On the way back, Wu Zhi's group trotted forward on horseback, not as hurried as when they came. Song Gong looked pensive, not knowing what he was thinking, Qin Hui also frowned, while Wu Zhi walked side by side with Lord Lan beside him, talking about the case while hurrying on the road.

"Lord Lan, what do you think about this matter," Wu Zhi asked succinctly.

Lan Ying replied: "Zheng Kai is the only suspicious person we have found, and now he is dead, so whether he is killed or killed, our clue is broken." ”

"Hey"

Wu Zhi sighed lightly and said: "I think this Zheng Kai Bacheng was killed, and this gang of murderers can still make Kaifeng Mansion helpless when they destroy the Sun family, and it is inevitable that the county government will make mistakes in judgment." Wu Zhi couldn't hide his disappointment in his words, if Zheng Kai was killed, the murderer would definitely have destroyed all the relevant clues, even if he re-read the file, it would be useless.

"Yes," Lan Ying said in a deep voice, "The Sun family was destroyed on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month, and Zheng Kai threw himself into the river and died during the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, this time is too suspicious, but"

"But what"

"But the murderer actually killed Zheng Kai first, and then destroyed the Sun family, which is a bit illogical." Arashi-sama twisted his beard.

"It's illogical." Song Gong behind him took over and said: "If Zheng Kai is an accomplice, or just an outsider, the murderer should generally kill Zheng Kai after the Sun family is successful, and the current situation is a bit like the murderer is mainly dealing with Zheng Kai." ”

"This is unlikely" Qin Hui, who was lagging behind, drove his horse to catch up with everyone, shook his head and said: "That Zheng Kai is just a grass people, his ancestors have been extremely mediocre for several generations, I just asked the villagers in Shanghe, Zheng Kai has always been safe, who will deal with him"

Hearing this, everyone fell silent, Wu Zhi also smiled bitterly, now he is just discussing the case casually, everything is random speculation, originally the Sun family's extermination case was troublesome enough, and now the death of Zheng Kai's family has been added, which suddenly makes the Sun family's case complicated and people can't find a clue.

"Adult"

Just when Wu Zhi was entangled, Lan Ying suddenly called him with a solemn face, and then Lan Ying raised his hand without authorization, causing the entire team to stop.

"What's wrong?"

Not only Wu Zhi couldn't figure it out, but the rest of the officials were riding their horses and were suddenly stopped by Lord Lan, and they were all holding on to the reins with a puzzled expression.

Lan Ying didn't answer Wu Zhi, but gave Wu Zhi's guards Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and Zhang Quan a look, and suddenly Zhang Long and Zhao Hu protected Wu Zhi behind him with a nervous face, and Zhang Quan also secretly arranged a group to catch and huddle, and slowly surrounded Wu Zhi and Song Gong and Qin Hui.

Wu Zhi and the others realized something, looked around, and unconsciously Wu Zhi's team had come to the middle of a forest, although it was the end of winter, and the branches were bare, but the big trees in this forest were secretly numb, a little gloomy, but it was a good place to ambush.

A cold wind blew, rolling up a burst of dead leaves, and the horses on the periphery began to snort restlessly, as if they felt the murderous aura coming from the depths of the woods.

"Dismounted"

Lord Lan gave an order, everyone dismounted together, using the horse as a shield, and the guards quickly protected Wu Zhi, Song Gong and Qin Hui, while Lord Lan carried his sword and walked out.

Qin Hui and Song Gong were scholars after all, and they were inevitably a little nervous when they saw this situation, and Wu Zhi raised his eyebrows, his eyes were shining, as if he had thought of something interesting, and the corners of his mouth slowly rose.

After Lord Arashi stood still, the guards around Wu Zhi also clenched their weapons and put on an offensive and defensive posture.

In the surrounding woods, which were originally empty, there were many masked black-clothed people holding steel knives quietly walked out, about fifty people, all of them had cold eyes, although their steps were slow, but they were very powerful, and they were leaning towards the general Wu Zhi's team.

These black-clothed people were full of murderous aura, and Lord Lan couldn't help frowning.

"What kind of heroes are you, do you know that this is the people of Kaifeng Mansion, if you recognize the wrong person, you just need to leave by yourself, and I, Lan Ying, promise not to pursue it," Lan said in a loud voice.

This is the jargon on the rivers and lakes, the robbers who rob the general green forest rob the businessmen and the people, if they rob the official mansion, it is the crime of rebellion, the court will inevitably send troops to encircle and suppress, generally no "hey" society dares to be so bold, plus Lord Lan has reported his name, if the brothers on the road hear his name, they will give some face.

