nucmednet Chapter 168 The King of Wei's Worries and Decisions
Chapter 168 The King of Wei's Worries and Decisions
After the palace banquet ended.
Not only did Qin Wu arrange for people to keep an eye on King Wei and King Ming, but even the Emperor of Eastern Qin sent out the Imperial Shadow Guards to keep an eye on the two of them.
The King of Wei returned to his palace.
He went straight to his study and ordered people to seal off the area around it, forbidding anyone from approaching without his permission.
He then closed the study door, went to the bookshelf, and picked up a red coral ornament.
As the ornament was removed from the bookshelf, a commotion occurred on the ground, and an entrance slowly appeared just a few steps away.
King Wei then put the red coral ornament back in its original place.
I walked into the passageway by myself.
After walking through the passage for a quarter of an hour, they finally arrived at a secret room.
Several people were already waiting in the secret room.
Upon seeing the King of Wei arrive, the group immediately stepped forward to pay their respects.
"Alright, everyone sit down and talk."
King Wei took his seat in the main seat.
"Sir, is there something you need to do in such a hurry to summon us here tonight?"
A man in black robes was the first to speak.
"Hmm, haven't quite a few of our people gone missing recently?"
The King of Wei got straight to the point and asked the question he wanted to know.
The group of people were stunned for a moment.
I never expected the King of Wei to care about such a trivial matter. They're secretly running an assassin business, so isn't it normal for some people to die? The King of Wei has never cared about such trivial matters before.
"Sir, we're in the assassin business, and people often die because of failed missions. Is there a problem?"
The man in black robes was somewhat puzzled.
“Our assassination attempt on the Grand Princess a few months ago may have been exposed, and those people have already fallen into the hands of the Divine Martial King.”
"What problem do you have?"
"That's what the King of Wei said coldly."
He's incredibly frustrated right now, having been kept in the dark for so long.
Unexpectedly, Qin Wu has found the people and arrested them. He is afraid that with Qin Wu's methods, those people will reveal everything, and then they will be in big trouble.
What he feared most was that Qin Wu would investigate him.
After all, he couldn't withstand an investigation. Others might not know his situation, but he knew very well that once discovered, he would have no chance of survival.
"How could that be? Our people basically don't go out. They hide after each assassination."
“Especially those who assassinated the Grand Princess, we have arranged for them to go into hiding and come out in a year or two. We can’t contact them now, so how could they be exposed?”
The man in the black robe seemed somewhat incredulous.
In order to hide from being discovered, those people have now cut off contact with all of them.
They live like ordinary people, and you can only get in touch with them again by taking the initiative to contact them after they have ended their hiding.
This is why those people were captured by Qin Wu's secret guards without their knowledge.
"Hide? Useless. They hid well enough to get caught."
After hearing the explanation from the man in black, King Wei became furious.
He also considered that Qin Wu might be lying, but Qin Wu didn't know about their affairs and couldn't possibly have deliberately said these things in front of them.
For Qin Wu to suddenly say these things in front of them, those people must already be in Qin Wu's hands.
"Do nothing for now. Have everyone go into hiding, and don't accept any more assassin missions."
"Otherwise, if they are found by the Divine Martial King's people, they will only face death. It doesn't matter if they die, as long as they don't implicate us. If we delay the Empress's important matters, we, and even our families behind us, will not have an easy time."
The King of Wei coldly gave his orders.
On his way back, he had been thinking about how to avoid Qin Wu suspecting him.
After thinking about it all the way, he finally decided that it would be best to hide everything for the time being.
Anyway, their plans aren't in a hurry; at worst, they can just halt them for a while.
It's better than having the Divine Martial King trace it back to them.
"Sir, how long do we need to hide? You know we have missions every year. If it goes on for too long, we won't be able to complete this year's mission, and if we get blamed by our superiors, we'll be punished too."
The man in the black robe said, "No one knows what expression he has under the mask."
"You don't need to worry about this. I will explain to the higher-ups that compared to the final mission, failing to complete a year's worth of tasks is a minor matter. If failing to complete this task affects the final mission, then it would be a case of losing more than you gain."
The King of Wei said with dissatisfaction.
He felt that this person was simply short-sighted, still thinking about this year's tasks in the current situation.
They do indeed have annual quotas to meet, requiring them to hand over specified supplies.
After all, their country is resource-poor, and if they want to become powerful, they must plunder other places.
Dongqin was one of their targets.
If they all hide now and do nothing, the supplies that need to be handed over this year will definitely not be enough.
They will definitely be punished by their superiors, but the current situation does not allow them to continue their actions; they must go into hiding first.
Otherwise, if Qin Wu finds a way to expose them, not only will their mission this year be exposed, but their final mission might also be exposed.
The punishment they face then will be beyond their capacity to bear.
When the man in black robes heard that the King of Wei had come to explain to his superiors, his worries eased somewhat.
After all, he really didn't want to suffer the punishment mentioned above; no one wants to go through that kind of torture.
"Alright, do as I say. Also, keep an eye on that person if he makes any moves, but don't interfere."
The King of Wei made the decision immediately.
The men in black all knew who he was referring to.
They have not only their own group in Dongqin, but also another group. This is to ensure that they check and balance each other, and to prevent them from having any improper thoughts.
This time, he wanted to see who this other group of people were. If he could find them and find out their background, it might be beneficial to his future actions.
Especially when it comes to taking the blame.
"Yes."
The men accepted the order without saying much.
In any case, if problems arise in the end, King Wei will take the blame. If King Wei is not afraid, what are they afraid of?
"Alright, that's all for now. Be careful these days."
"Everyone go back!"
Seeing that none of them had any objections, the King of Wei dismissed them.
Finally, the King of Wei wrote a letter and sent it out.
What the King of Wei didn't know was that another group of people had made the same choice.
They didn't want Qin Wu to find out about them. Qin Wu's power was too great now, and they dared not be careless in the slightest.
After all, one wrong step could lead to utter ruin.
Outside their residence, the Imperial Shadow Guards and Qin Wu's secret guards have already placed their sights on them.
They were unaware that, because of their bloodline, they had actually been exposed.
They can no longer hide it simply because they want to.