lcionline Chapter 42: Bet with Gongsun Wan'er, and get slapped if you lose
Chapter 42: Bet with Gongsun Wan'er, and get slapped if you lose
Shen Changgong smiled slightly, and pulled out a boy of about thirteen or fourteen from the crowd. He kicked him to the ground, stepped on him, and asked,
"Who is this young man to you?"
The woman didn't want to speak, but her eyes were full of heartache.
The young man cried out,
"Mother, save me, mother!"
The young man was also very strange. He didn't dare to say a word when he saw his mother being beaten, but he cried for his parents when he was just kicked.
"Don't hit him, if you want to hit someone, hit me. Beat me to death!"
the woman shouted.
Shen Changgong's smile became more and more brilliant. Every time Gongsun Wan'er saw this expression on his face, she felt that he was very dangerous.
Sure enough, Shen Changgong said slowly,
"Ma'am, you don't want your son to suffer the same pain you did, do you?"
Shen Changgong raised his foot and pointed at the young man on the ground.
"Call me."
The security forces swarmed over and started beating and kicking the young man.
The boy cried out at the top of his lungs.
The lady finally couldn't help herself and said loudly,
"The master went out only this afternoon. He said he went to the Binyou Tavern to drink."
Shen Changgong immediately sent Zhou Hu to take people to arrest him.
Then, they arrested all the people in the Chen Mansion, took the family property and returned to the security army camp.
On the way, I met Zhou Hu who was rushing back.
Zhou Hu said loudly,
"Captain, we're late. When we got there, the tavern owner said that Chen Anmin saw us security forces passing by on the street and was so scared that he quickly paid the money and ran away."
"I understand, let's return to the team."
Shen Changgong lowered the curtain and sat steadily in the carriage.
Gongsun Wan'er reached out and knocked on the window. One of her guards immediately stepped forward and said respectfully,
"Grand Steward."
"Have Skynet's people investigate this Chen Anmin. I want his whereabouts within two hours."
"As ordered!"
Shen Changgong looked at Gongsun Wan'er, a smile on his face, and said,
"Skynet, what a good name! The Skynet is vast and wide, leaving nothing untouched. It's a good name for an intelligence organization."
Gongsun Wan'er leaned against the carriage wall, crossed her legs, and said proudly,
“Skynet and Shadow Guard are your Majesty’s right-hand men. Skynet is your Majesty’s eyes and ears, gathering intelligence for your Majesty, and I am responsible for that.
The Shadow Guard is the sword in Her Majesty's hand, clearing away obstacles for her."
"Unfortunately, none of this worked. Skynet failed to gather evidence against the ministers for Your Majesty, and the Shadow Guards were unable to clear the way for Your Majesty."
"Who says we have no evidence of guilt? Those officials and ministers have a lot of evidence of guilt, but it's not enough to punish them with death.
Our main task is to prevent them from forming cliques and plotting rebellion, as well as collecting intelligence on enemy countries."
"But now the entire court, both civil and military officials, are forming cliques and pursuing personal interests. Even if we have evidence, it will be difficult to deal with.
What Your Majesty lacks is not evidence, but someone who is brave enough to use this evidence to strike mercilessly at the powerful without compromising the stability of the country."
"That person is you."
"Yes."
"So where are we going now? It's getting dark, so we should go to the Shadow Guard, right?"
"Don't worry, go eat first."
Shen Changgong saw a restaurant on the side of the road that was well decorated, so he stopped the carriage and asked Zhang Yide and Zhou Hu to take the others back to the military camp.
He took Gongsun Wan'er and the guards to dinner.
Gongsun Wan'er completely couldn't understand what Shen Changgong meant.
While eating, the two of them were in a private room on the second floor.
"Now, can you tell me when we're going to the Shadow Guard? I'm telling you, those assassins are very arrogant. You may not be able to tame them."
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"In an hour, you go first and tell them that the captain will be here tonight to take charge of them. Tell them to wait and do what they need to do, but don't go too far."
"I'll go first? What about you?"
"Didn't you say you were worried they wouldn't obey me? Then I'll show them what I can do."
Gongsun Wan'er was startled at first, then suddenly realized,
"I see. You want to sneak in, right? Assassins specialize in killing others, so they are very vigilant and their lairs are well protected.
You want to sneak in under their noses, undetected, and give them a good smack in the face, right?"
"That's about what I mean. This way I can quickly make them obey me, and I also want to take a look at their abilities. If nothing unexpected happens, there's an 80% chance that Chen Anmin will be hiding in Duke Liang's house tonight.
But we have no evidence to prove that Chen Anmin was there, and no reason to search the Duke of Liang's mansion.
So, they need to contribute.”
"I understand. I also want to see who is more powerful between you and them. If you are caught or killed by them, don't blame us for not treating you well.
When you are caught, I will hide and pretend I don’t know you’ve been caught, and let them beat you up so I can vent my anger.”
Gongsun Wan'er couldn't help laughing when she thought of that scene.
I really want to see Shen Changgong get beaten up.
Shen Changgong smiled brilliantly and looked at Gongsun Wan'er.
Gongsun Wan'er immediately stopped smiling and looked at him warily.
"What do you want to do?"
"Do you dare to make a bet?"
"What are you gambling?"
"Let's bet on whether I succeed or fail this time. If I get caught by them, I'll let you beat me up to vent your anger.
If I manage to sneak in, you'll let me beat you up, okay?"
Gongsun Wan'er narrowed her eyes and looked at Shen Changgong, thinking about the feasibility of this matter.
There are more than a hundred people in the Shadow Guards, all of them are expert assassins, and this is their home turf, their own lair.
On Shen Changgong's side, he is unfamiliar with the place and he is alone. How strong can he be?
One hundred against one, the advantage is mine!
Gongsun Wan'er wanted to agree, but was worried that she would lose, so she said,
"Let's talk about how to fight first. What if I lose and you cripple me? You must hate me to death and will definitely take this opportunity to get revenge on me."
"Then I'm afraid you'll cripple me."
Shen Changgong smiled.
Gongsun Wan'er snorted coldly,
"I will cripple you? Your Majesty, please don't kill me."
"Similarly, do I dare to cripple you?"
"Hmm... How about this? Since hitting too much will damage the harmony, let's limit it to three slaps. The winner can slap the loser three times."
Shen Changgong looked at her with a smile and said,
"Anywhere is fine?"
"Of course, you can hit me wherever you want. The worst that can happen is that my face will be swollen for a few days, or yours will be swollen for a few days."
"make a deal."
Shen Changgong said,
"Give me the address later, and don't tip them off. I didn't win against them to give you a slap, but to make them submit to me and to see what they can do."
"Don't worry, I, Gongsun Wan'er, am not that kind of villain. I never lie, and I always keep my word!"
Gongsun Wan'er looked at Shen Changgong with disdain and pride.
Wow, such a handsome face, it would be so cool if I could beat him up!