So how did these six people appear? We have to go back a little bit to talk about this.
And when Kang Haijiao left the ruined temple last time, Old Zhao already knew that something happened tonight, but the information revealed by Kang Haijiao's gestures and eyes was really limited, and Old Zhao did not It's easy to determine what exactly happened.
In short, since Kang Haijiao has made it clear that he will come back later, Lao Zhao will take advantage of him.
After thinking for a while, Lao Zhao first took the four sword boxes back into the secret passage, and then he was not in a hurry to come out again. Instead, he lay down behind the door of the secret passage and passed through a Hidden holes peer into the ruined temple.
As a result, as soon as he lay down there, before Kang Haijiao came, two other people came - two masked men.
Of course, since it was pitch dark in the ruined temple at this time, their masked old Zhao could not see them. What they were sure of was that there were two footsteps.
As soon as Lao Zhao heard the footsteps, he thought to himself: "Are these two the people Kang Haijiao hinted just now...who are following him?"
He was thinking about it and thought to himself. The two people outside had already started searching the ruined temple. Although Lao Zhao's ear skills were not very good, he could still hear the footsteps when he concentrated on listening in this dark and quiet environment. the other party’s movement trajectory.
"Nothing." After a moment, the masked man with a distinctive voice spoke.
"I didn't find anything either." Masked Man B quickly responded.
"Oh...it's still too late. I should have come in earlier, then maybe the person would still be there." The masked man said angrily.
"Hey! If you go by what I said, we would have rushed in while Brother Jiao was talking to him just now, and we might have caught him." Masked Man B said.
"Tsk...why are you so stupid?" Masked Man A said, "Didn't Brother Jiao tell you everything before taking action? He didn't know where the contact person came from, let alone I don’t know if the other party has any other helpers secretly. If we rush in while they are meeting, we might be the one who gets attacked.”
“Then…” The masked man. B was scolded for being stupid and seemed to be a little anxious, "What about Terashima? Didn't Brother Jiao attract his attention, so we just dealt with him from behind?"
"Nonsense, can it be the same?" Masked Man A said, "Terashima was killed by Brother Jiao. We know he must have come alone, so how can we not succeed?"
"Hmm..." Masked Man B groaned, as if he suddenly thought of something, and said in surprise, "Eh? Do you think the drama Brother Jiao just acted was exposed?"
"Go, go, go... How can we still survive now that our secret has been exposed? I'm afraid we'll be killed as soon as we step in." The masked man continued firmly, "Besides~ I see The 'connector' wasn't very smart either. Brother Jiao put him in a slight position and bluffed him. He didn't even think of opening the sword box to confirm what was inside."
"Then why are others missing now? " Masked Man B asked again.
"I guess... there is probably only one 'connector' there, so he was a little bit weak after reading Brother Jiao's hint just now. Decided to transport the sword away first and come back to meet Brother Jiao later. "The masked man A said, "Hmph... Fortunately, Brother Jiao was clever and played a trick of pretending that something was wrong. Otherwise, we would have missed the point now. If he turned around and lit incense immediately, the other party would definitely be suspicious... "
At this point, he paused, as if thinking for a while, and then said again: "Well... we are not busy, let's withdraw first. Since we have basically determined the contact person, Then we’ll just wait for Brother Jiao to catch him again; this time we stay away, after all, Brother Jiao called each other just now, and it won’t be easy if the other party comes back after releasing the sword and searches around first... We still Walk a little farther to lure the snake out of its hole. "
Masked Man B said: "Then...we are far away, how can we do anything later? "
"Are you stupid? "The masked man cursed again, "With Brother Jiao's martial arts, in a one-on-one situation, are you worried about not being able to capture the opponent alive? Why don't we just wait for him to send the signal and then come over? "
"Oh...yes, that makes sense. "Masked Man B said, and laughed, "Haha... Then we two brothers will be more relaxed. He paused for half a second and then said, "Hey, you said that if this matter is done today, the superiors will definitely not treat us badly, right?" "
"Hey~look at your bear-like appearance. "The masked man A answered impatiently, "What are you thinking about? If there is really a big reward, it will be for Brother Jiao. After all... the plan is decided by others, and 90% of the matter is done by others. We are just starting with each other. "
"Yes, yes...that's natural. "Masked Man B said, "Brother Jiao is such a person. Even the guy named Xiao was deceived by him. He didn't even know there was an undercover agent next to him. Ha... wait until the 'gang leader' becomes a hegemon in the future. Well, maybe we, Brother Jiao, will sit in the seat named Xiao. Hehe... maybe we will also get some benefits by then. ”
“Okay, okay… don’t have those big dreams of yours. Let’s take care of the things in front of you first. Follow me.” " Before the masked man finished speaking, the footsteps of the two people gradually became farther and farther away, and soon they left the ruined temple.
