Wishful Things

Chapter 363

"If not, why would you subconsciously belittle the affairs of the sect? This is not something that a person who is willing to die for the great cause of the Violet Star sect can say..."

Xiao Qi looked at the man in black, and analyzed seriously: "And your guilty and embarrassed appearance, isn't it just the performance after being rumored?"

The man in black gritted his teeth and closed his eyes tightly.

He just woke up...how could he have to face this!

Be sober, be calm!

At this moment, Wu Chao walked in.

"Young master."

Xiao Qi stood up, pointed at the man in black and said, "This man has admitted, he is indeed not a member of the Purple Star Sect!"

The man in black suddenly opened his eyes.

When did he admit it!

Is this person sick? !

"If you want to kill, you can kill, if you want to cut, please don't humiliate me with these trivial matters!" The man in black couldn't bear it anymore.

Wu Chao sat down in the chair, looked at him and said, "Whether to kill you or not, we have to wait for your answer before making a decision."

The man in black showed a self-deprecating expression when he heard the words: "Do I still have a life?"

What is before him now are nothing more than two paths, one is to suffer all kinds of torture and die, and the other is to die relatively happily.

In the current situation, he didn't think he had any way out.

In other words, from the day he knew that he was going to join the Purple Star Sect, the result was already doomed.

"Of course, as long as you're willing to tell the truth—"

Hearing this, the man in black looked at the boy sitting there in a daze.

If someone else said this sentence, he would just scoff and not believe it.

But the boy in front of him is different after all...

At this time, Wu Chao had already asked directly: "Is there any internal response in the palace for your assassination?"

The man in black lowered his eyes: "No."

"Then how did you enter the mountain in the first place, and how did you avoid the forbidden army and sneak into the emperor's residence last night?"

The man in black was silent for a moment and hesitated to speak.

Wu Chao didn't rush, but just waited quietly.

After a while, the black-clothed man replied with a complicated expression: "At the beginning, they came here in the oxcart transporting fruits and vegetables to the palace. The people who delivered the vegetables and fruits were replaced by our people. The inspection is not strict on weekdays when the emperor is not in person. If they give some benefits, they will not strictly inspect them. Every time one person sneaks in, it takes fifteen people in half a month."

Then they entered Quanhe Mountain, hid in that cave, and dug tunnels day after day.

This method is time-consuming and laborious, and he almost vomited up what he dug, but the assassination plan with insufficient money is so simple.

"The tunnel in the cave has two exits. One is the one that Young Master Xu entered by mistake yesterday. It is usually used to check news and find some prey."

Speaking of this, the tone of the man in black was already very calm, as if he had given up his inner struggle: "The other place leads to the palace at the foot of the mountain. We went out from there last night. The interior and exterior of the palace have long been familiar with Hall Master Liu. To avoid the sight of the imperial army, one half depends on eyesight, and the other half depends on luck—the assassination is a gamble on luck. If you really have internal support, you don't have to wait until Mr. Xu's plan is disrupted before you decide to assassinate overnight."

If someone cooperates internally and externally, it should be done on the first night of the emperor's entry into the palace, before the defense is fully prepared.

The Purple Star Sect, which is now suppressed everywhere by the imperial court, does not have the ability to buy people around the emperor.

After hearing what he said, Wu Chao didn't know whether to believe it or not, so he asked again: "Where are you from?"

The topic turned so suddenly.

The man in black hesitated for a moment, then said: "My parents died early in the war, and I don't remember anything when I was young, and I don't know where my hometown is from."

"But why do I feel that there is a Ningyang accent in your words—"

The man in black tried his best to conceal the fluctuations in his heart, and replied calmly: "It is true that I have stayed in Ningyang for several years."

"It's a coincidence." The young man said calmly: "In fact, your Beijing dialect is very authentic, and you can't hear other traces at all. I was just talking nonsense, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"...!" The man in black's eyes changed.

It turned out to be defrauding him!

At this time, the young man's voice sounded again, with a firm tone: "So, you are indeed the dead man of the Wu family—"

The man in black shrank his pupils and subconsciously denied, "I don't understand what Wu Shisun is saying..."

"Then do you recognize this thing?"

Wu Chao took out a jade tablet from his sleeve and asked.

The man in black looked up, his eyes trembling slightly.

It is the order of the head of the Wu family...

