Yu Chaoen had always lived in the capital, so he naturally knew the various situations in the capital like the back of his hand. He knew that Yang Guozhong had a lot of guards when he went out, so assassinating him was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Wang Hu, who had just arrived from Luoyang, obviously did not understand the situation in the capital. This was not their territory. If they wanted to intercept and kill an official right under the Emperor's nose, it would be a challenge to the imperial power. It was almost impossible to escape unscathed, or even impossible to succeed.
However, Wang Hu was also helpless. He and his Big Brother Wang Gui were the masterminds of this huge corruption case. Even if they took the initiative to surrender, they would not have a chance to live. Even if the Emperor was especially merciful and spared their lives, their entire family would be exiled, and all their assets would be confiscated. In that case, what was the point of living? It would be better for them to die.
Once people were forced into a corner, they would do some crazy and unbelievable things. At this time, Wang Hu was like a beast that had been forced into a corner. He was fully prepared to fight with all his might. At this moment, even if the Emperor was standing in front of him, he would want to kill the Emperor.
"Let me think about the matter of the fish and the money."
Wang Hu felt that the room was too stuffy, so he walked step by step to the courtyard. Only when he stood in the open area of the courtyard could he be more awake. Although the air outside was very cold, Wang Hu could not care about it at this moment. He was about to lose his life, so how could he care about the cold air?
At this moment, all the heavy responsibilities were on his shoulders. He desperately wanted to get in touch with his Big Brother, but there were no mobile phones in this era. He could not contact his Big Brother, so he could only face this crisis alone.
Chen Xiaoer, who had stolen the account book, was in Yang Guozhong's mansion. But Yang Guozhong did not have enough strength to kill him, which made Yang Guozhong very angry. He had pinned his hopes on intercepting Chen Xiaoer halfway, but he might be counterattacked by powerful guards. When he had just entered the capital city, he had found that patrolling soldiers could be seen everywhere on the streets of Chang 'an. If the fighting attracted the patrolling soldiers, the consequences would be more serious.
The road ahead was blocked by wild beasts, and behind him was a bottomless abyss. Wang Hu had a feeling of despair. This feeling was very bad, and it made him angry easily. It even made him a little mentally unstable. One moment, he wanted to lead people to kill Chen Xiaoer, and the next moment, he felt that he should immediately withdraw from Chang 'an City, return to Luoyang City to pack up his belongings, and prepare to hide in the mountains and live a life like a paradise.
This kind of thinking was very torturous. Even ordinary people would be tortured to the point of insanity. Wang Hu would never dare to say that he had thoughts of escaping because he still had many subordinates. If he had thoughts of retreating, these subordinates would also become disloyal and disloyal. They might even turn against him and rob his wealth in the process of escaping. They might even kill him to take credit for it.
In short, although he was now very rich and had a lot of loyal subordinates, the premise of all this was that he had the status and power. Once he lost these, then everything would be lost, and the subordinates who were originally loyal to him would no longer be loyal to him.
Once he lost it, he would have nothing. Therefore, Wang Hu decided to give it a try. He could not give up this last chance. Even if he knew that the hope was not big, he still had to try.
When he returned to the study, Yu Chaoen had already left. He did not know when he left, but the little handmaiden was still sitting there, staring blankly ahead, motionless.
"Little girl, can you help me draw the blueprint of the Censor's Mansion? Only when I know the situation inside can I bring people to kill Chen Xiaoer. "
Wang Hu refused to give up his last hope. He wanted to bring people to quietly sneak into the Censor's Mansion and kill Chen Xiaoer.
The little handmaiden was not very cultured, but she could still draw. She drew the general situation of the Censor's Mansion, and then corrected a lot of unclear areas so that Wang Hu could understand.
After listening to the little handmaiden's introduction, Wang Hu felt that there was still hope. After all, Chen Xiaoer lived in a deserted courtyard. As long as they could quietly sneak in through the courtyard wall, then they could quietly kill Chen Xiaoer. As for the account book, they could interrogate Chen Xiaoer before killing him. As long as the method was appropriate, it should not be a big problem.
