Chapter 1037 Waiting for the Rabbit
Yu Jiu is investigating how the news of "the sudden death of the county magistrate" was leaked?
Not many people knew about this. Apart from those inside Tianmen, there were only the housekeeper and the doctor of the county magistrate's mansion.
Yu Jiu ordered his men to bring the housekeeper and the court doctor over. He planned to investigate these two people carefully to see if one of them had leaked the news to the outside world?
As a result, the people he sent out only found the housekeeper, and the court doctor was nowhere to be found.
It was obviously very unusual for him to suddenly disappear at this critical juncture. Yu Jiu's suspicion towards the court doctor increased exponentially.
The court physician usually lives in the county magistrate's mansion, which makes it more convenient for him to treat and recuperate the nobles in the mansion, but the court physician's family lives outside.
Yu Jiu wanted to send someone to the court physician's home to pick someone up, but when he asked, he found out that no one in the entire county magistrate's office knew where the court physician lived.
As for the information of the court doctor's family, he knew nothing about it.
Things have come to this point, and if Yu Jiu still doesn’t know that there is something wrong with the court doctor, he would be a fool!
He was about to order his men to close the city gates and search the entire city for the palace doctor when he saw a servant running towards him in a hurry.
"Madam, something has happened to the county governor!"
Yu Jiu was shocked: "What happened to him?"
The servant panted and said, "Just now, someone from the front yard came to report that the county magistrate was provoked by something and suddenly attacked the guards around him. Another guard drew his sword directly at the magistrate. Fortunately, General Ding intervened and saved the county magistrate in time. The two guards are now dead."
The more Yu Jiu listened, the worse his expression became.
Others didn't know why the county magistrate suddenly attacked the guards, but he knew it very well.
He sent those two guards to monitor Jian Shujie. Now Jian Shujie killed those two guards, which clearly showed that he wanted to go against Tianmen.
As for why Jian Shujie did this...
In all likelihood, it was because he already knew the truth about his wife's death.
Without the hostage, the county magistrate's wife, Tianmen no longer had the bargaining chip to control Jian Shujie, and Jian Shujie was full of hatred towards Tianmen at this time. Once he turned the tables, he would launch a crazy counterattack against Tianmen.
Things are completely out of Tianmen’s control!
Yu Jiu turned around and walked out.
Seeing this, the maidservant beside her hurried after her and said, "Madam, your illness has not yet healed. You need to rest and recuperate. You can't go out casually!"
Yu Jiu didn't even look at the maid, and his pace became faster and faster.
In the blink of an eye, the maid was left far behind.
Finally, Yu Jiu used his Qinggong skills to easily climb over the wall and fly out of the County Magistrate's Mansion.
But the moment he landed, his body suddenly froze.
Not far ahead, more than twenty Yulin Guards were holding bows and arrows, aiming them at him.
Every bowstring was pulled taut, and the metal arrows flashed coldly in the sunlight.
As long as Yu Jiu dared to move, those arrows would whiz towards him and shoot him into a sieve on the spot.
Shang Kui, dressed in military uniform, stood at the front of the queue.
He placed one hand on the sword at his waist and grinned, revealing a row of snow-white teeth.
"Why did the county magistrate's wife choose to climb over the wall like that thief instead of going out through the main gate?"
Yu Jiu slowly stood up straight, his eyes swept over the bows and arrows in the hands of the Yulin Guards, his face becoming extremely ugly.
He ignored Shang Kui's teasing and asked coldly.
"Are you waiting here for me to fall into your trap?"
Shang Kui admitted frankly: "Yes, the county magistrate has turned against us. When you heard the news, your first reaction must be to run away. We might as well wait for you here and wait for you to come."
Yu Jiu reacted in an instant: "Did you arrange for the servant who brought the news just now?"
One step he sent him a letter informing him that the county magistrate had turned against him, and the next step they were waiting outside the county magistrate's mansion for him to fall into their trap.
This is a chain trap. No matter which step he takes, he will fall into the opponent's trap.
Shang Kui's smile became more and more proud.
"Yeah, you just realized it now?"
Yu Jiu gnashed his teeth in hatred: "Haven't you already left the city?"
Shang Kui: "We did leave the city, but we are back again."
Seven days ago, he left Fufeng City with the Yulin Guards, but did not go far. Instead, he hid near Fufeng City.
According to the plan that Wen Jiucheng had discussed with them in advance, they had to find a way to sneak into Fufeng City during this period of time, but because Yu Er and Yu Jiu were too cautious and strengthened the guards and checks at each city gate, they could not find a chance to sneak into the city.
It was not until this morning that news spread in the city that the county magistrate had died suddenly.
The generals in charge of guarding the city gates were immediately panicked and they hurried to the county governor's office to verify the truth.
The County Governor's Mansion attracted a huge amount of people's attention, causing the guards at the city gates to become lax.
Shang Kui seized this opportunity and led the Yulin Guards into the city again.
Almost as soon as the county magistrate took action, Shang Kui and the Yulin Guards rushed to the vicinity of the county magistrate's mansion.
The timing was just right.
Shang Kui looked at Yu Jiu, who was at the end of his rope, and asked calmly.
"Do you want to put up a fight first? Or just surrender quietly?"
When Yu Jiu realized that he had no way out, he calmed down instead.
He asked expressionlessly.
"If we have to fight, can I choose a one-on-one duel?"
Shang Kui refused very bluntly: "No, you only have two choices, either you fight all of us alone, or we all fight you together, it's your choice."
Yu Jiu was so angry that he laughed: "I thought General Shang was an upright person, but I didn't expect him to be so skilled at playing rogue."
Shang Kui said frankly: "A truly upright person would never get involved in officialdom."
Yu Jiu agreed with this statement.
He raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.
"I was careless this time. I admit my mistake."
Seeing that he chose to surrender so decisively, Shang Kui put away his smug smile and became cautious.
Shang Kui specially selected two Yulin Guards with better skills and ordered them to go forward and capture the people.
The others still held their bows and arrows, ready to shoot at any time.
The two selected Yulin Guards were very cautious. Holding a chain in one hand and a knife in the other, they slowly moved in front of Yu Jiu in a posture ready to fight at any time.
Yu Jiu kept his hands raised the whole time and did not make any unnecessary movements.
The two Yulin guards easily captured Yu Jiu, tied his hands behind his back and handcuffed him with chains.
Only at this point did Shang Kui relax a little.
He looked at Yu Jiu who was firmly clamped, with a rather surprised expression.
"I thought you would find a chance to attack by surprise."
Yu Jiu said calmly.
"A sneak attack requires that the opponent is off guard, but now each of you is acting as if you are facing a formidable enemy. Even if I wanted to launch a sneak attack, I wouldn't be able to find an opportunity.
What's more, I was injured, and my reaction and speed were reduced.
If a fight really breaks out, my chances of winning are almost zero.
Since I am doomed to lose, why should I humiliate myself?"
(End of this chapter)
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