Volume 1 In the Countryside Chapter 50: The villain dies because of his talkativeness
Ding Hai stared at Zhang Chen with the eyes of an eagle catching chickens. Seeing that Zhang Chen could hardly sit still, he did not retract his teasing gaze. Instead, he continued to look at this noble young man who had once brought a great purge to the Linhai camp.
He even hoped that people would be frightened to the point of peeing their pants, so that he would have more things to talk about in the future for taking such a huge risk.
However, he was soon disappointed.
Because after the initial shock, Zhang Chen snorted coldly, and suddenly sat up straight with his head held high, and spoke fluently: "You traitor, don't think I'm afraid of you! Many people in your Linhai camp colluded with profiteers, killed innocent people, and enriched themselves. They deserve to die! The emperor was merciful and did not kill people in large numbers. Not only are you ungrateful, you are even rebelling!"
Ding Hai suddenly became furious, and his words became even more vicious.
"You are a young man who is honored as a prince when you were born. Do you know what life is like for everyone in the military camp? Rain or shine, they have to go out to sea for inspection whenever ordered to do so. However, the military pay is limited. Although they are called to be the imperial army, sometimes they have to go fishing like fishermen just to fill their stomachs!"
"Those profiteers make huge profits every time they go out to sea. They bring back worthless rubbish from overseas and sell it for millions of gold. Why? Those guys who go out to sea are all those who can't make a living in their hometowns, or they are extremely vicious and want to go out to sea to pan for gold. Such people deserve to be put to death! Is your family clean? You are just eating the blood and sweat of the people!"
Seeing that Ding Hai was getting more and more agitated as he spoke, with all his attention focused on Zhang Chen , Zhang Shou glanced at Zhu Ying and saw that Zhan Jin and Liu Yin had already stood on her left and right, with loyal looks on their faces. Zhu Ying, on the other hand, sat there calmly, looking down at her bright red nail polish, as if she felt no danger at all.
Vaguely aware that someone was watching her, Zhu Ying suddenly looked up. When she saw Zhang Shou's eyes full of concern, she curled the corners of her mouth and smiled complacently. How could there be any fear at all?
She even pouted at Lu Sanlang, who was still concentrating on his homework with beads of sweat on his forehead. Seeing Zhang Shou's speechless smile, she waved her fist slightly, suggesting that she wanted to take the initiative, but Zhang Shou shook his head.
Seeing that the eldest lady was very upset, Zhang Shou saw that Zhang Chen was choked by Ding Hai and his face turned pale. He wanted to refute but was completely unable to resist because of the other party's fierce attitude. So he knocked on the armrest calmly.
"Commander Ding, from what you said, do you still think you are robbing the rich to help the poor and eliminating violence to protect the good?"
Without waiting for Ding Hai to answer, he stood up abruptly, his originally gentle face suddenly filled with anger: "You are a traitor with sweet words and no sense of shame. To call you a traitor is to overestimate you. In my opinion, you are nothing but a despicable rat and scum who exaggerates your own miserable situation and ignores the hard work of others!"
Zhu Ying's eyes widened suddenly. Although she had heard Zhang Shou, Tang Ming and Xie Wanquan arguing on the roof of Zhang's house before, it was mostly sarcasm, not like what was happening now, which was basically cursing!
It turns out that Zhang Shou, who looks so elegant, can also curse people! He calls them rats and scumbags!
As expected, Ding Hai was furious when he was suddenly hit by Zhang Shou's words after he had just been chasing Zhang Chen. But he had no time to fight back, as another storm from Zhang Shou had already arrived.
"The army pay of the imperial court is low? Maybe the pay is not enough for the soldiers to have enough food and warm clothes, but that's because you officers are cutting corners, because you flatter your superiors and spend a lot of money on food, drink and entertainment! The soldiers have to fish to fill their stomachs when patrolling the sea? Why don't you say that you officers are greedy for the fish and want to make a profit, so you treat them like fishermen!"
"Those merchant ships that go out to sea make huge profits after a round trip? Why don't you say that going out to sea is a risky business? How many ships capsize at sea every year? You say there are desperate people on the ships, who will become rich after a trip and come back? Bullshit, while they are enduring the wind and waves and loneliness at sea, others are at home with their wives and children!"
After saying this in one breath, Zhang Shou finally laughed and said, "You scold Zhang Chen only because he, as a son of a noble family, has something you don't have since birth. If you are envious, jealous and hate him, just say it. Why are you talking about so many bullshit reasons? He reported you, which is of no benefit to him and his father. He is just too righteous. But you and those who lost their heads are murderers who deserve to die!"
