Chapter 146 The rain came just in time
Chapter 146 The rain came just in time
"Okay, your mission is over, go back." The man in black said this after looking at him for a while, and then seemed to remember something.
His eyes became extremely fierce again, and he instructed word by word, "Don't mention what happened today to anyone. From now on, just pretend you never did it and forget about it completely."
Don’t mention it to anyone, just pretend you never did it and forget about it completely?
Why forget?
Of course, it’s because this matter is not something that can be made public.
Qin Sanyuan was not sure whether the person in front of him believed him, so he asked tentatively, "Why did you put drugs in the well?"
The man in black was wearing a straw raincoat, and Qin Sanyuan couldn't tell from his figure whether the man in front of him was a soldier or not...
He was about to leave when he heard Qin Sanyuan's hesitant question. He glared at Qin Sanyuan with a cold look and said, "I told you before, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
Upon hearing this, Qin Sanyuan shut up, but the uneasiness in his heart became even stronger.
He knew... everything was just as Chu Jiang expected, the path he had chosen was a path of no return.
And he was almost on this road of no return, unable to turn back, and becoming...a sinner for all eternity.
The man in black didn't know the struggle in Qin Sanyuan's heart. He seemed to be confident in his arrangements. Since Qin Sanyuan's men were able to come back and report, he thought that the mission was completed.
Otherwise, the backup plan he had arranged in the dark would definitely shoot Qin Sanyuan on the spot after he betrayed or gave up. How could he have the chance to come back and report?
Seeing that Qin Sanyuan stopped talking, he stopped paying attention to him and walked into the heavy rain without looking back.
Before leaving, the man in black looked up at the heavy rain. Even though it was already night, the dark clouds and lightning above his head still gave him a strong sense of oppression.
He seemed to have seen some rare beauty, and stared at it with interest for a while, "This rain is just in time."
Amid the sounds of heavy rain and thunder, Qin Sanyuan vaguely heard the man in black mumbling to himself. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that the man in black was in a very good mood at the moment.
His heart sank even more. He didn't understand pharmacology and had no idea whether the medicine he was supposed to put into the well was a drug or... poison.
Even if it wasn't a deadly poison, the heavy dose of the drug could make the people in the camp unconscious for a few days. Then, as Chu Jiang said, if something else happened at this time...
They were powerless to resist.
At this moment, the poison in his body no longer mattered to him.
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Chu Er hid the two men as Chu Xi said, tied them up tightly, and stuffed something into their mouths to ensure that they could not call for help.
As for these two men, he hid them directly under his bed and knocked them out. He was kind enough to give medicine to the injured one.
At least before Chu Xi said to kill them, Chu Er had to make sure they wouldn't die.
Qin Sanyuan had other people following him, and they didn't dare to get too close, so they could only stay far away. They wanted to see the person who was meeting Qin Sanyuan clearly, but they found that the person was wearing a straw raincoat and a mask from beginning to end...
In addition, the heavy rain blurred the vision and the distance made it impossible to identify the man's identity.
According to their previous observations and tracking, the highest-ranking official in the Eighth Prince's camp lurking in this military camp is Yu Chengwen, one of the three deputy generals.
He was not a striker and his martial arts skills were mediocre. He usually appeared to be resourceful. General Jiang had already trusted him before he was transferred back to the capital.
But today, he is dressed up and covered by a straw raincoat, so anyone who has seen Yu Chengwen cannot tell whether this person is Yu Chengwen or not?
Chu Xi was the last one to leave. She cleaned up the battlefield and buried the people near the well. She naturally didn't need to worry about the blood.
With such heavy rain, even if there is a lot of blood, it can be washed away completely.
Qin Sanyuan went back to report, but the other two did not go back. She knew that if the person behind the scenes was really careful, he would not be so easily fooled...
Besides, when she came out, she knocked the man unconscious and tied him up in order to shake off the tail that was following her. She disappeared for such a long time, which might arouse suspicion.
There are too many loopholes in this matter. The only thing Chu Xi can bet on is that they don’t have much time left. Time waits for no one. Even if they know something is wrong, they can only continue to do it!
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It rains heavily in Xi'an at this time of year every year. There are always a few days of heavy rain and the water level will definitely rise. In the mildest case, houses will be destroyed, and in the worst case, people will be washed away as well!
Whenever there were heavy rains, officials in Xi'an, regardless of their rank, would organize the people to prevent the risk of rising river water.
Tens of thousands of soldiers stationed outside the city fought hard on the dam, blocking the breach again and again, pulling all the trees prepared in advance to the dam and tying them up to create a temporary higher dam...
This year was no exception. Han Yaojun got up early. Zhou Qi had reminded him of this before and he knew the danger here.
Although it was the first year he was transferred here to serve as a garrison commander, after reading the files of previous years, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
"General, the water level has risen to less than 20 centimeters overnight. We must prepare early." After receiving the report from the patrol team, Yu Chengwen immediately asked for a meeting to remind Han Yaojun.
Although Han Yaojun is young, he is not too hot-tempered or self-willed. Facing Yu Chengwen's words, he thought for a moment and then nodded.
"What Deputy General Yu said is absolutely right. Every year, the river water will wash away the crops and vegetable fields that the people have worked hard for half a year. In serious cases, houses will be damaged. We really need to prepare for this early."
But since the soldiers are going to work hard on the dam, they must be well fed.
Han Yaojun considered that once they reached the river, it would be difficult to retreat to eat, so he asked the fire camp to prepare more steamed buns so that they could eat whenever they were hungry.
The soldiers around him obeyed without hesitation, carried out Han Yaojun's order to the end, and told the Huotouying battalion every word.
The veterans in the camp had been prepared for a long time. Starting from yesterday morning, the drizzle gradually turned into heavy rain, and it has continued until now. The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and there is no sign of stopping.
Chu Xi quietly untied the ropes that tied him up last night while he was still asleep.
As for the other one, when she returned to the tent, that man was worried about his companion not returning yet, but he didn't dare to leave. In his anxiety, he didn't even notice Chu Xi touching him from behind.
Chu Xi knocked the man unconscious without saying a word and threw him to the ground.
They were running out of time, and the more bizarre the matter seemed, the more anxious and panicked they became.
In the absence of evidence, even Yu Chengwen cannot turn around and blame Chu Xi.
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