Chapter 184 Separation Again
Governor Xiao was just in love, he was not blind, and the sympathetic or puzzled looks from his subordinates were so obvious that it was impossible for him not to see them.
But Governor Xiao doesn't care.
In the past, he wanted to promote his wife's good points and make others envy him.
Later, when he tasted the sweetness, he stopped thinking about it and hoped that no one knew how good his wife was so that they would not snatch her away from him.
To put it politely, it is called "cherishing one's own broom". Translated into Mandarin, it means that you treat your own broken broom as a treasure and you are afraid that someone will snatch it away.
True love is always feeling indebted.
No matter how Jiang Xinyu looked at him, she felt that Xiao Yuan was perfect and seemed like the best husband tailor-made for her.
But Xiao Yuan's inferiority complex has always been there.
He knew that he was handsome, powerful, wealthy, affectionate and considerate, but the word "not a man" was enough to wipe out all his advantages.
He believed that his wife didn't mind, but he just couldn't get over it.
Jiang Xinyu dissected all the skulls of the corpses and dug out a strange black beetle from each skull.
This time she was finally relieved, and the smile on her face was so brilliant that it made people around her feel a little scared.
What's wrong with the governor's wife?
He opened dozens of heads and took out the brains all over the floor and then laughed so happily. He is a complete pervert in every way.
However, Xiao Yuan did not think his wife was abnormal. Seeing that his wife was happy, he knew that the test results were out, so he quickly took the water brought by Xiao Douzi and used it to wash his wife's hands.
"How can I see anything?"
Jiang Xinyu shook her head, "I'm happy because I can be sure that these are not zombies.
The reason why the living dead can move is probably because of these black bugs.
Didn't you say it might be a dragon?
Although it's also dangerous if it's a snake, it's better than a zombie.
Zombies are extremely contagious. Once someone is scratched or bitten, a new zombie will quickly appear. If one person spreads the infection to ten people, then ten to a hundred people, it is more terrifying than the plague.
If there is insect control, at least it is not contagious. If we find the insects that create the living dead and kill them, it won’t spread.”
Xiao Yuan's mood was far from being as relaxed as Jiang Xinyu's.
For an ancient native like him who didn't know what zombies were, using insects to create living dead was already a very serious matter.
He didn't expect that Zhang Zhongyi would be so crazy. He, the head of the civil officials, would actually study such despicable things.
Damn it, who is the treacherous villain?
He felt that his role as a villain was not up to standard at all, and the nickname of "Living King" should have been given to that hypocritical gentleman.
What on earth does that guy want to do?
If this kind of insect appeared in the capital, would it cause chaos?
If the emperor kills the third prince and he ascends the throne, all his disaster relief efforts will be useless. He should return to the capital as soon as possible to rescue the emperor.
It's just that he can't get away from the disaster relief work at all. Once Zhang Zhongyi and others find out that he has returned to Beijing, they can temporarily cancel the operation.
When the time comes, he will be sentenced to death for deserting his post.
Seeing that Xiao Yuan was worried, Jiang Xinyu pulled him aside and asked him if he had any clues about these things.
For example, which martial arts sect is good at using dragons or have you heard of this kind of corpse-controlling technique?
Xiao Yuan also knew that his wife was not just a lady from a noble family who only knew how to take care of her husband and children.
He hoped that his wife would quietly leave and hide in Jiangnan, while he would stay to deal with the next assassination and pretend to be missing to give himself time to quietly return to Beijing.
Since the Third Prince and his men tried so hard to kill him, they must have been prepared to usurp the throne.
As long as he can return to Beijing and mobilize personnel from the East Factory, there is no need to worry about not finding out the truth.
Jiang Xinyu even laughed out of anger, "If you were really that sure you wouldn't have let me go to Jiangnan to avoid disaster.
I've heard you talk about Zhang Zhongyi's character before. He is a man who won't act until he sees the rabbit.
Not to mention that you're missing, even if they saw your body, their people would stab you twice to make sure you're dead before they can feel at ease.
And your time difference is simply not enough.
It would take at least 7 days to get back to the capital from here by horseback, but a carrier pigeon only needs one day. Can you fly faster than a carrier pigeon?
If it was a fake death, you wouldn't have time to get back.
What if I pretend to be missing and they don't do anything?
Without conclusive evidence, the old emperor will not believe you. Leaving your post and delaying disaster relief is a capital crime."
Xiao Yuan took a deep breath and closed his eyes, "I can't say I'm 100% sure, but even if I lose it's not that bad.
I wouldn't dare take any risks if you weren't here, but now that you've left the capital, I have nothing to worry about.
I have a lot of people in the capital, so I am confident that I can escape even if I am imprisoned.
We will then hide incognito for a while, the old emperor's body won't be able to hold on for long.
No matter which prince comes to the throne, there will be chaos for a while. We can take this opportunity to go to the frontier.
If you still like Beijing, we can come back in a few years."
Jiang Xinyu chuckled twice and gave a thumbs-up, "Yo, you're great, you make it sound so easy.
Then I will pretend to believe it for now. May I ask what your specific plan is?
I want to hear how bad your idea is."
Xiao Yuan knew that his wife would not believe it, but he could only bite the bullet and explain,
"I can have the secret guards pretend to be me and help with disaster relief here. We have to survive for at least seven days.
If there is another assassination attempt after I arrive in the capital, I will let him pretend to be serious. By then, when Zhang Zhongyi is gaining power in the capital, I can take advantage of the situation.
If everything goes well and the old emperor dies, we won't have to worry for the next ten years.
If I guessed wrong and Zhang Zhongyi didn't take any action, it doesn't matter. As long as my death is not reported here, it will be considered a serious injury.
Arrange another leave, and switch back when the team returns to Beijing."
Xiao Yuan's plan is indeed feasible, but there are two problems that cannot be solved.
One is that Xiao Yuan's martial arts are incomparable to those of the Dark Guard. He himself is not sure whether he can survive the assassination attempt of Qi Tian, let alone the Dark Guard.
What if within two days the other party takes action and Xiao Yuan hasn't arrived in the capital yet? All this will be in vain.
The second is that the secret guards were taught to be obedient and submissive since childhood.
When they leave the dark and come out into the light, they have to undergo nearly a year of training before they can make their own decisions.
Letting the secret guard pretend to be Xiao Yuan and being a mascot is fine, but he will be exposed immediately if he has to make decisions.
They came here to provide disaster relief, not to have fun.
In addition to the fixed disaster relief process, we also have to contact officials at all levels, and there are simply too many things that require decisions.
Let’s not talk about whether the Dark Guard dares to make the decision or not. Even if you let him make the final decision, he will have to be able to do it.
Xiao Yuan certainly thought about this, but there was really no other way. If someone could really imitate him completely, he would not be able to sleep.
As for surviving the assassination.
Anyway, he has been transferred to the Hexi garrison. As long as he survives tomorrow, the worst that can happen is that his substitute will ruin his reputation and he can just pretend to be scared.
If you don't provide disaster relief or go to dangerous places in person, it should be more difficult to kill them under the protection of the army.
After all, his secret guards are all good at martial arts, so they should have no problem surviving seven days.
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