They kept wondering what Luo Yuan's killer move was. They felt that Luo Yuan seemed to be playing it too lightly. These traps and tricks were not worth mentioning at all and could be seen through at a glance.
But it turned out that Luo Yuan didn't care whether they saw through it or not, and he didn't care whether they were smart or stupid.
Because no matter whether they are smart or stupid, they have only one way to get in.
It doesn’t matter how bad the moves in the middle are, as long as they are fatal.
To cooperate with the Japanese, this is Luo Yuan’s real purpose and gift to them.
From the beginning, he never thought about giving Wei An and the others time to prepare. He knew that they did not have enough time, so he simply thought of a way to force Shen Chen to come out - to communicate with the Japanese.
The Japanese pirates made life miserable for the people in Zhejiang and gave Emperor Longqing a headache. All the civil and military officials in the court felt uncomfortable when they heard the word "collaborating with the Japanese pirates".
Once you are associated with these two words, no matter who you are, you cannot escape death.
Luo Yuan knew this, and Shen Chen knew it too.
The wooden door was not closed at all, and the wind from outside blew in, illuminating the faces of the Japanese pirates inside.
In just a moment, many soldiers appeared from nowhere and surrounded them in the center, looking aggressive and ill-intentioned.
Tan Xi understood instantly and couldn't help but look at Wei An in panic.
Lian Wei An was also panicked and quickly said, "This is none of our business. Someone brought us here! We don't know these people!"
"Why are you so anxious?" The Jinyiwei who had been in the posthouse as a postman returned to his Jinyiwei attire, strode forward past the crowd, frowned and sneered, "You guys are acting strangely, and I've long suspected you had bad intentions. Sure enough, this test has revealed your true colors! You are actually accomplices of the Japanese pirates!"
He sneered, pointed at Wei An and the others, and said with disgust: "We have been investigating these pirates for a long time. They are the ones who kidnapped Pingxi Hou. The whole Dongchang Prefecture is under martial law. These pirates have nowhere to hide and must be looking for help. You are undoubtedly the traitors who are colluding with them!"
He was completely different from when he was a postman. He put away the humility he had pretended to have before, and now showed the viciousness of the Jinyiwei: "Take them all away!"
It was already late at night. After the Jinyiwei and his men had taken Wei An and the others away, he strode out and nodded to the Jinyiwei who had just led Wei An over. Then the two of them went their separate ways.
It was already late at night when they arrived at Gaotang, but Luo Yanwang and the others were still awake.
Huang Wenjie, He Liang and others were in the prefect's signing room, all a little puzzled. Looking at Luo Yanwang who clearly had an expression that said no strangers allowed, they had no idea what Luo Yanwang was trying to do.
Huang Wenjie was not good at speaking. The people involved included the imperial envoy and Princess Shouning. He was actually a little panicked, but the arrow was on the string and he had no choice, so he did not dare to raise any objections. Since he had no place to speak anyway, he thought about it and simply said nothing.
Anyway, one is the Censor and the other is the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, either one of them can crush him.
They would make the decision even if he didn't say anything.
As expected, He Liang couldn't help himself first, and raised his chin to ask Luo Yanwang in confusion: "Sir, you let Princess Shouning and her group meet with those Japanese wanderers just to slander her for colluding with the Japanese?"
Luo Yanwang still held a small white jade cup in his hand, but his eyes looked at He Liang indifferently, and raised his lips slightly: "Why? Not okay?"
Of course not.
He Liang frowned, not understanding: "Aren't you alerting the enemy by doing this? Shen Chen is not stupid, he knows that if you do this, he will only hide deeper!"
Huang Wenjie thought about it and felt that what He Liang said was right.
In order to protect himself, after Shen Chen knew that Princess Shouning was arrested by the government, he must have known that the government and the Jinyiwei were now in cahoots with each other. How could he be so stupid as to reveal his tracks
This makes it even harder to find him.
"Now we are only three feet away from digging, but have any of you found any trace of Shen Chen?" Luo Yuan remained calm, tapping his fingers slowly on the table: "Yesterday was ten days, but today is only nine days. As long as Shen Chen can survive these nine days, once someone from the capital arrives, our chances of finding Shen Chen will be even lower."
He Liang and Huang Wenjie looked at each other, both with ugly expressions.
They had to admit that Luo Yuan's words made sense. After all, they really couldn't find Shen Chen now.
"But even if we capture Princess Shouning, we may not be able to force Shen Chen out." He Liang was a little irritated, sweat broke out on his face and head, and he fanned himself with a greasy face, and said impatiently: "Besides, if we capture a princess, there will be a lot of trouble."
The Wei family and the King of Zheng would be in trouble, not to mention how to write a memorial to the court? How could the court believe that the princess colluded with the Japanese pirates? This is simply unacceptable!
"Who said we captured the princess?" Luo Yuan's tone was full of sarcasm, and his eyes and eyebrows were full of smugness and disdain: "What princess did we capture? Didn't Princess Shouning go south with Old Madam Wei on the boat? Who dares to say that the one we captured now is Princess Shouning, except for us, Shen Chen and the Wei family?"
Everyone was stunned.
Yes, Princess Shouning came to Dongchang Prefecture in the name of a merchant and never said that she was a princess.
"It's important to use her first, and fill the holes later." Luo Yuan sneered, his face cold, as if Wei An's life and death were not worth mentioning at all: "We don't care about her life, but Shen Chen may not care. Anyway, it has come to this point, so we should try our best. Who knows, it might be useful? Starting tomorrow, post notices throughout the city, saying that a group of merchants who colluded with the Japanese have been arrested, and then post their portraits. Shen Chen will definitely see it. Then starting tomorrow, kill one person every day, and after three days, kill Wei An."
Three days, it’s a game of time.
If one person is killed every day, Shen Chen will know that they really want to kill him, and he can kill Wei An in order to force him out.
It's natural to feel nervous.
Four days is a very torturous process. No matter how firm your determination is at the beginning, it will be shaken. After three days, the news must have reached Shen Chen's ears, so as to avoid the possibility that Shen Chen did not know about it.
Luo Yuan looked at his fingers and smiled nonchalantly.
He believed that Shen Chen would be fooled.
Young man, if your sweetheart comes from afar to save you, would you be willing to watch her die in a foreign land, without any clear reason or even an identity