The night was very dark, and it was even darker in this place. This was a place in the northwest corner of the capital, surrounded by dense trees and a large forest.
Several tall men in black suddenly appeared on the dirt road beside the grove. After looking around, they hid themselves.
Not long after, a man who looked like a passerby appeared at the end of the road, holding a lamp in his hand. The lamp was covered with a piece of cloth, which could only vaguely illuminate the road surface and his clothes, but not his face.
He was wearing a short grey shirt, similar to the people living here, and was inconspicuous even among the crowd.
When they reached the edge of the woods, the man in gray stopped, put down the lamp in his hand, and took out a piece of cloth. The bright red cloth was particularly eye-catching under the light, and he flipped it a few times with some rhythm in front of the lamp.
The man in black appeared on the roadside. There was only one of him. He was tall and a head taller than the man in gray.
Seeing the tall man in black appear, the man in gray put away the bright red material in his hand, walked forward and whispered a few words to the man in black. His voice was very low and close to his ear, so it was not possible to hear clearly even if one was close. In fact, because he was close to the man in black's ear, he could not see his lips moving.
The man in gray spoke and the man in black listened. The man in gray took something out of his arms and handed it to the man in black. The man in black nodded and took it, looking around carefully.
The two men's interaction was complete, and they each breathed a sigh of relief. The man in black took a few steps back and wanted to leave, and the man in gray also picked up the lantern placed on the road.
The change happened at this time.
"Catch the spy!" someone shouted.
Suddenly, several people rushed out on the road, with swords flashing in their hands. They were also wearing black clothes and masks, but their targets were clear, and their swords were pointed at the men in black and gray.
The man in gray took a few steps back in panic, threw the lantern in his hand away, and ran away. The direction he came from was opposite to the direction the group of men in black were rushing out from, and he ran faster.
A man in black with a sword in hand tried to rush over, and a few more tall and strong men in black rushed out from the woods, this time holding swords in their hands.
The two sides started fighting at the dilapidated intersection.
There were screams and blood spurted out...
Pei Yuanjun stood on the top floor of a dilapidated tower, watching the fighting leisurely. The tower was not far from the forest and was a good viewing spot.
He stood there with his hands behind his back, his black clothes blown up by the wind, as if he had merged into the night, and the guards around him were hidden in the dark...
This tower has three floors in total, which is actually not very high, but it is already the tallest one around. The top floor is just a broken platform. The corners are broken, with only a few bricks still on. The road surface cannot be seen clearly in the dark, so it is very dangerous.
Such a place is certainly not a place that a daughter of a wealthy family who cannot sit in the hall should come to.
Therefore, the second floor was where Pei Luoan really wanted to go. There were lights on the second floor. Pei Luoan, with a few personal guards, stood at the entrance of the second floor, looking towards that place with a frown on his face.
"Are these people... really related to King Jing?" Pei Luoan asked in a low voice after a long while.
"It should be related. The man in gray once came out of Prince Jing's residence." A guard said in a low voice.
The space on the second floor is closely connected to the ground floor, and appears somewhat empty with a slight echo.
"What does King Jing want to do
"What?" Pei Luoan said to himself. He got the news and came here to catch the spies related to Pei Yusheng, but he still had no idea where these spies came from.
The so-called "spies" should be Pei Yusheng's people. What does Pei Yusheng want to do? These people look tall and strong, and they don't look like ordinary people.
"Your Highness, I think these guys are very skilled and seem to be from the army." The guard said after a moment's hesitation. The tall and strong men in black were fewer in number than the ones who rushed out from behind, but the two sides were evenly matched. This showed that something was wrong and it also proved that the identities of these guys were suspicious.
"If a few more people go out, make sure to leave them behind." Pei Luoan said coldly.
"Yes, I'll do it now." The guard hurried downstairs as ordered, but when he reached the downstairs, he stopped and looked in astonishment at Prince Jing Pei Yusheng who was about to come in.
"Jing... His Royal Highness Prince Jing?"
There were also a few guards standing behind Pei Yusheng, holding lanterns in their hands. There were not many of them, but once you entered the tower, you could still see his appearance clearly.
The guard's heart skipped a beat. How could King Jing appear here at this time
"Brother is in there?" Pei Yusheng asked calmly, raising his chin and pointing upwards.
The guard did not dare to hide it and said, "Your Highness, catch a few spies here."
"Spy? What a coincidence. I also got the news and came here, but I didn't expect that my elder brother would get there first." Pei Yusheng said with a smile.
The guard could not respond to this, nor did he dare to respond casually. Sweat began to break out on his forehead. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's visit was very secretive, how could His Royal Highness Prince Jing know about it and even block his way.
"Is that second brother?" Pei Luoan's leisurely voice suddenly came from upstairs. Although he was upstairs, he had already heard the voice downstairs. When he greeted him, he secretly hated him in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face. He deliberately walked to the stairs with a gentle look.
