Chapter 9 Chasing Qin Wuyang
I don’t know how the time in the black and white book is converted. The weather in mid-June is as hot as August. Before noon, the ground is about to see bursts of heat rising.
The fire broke out in the middle of the night at the recruitment hall has spread throughout the streets and alleys in the past three days. Whether it is the soldiers standing guard at the city gate or the civilians walking on the street, they like to say a few words if they have anything to do. It seems that this matter has been raised to the level of national news.
Cao Hong sat in a small restaurant near the West City Gate, using a knife to deal with a pot of mutton in front of him. From time to time, he looked up and glanced at the opposite city gate, and observed it with a careful observation.
It has been three days since the hunt for the forest was forced to retreat, but the target Jing Ke and others did not succeed beyond Cao Hong's expectations. Instead, they did not know how to take down a courtyard in the west of the city and lived quietly.
The target was abnormal and did not escape. Cao Hong's plan to "fall rocks from the front line of the gorge" naturally failed, so he could only find another way.
The most direct way was to break in front and shoot directly to kill Jing Ke's group. However, considering that he saw the dozen soldiers with a clever figure that night, Cao Hong gave up decisively.
Besides, is it too embarrassing to lose your life for an interview?
But if you don’t force yourself, the target’s current guard strength is several times higher than before, and there is another base that can be attacked and defended. It is useless to get rid of it outside.
"Hey!" sighed and patted his forehead.
I still don’t think about it anymore. Since there is still a lot of time, I should stay tuned for everything.
Cao Hong made up his mind and prepared to concentrate on dealing with the food in front.
Speaking of which, from BC to now, it was only two days since I had a meal - although I was not satisfied with the lack of oil and salt, Cao Hong still had a big appetite - it would not work if he didn't open it, so he was a big energy absorber.
Just as I was burying my head, a young and nine-year-old child suddenly ran from a distance. I looked around at the door of the store and saw Cao Hong in the corner. His eyes lit up, and he ran over with a snot.
"Cao, there is an outsider from the North Gate!"
Cao Hong suddenly looked up and said, "How many people?"
"I don't know, I only saw the yellow sand flying, and the team was half a mile long."
"Can there be cavalry?"
The child shook his head in confusion.
Cao Hong quickly changed his words and said, "Are there any horses in the team? How many horses are there?"
The child nodded quickly: "Yes, but there are so many, there are three or five!"
Cao Hong's thoughts were so loud that he had already figured out. So he smiled and patted his head who was afraid of the child and said, "I did a good job, it's good. I'll give it to you!"
He reached into his arms and took two or three knives, put them in the center of the child, and said, "Go, call your friends, just say you don't have to stare, go play by yourself!"
The child's eyes lit up, and he ran out with a cheer. He laughed and jumped away. Cao Hong pushed the table, grabbed the cloth bag beside him, and walked out to the north gate.
Information is necessary for that industry and is particularly important for killers. In later generations, there are naturally special people to collect information, and Cao Hong’s work is just an executor. Here, if you want to master information, you naturally have to rely on yourself.
The method Cao Hong chose is in many TV series with professors - using children.
Children are still very useful. At this time, unlike later generations, there are not many schools that make people feel irritated, and the study classes lock them up. Children who are not as labor force and cannot rest as idle choose to play outside.
It is precisely because of this characteristic that you don’t have to worry about exposing yourself when using them as eyeliner. Moreover, there are a lot of them, and it can spread a large area. If you are sure, it is naturally because your intelligence is not high, and your ability to execute and be controlled does not meet the standards.
However, it is still competent to see if there are any large teams entering the city.
I don’t know who I can use the wallet that I can pass through when I put out the fire. After three days of the restaurant and hiring these little ears and ears, the wallet is already empty.
However, Cao Hong didn't care about this kind of thing at all. At this time, all he cared about was the team.
"You are so sure that the person coming must be the pursuer of Qin?" Zhu said in confusion.
"Not sure," Cao Hong walked forward and said, "But the boss was assassinated and the assassin ran away. This was a dereliction of duty for the entire Qin Dynasty. Even if the King of Qin himself did not say it, the people below would chase Jing Ke just like they had chicken blood and chased his father's enemy."
"Even if that's the case, are you sure anyone can find Jing Ke?" Zhu He laughed and said, "It's now BC. Qin is launching a war at this time, preparing to complete the last step of unifying the world. How can there be extra manpower and find a needle in a haystack!"
"So, I suspect that this is the real reason why I came here!" Cao Hong said calmly: "Do you think so? Smoothing the small waves of the long river of history?"
Zhu hehe smiled and did not answer.
When Cao Hong didn't speak, he was not interested in forcing it. Since the moment he got the black and white book, Cao Hong has been reversing the attributes of this task. Although he had very little information, he could still confirm that this task had nothing to do with the long history of things like this.
