To be able to be left by Zhao Ping's side, the subordinates guarding this key nest are naturally the most combative and fierce of the bandits in Sanssouci Cave, and several of them are outlaws who have carried several lives.

But what these people are facing is not an ordinary official tolerance, or even ordinary officers and soldiers, but a team of elites of the Qingzhou Army who have followed Sun Tu to fight in the north and south for many years and fought out of blood and fire. The cooperation between these more than ten people has long been seamless, and they don't need to make any communication with words or eyes, they can already cooperate to form a formation in accordance with the environment in front of them, attack and kill at a very fast speed, and divide and kill these outlaws in front of them, without any casualties themselves.

This is the difference in strength between the two sides, not only in the martial arts and means, but also in the heart and the skills of killing the enemy. These bandits may be able to fight with ordinary officers and soldiers undefeated, but they are too far behind the real army, and they are quickly crushed and killed, and the soldiers also step on the blood and corpses of the enemy and rush in.

When they came to the backyard, they saw their general standing in front of a half-opened room with some trepidation, and saw the head of the thief lying in a pool of blood in front of him, and a man who had not fallen because he had held him in time. I saw that this person had scars on his body, old and new, his breathing was rapid and disordered, and he was looking at Sun Tu excitedly, although he opened his mouth, he couldn't say anything for a while.

It wasn't until Sun Tu said, "Senior Brother Zhou Xiong, why are you ...... here?" that the guards who were still on guard and wanted to step forward to protect the general stopped and looked at this person with the same doubts, and some people opened up the half-open door to the room, only to see that three corpses were also poured inside.

"What the hell is going on?" This is the doubt in the hearts of a soldier, and it is also the first sentence that Sun Tu asked after stabilizing Zhou Xiong.

The change just now was too sudden, and Sun Tu was caught off guard. He was indeed wary, if the person in the house was jointly with Zhao Ping to carry out a sneak attack, he would naturally be able to deal with it in time and save himself. However, this knife actually killed the defenseless Zhao Ping, and when the door opened, revealing that the person who was the one who had been searching for his whereabouts was Zhou Xiong, he was still shocked. Fortunately, his reaction was fast enough to hold the other party in time before he fell, and then he also saw the three dead people in the house at a glance, which also made the doubts in his heart even heavier, and in the end, he could only ask Zhou Xiong.

"They killed my uncle, and Wan'er and I fell into their hands. They wanted to get my uncle's martial arts essence from me for many years, so they didn't kill me, but just kept torturing me. I finally found an opportunity just now, so I sneaked up and killed them......" After saying these few words, Zhou Xiong suddenly vomited a large mouthful of blood, and as soon as his body became weak, he passed out directly in Sun Tu's arms.

Sun Tu held him hard, his expression changed several times, although it was only a few words, but he still understood the full meaning that the other party wanted to express - Zhou Tong was really killed by these guys, and their purpose actually fell on the essence of martial arts that the master had obtained in this life. And more importantly, not only Zhou Xiong, but even Zhou Xiuwan actually fell into their hands! Now that Zhou Xiong was rescued by himself after being tortured, what about Zhou Xiuwan?

Of course, there are more mysteries that make it difficult for Sun Tu to understand, for example, since the people in Sanssouci Cave killed the master and kidnapped the two, why did they still think of creating a fake Zhou Xiong to confuse the public, isn't this an extra move? Another example is why they left him in such an important lair, and he broke free from the restraints and fought back, even if it was because of the sudden attack of his own troops, but it was not all.

It's a pity that these questions can be answered by Zhou Xiong, who is already unconscious, just looking at the terrible scars on his body, you can know that he has indeed suffered a lot during this time, and even a moment before his arrival, he was still being tortured.

Of course, the most important thing now is not these, the key is that the four people who fell inside and outside the house must be the leaders of the bandits in Sanssouci Cave, and now that they are all violently killed, they can't ask from them the identity of the backer who shielded them, the real mastermind behind the scenes. And in this way, it is difficult for him to explain to the prince anymore, after all, the other party still wants to use this matter to take advantage of the handle of a traitor in the court and defeat the other party.

The chaotic thoughts made Sun Tu's brows furrow fiercely, and then he ordered: "Carefully search the inside and outside of this courtyard, and there must be no negligence!" Then he helped Zhou Xiong into the room, first put him in a seat, and looked carefully at the several corpses in the room.

The three of them were dressed in ordinary clothes, completely like ordinary businessmen, but if you look closely at their wrists and palms, you can see some clues. Their right hands look thicker than their left hands, and their right palms are calloused and worn on the palm of their hands, which is obviously accustomed to the traces left by swords and other weapons, which is not a trait that ordinary merchants can have.

