son, don't mess around

Chapter 566 Self-directed and self-acted
Outside the west city gate.

Crowds of people.

The government mobilized almost half of the city's police officers and even used soldiers at the city gates to maintain order. But even so, it was still difficult to resist the people who came to watch the excitement.

Too many people!

Upon hearing the news, common people came from all directions and gathered outside the city gate just to witness this gratifying scene with their own eyes!
They wanted to see with their own eyes the scene of Chen Junru, the son of a noble family who oppressed the people, raped women, and treated human lives as nothing, being beheaded!
There was chaos outside the city gate.

On the city walls, the soldiers guarding the city were fully armed and ready for battle.

The more it happens at this time, the more we worry about something going wrong.

Especially with so many people gathered here, it is easy to cause an accident if you are not careful.

“So many people!”

On the city wall, Jinxiu looked energetic. Looking through the wall towards the city gate, one could see a huge crowd of people in front of him. At a glance, one could hardly see the end.

Even on the official road in the distance, one could vaguely see people rushing over after hearing the news.

"Why are there so many people here?!"

Jinxiu was a little surprised.

She guessed that today would be lively, but she didn't expect it to be this lively.

Judging from the situation, if the government hadn’t taken timely control, I’m afraid half of the city’s people would have crowded over to watch the fun today.

Lin Jiangnian stood beside her and glanced outside the city wall: "We are all here to watch the fun. After all, the person to be beheaded today is not a simple person!"

"Too."

Jinxiu nodded, glanced back at Lin Jiangnian, and curled her lips: "With so many people coming to join in the fun, it's enough to show that Chen Junru is indeed not a good person!"

"You've done a good thing!"

The public beheading of a criminal could cause such a sensation among the people. He must be either a person who will go down in history, or a person who will be infamous for eternity.

Obviously, Chen Junru prefers the latter.

Although he might not be infamous for eternity, as the first child of an aristocratic family to be beheaded in public in Linjiang City in all those years, he could be said to have left his name in the book.

At least for a long time to come, whenever this matter is discussed, his name will definitely be mentioned... This can be considered as another form of immortalizing his name.

"What?"

Lin Jiangnian was unhappy: "What do you mean I did a good thing?"

"Haven't I done enough good things?"

Jinxiu rolled her eyes: "Don't think I don't know!"

"Your Highness, your reputation in Linjiang City is not very good..."

Having said that, a mischievous smile appeared on Jinxiu's face and her eyes were lively.

When she was in the capital, Jinxiu had heard that Prince Lin had a bad reputation, and she had a big misunderstanding about him. As she got to know him better, she gradually realized that the rumors in the capital were somewhat misunderstood.

After arriving in Linjiang City, Jinxiu discovered that not only were the rumors in the capital misunderstood, but even the rumors in Linjiang City were not much different.

The people of Linjiang City all have similar opinions about the Prince of Lin... His Royal Highness is indeed not a good person!
It is precisely because of this that Lin Jiangnian’s return and attack on Chen Junru caused such a big reaction among the people.

It’s the same old saying... A good person does good things all his life, but as long as he does one bad thing, no one will remember all the good things he has done before.

But once a bad guy does one good thing, all the bad things he did before will be quickly forgotten.

We will always question good people, and always hope that bad people will become good!

It’s just like some men like to trick decent girls into going into prostitution, but when they go to brothels, they always want to persuade the girls to become good people!
The main character is a rebel!
"That is a misunderstanding of me by the common people."

Lin Jiangnian looked at Jinxiu and said, "Miss Jinxiu knows me very well. She wouldn't be as vulgar as them, right?"

"spit!"

Jinxiu blushed slightly and glared at him unhappily: "Who knows everything about you, Your Highness?!"

Lin Jiangnian was a little surprised, looking at Jinxiu's slightly red cheeks with embarrassment.

Yo, do you understand?
It seems that the "training" during this period of time did have some effect. Jinxiu was extremely shy when she saw him from the very beginning, like a piece of pure white paper, but now she can still understand some of Lin Jiangnian's "hidden meanings" from time to time.

Obviously, there has been great progress!

Lin Jiangnian deserves credit for this!
Beside the two of them, An Ning, who was dressed in a light white skirt, was standing quietly with a sword in her arms, watching the two people in front of her flirting with an expressionless face.

An Ning felt a little dazed by the scene before her.

I also feel a little dazzling for some reason.

She turned her head slightly and looked away, not looking at the two of them.

But from time to time, I could hear the two people's discussions.

An Ning heard it very clearly, but also felt a little confused...she couldn't understand it!

However, listening to Jinxiu's strange tone, An Ning subconsciously felt that it was not a good word.

She doesn't understand!

The two of them seemed to have some little secret and communicated with each other.

