Chapter 190 The Assassin Was Captured
Immediately afterwards, the boat began to rock and sway in the wind.
Everyone exclaimed in surprise, "How can the wind be so strong on such a small inland river?"
The lead assassin steadied the boat and said, "Don't worry, it's just wind. Even if it rains heavily today, we can still cross the river."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a thunderclap flashed across the sky.
A loud bang.
Everyone looked up at the sky, thinking, "Could it really be pouring rain?"
The lead assassin frowned, continued to steady the boat, and snorted coldly, "What a coincidence."
He had barely finished speaking when raindrops the size of mung beans began to fall.
The lead assassin was taken aback, then quickly called out to his men, "Don't worry, everyone, this little bit of rain won't have any effect."
The men huddled together, looking around. Seeing the deep, dark river, they quickly said, "Boss, why don't we go back first? If it really rains heavily today, all of us on this boat might capsize in the river."
The leader frowned. "No, last time it was a poisonous snake, and this time it's a strong wind. If we don't act quickly, the Empress Dowager will definitely blame us!"
Upon hearing this, the men's faces were filled with fear of the Dowager Consort, and they could only cling to the boat and brave the strong wind.
Then the wind picked up and the rain poured down harder.
The ship's sails were all blown down.
A group of people started shouting again, "Boss, let's get out of here! This boat is about to capsize!"
"Yes, if we were swept away by this river, we probably wouldn't even survive!"
The leader of the assassins still wouldn't listen to them, insisting, "A bunch of useless fools, afraid of this little bit of wind and rain. Just bear with it a little longer, we'll be ashore soon."
A group of people were soaked to the bone by the rain and looked miserable, but dared not speak out against their anger.
The lead assassin struggled to control the boat, and they were about to reach the shore.
Upon disembarking here, we were immediately transported to Cheng'an County.
However, at that moment, another gust of wind blew in.
The already dilapidated ship was smashed to pieces by the wind.
The assassins fell into the river before they could even reach the shore.
Because of the heavy rain and rapid current, they tried to climb ashore but were swept downstream by the river.
The next day, when the group of assassins woke up, they found themselves washed up in a small town more than ten kilometers away.
Originally there were more than twenty people in the group, but now they are scattered and there are only five or six people left.
The leader of the assassins pressed his swollen head, looking around at the unfamiliar surroundings with a terrified expression.
Now, let alone going to kill someone, he doesn't even know where he is.
At this moment, some fishermen flocked to the riverbank.
The fishermen saw them, and seeing that they were all dressed in black and looked fierce, they thought they were bandits from the mountains, so they took them directly to the village chief.
The village chief ignored what they were saying and locked them in the woodshed, saying he would release them after they behaved.
These assassins were originally highly skilled, but they were all injured and unable to resist. In order to fill their stomachs, they had no choice but to be locked up.
Magistrate Li soon learned of the news.
The village chief was someone from his former yamen. He said that they had captured several men in black. As soon as Magistrate Li heard this, he knew they were the assassins. He immediately ordered the village chief, "Lock them up. Lock them up for as long as possible. It would be best to put some animal traps at the door so that they have nowhere to escape."
The village chief hurriedly asked, "Lord Li, who are these people? Why are they being kept locked up like this?"
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