"I have already taken over the affairs of the clan. Even though I did not personally arrange this matter, is there anything else in the clan that I cannot know?" Wu Chao looked at him and said, "You have failed in your mission and you will die. If you answer my question truthfully at this time, you can still save your life."

The face of the man in black kept changing.

At this moment, the way of life before him was clearly visible.

And the young man in front of him is not a hostile party, even if he speaks truthfully, it is not a betrayal of the Patriarch.

Therefore, there is no need to hesitate for too long on how to choose.

"When this subordinate received the mission, he made a poisonous oath that he would never mention his original identity to anyone again..." The man in black lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice, "But since the descendants have ordered this, this subordinate has no choice but to break the oath."

This is considered an acknowledgment of identity.

Wu Chao looked at the other party for a moment before asking, "Who ordered the assassination of the emperor this time?"

"Returning to the grandson is naturally the arrangement of the Purple Star Sect." The man in black said truthfully: "This subordinate was ordered to infiltrate the Purple Star Sect two years ago. One was to inquire about the information of the Purple Star Sect, and the other was to assist the Purple Star Sect. As for such important decisions as assassinating the emperor, the subordinates have no say in it."

Help the Purple Star Sect to act...

Wu Chao repeated the half sentence in his heart.

"Last night you refused to reveal the whereabouts of Mr. Xu's family at first, claiming that you wanted to use this to drive a wedge between Duke Zhen and the emperor. Is this intention also a sign from the clan?"

This matter, he must ask clearly.

The man in black shook his head without thinking.

"It's not."

Perhaps it was because of his regained vitality, when the man in black answered, his eyes became brighter: "The task of this subordinate is to help the Purple Star Cult, so I can do whatever it takes to benefit the Purple Star Cult. It was a coincidence that Mr. Xu broke into the entrance of the tunnel yesterday, and what I did last night was just a matter of quick wit."

As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw the boy looking straight at him.

The man in black was a little dazed.

What did he say wrong?

Xiao Qi on the side looked at the other party who was "getting wise in a hurry" with some sympathy.

Hey, this brother narrowed the road just as he came up...

No, this is to cut off the road completely, right?

Wu Chao was still looking at the man in black, and then said: "Duke Zhen is the founding hero of Daqing, he has great righteousness in his heart, cares about the people, and is admired by all people, but Mr. Xu is the only grandson under his knees, and there is another reason for the innocence of a child—isn't it a little too unscrupulous for you to act like this?"

He thinks this method should never be used.

It can also be said that as a grandson of the Wu family, he doesn't know how to grasp the timing at all, but even if he wants to use the so-called divorce, it is not the only method available.

Sometimes, keeping the bottom line is more important than seizing the opportunity.

And his Wu family doesn't need to hand over the bottom line easily for this dispensable opportunity.

Others are other people, those big picture views and principles, listen and listen, you still need to make your own judgment, and he only does what he thinks is right.

He said this not just because of his current relationship with the Duke of Zhenguo, even if he and Xu Mingyi don't know each other now, there will be no change in what he said today.

It took a long time for the man in black to come back to his senses.

Unscrupulous?

He has never thought about this since he became a dead soldier.

In other words, in his cognition, it is the duty of a dead man to take on the task and complete it by any means.

Now suddenly when it comes to conscience and the bottom line, he is even a little at a loss.

At this time, the boy's voice sounded again.

"I'm telling you this because I want to investigate what you did before. But you need to be clear that if something like this happens again in the future, you must not make any claims—not only the government of the town, but everyone who treats innocent people must follow this principle."

The man in black lowered his head, and replied seriously: "Subordinates, please remember!"

Wu Chao then asked: "How many people were ordered to infiltrate the Purple Star Sect with you?"

"As far as I know, there are thirty people in total."

"Do you have contacts between you, who is the person in charge?"

"The communication has never stopped, and the collected information will be integrated into secret reports every once in a while and sent back to Ningyang."

As for the person in charge...

Although I am embarrassed to admit it, I have no choice at this time: "The subordinate... is the person in charge."

So what he sneaked into was the main altar in the capital where the Purple Star Sect was most active and most dangerous.

"Since that's the case, I must immediately convey my intention to everyone clearly—the previous actions will not be held accountable. From today onwards, if there is another incident similar to yesterday, I will not be lightly forgiven."

"Your subordinate obeys..." The man in black responded, but his eyes were a little hesitant.

