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The surprise on Jin Yichuan's face was not fake.

He really wanted to know how the second brother came to the conclusion that Wei Zhongxian directed and acted himself.

Shen Lian sighed: "It's very simple. If a person wants to disappear in this world, the best way is of course to fake death."

Jin Yichuan asked in confusion: "Fake death? But there is no body of Wei Zhongxian here, and there is nothing to prove his identity. No one will believe that he died like this without knowing his whereabouts, right?"

This is indeed the truth...

Shen Lian pondered for a moment and suddenly turned his attention to the ruts on the ground.

Lu Jianxing followed his gaze to the ground and suddenly understood what he meant.

If Wei Zhongxian really directed and staged this robbery and murder, then the death scene he faked was most likely not here. Instead, he fled for a certain distance according to normal logic, and then was caught up and killed.

This is in line with other people's perceptions of him.

After all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. It is impossible for a person like Wei Zhongxian to be killed without any resistance.

Lu Jianxing gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice: "Want to catch up and take a look?"

Jin Yichuan felt nervous and quickly stopped him: "But what if the second brother guesses wrong?"

"What if, I mean just in case, there is such a group of strong men who rob and kill Wei Zhongxian's convoy here, what can we do even if we catch up with them? Besides, even if the second brother's inference is correct, Wei Zhongxian really In order to get out of danger, he directed and staged this robbery, so he will definitely take care of everything. Even if we catch up, we may not be able to find any trace of them..."

"..."

Lu Jianxing's brows furrowed and he was at war with himself, but in the end he had to nod and admit that Jin Yichuan was right.

But then, Lu Jianxing changed the subject: "Even so, I still think we should catch up."

Jin Yichuan frowned and asked in confusion: "Why?"

Lu Jianxing lowered his voice and said: "I know this is very dangerous, but at the same time, this is also our opportunity - Third brother, don't blame the eldest brother for speaking harshly. Haven't you had enough of this useless life?"

"We have no money and no way out. If we want to be promoted, we rely on this opportunity. Now this opportunity has been placed in front of us. No matter what the real situation is, as long as we catch it, we can turn around!"

Jin Yichuan and Shen Lian looked at each other, their brows furrowed and silent.

Lu Jianxing understood that his two brothers had been persuaded, so he quickly struck while the iron was hot.

"If there is such a group of strongmen, we will quietly confirm Wei Zhongxian's situation and then return to Beijing to report. But if Wei Zhongxian directed and staged this robbery, we will continue to chase him until Wei Zhongxian is killed. Anyway, now Wei Zhongxian’s whereabouts are unknown, and I’m afraid he will die if he goes back like this, so why not give it a try, what do you think?”

"..."

Shen Lian looked at Lu Jianxing's expression, then at Jin Yichuan's face, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Okay, I'll call someone right now."

After saying that, Shen Lian was about to get up, but was held back by Lu Jianxing.

"Don't!" Lu Jianxing quickly stopped him. Then he glanced at the Jin Yiwei in the motorcade and lowered his voice: "This job falls on our brothers. There are already many people in the yamen who are jealous, and the adults of hundreds of households are not happy either. There is no way to protect us. They don’t have a stake in the people. If they deliberately ruin our affairs..."

Shen Lian frowned and said, "Are you afraid that your credit will be taken away by others? You can't be confused about this kind of thing!"

Jin Yichuan suddenly said at this time: "I think it's okay, second brother. If it's as you expected, then there won't be too many people around Wei Zhongxian. Just the three of us brothers can handle it. Similarly, if it's second brother, you If you guess wrong, then let’s do what the elder brother said and quietly lurk aside to observe the situation without taking action. In this way, if there are more people, it will be easier to be exposed.”

Lu Jianxing immediately agreed: "Yichuan is right! I think so too!"

Shen Lian looked at Jin Yichuan deeply, and after thinking deeply, he finally nodded.

Jin Yichuan was relieved when he saw this, but he was still a little nervous.

The robbery and murder of Wei Zhongxian on the official road outside the city in broad daylight was a temporary discussion between Zhao Lihe and Lin Zhongtian, and they did not communicate with him. Therefore, he did not know what the result would be if he and others chased him.

But if he didn't catch up and just returned to Beijing, I'm afraid his two sworn brothers wouldn't get any good results.

It would be better for the three brothers to catch up together. For Jin Yichuan's sake, even if they did meet Lin Zhongtian and others, it would not really hurt the lives of his two sworn brothers.

"It's better to catch up first and take a look. If we really meet Brother Zhao, then we can adapt accordingly..."

Jin Yichuan thought this in his mind, and followed Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian out at the same time.

Lu Jianxing called all his Jinyi guards over and ordered them to guard the scene. Then he found three horses and chased them along the ruts with his two brothers.

Along the way, the surrounding environment was littered with corpses and rivers of blood.

The manner of death of each deceased person is similar to that of the corpses in the motorcade.

The more they saw, the more frightened Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian became.

Based on their years of experience in handling cases, these corpses in front of them were probably the work of one person.

Jin Yichuan knew better than they did that these people should have been killed by Brother Zhao's sworn brother Fu Qingyun.

I just didn't expect that not only was this guy's swordsmanship outstanding, but his marksmanship had also reached its peak.

When it comes to killing people, he is not much weaker than those fierce generals who have left their names in history.

After chasing to the point where the carriage overturned, Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian had to admit that the person who took action was indeed not something that the three brothers could deal with.

Shen Lian turned over and dismounted, carefully inspecting the traces around the carriage, simulating what happened not long ago in his mind, and finally looked at the blood stains on the curtains of the carriage, sighing faintly.

"I take back what I just said. It seems that a group of strongmen did rush to kill Wei Zhongxian before us."

"What about the body?"

"Perhaps they were taken away by them. Since this group of people dared to rob and kill Wei Zhongxian in broad daylight, they probably have a blood feud with Wei Zhongxian and the eunuchs, or they want to use Wei Zhongxian to plan something. No matter what it is, it must be I won’t let him die so easily, let alone leave his body here.”

Lu Jianxing frowned and said: "Then what should we brothers do? Without Wei Zhongxian's body, it will be difficult for you and me to do business when we go back!"

Shen Lian sighed: "I can only report the matter to the superiors in detail. I hope they can take a lenient sentence."

Lu Jianxing punched the carriage fiercely and cursed angrily: "TMD! Why are we brothers so unlucky? Such a good job has become so troublesome when it falls on us. Did God mean this thief? Bullying an honest person?!"

Shen Lian listened silently to his complaint and suddenly said: "Brother, third brother, I have an idea."

Lu Jianxing paused, then turned around and said, "What's your idea?"

Shen Lian asked in a low voice: "Anyway, Wei Zhongxian was kidnapped by that group of strongmen. He shouldn't survive, right?"

Lu Jianxing frowned and said, "So what?"

Shen Lian hesitated and said in a low voice: "Then we might as well forge a corpse of Wei Zhongxian and bring it back for business."

Lu Jianxing was startled when he heard this, then he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's not that simple. Do you think those people above will believe it if you just point at a corpse and say it is Wei Zhongxian? Let's not mention anything else. But there is a sign of Admiral Dongchang, and only by getting that sign can we prove his identity."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian fell into silence.

At this moment, Jin Yichuan's slightly strange voice came from the overturned carriage next to him.

"Eldest brother, second brother."

"What's wrong, third brother?"

"The brand you are talking about is this?"

As he spoke, Jin Yichuan poked his head out of the car window, holding a jade plaque in his hand with five big characters engraved on it——

"Admiral Dongchang·Wei"