Early the next morning.

In order to get rid of the spies from various countries in the city as soon as possible, he left his mansion and went to the palace with a pair of guards early in the morning.

Halfway through, the carriage was running forward unhurriedly and slowly, and when it passed through an ordinary street, suddenly seven or eight arrows flew out of a house on the left side of the street, directly hitting the horse pulling the cart.

Then only the mournful sound of the horse was heard, and the carriage lost control instantly, and then the carriage ran several kilometers away before capsizing to the ground.

As soon as the arrow came out and just hit the horse, Luo Yi's guards had already reacted, and while quickly approaching the carriage, they shouted: "There are assassins..."

At the same time, twenty Assassins armed with sharp weapons rushed out of the courtyard where the arrows had just been withdrawn, and then struck the carriage: "Kill, kill Luo Yi, get rid of the tyrant's minions, and avenge the general." ”

At this time, Luo Yi had just climbed out of the dumped carriage when he saw that his guards had surrounded him, and the assassin on the opposite side had already shouted and killed five paces away.

Seeing that someone had assassinated him, Luo Yi's face was more ashamed than angry. He was defeated by the Chu State, responsible for arresting thieves and maintaining law and order in Yingdu, and now someone openly assassinated him in Yingdu, which was a slap in the face.

Thinking about it, a trace of resentment flashed in Luo Yi's eyes, and he pulled out his sword with a "Zheng" sound, and then shouted: "All the relatives and guards listen to the order, set up a circle, and only need to entangle with the assassin for a moment, and reinforcements will come to help." ”

Before the words fell, the two sides had already killed each other.

"Kill, protect the general."

"Kill, eradicate the tyrant's minions, and avenge the general."

At this time, not far from the street, two groups of soldiers patrolling the street already knew that there was movement when they heard the mournful neighing of the horses, and quickly ran in the direction from which the sound came. After only running more than 20 steps, I saw two groups of people fighting in the middle of the street in front of me.

As soon as one of the leaders saw what both sides were wearing and listened to the words of both sides, he immediately figured out the situation and hurriedly shouted: "General, don't panic, reinforcements have arrived, kill the assassin." ”

At this point, the patrol on the other side then shouted, "Kill, catch the assassin." ”

Soon after, two patrols arrived, and immediately attacked the Assassin from both flanks.

Within a short time, sixteen of the twenty Assassins had been killed, and four others fled in panic...

The other side.

Assassin's House.

As soon as Chen Zhen came to the palace, a subordinate official came to report: "Assassin Shi Ling, the spy who is in charge of monitoring the wealthy merchant Li in the east of the city has just come to report, and the lord of the Li family has gone out of the city with his eldest son early this morning. ”

"Out of town?" Chen Zhen was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked, "Is our spy exposed, or is he aware that something is wrong, or is he out doing business?" ”

"I don't know why, but our spies haven't been exposed yet, and they've been following the Li family all along."

"yes, okay." Chen Zhen nodded, and casually ordered: "No matter what the reason is, you can't let them run away, notify the various passes and ferries fifty miles away from Yingdu, as long as you see the Li team, you will arrest them, and you can't let the Li father and son run away." ”

"No."

The subordinate officials had only walked four or five steps, and a spy came to Chen Qing quickly: "Assassin Shi Ling, it's not good, just now Si defeated Luo Yi was assassinated on the street by more than 20 dead soldiers who claimed to be Lejun Sima and other doormen. ”

"More than twenty dead soldiers! How many more? Chen Zhen was taken aback, and then asked, "How is the defeat situation?" ”

"The defeat was fine, except for a slight injury when the carriage overturned. And the more than 20 dead soldiers, eighteen were killed, and two were seriously injured and captured, and now the boss is interrogating the assassins. ”

When Chen Zhen heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could speak, another spy ran over in horror: "Assassin Shi Ling... Oh no... Just now, more than 30 people who claimed to be the disciples of Le Jun Yiyang Jun attacked the prince's mansion with sharp weapons, threatening to avenge Le Jun and them. said that the prince had already agreed with Le Jun and them, but the prince rebelled and betrayed Le Jun Sima and them, so that Le Jun Sima and other eight people died tragically in Yingdu. ”

"What?" Chen Zhen's face changed, and he hurriedly asked, "What is the situation in the Prince's Mansion, but someone is injured?" ”

