Chapter 359 Chaos at Night
In a narrow alley.
A suspicious-looking man was running with a bow and arrow in his hand, his breathing was rapid and his back was soaked with sweat.
Suddenly, Qin Yi's figure jumped down from the roof.
A fierce fight broke out with the man.
Between the flashes of swords and the shadows of sabers, the sound of metal colliding was crisp and rapid. The air was filled with the smell of blood, and every time the blade pierced through the flesh, it was terrifying.
The sound of soldiers' footsteps could be heard at the entrance of the alley.
The fear in the man's eyes turned into determination, and the dagger in his hand suddenly turned and stabbed into his own heart, committing suicide.
Qin Yi tried to capture the person alive but failed.
We had to leave this place before the officers and soldiers arrived.
"Is the thief here?"
"Hey, dead? Committed suicide?"
"No, there are signs of a fight here... The brave man who stopped the thieves has left."
The officers and soldiers investigated the scene and came to a conclusion.
Someone was called to carry away the body, and a group of soldiers left quickly.
At this time, Qin Chi avoided an assassination, bent down and picked up a long arrow. His eyes fell on the arrow head and he noticed something unusual under the light of the fire.
"Sir, this arrow is poisonous." Qin Ba said with lingering fear.
Qin Chi handed the long arrow to Captain Chen next to him, "Come and take a look at the arrowhead. Do you find anything? The level of sophistication is no worse than what the army uses."
Captain Chen immediately had it put away, "Have you ever thought about who wants to kill you?"
"Few of the people I offended in the past dared to assassinate me in front of the Jinyiwei. Tell me, it was obviously something we did together, so why did they target me alone? Does it mean that I am a soft persimmon?" Qin Chi almost said it clearly that the person who came to kill him was the master behind the secret passage.
Captain Chen was speechless for a moment. "If it is really as you guessed, then what happened tonight is bigger than we expected."
He might not be able to hold it back! In this situation, he still dared to assassinate their people? What does this mean? It means that they still have the strength to spare.
Captain Chen suddenly had a feeling that he was being used by Qin Chi, but he couldn't do anything to him. After all, Qin Chi had made it clear from the beginning that this was an opportunity to get promoted and make money.
Where there is opportunity, there is always risk.
Captain Chen did not expect the risk to be much greater than he had imagined. Before he could sort out his thoughts, a fire broke out in the street next door!
This is definitely not a trivial matter.
The streets are densely populated with shops.
A fire in one shop is likely to spread to adjacent shops.
Qin Chi looked at the thick smoke billowing up not far away and keenly sensed that something was wrong. "The smoke is rising too fast, Captain Chen, could it be that the other party is trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
"We are closest to the fire. If we don't go to save people, the blame will be something that you and I cannot bear." Captain Chen was very annoyed. Not many thieves had been caught in the East City, and something had happened in other places.
Qin Chi pointed in two other directions.
The thick smoke also rose, confirming Qin Chi's guess.
"We can't keep this matter under wraps anymore. You should report it to the commander immediately." Qin Chi gave Captain Chen a sincere suggestion.
Captain Chen gave Qin Chi a complicated look, "Why are you targeting me to cause trouble? I guess I haven't offended you."
"Stop talking so discouragingly. If you do it well, you will be extremely rich." Qin Chi smiled calmly, with a gentle look on his face.
Captain Chen reported the matter very quickly.
What's more, there has been quite a bit of activity in East City tonight, and many people at the top have noticed it, including the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who received the news in advance. However, Captain Chen is his confidant, and he knows that he and Qin Chi from the Dali Temple happened to meet, and he also captured several spies and found three strongholds. During the investigation, he found that these strongholds were not simple, and he seized a batch of weapons and contraband from the court.
The commander's attention was here, and he slightly ignored the things happening in Dongcheng District.
Suddenly, news came from Captain Chen that he was in big trouble and requested reinforcements. He immediately took people to check it out.
Qin Chi did not agree with the Jinyiwei's style of doing things, but he agreed with their speed.
Not long after, a team of Jinyiwei came on horseback with great momentum.
Until the other party came closer, the person in front was the commander of the Jinyiwei. Qin Chi was not unfamiliar with him, and waved to him with a smile, but the commander of the Jinyiwei felt his teeth sour when he saw Qin Chi.
Experience tells him that whenever Qin Qian'an is around, someone is bound to be in big trouble.
"Master Qin."
The commander dismounted swiftly and was the first to greet Qin Chi.
Qin Chi casually bowed his hands in greeting and said, "The commander arrived faster than I expected."
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"Yes, I heard that you got into big trouble. You were assassinated before the matter was over. You should be careful when you go out in the future." The commander said sarcastically with an expressionless face.
Qin Chi was thick-skinned enough to show that he didn't care.
The Jinyiwei will take over tonight's affairs, so the Dali Temple can only be a supporting role at the side. Qin Chi has already played a leading role, and his goal has been achieved, so he can retire.
About an hour later, Qin Chi got on the carriage and was escorted back home by a group of people.
He had to be protected. Within half an hour, Qin Chi encountered two more assassination attempts.
Once, when he was about to go to a place near a fire, someone disguised as an ordinary citizen suddenly stabbed Qin Chi with a dagger.
Qin Bayi, who was following him, kicked the murderer away. The officers and soldiers went up to capture him, and the murderer committed suicide by taking poison on the spot.
Another time, a Jinyiwei came over and said that Captain Chen wanted to see Qin Chi. When he got close to Qin Chi, he suddenly drew his sword and chopped at his head. Fortunately, Qin Chi reacted in time and narrowly avoided a fatal injury, but his arm was still chopped.
Then Old Huo started fighting with the Jinyiwei.
After attracting other people, the Jinyiwei realized that the mission had failed, so he immediately committed suicide by taking poison. The poison was a deadly one that killed instantly upon contact with blood, leaving no one a chance to react.
This incident made the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard look unhappy, and he could not avoid the crime of dereliction of duty this time.
What was the reason? He was the one who brought the Jinyiwei here.
"Lord Qin, you are not safe here anymore. Why don't you go back home and rest early?" The commander suggested sincerely.
Qin Chi smiled and said, "Thank you for your help, Commander."
"This is my duty. Once this matter is resolved, I will bring generous gifts to your house to apologize." Logically speaking, the commander of the Jinyiwei is of a higher rank than Qin Chi, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, but for some reason, he felt short of breath when standing in front of Qin Chi.
This style is very unlike that of a cold-blooded Jinyiwei leader.
Perhaps the fact that Qin Chi was able to escape unscathed from the fight between the Yang and Yuan families really shocked some discerning people. Regardless of whether Qin Chi had someone behind him, his luck was really too good.
He just had a feeling.
If he goes against Qin Chi, he will not get any good results.
So, after Qin Chi bandaged the wound on his arm, he arranged for a team of people to escort him back home.
As for the three fires in the city.
It is actually a means of hosting a banquet in Jiangnan.
After half of the officers and soldiers who were besieging East City were sent to put out the fire, some people escaped from various checkpoints and conflicts broke out. It is still unknown how many people escaped during the chaos.