AWB Chapter 142
Chapter 142
When a large number of imperial guards rushed into the pawnshop, Kou Tao panicked and then became furious.
"You, what are you doing? Zhen, do you know who you've offended?!"
Kou Tao's face turned pale. He covered his swollen cheek and yelled hysterically, "Someone come!"
Inside the pawnshop, there was a sound of footsteps.
Many burly men dressed in waiter uniforms rushed out.
These strong men all had weapons in their hands, and were obviously different from the guys who had entertained Ye Chen before.
Seeing this, Ye Chen was prepared. With a flick of his hand, a small crossbow appeared in his hand.
Then he aimed at Kou Tao and pulled the trigger.
"Swoosh!"
Kou Tao's whole body trembled, and a look of horror suddenly appeared on his face.
A crossbow arrow pierced his right shoulder directly.
He shuddered all over, and the next moment his body went limp.
"Boss Kou is dead. The imperial guards are here. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
Ye Chen waved his hand and roared.
The rolling sound waves swept out like thunder.
The guys who rushed out of the pawnshop were all shocked for a moment. The wound on Kou Tao's body was not fatal, but there was anesthetic on the crossbow arrow, and he had completely fainted at this time.
When Ye Chen said Kou Tao was dead, most of the guys believed it, and the morale of the imperial guards was greatly boosted. They approached the guys with knives in hand.
"If they kill the boss, they'll let us go. We have a chance of survival only if we fight our way out. Kill!"
However, just as many of the men were intimidated by Ye Chen and were about to drop their weapons and give up resistance, an angry shout suddenly rang out from among the men.
Ye Chen frowned slightly, staring at the many shop assistants with a slightly gloomy gaze, but found that a figure flashed by and obviously ran towards the back of the pawnshop.
"Yes, they even killed the boss. How could they let us go after what we did?"
"kill!"
"We fought them!"
"Revenge for Boss Kou!"
The guys rushed up with red eyes.
The imperial guards did not tolerate this and started to chop with their swords.
The two sides fought fiercely.
In an instant, the wooden walls of the pawnshop were smashed to pieces.
"Sir, please step aside."
There was a fight in the pawnshop, and Shen Qiu protected Ye Chen and retreated outside the pawnshop.
At this moment, everyone Ye Chen had arranged around him rushed over quickly, either walking directly through the main gate or climbing over the wall, even breaking down the back door of the pawnshop.
The entire street was controlled by Ye Chen's men again, and the people could only stand in the distance, watching everything with surprise and suspicion on their faces.
In the pawnshop, the sounds of fighting and shouting continued.
but.
The Imperial Guards were clearly at an advantage.
After Kou Tao fell, the morale of the guys in the pawnshop had already plummeted. They could only rely on their bravery and with the instigation of someone behind the scenes to barely fight against the Imperial Guards. As time went on, the Imperial Guards showed their strong qualities, and coupled with the sufficient manpower prepared by Ye Chen, the people in the pawnshop felt that they were being besieged.
Morale naturally continued to decline.
"Your Majesty, we have controlled Kou Tao."
Shen Qiu quickly reported to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen nodded slightly, his expression extremely calm.
Despite the fierce battle in the pawnshop, where the sounds of killing were deafening and corpses were everywhere, he remained extremely calm.
He has seen many such scenes, and now he is standing firmly in the rear, controlling the overall situation.
"Ok?"
Suddenly, Ye Chen frowned slightly and raised his head abruptly, only to see several pigeons flapping their wings and flying away.
"Qiu'er, shoot this pigeon down for me!"
Ye Chen's expression changed, and he immediately raised his hand and pointed at the pigeon in the sky and said.
Hearing this, Shen Qiu did not dare to delay. He immediately took the bow, pulled the bow and loaded the arrow, and shot an arrow at the white dove in the sky.
"puff!"
Three pigeons were pierced directly by an arrow.
Shen Qiu quickly drew his bow and shot two more arrows.
All five pigeons that took to the air were shot down, and only one escaped.
"Your Majesty, these are carrier pigeons!"
Shen Qiu immediately asked someone to collect the pigeons, and found that there were bamboo tubes hanging on the pigeons' feet, so he said to Ye Chen.
"Let me see it!"
Ye Chen said immediately.
Shen Qiu quickly handed over the bamboo tube.
Ye Chen took the bamboo tube and opened it, took out the brocade inside and took a look at it, his eyes immediately became dull.
"Qiu'er, where do you think these pigeons are flying to?"
Ye Chen asked doubtfully.
"This, I don't know."
Shen Qiu took the brocade handed to him by Ye Chen, but found that the same content was written on it.
"Something has happened at the pawn shop. Send support immediately."
Shen Qiu's expression became somewhat serious, and he immediately said to Ye Chen: "Your Majesty, it seems that this Lu Shang has gone to ask for reinforcements. Perhaps he has other people in the capital."
"Humph."
"Qiu'er, send someone to the city defense department to keep an eye on it."
Ye Chen snorted coldly. He almost instantly thought that the person these Lu merchants were seeking help from was most likely the people from the city defense army.
Now that not all the pigeons have been shot down, the city defense troops will definitely take action.
"Yes."
Shen Qiu hurried down to pass on the order.
Not long after the pigeon took off, the shouting and screaming in the pawnshop became much quieter and gradually disappeared.
The Imperial Guards have completely taken control of the situation.
"Your Majesty, we have captured all three hundred people in this pawnshop. Fifteen of them are still incarcerated, but they were all recruited by the pawnshop."
Shen Qiu quickly reported to Ye Chen.
Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded and said, "Qiu'er, take these people to the Ministry of Justice prison and interrogate them strictly!"
"promise!"
Shen Qiu gave the order immediately.
The imperial guards and people from the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion immediately rushed out and dragged out everyone in the pawnshop one by one.
"Who are you all? Do you know who I am? How dare you arrest me!"
Kou Tao also woke up at this time, and when he was dragged out of the pawnshop, he shouted loudly.
He fainted too early, so he didn't hear Ye Chen reveal his identity as a member of the Imperial Guard.
"Snapped!"
A guard slapped Kou Tao in the face, causing a big swelling on his face. He stammered and dared not shout anymore, but his eyes were full of resentment.
"Drag Kou here. I want to question him personally."
Ye Chen suddenly said.
The imperial guards then dragged Kou Tao in front of him.
"You, you, you, Zhen, you are so bold, how dare you do this to me."
When Kou Tao saw Ye Chen, his eyes became bloodshot and he pointed at Ye Chen tremblingly.
Ye Chen then raised his hand, but frightened him so much that he shrank his neck and looked panicked.