Because they had confirmed that Chen Xiaoer was in the Censor's Mansion, more than a hundred people under Wang Hu stopped searching. They all gathered and waited for Wang Hu's orders.
Sneaking into the Censor's Mansion to kill was the most important part of this, and that was to do it quietly. Once they were discovered, all the operations would be over. Therefore, the number of people in the operation must not be too large. It was enough to have a dozen or so skilled people. This way, the target would be smaller and not easy to be discovered.
There was a big problem in this, and that was that Yang Guozhong's mansion was very large, occupying half the square area. The walls of the mansion were also very high. Outside the walls were the main streets and the crossroads of the square. There were more pedestrians on the main streets, and there were no alleys in any direction.
On the main streets, not only were there more pedestrians, but there were also imperial guards patrolling back and forth. If they wanted to climb over the wall, the risk was too high. If they were not careful, they would be discovered by the patrolling guards and imperial guards. Then, it would be over. The situation of the crossroads in the square was relatively better. The imperial guards had a fixed patrol route and would not enter the crossroads for no reason. They would only enter to check if there was a special situation.
However, at this time in Chang 'an City, there was no curfew. This meant that all the people could freely walk back and forth at night. Even in the middle of the night, there would be pedestrians on the streets. Moreover, there were many shops on the streets that were open 24 hours in a row. Even the more important crossroads had street lights.
For example, Yang Guozhong's mansion was brightly lit in all four directions. Although it was a bit exaggerated to say that it was brightly lit, it was almost impossible to use the darkness to hide in these four directions. Even if people were one or two hundred meters away, they could still see people. It was just that if they wanted to see people's faces clearly, they would have to walk closer.
In addition, because Yang Guozhong's family was rich in funds, and their businesses were relatively profitable, the lighting in Yang Guozhong's mansion was also very good. Almost all the courtyards were equipped with lights. The lighting of the entire mansion was quite good. It was quite difficult to hide in the mansion.
The little handmaiden naturally did not tell Wang Hu these details. She was only thinking about revenge and did not have the mood to think about these things.
Wang Hu selected a dozen of his best subordinates and prepared to carry out the assassination. In order to ensure the success of the operation, he sent other subordinates to wait nearby. As long as he gave the signal, these guys in the vicinity would deliberately cause trouble and call the patrolling guards and guards over to ensure that these subordinates would not be discovered by the patrolling guards.
Although Yu Chaoen returned to his bedroom, he was still not sleepy. He was also constantly thinking about countermeasures. In addition, he did not forget to send people to monitor Wang Hu to control the whole situation.
When Wang Hu mustered up his courage and led a dozen subordinates to the street, many of them appeared to be rather nervous. Although they had also committed murder before, most of them had dealt with weak people. But this time, they had to face a strong enemy head-on. The pressure was imaginable.
"Why are there so many patrolling guards on the road? They pass by every once in a while."
"And the lights here are too bright. There is no place to hide."
The subordinate said in fear.
Wang Hu said angrily, "Shut up. This is the main road. Later, we will go to the crossroads. The situation there will be better."
They walked carefully along the main road. Because they were afraid of being discovered, each of them only carried two daggers and no long weapons. Otherwise, they would definitely attract extra attention from the patrolling guards.
The curfew in Chang 'an City had been lifted for several years. Therefore, even at night, there were a lot of pedestrians on the street, especially the main street. There were almost always pedestrians walking. Among them, most of the merchants were transporting goods. They would choose to transport large batches of goods at night. This could greatly reduce the traffic pressure during the day. It was also more convenient when transporting goods. They would not be disturbed by a large number of pedestrians. They would work more quickly and efficiently. Especially for the merchants who rented cars, the higher the efficiency, the more money they saved.
"This is the business workshop. Go through here and enter the crossroads."
Wang Hu looked at the surrounding environment. He was quite disgusted with the endless stream of pedestrians passing by. These people would interfere with his actions.
