at any time.
One day, Sun Lin informed Jiang Xun that he would do it tonight.
The night was heavy, the haze spread, and the boundless darkness was weighed down.
Dark clouds covered the entire night sky, and the sky became more and more faint. There was no light everywhere, and there was deathly silence around.
Sun Lin was talking with Ji Qian in the lobby.
Ji Qian sat there, and Sun Lin sat aside.
After a while, the door opened and cold air poured in.
Jiang Xun stepped in and walked in.
His steps are very light, as if to melt into the deep cold night.
Ji Qian's heart screamed: "What did you ask him to do?"
With the door closed, Jiang Xun and Sun Lin looked at each other.
Sun Lin knew, he immediately picked up the dagger hidden on the side of his sleeve and stab Ji Qian.
Ji Qian had already noticed, he turned his head and escaped the fatal blow.
In his heart, Sun Lin betrayed himself!
Ji Qian stretched his hand to his waist and was about to shoot.
On the other side, Jiang Xun had reached Ji Qian's side, and he lifted his foot to kick Ji Qian's wrist with extreme force.
Ji Qian couldn't help but let go, with a vicious expression on his face, turning his head to attack Jiang Xun.
As the master of the dark pavilion, Ji Qian has excellent skills, even under the combined attack of the two, he did not lose immediately.
As time passed, countless wounds were added to the three of them.
The smell of blood became stronger in the air, and the murderous air sank.
Three people confronted each other in the hall, and gunshots suddenly sounded outside the hall.
Outside, Jiang Xun and Sun Lin's men joined forces to fight against Ji Qian's people.
Killing intent!
Gunshots rang across the night sky, breaking the deep silence.
Outside, there are two teams fighting each other, and inside is even more murderous.
The sky and the earth are full of cold killing intent, and the cold is deep into the bones.
Ji Qian has been defeated, and his actions have slowed down a bit.
Jiang Xun found an opportunity and approached Ji Qian. He picked up the dagger and stabbed at Ji Qian with an extremely indifferent expression.
On the cold blade, a sharp chill passed.
The cold knife pierced into the meat and pierced Ji Qian's chest straight.
Ji Qian fell to the ground and stopped breathing.
At this time, the hall door was opened and Dai Shen walked in.
When Dai Shen saw Ji Qian's death, his eyes moved slightly.
Then he looked at Jiang Xun and slowly said, "It's done."
The meaning of this is that the people of Ji Qian have been subdued by them.
At the same time, there is another meaning, only Dai Shen and Jiang Xun know about it.
Ji Qian is dead, and it's Sun Lin's next turn.
The dark night was shrouded in heavy blood, and it was extremely depressing.
The frosty wind blew across the window, and the hunting noise was extremely harsh.
Sun Lin looked at Jiang Xun, the gun in his hand had been clenched for a few minutes.
Although Jiang Xun would let himself be the pavilion master, of course Sun Lin would not believe it completely.
He originally planned to kill Jiang Xun and Dai Shen directly today to avoid future troubles.
Before he finished his words, Jiang Xun had already raised his hand, and his black muzzle was aimed at Sun Lin.
He pulled the trigger and the bullet whizzed towards Sun Lin.
The gunfire sounded, and Sun Lin shot and killed him.
Jiang Xun was holding the gun, a fierce stern across his eyes.
The two have different thoughts and hidden true emotions. It depends on who will take the lead and kill each other.
Outside the hall, Jiang Xun's people had already fought with Sun Lin's people, and the dark pavilion fell into a gunfight again.
The murderous intent spread, and the air became tighter.
Jiang Xun and Dai Shen walked out quickly and joined the gunfight.
After one fight is over, another fight begins.
The night got deeper and the gunfire continued, and this night was destined to not be calm.
More and more people fell, and the smell of blood filled the air.
I don't know how long it took, this long fight finally came to an end.
Sun Lin's people have been subdued, Jiang Xun asked his hands to bandage the wound.
Jiang Xun looked back at Dai Shen, about to speak.
At this time, Dai Shen tilted his body and fell to the ground.
Jiang Xun's face changed, and he held Dai Shen and found that he was shot in the abdomen and in the chest.
Bright red wet his clothes, and the bright red is still spreading.
Jiang Xun's heart sank.
Dai Shen's face was extremely pale.
Dai Shen had been shot a long time ago. In order not to affect Jiang Xun, he always endured the pain without letting Jiang Xun notice it.
Now is the end of the battle.
His voice became extremely low: "My name is Dai Shen..."
This is the first time he mentioned his name to Jiang Xun.
The people in the dark pavilion have no names.
Jiang Xun has the strongest ability and is the number one killer, while Dai Shen is the number two.
They are alive, they are a stupid tool of murder. Dead, it's just a corpse that no one cares about.
Although the two are very good friends, they never mention their past to each other.
Jiang Xun was silent and did not speak.
