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Chapter 16: Revenge Was Taken That Night

Ugh!
The talks broke down!
Zuo Jing disliked anyone being more arrogant than his assassins.

Wang Hongfei.

Why?
A lowly constable is no big deal.

His wife and children were in Zuo Jing's hands again.

Under these circumstances, why would you negotiate with Zuo Jing?
Zuo Jing completely ignored him.

Wang Hongfei rejected all of the conditions offered, and instead proposed a new plan: as long as Wang Hongfei was obedient, he could reunite with his wife and children once a year.

This was, of course, also a lie to Wang Hongfei.

one year later.

Zuo Jing has tens of thousands of soldiers, many of whom are willing to die for their cause. There's no need for Wang Hongfei; he's long been eliminated and killed outright.

There's no need to keep your word with such wicked people.

original.

According to the usual procedure, no matter how harsh Zuo Jing's conditions were, as long as Wang Hongfei wanted to see his wife and children and to keep them safe, he had no choice but to comply and submit.

But Wang Hongfei is clearly a ruthless person—

"How dare you hurt my wife and children!"

"I will annihilate your entire family!"

Wang Hongfei glared fiercely.

But Zuo Jing knew: "This is nothing but your last pretense of selfishness and abandonment of your wife and children!"

Zuo Jing looked at Wang Hongfei: "You don't even know where I came from, who I am, or how you managed to wipe out my entire family?"

He was telling the truth.

But it exposed Wang Hongfei's hypocrisy and struck a chord with his heart.

"court death!"

Wang Hongfei broke down instantly, lunged forward, and grabbed Zuo Jing by the throat for the second time.

But this time, he didn't kill anyone—

"I can't find it!"

"Someone will find out!"

Wang Hongfei grabbed the assassin, his rough hands and feet were extremely brutal, and Zuo Jing couldn't withstand it, so he withdrew early.

……

"It's a pity."

"But we still made a profit."

Zuo Jing was fairly satisfied with tonight's results.

Although it was a great injustice to lose two loyal soldiers at once.

It was a pity that they ultimately failed to subdue Wang Hongfei.

But at least they used others to do their dirty work, eliminating the three cancerous elements—Shangguan Ji, Wei Sheng, and Ni San—and, to some extent, framing the Green Bamboo Gang.

Also.

They also obtained Wang Hongfei's wife, son, and daughter as laborers, and took them to the deep mountains and forests for reform.

This incident also provided Zuo Jing with a new perspective—

“Some people do all sorts of bad things outside, and leech off the people at the bottom of society.”

"Their families, however, enjoy it without a care in the world."

"It's time for them to pay back."

Ok.

Sakyo decides—

"From now on, the wicked will torture him to death."

"Their families were all exiled or sent to labor camps."

This is what it means to eradicate evil completely.

Thank you, Wang Hongfei.

Provide new ideas.

"correct."

"He captured the assassins, where is he taking them?"

Zuo Jing, through his involvement in investigating the assassin's location, discovered that the assassin was no longer at Wang Hongfei's house and was moving at a steady pace, presumably on a carriage.

"let me see."

Zuo Jing guessed that Wang Hongfei had stopped torturing the assassin, so he immediately possessed him again.

……

……

That night.

The assassin Zhao Liusan was escorted to Menglou... underground!

Zuo Jing possessed Zhao Liusan, whose eyes were covered with black cloth, ears were stuffed with cotton, and mouth was sealed with hemp cloth. He was then stuffed into a carriage and made his way through many twists and turns to Menglou.

Wang Hongfei thought this would cover it up, but little did he know that Zuo Jing had a fragment of jade that could pinpoint locations. He could easily find out where Zhao Liusan had been taken by sending a bodyguard to follow the light spot.

Enter Menglou through the back door, then go underground.

After Zuo Jing was tied to the wooden frame and the cotton and linen blindfold was removed, the first thing he saw was Wang Hongfei.

He grinned: "Officer Wang just killed Shangguan Ji, yet he still dares to come to Menglou. What audacity!"

How did you know this was Meng Lou?

Wang Hongfei was startled and turned to look at the person next to him, hurriedly explaining, "Hong Gu, I clearly covered his eyes and ears."

She was a woman in her thirties, dressed in red, heavily made up, and exuding charm.

She frowned slightly: "If he can't see or hear, how does he know this is Meng Lou?"

How weird!

Zuo Jing looked at the woman: "So you're called Hong Gu?"

Hong Gu frowned: "You know me?"

Zuo Jing shook his head: "I don't know him."

He suddenly laughed and said, "But you'll get to know me soon." He seemed to be talking nonsense.

Hong Gu said solemnly, "Young brother, you are not old, it is understandable that you have gone astray. If you are willing to confess honestly, you may be spared your life."