"You just have to deal with this matter, grandpa, I will write a letter to explain—"

He didn't know the specific plan of his grandfather, but combined with the previous guesses, he had roughly made some judgments.

"Yes, this subordinate understands." The man in black's expression became much firmer.

He was also confused just now, since his grandson made the decision to save his life this time, then he will follow his grandson to do things in the future, and he can do whatever his grandson tells him.

"I'll ask you again, did the Zixing Sect really have no internal response to what they did this time?" Wu Chao confirmed again.

The man in black shook his head.

"Returning to the grandson, there is indeed no such condition."

After all, he had never seen such a poor organization.

The money of the person responsible for the inspection of fruits and vegetables in the palace can barely be obtained, and there will be no more money.

If you want money but no money, you want a future but no future, but whoever has some official position, who would be willing to give up the current security and take this risk?

You can't just try to eat bran and swallow vegetables, but try to get the thrill of being wanted.

Wu Chao nodded, got up from the chair, and told Xiao Qi: "Untie the tie, bring some food."

Xiaoqi hurriedly responded.

"Grandson, my subordinates have the guts to ask you something..."

Seeing that the boy turned to leave, the man in black suddenly spoke.

Wu Chao turned his face slightly, motioning for him to ask.

"This subordinate would like to know how the grandson saw through the identity of the subordinate..."

Could it be that his flaws are too obvious?

But he still couldn't figure out where he didn't cover up well enough.

"I didn't see it through, I lied to you."

The young man left these words in a flat tone, and left the cubicle.

He was indeed defrauding the other party from beginning to end.

But the premise is that there is already doubt in his heart, and the source of this doubt is his judgment on the previous incident, and - Sui Jiang told him last night that the man in black looks vaguely familiar.

Real hidden guards rarely show their true colors.

But between the dark guard and the dark guard, they have been trained and tested together since childhood, but they have inevitably seen each other.

"..." The man in black looked at the boy's back and fell into complete silence.

But his silent mood didn't last long.

The compartment and the outer hall are separated by a screen.

When the young man reached the screen, he stopped, looked to one side, and asked gently, "Did you hear everything?"

"Yeah, I heard that."

Behind the screen, Xu Mingyi, who had been sitting there drinking tea and listening, stood up.

Looking at the two who left side by side, the eyes of the man in black turned violently.

Isn't that the girl from the Xu family who attacked him last night!

The conversation between him and the young master just now was all heard by this girl? !

You know, this includes the secrets of their Dingnan Palace!

Shocked, the man in black looked at Xiao Qi who had untied him, and confirmed in a tone of astonishment: "...That's Miss Xu from Zhen Guogong's mansion just now, right?!"

"That's right." Xiao Qi threw the rope aside and said with a smile, "Miss Xu is not an outsider...you will know it later."

The man in black's eyes trembled.

Do we need to wait later, he already knows now!

Although the relationship between Zhen Guogong's mansion and their Dingnan Wang's mansion has not been very good, it is absolutely not his turn to talk about the master's private affairs... And the most important thing right now is, what should he do with his "wisdom in a hurry"?

What kind of wisdom was he born last night--is it a mentally retarded wisdom?

And the grandson specifically asked about Young Master Xu's family just now, so it must be for Miss Xu, right?

The dawn that I just saw was shattered like this?

In a panic, the man in black looked at Xiaoqi again: "Brother, do I still have a chance?"

"Don't worry, since the young master said to protect your life, he will not break his promise, and Miss Xu is very reasonable." Xiao Qi patted the other side's shoulder comfortingly, and then asked: "Have you heard of Xuesheng Tea House?"

"I have heard..."

It is said to be the most secret intelligence building in the capital of the clan——

"There is still a shortage of sweepers there recently. I will introduce you to the young master."

"..." The man in black couldn't tell what mood he was in at this moment.

Xiao Qi sighed slightly: "Think about it, at least be safe."

If he hangs around in front of Young Master and Miss Xu all day long, isn't that making things difficult for the masters and himself?

Masters can be magnanimous, but subordinates can't be ignorant.

The man in black probably felt the same reason, and nodded silently.

Xu Mingyi followed Wu Chao back to the outer room.

She sat down at her original position, but Wu Chao was just standing.

"You want to go out?" Xu Mingyi asked.

Wu Chao shook his head.