
"This granddaughter greets grandma and grandpa," Sima Junke said respectfully greeting, she was so calm as if an event of this magnitude did not affect her in the least.
Seeing the arrival of his beloved granddaughter, Aisin Fei became so burning to vent his angry complaints to Sima Junke.
"June, look at this disaster must have been done by the badebah s*l*n it, it's so presumptuous!" Said the old madam with anger pointing towards the fire that was trying to be extinguished, the many additional people brought by Sima Junke made the fire more quickly shrink and control.
"Grandma, relax!" Sima Junke said, approaching and stroking the grandmother's back.
"Look! That fire doesn't burn all the contents of the granary, some can still be saved." Sima Junke continued by turning his face towards the location of the government granary.
Black smoke was still billowing but the flames that soared high were already extinguished. The appearance of fire is located from the west and in the corner that has a wider space, only a little food that is close to the fire.
However, the worst possibility that everyone is worried about is that the government barn is charred and fires spread if events like this happen during the day and the water in the government oasis is dry.
"Listen to your granddaughter, old man, don't make A Jun bother at a time like this, she also has to calm your unstable emotions." Sima Hong's
"Humph, can't you shut up? Always saying I'm old, have you forgotten? you're also a wrinkled grandfather." Aisin Fe's flinch grunted
Sima Junke only smiled faintly when he saw the interaction of his grandparents who were always dissenting but in love with each other.
"Tianyi greeted Aunt and old Uncle." Said Aisin Tianyi intruding, he also came to take a look as this was a major incident that might be able to affect his Nanbao.
Sima Hong greeted warmly, very different from Aisin Fei who instead snorted and turned his face away. Aisin Tianyi was unaffected by Aisin Fei's actions, the man seemed to have gotten used to it and was able to withstand the emotions of resentment towards this old granny.
After a while Kangjian faced them to report on the situation in the contents of the government granary.
"Hows it? Can some food be saved? How much loss from burned food?" Aisin Fei hurriedly asked as Kangjian just finished paying his respects.
"Jawab, old lady. Most of the food can be saved from the flames - the flames. But, there is a slight strangeness of the food itself." Kangjian was straightforward although there was a slight trace of doubt heard clearly at the end of his sentence.
"Relange? What do you mean?!" Asked the old madam impatiently.
Sima Hong and Aisin Tianyi were only silent to listen, but it was no denying that the two men of different ages were also curious, it could be seen from their brow that was tangled in confusion.
While Sima Junke's face was very flat, he was so calm as to already know clearly what was going on.
"One of the sacks that was supposed to contain food was accidentally opened by the bodyguards, and the contents inside were very surprising to us. The sack containing food magically turned into sand and gravel."Kangjian explained straightforwardly, such a clever word selection emphasized some sources of trouble and did not carry someone's name but his words were enough to plant the seeds of suspicion.
"How can it?! Have you checked more clearly?" The old madam's stench sharply, her expression getting grim as anger made Sima Hong hold onto his wife's shoulders to give a hint of calmness.
Kangjian clapped his hands slowly, coding his subordinates to bring real evidence of his words.
Several sacks were placed in front of them and a guard tore them off one by one with his sword. 'Pfst,' sand and small pebbles flowed down from within.
"We all tried to trace it by opening up some of the others, most of them sand and gravel." Kangjian said calmly
Aisin Fei's body was dazed backwards, almost falling if not being held back by Sima Hong, it seemed like the old granny was very surprised with eyes that were wide in anger.
"How is that possible?" Aisin Fei muttered softly almost like a whisper.
How could a barn containing tens or perhaps hundreds of tons of emergency food turn into sand and gravel. Unless, someone traded it for a profit.
"Quick call—, Tuoba Lie to face me! Take him or drag him, now hurry!" Aisin Fei's strict orders choked with his almost crazed anger.
Of course, the first person to be sought on the matter was the Tuoba Official who handled Nanbao's resources and income.
