The Deqin family and the Angi family were originally allies in the same trench. They had supported each other until today. But now, because of a gem mine, they had fallen into a life-and-death situation. This was really quite lamentable. All of this was for the sake of benefits. In the face of benefits, the many years of friendship were not worth mentioning at all.
The master of the Angi family was meticulous. He never did dangerous things. When he went out, he had a large number of elite confidants to protect him. It was not so easy to assassinate him. Even the spy hidden in the Angi family had a hard time finding a chance to do so. However, the order of the master of the Deqin family still had to be carried out. This made the spy very distressed. Assassinating the master of the Angi family was not a joke. If he was not careful, he might lose his life. Obviously, he didn't want to die yet.
He didn't have the slightest chance of winning if he directly used a weapon to assassinate the patriarch. With his status, he couldn't meet the patriarch of the Angi family alone. At most, he could fight against one guard. As for the many guards around the patriarch of the Angi family, he couldn't beat them at all. It would be even more difficult to bribe these guards. These people were the core disciples of the Angi family. They were loyal and devoted to the Angi family. How could they be bribed so easily? If he didn't do it well, he would be finished immediately. In addition to using a weapon to assassinate the patriarch, there was also the method of poisoning. However, the kitchen of the Angi family was guarded by a special person. The security was also very tight. With his status, it would be very difficult for him to poison the patriarch.
He had thought of all the ways he could think of, but he couldn't find a feasible assassination plan. This made the spy in charge of this mission very distressed. He had been lurking in the Angi family for many years and provided a lot of information for the family. He could be regarded as a meritorious service. He didn't expect that the family didn't consider his safety at all and gave him such an order. This was equivalent to sacrificing his life. Except for a suicide attack, there was really no other way. He didn't want to die, so he was conflicted about this mission. He was unwilling to carry it out even if it was the order of the master.
At this moment, the spy felt very wronged. He was wholeheartedly working for the family, but the family only treated him as a tool. At the critical moment, he was abandoned. He was a living person, not a tool. He was very aggrieved and unwilling to be abandoned so casually. He wouldn't sacrifice his life for the so-called overall situation. He felt that he had a higher value. He could quietly hide in the upper echelons of the Angi family. A large number of spies were sent in, but he was the only one who succeeded. This was enough to show his ability. It was too cruel to give up such a capable person. When the master gave this order, he didn't consider his life at all.
However, no matter how wronged he was, the matter had already been put here. He had to find a way to solve the problem. It was not good to drag it out all the time. The master was still urging him to do it.
"He actually wants me to die for the family. Why? I have endured humiliation for so many years, and I actually got such a result. The master is unfair, so he can't blame me."
The spy's selfishness still prevailed. For so many years, although he had made a living under the roof of the Angi family, after all, he had mixed in with the upper echelons. His life was quite good. He even married a concubine's daughter and had a child. If he died like this, what would happen to his wife? Who would take care of them? As soon as he thought of his wife, his heart was filled with tenderness. For the safety of his wife, it was no big deal even if he had to betray the family. For so many years, he had contributed enough to the family, but the family had provided him with almost no benefits. Since he had climbed to the upper echelons of the Angi family, his income had been relatively high. Not only did he not receive any provision from the family, but he also had to give a part of his income to the family. And this was only because he was raised by the family. But so many years had passed, the kindness of raising him had long been repaid. At least in his heart, he no longer owed the family anything. But the family actually wanted to sacrifice him, which was unacceptable.