When passing by the main gate, more than a dozen people all unconsciously looked at the gate. They were nervous and a little scared. However, at night, the guards at the gate had entered the house. The gate was closed. The gate would not be opened easily if there were no distinguished guests.
Therefore, even if they stood at the gate, no one would care about them.
However, they knew that there must be someone behind the gate. Therefore, it was very unrealistic to enter from the gate. They needed to climb over the courtyard wall at the crossroads. This way, they had a better chance. Moreover, the abandoned courtyard was on the courtyard wall at the crossroads. As long as they found the right place to climb over, they could easily control Chen Xiaoer and solve this big problem.
After entering the crossroads, the effect was much better, especially in Yang Guozhong's mansion. Many places were big houses. There were no shops on the street. It was obviously impossible for a high-ranking official to open a business in his own residence.
However, even if it was the crossroads, there were pedestrians. It was just that the number of pedestrians was relatively small. It was far less than the number on the main street. There were no large number of merchant caravans transporting goods. This was much more convenient for their actions.
"This courtyard wall is so long, and there is no sign. Where is the location of the courtyard we are looking for?"
One of the men said impatiently.
Wang Hu was also very annoyed. This courtyard wall was too long. There were no signs. It was difficult to find the location just by feeling. As long as they found the wrong location, it was very likely that they would be discovered by the people patrolling inside, and all their efforts would be in vain.
"Forget it. Here it is. You two go up and see the situation first."
Wang Hu ordered.
"Wait, there are people coming from the side."
The man said.
They waited patiently. When the pedestrians passing by saw more than a dozen people standing by the wall, they were also a little scared. They unconsciously quickened their pace and did not forget to look back when they walked far away.
"Okay, let's go."
A nimble man immediately took out a special tool and threw it on the wall. Then, he quickly climbed up and exposed his head to observe the situation inside.
"What's the situation inside?"
Wang Hu, who was waiting below, asked anxiously.
"It's too beautiful inside. There are rockery and flowers everywhere."
The man replied.
"Bastard, come down. This is not the place we are looking for."
Wang Hu knew that an abandoned courtyard couldn't have too good of a scenery. This location was naturally not an abandoned courtyard.
"Quickly take the hook off. There are people coming again."
The frequency of pedestrians appearing was not high, but they would still appear occasionally. They must try their best to avoid being discovered by them.
After the man came down, he gently lifted the hook off.
"Continue to move forward. We will find it after a few more tries."
Wang Hu was unwilling to give up. He was determined to kill Chen Xiaoer.
Soon, they found the right time to go up the wall again. In the end, they found that something was wrong and could only continue.
The third time, they finally found a similar courtyard, but they were not completely sure. After all, the little maid only stayed in the main house for a long time. She was not familiar with the various parts of the mansion. She only had a rough understanding of it. Therefore, the description was not very clear.
"Go in and take a look."
Wang Hu ordered most of his men to enter the courtyard. Only two of them stayed behind with him to keep watch.
However, they still went to the wrong courtyard this time. It was true that this courtyard was abandoned, but it was not the courtyard where Chen Xiao 'er lived. It was the courtyard where Idiot Liu had jumped into the well. It was one courtyard away from Chen Xiao' er's courtyard.
In addition, the abandoned courtyard where Chen Xiaoer lived was not close to the outer wall. That was just the little maid's feeling. In fact, it was not wrong.
These guys who entered the Imperial Censor Mansion took out the dagger in their arms and divided into two groups to search. However, their luck was very bad. They were discovered as soon as they entered a courtyard with people. After all, except for a few abandoned courtyards, the rest of the courtyards were brightly lit. The plants planted were not very dense. It was quite difficult to hide a person.
Since they were discovered, the best way was naturally to escape. However, it was not easy to escape successfully. After all, they were not familiar with the terrain of the mansion. After running for a while, they were caught by the manservants of the mansion. The more powerful guards were still on the way after hearing the news.
Seeing that they were caught and could not escape by climbing over the wall, these guys went all out. They directly attacked the manservants with their daggers and killed several of them. The rest of the manservants were scared and turned around to run.
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