Chapter 51: A Gift for You
"We have a total of six bronze assassins in Tanzhou Jinyu Tower, three of whom were defeated in Bai'an County and are still hanging on the city gate! Are you all useless?"
In a quiet hall in Tanzhou, a middle-aged man in a golden silk robe sat in the center, with dozens of men in black kneeling below him. Except for the roar just now , the whole hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
No one knew that this remote place was the Tanzhou branch of Jinyu Tower, one of the best assassin organizations in Nanhua Territory. No one knew that this place gathered the best assassins of Jinyu Tower in Tanzhou.
There are nine regions in the Dasheng Dynasty. The Nanhua Region is located in the southern part of the Dasheng Dynasty. It is not particularly prosperous but it is not at the bottom either.
Although Jinyu Tower was not the top one in the entire martial arts world, it was still a well-known and powerful force in the South China Region. Especially in the small area of Tanzhou, it was a terrifying existence.
The middle-aged man in the hall still had a bit of anger on his face, and there was a frightening murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
The reward of 300,000 taels indeed tempted many people in Jinyu Tower. The six bronze-medal assassins under his command were also mobilized. Three of them had not yet taken action because they had missions to complete.
The other three went to Bai'an County one after another and never came back. That would have been fine, but they were hung on the city wall. The bronze plaque was also hung on the wall with them.
What a shame!
Now everyone in the underworld knows that the bronze killer of Jinyu Tower failed in Bai'an County and was hanged. Not only is it a joke, but it also makes all the hard work of many years go to waste. Who will commission Jinyu Tower in the future?
He had worked hard for many years in Tanzhou to build up his current reputation and created six bronze killers who were said to never fail. However, in just a short period of time, half of the six bronze killers were useless.
Killing people is not enough, you hang him up for everyone to see. What do you want to do? Kill the chicken to scare the monkey? No, this is clearly killing the monkey to scare the chicken. They regard Jinyu Tower as the monkey that warns everyone.
It was no longer a matter of one or two assassins dying, but a matter of reputation for the entire Jinyu Tower. This was a slap in his own face, in the face of Jinyu Tower, and a provocation to him!
"Pass on my order, and gather all the assassins who have not yet gone on a mission. Let those assassins who have already gone on a mission quickly eliminate the target, and then reunite in Bai'an County. I will personally take action this time. I want to see what kind of person this Bai'an County Magistrate is. How could he be so difficult to deal with!"
"Okay, all of you go down and get ready. We'll set off in an hour!"
"Yes!" With a light promise, the people in the lobby quickly disappeared. The whole process was without any sound, as if the dozens of figures gathered here just now were just an illusion.
As time went by, Shen Yu in Bai'an County had no idea that he had been targeted by one of the best assassin organizations in Tanzhou. During this period of time, there were obviously fewer people disturbing him, and even no one had taken action for several days.
It's not that they don't want to, but they are really a little scared. There are already five or six innate masters hanging on the city wall, so how can they dare to have any ideas. Especially among these people, many people still know the existence of Jinyu Tower.
Jin Yulou is known for its bronze-medal killers who have never failed and are well-known throughout Tanzhou. However, there are only three of them hanging on the wall of the small Bai'an County. Who would dare to have any other ideas?
The county magistrate here is definitely not the kind of weak scholar who can be knocked down by poison or a hidden weapon. He is a real man-eating tiger. This money is extremely hot!
However, they also heard that Jinyu Tower had already begun to retaliate and was said to be actively recruiting people. It was rumored that Jinyu Tower had spread the news that they only wanted the life of the young county magistrate, and would not take a penny of the 300,000 taels of silver, but would give it all to them to recruit people to help.
It seems that Jinyulou was really irritated this time, and the young county magistrate was doomed to die. Many people heard the news and joined in. After all, money can move people's hearts, and there are always people who take risks.
"Sir, something bad has happened!" Early in the morning, Bai'an County Chief of Police Zhou Yuan rushed into the county government office with a look of panic on his face.
"Why are you so flustered?" Shen Yu raised his head, put down his breakfast, wiped his mouth, and then said, "Tell me slowly, what happened?"
"Sir, something happened last night!" Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and said after a while, "Last night, a group of refugees who had just been sent to practice Taoism were captured. Now their families are rushing to the county government and want to ask you for help!"
"The refugees were arrested? Who did it?" Shen Yu frowned slightly, not understanding who would attack the refugees. Floods are everywhere now, and refugees are everywhere. For a bite of food, a bucket of millet can be exchanged for a young girl. It can be said that refugees are the least valuable now.
Except for Shen Yu's side, which opened the door wide, most other places refused to let the refugees in. After all, not every family was as wealthy as Shen Yu's.
Moreover, when there are too many people, especially hungry refugees, they may do anything crazy when they are hungry. Accepting a large number of refugees means taking a huge risk. If you are not careful, it will cause unrest.
So in other places, the local officials were hoping that someone would quickly capture all those refugees.
But it was different for Shen Yu. He needed people for various projects, and he had enough food. With food to eat and work to do, they could eat well and not be idle, so naturally they had no intention of causing trouble.
Of course, those who don't have a lot of money shouldn't try this trick, after all, work requires strength and consumes a lot of food. If you force people to work when you don't have enough food, you are courting death.
Normally, at this time, there were refugees everywhere, so it was fine to arrest people anywhere, but Bai'an County would definitely attract attention. But the other party chose to take action in Bai'an County, and the person who took action might have other intentions.
"Let's go out and take a look!" Waving to Zhou Yuan, Shen Yu strode out and happened to meet the refugees who came together. Most of these people were the elderly, the weak, women and children. They were ragged and had difficulty moving. They supported each other and walked towards this side with difficulty.
"Sir, please make a decision for us. A large group of people came last night and kidnapped our family members. Please make a decision for us, sir!"
"Please make the decision, sir!"
As soon as they saw Shen Yu, everyone seemed to see hope, and they began to cry loudly. And while they were talking, everyone knelt down, kneeling in a dark mass outside the county government office.
"Sir Shen!" At this moment, a man in black suddenly came up slowly pulling a bullock cart, and shouted to Shen Yu as he walked, "Sir Shen, do you want to know who arrested those people last night?"
"You are... were you the one who did it last night?" The man dressed in black in broad daylight inevitably made Shen Yu take a second look.
"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that those people are in our hands!" Nodding, the man admitted it bluntly, but there was no trace of fear in his words.
"Sir Shen, our master said that he would like to invite you to Luoyue Valley for a chat. I hope you can honor us! When you arrive, those people will be released!"
"Sir!" Zhou Yuan whispered in Shen Yu's ear, "Sir, this person is not friendly, be careful!"
"Ha!" Seeing Zhou Yuan's little action, the visitor just sneered, then looked at Shen Yu and said, "Sir Shen, this is a gift from my master!"
After saying that, the man pulled the black cloth on the ox cart, and more than ten people were lying on it, and they looked lifeless.
"Master Shen, take a look. I wonder if you are satisfied with this gift! My master said that if you are not willing to honor me, we will kill ten people every incense stick of time until you are willing to go!"
"I heard that you, Lord Shen, love the people like your own children. You won't sit idly by and do nothing about these innocent people, right?"
