Chapter 622 The Counterattack Begins (1)
Chapter 622 The Counterattack Begins (1)
Heavy rain continued to pour down.
Soon, it formed a small stream on the mountain and flowed down the mountain.
In Yunfei Academy, many people were running wildly in the rain, splashing water everywhere, and frantically looking for a place to shelter from the rain.
Of course, there are also people who are not afraid of the downpour and walk in the rain, attracting envious glances from those who are soaked.
Wang and Lin were holding a sturdy oil-paper umbrella together, walking leisurely in the heavy rain.
Lin Yuzan casually glanced at the crowd hiding from the rain nearby, and whispered amid the noisy rain, "At this time, my mother-in-law and Wan Niang should have arrived at Jingchen Temple."
Wang Cheng couldn't help but sigh and said with a little resentment: "This forest is in such a mess, and I still need my mother's help. How unfilial!"
"We don't understand women's minds. Mother-in-law wants to help because she's afraid of mistakes. This method of diverting trouble away will allow people to follow clues and find us." Lin Yuzan comforted.
"Last time, Wan Niang told me that she wanted to seek justice for Qing Jie by using someone else's knife to kill someone. I thought that was a good idea. If women are resentful, they should be allowed to vent their anger themselves. All we need to do is support them."
Wang Cheng glanced at him helplessly and sighed again, which was considered a compromise.
Although his mother's plan was similar to theirs, this time they were useless and had to hide behind and wait for the harvest. It was relaxing but not satisfying.
At this moment, Wang Cheng noticed that there was a hint of pride and complacency on the face of his old rival.
He suddenly became furious, stretched out his hand and pushed him out of the umbrella, then walked away holding the umbrella alone.
Lin Yuzan: ...
The man was pushed into the rain unexpectedly and was soaked instantly.
He quickly protected the book in his arms, looked at the back of his old rival who had suddenly gone crazy, and quickly chased after him, cursing, "Wang Shuzhi, what are you crazy about? That's my umbrella."
The man in front did not stop because of his scolding.
Lin Yuzan ran forward angrily and was about to take the umbrella back, but unexpectedly, a figure appeared beside his old rival faster than him and took his place.
Three people were squeezed under one umbrella, and all of them were soaked.
Wang Cheng glanced sideways, staring at the unexpected guest, and said sarcastically, "Brother Wu has been avoiding us for some reason these days. How come you are so enthusiastic today, but has the rain sobered you up?"
Wu Haoran's face froze, and just as he was about to speak, he was pulled out of the umbrella by Lin Yuzan.
Lin Yuzan shook off the water droplets on his head and said disdainfully, "Brother Wu, we have different ideologies and cannot work together."
Wu Haoran: …
He squeezed back under the umbrella and said in a bad tone, "What are you two pretending for? You clearly want me to tell you about the archer, and you force me to speak first."
Wang and Lin looked at each other and nodded without denying: "Not bad!"
Wu Haoran snorted lightly, with an expression that said "I've seen through you a long time ago" on his face, and he stopped beating around the bush.
He first said, "The masked man who appeared at the Donggang Wharf that day was definitely not the man who appeared in the Duke of Chen's Mansion in the daytime. He was clearly a thief who wanted to frame someone else."
"I don't know who that person has a grudge against, but he took advantage of what happened during the day to kill someone with a borrowed knife."
As he spoke, he glanced at Wang and Lin and said indignantly, "But no matter who it is, if anyone dares to pin this on my brother, I will dig deep into the ground to find him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang and Lin glanced at him contemptuously, then turned their gaze back to the rain as usual, ignoring his indignant words.
Wu Haoran was irritated by the looks of these two people, and became a little angry. "Don't doubt me, there must be brave men under a big reward, and they will definitely help me catch this man."
Wang and Lin glanced at him again and smiled meaningfully at the same time.
Lin Yuzan held up two fingers and said slowly, "For only two thousand taels, I will tell Senior Brother Wu what the archer looks like."
"Three thousand taels. My brother and I will tie this man up in front of Senior Brother Wu and make him apologize to your brother." Wang Cheng also offered a good price.
However, Wu Haoran was only stunned by their words for a moment, and then he reacted and said angrily: "You two take me for a fool."
Lin Yuzan shook his head speechlessly and pushed the mallet out of the umbrella with a light push. "Brother Wu, you'd better not stand with us, lest we treat you as a fool."
Wu Haoran: …
He stared at the two figures leaning against each other under the umbrella, and a glimmer of faith flashed through his mind, but the next moment it was overturned by the long-standing despicable behavior of these two people.
He remembered that he had something important to say, so he hurriedly chased after them, squeezed in between the two men, and said, "Except for the leader, Etenyi's son, who is missing, all the Hu people who attempted assassination in Chen Guogong's mansion that day were poisoned to death in prison. This morning, the emperor scolded my father and ordered General Wang to help hunt down the leader."
After saying that, he turned to look at Wang Cheng, "But I always feel that your father won't help my father."
Wang Cheng paused, glanced at him slightly, nodded and said, "Brother Wu is really good at seeing through people's hearts. My father will definitely not do such a thankless task."
Wu Haoran: (╯▔Pan▔)╯
The man was angered again, "How can such a big thing be a thankless task? Could your father be in league with the Hu people?"
A barely perceptible shock flashed across Wang Cheng's eyes, and he felt that this person's intuition was somewhat unreasonable.
Although his father Wang Ersheng has half Han blood and hates the Hu people, he is of royal blood after all, and is unwilling to attack the Hu people unless they have made enemies with him. Of course, he also takes care of himself and will never care about what his children do. It is not wrong to say that he is in cahoots with the Hu people.
He calmly withdrew his gaze and reminded him lightly: "Brother Wu, instead of talking nonsense around us, why don't you spend some money to have someone keep an eye on King Yu? Maybe there will be unexpected gains."
After hearing this, Wu Bangchui suddenly came to his senses. He did not use Wang and Lin's umbrella and turned around to do his work in a hurry.
Watching the man's quickly departing back, Wang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and said with emotion: "I'm really afraid of Wu Haoran, but fortunately he often makes stupid mistakes."
Lin Yuzan nodded with lingering fear.
Wang and Lin looked at each other in silence, then silently disappeared in the rain.
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