Chapter 1274: The Conflict Outside the East Gate (Part I)
"I'm going to inform the others. After Ruan Xingzhu finished speaking, the white light flashed, and the figure disappeared.
Things have become complicated, Tian Tianguang's brother and sister's goal is not only the art troupe, but also to create a contradiction between the art troupe and the Yanling County government.
"Thief, dare to play tricks in front of me!" Ding Zhong shouted from the background.
"Sizzle, there's a back hand!" Qianyou's brain couldn't turn, the things in front were not over, why did there go wrong in the back.
There was a fire in the background, and then there was a scream, Lu Ying hurriedly ran back, "I'll go back and have a look!"
There is no suspense in the fight ahead, Zhang Xiulan is inconspicuous in Ruan Xingzhu's team, but she can completely control the field here.
Her fighting tricks are dexterous, looking like the way of archers, and her strange body style is interspersed between several big men, who can't find a chance to besiege her.
Since the thirteenth lieutenant of the protector attacked the scavenging gate, Zhang Xiulan has not participated in the fight, and when someone asked her, she said that she could deal with ordinary charging warriors, no one had ever seen her shoot, and of course there was no time when she was needed, there were too many masters in the team.
I saw that she had a short stick in one hand and a dagger in the other, picking at the enemy's joints, and even if she didn't hit, she could force others to scramble.
Ding Fen had already shot the Tian siblings in the ankles, and the two of them fell to the ground and rolled*, and they couldn't go far.
"Sister Xiulan needs help?" she stopped to watch the battle with a short bow.
The archer knows archers best, and she can see that Zhang Xiulan has the upper hand, with or without her help.
"You go back to the backstage and take a look!" Zhang Xiulan hit a big man on the back of the head with a short stick as she spoke, and the big man fell to the ground without snorting.
"It's fire, it's fire, everyone, let's put out the fire!" multiple female voices screamed backstage.
The fire that began to emerge was spreading, and it turned out that someone had deliberately set it on fire.
At this time, a whirlwind blew out of thin air, and this gust of wind did not help to increase the fire but blew out the fire, needless to say, it must have been Qianyou's shot.
Ding Zhong dragged the two people out of the burning room, and said to Lu Ying, who was running towards him: "Look at them, don't kill them, I'll go to the front and have a look." ”
Just now, he ran to the backstage in time and first knocked out a gangster who was about to sneak attack the actress, but was discovered by another gangster who answered, and the gangster knew that he was not his opponent, so he ignited the oil tank that had been prepared for a long time.
These two gangsters are the real killers tonight, they are actually Tingfeng-level archers, if it weren't for Ding Zhong, the art troupe would probably suffer heavy losses, at least a few people would have died, and even Qianyou in the thatched hut would not have time to save him.
When Ding Zhong came to the stage, Zhang Xiulan had already tied up the person with a weapon, and the Tian family brothers and sisters were struggling to crawl towards the east gate of the county town.
The crowd of onlookers ran away without a trace, and the originally crowded front of the stage became empty, with only three corpses lying on the ground, the old man surnamed Tian, Duan Zhutou and Lao Ou.
"I'm going after those two. Ding Zhong raised his hand at Zhang Xiulan.
"I'm afraid it's too late. Zhang Xiulan stood up straight, her expression was still blank, and connoisseurs could see that there was something disguised on her face.
Sure enough, the Tian brothers and sisters found that Ding Zhong was chasing after them, so they bit hard and lay motionless on the ground.
"Damn!" Ding Zhong naturally understood, "What a ruthless calculation!"
Tonight's play can't be performed, and it's a question of whether the art troupe can stay in the future, a civilian old man can spend money to do it, but there are still two people from the government lying on the ground, and the county guard will definitely come to ask for an explanation.
Because Ding Zhong found out early, Qianyou rescued in time, and the fire in the background was quickly controlled, and several male members put out the fire under the command of Qian Yilin.
"Is anyone hurt?" Ding Zhong returned to the backstage.
"People are fine, it's just that they burned some costumes, it's not a big problem, the key is how to deal with the next trouble?" Qian Yilin faced such a dilemma for the first time.
"Don't rush, first ensure the safety of personnel, and then we will act on the opportunity......"
Ding Zhong was discussing with Qian Yilin, Qianyou came over, and when they finished speaking, he asked, "Xiao Zhong, how do you know that someone is sneaking up on the backstage?"
Qian Yilin wanted to walk away, but when she heard this, she stopped, and she also wanted to know the reason.
"Director Ding has experienced a hundred battles, and he deserves to be an example for lowly grades to learn, why don't you let the lowly rank analyze and analyze you before testifying?" Zhang Xiulan also rushed to the backstage.
Ding Zhong nodded.
"This is an organized operation, and the people behind it are clearly targeting the art troupe, with the aim of disrupting our performance, and it is better to kill us all or drive us out of Rock Ridge County.
He thought that Duan Zhutou and Ou Zhukuai were specially attracted by the other party, ostensibly to create trouble and prevent us from performing, but in fact, they wanted to kill them to frame us.
The farce in front of the stage has many loopholes, and the organized action is well thought out and will not resort to such lame reasons, indicating that the real killer move is not ahead.
The old man and the people from the government are just substitutes for the dead ghosts, used to attract our attention, cover the actions of the two killers in the background, and the killing moves are in the background. ”
Ding Zhong nodded and said, "Sister Xiulan's analysis is almost correct, the secret agent's actions are actually similar to the acting of the art troupe, and everything on the surface is disguised.
