Chapter 847: Chapter 555, Murder_2
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All the way at a galloping pace.
Throughout the journey, there was no rest, as I headed straight back to my own city.
As I entered the city gates and stopped,
the horses almost collapsed from exhaustion.
Their whole bodies emitted a layer of white mist as they gasped heavily.
My subordinate took the reins of the horse.
He immediately said, “My lord, Fang Hao is waiting for you at the City Lord’s mansion. Please hurry over!”
“Alright, I know.”
Lan Yang didn’t stop but quickly made his way to the City Lord’s mansion.
Inside the hall.
In front of the large desk, several kinds of food were laid out.
Fang Hao, Demitrija, and a woman clad in leather armor were sitting at the desk.
Upon seeing the food, Lan Yang couldn’t help swallowing his saliva.
I hadn’t felt it before, but now I suddenly felt hungry.
“Boss.” Lan Yang sat down directly at the table and started to eat a meat pie.
Fang Hao glanced at this dark-skinned girl.
Seeing she was not injured, he felt relieved.
“Tell me everything in detail,” Fang Hao said.
Lan Yang took several big bites with his cheeks bulging, and recounted everything that had happened in the city during the day.
Actually, the matter was not a big deal.
For anyone else, such a management fee wouldn’t have caused such a stir.
But Lan Yang and Li Zhenhu had a vendetta, the kind that doesn’t end until one is dead.
Whenever the two met, their first thought was to kill the other.
Therefore, as soon as the incident occurred, Li Zhenhu used all his means to try to kill Lan Yang first.
After all, the situation between them was beyond reconciliation.
After finishing the tale, Lan Yang said, “He also wants to sleep with me, boss, you have to kill him. He might run away by tomorrow.”
He still spoke as he ate.
His mouth was muffled.
“Is he in Jinmastu? Did he buy some position there, and does he have any connections?” Fang Hao continued to inquire.
“It’s like a city management position, and from the looks of it, the city guards don’t treat him with much respect, so he probably doesn’t have much of a network,” Lan Yang replied.
Fang Hao nodded, not pressing any further.
Clearly, Lan Yang didn’t know much, nor did he have a way to find out detailed information.
And today’s incident
was also a warning to Fang Hao about the danger of Li Zhenhu.
This Li Zhenhu obviously wasn’t just a bandit who only knew how to rob. He had previously provided many suggestions to the bandits in the Life-taker stronghold,
helping the originally hundred-membered Life-taker stronghold to quickly grow to several thousand members.
He even purchased cannons, nearly causing a big loss for the Lyss City troops.
This man not only had an active mind, he was also not a miser. He knew how to spend money to his advantage.
Now, he just bought a minor official position in the city.
If left unchecked, the next time we meet, if he really becomes an official in some important position,
it would truly not be easy to kill him.
Therefore, we must kill him directly this time to avoid future trouble.
“Hmm, do you have a picture of Li Zhenhu?” Fang Hao smacked down Lan Yang’s hand as he was reaching for more food.
It was almost a mishap, and he still had the heart to stuff more into his mouth.
Lan Yang rubbed the back of his hand and shook his head. “No, but his appearance is very recognizable. Once you hear about it, you can remember.”
Fang Hao nodded and said to the side, “Little You, I’ll leave this task to you. Let Lan Yang describe his appearance and where Li Zhenhu lives, then you go and kill him.”
The woman sitting beside Fang Hao was none other than Disaster Song-Hilda.
Being a ghost hero, she was capable of hiding in the shadows and assassinating enemies.
“Understood, my lord.”
Little You sat beside Lan Yang and began listening to her describe Li Zhenhu’s features.
After the description,
Little You stood up. “My lord, I’ll leave right now.”
Fang Hao nodded, “Jinmastu should have no people from the church, but still be careful. After you return, let Lan Yang inform me, and I will pick you up.”
“Yes, my lord.”
As soon as the words fell, Little You’s figure dispersed like ink, disappearing from sight.
Lan Yang’s eyes widened, surprised by the scene in front of her.
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As night fell, Jinmastu gradually returned to peace.
In a dim room, more than twenty men, either sitting or standing, silently waited.
On the bed in the room, various parcels were packed up.
They were ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
At last, the door opened, and Li Zhenhu, smelling of alcohol, pushed the door open and walked in.
“Brother, how did it go, are we still running?” the younger brother immediately surrounded him.
Today, with this incident, and Lan Yang being rescued,
in the afternoon, he had his men pack up all their belongings and wait in the room for his news.
He then went out, first dragging the captain aside and stuffing him some money to learn some information.
It was the Goblin from the Trade Alliance who saved Lan Yang.
The City Lord didn’t want to offend the Trade Alliance, so he simply let Lan Yang go.
Knowing that Fang Hao had intervened through the Trade Alliance gave Li Zhenhu some peace of mind, at least he was not in a rush to flee anymore.
As evening approached, he hosted a banquet for some of the city’s dignitaries.
After spending a large amount of his money, he received a promise.
The city had a vacant military supply officer position, which they would introduce him to the City Lord in time.
This made Li Zhenhu even happier if he were to attain this position, then he would enter into significant official ranks.
Even if Fang Hao came, he could not just kill him.
He might even find a way to deal with him.