Chapter 242 Arrived as promised
But later, they slowly discovered that Prince Gong was not as sanctimonious as he appeared to be. In fact, he was not much different from ordinary officials. Sometimes he was extremely ruthless for personal gain, so they deliberately began to distance themselves from Prince Gong.
But at this time, Prince Gong sent a special envoy and gave them a task to secretly eliminate a corrupt official.
The official's reputation was indeed not very good, so they went.
There were two Class A killers, him and Pavilion Master Wei’s adopted son Wei Xin, plus two Class C killers, a total of four people.
The special envoy and his men were responsible for the support from the outside.
But they never expected that when they took action, they fell into a trap, which alerted the guards. A large number of enemy troops rushed over, and the four had to retreat.
But when everyone got together, Wei Xin did not show up, so the two Class C assassins said that Jia Yi deliberately harmed Wei Xin. Because the Pavilion Master was old, it was the time for the election of the new Pavilion Master, and Jia Yi and Wei Xin were the two most likely to be elected.
Prince Gong's special envoy ordered everyone to capture Jiayi without any further explanation.
Jia Yi naturally refused to surrender, so a chase ensued.
After hearing this, Lin Shiqi was a little speechless.
"Do they have any other evidence? They can't arrest you based on this speculation alone, right?"
First A:
"Because Wei Xin and I were acting together at the time. But in fact, after the action was exposed, a large number of enemies chased us, and we fled separately. How could I have the chance to know what happened to Wei Xin?"
Lin Shiqi was puzzled:
"Since you have a clear conscience, why don't you go find the Pavilion Master to explain the situation, but run around outside instead?"
Jiayi was silent for a while, and finally said:
"Those two Class C assassins must have been bribed. As you said, this must be a conspiracy by Prince Gong to alienate me and the Pavilion Master. I am not an old man of Tianxuan Pavilion, and I cannot determine what the Pavilion Master is thinking. If he doesn't believe me, what's the point of me going back? If he believes me, he will naturally not let this matter go, and he will react in the end."
Lin Shiqi heard that Jia Yi was not the closest to the old Pavilion Master. He might even be excluded by some senior people. This is a common problem in large enterprises!
Over time, there are more and more messy things in big companies, with almost no exceptions.
But Jiayi's idea made her speechless.
It's the kind that I don't want to explain, you have to figure it out yourself...
She asked:
"What do you think? Do you think Pavilion Master Wei suspects you?"
Jiayi was silent for a while and said:
"The Pavilion Master is old, and it is possible that he was deceived by a villain for a while."
This is a very euphemistic way of putting it. It just means that he is getting old and confused!
Doubts may account for the majority.
This Jiayi is not stupid.
Lin Shiqi thought about it and thought that the old Pavilion Master must have some doubts. If he really believed in Jiayi, why would he not stop the pursuit? After all, Jiayi was his own man. Why would the people of Prince Gong bypass him to pursue him?
Of course, it is also possible that Pavilion Master Wei was confused and angry, so he did not want to take action for the time being.
"What's the name and appearance of the special envoy sent by Prince Gong?"
Lin Shiqi asked again.
"I only know his last name is Zhou, he is very young, gentle and scholarly."
A replied.
Lin Shiqi had an idea in his mind, it should be Zhou Qinan.
In the original novel, Zhou Qinan also climbed up to the high branch of Prince Gong, but now it has been achieved much earlier.
But no matter how much he tries, there are always traces of things happening.
I have to say, this feeling of being in control is very pleasant. However, the Great Yu Kingdom is not like the modern times, where people can die easily. We must not get carried away and must be careful.
"We are very familiar with this Zhou. He is a hypocrite. How about this? We will go back to Tianxuan Pavilion with you tomorrow and explain the matter to the Pavilion Master. What do you think?"
Jia was very surprised. Not everyone dared to go to Tianxuan Pavilion. However, looking at the calm demeanor of these three people, it seemed reasonable.
Outsiders are not afraid, he is originally a member of the cabinet, what is there to be afraid of? If he can't explain it clearly, the worst that can happen is that he will escape again.
He asked another question:
"Why are you helping me? What are the conditions?"
Lin Shiqi smiled and said:
"My reason is the same as what you heard before. I just don't want you, a group of heroes, to fall. I wonder if you believe it or not? But we don't want you to become victims of others' seizure of power, nor do we want Tianxuan Pavilion to become an accomplice of ambitious people, so we took the initiative. As for the conditions, we don't lack anything. Helping you is purely a moral obligation."
This is half true.
The other half she didn't say was that if possible, it would be best to take control of the organization herself.
If the concentric lock space did not exist, she would not dare to think so, but in addition to the space, she also had modern equipment, which gave her great confidence.
Jia Yi was shocked and bowed with his fists.
"Thank you very much in advance. I will take you there tomorrow morning."
Lin Shiqi nodded.
"Then it's settled. Do you have a place to stay? Why don't you stay at this inn?"
A shook his head.
"You don't need to worry about this. I'll take my leave for now and come back to see you tomorrow morning."
He clasped his fists again, then turned and walked away.
"Hey, wait!"
Lin Shiqi called out to him, "Can you show us your face? I don't mean anything special, I'm just worried that I might get the wrong person tomorrow."
Jiayi hesitated for a moment and lifted the mask.
It was a thin face with a scar two inches long diagonally running down the left side of his cheek. Combined with his cold eyes, a child would probably be scared to tears if they saw it.
Among the three, even the little mute girl did not change color, but Lin Shiqi was a little shocked.
After seeing this man off, Lin Shiqi and the other two discussed some details and possible situations before taking a rest.
At night, no one came to harass them.
It was possible that after those men in black went back and told Zhou Qinan about the situation, he would immediately think that they were the ones who came. He had not figured out their background, so he did not act rashly.
But if that's the case, we have to be more careful about his next move, because who knows what he might come up with.
Early the next morning, Jia Yi arrived as promised.
The few of them didn't waste any time and immediately rushed to the capital.
Although the people of Dayu Kingdom were not good, the capital city still had some grandeur. The gate tower was tall and the city wall was nearly twenty meters high. There was a constant stream of people coming in and out, and the complexion of the common people was better than that in other places.
There were guards checking at the city gate, but Zhou Lang had a scholar's certificate, so the group entered the city easily.
Lin Shiqi looked around. The shops facing the street were next to each other, but the ones near them were only one-story buildings. The main street was very wide, probably about a dozen lanes wide. In ancient times, wars relied on piles of people, and there were tens of thousands of troops at any time, probably for the convenience of military travel.
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