Chapter 442: Shen Jianzhong’s Sorrow (2)
As for the reason why Sato Kaga killed him, it was very simple: he knew too much!
Sato Kaga would not keep him and let himself become a hidden danger threatening him, so now Shen Jianzhong has no other place to go. He can only choose to go back to Liaoyang. As for the next step after returning to Liaoyang, don’t look at Shen Jianzhong’s passionate words just now, such as a single spark can start a prairie fire and overthrow Ye Mingsheng’s tyrannical rule...

But in fact, he knew in his heart that with Ye Mingsheng's current control over Liaoyang and the powerful strength of the Fengwu Army, a violent machine, compared with the power he now has in his hands, it is almost impossible to overthrow Ye Mingsheng. Therefore, what he said just now was just a stopgap measure under the crisis at that time, just to make everyone happy. If you take it seriously, you will lose.

In fact, after returning to Liaoyang, Shen Jianzhong still had to take things one step at a time and save his life first. Isn’t there a saying like that?
Where there is life, there is hope!

Shen Jianzhong felt that his career and life had reached the lowest point. As long as he was not dead, he could not be more unlucky than he was now. As the old saying goes, fortunes change over time. This year, it has come to my family. Shen Jianzhong felt that his luck was about to change!

More than a hundred people took advantage of the night to travel all day long, heading towards Kangshan Port. Three and a half hours later, the sunlight dispelled the darkness. The sun just got angry, and a hint of fish belly white rose in the distant sky. In front of Shen Jianzhong and others, the outline of Kangshan Port appeared faintly...

Seeing this, everyone in the team had a heartfelt smile on their faces. They all knew that as long as they arrived at Kangshan Port, they could leave by boat within an hour at the earliest. By then, it would be almost impossible to catch them in the vast ocean.

Just when everyone's attention was focused on Kangshan Port in the distance, a scream suddenly rang out. The horse under Han Shitou's crotch suddenly went crazy and violently, and directly threw Han Shitou off the horse's back. As luck would have it, Han Shitou, who fell off the horse's back, hit his head on a big rock. His head was bleeding immediately, and he groaned twice before dying.

Han Shitou's sudden death gave Shen Jianzhong another opportunity to perform. He pretended to be sad and beat his chest for a long time. He also wanted to personally dig a grave for Han Shitou so that he could rest in peace. In response to this, Shen Jianzhong's followers naturally stood up to support him and act with him. It was these followers who took advantage of the time when everyone's attention was focused on Kangshan Port and tampered with Han Shitou's horse, creating this man-made accident!
After acting for a while, Shen Jianzhong finally accepted the persuasion of everyone, such as he wanted everyone to leave as soon as possible. Han Shitou, who knew about it, didn’t want everyone to delay for him. Then, he suppressed his grief and threw Han Shitou’s body to the side of the road to be exposed in the wilderness. Then he continued to lead the team on the road...
Half an hour later, Shen Jianzhong and others entered Kangshan Port. After entering the port, Shen Jianzhong immediately went to the stronghold he had set up in Kangshang Port, wanting to find Fan Kuan, a captain of the Inspectorate who he had arranged in advance in Kangshan Port!

When the Fengwu Army just entered the palace, Shen Jianzhong, who sensed that the situation was not good, still wanted to join forces with Wang Kangxin to resist the attack of the Fengwu Army. However, as the saying goes, one is not afraid of ten thousand, but one is afraid of one. So, to be on the safe side, Shen Jianzhong arranged Fan Kuan to be in Kangshan Port to be responsible for the support.

Fan Kuan was the former captain of the Liaoyang Supervisory Office. Although he was not Shen Jianzhong's trusted general in the Supervisory Office before, what Shen Jianzhong did not expect was that when he was defeated and fled to the palace, Fan Kuan took the initiative to propose to go with Shen Jianzhong. This deeply moved Shen Jianzhong, and since then he believed that Fan Kuan was someone he could trust.

A cup of tea, a stick of incense, and half an hour passed. Shen Jianzhong, who was staying in the stronghold, saw that Fan Kuan had not appeared in front of him, and Fan Kuan's subordinates kept saying that Fan Kuan would be back soon. He finally felt something was wrong, and his right eyelid twitched several times in succession, which further strengthened his idea...

