Chapter 154: Counterattack (I)
The sharp arrow was like a streamer, and the cold tip of the arrow glowed with a ghostly light, and shot mercilessly towards Qin Kan's throat.
This is a very well-planned assassination, if the tea poison does not kill Qin Kan, the killer who is ambushed in the window of the opposite house will shoot cold arrows.
The tip of the silent arrow was coming, only a foot away from Qin Kan's throat, and Qin Kan, who was facing away from the arrow, felt a tingling in his scalp for no reason, and the alarm in his heart suddenly appeared.
"My lord, be careful!" Ding Shun's eyes were sharp, and he hit it hard in shock, Qin Kan's figure staggered, and he took a step to the side.
This step saved Qin Kan's life.
The tips of the arrows whizzed, splashing a few drops of crimson blood.
Qin Kan snorted, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he avoided the fatal part of his throat, but he couldn't avoid the bloody disaster, and the sharp arrow still hit his arm.
Ding Shun and the others were furious, and more than a dozen people quickly divided into three groups, one group to protect Qin Kan, one group to chase and kill the stall owner who sold tea, and one group rushed towards the place where the cold arrow was shot.
There was chaos in the streets.
Several Shuntianfu officials patrolling the streets were nearby, and they couldn't help but be shocked when they saw the change, they glanced at each other and then raised their iron rulers to meet them, and the assassin who pretended to be the owner of the tea stall was stopped by the officials, and his body paused, and during the pause, Ding Shun and the others just caught up, and a captain slashed at him, and the assassin's thigh was slashed, and the blood flowed like an infusion.
This is the knack of Jinyiwei and the six doors to take prisoners, hurt people first hurt their legs, so that they can leave a live mouth for interrogation, even if the prisoners run in the siege, they will inevitably not run fast, not to mention that there will be many traces, generally speaking, few prisoners who have injured their legs can escape the pursuit of Jinyiwei.
The Assassin was obviously a knowledgeable man, and he saw countless fierce eyes around him, and his own bleeding thighs. So he smiled miserably, pulled out a dagger from his waist, and slashed decisively at his neck, splashing blood. The Assassin did not snort and fell to the ground.
Qin Kan looked at this tragic scene, his face changed slightly, he gritted his teeth and pulled it with his backhand, pulled out the sharp arrow that was inserted into his arm, and looked at the blood gushing out of his arm like a spring, Qin Kan's face was pale, and his body staggered.
The lieutenant who surrounded him hurriedly tore a piece of his shirt. Help him bandage his wounds.
Ding Shun panted and ran over, and said with a guilty face: "My lord, the assassin has cut himself, and the guy who shot the cold arrow has also run away." There are three people in total. One died and two fled, those two guys ran so fast that they disappeared in the blink of an eye......"
"Well, even if you catch them, you can't ask what is going on. They are dead soldiers, and they won't say a word when it's too late. Qin Kan gritted his teeth and said, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, the severe pain made him almost faint, he was shot by an arrow for the first time since he crossed over, and he couldn't imagine that a small thing would hurt so much when it was inserted into the human body. I really don't know which bastard invented it, his whole family must have been killed by arrows......
Ding Shun thought thoughtfully: "My lord, today's assassination came in a strange way, these three assassins cooperated so well, and they were agile and uniform. The technique and timing are just right, and there is a faint wind of military bravery......"
Qin Kan gritted his teeth and remained silent. His face grew paler.
"Your Excellency, are you fine? Let's go to the doctor......" Seeing that Qin Kan was sweating in pain, Ding Shun said with concern.
Qin Kan nodded, and said with a gloomy face: "You don't have to tell my wife about this, so as not to worry about her." β
"Yes, do you know who is behind this? Let's go get him. Ding Shun said murderously.
Qin Kan sneered and was silent.
Who else could it be? Are these guys going to jump off the wall in a hurry? Today I will not die, and you will be the one who will die tomorrow.
"Ding Shun ......"
"The subordinates are here."
Qin Kan's tone was as cold as his gaze: "It's time to close the net!" β
"Yes!"
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The assassination incident was deliberately suppressed by Qin Kan, and no one else knew about it.
As usual, he still followed Shou Ninghou as if nothing had happened.
Shou Ning Hou as in the past every day to walk around, occasionally also visit the green building, this person has a very poor beating and also worth learning the advantage, that is, never bring silver on the street, see something on the street directly called the dog leg to take away, as if the entire Beijing division is his personal private property, take whatever you want, when the whole country is still in the dire water of feudalism, Comrade Shou Ning Hou has dared to be the first, in advance to achieve personal communism, so that five hundred years later for communism is still fighting for life, And how can the revolutionary ancestors who threw their heads and spilled their blood be embarrassed......
The people of Beijing dare not speak out, and if they resist, they will be beaten at least and disabled for half their lives. There were inspectors of the Imperial Court who had been impeached for this matter, and the Marquis of Shouning was summoned into the palace by the emperor and the empress for a scolding, which was a little more restrained.
Shou Ninghou also heard about Qin Kan's attack, and when he came back from drinking flower wine from the Qinglou this day, Shou Ninghou looked at Qin Kan and sneered, quite gloating.
Qin Kan also smiled, his smile was much more complicated, there was pity, contempt, and a bit of schadenfreude.
The two of them were not embarrassed to look at each other, and at the same time raised their heads and laughed a few times.
