Chapter 104: Zhu Guobi's Retribution
There is a road to heaven but you don't take it, there is no door to hell but you come to it. Zhao Xiaofei returned to the Prince Consort's Mansion at night and turned on the telegraph machine and sent a telegram to Fang Xinyu in Jiangyin County, asking him to find a chance to deal with Zhu Guobi.
Zhao Xiaofei took a long time to learn how to use the telegraph, and he often sent the wrong messages. In those days, there was little electromagnetic interference, and the signal was good. He also had Wanshan and Zhou Shuai build relay stations in many counties along the way. He and Fang Xinyu agreed to turn on the radio at 12:00 noon and 7:00 p.m. every day to communicate.
Fang Xinyu glanced at the contents of the telegram and smiled helplessly. "Just for such a trivial matter, you're going to have to deal with Zhu Guobi?" However, since Zhu Guobi has already turned against the boss, even if the boss becomes Prime Minister in the future, he will still fight the boss to the death. It just so happens that he's been training in special operations methods such as assassinations recently.
Fang Xinyu was very cautious this time. He personally led his team to Nanjing. All members were carefully selected and disguised as ordinary people. They entered Nanjing and staked out Zhu Guobi's frequented areas to observe his daily schedule.
After listening to the servant's report on the capital, Zhu Guobi burst into laughter. He left the pleasure boat and stepped onto the shore. The servants lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and Zhu Guobi got in. Then the sedan chair bearers carried it towards the Zhu Mansion, with the servants leading the way.
The area between Zhu's residence and the pleasure boat was mostly crowded. However, there was a small forest at a bend. It was relatively deserted, so Fang Xinyu waited for them there. Hearing the sound of a sedan chair, Fang Xinyu gestured to the other team members. Immediately, someone threw something in front of the sedan chair.
The discarded object fell to the ground and began to smoke. A servant smelled a pungent, slightly sweet smell, but after asking about it, he fainted a short while later. The other servants and sedan chair bearers also began to feel dizzy and dizzy, so the bearers had to put the sedan down. As soon as they did so, they fainted.
Fang Xinyu and the others put on gas masks and rushed out. Zhu Guobi was in a sedan chair when it suddenly stopped. He shouted, "What's going on?" He lifted the curtain and suddenly smelled a sweet scent. Before he fainted, he saw several people wearing strange masks and holding knives approaching him. He thought he was being robbed! He wanted to shout, but he couldn't because the drug was taking effect.
A strong team member carried Zhu Guobi on his back and left the scene. Fang Xinyu and other team members also left after dealing with the others.
Zhu Guobi didn't know how long he had slept. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself in a very dark place. He wanted to move his body, but he couldn't. His body was tied up tightly and he couldn't move at all. But his mouth was not blocked, so he tried to shout a few words. As soon as he finished shouting, he saw a man in black walking over and said, "What are you shouting for? Do you believe I will chop you into pieces and make you into human meat barbecued pork buns!"
"Who are you? How dare you kidnap an official appointed by the imperial court!" Zhu Guobi had just finished speaking when a slap in the face hit his fair face, and he immediately turned red.
"Don't talk to me about imperial officials. The person I kidnapped is an imperial official! Tell me! How much silver is hidden in your house? Where is it hidden?" The man in black asked, pointing a knife at him.
Zhu Guobi was stunned by the beating, and then he saw the gleaming knife pointing at him. He swallowed hard and immediately didn't dare to say anything.
"What? You're reluctant to give up the money? Then I'll send you on your way!" said the man in black.
"No! No! I am an honest official! I don't have any money!" said Zhu Guobi.
"An honest official? Hahahaha!" The man in black seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world.
"Can an honest official go to a pleasure boat that costs 500 taels a night? Lord Zhu, you are kidding me?" The man in black laughed.
Zhu Guobi's face turned pale and his lips trembled. He knew he couldn't escape and said, "Tell me the number and I'll have someone prepare it for you!"
The man in black made the sign of the cross and said, "Without one hundred thousand taels of silver, you won't get out alive!"
"What? I really don't have that much?" Zhu Guobi said.
"I'm sorry!" The man in black took out a knife and pointed it at his ear.
Before the knife arrived, Zhu Guobi narrowed his eyes and said, "Yes! Yes! I'll have someone bring it to you!"
The knife stopped, but it didn't leave Zhu Guobi's face. Instead, it moved upwards, dangling before his eyes. The man in black, holding the knife, said jokingly, "I just told you, tell me where you put the silver. Just tell us and we'll get it ourselves! If you don't answer correctly, I'm afraid you'll lose your eyes!"
The cold broadsword swung before Zhu Guobi's eyes, and he could feel the chill of the blade. Giving up the last bit of hope in his heart, he stammered, "I, I say! Just..."
Zhu Guobi explained where the silver was hidden, and the man in black emerged from the cave and took off his mask. This man in black was Fang Xinyu, who said to the surrounding team members, "We know where it is, let's go check it out!"
Yes! Everyone answered in unison.
Leaving three men behind to continue guarding Zhu Guobi, Fang Xinyu led his men to a manor outside Nanjing. The manor looked unremarkable and unluxurious. Fang Xinyu said, "No one would believe that this place could hold over 100,000 taels of silver!"
At night, Fang Xinyu and his men donned nightgown and snuck into the manor. A guard dog came running toward them, and the team members were prepared. One of them pulled out a stick, and the dog bit him. The man swung the stick at the dog, and the dog bit down on the stick. With its mouth on the stick, the dog froze for a moment.
The stick has many hooks on the end. If the dog bites it, the hooks will get caught in the dog's mouth. If the dog tries to open its mouth, it will feel pain. So once it's bitten, the dog dares not open its mouth or move. (This is based on a real case! A thief described his method of committing a crime!)
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