Looking at their bodies again, they were wounded in their throats and hearts, and they were obviously killed by Zhou Xiong's sudden attack. This can also be seen in the frightened and distorted faces of them before they died. There are also some bloody torture instruments in the room, and there is a rope in the corner that has blood but has obviously been broken, which can also confirm Zhou Xiong's words just now.

Just from everything here, Sun Tu can deduce a thrilling picture to the extreme - Zhou Xiong, who was originally being tortured here, somehow broke free of the rope that bound him, and at this time, it happened that he led people straight into the store, and after attracting Zhao Ping out, he distracted the attention of these people. So, Zhou Xiong, who was in a desperate situation, seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and suddenly grabbed the knife, stabbing the unsuspecting three people to death in one fell swoop. Then, when Zhao Pingcang fled to this door, he summoned the last of his strength, succeeded in a sneak attack, and killed the other party in an instant...... All this can even be further evidenced by the empty scabbard on the waist of one of them.

Thinking of this, even Sun Tu couldn't help but sweat for Zhou Xiong, and at the same time praised him for his quick reaction. You must know that the situation he was in just now was quite dangerous, and if he missed a little, he would be the one who died.

At the same time, there are a large number of accounts, books, letters, and other things in this room, and I don't know if they are useful or not. But since Sun Tu and the others have wiped out all the bandits here, they naturally have to take all the things away, and maybe they can find the clues they want from them.

At this time, a person outside suddenly shouted, "There is smoke over there." ”

When Sun Tu heard this, his expression moved, and he quickly turned his head to look out, and sure enough, he saw that there were several pillars of blue-black smoke heading straight towards the sky that was about to go black, if it was a little more night, I was afraid that I would not be able to see anything. And after a while, these pillars of smoke suddenly and slowly dissipated, which made him think to himself: "Here we go!" This time, see where else you can hide! ”

Everything has been carried out according to Sun Tu's plan and arrangement, and it is not far from suppressing these bandits who have plagued the people of Tokyo for many years!

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The streets and alleys of Tokyo City have long been shrouded in this winter night, and without the scenery of the city that never sleeps, the whole city looks drowsy. And this is still the appearance of Tokyo City exposed, as for the other Tokyo City hidden deep underground, it is even darker at this time, and you can't see your five fingers.

The drainage ditches, which crisscrossed the city like cobwebs, were black even during the day, and had to be guided by the light of the openings in the grooves above. And now, it is even more completely dark, which makes the fish that escaped into it in a hurry also seem quite uncomfortable, so they can only move forward in the dark and keep going deeper.

Fortunately, they have not forgotten what happened to them over the years, so even if they have been smooth sailing in the past few years, they still continue to send people to familiarize themselves with the situation of the sewers below, so even if they are traveling in the dark, they can find the right direction and path in this complex labyrinthine ditch, and a group of people will gather and lean towards their final destination.

As the so-called cunning rabbit three holes, be prepared, these people know that they are guilty of heavy sin on weekdays, and they are also worried that they will be liquidated by the government one day, so they have prepared a way out for themselves. Not only do many people come down to familiarize themselves with this life-saving place, but every few months, they put some hidden necessities into it, such as drinking water, food, and other daily items.

And now, all these usual preparations came in handy, and after everyone had walked forward for a while, they finally arrived at an open place, where the water was much shallower than elsewhere, and where several stone piers of water tanks had been specially placed.

One of the leaders stepped forward by feeling, groped for an oilcloth bag on a stone pier, and sure enough, he took out from it the things that ignited the fire, such as the fire sickle and flint, and took out a candle from the side, and lit a fire in a few strokes.

It wasn't until the candlelight lit up a small patch of darkness that the trepidation in the hearts of these people subsided slightly, but everyone's faces were already full of unease.

"What the hell is going on? Why did the government suddenly attack us, and we didn't even receive the slightest news in advance. ”

"Yes, and every hiding place we have is extremely secret, and it is impossible for the government to control it all, how did they eliminate all the strongholds at once?" The person who spoke took the candle and swept it in front of everyone one by one, and he recognized that many of them belonged to all directions of the capital, and everyone did not belong to each other, how could they show their bottoms at the same time?

"It reminds me of that year, when I fled here with my boss, and the government actually poured water from the Bianhe River into it, and that day ......," a man in his forties shuddered. Although many years have passed, when he thinks of the original incident, he is still cold and fearful.

"You can rest assured, it's winter now, and no matter how capable the government is, it is impossible to repeat the old tricks, and we are absolutely safe here." The leader said with confidence.

But at this moment, an uneasy voice came from behind: "What does this smell like?" Is it smoke? After his reminder, many people also smelled a pungent smell slowly coming from the front......