This made An Ning, who was standing quietly aside, feel like an outsider.

Thinking of this, for some reason, An Ning felt some inexplicable emotions in her heart.

It seemed a little aggrieved.

……

Outside the city gate, as noon approached, more and more people gathered.

The people in the crowd stretched their necks, looking forward to waiting.

The government detectives and yamen runners were on high alert, and heavy troops were deployed near the city gates to guard it tightly.

However, for some reason, the prison van carrying the prisoners never showed up.

"According to the time, the people will be escorted here soon, right?"

Jinxiu felt a little strange.

Logically speaking, the prisoner should have been escorted to the execution ground long ago. But now it was almost noon and there was still no movement in the city.

No one has arrived yet?

Nothing unexpected will happen, right?
Jinxiu turned her head and looked at Lin Jiangnian.

"I don't know."

Lin Jiangnian looked indifferent, as if he didn't care about it.

"Aren't you worried?" Jinxiu couldn't help but ask.

"worry about what?"

"Are you not afraid of problems?"

Jinxiu pointed to the city, saying meaningfully: "Who did you send to escort Chen Junru? Aren't you afraid of any accidents along the way?"

Lin Jiangnian stretched out his hand and pinched her smooth face, chuckling, "If you really say something unexpected..."

"I hope something unexpected will happen."

As Lin Jiangnian spoke, he turned his head and looked in the direction not far away on the other side of the city wall.

On the west side of the city wall, several figures gathered, and among the crowd, a middle-aged man was particularly conspicuous.

There was also a group of people gathered around the middle-aged man. If you were familiar with them, you would be able to recognize that these middle-aged men were all from various families in Linjiang City.

The middle-aged man in the lead was Chen Hongsheng.

At this time, Chen Hongsheng looked haggard and was looking outside the city with a gloomy face, not knowing what he was thinking.

Jinxiu followed Lin Jiangnian's gaze and also noticed Chen Hongsheng, "Why is he here?"

"My son is dying, so I, as a father, have to come and collect his body?" Lin Jiangnian laughed. But Jinxiu thought of what Lin Jiangnian had just said and thought: "Your Highness means that he hopes Chen Junru will encounter some accidents on the way..."

She quickly thought of something, her eyes bright, "Your Highness, do you have any other plans?"

Lin Jiangnian spread his hands: "No."

"I do not believe."

Jinxiu stared at Lin Jiangnian with burning eyes: "Your Highness, you must have other ideas, right?!"

"What's the idea?"

Lin Jiangnian pinched her cheek again, but Jinxiu slapped her away and pouted: "Your Highness, don't try to deceive me. I was wondering why Your Highness was so calm. It turns out you were prepared!"

Lin Jiangnian smiled but did not explain anything.

Just then, a burst of hurried footsteps were heard on the city wall.

Immediately afterwards, two embarrassed figures hurried over.

"Your Highness, it's not good!"

Two guards from the Prince Lin's Mansion appeared in a hurry, knelt down in front of Lin Jiangnian, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, I was ordered to go to the government to escort the prisoner Chen Junru to the execution ground. But just now on the street in the city, I was attacked..."

"The prisoner Chen Junru was kidnapped by a group of men in black!"

There were many other people gathered around, including some government officials. When the guard's voice sounded, it instantly caused an uproar.

"Robbed?"

"A person was kidnapped in public?!"

"Isn't this a slap in the face of the palace?"

"Oh my God!"

There was an uproar all around!
Everyone couldn't believe it. How could someone dare to rob an execution ground?
are you crazy?
"Who kidnapped the prisoner?"

An official couldn't help but ask.

As soon as this question was asked, the looks of the other people present suddenly became a little strange.

Who robbed it?
Is that even a question?
Don’t you even look at whose son the prisoner is?
But no one dared to mention it!

However, many people looked at Chen Hongsheng who was not far away.

For a time, I had different thoughts.

The two guards knelt on the ground, their faces pale as they explained, "I don't know where those people came from. There are more than a dozen of them, all masked. Their attire doesn't look like that of people from Linzhou. It looks more like the style of people from the southern Xinjiang region..."

"These people's martial arts are very strange. Oh, and there are some strange ancient patterns on their clothes..."

The two guards described the appearance of the group of masked men in black who kidnapped Chen Junru in a disjointed manner.

After everyone finished listening, most of them were confused.

People from southern Xinjiang?

Southern Xinjiang had been incorporated into the territory of the Daning Dynasty more than a decade ago. The people there had been suppressed and assimilated over the past decade. How could an assassin suddenly appear there? !
However, several officials close to the Lin Wang Mansion heard this. One of them looked slightly serious, thought for a moment, and subconsciously said, "Could it be... the Heavenly God Cult?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the people around him fell into a brief confusion.