At the same time, the man lying behind the secret door eavesdropped Old Zhao was already covered in cold sweat.
After the voices of the two people completely disappeared, Old Zhao dared to turn around, quietly walked to the four sword boxes, and placed them in front of the four sword boxes. They were opened one by one.
Old Zhao took a closer look...
Old Zhao may not recognize the other weapons. He still knows Terashima Yasuhei's Japanese sword.
Terashima is a very individual person, and even this group of connectors know that Terashima will never hand over his Japanese sword. For others; to take a step back, even if it is not Terashima, because for these Japanese warriors, the sword can be said to beIt is a part of their lives - the knife is there, life and death.
At this moment, Terashima’s Japanese sword appears here, with blood still on it. The fate of Terashima is self-evident.
Lao Zhao and his contacts didn’t know that Terashima was dueling with Lin Yuancheng tonight, because Kang Haijiao and Terashima’s actions did not need to be reported to them in advance. Only after receiving the sword did I know who had died in Terashima's hands.
Therefore, from the perspective of Lao Zhao, the owners of the first three swords are all worthy. All three of them left after the duel with Terashima and later died. The swordsman whose body was found in the wasteland; and the last sword... Judging from the conversation between the two people just now, it was Terashima who was responsible for the plot tonight and did not run away.
Thinking about it this way, Kang Haijiao's various "abnormalities" not long ago were actually acting with him, so he could be consistent.
When thinking about this, Lao Zhao couldn't help but tremble with fear.
Fear is followed by anger.
"Well, you Kang Haijiao, it turns out that you are an undercover agent sent to Wujian Villa by another gang! You are really well hidden! You kid didn't do anything earlier and later, but you picked on your ten When the mission of Six Swords was about to be completed, he killed Terashima and planned to capture our "connector" alive... Humph! You are planning to "close the net" and expose our plan in one fell swoop, right? It’s a big deal for our Master Xiao!”
Old Zhao started running in the secret passage while thinking about it.
This secret passage leads all the way to a dry well within the city wall of Dengzhou City. Most of it is naturally formed, with only about one-tenth of it (mainly the section of the ruined temple and the part connecting the dry well). parts) are manually opened.
There is no doubt that the other five contacts live not far from the dry well. Otherwise... it is convenient to "go to work".
Lao Zhao climbed out of the well under the cover of night, quickly woke up all his colleagues, and then while driving back with five people, he "stolen" him in a secret passage. The "information" I heard was told with emotion and jealousy.
When those five people heard what he said with such certainty and detail, and with the Japanese sword from Terashima as their witness, they naturally stopped questioning anything.
So, there was a scene where the six of them ambushed Kang Haijiao in the ruined temple.
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Time returns to this moment...
Accompanied by the shouts of the six people, six swords, six sword styles... ...has been killed from all sides of Kanghai Jiao.
Although Kang Haijiao's Qinggong was high, it was still difficult for him to cope with sudden attacks from six directions in such an indoor environment.
In the midst of the flash of lightning, Kang Haijiao instinctively jumped forward and used a move of "Rabbit Raising and Falcon Falling" to cross the air. He got through the gap between the two sword edges, and then stood alone again. Putting his hands on the ground, he wanted to turn around and get up again.
But his opponent would not let him get what he wanted. Before Kang Haijiao's hand supporting the ground could exert force, he stabbed him diagonally.Another sword swiped at him, cutting off a piece of flesh and blood on his forearm. If the tip of the sword had penetrated even a little further, it would have rubbed against the bone.
Kang Haijiao was in pain and was weak, but he still managed to move. He turned around and then turned back, rushing towards the door of the temple.
While running away, he shouted: "Stop! It's a misunderstanding, it's me, Kang Haijiao! One of our own!"
However, all he received in response was sneers and a sentence I don't know who said: "You are the one who will be killed!"
Kang Haijiao's mind was also confused. He could not imagine what happened to him this time, and the situation in front of him was also confusing. He couldn't help but be distracted by thinking about what was there and what wasn't.
Different from mercenaries like Kang Haijiao who are temporarily recruited to "do dirty work", the six connectors are all direct descendants of Wujian Villa, although the martial arts of these six people are not as good as Kang Haijiao and Terashima is smart, but to Xiao Zhun, they are "one of his own", which is why they can serve as "connectors" in intelligence work, but the really dangerous things are done by Terashima and Kang Haijiao.