Dai Shen's voice was extremely weak: "I have an appointment with Poppy to meet tomorrow..."
He wanted to give Poppy a promise after overthrowing the hidden pavilion.
Speaking of the poppy, Dai Shen's gradually dimmed eyes suddenly brightened.
It's like the light passing by in the dark abyss. The light is faint, but very clear.
Dai Shen wanted to continue speaking, but he opened his mouth, but did not speak.
His eyes closed and his hands dropped to the ground.
The tiny cluster of light suddenly disappeared. He no longer has a trace of anger, the darkness falls, and the bitter cold air spreads.
Dai Shen is dead.
Jiang Xun sat there dazedly, his eyes full of pain.
The overthrow of the hidden pavilion was extremely difficult. But he did not expect that Dai Shen would die in this struggle.
The road is too heavy, and the road ahead is even more confused and unknown, but he must go down.
Jiang Xun's hand tightened slightly, and then suddenly let go, there was emptiness and cold air in his hand.
Jiang Xun sat there, without moving for a long time, his body seemed to froze.
I don't know how long it took, Jiang Xun straightened up and moved his steps.
The road under my feet was stained with blood stains, extending far away.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, which has not cleared for a long time.
He walked out slowly.
The night was gone, the sky was faintly bright, and the light sunlight fell.
Jiang Xun's back was extremely silent, and he walked into the cool mist.
Jiang Xun buried Dai Shen, and when he was sorting out the relics, he found a box.
He did not open the box, but directly gave it to Poppy.
After this cleansing, the pattern of the hidden pavilion has changed. Later, Jiang Xun became the master of the hidden pavilion, and everyone was convinced.
…
An apartment in Shanghai.
At this time, there was no light in the room, and it was plunged into darkness.
The room was extremely silent, only the rain outside kept beating on the windows.
Poppy stood by the window and looked out.
The rain continued to increase, and a hazy white vapor hovered outside, and nothing was really real.
The night breeze rose suddenly, mixed with water mist, and the windows banged.
An inexplicable sense of irritation appeared in Poppy's heart, and her gaze fell on the white fog outside.
Poppy seemed to be looking at something through the rain curtain.
The next second, Poppy stretched out his hand and closed the curtain.
She walked to the table and turned on a small lamp on the table.
The soft light poured down, instantly illuminating a corner of the room.
Poppy sat on the chair, looked down, and finally landed on a locked drawer.
After a while, Poppy opened the drawer.
The drawer opened, and it was empty, with only a small box in it.
Poppy's hand trembled a little, she picked up the box and put it on the table.
The light fell around the box, and Poppy reached out his hand, leaning towards the light.
After the lid was opened, what was inside was a ring.
Poppy picked up the ring and put it on his hand.
The size is just right.
Poppy's memories deepened, and his eyes fell into the distance.
She still clearly remembered that it rained heavily that night.
Back then, she made an appointment with Dai Shen to meet him.
On the day of the appointment, Poppy had waited for him for a long time, but Dai Shen did not show up, nor did he even notify her.
Poppy didn't know what happened to Dai Shen, although she was anxious in her heart, she was helpless.
Poppy knew that Dai Shen was a killer in the hidden pavilion, and he would receive a task at any time.
A few days later, she received a call.
There was a vague premonition in Poppy's heart.
That night, the rain fell faster and faster, and the sky became gloomy.
After Poppy opened the door, he found that the person here was actually Mr. Jiang.
Poppy knows that Mr. Jiang and Dai Shen are both the killers of the dark pavilion.
Sure enough, she was waiting for the news of Dai Shen's death.
Mr. Jiang blamed himself extremely, but Poppy knew that Dai Shen's death had nothing to do with him.
At that time, Mr. Jiang told Poppy, Dai Shen's real name.
At this time, Poppy knew that Dai Shen was actually Dai Shinan's biological son.
Before, when Poppy and Dai Shen were together, they didn't mention their past and present to each other.
If two people want to find the purity of their relationship, they can't talk about the past that has disappeared, let alone get involved in organizational matters.
Poppy only knew that Dai Shen was the No. 2 killer of Dark Pavilion, under the pseudonym Dai Zhen.
And Dai Shen only knew that Poppy was an agent.
By accident, the person for which Poppy had served was Dai Shen's father.
Before Mr. Jiang left, he gave Dai Shen's belongings to her and left immediately.
On top of those things is a small box.
Poppy opened it and found that it was actually a ring inside.
But now things are not humans, and things can only be left behind.
Poppy resisted the tears in her eyes, she took off the ring and put it back in the box.
She carefully closed the lid, put it back in the drawer, and released the lock again.
Poppy turned off the lamp on the table, and the room plunged into darkness again.
Poppy leaned back in the chair, letting the darkness drown her.
The room was silent and the rain outside still kept falling.
The torrential rain was woven into the night, leaving only the sound of wind and rain in the vast world.