Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 307: Traitor!

Feng Ziying felt dizzy from the bloody smell in the room. He shook his head vigorously and reached out to take the book written by Liao Changshi on the table, but paused slightly.

He turned around and stuffed all the copies he had made into his arms. Then he grabbed what Liao Changshi had written and turned around and rolled out the door again.

A guard sentry nearby had already felt Feng Tang's breath. When he saw Feng Ziying coming out, he was so anxious that sweat appeared on his face: "Brother, the uncle's breath is weak. He must have been poisoned!"

Feng Ziying gritted his teeth and shouted, "Liao Changshi is dead! Go to the Supreme Lord quickly and protect him!"

The guard was stunned for a moment, then jumped up almost instantly, drawing his sword and saying, "Protect the emperor!"

He ran to the cabin on the second floor!

Feng Ziying immediately became anxious: "Hide yourself! Are you going to be a sitting duck for them?!"

The guard turned a deaf ear and ran upstairs with big strides!

At this time, the Shandong governor, who had just woken up from his sleep, also leaned out of his cabin, half of his body still half dressed:

"what happened?"

When Feng Ziying saw his behavior, he took a deep breath and knew that this man was definitely unreliable.

Turning around, he saw several guards rushing over from the other side. They were all brothers from the capital who had gone through life and death together. He trusted them and grabbed one at random:

"This is Liao Changshi's confession. Hide it quietly! I'm going to go take a look at the Supreme. This governor is a fool, don't count on him!"

The guard's face flashed with surprise, and he agreed in a low voice, took the confession letter, and stuffed it into his arms: "Don't worry, big brother!"

Someone had already walked over and hurriedly dragged Feng Tang into some unknown cabin. Feng Ziying said, "I'll go get Doctor Meng!"

After a mad run, he headed straight for the cabin on the second floor!

At this moment, the door of the cabin where Tanchun lived opened a crack. Snow Crow poked his head out and saw that it was Feng Ziying outside. He hurriedly greeted him:

"Uncle Feng..."

"There are assassins trying to kill us! Go back to the cabin! Don't come out!" Feng Ziying shouted and ran straight to the cabin without stopping.

Just as Feng Ziying reached the cabin door, Dai Quan came out with a fierce look on his face: "Another person is here to die!!?"

Feng Ziying reached out and grabbed him, pushing him back: "Prime Minister Dai, go in first! Liao Changshi is already dead. The crossbow arrows were poisoned, and my father only got a red and swollen scratch before he fell into a coma!"

"Where is the enemy?" Dai Quan asked anxiously in a low voice.

Feng Ziying's mind raced, and he whispered, "I looked at the river surface near and far on the way here, and there were no other boats near us!

"That kind of crossbow arrow doesn't have a long range. Judging from the force, it should be close!"

His expression changed and his voice lowered even more, "I guess it's on the boat!"

Dai Quan's expression immediately became serious. He grabbed him and pulled him behind him. He stood proudly at the door of the cabin and shouted:

"Everyone on board, except the women, assemble on the deck!"

He glanced at the guards who had hurried over, then turned his head and ordered the two who had been guarding outside the cabin, "Go down and bring General Feng up so that Aunt Meng can treat him!"

The two men called two more people, and they hurriedly carried the unconscious Feng Tang up. When they reached the cabin door, there were only two of them, and they carried him in.

The imperial guards and Shandong troops went to the deck with suspicion.

The Shandong governor had also heard about the whole thing by this time. He dressed hastily and came up to Dai Quan trembling with fear and bowed:

"Dai Xiang..."

"How many people did you bring on board?" Dai Quan looked at him coldly.

The Shandong governor stammered, "Thirty guards!"

Dai Quan pointed at him and ordered, "Go, count the number of all the guards and imperial guards! Then come back and report!"

The Shandong governor tried his best to resist the urge to kneel down, staggered to the deck, counted the items, and came back to report:

"In reply to Prime Minister Dai, there are a total of thirty Shandong guards, twenty-six imperial guards from the capital, sixteen boatmen, and eight cooks."

Dai Quan looked back at the four guards who were still on duty outside the cabin. He felt relieved and nodded slightly. Then he looked back at Feng Ziying:

"Your father is in a coma, and I can't leave the cabin. So, I leave it to you. Go and interrogate them one by one!"

Feng Ziying agreed loudly, then took a step forward and whispered in Dai Quan's ear:

"I copied Liao Changshi's confession and kept it in my arms.

"I gave the original to a guard down below.

"I think I can use that to call him out!"

Dai Quan nodded slightly and whispered, "Be very careful!"

Feng Ziying nodded vigorously and walked down the stairs.

Dai Quan tilted his head to look at the four guards. Two of them understood, took half a step forward, bent down and listened to his orders.

"Strike the crossbow and aim it downwards. Whoever Ziying tells you to shoot, do it. Don't show any mercy!"

"……Yes!"

Feng Ziying came down and looked at the crowd of people in front of him. His eyes twitched slightly and he said coldly:

"Some of you are in league with the bandits who are hunting down the Northern King!

"Just now, Liao Changshi was assassinated.

"Your goal has been achieved, so you must be planning to deny it and hide deep inside this ship.

"But you should never, ever touch my father!

"Come on, everyone, listen to my orders, take out all the weapons in your hands and put them down!

"Pair up left and right and search each other!"

Everyone's face was filled with shock!

The assassin is actually one of our own! ?

Is this a big deal? !

If we don't dig him out, how can we go to Beijing in peace? !

Without saying a word, everyone grabbed the people around them, looked alert, and started searching each other!

In the silence, there was a slight sound of metal colliding and the rustling of some copper coins and silver bars.

"Finished?"

"Yes!"

"Okay!" Feng Ziying looked at them coldly, "Now, the first, third and fifth rows turn back, and the two people in front and behind search each other again!"

Everyone was slightly startled, then they understood!

What if the thief is not the same person? What if the accomplices are standing together? Then the search method just now will cover up each other.

But if they are paired again, I’m afraid it may not be such a coincidence, and they may all be accomplices!

Everyone in the first, third and fifth rows turned around.

"Search!"

Everyone started to take action.

After a few breaths, someone suddenly exclaimed "Eh!"

"What's in your arms?"

"Paper. It's not a hidden weapon! What are you yelling about?!"

"oh oh--"

Feng Ziying heard it, and his eyes flashed: "Hey, come here! Give me those papers!"

The man hummed, but did not move.

After all, this group of people all came from the military and had experienced some battle scenes of varying degrees.

Suddenly, I felt something was not right and gradually began to retreat.

The crowd parted, and at the very end, there were four people, two by two, standing there facing each other, motionless.

Four crossbow arrows appeared quietly from the second floor of the cabin and were aimed at the four people from a distance.

The one with the paper in his arms sighed, slowly raised his empty hand, pushed the person in front of him away, and showed his face in the direction of Feng Ziying.

Under the cold moonlight, Feng Ziying stared at him from afar.

This was the imperial guard from the capital who had hurried over and had no time to think, so he stuffed Liao Changshi's confession letter in his hand into his hand!