Chapter 599: Be prepared for danger in times of peace (3)
Shuang Xu sat beside her, propping up his face to watch the flickering lights on the lake.
In the distance, a huge and magnificent pleasure boat was floating quietly on the water, and vague human figures could be seen.
As usual, Shuang Xu looked around and fixed his eyes on the dark place for a moment. After confirming something, he leaned over to Sui Zhao's ear and said, "Miss, there is a boat at the east corner of the lake. There are at least two people on the boat."
Sui Zhao thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Let's stay away and let Huai Xu and the others watch from the dark."
"Yes." Shuang Xu asked the secret guard disguised as a boatman to row away. After meeting another small boat, he gave instructions to the secret guard on the boat and then took action underwater.
When contacting, Huai Xu said, "There are people underwater. Our people accidentally ran into them. After a brief exchange, we found that they are well-trained and good at hiding. We are unable to determine who they are for the time being."
Sui Zhao withdrew his gaze from the distant pleasure boat and said, "Let's go ashore first and find out more."
"Yes." Huai Xu turned his head to look at the person next to him, who dived into the water.
The boat Sui Zhao was on was approaching the shore.
A man emerged from the water beside the boat at the corner of the lake and said to the boat: "Sir, there are other people in the water. We just ran into them and failed to capture them after fighting. Do you want to change your plan?"
"Act according to the plan. What's the situation on the pleasure boat?" The man called "Sir" spoke in a low and cold voice.
"No news has come yet."
"Wait."
"Yes." The man went into the water again.
As I was rowing, I saw other boats heading for the shore, and after a while, some people emerged from the water.
Shuang Xu leaned forward to block Sui Zhao, and the boatman had already put his hands on his waist.
But the man just said: "There will be trouble on the lake, please go ashore to avoid being affected."
Sui Zhao looked at him for a moment, and without hesitation, he said to the boatman, "Hurry up."
"it is good."
After getting a little further away, Shuang Xu said, "It should be the person hiding in the water earlier."
Sui Zhao nodded, "Since they drove away the other ships, they don't seem to be bad people."
As the boat passed by the pleasure boat, a fire broke out in the restaurant facing the lake. The fire suddenly grew bigger and screams arose. At the same time, a black shadow jumped off the pleasure boat and landed in the water right in front of Sui Zhao.
There was chaos on the pleasure boat, and then arrows were shot out densely.
"catch him!"
"Shoot! Kill without mercy!"
Several dark figures jumped out from the water, blocking the arrows with knives.
Shuang Xu acted decisively and violently lifted up a piece of the boat board to block the direction of the arrow. The boatman increased the speed of rowing, and someone under the water also pushed the boat.
Shuang Xu used the light of the fire and the lamp to observe the people emerging from the water and said, "Miss, half of them are not ours. They are protecting us together."
The weapons are different.
"Go to shore first."
After the volley of arrows, someone on the pleasure boat jumped into the water.
On the shore, Shang Xu landed beside Yan Tinglan who was holding Zhu Fuli's hand and said, "Master, the people on the pleasure boat are Ye Kang, the governor of Yangzhou, and his accomplices, who are plotting to take bribes. The other party is the Mingcha Division, and the new Mingcha Division commander Shen Siwei is on the move."
"Also, the fire in the restaurant is being investigated, and the others have gone to the Water Dragon Office to mobilize troops."
"Let Huai Xu bring her back safely." Yan Tinglan looked cold.
"Yes!"
After Shang Xu left, Yan Tinglan embraced Zhu Fuli, who looked worried, and said, "Don't worry, An An will be fine."
"Ah."
At the corner of the lake, a dark figure emerged from the water again, "Sir, the spies have landed."
"Get on the pleasure boat." The people on the boat jumped out, stepped on the lanterns on the lake with their toes, and flew towards the pleasure boat.
Heavy arrows were shot into the cabin, and the boat was already sinking into the water. The boatman said, "Your Highness, we need to abandon the boat."
