This was a rather successful surprise attack, but the victor was not happy. Surrounded by his guards, Chief Luo Shijie wandered around the battlefield full of corpses in a daze. His face was ashen as he asked in a low voice,"Where is he?"
The person who was questioned trembled and replied in a low voice,""Milord, we have already conducted a thorough search. We didn't find him in Yuwen Batian's carriage, nor did we find him among the dead…"
"Nonsense!" Luo Shijie shouted in a low voice. His face was as black as charcoal." Find him!”
The subordinates did not dare to make a sound and hurriedly turned around to leave. A loud shout came from afar."Search! Every corpse had to be checked to prevent Yuwen Batian from faking his death!”The police and soldiers carried lanterns and rummaged through the bloody pile of corpses, identifying the faces and clothes of each corpse.
"My lord! Deputy Commander Lin Di quickly walked up to Luo Shijie and said,""The attack is complete. Sir, if we miss, we should leave. We should retreat!”
"Get lost!" Luo Shijie didn't even turn his head to look at Lin Di as he squeezed out a word from between his teeth. His gaze wandered around the battlefield, which was filled with corpses. He looked here and there, as if he was hoping to find Yuwen Batian somewhere.
Lin Di's face suddenly turned pale, and his handsome face was scarily distorted. He panted heavily for a while before he suppressed his anger and said in a low voice,"Milord, I came under the orders of His Highness!”
Luo Shijie suddenly turned around and glared at Lin Di with bloodshot eyes. He was so angry that his eyes were spewing fire.
Lin Di stood up straight and looked at him without flinching. His eyes were firm. He silently told Luo Shijie,"Although my official position is lower than yours, I am now the military supervisor personally appointed by the Regent!" It's impossible for me to yield!"
The two sides confronted each other fiercely for a while. In the end, Luo Shijie was the first to look away. He said hoarsely,"When we left the chief's residence, Yuwen Batian did get on that car." If he was nowhere to be seen, he must have gone into hiding. Moreover, it was very likely that he was pretending to be dead and hiding in the corpse pansy! If we retreat now, all our efforts will go to waste. Sir Lin Di, you can't do that!”
Lin Di's anger subsided a little. He thought about what Luo Shijie said and realized that it made sense. However, looking at the pile of corpses, Lin Di hesitated. Tonight's battle was a victory, but it was also a miserable victory. The 107 guards of the Overwatch Office had all been killed, but the number of casualties on their side was no less than 150. On the long street that was two to three hundred meters long. More than a hundred corpses were scattered around. It would take at least an hour to sort out and identify all of them.
"Sir, half an hour!" "You only have half an hour to search! After half an hour, the Overwatch Office will come. At that time, the ones who will have to escape will be us!”
Luo Shijie widened his bloodshot eyes and said,""Good!"
In the next half an hour, everyone who was familiar with Luo Shijie would be so shocked that they would break their glasses. In order to save time, the dignified family leader led the way. Disregarding his status, he worked with his subordinates to move the corpses. He didn't care about the bloodstains, the stench of blood, the ground of minced meat, and even the intestines and smelly filth that were scattered all over the ground. He personally rolled up his sleeves and rummaged through the corpses one after another, identifying them. His entire body was covered in blood and stench.
His subordinates were both surprised and impressed. Even a veteran who had fought in an ambush would have nightmares when he saw such a tragic scene of a sea of dismembered corpses. However, this civil official who had never been on the battlefield could work so calmly. His determination was really amazing.
"No!"
"No!"
"No!"
His subordinates admired him, but Luo Shijie himself was getting more and more frustrated. He personally examined the corpses one after another. The thick smell of blood made him want to vomit. The bright red in his eyes made him dizzy, and his chest felt as if it was blocked by an iron block. However, Luo Shijie could not care less about that now. He was like a gambler who had lost his entire fortune. His eyes were bloodshot as he shouted,"Next!”
"Milord, you've seen all the corpses.”
Luo Shijie raised his head, his eyes blank."Have you seen all of them? No, there must be more!" He stood up shakily and looked around, but his eyes were not focused, and no one knew what he was looking at.
The wind blew past, and the parasol tree swayed continuously, making sparse sounds. None of the assassins spoke. Everyone was quietly watching their leader. Everyone knew that the operation had failed.
With a look of pity, Lin Di said,""Milord, the time has passed. We should retreat. We still have a chance."
"There's still a chance?" Luo Shijie sneered and staggered closer. After staring at Lin Di for a while, he suddenly laughed hysterically and pointed at Lin Di's nose."You idiot! You don't understand what kind of person you're going to have a hard time with! Yuwen Batian will give us a second chance? Did a horse kick you in the head?"
In an instant, Lin Di's face turned cold. His face was twisted into a ball, and his eyes were filled with anger. He clenched his fists so tightly that they made cracking sounds. His expression was so terrifying that the soldiers immediately gathered around him and stared at him nervously, afraid that he would punch Luo Shijie's face.
Lin Di clenched his teeth tightly, his hands cracking. His nails had already dug into his flesh, and the excruciating pain woke him up. Using a high degree of self-control, he said word by word,"Sir, you should wake up!”
"I'm very calm!" "You're the one who can't see through me!" Luo Shijie grinned. Yuwen Batian escaped. We're finished! Idiot!"
" And the Prince Regent…"
" Prince Regent…Hahaha…" Luo Shijie laughed hysterically. The young officer in front of him was proud, but his knowledge was still too shallow. In terms of understanding of the Regent, he was a hundred times better than him.
If the assassination was successful, Xiao Feng would definitely cry and shout that he would be punished severely. Sima De Le would also shout a few words--but after shouting for a while, things would eventually pass. After all, Xiao Feng wouldn't rebel for the sake of a dead person, and Sima De Le wouldn't raise an army for his big brother. In order to appease everyone's anger, the regent would pretend to punish him severely. He might even angrily dismiss him and put him in prison. As long as the storm calmed down, he would still be the chief of the family.
Now that the assassination had failed, the two sides were already in a situation where they would not rest until one of them died. Yuwen Batian would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. He would definitely take revenge. Moreover, he could also work with his two brothers. Yuwen Batian and Xiao Feng were both powerful generals who controlled a large number of troops. In addition to Sima Dele who was on the northern expedition, the Regent King would definitely not hesitate to throw out the " traitor Luo Shijie and accomplice Lin Di who had deliberately murdered important officials of the Empire " to feed the wolves. It was a pity that the ambitious young man in front of him was full of thoughts of rising to the top, but he did not know that the road ahead was already a dead end.
Luo Shijie laughed wildly for no reason. Lin Di was confused. He guessed, This person, could it be that he has gone crazy?”At first, he was still worried about Luo Shijie's identity, but after being offended so many times tonight, his patience had reached its limit. He was no longer interested in being perfunctory.
"I still have something to do, excuse me."
Lin Di curtsied and left with his subordinates. When they were far away, he turned around and saw Luo Shijie still standing there looking at him. He sneered. He didn't make a sound. His gaze made Lin Di feel uncomfortable.
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