Chapter 009: Righteous man? Scum?
With a bug-like character like Sun Shaozong leading the charge, wouldn't it be easy for the guards to win?
In just about half a quarter of an hour, all the thieves were killed or injured, and all lost the ability to resist.
According to the subsequent count, there were about 26 thieves who joined the battle one after another. This number far exceeded the assassins who escaped from the Ruan Mansion. It is estimated that more than half of them were responsible for cover and support.
Among them, five people died on the spot [including the doorman], seventeen people were injured and captured [more than half of them were caused by Sun Shaozong], and only four people gave up resistance and surrendered directly, which shows how brave and fierce these people were - if they had not encountered Sun Shaozong, the human-shaped beast, it would be hard to say who would win and who would lose.
After the thieves were caught, Sun Shaozong saw that the guards were just cheering and no one came out to take care of the aftermath. He could only wipe the blood stains on the golden ring knife and ordered loudly: "Feng Xin, you take two people to guard the gate. No matter whether they are officials or thieves, no one is allowed to enter or leave!"
"Yes, sir!"
In just half a day, Sun Shaozong had already established his supreme authority. How could Feng Xin dare to be negligent like he did at the beginning?
He responded respectfully, called two familiar brothers and hurried to the outside of the mansion.
Sun Shaozong continued to give orders: "Brothers who are injured should bandage each other, and the rest of you should find something handy to tie up all these traitors, and then divide into two teams to search carefully to see if there are any fish that have escaped the net!"
"Yes, sir!"
The guards worked separately, and soon someone brought a pile of curtains and clothes, cut them into strips with a knife, and tied up the thieves like dumplings.
Not only that, Sun Shaozong also discovered that many people had bulging arms filled with all kinds of valuable items. At first he wanted to scold them, but then he thought that these days soldiers and bandits are inseparable. If he stepped forward to stop them, although most of them would obey his orders, they would inevitably blame him afterwards - especially since he had just arrived and was going to rely on these people. There was really no need to create a grudge against them over some stolen goods.
So Sun Shaozong turned a blind eye and pretended he saw nothing.
After the thieves were tied up, he saw the guards spontaneously split into two teams and were about to start searching. He hurriedly added: "Everyone be careful . If you run into any difficult characters, don't be stubborn. Find a way to notify me first!"
In the melee just now, thanks to Sun Shaozong's deliberate care, only five or six of the nearly twenty guards suffered minor injuries. If he had lost manpower after securing the victory, wouldn't all his efforts have been in vain?
Upon hearing this, all the guards said "Yes" in unison, and then went their separate ways.
After the guards left, Sun Shaozong turned his attention to the captives. When he was about to step forward to interrogate them, he suddenly found that he was holding an object as soft as jade in his palm. Then he remembered that he had been holding Ruan Rong's soft hand and had forgotten to let go until now.
He hastily let go of the bear's paw, scratched his head and said with a wry smile: "Miss Rong wasn't scared just now, was she?"
Ruan Rong blushed and shook her head, not daring to look at Sun Shaozong, but she said softly, "Brother Sun, just call me Rong'er, that's what my father calls me."
Even a dull person could hear the affection implied in these words. Besides, Sun Shaozong had had several love affairs in modern times.
only……
In just half a day, the little girl has fallen in love with me. Is this progressing too fast?
He didn't know that most ladies of noble families these days never leave their houses, and the men they have met before getting married are either relatives, friends, or servants. When they finally meet an outstanding stranger, it is natural that they are more likely to fall in love at first sight.
But after saying the word "Rong'er", Ruan Rong felt her face getting hotter, so without waiting for Sun Shaozong's consent, she hurriedly said, "Brother Sun, I'll go help bandage their wounds!"
As she spoke, she hurriedly went to a wounded man, took out a bandage and bandaged him hurriedly. As for whether the bandaging technique and positioning were correct, she had no idea for the moment.
Sun Shaozong stood there in a daze for a few seconds before he finally remembered that he had important things to do, so he picked up the large gold-threaded ring knife and walked straight to the side of the assassin with the broad iron sword. Seeing that he was still unconscious, he raised his foot and gently stepped on his right shoulder.
