The news that Du Qi was going to leave Yongye County with his army for Pan Du County had spread out. Duan Long and Xin Baiqing, who were plotting, were already prepared and looking forward to Du Qi's departure.
They knew how powerful Du Qi was.
They did not dare to go against Du Qi.
Therefore, their current plan was to take down Ceng Cheng and replace him with someone who was willing to cooperate with them.
That day, in the morning.
Du Qi led Mordor's army and left Yongye County for Pan Du County. After Du Qi and his men left, Ceng Cheng stayed in the county office. He did not dare to go out again.
Because there was a risk.
Now, he just stayed in the county yamen, waiting for the monsters to come out.
It would be better if there was nothing.
No one came out to court death.
No one came out to rebel.
However, if someone really came out to court death, Ceng Cheng would not be soft-hearted.
While Ceng Cheng stayed in the county office, a middle-aged man in his thirties was drinking in a tavern in the south of the city.
He sat casually with a bamboo hat on his head and an iron sword on the table, which made him look unapproachable.
His name was Xue Tong.
He was a Wanderer who lived in Yongye County.
Although Xue Tong himself was not particularly powerful, he liked money. He was willing to accept the mission as long as he was paid.
No matter what the mission was, he was willing to give it a try.
Today, Xue Tong accepted the mission to assassinate Ceng Cheng, which was quite difficult. However, Xue Tong needed money, so he accepted the mission. After finishing a pot of wine, Xue Tong put the money on the table, grabbed the sword on the table, and left.
Xue Tong wandered in the city and gradually approached the county office.
Xue Tong knew that the assassination this time was very dangerous.
If he was not careful, he might be in danger.
If he was not careful, he might be killed.
However, he could not go back on his word since he had taken the money. Therefore, when Xue Tong arrived outside the county office, he stopped hesitating, found a corner, and went in.
He was familiar with such a house.
In fact, Xue Tong had been to the county government a few years ago, so he knew the situation.
He passed through several backyards and came to the study in the backyard.
Xue Tong stared at the study. He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt worried. His heart throbbed. He felt as if there was something dangerous in the study.
However, Xue Tong had already accepted the mission. The arrow was already nocked on the bow, and it was impossible to take it back. Hence, he paused for a moment before walking forward. When he arrived outside the study, he pushed the door open and entered.
In the study, Xue Tong saw Ceng Cheng.
He knew Ceng Cheng.
After all, Zeng Cheng had been the County Magistrate of Yongye County for many years. Zeng Cheng had mingled with many people and knew what Zeng Cheng looked like.
Ceng Cheng saw Xue Tong who barged in and said, "Who are you? Why did you barge into my study? "
Xue Tong said, "County Magistrate Zeng, I've come to kill you."
Ceng Cheng said, "You want to kill me, but killing me is not an easy task. But I'm curious, whose order did you receive to kill me? "
Xue Tong said, "It's a secret. I can't tell you."
Ceng Cheng said, "You can't even tell me because I'm a dead man?"
Xue Tong said, "I can't tell you."
Ceng Cheng sighed and said, "Alas, what a pity. Forget it, do it. "
Xue Tong raised his eyebrows. There was even more doubt and puzzlement between his brows. Because he didn't expect that Ceng Cheng didn't even struggle or refute. He didn't even try to escape.
This made Xue Tong very surprised.
Ceng Cheng's lips curled into a smile. He said, "What? You think I'm very strange because I didn't dodge or run away. You're very suspicious and feel that it's inappropriate, right?"
"Yes!"
Xue Tong replied.
After a pause, Xue Tong continued, "But it's actually meaningless to deliberately mystify things like this. County Magistrate Zeng, in front of me, these tricks are useless. "
Ceng Cheng said, "Since you've already decided, my tricks are useless. Why don't you attack directly instead of testing me with words? Why are you still hesitating? "
"You're just not sure."
"You're worried."
"So, I won't attack for the time being. I'm just waiting and watching."
Ceng Cheng said, "I can tell you with certainty that as long as you dare to attack. Today, you'll definitely die. Because as long as you step into the study, you've already fallen into a predicament. The reason why Young Master left Yongye County was to wait for you to walk into the trap. This time, he left to deal with people with ulterior motives. "
"Hiss!!"
Xue Tong sucked in a cold breath.
He looked around.
Seeing Xue Tong's expression, Ceng Cheng stopped beating around the bush.
He clapped his hands gently.
With the clapping, two guards came out from behind the screens on both sides of the study. Other than that, there were also soldiers who entered the study and surrounded Xue Tong.
Ceng Cheng said in a deep voice, "Xue Tong, you may have outstanding martial arts and are proficient in assassination. But these people of mine are also elites. They're extremely powerful. I can guarantee that as long as you attack, you'll definitely die. "
Xue Tong frowned.
He fell into the trap!
What should he do?
Should he continue to assassinate Ceng Cheng or prepare to break out and retreat now?
Ceng Cheng said, "Do you want to break out now? That's impossible. In addition to the people in my study, the county government also has an inescapable net. The trap I set up with Young Master this time is to eliminate the hidden dangers in the city. Because of the precedent of Fushan County, no one dares to deal with Young Master now, so they can only deal with me. "
"Right now, it's not so easy for you to deal with me."
"Or rather, it's impossible."
Ceng Cheng said, "If you put down your weapon now and surrender directly, I can guarantee that I'll spare your life. If you insist on resisting. The final result is that you'll die without an intact corpse. In addition, I'll reward the people to see who knows you. Once your identity is investigated, your family and friends will all be affected. "
Xue Tong said, "The assassination is my business alone. Why should I implicate others?"
Ceng Cheng said, "If you assassinate me, it's a rebellion. How could a rebellion be considered a small matter? Let's talk about the simplest example. If you assassinate me, will my family be spared? "
"Impossible. They'll be affected."
"Or even be killed."
"In short, none of my family members will be able to survive."
Ceng Cheng continued, "So now, since you want to assassinate me, why don't you cooperate with me?" "Besides, you're not willing to cooperate. Under such circumstances, why should I give up on pursuing the crime of your family? "
Whoosh!
Xue Tong's expression changed slightly.
He was a wanderer. In fact, he had no parents or relatives.
However, he had people he cared about.
What Xue Tong cared about was a group of orphans. When he was young, he was an orphan. It was because he was taken in by a good family that he became what he was today. Therefore, when Xue Tong grew up, he used all the money he earned to take in orphans. He took in more than ten children.
These half-grown children were growing up and ate a lot.
It cost a lot of money.
Once Xue Tong died, there would be no one to take care of these people. Even these children would be implicated. Therefore, Xue Tong hesitated.
Ceng Cheng was a county magistrate after all. He had been a county magistrate for many years and could read people's expressions. As soon as he saw Xue Tong's hesitation, he immediately knew what to do.
This assassin had someone he cared about.
This was the breakthrough to make the other party obey the arrangement. He wanted the other party to be obedient and tell the mastermind behind the scenes.
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