#874 - Two possibilities
On the other side, in the Linchuan government office.
"Bastard!!"
"Bastard!!!"
A roar of extreme anger resounded through the council hall, mixed with the sound of shattering porcelain.
Just as Wei Changtian was pondering why the ten assassins had suddenly decided to attack him, Su Qi was also desperately seeking the answer.
"Speak! Why did you do this?!"
"Why did you deceive this official?!"
Eyes wide with fury, Su Qi stared intently at the ten men standing in the hall, his voice hoarse as he enunciated each word:
"If Wei Changtian were truly so easy to kill, would this official have waited until now?!"
"Do you know what Linchuan City will become after today?!"
"If you don't, then this official will tell you!"
"Rivers of blood! Wails of sorrow everywhere!!"
"This is the good deed you have done!"
"This is the good deed you have done!!!"
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Without a doubt, just as Wei Changtian and Li Zimu had guessed, these ten assassins not only knew Su Qi, but were also likely the experts Jing Guoqing had gathered from all over Daqian to deal with Wei Changtian.
To scold a group of top-tier experts as "bastards" was enough to show how furious Su Qi was.
However, the experts being scolded by him remained calm, seemingly unconcerned about Su Qi's attitude.
"Humph, Lord Su, we don't need you to teach us how to do things!"
With a cold snort, an old man in yellow robes said coldly: "Before coming to Linchuan, His Majesty only instructed us that we could discuss matters with you and act according to circumstances, but he never said we had to listen to your orders."
"Therefore, our actions today should not be considered deception, right?!"
The old man in yellow robes replied with a sneer: "You don't need to worry about it, Lord Su."
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Report later.
Clearly, the hidden meaning in this sentence was that Jing Guoqing had indeed not known beforehand that these ten men would assassinate Wei Changtian today.
But why was such a big operation not reported?
Even if Su Qi wasn't qualified, Jing Guoqing should have been.
The situation at the time wasn't so urgent, so how could there not even be time to send a secret letter?
"Hahaha! Good!"
Realizing something was wrong, Su Qi couldn't help but laugh in anger: "Then tell me, why did you choose to act today?"
"If you can't give a reason, don't blame this official for reporting all of you to the court as rebels!"
"Lord Su, you dare to ask?"
Facing Su Qi's repeated questioning, the old man in yellow robes still had a cold expression:
"Can't you see the hundreds of corpses outside the city?"
"Killing a hundred of my Daqian soldiers every day, do you really think we don't know about this?"
"If we don't get rid of Wei Changtian as soon as possible, are we just supposed to watch him kill people every day?"
"Lord Su, you always talk about the honor and disgrace of the country, dignity, and integrity."
"Heh heh, letting the贼人屠 kill our soldiers, is that your integrity?"
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Instead of admitting their mistake, they even mocked Su Qi for not having integrity.
These words instantly made Su Qi tremble with anger.
He was both angry at the actions of these ten men and angry at their stupidity.
"Then have you killed Wei Changtian?"
Slowly closing his eyes, he opened them again after a few breaths.
After a moment, Su Qi finally stopped trembling and asked the old man in yellow robes word by word:
"Tell this official, have you killed him?"
"This..."
A seemingly pointless question caused the old man in yellow robes to show a change in expression for the first time.
He slightly avoided Su Qi's gaze and snorted with a lack of confidence:
"Humph, if it weren't for you, we would probably have succeeded by now."
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Hearing this sentence that was clearly "saving face", Su Qi didn't have any more excessive reactions this time.
He just took one last deep look at the old man in yellow robes, then scanned the remaining nine men, and then walked out of the council hall without saying a word.
Su Qi didn't say another word, but his last gaze made the expressions of the ten men become complicated.
It was a look of both pity and coldness.
And these two emotions just happened to represent the two possibilities of this matter.
If these ten men were not instructed by a "third party" and really only acted today because they couldn't bear to see Wei Changtian causing trouble, then they were undoubtedly very stupid, hence the pity.
But if these ten men were instructed by someone else... then who was this mastermind?
Su Qi didn't know, but he understood that this person was likely not helping him.
Half an hour later, at the Guanyue Inn.
"Young Master, Su Qi has arrived."
When Zhang San found Wei Changtian in the guest room, the latter had actually already seen Su Qi's carriage through the window.
Turning his head to look at Li Zimu, Wei Changtian smiled and said:
"I didn't expect him to be so quick. I just don't know what he was doing for the past half hour."
"He's probably questioning those assassins."
Li Zimu stood up and replied, then asked softly: "Young Master, should this servant go over?"
"Don't rush, let him cool off for a while."
Wei Changtian waved his hand: "Remember to try your best to find out the situation of those assassins."
"Yes, this servant remembers."
Hearing Wei Changtian say not to rush, Li Zimu sat down again and quietly thought about her next words.
At the same time, in the lobby of the inn, Su Qi was pacing back and forth anxiously.
In a short time, he had looked at the staircase five times, and the worry in his eyes was hard to hide.
Clearly, regardless of whether those ten men were truly stupid or instructed by someone, the problem had to be solved.
Su Qi couldn't possibly watch Wei Changtian "kill wantonly" in Linchuan City, so he could only come here again.
Of course, he knew that he would have to pay a great price for this.
But that wasn't the most important thing.
The most important thing was that Wei Changtian might not even give him a chance to "name his price."
Sigh...
Sighing deeply in his heart, Su Qi only felt like he was living like a year, and his palms were already full of sweat.
Thinking rationally, he believed that Wei Changtian shouldn't immediately turn hostile, otherwise he wouldn't have spared his life.
However, the sentence "The reason I'm not killing you now is just because I don't want you to die so easily" made Su Qi feel that Wei Changtian might want him to personally watch Linchuan City be destroyed, as revenge...
His thinking became more and more difficult, and the feeling of despair in his heart increased little by little as time passed.
He didn't know how long had passed. Just when Su Qi was already a little numb, a voice finally came from the second floor.
"Creak"
The not-so-loud sound of the door opening made Su Qi stop instantly and look up abruptly.
But he didn't see Wei Changtian, but Li Zimu with a blank expression.
"Lord Su."
"I didn't expect to meet again so soon."
