"There's an assassin!"
Only then did Gao Junliang react and his face turned pale.
Someone actually tried to assassinate them, no, to assassinate Zhao Lin.
Although his position as an inspector is not low, it shouldn't be like this, right?
Thinking about how Zhao Lin was attacked just after leaving the city, Gao Junliang understood that Zhao Lin had offended someone.
But he was just a sixteen-year-old boy. Who could he have offended that would have someone send someone to assassinate him?
Gao Junliang was still daydreaming when Zhao Lin let go of Sudi and pointed towards the door, then towards this side, signaling him and Sudi to rush out together, otherwise they would be sitting ducks if they stayed in the room.
Sudi didn't know what he was thinking and was unable to respond to Zhao Lin for a moment. He just stared at him blankly with a strange expression. It was not until Zhao Lin patted him that he reacted and nodded quickly.
Zhao Lin picked up something and extinguished the candle. When the room became dark, Zhao Lin and Sudi rushed out through the window at the same time. The two rolled on the ground, and then they heard two loud noises. Two crossbow arrows hit the door. The assassin outside did not expect that the two would jump out of the window at the same time, and in panic he shot the door panel.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhao Lin shouted loudly, moved his body, and rushed out seven or eight steps in an instant. When he was close to the assassin, he raised his hand and threw out a black thing, hitting one of the assassins on the head and knocking the assassin down with a bang.
Seeing this, the other assassin hurriedly retreated and re-strung his crossbow, but Sudi arrived at this time and threw a dagger, injuring the assassin's left arm. The assassin hurriedly dropped his crossbow and fled. Sudi wanted to chase him, but Zhao Lin hurriedly shouted, "Don't chase a desperate enemy."
Sudi then stopped and went with Zhao Lin to see the assassin who was knocked down by Zhao Lin. Unexpectedly, he was dead.
What Zhao Lin threw out was the inspector's token. The token was made of pure iron and coated with a layer of gold paint. It looked like a gold medal, but it was actually an iron lump. At such a close distance, Zhao Lin threw it with all his strength, and it hit the man's head. It would be strange if he didn't die.
"Who hates you so much?" Sudi asked curiously, "Is it Qiu Cheng's family? Or the people who attacked you earlier?"
Zhao Lin pulled back the veil on the assassin's face, revealing a strange face. He said, "I don't know, but there are only a few of them."
Sudi said, "I'll have my family send someone over right away. Even if the person is dead, we can dig out the details."
Zhao Lin looked at Sudi strangely: "Is your family so powerful?"
Sudi said proudly: "Of course."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "Okay. Thank you for your help then."
Sudi said happily: "Just wait for good news."
Gao Junliang finally came out and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two were fine. He asked, "Are the assassins dead?"
"No, one ran away." Zhao Lin said.
Gao Junliang's face turned pale and he shouted angrily, "Lawless! Lawless! Who on earth dared to assassinate an imperial official? I will go find Lord Feng right away and search the entire city to catch him."
"Okay." Zhao Lin nodded.
Gao Junliang ran to Feng Siyuan to complain overnight.
When the people in the inn heard that someone had died, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to come over.
"Clean up this place and give us another yard." Zhao Lin ordered.
"Yes, yes." The shopkeeper hurriedly did as Zhao Lin instructed.
When they moved to the new courtyard, Feng Siyuan personally brought his men here under the leadership of Gao Junliang.
"Mr. Zhao, are you okay?" Feng Siyuan asked with concern.
Zhao Lin said gratefully, "Such a small matter has alarmed Lord Feng, and even made him come here in person. I am really terrified."
Feng Siyuan waved his hand. "No need for such polite words. I have already ordered the city gates to be sealed and a city-wide search to be conducted. As long as the assassin is still in the city, he will not be able to escape."
Zhao Lin bowed and said, "Thank you, sir."
Feng Siyuan said, "It's not easy for Master Zhao to come out this time, but he encountered two assassination attempts. Does Master Zhao have a grudge against someone?"
Zhao Lin spread his hands and said, "It's inevitable that I'll offend a few people."
Feng Siyuan nodded. "Yes, when you're in the underworld, it's inevitable that you won't offend others. Let's go, stay at my place tonight. I want to see who is so fearless that he dares to come to my house and kill someone."
Feng Siyuan's face darkened and a murderous look appeared on his face.
Zhao Lin nodded secretly. Although Feng Siyuan loved money very much, it was precisely because of his love for money that he would not allow others to ruin his good deeds.
Arriving at Feng's house and lying on the bed, Zhao Lin thought secretly.
Who exactly wants to assassinate him?
The few people who are currently known to have a bad relationship with him only have minor conflicts, and there is no reason to kill him.
And there seems to be only one person who has reason to kill him.
"Zhao Chenhan!"
Zhao Lin silently gestured with his hands to the name: "You finally couldn't help it? But I'm curious, where did you get the manpower? Does Han Yuehua know?"
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"Waste, all waste!"
Zhao Chenhan traveled all night and arrived in Jiujiang Province. When he received the news that the assassination attempt had failed again, he was furious.
"You've failed twice. What's the point of you living?"
The assassin who escaped said helplessly, "Zhao Lin's reaction was too quick, and so was Sudi beside him. It's not that we didn't try hard enough, it's just that they were too powerful."
"Useless thing!"
Zhao Chenhan cursed a few times and was very annoyed.
He didn't dare let the people in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion know, and he only hired a few subordinates in secret. There were not enough people, and one of them died in an instant.
The key is that it hasn't been done yet.
"Forget it, let's find another opportunity." Zhao Chenhan could only comfort himself in this way.
the next day.
Zhao Lin went to say goodbye to Feng Siyuan and was surprised to find Zhao Chenhan there.
"Haha, both Young Master Zhao and Young Master Zhao have come to visit me. It really brings honor to my humble home."
Feng Siyuan laughed.
Zhao Lin said with a forced smile, "What are you doing here, Young Master Zhao?"
Zhao Chenhan said, "Lord Li was worried that Brother Zhao would encounter obstacles in his work, so he appointed me as the Deputy Inspector to assist you."
Zhao Lin sneered and asked directly, "Was it the idea of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion or the Prince Yu Mansion?"
Zhao Chenhan smiled and said, "Both."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "How can you assist me?"
Zhao Chenhan took out a banknote and said to Feng Siyuan, "Here is a banknote worth 10,000 taels. I hope you will support me, Master Feng."
The fifty thousand taels that Han Yuehua gave him became ten thousand taels in his hands.
Feng Siyuan was stunned for a moment and did not answer it immediately. Instead, he looked at Zhao Lin with amusement.
While Zhao Chenhan wasn't looking, Zhao Lin made a half-and-half gesture with his mouth. Feng Siyuan understood and immediately said with a smile, "Ah, Young Master Zhao, you're too polite."
Feng Siyuan took the banknote and said, "Your father and I are friends. Coming to my place is like coming home. Just tell me what you want to do."
"Thank you very much, sir." Zhao Chenhan was very proud.
Although ten thousand taels of silver is a lot, if we can complete the Flower and Stone Gang project and get the emperor's reward, we can earn back many tens of thousands of taels.
What's more, he had embezzled 40,000 taels.
Zhao Lin asked, "What is Deputy Envoy Zhao planning to do?"
Zhao Chenhan said, "Of course, we will send all the officials out and strive to finalize the list before the New Year and hand it over to Lord Li for selection."
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