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Chapter 66: Burning the Daming Newspaper Office! (Subscribe!)

In recent times, the Daming Daily has become well-known in the capital, even Wang Er, who hangs out in brothels all day, knows it.

Because the masters and scholars in the brothel were all talking about the Daming Daily, Wang Er naturally learned something about it through what he heard and saw.

He thought it was quite interesting at the time, but he didn't expect that the financial backer behind the scenes actually wanted someone to set fire to the Daming Newspaper.

The old beggar next to him also moved over with his hands. After seeing the words on the envelope clearly, his expression changed instantly.

"Wang Er! Put the silver back and pretend nothing happened."

The old beggar tried to persuade him again, because he knew that this was a life-threatening matter.

When Wang Er heard this, he became a little hesitant.

To be honest, if it was just ordinary murder and arson, he might have just gritted his teeth and done it.

But this is fucking setting fire to the Daming Newspaper!
I heard from those old men that the imperial court and the emperor are behind the Daming Newspaper. If he is caught, he will definitely be dead.

But looking at the white money in front of him, Wang Er couldn't bear to part with it.

Wang Er struggled internally for a while, but finally gritted his teeth, repacked the bag, and put it on his back.

"Isn't it just setting a fire? What's there to be afraid of?"

"It doesn't say it has to be burned. I can just throw an oil can in there and burn something. Wouldn't that be enough? What's there to be afraid of?"

Wang Er said this, picked up the silver and was about to go out.

When the old beggar heard this, he was instantly speechless with anger, but he didn't know what to say.

After all, people die for money and birds die for food. It is impossible to persuade people to do such things.

But just as Wang Er was about to disappear, the old beggar's voice suddenly rang out again:

"Wang Er, I hope you take care of yourself and don't end up like me!"

When Wang Er heard this, he stopped abruptly.

He suddenly thought that what he was about to do this time was a life-threatening business and must not be known to outsiders.

If the old beggar accidentally lets the cat out of the bag, even if he succeeds, he will probably be dead.

What's more, this old beggar knew too many of his secrets. If he just left them alone, he wouldn't be able to sleep well at night!

Thinking of this, Wang Er felt ruthless and suddenly turned back.

Seeing Wang Er turning back, the old beggar looked puzzled, not knowing why he came back.

But soon, the old beggar knew it, because Wang Er's expression became extremely ferocious, like a demon.

"Wang Er, what do you want to do?"

The old beggar cursed angrily, he had a bad feeling in his heart!

Wang Er smiled grimly and said:
"Old man, you did teach me something when I first came here, and I am really grateful to you!"

"But now that you've become like this, there's no point in living in this world anymore, so I decided to repay you by sending you to reincarnate sooner. How about that?"

The old beggar was shocked. Although he had been mentally prepared, he was still frightened.

He was clearly in this state and was not worthy of being a threat to Wang Er, but Wang Er still wanted to kill him.

"Wang Er, don't be impulsive! I'm already in this state, and I don't have many years left to live. Don't kill me!"

As the old beggar spoke, he supported himself with both hands and stepped back.

He was also a master when he was young, but since his legs were crippled, his martial arts skills have been completely wasted.

Moreover, Wang Er in front of him is also a master. If they really fight, he will definitely die!
But as a desperado who has killed more than a dozen people, how could Wang Er be moved by a few words from an old beggar?
Once the murderous intent arises, it is difficult to stop!

What he wants is to completely solve the problem.

"I'm sorry, brother. Who told you to be here today? This is your fate!"

"But don't worry, I will pay my respects to you properly after I finish my work."

Wang Er said this with a sneer, pulled out a dagger from his boots, and rushed forward.

what! ! !
A scream was heard, but it soon became quiet again.

Not long after, Wang Er walked to the door, wiped the blood-stained dagger on his clothes, and then left without looking back.

Inside the dilapidated temple, there was only the body of an old beggar with broken legs.

Just as Wang Er left the ruined temple, several figures who had been squatting not far from the temple also evacuated.

It is obvious that Wang Er's every move has been monitored since he came here.
On the other side, Wang Er took the silver back to his residence, which was a small shabby house made of thatch. It was the residence he found after arriving in the capital.

Of course, there was someone here originally, but he beat them away with just a few punches and kicks.

After entering the house, Wang Er closed the door, put the bag on his back on the bed, then walked to the corner of the wall, moved the water tank away, and dug into the ground.