Ding Hai was so angry that his face was completely distorted. He entered Qingfeng Xulai Hall with the arrogance of a revenger, but now all his pride was washed away by Zhang Shou's words. His raging anger almost burned out the last bit of his rationality.
He drew his knife with his backhand, pointed at Zhang Shou, and said in a sinister voice: "I only need noble sons like Zhu Ying, Zhang Chen, and Lu San. I didn't want a pretentious person like you to live... I'll cut off your tongue piece by piece when you can't even scream. I'll see what you look like!"
"That's right." Zhang Shou laughed and said nonchalantly, "You are obviously a villain, so don't pretend to be bitter and vengeful. This kind of ferocious and sinister face suits you!"
"you wanna die!"
Ding Hai was finally teased by Zhang Shou and forgot everything. He suddenly rushed towards Zhang Shou. In a flash, Zhu Ying grabbed the teacup on the high table and smashed it towards Ding Hai's legs. With a bang, the teacup hit the side of Ding Hai's right knee with great accuracy.
Ding Hai, feeling the pain, finally realized his impulsiveness, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. He quickly thought of a way and kicked the ground with his left foot. He leaped towards Zhang Shou and the steel knife flashed a cold light.
But when he saw that seemingly handsome and refined young man within his reach with a swing of his knife, he suddenly saw the man smiling at him, and suddenly dodged to the side nimbly. Then, he heard a string sound behind him.
The next moment, he felt a heavy blow on his back, and instantly fell forward to the ground. Almost instantly, he realized that he was shot by an arrow, and it was in his back.
Could it be that there is a sixth person in this room besides Zhang Shou, Zhu Ying, Zhang Chen, Lu Sanlang and him?
Just as he had this realization, he heard screams coming from outside, which were clearly the voices of his own people!
He almost instinctively opened his mouth to call for help, but Zhang Shou rushed forward in one step, stepped on his right hand holding the knife, and then suddenly snatched his weapon away. On the other side, Zhu Ying also rushed over, flipped her right hand, revealing a dagger with a cold glow, and put it against his neck. With her left hand, she instantly stuffed a handkerchief into his mouth.
Zhang Shou glanced at the beaming Zhu Ying, then raised his head and looked back. He saw that Lu Sanlang's hand holding the short bow was still shaking violently, and the bamboo curtain of Qingfeng Xulaitang fell gently, and a pair of feet wearing familiar shoes disappeared outside the door in an instant. He already understood the mystery of the life-saving arrow, and couldn't help but smile: "Everyone did a good job. Look, the thief leader has been captured by our joint efforts!"
Zhang Chen felt alive again. Thinking of how Zhang Shou had scolded Ding Hai and spoken for him, he unconsciously had an idea - this young gentleman, who he had thought was a little reluctant before, seemed to be a good person. He took a deep breath and wanted to speak, but in the end, he said something dry.
"Lu San, I didn't expect you could shoot arrows."
Lu Sanlang laughed bitterly with his head down: "My arrow fell before it was even shot out. It seemed like the arrow came from the door behind me..."
Zhu Ying was calling Zhan Jin and Liu Yin to come over and kidnap someone. Upon hearing what Lu Sanlang said, she was so angry that she collapsed. "You stupid pig, you are really unreliable at the critical moment. If Ah Liu hadn't come in time, Ah Shou would have been injured by that bastard! You even boasted about your accuracy with the bow and arrow before, saying that you could shoot arrows to stop the enemy. Humph, luckily I gave my bow to Ah Liu. It would be a waste of a good thing to give it to you!"
Lu Sanlang hung his head and dared not say a word, but Zhang Shou smiled and said, "Don't blame Lu Sanlang. Shooting a person is different from shooting a target. Anyway our previous conversation has bought enough time for Ah Liu to catch up!"
Seeing that Zhan Jin and Liu Yin had deftly tied Ding Hai's hands and feet into a horse-legged position, Zhang Shou squatted down and smiled at the left army commander of the Linhai camp who had a look of reluctance on his face.
"Commander Ding, do you feel that you have lost the battle because of your carelessness? In fact, you shouldn't talk so much, and you shouldn't have listened to me patiently. I am just buying time and waiting for your people outside to take action before I take you. If you act as soon as you come in, the chance of success will be much higher. As a villain, you should be aware and be a man of action, otherwise, villains will definitely die because of their excessive talk!"
Of course, he still has something to say. As the saying goes, the protagonist is better than talking nonsense...
Ding Hai was so angry that he struggled hard twice. However, the next moment, he heard Zhu Ying say something that made him even more shocked and angry.
"Have you cleaned up all the minions outside? If there are any left, I want to go out and stretch my legs!"
Ding Hai was almost mad. Since you have already set up an ambush outside, why are you still blocking my mouth!
