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"How could this happen?" he demandedFu Kangan...
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"How could this happen?" he demandedFu Kangan hurriedly asked what was wrong
"The six bodyguards standing guard outside the Emperor's bed chamber have been killed," Rui saidFar from being alarmed, Fu was pleased by this news
"Let us go and see," he said"This event must be connected with His Majesty's disappearanceWe may even find some clues
They hurried to the bed chamber that had been set aside in the Governor's residence for Qian LongSix corpses lay at all angles around the roomSome had had their eyes gouged out, some had gaping holes in their chests: All had died horribly
"These six brothers were good fighters," said Bai Zhen"How could they have been finished off without being able to even utter a sound?"
They stared in open-mouthed horror, incapabale of deciphering the sceneBai Zhen examined the corpseThe assassins had moved so fast, some of the six had not even had time to draw their chanel lookalike bags cheap swords"This room is not big enough for a large number of people to fight in, so at the very most there cannot have been more than two or three of them," he said"Their kung fu must be extraordinary
"Since they already have the Emperor, why should they come and kill these bodyguards?" asked Commander Li"From the look of it, last night's assassins and the people who kidnapped the Emperor are not the same bunch
"That's right!" exclaimed Fu Kangan"The assassins came, planning to kill the Emperor, but found he wasn't there
"I would guess that you are correct," said Bai Zhen"If the men who killed the bodyguards were from the Red Flower Society, then the Emperor has fallen into someone else's handsBut apart from the Red Flower Society, who else is there whose kung fu is so good?" The Red Flower Society's fighters were already difficult enough to handle: the sudden appearance of yet another group of powerful leather chanel bag enemies froze his heart
Bending over to look at the corpses again, Bai Zhen noticed that some of the wounds appeared to have been made by the claws and teeth of a dog, and he hurriedly asked Commander Li to send someone to find some hunting hounds
About two hours later, a soldier appeared with three hunters and six houndsBai Zhen ordered the hunters to let their charges sniff around the corpses, and after a second the dogs charged out of the chamber on the trail of a scentThey ran straight to the lake and barked madly across the waterAfter a moment, they raced off again along the lake shore to where Qian Long had stepped ashore following the courtesan contest, then turned towards the cityThe streets were crowded and the scent confused, and the dogs were forced to slow down, but they continued to head towards Beautiful Jade's establishment
There should have been troops on guard outside the entrance, black balenciaga bag but none were to be seen, and as they entered the courtyard they found a dozen corpses lying on the groundThe ruthless assassins had not left one bodyguard aliveSome had had their throats ripped out by dogs, which Bai Zhen thought appeared from the wounds to be very large animals, possibly a cross between dogs and wolves such as were bred in the northwestCould the assassins have come from there?
The dogs sniffed their way around Beautiful Jade's chamber several times, then began scratching and pawing at a certain point on the floorBai Zhen ordered the soldiers to prise up the floor boards with their swords and underneath they found a stone slab
"Lift it up!" Bai Zhen ordered urgentlyThe soldiers heaved the slab up, revealing a deep hole into which the dogs immediately leaptCommander Li and Bai Zhen looked down at the tunnel glumlyThe kidnappers had avoided the heavy guard by coming and going via the watch ballon de cartier tunnelFull of shame, they led their troops down into the darkness
Part 6
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After two days and nights of being starved, frightened and angered, Qian Long's resistance was virtually worn awayOn the morning of the third day, a boy appeared and said: "Master Dongfang, our master invites you to come and talk with him
Qian Long recognized the boy as Chen's attendant, and he followed him down to the floor below
As he entered, Chen, smiling broadly, advanced to greet him, and bowedQian Long returned the bow, and the two sat downXin Yan served some tea
"Bring some titbits to eat," Chen orderedA moment later, Xin Yan carried in a tray on which was placed plates of spring rolls, prawns, chicken and hamHe set out two sets of bowls and chopsticks and poured wine for them both
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