Chapter Twenty-Five: Killing the Mole
The passion has passed, Tian Zizi has already fallen asleep, Zhou Hao really can't sleep on the bed, he looked at his wooden box, there are only ten days before Zhu Yousong supervises Nanjing, anyway, he must find a way to mix up an official and a half-position in Nanming, and then rise step by step according to the history he understands.
Suddenly, a figure passed by Zhou Hao's window, and at the same time, a silver light flashed, obviously a man with a knife.
Years of special police life have made Zhou Hao more sensitive than ordinary people, Zhou Hao quickly got up from the bed and handled a thin knife.
This is a habit that Zhou Hao has developed for many years, when he sleeps, the gun is by his side, there is no gun in this era, so he has to put a knife in the room.
Quietly pushing the door open, the moonlight was everywhere, the trees and buildings cast shadows on the ground, and everything was extremely quiet.
Zhou Hao swept around with sharp eyes, and there was a figure in the corner of the room in front of him.
The man in black in the corner of the wall lay down for a moment, apparently resting while probing around, and for a moment, the man in black let out a bird's call. At this time, it is spring, Jianghuai is already a bird singing warbler, and the sound of birds is heard at night, but this sound is no different from the sound of ordinary birds, but it is tactful and long, like a filament swimming into the ear, spreading very far, obviously from the inner family Zhenli.
Although this voice can be deceived by ordinary people, for the expert Zhou Hao, this tactful but extremely harsh voice entered the ears, and Zhou Hao immediately judged that the other party was obviously a master.
In a moment, the man in black skimmed over several layers of roofs and disappeared into the gloom ahead.
Could it be a thief who robs darts?
Zhou Hao was shocked, he heard Cheng Yue say that his salt dart was targeted by thieves during the day, but it was difficult to come to listen to the truth and prepare for the next robbery.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Hao was shocked and decided to continue tracking this uninvited guest.
"Everyone, take care and don't neglect your duties."
Zhou Hao was about to jump up, and an extremely familiar voice came.
It's Chen Hong!
Zhou Hao quickly hid his figure, only to see Chen Hong come out of the wing room under the moonlight.
The courtyard of the inn was extremely wide, so Zhou Hao could see it clearly.
Chen Hong walked straight towards the gate.
Where is Chen Hong going in the middle of the night, Zhou Hao faintly felt a little wrong, could it be ......
Zhou Hao suppressed a terrible thought in his heart, and after waiting for Chen Hong to go out for a while, he jumped into the wheat field behind the inn and decided to follow Chen Hong.
Chen Hong went out from the front gate, and Zhou Hao jumped into the back of the inn and quickly hurried to the front door to keep up with Chen Hong.
Zhou Hao walked through a few lanes and went up to the street in front, because the gate of the inn was facing the street.
Suddenly, a figure rushed towards Zhou Hao, and it turned out to be Chen Hong.
Zhou Hao secretly screamed that it was not good, and quickly flashed into a dark alley, in front of which was a huge house, it seemed that no one had lived, Zhou Hao didn't have time to think about it, and flashed into the room. There was a big hole in the roof, and under the moonlight, I saw a few broken windmills, a few broken cabinets, and a few tables inside.
Zhou Hao was thinking about it, only to see a few cold noises outside, and there was Chen Hong's voice, which was obviously Chen Hong's old friend at the night party, and it seemed to be walking towards this room.
Oops, Zhou Hao was in a hurry, and jumped into a wooden cabinet in the corner.
From the sound, it was obvious that there were several people, and Chen Hong was among them, and they all walked into the house, and in a moment, several torches were lit, illuminating the whole house as bright as day.
Zhou Hao held his breath and saw the whole room clearly through the dilapidated holes in the cabinet.
There were nearly a dozen people in the whole room, the night walker dressed in black was also among them, and a few big men lit torches, after entering the house, after a few words to each other, the man in black said: "Brother Chen, how is the situation, do you want to do it?" ”
Chen Hong said: "Brother Zhao, Cheng Yue invited friendly troops to support, but he fought with the enemy halfway, and lost most of his manpower. ”
The original traitor was Chen Hong, no wonder the thieves knew so much about the whereabouts of Cheng Yue and the others. Zhou Hao's heart was cold, and he finally understood why Chen Hong was in a hurry to provoke him yesterday, as Cheng Yue's support, on the one hand, he wanted to test the depth of his martial arts, so that the thieves could be prepared, and on the other hand, he also wanted to get rid of him, of course, if possible. Once hundreds of Chen Hong's subordinates defect on the spot, plus the thieves, Cheng Yue's salt will be lost, and it is difficult to say whether Cheng Yue himself can save his life at that time. Once Cheng Yue died, the way to make friends with the warlords of the late Ming Dynasty was cut off, and all ideals and ambitions were in vain.
The man in black said: "The owner of the village said, we can't wait any longer, we have to start tomorrow, we have taken over a few more business, we have set our sights on a few good dart teams, ready to do another vote, Tangjiabao According to reliable information, we will attack us in the next few days." ”
Chen Hong pondered for a moment and said, "Okay,"
The man in black said: "There is a person named Zhou Hao who killed our Yuan Jiazhai in the town the day before yesterday, and killed the young master, it is said that this person is now under the command of Cheng Yue, is there such a thing?" ”
Zhou Hao was shocked, it turned out that this group of thieves was a dog from Yuanjiazhai.
