Rong Ning felt as if her heart was being torn apart when she saw this scene.
How utterly depraved must one be to commit such a heinous act against innocent civilians?
This prefect truly deserves to die, and those who live here shouldn't be allowed to live in this world either.
You Jiang was also alarmed and asked quietly, "Your Highness... what should we do with these people?"
what to do?
Their combined strength is far from enough.
Rong Ning hesitated for a moment, then instructed, "We are outnumbered and cannot save so many people in a short time. Let's go find the account book first, and wait for A-Ying's reinforcements to arrive before we take over this place and rescue these people."
They nodded, and everyone continued the search.
The estate is very large and spacious, but there are only a few houses in the estate. If you keep searching, you will eventually find it.
Furthermore, the guards here probably thought no one would come here, so the defense was tight on the outside but loose on the inside, making it much easier for them to move around after they infiltrated.
Finally, in the manor, they found a secret room in the leader's quarters. Among Rong Ning's men, those who knew the intricacies of such places could easily enter.
The group went inside and found that the secret room was a large accounting office.
It was filled with account books and letters, recording his crimes of colluding with court officials, embezzling military funds, and enriching himself over the years.
"It seems these people are incredibly audacious to dare to set up such a secret place in a location like this."
Someone exclaimed in amazement.
Rong Ning looked at the evidence quietly, a surge of anger rising in her heart.
She knew all too well that these people used their power and position to disregard national interests and only care about their own personal gain.
Most shockingly, they also discovered ledgers showing that Da Jing had been doing arms business with him.
The weapons involved are of a wide variety and in huge quantities.
You Jiang couldn't help but curse, "This is simply treason!"
Rong Ning took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. She knew she had found the most crucial evidence.
Quickly put it away, then wandered around the secret room a few more times to see if there were any unexpected surprises.
After packing up everything that needed to be taken, Rong Ning ordered, "Let's move out..."
Any further delay risks being discovered.
Just as I was thinking this, a series of hurried footsteps broke the silence of the night.
As soon as they stopped moving, they quickly concealed themselves and waited for the situation to unfold.
The footsteps outside grew louder and louder, and you could tell from the sound that there were many people.
Rong Ning immediately realized that their whereabouts might have been exposed. She quickly hid the account books and letters in her bosom, preparing to deal with any unexpected situation.
You Jiang lowered his voice and asked nervously, "Your Highness, what do we do now?"
Rong Ning's eyes were sharp as she calmly analyzed, "It seems we need to act ahead of schedule. They outnumber us, so a direct confrontation won't work; we have to outsmart them."
She quickly looked around, searching for terrain or mechanisms that she could use.
The room was dimly lit, but her eyes were unusually bright as she looked around.
“Your Highness, secret chambers usually don’t have just one exit,” her confidant said. “Let me search for it.”
You Jiang shook his head. "It's no use searching. This place is obviously newly built. The people outside the secret passage should know this too. Even if we find another exit, they will be lying in wait. We'll be waiting to be riddled with arrows."
"Um……"
Rong Ning nodded, "But you still need to find the other exit as soon as possible and destroy the mechanism to prevent us from being attacked from both sides."
The trusted confidant accepted the order.
He was familiar with all kinds of mechanisms, and ordinary mechanisms were no problem for him. In no time, he found another exit and destroyed the mechanism.
The footsteps outside stopped at this point.
Suddenly, someone outside shouted, "Who knows where these petty thieves came from, daring to provoke me? Get out here and hand over everything you've got, and I, the general, will spare your lives."
Rong Ning's lips curled into a cold smile. She gave You Jiang a wink, signaling everyone to remain silent. She already had a plan in mind and decided to use this brief moment of calm to set a trap.
"No rush. Since they want to play, we'll play along."
Rong Ning's voice was deep and firm, exuding an undeniable power.
You Jiang immediately understood, and she quickly arranged for several people to disperse to various corners of the secret room, using the clutter in the room to set up simple traps.
Although these traps are not fatal, they are enough to delay the enemy's advance and buy them time to escape.
After making the arrangements, Rong Ning took a deep breath and slowly walked out of the secret room, deliberately making some noise to lure the enemies outside.
"If you have the guts, then rush in and kill us. If we don't die, all this evidence will be exposed to the world, and you'll be dead!"
She deliberately amplified her voice, making it sound provocative.
As expected, the enemy outside was enraged and kicked open the outer door, using unconventional methods to break open the door to the secret room.
A series of traps and obstacles are triggered as they move.
In an instant, chaos erupted inside the secret room, with the sounds of enemy footsteps, shouts, and traps being triggered all mixed together.
Taking advantage of the chaos and the fact that the soldiers were caught off guard, Rong Ning and the others drew their swords and quickly killed the soldiers who rushed in.
One cut, one kill.
Ruthless and decisive.
But there were too many of them, and even if they were all highly skilled, they couldn't hold off many of them.
The guard outside seemed to know this as well. He smiled dismissively, raised his hand, and leisurely said, "Archers, charge!"
At his command, a rain of arrows swept across the land.
Rong Ning's pupils contracted, and she reacted quickly, pulling You Jiang and several trusted confidants to dodge behind obstacles in the secret room.
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