The spy took a quick breath and hurriedly responded: "No, those dead soldiers didn't even rush into the gate of the Prince's Mansion, and they were strangled by the guards of the Prince's Mansion. However, when the prince learned of this, he was extremely angry and had already gone to the palace to ask to see the king. Moreover, the crown prince also sent people to the Si Defeat Mansion and our Assassin Mansion. ”

Before these words fell, there was a panicked footsteps not far away, and then, a subordinate official of the Assassin's Mansion hurriedly came to report: "Assassin Shiling, the prince sent a messenger to see him." ”

When Chen Zhen heard this, his face sank, and he responded, "Please." ”

With that, Chen Zhen immediately walked out.

After walking more than ten steps, I saw a general in armor walk in.

At this time, as soon as the general saw the assassin Shi Ling coming, he immediately saluted and said: "Jing Fen, the guard general of the Lower Prince's Mansion, has seen the assassin Shi Ling. ”

"What is the order of the prince to send the general here?"

"Don't dare." Jing Fen arched his hand and said: "Just now, the prince's mansion was attacked by a group of thieves, which disturbed the prince. Therefore, the prince sent him to inquire, and the spies of the Assassin Mansion were all over Yingdu, and I don't know if the Assassin Shi Ling had investigated this matter in advance. ”

Chen Zhen's face changed, and he hurriedly shook his head and said: "The incident happened suddenly, and I didn't know that those thieves dared to storm the prince's mansion, they were negligent, and they asked the general to return to the prince, which was the fault of the subordinates." ”

When Jing Fen heard this, he hurriedly shook his head and said: "The assassin Shi Ling is too worried, the prince has no intention of asking the assassin Shi Ling, he just wants to know who dares to storm the prince's mansion, so as not to be frightened by the women and children in the mansion again." ”

Saying that, Jing Fen arched his hand again and said: "Since the assassin Shi Ling doesn't know, then please assassin Shi Ling to quickly find out the identity of the thief, with the heart of the prince, and return the prince's innocence." ”

When Chen Zhen heard this, his heart suddenly sank.

Just now he heard that a group of thieves had stormed the Prince's Mansion, but he didn't even rush into the gate, and he was wiped out by all the guards of the Prince's Mansion. Before, he thought that it was because there were too many dead people in various countries to be useless, so they were sent to death.

But now as soon as Jing Fen in front of him opened his mouth, he knew the role of those dead soldiers.

This is not only to re-implicate the crown prince, but more importantly, to put pressure on him through the prince and even through the ministers, asking him to end the rumors in Yingdu as soon as possible.

Nope... It's not just him, but also the division.

Luo Yi was just punished by the king yesterday, and today he was assassinated on the street, and even the prince was affected. Therefore, the pressure on Luo Yi now far exceeds him, and Luo Yi's urgent desire to close the case as soon as possible to protect himself far exceeds him. If what he expected was correct, then Luo Yi should already be on his way to the Assassin's Mansion!

So...

Chen Zhen's eyes sank slightly, judging from these two things, it seems that the other party no longer intends to continue to entangle with him, and wants him to end the case as soon as possible.

Is it just that he can make the other party get his wish?

Thinking of this, Chen Zhen looked at Jing Fen opposite, if Jing Fen was the envoy of the King of Chu, then he would take care of one or two, but unfortunately, Jing Fen was only the envoy of the prince.

Thinking about it, Chen Zhen replied calmly: "Please rest assured, the prince is still clear who the main messenger behind those thieves is, and the prince will not be involved in this matter." ”

When Jing Fen heard this, he was a little disappointed in his heart, although the prince didn't want to have twists and turns, and he didn't want to be involved in this matter repeatedly, but Chen Zhen didn't agree to the prince's request.

However, fortunately, Chen Zhen has promised that he will not involve the prince and Lejun, which also allows him to make a difference to the prince.

Thinking about it, Jing Fen immediately arched his hand and said, "Thank you for assassinating Shi Ling, I am grateful." ”

Jing Fen left quickly, but Chen Zhen looked at Jing Fen's back, but sighed in his heart: This prince's calmness is far inferior to that of the king!

In the past few days, the king has been at the center of public opinion, but the king is doing everything as usual without the slightest abnormality. However, the prince was only slightly affected by public opinion, so he couldn't hold his breath!

If yes...