Chapter 11 The second life-saving straw
Chaoya!
Zhao Duan felt suddenly enlightened:
"If you remove me as the 'unexpected factor', what will happen?"
"Three days ago, Zhao Ya's informants received clues and suspected that they had found traces of the rebels. At about the same time, Zhuang Xiaocheng began to destroy traces of intelligence exchanges and prepare for evacuation."
"After receiving the information, the imperial office did not rush to arrest people for fishing purposes, but chose to wait, and Zhuang Xiaocheng did not rush to escape."
"If I hadn't intervened, the next script would have been to order the government to arrest him when the time was right.
Zhuang Xiaocheng, who was well prepared, would escape early, lure the Chao Ya's pursuers to the bamboo forest in the southern suburbs, and use his fellow warlocks to carry out the so-called 'divine surrender', inflicting heavy losses on the leader of the pursuers! "
"In order to capture such a big shot, the leader sent by the imperial office must not be small. It is very likely that he is a trusted confidant of the empress, known as the 'King of Ma Yan', the chief eunuch of the imperial office, Ma Yan."
"That makes sense!"
Zhao Duan suddenly understood.
His status as a superintendent of the imperial edict was enough to defy the party and take risks.
Perhaps Zhuang Xiaocheng's purpose of sneaking into the capital this time was to use his body as bait to lure Ma Yan out and eradicate him.
The address coordinates were also revealed by Zhuang on his own initiative.
In order to ensure the success of the plan, it is very likely that there is an internal agent of the "Kuang Fu Society" hidden in the imperial edict, and the official position is not low.
But it’s better to die than die.
An accident occurred midway, and the original owner, a stupid young man, interfered and disrupted the other party's plan.
"This can explain why Zhuang Xiaocheng evacuated urgently after learning that the Forbidden Army was approaching, but he did not leave any valuable intelligence behind..."
"And because the imperial office also sent troops to compete with me, Zhuang Xiaocheng still hoped that Yi could complete the plan, so he still went to the bamboo forest in the southern suburbs and waited patiently."
"In the end, I took advantage of the day ban rules and used my privileges to stop the imperial office... and get one step ahead. That's why Zhuang Xiaocheng said those words after seeing me... I guess he was very angry at that time."
"With no choice but to kill me... that blow indeed wiped out the soul of the original owner."
Zhao Duan's expression changed, and he felt like a sick dog.
So, he blocked the disaster for Zhao Yamen?
Of course, all the above are just his speculations. There is no substantial evidence, and it can only be said to be suspicion.
Moreover, it comes from a confession made by a "rebellious party" whose truth is unknown.
Therefore, it was impossible for him to go to the empress to explain the situation or to the supervisor Ma Yan just to rely on this idea.
"But it's not without gain," Zhao Duan sorted out his thoughts:
"At least I am sure that there may be a traitor in the imperial office... Well, let's suppress this clue first. If in the end, I cannot make a comeback and the empress really wants to kill me, then this information will be made public and treated as The last straw..."
Very good, as of now, he finally has some capital to save himself.
Zhao Duan finished his thinking and looked at the girl who was wearing prison clothes, her eyes were closed tightly, her eyelashes were trembling nervously, her chest was heaving, and he smiled: "Very good, today's interrogation is over."
Yun Xi opened her eyes, extremely surprised:
Is this the end?
Immediately she became nervous again. According to her understanding of the traitors in the imperial court, wouldn’t it be time to do business after she finished talking about business?
If this thief wants to taint himself, how should he resist?
Is he looking for an opportunity to commit suicide, or is he pretending to be accommodating, but actually looking for an opportunity to die with him?
While Yun Xi was thinking frantically, Zhao Duan had already turned around, walked out of the cell, greeted the jailer waiting in the distance, and said in a deep voice:
"This traitor is of great use. You should watch it carefully and don't let anyone get close. If a hair is missing and the important things of the Holy One are delayed, you know the consequences."
The jailer was sweating coldly: "Don't worry, sir!"
Is it really over?
Yun Xi was stunned. This was different from the tragic experience she had expected.
Immediately, Zhao Duan turned around, gave her a meaningful look, and said:
"You should also think about it carefully. Is a teacher who hides everything from you really worthy of loyalty? If he really cares about you, why would he abandon you?"
Yun Xi subconsciously argued: "A warlock fishing for people from thousands of miles away consumes a lot of mana, so he should save the teacher first."
Zhao Duan let out a "ha" and mocked: "But Zhuang Xiaocheng refused to tell you that there were reinforcements. It seems that he didn't believe that you would be willing to stay as a queen..."
