Chapter 48: The Murderous Knife (1)
Just after night, the inn.
"Brother Rui is still in there?"
In front of Xu Rui's door, Sangou asked Xu Fang worriedly.
Xu Fang sighed: "Since I came back, I have locked myself in the room, and the water and rice have not entered, Master Hou...... Hey, forget it. By the way, don't you have to be on duty in the forward battalion today, how did you get here? β
Sangou shook his head: "I don't know, the general said that Brother Rui was looking for me, so I came." β
Xu Fang was stunned: "Even if the young master is looking for you, then just wait, it's time to eat, I don't think he will come out for a while, I'll take you to eat something first, and then I'll talk about it when the young master is busy." β
Sangou touched his belly, looked at the closed door again, and said, "Okay, just bring a bowl of food for Brother Rui, he is weak, how can he not eat?" β
When the two went downstairs to eat, Xu Rui was pounding with two sachets, which were the treasures he got from the pharmacy on the night of the burning of Lingdong.
At that time, Mei Chuang saw that he regarded two cheap medicinal herbs as treasures, and joked that he was crazy, but in fact, they didn't know the meaning of these two things.
The frost is actually saltpeter, and the two smelly yellow stones are sulfur!
Saltpeter and sulfur are the main raw materials for the manufacture of black powder, Xu Rui knows the originator of black powder as a hot weapon, as long as the saltpeter and sulfur are mixed in a certain proportion, and then mixed with various forms of carbon, this big killer can be made.
If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and if Xu Rui wants to take revenge, he must have his own killing moves.
In order to cover up the secret that he is also a secret chess player, Xu Rui can't directly puncture Wang Man's identity, and if he wants to kill such a first-class master, he can only take out the things at the bottom of the box.
What's more, in his opinion, the murderer who killed Yang Weiyuan was far more than Wang Man, some people had to die, but because of their identities, they couldn't find out, so they could only use their brains.
He first placed the oil lamp on the beams of the house, put a cover over it to prevent sparks from accidentally splashing out, and then by the faint light he first crushed the sulphur into a fine powder, and then began to mix saltpeter and sulphur.
This program has been done countless times in training in another world, and he is already familiar with it, and he can accurately grasp the impact of even the slightest portion ratio on power.
When the saltpeter and sulphur ratio was complete, he added the crushed charcoal, which could also be exchanged for plant ash or honey, as long as it was any form of carbon.
Because of the limited time, he chose charcoal, which was moderately efficient but easy to obtain, and after some processing, it became two piles of black powder in the form of fine grains.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Rui took out two large bamboo tubes that were more than one palm long and half a palm wide, and first cut off most of the four walls of the bamboo tubes, leaving only a thin layer of less than five millimeters.
Then carefully pour a layer of black powder with a paper spatula, stick the iron nail and iron sheet close to the inner wall of the bamboo tube, insert it around the gunpowder, and then continue to the gunpowder, insert the iron nail, and so on, until the gunpowder fills the bamboo tube.
Finally, the lead is inserted, and the mouth is sealed with glue mixed with wood chips, and the two original grenades are made.
In order to make up for the lack of power of the black powder explosion, he chose the principle of fragmentation of grenades, and the broken bamboo pieces after being shattered by the explosion and the iron nails and iron pieces buried in it are the biggest killing moves of this weapon.
After doing all this, Xu Rui hid the two earthen grenades in the cabinet, wrapped them in cloth, and then carefully cleaned himself and the room, then removed the oil lamp from the beam of the room, sat down at the table and made a pot of tea for himself.
The warm tea soup entered his throat, and the bitter taste shook him, and then the taste buds began to sweeten, Xu Rui stretched his waist and let out a comfortable moan.
At this time, there was a sudden hiss of a crow outside the window, the sound was not loud, but it made Xu Rui slightly stunned, and quickly put away his laziness, and said, "Are you back?" β
"Yes, the slave is back, and everything is going well."
There was a sound of shadows coming from the beams of the room, but there was no human figure in sight.
"It's okay if it goes well, now accompany me and wait for someone."
"Wait for someone?"
"Well, someone is going to come to me tonight."
"Who is it?"
"A damn man......"
Shadow seemed to understand who the man was, and stopped asking, and the room immediately fell silent.
"By the way, tell me what a first-class master looks like?"
Xu Rui took a sip of tea and suddenly asked.
Ying Yu said: "There are six great martial saints in the world, each of which is an unfathomable enemy of ten thousand people, and below them is a first-class master. β
10,000 enemies?
Xu Rui sneered in his heart, the so-called martial arts masters, including those fighting champions, really want to fight with their lives, nine times out of ten, they are not as good as a strong special soldier, and most of the enemies are the result of being deified by false rumors.
"What is the so-called martial arts?"
Xu Rui asked again.
Ying Yu said: "Martial arts is a kind of body refining technique, and it is divided into internal cultivation, external cultivation and light body practice, each of which has several categories, I don't know which category the young master is asking?" β
"And so many doorways?"
Xu Rui shook his head, in his opinion, the so-called martial arts may be similar to the fighting of another world, it is just a fighting technique, no matter how powerful the martial arts are, can it be more powerful than firearms?
Thinking of this, he instantly lost interest in martial arts or something.
"Young master, the person you were waiting for has already arrived."
At this time, Ying Yu suddenly said something in a deep voice, Xu Rui was slightly stunned, and his face instantly became serious.
After a few breaths, the closed window door suddenly opened, and Wang Man, wrapped in cold wind and snow, flew in through the night.
As soon as he stood still, before he had time to look around, Xu Rui didn't raise his head, pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Sit down." β
Wang Man was stunned for a moment, squinted his eyes and looked around, and then sat down with a frown.
"You knew I was coming?"