Soon, he dug out a ceramic jar, which was filled with kerosene.

Wang Er has two special abilities, one is preparing kerosene, the other is lightness skill.

He relied on these two things to commit several murders overnight.

When he came to the capital this time, he had planned to keep a low profile, but he didn't expect to be assigned such a task.

In order to get the money, he decided to give it a try!
However, these few hundred taels of silver were not worth his real risk, so he planned to use the kerosene to make two kerosene tanks.

Then he sneaked to the outside of the Daming Newspaper under the cover of night, lit the oil tank and threw it in.

With these two cans of kerosene, they would definitely catch fire. He didn't care what shape they would take.

Anyway, the letter only told him to set the fire, but didn't say what it should look like.

So Wang Er started to get busy.

But what he didn't notice was that the bag of silver he brought with him was shining strangely in the sunlight, as if something had been wiped off it.
In a short while, Wang Er had prepared two kerosene tanks.

The kerosene can is only the size of a fist and is filled with kerosene and some special incendiaries.

As long as the fuse is lit and thrown out, the kerosene inside will spread and burn rapidly, and it will be extremely difficult to extinguish.

After doing all this, Wang Er buried the silver again, and then went out with dozens of taels of silver.

Because he had something to do tonight, he didn't plan to go to the Eight Great Hutongs to find Xiao Cui for the time being. He randomly found a restaurant and had a hearty meal.

But for some reason, Wang Er always felt that the food today tasted a little strange.

But he just thought that the merchant was playing tricks and sold him leftover food.

So he just cursed a few times and didn't do anything else.

After all, he had important things to do in the evening and he didn't want to attract anyone's attention.

Just when Wang Er had finished his meal and was planning to scout the area around the Daming Newspaper, a man who looked like a housekeeper knocked on the door of the study in front of him in a large mansion somewhere in the capital.

"Master, it's done!"

"Someone has taken the money and seems to be planning to take action tonight!"

The butler said respectfully.

The person in the study didn't say anything, but just nodded softly as a response.

The butler stopped talking and left.

It is obvious that this master is the mastermind behind this incident!
Time passed quickly and it was night in the blink of an eye.

Wang Er did not choose to take action at this time, but waited until the hour of Chou (one or two o'clock in the middle of the night). Then he put on his nightgown and tiptoed out the door.

Then he crossed the streets and headed straight for the Daming Newspaper Office.

Because there was a curfew in ancient times, Wang Er didn't meet anyone along the way. Even when he met patrol officers, he cleverly avoided them.

Soon, Wang Er arrived outside the Daming Newspaper Office.

He looked around and made sure that this was the same place he had scouted during the day. Then he took out a tinderbox, took out a kerosene can from his arms, lit it, and threw it in with force.

Snapped!
With a crisp sound, a raging fire instantly ignited inside the Daming Newspaper Office. "Who is it?"

"Damn it, it's on fire!"

"Catch them! Someone set a fire!"

The next moment, a noisy sound suddenly came from the yard.

Wang Er was stunned. He thought that everyone in the room should be asleep at this time, but he didn't expect that he would be discovered as soon as he threw in a kerosene can.

Oh no! We have to leave quickly!
Without having time to throw the second kerosene can, Wang Er jumped onto the beam without hesitation and prepared to escape.

But at this moment, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had already discovered him.

"Stop! Where are you going!"

The Jinyiwei shouted loudly.

Wang Er was scared half to death. He knew that this mission would be difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult.

As soon as he made a move, he was spotted by the Embroidered Uniform Guards!

After all, he is a thief, how dare he confront the government?
So Wang Er ran away without saying a word.

Relying on his superb lightness skills, Wang Er quickly left the Jinyiwei captain far behind.

But after this chase, Wang Er felt exhausted all over.

He cursed himself inwardly: Could it be that alcohol and sex have really drained my body? Otherwise, why would I be so exhausted and out of breath after running for such a short while?

Then, Wang Er took a deep breath and prepared to leave.

But suddenly at this moment, Wang Er felt an inexplicable heart palpitation, and his heart suddenly hurt, and a mouthful of blood spurted out without any warning.

"What's going on?"

Wang Er was shocked and had no idea what was going on.

Why did I suddenly vomit blood?
Although he was shocked, in order to avoid being caught by the Jinyiwei, he still forced himself to jump off the roof and leave.

But with just this jump, all his strength disappeared in an instant and he almost couldn't stand up.