Wu Zhi in the protective circle shook his head slightly, this is the jurisdiction of the capital Kaifeng Mansion, which robber would dare to rob his house in the central area of the Great Song Dynasty unless he was tired of life, these people were obviously instructed to come and assassinate, and Lord Lan naturally knew this, he should ask this question to delay time and give the trappers behind him time to adjust their mentality.

These Kaifeng Mansion Catchers live comfortably in Bianjing all day long, and they can't encounter this kind of real knife and blood situation at all, and their mentality is inevitably unstable at this moment.

"The one who kills is the one you Kaifeng Mansion kills"

Those masked black-clothed men obviously didn't want to talk nonsense, and after a piercing and arrogant shout, nearly fifty black-clothed people raised their cold and shining steel knives and pounced on Wu Zhi's more than twenty people.

"Protect the adults first"

The situation was urgent, Qin Hui shouted at Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, and then he also pulled out a spare short sword from the saddle, looking like he had fought with them.

"Hurry up, sir, we'll cover you"

Zhang Quan also gritted his teeth and said, Song Gong also silently drew out his short sword, and looked at death as if he were home.

Wu Zhi was secretly relieved, it seems that he is still a good leader, not only Lord Lan, Zhang Quan and Song Gong, they are willing to work hard to protect themselves, even Qin Hui, a famous traitor in later generations, did not hesitate to sacrifice his life to protect Wu Zhi, it is really rare

No wonder the ancients said that "the scholar dies for his confidant", for the people of officialdom, the grace of knowing is greater than the sky, under Wu Zhi, Qin Hui, Song Gong, Zhang Quan, they can get the promotion they deserve and the opportunity to display their talents, no wonder they protect Wu Zhi like this.

But will Wu Sik leave their only son and run away?

Ask yourself, Wu Zhi is not a decent gentleman, he will run away, because he is the kind of person who will run away faster than anyone else when he sees that the situation is wrong.

There is nothing to be ashamed of, there is no point in making senseless sacrifices, and Wu Zhi's life is too valuable for the Great Song Dynasty.

But this time, Wu Zhi didn't plan to run away, because although Wu Zhi was at a disadvantage in the current situation, he still had a chance to fight, and once Wu Zhi escaped, the morale of this side would definitely collapse, and there would be no chance at all.

Lord Lan can retreat with his whole body, but Qin Hui and Song Gong, the two weak scholars, will definitely die, it is rare to meet these two right-hand men, how can Wu Zhi be willing to let them hang up like this

What's more, even if Wu Zhi escapes, it is very risky, so it is better to fight

"You let go of me" Wu Zhi shook off the left and right guards who were about to get on his horse and run away, and said loudly: "This official will not leave, he will never leave your brothers, and everyone will die together" Wu Zhi's hypocritical words were said to those around him, in order to boost their morale.

And those who were originally trembling and fast catchers were really encouraged after hearing Wu Zhi's words, and they all gritted their teeth, and their eyes showed a desperate light.

Even Qin Hui, Song Gong, and Zhang Quan were moved.

"Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, you two go to the periphery and lead the brothers to meet the enemy," Wu Zhi issued an order to the two guards beside him.

Both of them are the elites of the Qingzhou battalion, and these catchers can only exert their greatest power when they are handed over to them to command the enemy.

"Yes"

The two decisively took the order, and they also saw that the current situation was only a fight, and there was still a glimmer of life.

"Listen, I want you to fight ten by yourself"

Before Zhang Long and Zhao Hu went out, Wu Zhi solemnly gave them a death order, and the two naturally agreed.

"Lord Lan, my side has already made arrangements, you have to fight twenty by yourself, we have a chance of winning" Wu Zhi shouted to Lord Lan outside again.

As soon as Lan Ying heard Wu Zhi's words, his head was suddenly full of black lines, these black-clothed people were menacing, although his martial arts were good, it was too difficult to fight twenty by himself.

"Take-sama rest assured"

Although Lord Lan was bitter in his heart, he still replied to Wu Zhi confidently.

At the critical moment, he couldn't extinguish the prestige of his side, looking at the man in black who was getting closer and closer, Lord Lan also secretly clenched the hilt of his sword, and this time he was going to kill

"Kill"

In an instant, the man in black rushed to the scene brandishing a steel knife, and Lord Lan, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others roared angrily and fought with the man in black.

Facing the impact of the black-clothed people, Wu Zhi's palms in the protective circle were also constantly sweating, Lord Lan fought twenty, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu led the rest of the hunt to fight with the remaining thirty, and they fought ten each, so that the remaining group of Kaifeng Mansion scum scum with only five combat strength could deal with the remaining ten black-clothed people.

Wu Zhi is confident in Lord Lan's martial arts, and Zhang Long and Zhao Hu's joint efforts are not inferior to Lord Lan, but the situation is changing rapidly during the rush, and Wu Zhi is not too sure whether he can survive this catastrophe.

Anyway, he did what he had to do.

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