"Yeah." Sui Zhao looked at several darker patches in the water, used his toes to gather strength with the help of the boat, flew up, and quickly stepped on the lanterns to move towards the shore.
Shen Siwei flew in from the darkness and passed by Sui Zhao. Their eyes met for a moment and then quickly shifted away. He stepped on the top of the sinking ship to gain leverage and continued to approach the pleasure boat without looking back.
Seeing a stranger approaching Sui Zhao, the secret guards broke out of the water and tried to push Shen Siwei away.
Shen Siwei dodged to the side, did not get entangled with them, and continued to move forward.
The secret guards saw him moving away from Sui Zhao and followed her to escort her.
Two shadows quickly followed Shen Siwei, and Shen Siwei's voice came into his ears with the night wind: "They will come back to report after they get ashore."
"Yes." One of them turned back.
Huai Xu brought people to drive a boat to pick him up, and Sui Zhao landed on the boat.
"Your Highness, are you okay?"
"No problem."
Shuang Xu also landed on the boat.
"That's good." Huai Xu was relieved. "The other group is from the Mingcha Division, and their leader is the new commander of the Mingcha Division, Shen Siwei."
Sui Zhao thought of the man he had just hurriedly run into in the dark, "Yeah."
No wonder the other group of people protected them and left.
The flashes of swords and sabers on the pleasure boat faded away, and the boat docked. Sui Zhao jumped ashore, saw the couple on the shore, ran towards them, and rushed into Zhu Fuli's arms.
"Mom, I'm fine."
Zhu Fuli patted her on the back and breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm glad you're okay. Are you scared?"
"Don't be afraid, mother. I have become much braver along the way. Besides, Shuang Xu and the others are here with me."
"Ah."
Shang Xu flashed to Yan Tinglan's side and said, "Master, the fire in the restaurant is out. The fire was an accident."
"Step back." Yan Tinglan withdrew his gaze from his wife and daughter and put it on the pleasure boat.
Shang Xu withdrew, and Huai Xu stepped forward to report what happened on the lake. "The Supervisory Office left the boats on the lake in advance before taking action. Your Highness's boat sailed far away, and the incident happened when it passed by the pleasure boat on the way back. It was too late to evacuate."
"The people of the Mingcha Division intended to escort His Highness ashore, and there were no casualties among our people."
"Well, go find out what the situation is."
"Yes!"
Yan Tinglan softened his expression, took Zhu Fuli's hand, and said softly, "Let's go to the inn next door. It's windy by the lake, don't catch a cold."
Zhu Fuli took Sui Zhao and followed him.
In the inn, Sui Zhao lay by the window, watching the torches on the lake light up and gather more and more.
"Is the Mincha Division always so grand?"
Yan Tinglan took a sip of tea and said, "The spy reported that Ye Kang, the governor of Yangzhou, was suspected of corruption. Shen Siwei arrived in Yangzhou five days ago and secretly investigated Ye Kang. He found that he was secretly communicating with the subordinates of a wealthy businessman in Yanghu today, so he arranged to capture him."
The Mingchasi was established by him, and although it is not connected with his Anbu, it is not difficult to activate the hidden line to find out the inside information.
"If you, Liu Meng, want to handle it yourself, then ask Shang Xu to bring it from Shen Siwei."
Sui Zhao held his face and said, "No, I am happy to be free. Let Huai Xu report what he found to the Mingcha Division, and Liu Meng will be dealt with by them."
The secret guard standing in the corner of the room jumped out from another window.
Two quarters of an hour later, the pleasure boat docked. The inspectors detained many people, and the onlookers pointed and talked.
"Isn't this the governor of the state? What crime has he committed?"
"Being tied up like this, he must have done something serious."
Huai Xu returned to the inn and informed them of the situation: "It's over. The Investigation Department has obtained evidence of Ye Kang's corruption. He has been taken to jail and will be tried tomorrow."
"Let's go back." Yan Tinglan pulled Zhu Fuli up, "We can't watch the Lantern Festival anymore."