Chen Hong said: "That's true. ”
The man in black said: "The goods we ordered from Perak Hall will come in a few days, and the deposit has been paid so far, but the money for the final transaction is not enough. ”
Perak Hall, Zhou Hao seems to have heard of this organization from martial arts novels, it is said to be a Jianghu organization with gunpowder as a weapon, could it be that there was indeed this organization during the Ming Dynasty.
But I heard Chen Hongdao: "Didn't the owner of the village say half a month ago that the money had been raised?" ”
The black man said: "A few days ago, the owner of the village ordered another twenty cylinders of divine fire crows, asking for one thousand taels of silver. ”
Zhou Hao was shocked, he knew that the so-called Divine Fire Crow was a gliding bomb with a booster rocket, mainly attacking targets high and far away.
From the conversation between the two, it can be seen that the so-called Perak Hall is an organization that sells arms. But a thousand taels of silver, it is really a lot, a tube of Divine Fire Crow is fifty taels of silver, equivalent to 4,000 yuan, in fact, the power of a tube of Divine Fire Crow is the same as the current hand. The grenade is of similar power, and it is clear that it may be a high-end weapon at this time.
Seen modern high-end weapons such as atoms. Zhou Hao, who plays something like that, has a condescending sense of superiority.
The man in black said: "You may not know yet, the owner of the village has joined the Golden Wind Drizzle Building, and the order from above is down, it is said that Tangjiabao has plans to throw himself at Li Zicheng, so he must eat Tangjiabao." ”
Chen Hong was shocked and said, "You mean that the owner of the village has thrown himself into the Manchu Qing outside the Guan!" ”
Zhou Hao was even more surprised, could it be that the Golden Wind Drizzle Building was an organization set up by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the Guannei, secretly attracting the chaebol gentry forces in the Guannai.
The black-clothed man said: "The one who knows the times is Junjie, Li Zicheng will put the former Zhu Ming old minister under his name not only not to give him a heavy responsibility, but also forcibly take possession of his property, beat him violently, and humiliate his personality, which makes the former Zhu Ming old minister extremely dissatisfied, and secretly began to throw himself into the Golden Wind Drizzle Building, once the Manchu Qing Dynasty enters the customs in the future, then you can easily get a Hou Ye to do it." ”
Bastard, Zhou Hao secretly scolded in his heart, Li Zicheng is not a very politically minded military strategist, not long after entering Beijing, the Dashun regime has not yet been stabilized, and at this time do not win the support of Zhu Ming's old ministers, this is not equivalent to pushing the old Zhu Ming gentry forces in the Central Plains to the hostile side, you must know that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Jin gentry forces have become a social force that cannot be ignored.
Chen Hongdao: "I understand, as an organization of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the Guannei that secretly recruited major forces, all the power groups that invested in Li Zicheng must be eliminated to prepare for the Manchu Qing to go south and enter the Central Plains in the future." ”
The man in black said: "Brother Chen is really smart, once we kill Cheng Yue's salt of a few thousand taels of silver, we can buy twenty cylinders of Divine Fire Flying Crows, and at that time, there will be a guarantee for an attack on Tangjiabao." ”
Zhou Hao was anxious, Jin Feng Drizzle Lou did not know how many Han giant forces had been secretly recruited, which was a huge obstacle to his future against the Manchu Dynasty, and this organization must be broken, otherwise once the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the major Central Plains forces would be attached to the wind, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
The man in black said: "It's too long and it's very likely to be discovered, so I'll leave first, I'll wait for your good news." ”
In a moment, the torch was extinguished, and more than a dozen people walked out of the house, and the room was quiet again.
Coming out of the cabinet, Zhou Hao lightly cated into the dark alley, and when he found that Chen Hong had gone away, he quickly flashed into the inn along the original road.
Back in the room, Zhou Hao quickly arranged the scene, the door was simply not locked, and he stood behind the door, holding a wrist-unwielding knife in his hand.
Half an hour of waiting was long.
Fortunately, Zhou Hao has received special training, and it is his specialty to prostrate and wait for an attack, otherwise half an hour of nervous waiting will make anyone go crazy.
The slightest sound of footsteps was heard.
Although the sound is extremely small, it is enough for a special soldier like Zhou Hao to judge the direction of the comer.
Zhou Haoxin mentioned the noisy eyes.
The man outside the door hesitated for a moment, then gently pushed the door open.
Sure enough, it was Chen Hong, Zhou Hao locked his throat from behind with a strong and powerful arm, and the wrist-untying knife in his hand was plunged straight into his heart.
Zhou Hao let go of his arm, and Chen Hong fell to the ground in a dejected manner, without even snorting.
As soon as it was dawn, Zhou Hao immediately got up and decided to tell Cheng Yue what he heard last night.
As soon as he arrived at the wing room on the first floor, Cheng Yue had already gotten up, and the rest of the generals also got up, and many guards put their mules and horses on the cart, obviously preparing to set off today.
As soon as Cheng Yue saw Zhou Hao coming, he immediately greeted him.
Zhou Hao said: "Are you ready to leave today?" ”
Cheng Yue said: "Nanjing is tightly destroyed, and we must set off today." ”
Zhou Liang's expression was solemn and said, "I have something important to report to you." ”
When Cheng Yue saw Zhou Hao's serious expression, he knew that it was a matter of great importance, so he said, "What's the matter?" ”
Zhou Hao said: "I killed Chen Hong." ”
Everyone was shocked, only to see Zhou Hao say calmly: "He is the traitor who was arranged by the thieves to enter our army." ”
Although Cheng Yue has always been respectful to Zhou Hao, he said at this time: "Brother Zhou must have evidence, otherwise we will lose a lot of talent." ”