The employer who can issue such a task must be a human being no matter who it is. As for who it is, Cao Hong is not interested in knowing.
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At the same time, Jing Ke was hiding in the courtyard.
Jing Ke was lying flat on the couch and was chatting with the dog slaughter sitting next to him.
The two of them looked much better, and their anxiety and gloomy expressions had dissipated, and they were replaced by a happy and satisfied smile.
Fan Xiaojiang stood at the door, looking at Jing Ke and the others with a cold expression, as if looking at two lifeless stones. Whether Jing Ke fainted from excessive blood loss or the dog slaughter angrily or kneeled down and begged, his expression did not change at all, as if he had been completely occupied by this bone-hitting hatred.
Anyone can see the hatred of the young general Fan towards Jing Ke and the dog slaughter. But even so, he still ordered the doctors who came with the army to treat Jing Ke.
It is difficult for the dog slaughter to understand his state, and even do not understand why he did not kill them directly to take revenge. Is this what it means to serve the country and the people?
The dog slaughter didn't understand, but he knew that these people would not hurt Jing Ke anymore.
The news has been passed back, and Jing Ke feels much more relaxed. Since he has completed his national mission, he can consider himself next. Although he is a little sorry for Fan Yuqi, he is not ready to give his life to it.
In his opinion, this is a transaction. I will lend it to me, and you will lend it to me. Although it saves a life, it is a consumable. I will pay your honor for the country. It means it will be fine, it is not worth it.
So Jing Ke was not very enthusiastic about Young General Fan. After waking up, he mostly sang with the dog slaughter, as if he was back in Yan State. "Ding thud thud..."
With a series of rapid footsteps, a soldier rushed in, attached to the ear of the young general Fan, saying something quickly, and a look of anxiety appeared on his face.
Jing Ke and the other two realized something was wrong and stopped to look at them.
Xiao Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes, glanced at Jing Ke, revealing a hint of ridicule, and said coldly: "Gather people!" After saying that, he ignored Jing Ke and the others and walked out strode.
Jing Ke frowned and said, "What happened?"
The soldier probably admired his feat of assassinating the King of Qin for thousands of miles. After hesitating for a moment, he replied: "A brother found that Qin soldiers entered the city at the north gate, with seventy or eighty men and eighty soldiers in full swords and armor. The leading general was actually..."
"Who is it?" asked the dog slaughter.
"...It's Qin Wuyang!" After saying that, he quickly gave a gift and ran out quickly.
Jing Ke's pupils shrank suddenly, and he was silent for a while, and sneered: "So that's it, so that's it. No wonder he looked panicked before he spoke. It turned out to be a reminder to the King of Qin. No wonder I presented a picture to come forward. Before I could speak, the King of Qin drew his sword and slashed. No wonder the Qin pursuers are so difficult to deal with. No matter what method he used, they are like a gangrene attached to the bone."
The dog slaughter suddenly realized: "Qingqing, you mean..."
"Hmph!" Jing Ke snorted coldly: "I think it's not just Qin Wuyang, but the entire family under his grandfather Qin Kai has defected to Qin!"
The dog slaughter said sternly: "Then will we go back to Yan State not enter the tiger's mouth?"
"No," Jing Ke gritted his teeth and stood up slowly, saying, "The more we are, the more we have to go back. Even Qin Kai, the famous general of the Great Yan Kingdom, has surrendered, and I don't know how many borers will appear in the country. For the sake of this, the only way is to warn Prince Dan as soon as possible, and it is not too late to make timely remedies. When the Qin army reaches the city, it will be too late!"
The dog slaughter stood up cautiously and looked outside. Seeing that the soldiers guarding outside were gone, only the doctor who was accompanying the army was fiddling with some medicinal materials in his ear room. Then he turned around and said to Jing Ke, "What should we do?"
Jing Ke struggled to stand up slowly, tried to stretch his arms, felt his body, and said, "Don't be in a hurry. Since Qin Wuyang has entered the city, there must be some surveillance at the city gate. It is harmful or useless to leave the city rashly. Furthermore, we have to prepare first, prepare dry food, horses and other items to travel!"
The dog slaughter hesitated for a moment and said, "Qingqing, should you tell General Fan Xiao's about this?"
Jing Ke pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I'd rather not. He is young and energetic, and he hates me to the core. He will not believe anything I say. However, this time he was able to resist killing me, but it proved his innocence. It's ridiculous. I thought the person who helped was a lackey in Qin, and the person who hated me to the core was a wise minister and a good general of Yan. It's really ironic!"
The dog slaughter nodded: "It's good, look at General Fan's expression and you will know that sooner or later you will have to fight. Your injury has not healed, at least it is the limit, so it is not advisable to fight with others!"
Jing Ke shook his head and said, "What are you doing? Go and prepare quickly. I'll go find a doctor to take more medicine. When the time is right, we will set off immediately!"
Chapter completed!