Sima Lie nodded, thinking that made sense. Assassins of this caliber were elusive and impossible to find; they might strike at the most crucial moment.
After figuring it out, Sima Lie immediately snorted coldly and said:
"Ma Shangtao, listen to me carefully: if you fail to take Zhang Tang's life tonight, you'll be held accountable by me!"
"Yes." Ma Shangtao's face was full of bitterness, but he dared not refute it.
He realized he had been careless this time and should have sent someone to deliver the message. Now, however, there was no news at all, and everyone could only wait here.
After Sima Lie finished speaking, he sat down again.
Just then, a sudden, loud hoofbeats rang out outside.
Immediately afterward, the old butler rushed in excitedly, shouting, "Master, the Ten Great Assassins are back!"
"Oh? Please come in quickly!" Sima Lie exclaimed with delight.
As soon as he finished speaking, the old butler led the ten assassins into the room in single file, and then they all bowed and said:
"Greetings, Prime Minister."
Sima Lie, disregarding all formalities at this moment, asked urgently:
"So, did you bring back Zhang Tang's head?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the others also looked on with anticipation, staring intently at the ten assassins.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, we have successfully completed our mission and finally beheaded Zhang Tang!"
Po Jun spoke with an air of pride, then said respectfully.
Upon hearing this, Sima Lie breathed a sigh of relief and then laughed heartily!
"Hahaha, very good, very good! Where is his head? Bring it to me immediately!"
Upon hearing this, the ten assassins quickly raised the bloodied head wrapped in cloth.
Fresh blood seeped through the cloth.
Upon seeing this item, Sima Lie was overwhelmed with excitement and burst into laughter:
"Zhang Tang, Zhang Tang, you fought with me your whole life, but I never thought you'd end up with your head separated from your body, hahahaha!"
He laughed heartily, looking arrogant.
Ma Shangtao, who was standing to the side, also became excited. Killing Zhang Tang would be a great achievement for the Prime Minister.
A meteoric rise to success is just around the corner!
"Congratulations, Prime Minister! Congratulations on eliminating this major threat today!"
The sycophantic Tan Wu immediately cupped his hands in a gesture of flattery.
After the flattery, Sima Lie felt increasingly pleased. He had been angry with Ma Shangtao, but now that the matter was resolved, he looked at Ma Shangtao with increasing pleasingness.
"Ma Shangtao, you deserve the greatest credit for eliminating these treacherous officials, and I will reward you handsomely!" Sima Lie said magnanimously.
Upon hearing this, Ma Shangtao was overjoyed.
"Thank you, Prime Minister."
Then, everyone's gaze fell on the human head.
Sima Lie's expression turned cold, and he sneered, "Zhang Tang, you were always against me when you were alive, and now that you're dead, I won't let you rest in peace!"
After Sima Lie finished speaking in a sinister tone, he grinned maliciously and placed his foot on it, kicking it several times with force! Just like a colorful sponge, fresh blood spurted out!
The bloody scene immediately sent chills down the spine of Tan Wu, a scholar, and gave him goosebumps.
Ma Shangtao excitedly stepped forward and kicked and punched Zhang Tang's head from side to side, venting his resentment to the fullest.
Just like playing Cuju (an ancient Chinese football game), the entire study was filled with loud laughter.
However, as they took turns kicking and stomping, the cloth covering the head came loose, revealing a bloody head.
Just then, Qiu Beiming, who had been wearing a faint smile, suddenly froze when he saw the head and exclaimed in surprise, "Wait a minute, when did Zhang Tang's beard become so white?"
"kindness?"
Upon hearing Qiu Beiming's words, Sima Lie, who was kicking and hitting Zhang Tang's head, suddenly stopped.
He frowned and looked closely, and sure enough, he found that Zhang Tang's beard, although stained with blood, was still clearly gray.
When did Zhang Tang's beard become so white?
Sima Lie quickly reached out and said, "Stop kicking!"
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped and stepped back, looking at Sima Lie with suspicion.
After pondering for a moment, Qiu Beiming suddenly waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Bring me an oil lamp!"
Soon someone brought over an oil lamp, and Qiu Beiming personally took the lamp and carefully peered at it.
By the dim light of the oil lamp, Qiu Beiming carefully observed the head. Although it was covered in blood and somewhat deformed from being crushed, it was still easily recognizable.
At this moment, everyone crowded around to observe carefully, and what they saw shocked them instantly.
This isn't Zhang Tang at all!
Po Jun's head spun instantly, and he cried out in a hoarse voice:
"How could it be him!"
He wanted to ask, but Sima Lie wanted to ask even more.
Didn't you say you were going to kill Zhang Tang? Why did you kill Tan Wu's father instead?
Ma Shangtao was also stunned. He swallowed hard, looked back at the civil officials, and finally fixed his gaze on Tan Wu.
Why are you looking at me?
Tan Wu noticed that Ma Shangtao's gaze was very strange, and immediately asked in bewilderment.
Ma Shangtao said with difficulty:
"Lord Tan, your...your father is dead."
"What?"
Tan Wu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what he meant, his eyes widened, he slammed his fist on the table and stood up angrily, "Damn it, Ma Shangtao, who are you cursing? Your father is the one who's dead!"
"If you keep spouting such nonsense, I'll whip you right now!"
At this moment, Ma Shangtao completely disregarded Tan Wu's attitude. He tremblingly pointed his finger at the head and said:
"Lord Tan, look at this head! You've killed the wrong person! This isn't Zhang Tang's head, it's...it's...your father!"
Upon hearing this, Tan Wu was startled and quickly walked closer to examine the head carefully.
Upon seeing the head clearly, Tan Wu was struck dumb, his whole body trembling violently, as if he had seen something terrifying.
"father!"
Tan Wu screamed shrilly, letting out a deafening roar! Tears streamed down her face!
So those guys were kicking their own dad's head!
Everyone swallowed hard, and at that moment they were all stunned, unable to utter a single word of comfort!
Sima Lie's face turned ashen!
At this moment, Tan Wu, with tears streaming down his face, suddenly stood up and looked at Po Jun with bloodshot eyes.
The next moment, Tan Wu stepped forward, grabbed Po Jun by the collar, and roared:
"You fucking killed my father! I'm going to beat you to death today!"
As Tan Wu roared, he threw punch after punch at Po Jun, looking completely insane.
Po Jun looked miserable, his eyes were seeing stars from being hit so hard, but he didn't dare to fight back at all and could only let Tan Wu beat him up!
After all, he had just killed the man's own father!
Now, everyone panicked.
They tried to break up the fight, but Tan Wu seemed to have gone mad, and they couldn't stop him at all.
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