Every year Tuoba Lie will take care of the food that will go into the government granary to be recorded in the income report out because buying these foods from one of the rich traders pay with tax money from the people.
As Tuoba Lie came facing, a calm expression still adorning his baby beak face, no trace of worry made one be astonished to wonder, had he not clearly known the crisis looming to the horizon for him this.
"Tuoba Lie, have you found out about your mistake?" Aisin Fei's low but murderous aura emanated made someone who heard him shudder in horror.
Aisin Fei was sitting arrogantly on a wooden chair prepared for her because this old granny could no longer support herself out of anger.
They were all still not far from the burning barn building.
"Please tell the madam." Reply Tuoba Lie politely and briefly asked to explain the location of his mistake. Really annoying!
"At least you didn't deny it right away" Sima Junke said with a sly smile, he had been silently observing Tuoba Lie.
"Someone," Call Sima Junke to order the guards to carry the sack containing the sand and gravel.
Tuoba Lie's eyes glimmered but were easily replaced with facial expressions of worry and fear. As if to explain that he knew nothing and was afraid to respond to these cruel accusations.
'Brukk,' Tuoba Lie knelt down and knocked his forehead to the hard ground several times making a little fresh blood flow from his forehead.
"The old lady, I'm innocent. These cruel accusations, I can't bear them." Said Tuoba Lie loudly to prove his innocence.
"I guess you at least have the high self-esteem to kneel behind all your wild ambitions, but it seems that my guess is wrong." Sima Junke said with a face shake as if disappointed, he was like adding fire to provoke.
"Young master, what do you mean?" Tuoba Lie asked with a pretended confusion.
"Grandmother, we can't let this go easily, isn't that so Tianyi?" Sima Junke said by dragging Aisin Tianyi inside.
"Right, this is too complicated. We can't act rashly, maybe we can hold him down first and discuss this morning in court with the other officials." Said Aisin Tianyi quickly adjusting giving wise advice.
"Of course, I won't let go easily." Reply Aisin Fei with a sharp look at Tuoba Lie.
Taking a deep breath Aisin Fei said with disappointment and anger, "Tuoba Lie, you have let me down. All of your authority as Nanbao officials will be revoked, and you are currently a prisoner. Bring her!"
To be honest there is a little bit of unwillingness to eliminate this office that has always supported him.
"Old lady, you can't forget my services. You're forgot? I've helped you to dispel your biggest concern, Chief Aisin Boyu." Shouted Tuoba Lie as the pot had already broken, he was about to throw another pot into chaos.
Tuoba Lie's words made everyone's body stiffen and the mind go into a daze.
"Please! Somebody, quickly bring in this corrupt official!" Shouted Aisin Fei crazily rising from his seat and pointed towards Tuoba Lie.
The expression of fear and worry disappeared quickly from Tuoba Lie's face, replaced with a slanted and mocking smile.
Tuoba Lie quickly stood up with a clear imprinted arrogance, not a hint of fear.
"I didn't expect tonight to have to speed up all my plans," Tuoba Lie chuckled cunningly leisurely as he wiped his slightly bloodied forehead with his sleeves.
"You are forcing me," He continued to quickly take the beacon from inside his pocket and turn it on.
All were still speechless in understanding because Tuoba Lie's words about Aisin Boyu being deliberately omitted affected their minds and consciousness.
Then with a quick motion Tuoba Lie took his sword which had a length of three feet, four inches, was very thin and light. It can bend easily, and usually it can be worn as a belt.
His movements were extremely fast as he ran by aiming the sword to rip the heart of the old madam.
Sima Junke was the first to return to full consciousness to act to block the sword that would pierce through the grandmother's body.
'Trang,' The sound of swords clashing against each other made everyone realize.
Aisin Fei the old madam froze and fell down sitting in surprise. His body trembled in fear but he was still able to shout loudly to command people, "Quick kill him on the spot!"