So what are the martial arts of these six people?
Let’s put it this way: one on one, he is definitely no match for Kang Haijiao; two on one, he is slightly at a disadvantage; but if it is three on one... that is a qualitative change, and Kang Haijiao can basically only run away.
When it came to a six-on-one situation, and they had the advantage of sneak attack, it was impossible for Kang Haijiao to escape unscathed.
Sooner than later, Kang Haijiao's move towards the door had undoubtedly been predicted, so before he could gain a firm footing after completing the previous move, another sword came down the three paths. It hit his calf.
The sword only caused flesh wounds, but it still caused Kang Haijiao to lose his balance briefly.
When Kanghai Jiao staggered, the other five swords also rushed forward, each taking action.
In the blink of an eye, his ribs, flanks, arms, shoulders and neck were all covered in paint. In some places, the skin was torn, and in other places, holes had been poked.
Kang Haijiao is no stranger to the feeling of approaching death. This is very important - a person who has already been through the gate of hell once, and a person who has never experienced such a desperate situation, Reactions to similar situations are very different.
At this critical moment, Kang Haijiao reacted very quickly. He first exploded all the internal energy he could muster at this moment without hesitation. In conjunction with his innate crazy strength, he used a swing arm and a fist. With one movement, he pushed back the six people who were bullying him. Following that, he immediately closed the acupuncture points near the wounds on his torso. He quickly poured down a mouthful of Dantian Qi, followed the meridians to his feet, and stepped on to exert force. , jumped back up...
At that moment, he almost flew out of the temple door in a "lying" posture, and gradually fine-tuned his body shape in the air, reaching his feet Landed.
How could those six connectors let Kang Haijiao, who was at the end of his strength, run away? Naturally, they all quickly chased him out and killed him with quick swords.
Kanghai dragon bitesClenching his teeth, he twisted and turned desperately, and ran away. However, he was hit again before he could get up, and he was slashed with three swords on his back before he ran away.
"Chase! He can't run far!"
This judgment is correct. With Kang Haijiao's current injury, it is impossible for him to run at his usual fastest speed, nor can he run Too long... Even if he can distance himself from his pursuers within a certain period of time, the blood stains he leaves along the way will eventually attract them.
Just like this, in the darkest moment before sunrise.
In this wilderness, one person is running and six people are chasing him.
There are not many choices left for Kang Haijiao, and there is not much time for him to choose. To put it simply...it is nothing more than "survival in death".
In the end, his blood was found disappearing beside a fast-flowing river.
The connectors did not give up easily. After sunrise, they divided into two groups. One group went to the other side of the river to investigate, while the other group followed the river downstream.
The two teams searched for the whole day with the mentality of seeing people alive and dead, but found nothing.
At this point, there is not much point in searching anymore. After all, the river eventually leads to the sea...
Considering Kang Haijiao's injury, the six of them together, They concluded that most of Kang Haijiao's body had flowed into the sea to feed the fish.
Later, when they sent the sword to Xiao Zhun, they also reported based on this conclusion, so even the owner of Xiao Zhun was deceived...
Xiao Zhun is From beginning to end, he didn't know that Sun Yixie and Lin Yuancheng were involved in what happened that night. He thought Kang Haijiao was actually an undercover agent sent to him by a certain "gang leader".
What’s even more amazing is that after that, Xiao Zhun used all kinds of intelligence to reason and analyze on his own, and came to the conclusion that "Kang Haijiao is from the Cao Gang."
Think about it... This Kang Haijiao once stayed in the Caobang. Later, he took several brothers to leave the Caobang and worked as thieves for a few years. He stayed quiet for a while, and waited until he came out again. , he suddenly became a master of martial arts... This is a bit strange no matter how you think about it, right?
So can it be considered that his behavior of being expelled from the Cao Gang was the same as Chen Yongren's leaving the police academy to become a Young and Dangerous boy?
In addition, everyone knows that the Cao Gang is powerful nowadays, and Di Bujue is also very ambitious, and people named Di often engage in side activities that are despised by Zhengdao, such as finding people to sneak attack on competitors. ...so he also fits the profile of a "gang leader" who would place undercover agents everywhere.
To sum up, it is not too outrageous that Xiao Zhun would come up with this answer.
Even Sun Yixie, the instigator of all this, did not expect that a line he casually made up tonight would become a trigger for the future fate of the two gangsters.
Of course, that’s a story for another day.