“Ah~!!!”
The assassin raised his head and let out a shrill howl, which echoed everywhere.
Sun Shaozong originally wanted to wait until he finished shouting before interrogating him, but after this guy shouted a few times, his eyes rolled back and he fainted from the pain.
Sun Shaozong was speechless, but he also knew that he was not pretending - this guy's shoulder blade was smashed to pieces, and the bone fragments pierced into the muscles, blood vessels, and tendons like countless steel needles and iron files. Coupled with the severe subcutaneous hemorrhage, half of his shoulder was swollen like a red-hot unicorn arm, which was enough to make people feel the pain so much that they would rather die than live!
After hesitating for a moment, Sun Shaozong simply turned to a captive who had surrendered, held the golden ring knife in front of the captive, and asked casually: "Who among you is the leader?"
Unexpectedly, the guy looked confused and stared at Sun Shaozong stupidly for a long time without saying a word.
"Our leader is Brother Basong!"
Someone nearby shouted in a strange tone: "That's the guy you stepped on just now!"
Tsk~
It turns out that guy just now couldn't speak Chinese.
It seems that the task of promoting Mandarin in China is very arduous.
Sun Shaozong turned to the thief who could speak Shuntianfu official language and asked, "Who ordered you to assassinate Lord Ma?"
"It was Brother Basong who brought us here!"
The captive was eager to answer, so he was no pushover. In addition, he was frightened by Sun Shaozong's force, so he not only spoke everything he knew, but also learned to answer quickly: "Brother Basong said that as long as we kill the dogs of Zhou... Sir, our Zheng State will be able to recover and dominate the southern border again! So more than a dozen of us brothers came here from Zheng State in batches - as for the people in this house, I heard that Brother Basong had prepared them two years ago, and they can speak fluent Chinese like the people in Qianxiang."
As soon as he said this, he was immediately denounced and scolded by his accomplices, but these noises were quickly suppressed by the guards with their fists and feet - it was not popular to treat prisoners well these days, beating and scolding were the lightest punishments, and it was common for them to be chopped to death with a knife when they were angry.
Sun Shaozong inquired carefully and found out that this 'Brother Basong' was actually a well-known knight in the capital of Zhen State. He was known for his generosity and thus recruited many 'good men' under his command.
Basong had two major hobbies in his life: one was lust. He often helped young girls and wives to meet their physical needs. It was not uncommon for him to "take care" of chaste women to the point that they hanged themselves. The other was fame. The people he admired most in his life were assassins like Zhuan Zhu and Jing Ke, who left their names in history. He was always thinking about what he could do for the State of Zhen with his own efforts. That was why he did not hesitate to spend all his family fortune and endure hardships to carry out this assassination.
After hearing this, Sun Shaozong didn't know how to evaluate this guy. He could be said to have committed many evil deeds, but he still had the ambition to sacrifice his life for his country. He could be said to be a hero, but this guy was a complete scumbag!
Fortunately, he was a military officer, not a historian, so he didn't have to worry too much about this issue.
After asking several times and confirming that the cowardly prisoner had not lied, Sun Shaozong turned back to Basson and tapped his shoulder lightly with his toes.
“Ah~!!!”
There was another shrill scream, but this time Basson did not faint. He just stared at Sun Shaozong with a ferocious face. Because of the intense pain, his bloodshot eyeballs bulged outwards, as if they would jump out of their sockets at any time.
"Bassoon, huh?"
Although Basong's face was somewhat scary, it was still wishful thinking to scare Sun Shaozong. He just smiled and said, "Your men have just explained everything. Now it's your turn. Tell me, who instructed you to assassinate me?"
When he heard Sun Shaozong calling out his name, the muscles on Basong's face twitched strangely. Just when Sun Shaozong thought he would start cursing, he saw that the left side of Basong's cheek suddenly bulged, and then sank deeply.
not good!
Sun Shaozong secretly thought that something was not good, and hurriedly reached out to pinch Basong's jaw, but he was still a step too late. He only heard Basong groaning a few times, some white foam coming out of his mouth, and he was visibly no longer breathing.
This guy obviously had poison hidden in his mouth, ready to commit suicide at any time!