When Tian Tianguang pushed you, I didn't feel right, because he put away most of his strength at the end, and it was obvious that his target was not you or Minister Qian, so why did he cry so hard before?
After seeing the people who attacked the government with his companions, I understood that this was a diversion of the tiger from the mountain, trying to attract the forces that were secretly protecting the art troupe to the front, and there would definitely be problems in the back.
If I had seen the problem earlier, I wouldn't have let the gangsters light the fuel tank, and the fire wouldn't have burned, and I would have been responsible for the loss of the art troupe. ”
"Director Ding said seriously, without you, we would lose more, and the actresses in the house would probably not be able to go home. You have done a great job, and I thank you on behalf of the art troupe. "How could Qian Yilin let Ding Zhong take responsibility.
"Someone's coming!"
Ding Fen came running to interrupt their discussion.
"I'll deal with it first. After Qian Yilin finished speaking, she tidied up her makeup, and then walked to the front of the stage with an uneasy heart.
Ding Zhong made a look, Zhang Xiulan understood, and quickly followed Qian Yilin. The most important person in the performance team is this Minister Qian, and her safety must be guaranteed.
There were quite a few people coming, roughly looking like hundreds, most of them were dressed in uniform clothes, and judging from the banners, they were undoubtedly the guards of the county town, and a small number of them should be people from the sheriff's office.
First of all, more than a dozen horses ran to the stage, and one of the bearded officers shouted: "Fence this place for me, you can't let anyone go!"
Qian Yilin and Zhang Xiulan stood in front of the stage, quietly watching the officers and soldiers running over, surrounding the front and back of the stage.
"Duh, but you waited for the rebels of Nanqiu County to kill the people sent by the officials?" the bearded officer pointed at the two women in front of the stage with a long sword in his hand.
"Commander Sheng is slow!" a thin man in a head-catching costume came up from behind, "wait for the lower official to ask about the situation first." ”
Another knight with full body of battle armor also urged forward and said, "There are only two women here, Lao Sheng doesn't have to be like this." ”
"Hmph!" the bearded officer put away his sword and said no more.
A dark shadow suddenly floated out, standing silently behind Qian Yilin.
All the people on the horse were stunned, and their hearts said: Master!
The thin head catcher rolled his eyes, turned over and jumped off the horse, stretched out his hands and walked forward slowly, and asked: "I am the chief catcher of the Yanling County Public Security Bureau, which of you is in charge? ”
Qian Yilin took a step forward and said, "Woman Hu, just ...... here" She briefly and concisely said what had happened.
The people who had already looked like officials cleaned up and examined the corpses on the ground, and one of them came and whispered a few words in Yan Lu's ear.
"Just a few of you, what about the others?" Yan Lu didn't rush to characterize the matter.
"Our regiment was frightened and is now resting in the back. Qian Yilin couldn't figure out what the other party meant for a while.
"According to what you said, none of the people who died were yours, so what is there to be frightened about? Quickly call everyone out and go back to the yamen of the security office with this officer, and this official will ask them one by one. Yan Lu became official.
"What do you mean, my lord? We are the victims, why do we want to go to the yamen to be interrogated? Can't you make it clear here?" Qian Yilin became vigilant.
Commander Sheng shouted: "If you are told to go, what is so much nonsense! Could it be that you dare to resist?" He wanted to raise his long sword, but his eyes swept behind Qian Yilin, and his hand did not rise.
"The women don't dare, but some people don't allow us to be humiliated. Qian Yilin raised her head and looked directly at Commander Sheng.
"Who is so rampant?" Commander Sheng's hand gripped the hilt of his sword firmly.
"Protector Red Army!"
After Qian Yilin spit out these four words, the scene calmed down, and Commander Sheng seemed to be choked by something, and his face gradually turned red.
"Ahem, the Red Army for the Protector of the Country is Martin Kui's private army, this is Yanling County, no matter whose private army is here, they must abide by the king's law, if you commit the crime of murder, Ding Juma will not be able to protect you.
I advise you to go with me honestly, as long as you go to the yamen and explain things clearly, no matter what happens to you, you will naturally be let back, if you insist on not obeying, we will have to be rude. Yan Lu was the first to break the silence.
"I think they are weak-minded! Maybe it is also possible for them to pretend to be the Red Army for the Protectorate, so let's arrest them first. "Commander Sheng is ready to do it.
If they were frightened by a woman throwing out the name of the Red Army to protect the country, they would still have the face to continue to mix in Yanling County in the future?
"You dare!" Ding Zhong flashed in front of Qian Yilin, and his murderous aura rushed straight to the soldiers and horses in front.
"Good boy!" the knight struck his horse in front of Ding Zhong, and dark red armor appeared on his body.
Yan Lu retreated behind the knight and said, "President Hong, I take care of this matter, let's do it!"
Whew, a gust of wind was set off on the flat ground, which blew the soldiers and horses of Yanling County unable to open their eyes, and a cold voice floated in the air: "Do you want to do it because of the number of people?"
At this moment, there was a commotion in the soldiers and horses on the periphery, and Commander Sheng turned his head to look, only to see a group of people breaking into the formation set up by his subordinates, and a young man at the head was also wearing a fighting armor, "Get out of the way!