Xu Rui smiled without answering, and pushed a cup of tea in front of him.
Wang Man looked at the teacup and hesitated for a moment, but still didn't reach out to take it.
Xu Rui smiled: "General Wang doesn't have to be so careful, it's just a cup of tea, Xu is not like you, there is no habit of poisoning, not to mention your martial arts, even if you are poisoned, you can kill me a few times before you die, isn't it?" β
Wang Man's heart was full of coldness, if the last time they met, Xu Rui was like a weak lamb, slaughtered by others, then this time he was like a sword out of the sheath, full of coldness, is it a bluff, or is it the original form? Which one is the real him?
He sank his face and sneered: "What is this, give me a dismount?" β
Xu Rui shook his head: "General Wang is too worried, Xu just wants to cultivate not enough trust between us." β
"Trust?"
"Why should General Wang pretend to be confused? Although the Jinyi Guards can't do anything to me right now, even if they just want to get rid of the crime, they won't let me go so easily, not only me, but also General Wang, aren't you the same? Jinyiwei started checking on you, right? β
Wang Man's face sank, and he snorted coldly: "If something happens to me, you won't be able to escape!" β
Xu Rui smiled: "Of course, we are now grasshoppers on a rope, and if we want to survive this catastrophe, we must cooperate." β
"Cooperation?"
"Cooperation! I have a plan to get out, but I can't do it alone, and I need your cooperation with me. β
As he spoke, Xu Rui took out a note and handed it to Wang Mandao: "Now the outside is the eyes and ears of Jinyiwei, it's inconvenient for me to tell you in detail, the time and place are here, and I will get rid of the surveillance tomorrow and meet with you in detail." β
Wang Man took the note, his face was suspicious, and he did not speak.
Xu Rui smiled: "Why, don't believe me, or don't dare to go?" β
Wang Man sneered: "The method of agitation is useless to me, you have too many tricks, if you believe you, Wang is afraid that there will be no place to die." β
Xu Rui shook his head and said with a smile: "The time and place are in your hands, if you don't worry, you can send someone to investigate in advance, if there is an ambush and you don't show up, are you still afraid that I will play tricks here?" β
Wang Man frowned slightly when he heard this, as if he was a little moved, and he struggled a little, and only after a while did he raise his head, stared at Xu Rui's eyes and asked, "You don't hate me?" β
Xu Rui said calmly: "Hate, of course hate, if you didn't hurt me, how could it be so troublesome, I can't wait to peel you and cramp." β
Wang Man saw that his face was expressionless, and his tone was light, but every word he said was bloody, and he couldn't help but feel a slight chill on his back.
"If you hate me so much, why do you want to cooperate?"
Xu Rui glanced at him in surprise and said, "Does General Wang think that Xu is so naΓ―ve?" In this world, emotions are always the most worthless things. β
"Oh? In Xu Zuoling's view, what is valuable? β
"Survival, of course! If you can't live, everything is a floating cloud. β
Wang Man didn't speak, his two cold eyes stared at Xu Rui, as if he wanted to confirm the truth of his words from his expression and movements.
But Xu Rui has been expressionless from beginning to end, and his words are even more plain, without ups and downs, and he can't feel any emotional fluctuations at all.
Wang Man retracted his gaze in disappointment and said coldly: "Okay, then we'll see you tomorrow, remember, if you dare to play tricks, I will break your body into pieces before I die!" β
After saying that, his body moved, and he flew into the night, and instantly merged with the snow.
Xu Rui came to the window and stood still, stood for a long time, suddenly sneered, and closed the window.
At the same time, in the county mansion, a small banner of Jinyi Wei was gushing to Han Baixing about the news he had just heard.
"Xu Rui was so sad that he hadn't been out of the room since he went back, and he hadn't seen anyone......"
Han Baixing waved his hand impatiently, and the little flag hurriedly retreated, leaving only him and Li Kuang in the room.
Li Kuang sat at the table, with his eyes closed expressionlessly, and he didn't know if he was asleep or not.
Han Baixing was upset, and drank the liquor in the cup in one gulp, already a little drunk.
"Li Kuang, you didn't speak all night, I know you're waiting to see Lao Tzu's jokes, how can Lao Tzu let you get your way?!"
Li Kuang opened his eyes and glanced at him, and sneered: "Stupid pig, you and I are both members of the Jinyi Guard, one is prosperous, and the other is lost, do you think that if you are Ling Chi, I will be able to escape by being cut in half?!" β
Han Baixing sat down dejectedly and said miserably: "Yes, I'm stupid, then what do you say to do now?" β
Li Kuang took a deep breath and persuaded in the calmest tone possible: "Immediately hand over the military power, first ensure that the army is not lost, and then make plans." β
"What? Absolutely not! β
Han Baixing slapped the table and said angrily: "Yang Weiyuan was assassinated, we are already a capital crime, and now we have offended Liu Yi and the gelding dog, returning to the capital will bring a catastrophe to the Jinyi Guard, I would rather the army be buried here than give them the opportunity to go back and slander!" β
Li Kuang's face turned blue with anger, and he said angrily: "Do you really want to kill everyone for your own selfishness?" β
Han Baixing covered his head painfully: "I don't want to either, but I have to send it when the arrow is ready, then Xu Rui must be a secret chess of the Southern Dynasty, keep an eye on him, as long as you keep an eye on him, there is still hope to get the certificate!" β
Li Kuang couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Even if he is really a secret chess of the Southern Dynasty, with his ability, you can get the certificate?" I think you're crazy, it's unbelievable! β
After speaking, Li Kuang got up, opened the door and walked out.
Han Baixing threw himself on the table and muttered to himself: "He's a spy, he's really a spy......"
As he spoke, there was a snoring sound in the room.