In addition, he had married a woman from the Angi family. He had no hatred for the Angi family in his heart. When he first entered the Angi family, the Angi family and the Deqin family were allies. His task was to keep an eye on the Angi family and prevent them from making peace with others, especially the Pyu imperial court. Once there was a private relationship with the upper echelons of the Angi family, the Deqin family had no choice but to guard against it. In addition, inquiring more about the Angi family's private affairs would also be beneficial for the Deqin family to control the Angi family. In the heart of the Deqin family, the Deqin family had already begun to consider annexing the Angi family. Now that the two families had come to a point of life and death, this was something he had never expected. He did not want this kind of thing to happen. In his opinion, the reason why this happened was because the Deqin family and the other six families were at fault, not the Angi family. The gem mine was originally in the Angi family's territory, and these treasures had nothing to do with the other six families. They had painstakingly planned to snatch these treasures, which was inappropriate in itself. It was even more inappropriate for them to kill when they couldn't snatch it. Unfortunately, he had fallen deeper into it step by step and even became an accomplice of his own family. Now that his family was about to abandon him, he naturally had to wake up. He had already decided to betray his own family. In the future, he would never work for his own family again. He had been completely disappointed with the family he was born in.
After making up his mind, the spy from the Deqin family took a rope and headed to the residence of the Angi family's patriarch. He asked the guards of the Angi family to tie him up before he slowly walked into the study of the Angi family's patriarch.
"Why did you make yourself like this? What did you do wrong?"
The Angi family's patriarch was very surprised. There were many people in the family who made mistakes, but there weren't many who took the initiative to admit their mistakes, especially those who tied themselves up. This surprised him a little.
"I have something to say to the patriarch alone. Is that okay?"
The Deqin spy said.
The Angi family's patriarch naturally wouldn't object. This fellow was tied up and couldn't do anything. He wasn't worried about his own safety.
"All of you, leave!"
The Angi family's patriarch said indifferently.
After the guards left, the Angi family's patriarch frowned as he looked at the Deqin spy in front of him and said, "Alright, they're all gone. You can speak now."
"Patriarch, actually, I'm a spy from the Deqin family."
The Angi family's patriarch was stunned, but he quickly calmed down. No wonder their caravan was destroyed so quickly. It turned out that the other party's spy had climbed to such a high position. This shocked him quite a bit. This spy who surrendered had been in the Angi family for more than ten years. More than ten years ago, their two families were still allies. Old man Deqin actually planted a spy in an ally's family. This behavior was too shameful. This also seemed to indicate that old man Deqin had long been plotting against the Angi family. The Angi family's patriarch didn't know what his intentions were, but this kind of act of planting a spy in an ally's family was very unfriendly and shameful.
However, this wasn't the time to think about this. The Angi family's patriarch calmed down and looked at the Deqin spy in front of him. He asked coldly, "Since you're a spy from the Deqin family, why did you come here to surrender yourself?"
He didn't believe that the spy had a conscience. Since he could become the patriarch, he naturally wouldn't be a naive person.
The Deqin spy sneered, "Others treat me as an abandoned pawn. Why should I be loyal? I've done enough for so many years. If I give up just like that, I'll be bitterly disappointed. Therefore, I've decided that I won't work for my own patriarch anymore."
Although he didn't say anything explicitly, the Angi family's patriarch was an old fox. He seemed to have heard something. However, it wasn't enough to just guess. He had to figure out the details of the situation.
The Deqin spy didn't hide anything. He told everything he knew and made it clear that he would be loyal to the Angi family in the future to atone for the mistakes he had made before. He hoped that the Angi family's patriarch would give him a chance. However, he also said that he wouldn't do anything that would harm the Deqin family. After all, he was a member of the Deqin family and the blood of the Deqin family flowed in his body. He didn't want to do things that would harm his own family, but he would do things for the Angi family in other aspects.
After listening to the Deqin spy's statement, the Angi family's patriarch was shocked. He never thought that old man Deqin would want to kill him. This former ally was really ruthless. He was very courageous in doing things. He did what he said and gave up when he said he would. Even if this person was a very important person, he didn't hesitate to give up.
The Angi family's patriarch didn't admit that he was inferior to the Deqin family's patriarch. However, in terms of decisiveness, he was really not as good as the Deqin family's patriarch. He could easily give up a spy who had climbed to the top. His courage was really extraordinary. Of course, perhaps he was too confident in this spy and thought that this spy could safely complete the assassination task without exposing his identity.