"Tian Shen Cult?"

"Where did you get this teaching from? What's its origin?"

"Never heard of it?"

However, some people's expressions were moved and their faces changed slightly.

Most people were not familiar with the Tianshen Sect. However, some officials present remembered it very clearly. Almost a year ago, Prince Lin suddenly ordered a large-scale hunt for Tianshen Sect members in Linzhou, which caused a sensation at the time.

No one knew where this unknown Tianshen Cult came from, and when it had offended Prince Lin. But after all, it was the Prince himself who gave the order, and these officials dared not slack off on this matter. That was why they recorded this organization called Tianshen Cult.

Originally, during the raid a year ago, the Tianshen Sect suffered heavy losses in Linzhou, and its influence had been almost uprooted.

But I didn’t expect that the Tianshen Cult would show up again today?

According to the descriptions of the two guards, the dozen or so people who hijacked the prison van were almost exactly the same as those described by the Tianshen believers!
For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian, waiting for His Highness' next arrangements.

Lin Jiangnian frowned slightly.

It was not unexpected for Chen Junru to be kidnapped.

He even hoped that Chen Junru would be kidnapped!
Therefore, when sending people to escort Chen Junru from the government office to the execution ground, Lin Jiangnian not only did not deploy any troops, but even the escort personnel were perfunctory.

...He's fishing!
It depends on whether the Chen family will take the bait!

Once Chen Junru was robbed, even a fool would know that it was related to the Chen family. At that time, the Chen family would be unable to escape the connection no matter what!

Lin Jiangnian will also take the opportunity to cause trouble!
But what I didn’t expect was that... this matter would be related to the Celestial God Cult!

The one who kidnapped Chen Junru was from the Tianshen Cult? !
Lin Jiangnian didn't quite believe it. He instead wondered if this was a self-directed performance by the Chen family.
Can……

Why is it the Tianshen religion?
I have to say, if this was really directed and acted by the Chen family... Chen Hongsheng's move was really amazing!

Everyone knew about the conflict between the Lin Palace and the Heavenly God Cult a year ago. It was not surprising that people from the Heavenly God Cult appeared in the city and kidnapped people from the palace.

If Lin Jiangnian wants to use this to attack the Chen family, the effect will be greatly reduced!
Just as Lin Jiangnian was thinking, a group of figures appeared in his sight. The person in the lead was Chen Hongsheng.

"His Royal Highness."

Chen Hongsheng and the other noble families appeared in front of Lin Jiangnian, looking anxious and speaking in a low voice: "I heard that my son was kidnapped in the city just now. Is this true?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at the old fox in front of him and raised his eyebrows: "Why is Uncle Chen so anxious? Isn't it a bit too exaggerated?"

means something.

Chen Hongsheng's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, my rebellious son made a mistake, and now he has suffered such a fate, which he deserves. But no matter what, he should be handed over to the government for punishment. But now, a thief has kidnapped my son, and I naturally cannot sit idly by..."

At this point, Chen Hongsheng and Lin Jiangnian looked at each other with deep eyes, but their voices were still low: "Your Highness, do you suspect that I kidnapped that rebellious son?"

There was silence.

No one dared to speak out.

Lin Jiangnian looked at him quietly, with a bright smile on his face: "Of course I believe Uncle Chen. How could he be the kind of person who would bend the law for personal gain?"

"Don't worry, Uncle Chen. I will definitely handle this matter properly. Find the group of people who kidnapped the prisoners and let Uncle Chen's beloved son be dealt with fairly according to the laws of our Daning Dynasty!"

"..."

The news that Chen Junru was kidnapped in the city soon spread among the crowd.

For a moment, the crowd went wild!

Prisoner kidnapping?

What a fresh word!
How long have I not heard of it!
Sure enough, I knew things were not that simple!
Today, the crowds of people who came to watch the excitement were extremely disappointed and very angry!
There are actually people who dare to rob prisoners!

As for the prisoner kidnapper...who else could it be?
It must be related to the Chen family!

For a moment, the crowd was boiling, and countless people were angry and wanted to ask the Chen family for an explanation!
Demand that the government severely punish the Chen family!

But at the same time, there is also a group of people who put forward different views.

Aren’t the people who kidnapped the prisoners members of the Tianshen Religion?
What does this have to do with the Chen family?
Maybe it was the Heavenly God Cult's retaliation against the Lin Wang Mansion?

You said it was the Chen family who did it, do you have any evidence?
The two sides quarreled fiercely and the dispute became increasingly intense.

At the same time, outside the city gate, among the crowd of people gathered, several figures gathered together quietly.

"What's going on? Who is taking action in Linjiang City?"

"Not sure. No order has been issued from above?"

"Return quickly and report the news to the leader. Ask for his instructions!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)