allendalepharm Chapter 524 Tracking
Chapter 524 Tracking
At this time, the other staff members in the room were also at a loss. These assassins in the capital area were like walking into an empty space. How could the emperor feel at ease?
If the assassin cannot be caught quickly this time, the emperor will definitely be dissatisfied. Since the task was given to the third and fourth princes, it was meant to let the two of them stand out.
It depends on who finds the assassin and the real culprit first. Whoever lags behind or even fails to find them will not only be embarrassed in front of the emperor, but also lose face in front of the court officials.
"I didn't invite you all here today to keep silent. You have to come up with some ideas."
The third prince glanced at the people in the room, but wherever his eyes fell, everyone avoided him, which made him very angry.
On normal days, these people only know how to flatter and curry favor with others. Now that we are really in trouble, they have all become gourds with sawed mouths.
He couldn't help but think of Jiang Youzhen. Even though Jiang Youzhen didn't think of a solution immediately, at least his analysis was well-reasoned and thoughtful.
Suddenly he heard a slight noise outside the study, and the Third Prince and everyone else immediately became alert.
"Who? Who dares to trespass into the prince's mansion?" The deputy commander guarding outside the door shouted.
Hearing the deputy commander's footsteps getting farther and farther away, the third prince, holding his sword tightly in his hand, ordered Chen Jianshu to go out and take a look.
As soon as Chen Jianshu walked out of the house, he saw the deputy commander returning in a hurry.
"Your Highness! Lord Chen, I found a wounded man in black in the corner, and a letter."
The third prince immediately asked him to present the letter. When he opened it, he found there was only one line of words in the letter: I’m sending you a great gift.
He looked at the signature below, Jiang?
The first person he thought of was Jiang Youzhen, and he immediately turned around and walked to the unconscious man in black.
After examining him for a while, he said, "Find a doctor to see this man, but order him to be under strict surveillance."
He guessed that this person might be one of the assassins, but what surprised him was how Jiang Youzhen caught this assassin?
The second prince watched the man in black enter the third prince's palace from afar, but he did not follow him in. He turned around and left in anger.
I didn't expect the third brother to be so fast, but the man's internal strength was so deep and his martial arts were so powerful, how come he hadn't seen it before? It seems that the third brother has a lot of secrets!
Jiang Yi and others who followed from a distance looked at the returning Second Prince. They wanted to ask him something, but when they thought about the fact that he was wearing a mask and had a mysterious identity, they knew he must not be a good person, so they just stopped him.
"You are late. The people have already entered the Third Prince's Mansion." The Second Prince said unhappily.
Jiang Yi and the others were very disappointed. Although the young master said it was okay if they couldn't catch the person, they were still derelict in their duty.
Seeing that Jiang Yi and the others were still ready to make a move, the Second Prince snorted coldly, "If you want to die, I won't stop you. There are many experts in the Third Prince's mansion. If you are caught, it won't matter if you die, but you will implicate your master."
The second prince had seen Jiang Yi, so he naturally knew that he was someone close to Jiang Youzhen. Jiang Youzhen must have known some inside information to arrange people to guard the City God Temple. Could it be that the third prince told him?
Jiang Youzhen quickly returned to the house from another road, changed his clothes, washed up again, and fell asleep.
The next day, when Jiang Youzhen was about to take a carriage to the Imperial College, Asan came to report.
"I found it!" Asan looked serious, pulled Jiang Youzhen over and went into the house.
"What do you mean?" The man was sent to the prince's mansion yesterday, and Jiang Youzhen really didn't know any more news.
"Haven't there been a few new faces coming over these past few days? I sent someone to follow them and found out that one of them went to the South City Pier last night."
"Nancheng Wharf? Do you know who we met?" Jiang Youzhen asked.
Ah San shook his head. "You also know that my subordinates are all beggars. Since you said they might be assassins, they must be very sensitive. We followed him in sections. We didn't dare to follow him alone, for fear of being discovered by him.
There weren't many people in the south city at night, and it was a remote place, so beggars rarely went there. In order to prevent the man from getting suspicious, he didn't follow him any further.
Jiang Youzhen nodded. If this happened in his previous life, he would be a good candidate for intelligence work! These people's tracking methods are quite advanced.
"Well done! It's better to have less information than to alert the enemy. You should always put your own safety first."
Jiang Youzhen praised him sincerely, which made Asan feel a little embarrassed.
"I just thought that if a familiar face kept following me, the other party would easily become suspicious. As long as the person was changed, this problem would not exist."
Jiang Youzhen felt very sorry for Ah San upon hearing this. If it were in his previous life, he would have definitely been a talented member of the detective team!
"Has there been anything unusual at Nancheng Wharf recently?" Jiang Youzhen pondered.
Ah San thought for a moment before saying, "The dock is always very busy, with many things going on every day, which is normal. But there are more and more ships at the dock recently, and the bridge is a bit narrow. They are widening it recently!"
"Does that require a lot of craftsmen and laborers?" Jiang Youzhen had an idea.
"Yes! There were quite a few people busy when I went there last time!" Asan suddenly understood what Jiang Youzhen meant.
"You mean those assassins are mixed in with the craftsmen and coolies?" Ah San immediately thought it was very likely. "Oh, right, there are still many coolies carrying bags at the docks. Some of them don't have houses in the capital, and they are not from the capital. They sleep at the docks at night."
Jiang Youzhen nodded. "The dock is a mixed crowd, so it's easiest to hide your identity."
She thought about it, then walked to the desk and wrote a letter, asking Qing Lang to send someone to deliver it to the Third Prince's Palace immediately.
"You continue to send people to watch, but don't follow at night. If you can change your identity during the day, follow them. It's better to be careful."
Ah San nodded, "Okay! Then I'll go back first!"
The third prince originally sent people to pay attention to the every move of the other two princes, but after receiving Jiang Youzhen's letter, a sharp light immediately burst out in his eyes.
"Take a look!" He gave the letter to Chen Jianshu.
Chen Jianshu couldn't help feeling confused when he saw it.
"Your Highness, do you think what Mr. Jiang said is true?"
"If he wasn't sure, Jiang Youzhen wouldn't be so anxious."
The Third Prince clenched his fist and said, "Just trust her once."
"Take my token and immediately dispatch people from the Military Affairs Department and the Dali Temple to these two places to arrest the people. Remember, you must leave a few alive."
The assassin Jiang Youzhen sent last night was still unconscious. He was really too heavy-handed. However, they had already stripped the assassin of everything, and they did get some results.
But he was a little surprised that Jiang Youzhen planned to cooperate with him this time. He thought Jiang Youzhen would choose the fourth brother.
The Fourth Prince also found some clues. A caravan that traveled from the border to the capital half a month ago was somewhat suspicious.