However, the Deqin family's patriarch's luck wasn't very good. His idea was very good, but he definitely didn't expect that his family's spy would actually betray the family. Perhaps old man Deqin had done too many bad things, and even the heavens didn't favor him, causing him to encounter such terrible luck.
"Well! I can forgive you for your warning. However, since you don't want to go against the Deqin family and don't want to complete the task that old man Deqin gave you, it's troublesome to continue to stay here. You go back and pack up. Move your family to the Tang dynasty! Go directly to Chang 'an City. I'll prepare the travel expenses for you. When you arrive in Chang' an City, you should be able to support your family. "
The Angi family's patriarch said.
"Thank you for not killing me, patriarch. Thank you for not killing me."
The spy of the Deqin family kowtowed excitedly.
The Angi family's patriarch shouted and asked two guards to enter the house. They untied the rope on the spy and let him go.
It was not that he didn't want to kill him. However, although this person was hateful, he had come to warn him and would not be a threat in the future. Therefore, it was meaningless to kill this person. It was better to let him go and consider it as a good karma.
After the spy left, the Angi family's patriarch fell into deep thought. The former ally of the Deqin family had now become the biggest threat to the Angi family. This time, they did not hesitate to expose their own people in order to kill him. This determination made him shudder. Since old man Deqin was so heartless, he couldn't be blamed for being unjust. Although the spy didn't say anything, as long as someone was sent to investigate where this guy often went, they could find out his boss. Then they could follow the vine to the melon and remove the spy that the Deqin family had placed in the Angi family.
In just a day's time, the Angi Clan found the location of their spies. It was a restaurant with a decent size. It could be considered the largest restaurant in the Angi Clan's Stone City. They didn't expect it to be the base camp of the Deqin Clan's spies. The Angi Clan's Patriarch didn't expect that they would be able to find the location. Naturally, there was no need to be polite. They immediately took action and captured all of the Deqin Clan's spies in one fell swoop. The restaurant was also sealed.
Of course, the soldiers who did this were not from the Angi family, but the army of the Tang dynasty. The patriarch of the Angi family gave the captain of the Tang dynasty a lot of benefits and asked the captain to take people to do this. The reason given was sufficient. After all, how could such a big restaurant be clean? The restaurant not only did serious business, but also did some things like human trafficking and forcing good women to be prostitutes. These things were not a secret, and it was easy to find evidence. Since there was evidence and he could get a lot of benefits, the captain of the Tang dynasty naturally would not refuse. He readily agreed to the patriarch of the Angi family and helped the patriarch of the Angi family pull out the old nail that had been there for more than ten years.
There was no news about the assassination of the patriarch of the Angi family, and the restaurant in charge of communication was also destroyed. Even if the patriarch of the Deqin family was stupid, he should know that his arrangement for many years had been discovered. In addition, there must have been an accident in the assassination plan. The worst case scenario was that the spy was caught on the spot and told the truth. In this way, he would be passive. He was careless and did not consider what to do if the operation failed and the spy was captured.
"As far as the current situation is concerned, the old man of Angi may have known everything. Damn it, how could I ignore this?"
The patriarch of the Deqin family roared regretfully.
"Family Head, our losses this time are not small. Our restaurant has been completely wiped out. Not only have we lost more than thirty people, but we also lost a lot of property in the restaurant. All of these are gone. These properties are equivalent to ten years of our Deqin Family's total income. This can be considered a serious blow."
One of the elders said.
"Is there any news about the Angi family? How is the assassin? "
The patriarch asked.
"Assassin? There is no news about this! The patriarch of the Angi family is also fine. Everything in the Angi family is normal. It seems that nothing happened. "
The elder said.
When the head of the Deqin family heard this, his face turned gloomy. This made him unable to understand what had happened. Since the restaurant had been exposed, it meant that the spies they had arranged had also been exposed. Thus, how could the Angi family not make a move?
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