In the moonlight, Wang Er watched the blood he spurted out gradually turn black, and he was shocked:
etc.
Is he poisoned?

But how is this possible? When was he poisoned?

Could it be the lunch we had at noon?

Impossible! It was his first time there and he didn't know anyone there. Why would they poison him?

Could it be.
silver?

Was the silver smeared with poison?
Wang Er was confused and had no idea how he was poisoned.

He didn't dare to think too much and was about to leave here by holding on to the wall.

He also has some detoxifying herbs in his residence, which might be able to save his life!

He doesn't want to die here!
He wants to survive!

Unfortunately, Wang Er still underestimated the toxicity in his body.

He had actually been poisoned as early as when he came into contact with the silver.

In addition, he had no habit of washing his hands, and he would eat a roast chicken directly with his hands when eating, which caused the toxin to spread more quickly in his body.

Just like that, after just a few steps, Wang Er began to bleed from all seven orifices, and then fell headfirst to the ground.

Before they died, their eyes were wide open, as if they were unwilling to close their eyes.

At this point, a notorious bandit who had killed more than a dozen people died in an unknown alley.

A moment later, several figures fell from the sky.

It was the Jinyiwei who came to search for Wang Er.

Looking at Wang Er's body on the ground, several Jinyiwei looked at each other in confusion.

By the light of the fire, they knew that this guy had been poisoned to death.

"Boss, what should I do?"

A captain of the Jinyiwei asked.

Another Jinyiwei said helplessly:
"Don't touch him yet. He might be poisoned. Let someone take the body back. I'll report this to the Tongzhi Lord."

After saying this, the three of them immediately started to get busy.

The East Palace is the prince's bedroom.

Zhu Cilang fell asleep early as usual.

However, in the middle of the night, he was awakened by the urge to urinate. Just as he was about to get up to go to the bathroom, he keenly noticed that someone seemed to be walking back and forth outside the door.

Zhu Cilang was puzzled and asked:

"Who's out there?"

As soon as the words fell, a familiar voice came in:
"Your Highness, it's you who are my subjects!"

This is Li Ruo Lian's voice!

Why is this guy here in the middle of the night? Is something wrong?

Zhu Cilang was startled and didn't care about the urgency of urinating. He said quickly:
"come in!"

Then, Li Ruolian pushed the door open and walked in, looking anxious.

"Your Highness, someone set fire to the Daming Newspaper Office tonight."

what?
Upon hearing this, Zhu Cilang became instantly furious.

Although he expected that those civil servants would not sit idly by and watch the Ming Daily develop in this way, and would definitely do something secretly, he did not expect that they would choose such despicable means!
Arson? It's amazing that they could come up with such an idea!

After calming down for a moment, Zhu Cilang asked in a cold voice:
"Has anyone been caught?"

Li Ruo Lian nodded, then shook his head, and said with a complicated expression:

"He was caught, but it's no use. He was poisoned when the Jinyiwei caught him. His body has been sent to the coroner and an autopsy is underway."

Murder and silence?

Zhu Cilang sneered in his heart.

Then, Zhu Cilang continued to ask:

"What was the damage to the Daming Newspaper? Did the fire really spread?"

"Are there any casualties?"

Li Ruo Lian shook his head and replied:
"Your Highness, as per your instructions, the Daming Newspaper Office was patrolled by Jinyiwei at all hours. Therefore, the fire was discovered as soon as it started and was immediately extinguished, resulting in no casualties or substantial losses."

Zhu Cilang nodded slightly, and the heavy stone in his heart fell to the ground, but then he said:
"The East and West Factories have been almost fully established recently. It's time for them to play their role."

"Go and inform them immediately. I want to know what's going on before dawn at the latest."

"Emperor's Guards, don't just stand there, let's go investigate together!"

"I obey!"

Li Ruolian bowed and accepted the order, then left in a hurry.

After this happened, Zhu Cilang couldn't sleep for a while.

He simply asked Ma Bao, who had just arrived, to bring over all the memorials that the cabinet had recently handled, intending to use them to pass the time while thinking about countermeasures.

Not long after, Jinyiwei Commander Luo Yangxing, Dongchang Admiral Eunuch Gao Yushun, and Xichang Admiral Eunuch Fang Zhenghua were urgently summoned to Jinyiwei's Northern Pacification Division.

The entire capital seemed to be shrouded in a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)