Xiang Yong felt that he had vaguely grasped something, but he couldn't grasp the thread and couldn't completely sort it out.

He looked down at the fainted two, picked up a long dagger, and was about to stab the thin man in the heart, but stopped halfway through.

Now that you have killed these two people, you can naturally keep the two boxes of spirit stones for yourself.

But there is a high probability that the follow-up plot will be missed.

He withdrew his hand, weighing it in his heart.

What if you wake these two up and give them back the spirit stones? But that would require making up a lie about why you attacked them.

And no lie can never be debunked.

After countless thoughts went through his mind, Xiang Yong suddenly struck, and the dagger slashed through the carotid artery of the thin man, and then stabbed into the coachman's throat.

Neither of them snorted, and died silently.

At this time, he suddenly felt heat in the two shoulder blades behind him, as if two warm currents were injected.

But when he looked at it carefully, the feeling disappeared without a trace, as if it was just an illusion.

Xiang Yong frowned, hesitated for a while, and continued to act as planned.

Instead of drawing the dagger, he grabbed the thin man's right hand and pressed it against the wound in the carotid artery until the man's hand was covered with blood, and then he got out of the carriage, returned to the driver's place, and drove to Ibaraki.

When a riot broke out in Ibaraki, Kinpeng Castle was inevitably affected, and many refugees appeared in the city.

All major roads and important buildings were also garrisoned by Imperial soldiers.

Fortunately, Jinpeng City is a city without walls, so Xiang Yong asked passers-by and found a path to drive away from Jinpeng City.

The fast-moving carriage left a trail of blood.

Seven days ago, some Jianghu people and unemployed workers in Fan City suddenly launched a riot, and the cause of the riot is still unknown.

They quickly cobbled together an army and captured various important facilities in the city, including the municipal building, police station, bank, etc., and then routed the hastily assembled garrison and looted the arsenal.

Later, the people of Ibaraki and the unemployed workers also responded by replicating these actions in Ibaraki.

Pham Castle and Ibaraki Castle are not far from the imperial capital of Namgyeong, and can be reached in three days by a rapid march north, or half a day by steam train.

However, the Janissaries garrisoning Southview have not been dispatched so far, and have only deployed defenses south of Southview, while the small garrisons of Van Castle and the surrounding cities of Ibaraki have retreated to their respective cities after several unsuccessful attempts to launch a few probing attacks, and are on guard to wait for reinforcements.

The area around Van Castle and Ibaraki Castle was actually completely controlled by the rebel army.

These pieces of information were all heard by Xiang Yong at the Youlu Hotel.

After leaving Jinpeng Castle, he drove 20 miles in the direction of Ibaraki, and did not stop when he passed the "Rugui" inn on the way, but kept catching the car.

He paused halfway, took off his fake beard, put on the clothes of a Jianghu man again, and put his sword and bow on his back.

Then continue on your way.

When Ibaraki was in sight, he was finally stopped.

He was stopped by a dozen or so men, dressed in a variety of clothes, but all armed with weapons, ranging from swords-carrying swords to unemployed workers with rough skin and powerful limbs, holding short-barreled muskets or carrying magic crystal rifles.

It looks like they were supposed to be a patrol squad sent out by the Ibaraki Rebel Army.

The muzzles of swords, muskets, and magic crystal rifles were all aimed at Xiang Yong.

"This is a military restricted area! Who are you, report your identity!" shouted one of them.

"I am a disciple of Venerable Beihe, Xiao Zhisheng!" said Xiang Yong loudly, "When I was in Jinpeng Castle, I witnessed two people being killed, and one of them entrusted me with sending two boxes to Ibaraki before he died. ”

"Please show your identification!" After hearing the words "Venerable Beihe", the man's tone was obviously much friendlier.

Xiang Yong handed over his identity card, the man stepped forward to catch it, glanced at it a few times, looked up and asked, "Where is the box?"

"The box and the bodies of those two men are in the carriage. ”

The man walked around to the carriage, opened the door, frowned, returned to the line and whispered a few words to another person before saying to Xiang Yong, "Please come with us." ”

Xiang Yong heard their conversation clearly, and the man whispered, "Look at the appearance, one is He Lao Wu, and the other is Tan Quanying." All dead. ”

Another said, "Bring it back first and let the boss deal with it." ”

Xiang Yong smiled and said, "No problem." ”

He stepped down and stepped into the carriage, where the man he had spoken to earlier, as well as two other Jianghu people.

Soon, the carriage continued to drive.

The man kept trying to get more information from Xiang Yong, and Xiang Yong simply explained that he was ordered by Venerable Beihe to help the police investigate the case in the imperial capital, and traced all the way to Jinpeng City, and happened to bump into someone outside the airport.

The man asked the perpetrator what kind of dress he was wearing and what kind of martial arts he used, and Xiang Yong had already made a draft, and he came out one by one, without revealing any flaws.

Xiang Yong was not idle, and talked to the man.

The man's name was Hong Chi, a minor leader of the rebel army, and now the commander of a hundred-man team.

His tone was very tight, and he didn't reveal any secrets, but it also let Xiang Yong know a lot about the current situation of Ibaraki and Fancheng.

The leader of the Ibaraki rebel army was Wan Daozhong, the "Great Hero of Hanoi", and several workers' leaders, while the leader of Van Thanh was Mei Wanghan, the "Falling Rain Sword".

This uprising was premeditated, and it was planned to raise an uprising half a year later, but because something happened on Fancheng's side, Mei Wanghan had to launch it in advance.

As for what happened, Hong Chi didn't say.

As for the specific strength of the rebel army and the distribution of military strength, it is naturally impossible to tell Xiang Yong.

Soon we arrived at the south gate of Ibaraki.

Unlike Kinpeng Castle, Ibaraki Castle is a small castle with walls.

Jinpeng City can be said to be the hub of the north and south, an important economic and industrial city, after continuous development, the population is full, the city wall has long been demolished, and the city area has been expanded several times.

Ibaraki is a small town, and its economy was previously based on small handicraft workshops, but it was hit by the trend of large-scale industry and mechanization, and a large number of workers lost their jobs and many handicraft owners went bankrupt.

Many people who had gone out to work had to return to their hometowns.

However, they have long lost their land, and now they have lost their jobs, and their lives are naturally unsustainable.

Women can only choose to sell their bodies, and men will either become gangsters or die in poverty and sickness.

This uprising was not for any political idea, but just a desperate revolt of people who could not survive.

At the city gate, Xiang Yong and his party were carefully inspected before being released.

The carriage continued north until it reached the center of the city, stopping in front of a tall but somewhat dilapidated building.

There are traces of artillery fire on the building, and there are several large characters: Ibaraki City Hall.

"We have arrived, and now I will take you to meet the Great Leader of Wan," Hong Chi said, "and when the Great Leader gives a conclusion, you will be treated fairly as you deserve." ”

Xiang Yong smiled: "I just hope to end this matter as soon as possible, and I want to go back as soon as possible to continue investigating the case." ”

He handed over all his weapons to Hong Chi and calmly followed Hong Chi into the city hall.

Several others followed with two corpses and two large boxes.