Chapter 824 Someone is playing tricks
A sudden feather arrow stopped the attacker, and the assassin fell to the ground, splashing blood all over Guo Changming's face.
The two remaining men in black in the alley were shocked by this sudden change. The next moment they shouted "Kill him" and attacked Guo Changming.
Guo Changming looked towards the alley entrance in panic. He didn't even have time to see who were behind the torches before he screamed.
"I am Guo Changming, the Minister of Justice. The aristocratic families Shi Qingrong and Min An want to kill me to silence me. Save me!!"
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Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice Guo Changming was assassinated but happened to be saved by Wu Kui, the captain of the Beijing Patrol who was on night patrol. Three of the assassins died and two were injured. The seriously injured Guo Changming was rescued, and the words he shouted in panic spread throughout the court and the country.
After Wu Kui brought the man back, he immediately went to the palace to invite the imperial physician. After a day and a night, Guo Changming's life was finally saved, but after he woke up, he flatly denied the murder.
Guo Changming lost too much blood and leaned on the bed with a pale face.
Wu Kui stood in front of the bed with a serious look in his eyes: "Minister Guo, are you kidding me?"
Guo Changming avoided Wu Kui's gaze and said weakly, "Master Wu, you've misunderstood. You saved me from danger, and I'm deeply grateful. How could I dare to play tricks on you? But I really didn't say those words last night. I was seriously injured and disoriented at the time. Could it be that Master Wu misheard during the chaos?"
Wu Kui was indifferent when he heard this: "I heard wrongly. Could it be that those soldiers of the Beijing Patrol Camp were also blinded and deafened? There were over thirty people present at the time, and everyone heard you yell that Shi Qingrong and Min An wanted to kill you to silence you. Do you think you can get away with it by using the excuse of being seriously injured and confused?"
"I..." Guo Changming wanted to quibble.
Wu Kui interrupted him coldly, "I don't know what your entanglement with Shi Qingrong and the others is, but since I brought you back last night, three people have tried to sneak in here and poison you. After being caught by my men, they committed suicide on the spot. Not a single one of them survived."
"I sensed something was amiss and ordered my men to the Guo family. Someone broke into the mansion tonight and tried to kidnap your two sons, but they failed and died on the spot."
Seeing Guo Changming's pale face and panic, Wu Kui said:
"Those types of tactics are often carried out by assassins, and are definitely not something an ordinary person could raise. I don't care why you flatly deny what you said last night, but those people clearly don't appreciate you covering up for them. Instead, they've already made up their minds to kill you and silence you."
"I have already reported your matter to the Empress, and everyone in the court is aware of it."
"If you're smart and still want to stay alive, then tell me the truth. If you refuse, I won't make things difficult for you. The two assassins we captured last night have been sent to the Criminal Investigation Department. Do you think they can shut up under the Criminal Investigation Department's methods?"
There was not a trace of blood left on Guo Changming's face.
He knew who attacked him last night. He was so frightened that he only thought about saving his life. But when he woke up, he immediately realized that if he dragged the Shi and Min families into the water, his affairs would also be exposed. By then, he would hurt the enemy by a thousand and lose eight hundred of his own. He was afraid that he would not be able to save his life.
But he never expected that the person who saved him last night would be Wu Kui, and that two of the assassins were still alive.
In his early years, Wu Kui served in the Privy Council and was one of the leaders of the Black Armor Guards. He was also Xiao Yan's confidant. Later, there were changes in the court and Marquis Wenxin led his troops out of the capital. Wu Kui was transferred to the Beijing Patrol Camp and became the deputy general of the camp. Not to mention that Wu Kui was loyal to the emperor and empress and would never cover up for him, let's talk about the criminal department.
That place is a notorious purgatory in the capital, and the methods of punishment there are even more horrifying. It is said that unless the person is dead, no matter how hard the bones are, their mouths can be pried open if they go in.
If those two assassins fell into the hands of the criminal department's men, could they really be killed without telling anyone?
Wu Kui coldly watched Guo Changming's expression change constantly, and in his heart he just thought that this man was naive. "If Minister Guo doesn't want to talk, then go back. I will immediately withdraw the guards in your house and will not interfere. I just don't know if there will be anyone to collect your bodies if your family is harmed later."
After he finished speaking, he turned to the outside and said,
"Come here, pack up Minister Guo and send him back to the mansion."
Someone came in immediately and Guo Changming panicked.
That day he blackmailed Shi Qingrong and the others into saying things they shouldn't have said. Shi Qingrong and the others had already decided to kill him. He originally thought that the aristocratic family would be more restrained now that the situation was not good, or at least would not dare to harm him openly. But who knew that Shi Qingrong and the others wanted to kill him without hesitation, and even spared his two sons who had the blood of the Shi family.
He was rescued by the Beijing patrol, but they also sent people to kill him. It was obvious that they had already torn their relationship with him and wanted to kill him. If he left here and went back, he would only die.
Seeing Wu Kui turning around and trying to leave, Guo Changming hurriedly said, "Master Wu, please stay!"
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The aristocratic families were also in chaos when they heard that Guo Changming had entered the Beijing Patrol Camp Office.
"Are you crazy? You actually sent someone to kill Guo Changming at this time?!" Liang Guangyi looked at Shi Qingrong who came to him for help in disbelief.
Feng Qiuli was also shocked: "Uncle Shi, you are really confused!"
"When His Majesty left the capital, he handed over all the court personnel to the Empress. Now that the Empress controls the court, the capital is full of her people. Even if you wanted to silence him, you should have thought of a comprehensive method. How could you invite someone out under your own name and then send someone to kill him in the street?!"
"I don't!!"
Shi Qingrong's face was extremely ugly: "I'm not a fool, how could I do such a thing."
Liang Guangyi was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"Those assassins are not my people at all!"
Shi Qingrong clenched his fists in anger and said angrily, "I did make an appointment with him that night, but I only did it because the Empress was keeping a closer eye on the Ministry of Justice, and Guo Changming sent me a letter full of threats, as if to fight to the death."
"I asked him to meet me because I wanted to find out how much he had that could be used to control us. I also planned to send someone to the Guo family to find the things, and then find a way to make him commit suicide out of fear of the crime."
Shi Qingrong did hate Guo Changming for being an ungrateful person and wanted to kill him, but he was not a stupid person.
The capital has been under martial law for a long time, and there are many guards patrolling at night. Is he trying to kill people in the street so blatantly and want to die?
He had many ways to kill Guo Changming, such as poisoning him or letting him "hang himself". Wouldn't it be better for him to write a letter of surrender and pretend that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment?
He is not crazy, why would he take such a big risk, use himself as bait to lure someone out and kill him, and then get himself into trouble?
Shi Qingrong gritted his teeth and said, "Besides, I asked him to go to West City Thirteenth Lane that night, not Fengnan Lane. I waited there with my men for half the night but didn't see Guo Changming!"
There wasn't even a trace of a person in sight, so who the hell was Guo Changming he killed?!
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