He changed his mind to catch Tuoba Lie alive, at the moment he only wanted to see Tuoba Lie's corpse lying stiff in front of him. No matter the rules that require the death penalty must have stronger evidence.
Sima Junke did not expect Tuoba Lie to lose control and was very brave to act straight away. It seemed like he had already underestimated Tuoba Lie's abilities.
Sima Junke and the other bodyguards surrounded Tuoba Lie from all sides, but Tuoba Lie still stood haughty not the slightest trace of worry.
Sima Junke's movements were very fast and firmly attacking Tuoba Lie with a heavy sword that curved into a scythe. Who would have thought that so many assassins from the dark organization would suddenly step into their battle, blocking his actions to slash at Tuoba Lie's body.
The assassins from the dark organization broke in and turned things around with their huge numbers. Sima Hong tried to protect Aisin Fei by holding his wife's hand, while Aisin Tianyi entered the battle because the assassins who surrounded them did not know compassion swing a sword towards him to cut his body into two parts.
Sima Junke with a dashing fatigue came forward slashing the bodies of the assassins. However, more and more assassins rushed in and wildly attacked him. Although his martial arts were outstanding, he was outnumbered.
The number of people was fewer than these assassins, Sima Junke's forehead wrinkled like he was thinking hard about what he had missed.
'Sret,' Sima Junke's upper hand was slashed by Tuoba Lie who suddenly approached to kill him.
Almost, the incision hit his chest if only he did not quickly wake up and dodge.
"Aiyaa, dear Young Master Sima. Isn't it good to lose your focus in the fight." Ledek Tuoba Lie
"Don't be so much nonsense," Grunts Sima Junke angrily pointed the sword towards Tuoba Lie.
"You haven't changed, you're still just as emotional." Said Tuoba Lie smirkingly belittling him dodging Sima Junke's attack.
"I know what you're thinking, you must be wondering, where all the security guards who were supposed to be blocking these dark organization assassins are going." Tuoba Lie continued leisurely unaffected as he was stared intently at by Sima Junke.
"For these three days I have little authority in replacing Chief Security Officer Nanbao." Obviously Tuoba Lie with a proud smile.
His sentence explained that all forms of security were weakened by him and security officers were replaced with people from this dark organization because some of the assassins were dressed as bodyguards or soldiers in the government.
The veil of annoyance was clearly imprinted on Sima Junke's body, his sturdy hands clasping his sword tightly, his breath hunting fiercely.
It turned out that he missed something so important, after all who would have thought that within three days Tuoba Lie could be in full control of security.
What if left for a matter of years, maybe Tuoba Lie will become the ruler behind the scenes of Nanbao government.
As the saying goes, there is no greater calamity than underestimating the enemy.
"Who are you?" Sima Junke asked gloomily towards Tuoba Lie. Because he knew clearly that no one - including the officials - was able to move this dark organization easily, let alone these assassins obviously obeyed Tuoba Lie's orders.
"Tuwile from the darkness," replied Tuoba Lie briefly containing a gloomy arrogance and sharpness beyond description.
Tuwile, the brain and body behind the dark organization that became one of the largest in Nanbao. One would call the owner and ruler of the dark organization Nanbao Tuwile which means death is an inevitability.
"Young Master Sima, my man may have arrived to bring your beloved fiancee. At least the girl is pretty enough and still worth wearing even though her condition may already be on the verge of heaven and hell, but you can calm down because I can pull her out, even if it's heaven or hell." Said Tuoba Lie with a ruthless grin full of lust as if imagining the girl he meant.
Sima Junke who saw the grin became increasingly uncontrollable, Xiu Qixuan was his sensitive point. Who is so presumptuous to touch his girl, he will cut off the man's arms and body without compassion.
"I'm going to kill you!" Shouted Sima Junke furiously continuing his indiscriminate attack.
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Since the pot is already broken, he will throw another pot into chaos: Refers to aggravating a bad situation.