The group walked in a dark alleyway, the cold wind was whistling through the narrow alleyway, several Hou Mansion guards were lighting lanterns in front, Shouning Hou walked in the middle, followed by Qin Kan and more than ten Jinyi captains.
It was cold, dark and quiet, and there seemed to be a strange and inexplicable murderous intent in the silence.
"I heard that Qin Qianhu was injured the day before yesterday?" Shou Ninghou is neither yin nor yang, and his tone is quite similar to that of a eunuch in the palace.
Qin Kan smiled: "I was bitten by a few dogs, and it didn't matter." β
"Then Qin Qianhu has to be careful, there are many people in Jingshi who raise dogs, this time I bit my arm, and next time I bite my throat."
Qin Kanpi smiled and said: "Thank you Lord Hou for your concern, but dogs are beasts after all, they don't know what to do, maybe one day they go crazy and bite their owners in turn......"
"How can a dog bite its owner......"
Before he finished speaking, Qin Kan's face suddenly changed drastically, and he stretched out his leg and stumbled at Shou Ninghou's feet, and Shou Ninghou didn't have time to get angry, so he was thrown by Qin Kan and ate.
"You're crazy! I want to assassinate Ben Hou......"
"Shut up! See for yourself! Qin Kan's face was condensed, and he pulled the placket of Shou Ninghou's clothes and pointed to the wall of the laneway.
On the rammed wall of loess, a goose feather arrow was inserted diagonally, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling slightly.
Shou Ninghou reacted after being stunned for a moment, gasped, and screamed: "Someone wants to kill me!" β
"Nonsense!"
As he spoke, there were a few whistles that broke the air, and at the end of the pitch black alley, several sharp arrows shot mercilessly, and several Hou Mansion guards with lanterns in front of them were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
Shou Ninghou witnessed the nursing home being shot dead on the spot, and finally believed that someone was indeed going to kill him, so he couldn't help but turn pale with fright, and shouted in a sharp voice: "Help-"
From the other side of the alleyway, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps, getting closer and closer.
Shou Ninghou was frightened, looking left and right, as if he had just seen Qin Kan, his panicked eyes lit up in vain, as if a drowning person had grabbed a life-saving straw, and grabbed Qin Kan's arm fiercely.
"Qin Qianhu, save me! Didn't you say that you would protect me by your majesty's will? Your Majesty is really wise, if someone really wants to kill me, you must protect me! β
Qin Kan nodded vigorously at him, and said in a sincere tone: "Hou Ye, rest assured, your safety is the mission of the lower officials, and the lower officials will definitely swear to death......"
Shou Ninghou listened to Qin Kan's categorical statement, and just showed a grateful expression, but unexpectedly, Qin Kan's face changed, and his tone changed sharply: "Slow, what time is it?" β
A lieutenant next to him clasped his fists and said, "My lord, it's just past unitary time." β
Qin Kan suddenly looked at Shou Ninghou with some regret: "Didn't Master Hou say that the Jinyi Guard only protects you before the unitary time?" After the unitary time, the nursing home of the Hou Mansion will take over your safety ......"
Shou Ninghou was stunned for a moment, and replied stupidly: "You...... What do you mean? β
Qin Kan looked up at the dark night and said, "It means that we are off work...... Master Hou, take care! Brothers, withdraw! β
After speaking, Qin Kan led his men to run away decisively like a gust of wind.
Shouning Hou stared blankly at the direction in which Qin Kan ran away, the cold wind was blowing, and Hou Ye's heart was cold......
I don't know how long it took, the footsteps of the assassins in the alley getting closer and closer reminded Shou Ninghou, Shou Ninghou was full of excitement, and when he looked up, a group of black-clothed assassins with black cloth masks ran closer and closer, and the knives raised high in their hands glowed with a faint white light in the night.
Shou Ninghou suddenly bounced up on the spot like a cat with its tail stepped on, lifted the hem of his robe and ran forward lifelessly, asking himself sadly and angrily as he ran: "What a despicable villain, you actually threw down Benhou and ran away, are you still human?" No! You're not human! It's a brute! Helpβ"
I don't know how long he ran, the assassin behind him chased closer and closer, and Shou Ninghou seemed to be able to feel the cold chill emanating from the steel knife in the assassin's hand.
Hou Ye was hollowed out by wine all year round, after all, he couldn't outrun these assassins, and it didn't take long for the assassins to be only a few steps away from him.
The desperate Shou Ninghou finally cried, simply gave up escaping, and fell to his knees in the middle of the street crying: "Please, anyone, come and save me, I am willing to pay 10,000 taels ......of silver."
"That's what you said, remember to cash in!" Qin Qianhu didn't know when he appeared, and not only that, but a group of brocade-clothed lieutenants under him rushed towards the assassins with scolding.
At first glance, after passing through the entrance of life and death, Shou Ninghou collapsed all over his body, and he didn't care about the fact that Qin Kan had left him and ran away just now, hugging his thighs and crying so much that his liver and intestines were broken: "You're finally here!" Why did you abandon me just now? Don't do that next time, okay? β
Qin Kan looked at his tears and snot rubbing on his pants, and couldn't help frowning in disgust, his thighs shook a few times, shaking him away like lice, and then sighed heavily: "Master Hou, you,...... If you die one day, you must be dead alive. β