Shen Jianzhong immediately ordered his men to kill all of Fan Kuan's men in the courtyard. Although there was no evidence that Fan Kuan had turned against them, it was better to believe it than not at this moment. Shen Jianzhong would definitely not show any mercy.

After killing the people, Shen Jianzhong prepared to lead his men to move. Although his actions were decisive, unfortunately he was still a step slow. Wang Xuecheng, deputy director of the Coordination Office, and more than 200 killers from the Coordination Office action team had surrounded their courtyard, and Shen Jianzhong had been waiting for Fan Kuan, a captain of the Supervisory Department, who was standing next to Wang Xuecheng at this time!

Staring fiercely at Fan Kuan with two ferocious eyes, Shen Jianzhong asked in a deep voice, filled with anger:

"When Fan Kuan came to the palace, I didn't think of bringing you with me. You followed me here voluntarily. Why are you betraying me now?"

Hearing Shen Jianzhong's question, before Fan Kuan had time to speak, Wang Xuecheng beside him sneered and asked back:
"Sir Shen, Governor Shen, you are not really that confident in yourself, are you?"

"Captain Fan, please tell him the truth. Why did you go to the palace with him in the first place?"

"Yes!"

Fan Kuan accepted the order respectfully, then looked at Shen Jianzhong and said disdainfully:

"Old thief Shen, the reason why I followed you to the palace was entirely because I received Director Huo's instructions to lurk by your side. How could someone as sinister and despicable as you be worthy of following?"

After hearing this, Shen Jianzhong realized that he had been deceived by Fan Kuan from the very beginning. He was undoubtedly furious and trembling with anger. However, he was at a disadvantage in the situation and could only look at Fan Kuan with murderous eyes. There was nothing else he could do...
Seeing that Shen Jianzhong was silent, Wang Xuecheng tempted him:
"Sir Shen, you are well aware of the current situation! You remnants of the Supervisory Office are doomed to fail. Your lives are in my hands. However, God is merciful, and I am not a bloodthirsty person. As long as you, Sir Shen, can put peace first and surrender, I promise that I will never kill you!"

"After all, you were the teacher of the commander-in-chief before. As long as you are willing to admit your mistakes and show some mercy, I believe the commander-in-chief will show you leniency and deal with you leniently!"

Before Wang Xuecheng finished speaking, Shen Jianzhong burst into laughter and said:
"Hahaha!"

"You want me to admit my mistakes and give in to that bastard Ye Mingsheng? Does he deserve it? Do you, his running dog, deserve it?"

"The thing I regret most in my whole life is that I was blind and gave Ye Mingsheng a chance!"

"I hate it! God, if you open your eyes and give me another chance, I will cut off Ye Mingsheng's flesh with my own knife, grind his bones and scatter his ashes, and vent my hatred!"

Seeing that Shen Jianzhong was about to die but was still bragging here, Wang Xuecheng was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. He just waved his hand and the killer of the Weiyuan Gun Action Team immediately ignited and pulled the trigger...
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A burst of gunfire rang out, and more than a dozen remnants of the Inspectorate who were guarding Shen Jianzhong screamed and fell down. Compared with ordinary soldiers, these remnants of the Inspectorate were more brave, but because of the convenience of movement and their hasty escape from Liujing, they generally did not wear armor, which resulted in them being no different from ordinary people when facing muskets!
Watching the people around him fall one after another and the team fall into wailing, Shen Jianzhong, who was laughing wildly and was very rampant in the previous second, was now furious. He wanted to rush into the enemy camp and kill Wang Xuecheng with his own hands. However, under round after round of shooting from the musket, Shen Jianzhong could only lead his subordinates to retreat back to their stronghold in a very frustrated manner.

Seeing Shen Jianzhong and the others retreat, Wang Xuecheng smiled disdainfully and said loudly: "Sir Shen, you still have one last chance. As long as you are willing to surrender, I can let you live!"

Shen Jianzhong, who had already paid the price for his arrogance by Wang Xuecheng's persuasion to surrender, had learned his lesson and stopped provoking him verbally. He silently expressed their attitude...
Seeing that Shen Jianzhong was determined to resist to the end, Wang Xuecheng sneered and ordered his subordinates behind him:

"Since our Lord Shen is so stubborn, why don't you guys hurry up and serve him with grenades?"