Yunxi was speechless.
Zhao Duan turned around and left, taking more than ten steps, only to hear the girl behind him yelling and cursing.
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Outside the government prison.
Zhao Duan got back into the carriage and suddenly asked:
"Zhu Kui, what do you think of this female thief?"
The ugly old man who was willing to work as a coachman sneered and commented:
"You claim to be righteous, but in fact you don't know what you call a fool." "..." Zhao Duan was silent for a moment and said:
"Old Zhu, do you know why I like to keep you with me?"
Zhu Kui was startled, his ugly and dark old face turned into a smile:
"Is your subordinate able to do things effectively? Do you know what your lord thinks and worry about your lord's worries?"
He believed that based on his understanding of the envoy, the comment he just made definitely touched Zhao Duan's heart. This was called catering to his superior.
"No," Zhao Duan said quietly: "The main reason is that you look vulgar. With you by my side, I can make you look particularly handsome."
Zhu Kui: "..."
"Just kidding," Zhao Duan laughed, exhaled, and said lazily:
"It's been a tiring day. Send me to the nearest inn. I won't be going back tonight. You should also go back and rest. Don't forget the business I told you."
"As you command!"
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The second floor of the inn.
After watching Zhu Kui leave, Zhao Duan closed the window, took off his clothes, and threw himself into the bathtub. The warm water refreshed his pores, and he was extremely exhausted.
He leaned against the wall of the barrel, feeling the real difference in this body, and was distracted looking at the lampshade on the table.
For most of the day, he was always nervous, one thing happened after another.
Until now, I finally had a brief breather.
"Is this another person? It's unscientific... I died suddenly before I finished writing the report in my hand. I will need to use it at the leadership meeting tomorrow..."
"Oh, it is indeed the life of a social animal. At this time, I still want to report... Damn it, my mortgage has not been paid off yet, and the provident fund cannot cover it now..."
"I don't know if it counts as a work-related injury, but the pension will be compensated for a few months... Forget it, I have been worrying about others for these years, and it's time to live for myself... After I die, don't worry about the flood!"
The thoughts in Zhao Duan's head were up and down, as if there were countless barrages passing by, and he only felt noisy.
"Crack!"
Pumping the water with his fist, he looked at the extremely handsome face reflected in the rippling and broken water, and took a deep breath:
"Think of the good side!"
In his previous life, he had been working at his desk for a long time, suffered from minor ailments, suffered from rheumatism at a young age, and suffered from severe sub-health. Now his body is completely different.
He has practiced martial arts since he was a child and has laid a solid foundation. Although the original master's martial arts realm is only "advanced", he has barely entered the ranks of practitioners.
But in his previous life, Master Ma had no pressure to push a platoon horizontally with one hand.
With the vague "Qi" in his Dantian Qi sea, combined with his good looks, he might be the next Kung Fu superstar.
"It's a pity that in this world, even a little Karami, any warlock can beat me to death from thousands of miles away."
In this world, there are two practicing groups, warriors and sorcerers. The former is pure, while the latter is diverse.
The original owner's family background could only support him to enter the "mortal" realm of martial arts, which was still the lowest "low-grade", probably comparable to the level of passers-by in Jin Yong's martial arts novels.
If you want to advance, you are very demanding on money and qualifications.
The key is that there is no way to advance!
Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it!
In the memory of the original owner, all knowledge about practice was highly restricted and almost taboo.
Only by stepping into that circle can you be qualified to know a thing or two.
Although the original owner was known as the "Emperor's Face" and was unscrupulous in the officialdom, he still knew little about spiritual practice.
He also tried to contact people from Tianshi Mansion.
But maybe his reputation is so bad that practitioners don't want to have anything to do with him at all.
But I vaguely heard that the Dayu royal family mastered a very powerful and domineering spiritual practice inheritance, and the original owner even imagined climbing onto the empress's bed and trying to claim it.
"Oh, I'm still thinking about practicing... let's save our lives first."
Zhao Duan laughed at himself, fell into a drowsy state, and fell asleep. When he woke up again, it was already broad daylight.
After a night, my whole body turned white and my fingertips were wrinkled.
Zhao Duan put on his clothes and was about to go downstairs to find the waiter for some food when he heard the sound of hurried footsteps.
"Sir, I have something important to report!" Zhu Kui's voice came from outside the door.
Zhao Duan perked up and said, "Come in and talk."
Zhu Kui opened the door, exhausted from a sleepless night, and said excitedly:
"Sir, the people you sent to follow Wang Xian of Ning'an County have returned the news!"
(End of chapter)