After a moment of silence, Yuwen Batian ordered,""The second team will be responsible for checking the battlefield. The first and third teams will be responsible for guarding the perimeter.”
"Yes, sir!" The military police responded with a loud bang and scattered in all directions.
The red-robed assistant Ling Xiao walked over with a strange expression on his face. He made a hand gesture to signal the guards to move away before saying softly to Yuwen Batian,""Sir, what happened tonight…is very strange.”
Yuwen Batian glanced at Ling Xiao, but he remained expressionless.""Yes."
As the head of the Inspectorate, Yuwen Batian was responsible for the security of the country, political security, supervision of civil and military officials, the military law system, intelligence and other important responsibilities. His enemies included the large gangs in the country, the ambitious aristocratic families, the remnants of the demons, the spies of the Lin family and the Liufeng family, the corrupt family officials, and so on. Even Ling Xiao couldn't tell exactly how many enemies his lord had, nor could he remember exactly how many assassination attempts he had encountered. Dark arrows, poisoning, assassinations, ambushes, these kinds of things were simply commonplace. They would encounter them once or twice a week.
However, on the streets of the Imperial Capital, hundreds of criminals disguised as police officers ambushed the Inspector General's convoy, causing more than a hundred guards to die in the line of duty. This was the first time Ling Xiao had encountered such an unbelievable incident. This was beyond the scope of assassination. It was simply a small-scale war. Ling Xiao could not imagine it. Those haunting enemies had such strength.
"Sir, the mafia and those foreign traitors…they can do some damage and poison, but they don't have the strength and courage to do so in such a big scene.”
"You're right." Yuwen Batian's eyes flickered as he sneered,""Luo Shijie must be involved. As for whether there's someone behind this…there's no evidence yet.”
Ling Xiao felt a chill down his spine. After following Yuwen Batian for so long, he already knew his superior's habits. The more critical the situation was, the calmer Yuwen Batian was. The more important the matter was, the more the Inspector General played it down. " No evidence yet ", in the Inspector General's dictionary, meant that he was very certain. Things like evidence were similar to public opinion and justice. They always appeared according to needs.
The president was already the number one official in the empire, and the person who could order him around behind his back-Ling Xiao could not help but look up to the east. That pitch-black direction was where the regent was.
The work of the military police was no different from what Luo Shijie had done just now, but it was more efficient. The soldiers used their warhorses to drag the corpses of the assassins back one by one. They were arranged in a straight line in the middle of the street. There were people who checked the clothes and corpses of the deceased. He looked for identification documents and tattoos on his body. Many troops or domestic gangs would tattoo special patterns on their skin as a mark. During the inspection, the silver coins tinkled. A lot of money was found on the deceased, and some even had pockets full of silver coins. It was easy to guess that this was a suicide squad that had been fed with money before they left.
Yuwen Batian rode on his horse and looked at his subordinates with a cold expression. Most of the corpses, he only took a quick glance before walking away. However, he stopped in front of a corpse, and his face revealed a shocked expression.
Seeing that his lordship had stopped, the officer who was inspecting stood up and reported,""Sir, this person doesn't have any documents or money on him. He was about fifty years old. The clothes were of a higher grade, and there were no calluses on his hands. Most of the other victims were men in their prime, but he was the only one who was older. We suspect that he is the commander who did not participate in the attack. We will conduct a focused investigation on this person and try to find out his identity as soon as possible.”
"No need, I know him." Yuwen Batian shook his head slightly and brushed away the hair on his forehead. He said calmly,""His name is Luo Shijie."
In an instant. Everyone was stunned.
The Imperial Chief lay in a pool of blood with his eyes wide open. Blood covered half of his face, and he was holding a broken sword in his hand. His angry expression perfectly described the meaning of " dying in peace."
Yuwen Batian looked away from the dead man's angry eyes and said sternly,""Speed up, speed up the inspection!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Yuwen Batian's face darkened,'Everyone in the Imperial Capital knows that Luo Shijie wants to kill me.' However, he did not expect him to be so stupid as to personally go to the scene to command. In the end, he was killed!
"This is troublesome!" Yuwen Batian raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky after the snow. His mood was gloomy.
The generals crowded around him, their faces equally gloomy. Panic appeared in some people's eyes. Although it was a defensive counterattack, no one knew the consequences of killing the clan's chief.
Yuwen Batian looked at the person beside him.”
"Sir, it depends on the situation." Ling Xiao's expression was solemn. According to the law, the chief led the team to assassinate you first and attempted to murder you. He even killed more than a hundred of our brothers. The Overwatch Office suppressed us. Not only were we innocent, but we also contributed!”
"Yes, yes! " The officers all agreed." We did nothing wrong!”
"But what if…the Prince Regent is behind this?”
All the voices fell silent in an instant. The soldiers 'faces turned pale, and some of their teeth chattered.
The clan was invincible and irresistible.
The Prince Regent was the symbol of the Empire's strength and authority. He possessed unimaginable power.
The soldiers were officers of the Overwatch Office, but they were first and foremost subjects of the empire. Since childhood, they had been raised to believe in this belief and believed in it. The officers had a bone-deep sense of obedience to the regime of their motherland. They did not even dare to dream of fighting against the regent. It was as impossible as fighting against God. The other party could crush him to death like an ant with a single finger.
Looking at his subordinates 'ashen faces, Yuwen Batian said slowly,""This matter may not be the Regent's intention, so let's not rush to a conclusion. Continue checking!"
Even though everyone was praying in their hearts that the assassination had nothing to do with the Chief, it was as if there really was a God of Fate. His main task was to listen to the wishes of all living beings and then arrange the opposite path.
"Sir, we found this on a dead person.”
A document was presented. On the black wallet were golden words: "Military officer certificate." The cover was already soaked in blood. Someone carefully opened the cover and read the contents."The major general of the 1st division of the Imperial Guards, the red-robed assistant commander, Lin Di.”
In an instant, the officers felt the world spin. The ground collapsed under their feet, and there was nothing under their feet. Hundreds of people were gathered on the street, and not a single sound was made. Snow was scattered in the air, and the cold wind blew on the soldier's stern face. The soldiers held their sabers and carried light crossbows on their backs. The murderous intent rippling in the air was colder than the wind and snow.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Yuwen Batian. At this moment, this young man was everyone's hope.
Yuwen Batian stood on the long street, his figure bleak and lonely. The figure under the cloak was so thin and haggard. At that moment, the endless burden seemed to have crushed him.
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