The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

Chapter 254: The 'Moderate' Officials

15 minutes later, Sun Shaozong stood amid a sea of corpses and blood, pulling out his sword... Well, holding up the stick, he looked around and saw that there were no more people on the long street who could fight.

He threw away his blade and carried the landed tank to the corner of the wall, creating a simple harbor.

This harbor was not only sheltering him from the wind. There were dozens of people lying in disorder on the ground, and there must be many undead people inside. If he tried to let his guard down and was shot back by someone who pretended to be dead, it would be truly blissful and tragic.

After completing this safe harbor, Sun Shaozong began to check his physical condition.

Due to the armor protection, there were only three of the dozens of knife wounds on his body, and the wounds were not very serious.

In addition, Sun Shaozong was also shot with two crossbows and arrows!

One was inserted into the shoulder blade of his left shoulder. According to the touch of the hand, the arrow should have been stuck in the bone, and whether it had been pierced or not was unknown.

The other one tore a large, foot-long gash in Sun Shaozong's right rib. Although it didn't hit a vital point, it accumulated a bubble of hot blood in the armor. As soon as the arrow rod was removed, blood squirted out like a water gun.

If the wound was not treated as soon as possible, with the medical level of these years, there might be life-threatening concerns.

However, he was still lucky. After all, the armor was still awesome enough to resist the damage of guns and swords. In the face of the bow and crossbow shooting at close range, it was not strong enough to penetrate through. If any vital parts were hit, Sun Shaozong would have died long ago.

Fortunately, the operation of firearms in these years was complex, and it was extremely difficult to reload ammunition in a chaotic array and aim at Sun Shaozong, who was traveling like the wind.

Otherwise, like these two arrows, if he were hit at a close range, regardless of whether the shot was crucial or not, it might result in death.

"Your Excellency, are you... are you okay?"

Sun Shaozong was tearing down the mattress near the wound and was trying to find a way to bandage it. That was when he heard someone probing in fear and concern across the landed tank.

It turned out that it was Jia Shanyao and others who had been staring around and forgot to even come forward to help. At this moment, they finally came together.

In the past, they were in awe of Sun Shaozong's official position. However, after watching the incredible battle just now, even if he was a common person, they would treat him with respect as if he were their ancestor.

"Dont worry."

Sun Shaozong replied and ordered, "Go find out if you have any cleaner clothes, and then collect all the weapons on the ground!"

Although the mattress was warmed by his body temperature after the fierce battle, it was only temporary. Without any accidents, the wet quilt would quickly cool down. At that time, Sun Shaozong's body, which had just lost blood, might not be able to bear it.

So what he needed most now was a clean suit.

Jia Shanyao and others naturally didnt dare to neglect his orders. They found several pieces of clothing in the pile of corpses, donated some coats and cloaks to each other, and rushed to deliver them to Sun Shaozong.

One of the Dragon Guards who carried Golden Wound Medicine with him, also had a slight knowledge of medical skills. Sun Shaozong asked him to help take out the two arrows and simply bandage them.

It was easy to say, but the process was really painful!

By the time Sun Shaozong came out of the shelter with a pale face, his left shoulder was already swollen and shapeless.

"Your Excellency."

Jia Shanyao gathered firearms, crossbows, knives, and guns with his men. Seeing Sun Shaozong come out, he came forward trembling and asked, "What are we going to do next? Are we going to directly enter the Governor's Office?"

If he had used to rely on these people to forcibly attack the Governor Mansion, he wouldnt dare think about it before. However, after watching Sun Shaozong's crazy slaughter, he was already convinced that there was nothing in the world that Sun Shaozong couldnt do!

However, Sun Shaozong rolled his eyes and angrily shouted, "If you want to die, you can go there yourself. Don't bring me to accompany you for burial."

As he spoke, he tightened the tight-fitting clothes he was given, casually found a step nearby, and calmly sat down.

When Jia Shanyao and others saw this, they looked at each other, and they were all a bit overwhelmed.

Finally, the small official who bandaged Sun Shaozong spoke due to his curiosity, and relying on his recent kindness, he approached carefully and asked, "My Lord, are we just waiting for this? Until the people from the Governor's Office come over..."

"Come over?"

Sun Shaozong sneered and said, "Before and after this, they have lost at least one-third of their manpower, not to mention nearly half of their firearms and crossbows. Do you think Governor Zhou and Chief Provincial Judge Hu still have the courage to come out?"

"Your Excellency."

Jia Shanyao carefully reported, "You have killed Chief Provincial Judge Hu just now. Where is the body?"

As he spoke, Sun Shaozong pointed to a separately placed corpse not far away.

Eh?!

Did he accidentally kill a third-grade official just now?

Unfortunately, he didn't recognize it at the time, and he didn't have any special feelings

Putting this regret behind him, Sun Shaozong added, My task is now over, and someone will naturally come forward to clean up the mess later."

Someone would come forward to clean up the mess?

Jia Shanyao pondered and also vaguely guessed something.

As soon as he was about to speak for confirmation, he heard the sound of hooves at the T-shaped intersection. Immediately, a dozen knights turned out of the street corner, grabbed the reins, and observed from a distance for a while. The leader turned around and reported loudly, "Your Excellency, the rebels in the Governor Mansion have indeed been defeated!"

As soon as the words were finished, several more horsemen rushed out of the street. The leader, wearing a flaming red official robe, was Vice Governor Lin, the leader of the three divisions!

"F*ck you!"

Jia Shanyao couldn't help but curse and said, "The Vice Governor is here right now. He's clearly here to take credit!"

The other Dragon Guards were also indignant. Although they have not participated in the fight just now, they managed to organize the battlefield and naturally have the qualification to despise the owner, who was unable to exert any effort and wanted to pick up the ready-made credits.

In fact, as early as sending Xiang Yi to seek support, Sun Shaozong knew that only when he demonstrated his strength enough to defeat Zhou Ruqing would those "moderate" officials who didnt participate in the rebellion, such as the Vice Governor, appear valiantly on the stage, and then, while proving his innocence, he would blame Zhou Ruqing for all the crimes.

Indeed!

As he spoke, he saw Vice Governor Lin riding his horse, dismounting, and trotting over to him. He courteously asked, Lord Sun, are you okay?! This time, it is all thanks to you, otherwise, I will still be deceived by Governor Zhou... Zhou Ruqing is so upset and crazy!'"

*What a nice play of being deceived!

Sun Shaozong sneered in his heart, but he took advantage of the situation and pretended to be weak and groaned, "I am afraid I have been hit by two crossbows and arrows, and I am unable to fight for the hundreds of innocent women in the Governor Mansion anymore. I can only rely on you to rescue them."

Without waiting for Vice Governor Lin to speak, he reluctantly arched his hand and said, "Your Excellency has spared no effort to rescue these hundreds of women safely. None of them has suffered any damage. I will definitely report it truthfully and try to protect Your Excellency from the involvement of Zhou Ruqing!"

Upon hearing him deliberately point out the words no one is damaged, and then vaguely threatening him with the word implicated, Vice Governor Lins face suddenly changed color, and was about to speak when he saw Sun Shaozong's eyes roll over and directly fainted in front of him.