"Your analysis is very reasonable." Zhong Qian nodded. Having been at odds with Xiabong Castellan for more than three years, he knew the strength and style of the mayor's mansion better than Siffin. He quickly agreed with Siffin's judgment. If the City Lord's Mansion were to send a letter to the Council, it would definitely be at the level of the Council's Headquarters. Moreover, it would not be a request for help. It was more likely to be what Siffin had analyzed: to curry favor with the Council and let Xiabong Castellan handle this matter.
But now, their good intentions had been cut off. The actions of the Council's supervisory board would be completely based on their own wishes, and it was likely that they would soon launch a strike against Lu Ping and the others in retaliation.
"If I had known this would happen, I would have let him go," Lu Ping said.
"It's not a big deal. Anyway, we initially expected to encounter such enemies from both sides," Zhong Qian said.
"Fighting one is better than fighting two." Lu Ping said.
"Do you have to be so straightforward?" Zhong Qian's face darkened. Of course, he was also very clear that they had missed a good opportunity to deal with their opponents one by one, but in order not to let everyone suffer too much, he could only force himself to comfort them. In the end, Lu Ping just had to explain the situation clearly, which really made things difficult for them.
"That's the truth," Lu Ping said.
"This is all just a guess. Maybe it's not the case." Zhong Qian started to deceive himself. In fact, he had already agreed with Siffin's deduction.
"Then should we still send news of his death back to the City Lord's Mansion?" Lu Ping said.
"Why are you doing this?" Zhong Qian was confused.
"They know that this person didn't deliver the letter, so they'll naturally arrange for someone to deliver the letter a second time, right?" Lu Ping said.
"Uh …" Zhong Qian was at a loss for words. He was still feeling melancholy over the missed opportunity. He really didn't realize that there was actually such a simple and easy way to remedy the situation.
They would never hide the news of Wei Kang's death. In fact, they wanted to find an opportunity to let more people know about it. Only then could they realize their vision of giving everyone hope. What he needed now was to act quickly so that the City Lord's Mansion would have enough time to send a second message.
"There's no time to lose!" Thinking of this, Zhong Qian blurted out.
"Hmm?" The others didn't know what he had suddenly decided.
"Arrange for Wei Kang's body to be revealed as soon as possible." Zhong Qian said to his two companions. This man and woman were obviously familiar with this kind of thing. He nodded immediately.
"You should also come and help us," Zhong Qian said as he instructed Lu Ping and the others. At this time, the injuries of the few of them were still far from being healed. Ambushing Wei Kang, all of them were injured. Fortunately, the killing went very smoothly, and no one suffered too many losses. They hurriedly listened to Zhong Qian's arrangements and busied themselves.
North exit of Gorge Peak City.
They followed City Lord Wei Zhong's instructions. Wei Meng led a team to set up a sentry post, strictly inspecting the people entering and leaving Canyon Peak City. After the six secret agents and Wei Kang passed through, no one else was allowed to pass through. However, not long after this deployment was carried out, the City Lord's Mansion issued a new order. All the open sentries were to be replaced with hidden checkpoints. The number of spies stationed here was also reduced to one-third of the original number.
"What happened?" Wei Meng, who received the new order, was puzzled by it.
"Wei Hu and Wei Bao suffered greatly at Zhenfeng College's hands. The City Lord is worried that the other side has more unknown hidden strength, so they are keeping a low profile. Currently, they are investigating Zhenfeng College's information," the spy who came to deliver the order explained to Wei Meng.
"Zhenfeng College still has hidden strength?" Wei Meng was shocked.
"Wei Bao was carried back with both his ankles broken." When the spy said this, his voice was extremely low. For the City Lord's Mansion, this was obviously not something to be proud of. The reason why they were keeping a low profile was something only trusted aides like Wei Meng had the right to know.
"We really have to be careful." Wei Meng was shocked for a while. The twelve family guards were all very familiar with each other. To be able to deal with Wei Bao like this, Wei Meng guessed that even he wouldn't be able to deal with Wei Bao. The hidden strength of Zhenfeng College seemed a bit shocking.
"That's why you should change the hidden checkpoints first. If you find any targets or suspicious people, don't act rashly. Report first and wait for new instructions," the spy said.
"Fishing net?"
"Fishing net!"
Fishing net wasn't a code word. It was just a common surveillance method used by the City Lord's Mansion. All the surveillance personnel didn't follow them. They completely guarded their own areas to control the situation. When Wei Meng heard this arrangement, he guessed that they were going to activate the "fishing net." Activating the "fishing net" required a lot of manpower. At the same time, it meant a high degree of vigilance. Did this threat come from the targeted students? Or was it the unknown hidden strength of Zhenfeng College? Wei Meng didn't want to think so much. He quickly removed the open sentries and deployed the hidden checkpoints according to the order. Not long after the arrangement was completed, a subordinate spy suddenly came to report: I found a suspicious figure.
"Where?" Just as Wei Meng finished speaking, the sound of wind suddenly rose. The direction that the spy pointed to. An arrow was flying over at high speed.
"Don't move!" Seeing that the spy was about to make a move, Wei Meng hurriedly ordered to stop. Once the hidden checkpoints were exposed, it would be meaningless. Just as he gave the order and everyone stopped moving, the arrow had already flown over. There was something hanging on the end of the arrow. It looked round and plump as it flew along with the arrow.
Pa!
There was something hanging on the arrow, but it didn't slow down. In the end, it hit the huge boulder with the words "North Exit." Gravel fell. The arrow had penetrated deep into the boulder. The round thing that was hanging hit the boulder with a bang and bounced a few times. Many people nearby had already gathered. When they saw the hanging thing clearly, they immediately let out a burst of screams.
The thing hanging on the end of the arrow was clearly a head. The head was tied with a bundle of white cloth. At this moment, it was loosened and was draped over the huge boulder. There seemed to be a lot of things written on the cloth.
The timid people had already screamed and fled, but there were still a large number of mountain people who quickly gathered under the boulder and pointed at it. The city guards guarding the North Exit had already rushed over. A small group of people rushed in the direction of the arrow. The rest tried to disperse the crowd, but it was ineffective. Many of the literate mountain people already knew what was going on with the head from the words. They explained to the illiterate mountain people. Since the city guards were right beside them, they tried their best to suppress their excitement.
As for Wei Meng and his subordinate spy from the Castellan Mansion, they were all dumbfounded when they saw the head.
Wei Kang, this was obviously Wei Kang, the head of the twelve family guards of the Castellan Mansion. About three hours ago, he had just walked past them when they were still on the open sentries. Three hours later, he returned, but only a head was left.
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