Chapter 240 The number one target

Gu Xixi was still in the mood to joke, "It turns out that Mu Nanzhao is more hated than your brother He Jinghui."

She sighed again, "I just don't know about Master Liu..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a bang on the door.

Master Liu suddenly rushed in, sweating profusely, looking anxious and panting. He just stopped after seeing Gu Xixi.

Master Liu looked at the two safe and sound people, and was stunned for a moment, then suddenly showed a smile of surviving a disaster, "That's great, Boss Gu, you are okay, you are all okay, it's great!"

At the same time, Gu Xixi and He Jinglan were also looking at Master Liu in surprise.

He was wearing a half-new indigo robe and a cloth tied on his head, still dressed like a scholar as usual, but in his right hand he was holding a huge four-ring knife, the widest part of the blade was bigger than his face.

This picture... is simply amazing.

Master Liu whistled a few times, signaling the people outside to retreat.

Because Mu Nanzhao had said before that Gu Xixi's family's daily life should not be disrupted.

Unless absolutely necessary, the Shadow Guards must act in secret and not be noticed by the villagers.

In fact, killers had been approaching the village two days earlier.

However, whenever Master Liu's men discovered an intruder, they would deal with him in advance in a place far away from residential areas. Their actions were basically silent, clean and efficient, and all traces were cleaned up in a timely manner.

That's why the He family's shadow guards who were guarding around Gu Xixi's house didn't notice anything unusual.

Before dawn this morning, Master Liu and others had already captured the trace of the intruder.

Unlike before, there were many people coming today, in groups of three or four, one after another.

There were some unconventional intruders, but they were quickly defeated by the Shadow Guards.

Originally, Master Liu thought that the people behind the killer were anxious, so he used a large number of people to attack in rotation.

It was not until he caught a killer that the other party's arrogant words revealed some clues.

Master Liu sensitively sensed something was wrong and immediately resorted to the most cruel torture methods, causing the killer to confess in a short while.

It turns out that these people are just smokescreens.

The purpose is to attract firepower, interfere with the shadow guards' line of sight, and allow the person who is truly ordered to sneak into the village smoothly.

Although Master Liu looked grim and was about to leave with a knife in hand, he was not overly panicked.

Until he heard the killer grinning behind him, "It's too late, even if you can fly now, it's too late!"

"Do you think the He family's shadow guards guarding there can buy you some time?"

"Unfortunately, they were lured away by the bait we set out. In order to protect Miss He, they are following her outside."

"Anyway, there's an order from above that all actions must be based on capturing the woman surnamed Gu. It would be best if Miss He can be captured, but if she can't be captured, it won't be considered a mission failure."

Master Liu was shocked and angry, but he had no time to waste. With a gloomy face, he said "Kill him" and hurried back with a few people.

The killer was still shouting before he died, "That guy is the most ruthless among us, and he is very skilled in martial arts. It would be great if you guys can tie him!"

"Not to mention a little girl! How can she escape?! Hahaha..."

When Master Liu pushed open the door of Gu Xixi's house, he had already made up his mind that "even if I die today, I will do my best to get her back."

But he never expected that Gu Xixi and He Jinglan were standing in the yard.

Listen to Master Liu's general account of what happened.

Gu Xixi pondered and said, "It is exactly what Jinglan expected."

Master Liu was almost frightened to death just now, but suddenly his tension was relieved. His legs and feet felt a little weak, so he quickly stuck his big knife into the ground and used it as a walking stick.

Then he turned his head to look at the body in black lying on the ground.

There were no obvious external injuries, nor signs of much struggle, and it seemed that the death was quick and peaceful.

Master Liu looked at Gu Xixi and He Jinglan in surprise, feeling very confused.

There should be no one else in this yard, right?

Who killed him?!

Isn’t this guy a master among killers?

He died now?

…

Gu Xixi seemed not to notice Master Liu's inquiring and shocked look.

She clapped her hands lightly, "Oh yeah. I almost forgot."

"Well, should we treat him as a robber and hand him over to the government? Or will Mr. Liu handle it as well?"

Master Liu roared in his heart: There is such a big dead person lying here, how could you forget it?!

But his face remained calm, "Let me handle it."

"This matter is a secret, there is no need to go through the government."

He Jinglan pointed to the room behind and lowered her voice, "Be quiet, there are children at home, don't scare them."

Master Liu understood.

Soon someone came, put the body into a sack and took it away. It only took a cup of tea.

Master Liu sought Gu Xixi's consent and decided to set up another layer of defense around Gu Xixi's house.

He said guiltily, "It was all my negligence today."

"I was entrusted by Lord Mu, but I almost caused Boss Gu to fall into the hands of the enemy."

"If it weren't for Boss Gu saving himself, I would have been dead."

Gu Xixi waved her hand and said, "Mr. Liu has done his best these days to keep me in the dark and allow me to sleep soundly every night. Today, I am finally safe and sound. I have nothing but gratitude to Mr. Liu."

"As for what you want to say to that person, that's a matter between you two."

Master Liu sighed and bowed to Gu Xixi again.

In order to avoid scaring the villagers with the knife when he returned, Master Liu temporarily left his four-ring knife at Gu Xixi's house.

Aunt Zhang seldom goes to the backyard pharmacy; it is safe to hide there.

It was almost the end of noon and it was past lunch time.

Gu Xixi calmed down and felt hungry. "Let's go find something to eat."

As she walked towards the kitchen, she muttered, "Strange, why did Auntie go out for so long today? She hasn't come back yet for dinner."

He Jinglan said with a smile, "You are so busy that you don't know anything."

"When I came back at noon, I saw my aunt was about to go out. She was going to Zhao the Matchmaker's house for a drink. She cooked cold noodles for us in advance and hung them in the well. The noodle sauce and vegetables were also prepared, as well as Xiaohua's cat food, all on the table in the kitchen."

"Auntie also said she had greeted you, you know everything."

Gu Xixi was stunned and slapped her forehead with her hand.

"I remember now. She said a few words outside my window, and I agreed without thinking."

The three people and the cat had a late lunch.

In the afternoon, Shitou went out to play with his friends. When the old doctor came back from his medical visit, Gu Xixi and He Jinglan went out to help carry the medicine box.

He Jinglan asked with a smile, "Has Mr. Jiang eaten yet? We have cold noodles at home."

The old doctor smiled and said, "I have eaten. The patient's family kindly invited me to have a meal. I couldn't refuse it."

He walked to the middle of the yard, suddenly stopped, and wrinkled his nose.

Gu Xixi and He Jinglan were watching from the side, their hearts in their throats.

It had clearly been cleaned repeatedly, and there was even mugwort water poured on the ground.

The old doctor won’t find out, because someone just died on the ground, right?