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Outside Qi Mao Bookstore.

A soldier quickly ran to the corner of the wall in front of the gate, stopped, peeked into the courtyard for a while, and then turned around and made a hand gesture.

Aqi led over a hundred soldiers and rushed over quickly.

"That's strange. The people who usually hide around here are gone too." Aqi asked, "Aren't there any suspicious people in the courtyard either?"

The soldier said, "The courtyard is empty, only a few rooms have lights on."

Aqi thought to himself that Chen Yuxian must have guessed correctly; Zhao Cheng had indeed taken all the guards away. He couldn't help but sigh.

It would be good to complete the task, but it was far too easy.

He brought over a hundred people but couldn't even get a fight going. After the operation, wouldn't he be laughed at by that guy Hu Xiayong?

He led our own brothers from Southern Zhou to attack the Prime Minister's residence!

What a great achievement!

It seems Hu Xiayong will rise to a higher official position than I will in the future...

With a hint of regret in his heart, Aqi lazily waved his hand forward and said, "Go in and capture them all alive!"

Bang!

After the gate was smashed open, the soldiers rushed in like a swarm of bees.

Aqi walked to the middle of the courtyard, raised his broadsword high, and shouted, "The government is investigating a case!! All of you, come out!!!"

There was no movement in the room.

After a pause, Aqi roared, "If you don't come out, I'll set your houses on fire!"

The lights in the room suddenly went out.

Squeak—

Immediately following were the sounds of doors opening.

Before Aqi's smug smile had faded, a flurry of footsteps sounded, and one after another, men in black armor ran out of several rooms and surrounded Aqi and his soldiers.

Bang!!

The soldiers were startled when the gate was closed from the outside.

He Zhi took a few steps forward, slammed his white-haired spear into the ground, and roared, "This study is the property of the Right Prime Minister's residence! How dare you trespass on the Prime Minister's residence? You deserve to die!!!"