Zuo Jing shook his head: "I'm not afraid of death."

"Stubborn."

Hong Gu knew she had to resort to certain methods.

She approached with a red-hot branding iron in her hand: "I have all eighteen kinds of cruel tortures here, and no one has ever been able to endure them for more than three days."

Zuo Jing was indeed afraid when he saw it.

He decisively withdrew, leaving the assassin Zhao Liusan to endure the torture alone.

……

"Meng Lou".

"Hong Gu."

At home, Zuo Jing suddenly realized that arresting and interrogating the assassins might be a good way to gather intelligence on the enemy: "These people think that if they capture the assassins, they will definitely not be able to escape. During torture and interrogation, they often reveal a lot of information."

This information will then be obtained by Sakyo, who is possessed by the assassin.

However, there is one thing—

"When I possess a zombie, all I gain is the zombie's senses and control over its body, not its memories."

"I was able to grasp the information revealed by the interrogator during my possession."

"But during the time I was possessed, unless a second assassin at the scene relayed the information to me, I would have no way of knowing."

There are still limitations.

But it is generally feasible.

Such as this time.

Zuo Jing knew that Wang Hongfei had connections with Meng Lou, and that Meng Lou had a woman named "Hong Gu" whom Wang Hongfei treated with utmost respect.

"Mysterious."

"No matter how mysterious you are, I can overcome any challenge with my own strength."

Zuo Jing used the broken jade to locate the closest assassin to Meng Lou, and then possessed him—

Donning military uniform.

The show is about to begin.

……

"so high!"

This time, Zuo Jing possessed the body of the assassin Zhao Wuba. Dressed in a magnificent outfit, he looked up at Menglou from outside and couldn't help but marvel.

This Menglou consists of five buildings: east, west, south, north, and central.

Three stories high, five floors facing each other, with flying bridges and railings, and light and shadow connecting them.

The building is undulating in height, with intersecting eaves and corners, making it magnificent and splendid.

At night, it is brightly lit and very dazzling.

"The songs and dances of Liang Garden were full of elegance, and the fine wine was like a knife to cut through sorrow. I remember the many happy things of my youth, and the lamplight on Meng Tower late at night."

What a magnificent sight!

Who would have thought that behind it all lay filth and depravity?

Zuo Jing entered from the East Building and walked straight to the West Building, which was the largest and tallest of the five buildings. The first floor was for ordinary guests to eat and watch songs and dances, the second floor was for high-ranking officials and nobles, and only a few high-ranking officials from Shangyang Prefecture were qualified to enter the third floor.

The vast West Building can accommodate more than 500 people at the same time, offering the most luxurious and enjoyable dining experience. A single dish here might cost an ordinary family a year's worth of expenses.

Gaoledi.

The Gold-Disappearing Cave.

This is heaven on earth.

When Zuo Jing entered, a waiter arranged for him to sit down. He listened for a moment and overheard several young men drinking and talking at a table behind him. Zuo Jing overheard that they were the sons of clerks from the sixth office of the Shangyang County government.

"A lowly clerk, with a meager salary."

"Where did their son get the money to spend at Menglou?"

"It must be the hard-earned money of the people."

Zuo Jing sat down and ordered four dishes and a soup, then excused himself and left, leaving Zhao Wuba to enjoy the meal alone.

After estimating that Zhao Wuba had finished eating.

Zuo Jing returned to possess the body once more.

He gripped a dagger tightly in his sleeve.

Possessing a sharp weapon.

The thought of killing arose spontaneously.

He looked around, listened intently, and began to look for a target.

"My father's household is in charge of land, household registration, taxes, and finances; that's the most powerful place!"

“Every year when we went to the countryside to collect public grain, we would kick the bushel with our feet. The grain on top of the bushel would spill down but the bushel would not fall over. This is called ‘kicking the bushel with the tip of the grain’ or ‘kicking the tip of the grain with our feet.’ It requires speed, precision, and quickness. With one kick, you can kick out more grain without knocking the bushel over. It’s a skill that requires a lot of skill!”

"My father was an expert in this field."

"I've been learning martial arts since I was a child, just waiting to inherit my father's business and show you my skills one day."

The pale-faced boy was smug and boasted about how his father had plundered the people's wealth.

Suddenly, he saw his companion across from him looking at him with terror. He instinctively turned around and saw a flash of cold light before his throat was instantly slit.

Zuo Jing stood proudly with his dagger in his hand and shouted——

"Meng Lou's human trafficking is an heinous crime!"

"Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven to uphold justice."

"From now on, brothers will enter Menglou every day and kill one person at random. Those who are not afraid of death can continue to come to Menglou for fun!"

There was a loud shout.

A human life.

It instantly detonated the west building.

Zuo Jing never lets revenge linger overnight!
……

(End of this chapter)