"What a coincidence, I met you here, big brother!" Pei Yusheng answered very kindly, without making things difficult for the guards, and went up the stairs.
On the second floor, the two brothers met.
"Brother, have you caught the spy?" Pei Yusheng asked with a smile after paying his respects.
"Second brother, come and take a look!" Pei Luoan shook his head and turned to walk towards the entrance. Pei Yusheng followed him and the two of them stood side by side at the entrance.
The killing was still going on in the dark night, and the screams could still be heard far away in the night. Although those tall and strong men were seriously injured, the people around them were more seriously injured.
"Second brother, who do you think these people are?" Pei Luoan frowned again.
"I'm not quite sure. What do you think, brother?" Pei Yusheng looked very conflicted. He got the news a little late and arrived a little late. He found that this place was a good place to check. He didn't expect Pei Luoan to have taken the lead and arrived early. He was also surprised.
"I don't know, but it looks like they will catch these people." Pei Luoan said. After the guards went down, some more men in black rushed out. The numbers of both sides were originally unbalanced, and now it was even more unbalanced. Several tall and strong men in black had already fallen to the ground, and there were only three people still holding on.
Originally, he wanted to capture him alive, so he could first talk to him and then offer him a huge reward. However, Pei Yusheng had arrived, so he could no longer do some small actions. He could only wait until the number of people was overwhelming, then catch him and interrogate him thoroughly. There was actually such a group of people in the capital.
Who are the sub-forces
It’s such a coincidence that Pei Yusheng came!
How come he arrived right after I arrived? This is a bit inconvenient, and I can't let him fall into Pei Yusheng's hands.
"Then wait for eldest brother to arrest the people. This king also wants to take a look. This capital city is important, but there are actually such people hiding. I actually knew nothing about it. No wonder such a big fraud case occurred." Pei Yusheng also sneered and glanced at Pei Luoan. His eldest brother was the most hypocritical. Whatever he did, he seemed to say one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes. He was very vicious. He didn't think that this matter really had nothing to do with him.
What does Pei Luoan want to do
The two brothers seemed friendly on the surface, but in fact they had their own ulterior motives. They spoke very carefully, fearing that they would fall into the other party's trap accidentally, and they were very suspicious of each other.
They are all waiting for those tall and strong men in black to be caught. Now it seems it is only a matter of time. Those tall and strong men in black are about to be pushed into the corner.
Pei Luoan and Pei Yusheng couldn't help but smile, waiting quietly for what would happen next.
Suddenly, one of the men in black staggered. He was stabbed in the chest with a sword and was about to fall. The two men on both sides were anxious and wanted to step forward to rescue him, but they saw that the man in black, holding the opponent's sword, actually pulled it hard, and the sword penetrated several inches into his chest. Blood gushed out and he fell to the ground and died immediately.
The two men in black were stunned for a moment, then suddenly stabbed each other in the chest with their swords. Both of them were killed by the sword and fell to the left and right.
He actually committed suicide
No survivors
Everyone was stunned. They saw these people were about to be caught, but in the end they committed suicide on the spot. Was the clue lost
“Brother, he’s actually… dead? It’s such a waste for your Highness the Crown Prince to stay up late at night and come here to guard! The wound on your forehead must not have healed yet? This… This state now… I’m really sorry to trouble you, brother!” Pei Yusheng was also stunned for a moment, but he suddenly reacted very quickly and laughed.
No matter how well-mannered Pei Luoan was, he couldn't bear it any longer. His face turned blue with anger: "What do you mean, second brother? Didn't my second brother come here for nothing?"
Pei Yusheng didn't dare to respond and immediately shook his hand: "Brother, you are too polite. I have come here for nothing, but I am only a King Jing. Brother is in a high position and has a noble status. Especially now that you are injured, you didn't sleep so late at night, but you didn't expect that you would get nothing in the end. It would be better if you had sent me here earlier. Maybe you wouldn't have ended up like this."
Pei Luoan suspected him
But he also suspected Pei Luoan.
"Let's go down and take a look!" Pei Luoan was so angry that he was fuming. He flicked his sleeves, turned around and strode down. Pei Yusheng followed him with a smile, also feeling ashamed of doing useless work. Pei Luoan was always ahead of him. Even if his father wanted to blame him for being useless, Pei Luoan would be the first one to be useless.
The two brothers left one after the other. On the upper platform, Pei Yuanjun waved his sleeves, flicked off the non-existent dirt on his sleeves, and waited quietly for the movement below. The corners of his lips curled up silently, and a cold smile appeared on his handsome face. This scene was quite interesting, and the identity of the man in black was even more interesting...
The capital was investigating strictly, and some people could not help but jump out. Their eyes slightly raised, in the endless darkness, they casually swept across the bloody remains with a smile, and sighed with emotion...