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, the members of the Coordination Office immediately brought a box of grenades, and each of them pulled the fuse and threw all the grenades into the yard.

As the grenade hit the ground, a loud explosion sounded in the yard the next second.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

After the explosion, clear wailing and groaning sounds were heard in the yard. Hearing this sound, Wang Xuecheng nodded with satisfaction. This was exactly the effect he wanted.

The only pity is that although the grenade is powerful and easy to carry, due to the production process, it can easily get damp and cannot be used...
In order to assassinate Shen Jianzhong, they brought five boxes of grenades from Liaoyang to Gongdu. Although they had been carefully preserved, due to the arrival of winter, only this box of grenades was still usable.

Fortunately, although this last box of grenades was a little less, it completed its mission and was thrown on Shen Jianzhong's head, so it was worth bringing it all the way from Liaoyang.

The only thing Wang Xuecheng is worried about now is that this grenade must not kill Shen Jianzhong!

Although the overall situation in the palace has been decided and Shen Jianzhong's life or death is no longer important, since the commander-in-chief has given the order, they, as his subordinates, must kill Shen Jianzhong even if it means going to heaven or hell!

However, although the governor only asked to kill Shen Jianzhong but did not ask how to kill him, as a loyal lackey, Wang Xuecheng felt that he should do a good job in this matter so that the governor would have both face and substance. Therefore, killing Shen Jianzhong must be done in a proper way. This is why Wang Xuecheng has been trying to lure Shen Jianzhong into surrender...

"Master Shen, this grenade tastes good, doesn't it? Do you want a few more?"

Wang Xuecheng laughed and joked. He wanted to force Shen Jianzhong out of the yard. Although he had an absolute advantage now, in order to avoid casualties, he still didn't want his men to rush in and fight with the remnants of the Supervisory Office. His men all had parents and children, and each of them had a family.

Although casualties on missions are inevitable, it is better to have fewer of them. After all, Liaoyang's finances are not abundant, and the funding for their coordination office is fixed. If there is one more funeral fee, then other places will have to pay less...

After Wang Xuecheng finished speaking, there was silence in the yard for a while, and then Shen Jianzhong's heavy voice was heard.

"I am willing to surrender!"

"But Wang Xuecheng, you have to ensure our safety!"

"As long as Lord Shen is willing to surrender, everything will be easy!"

Wang Xuecheng said this with a smile while quietly signaling his subordinates behind him to prepare to shoot. After Wang Xuecheng's protection, the remnants of the Supervisory Office in the yard, led by Shen Jianzhong, actually walked out of the yard one after another.

Although Shen Jianzhong had all his limbs intact at this moment and was not affected by the grenade explosion, he was covered in dust and dirt, his face was gloomy, and his clothes were covered in blood. There was no trace of the arrogance that had just cursed Ye Mingsheng and wanted to cut Ye Mingsheng into pieces.

Seeing that most of the people had come out of the yard, a trace of mockery appeared on Wang Xuecheng's face. The next second, he waved his hand downwards again, holding the Weiyuan gun to command the killers. He immediately raised the musket in his hand and pointed it at the remnants of the Supervisory Office in front of him, and fired and pulled the trigger again...
Wang Xuecheng's dishonest and ruthless killing was completely beyond the expectations of the remnants of the Inspectorate. They had never imagined that Wang Xuecheng would be so treacherous. Under their horrified gazes, bullets shot into their flesh and blood. After three rounds of shooting, there were originally dozens of people in the team, but suddenly only Shen Jianzhong was left. Wang Xuecheng had already instructed that no one could aim and shoot Shen Jianzhong!
Shen Jianzhong was also stunned by the scene. He originally planned to lead his men to pretend to surrender in order to get close to Wang Xuecheng and others, and then use their personal bravery to fight to the death and survive. However, he did not expect that Wang Xuecheng would be so despicable and kill them directly without giving them any chance to take advantage!
Feeling Shen Jianzhong's murderous gaze, Wang Xuecheng said calmly:

"Sir Shen, I only promised you that I would not kill you alone, but I didn't promise you not to kill them..."

"Master Shen, you can leave now! After all, you were once the teacher of the commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief is kind-hearted and respects teachers. He will never order us to kill you."

(End of this chapter)