ushernet Chapter 384 They surrounded them.
Chapter 384 They surrounded them.
After Chen Er finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and a large number of armed guards rushed in from outside the door.
These men were well-trained. After they rushed in, they immediately surrounded Zhao Tianming. Zhang Dashu was startled. Who would have thought that Chen Er would be so audacious as to bring so many armed guards to Zhao Tianming's residence? Instead of being angry, Zhao Tianming laughed and clapped his hands in approval.
"Chen Er, I really underestimated you. I never expected you to be so bold today. I'll ask you one last time: are you taking your men or not? Otherwise, none of you want to live today."
Zhao Tianming was furious. He hadn't expected Chen Er to be planning a rebellion. Chen Er had brought so many people to his residence.
Although Zhao Tianming appeared furious on the surface, his heart was filled with mixed emotions. He found it hard to believe who had given Chen Er the audacity!
Logically speaking, Chen Er was just a weak first-rank official, and there was absolutely no way he would have the audacity to bring people to cause trouble in his place.
Then there's only one possibility: there are members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard involved. Otherwise, Chen Er would never have such power.
After thinking about this, Zhao Tianming's eyes became bloodshot. He looked like a mad dog, about to bite Chen Er's neck off.
Chen Er laughed: "Since Lord Zhao Tianming is unwilling to cooperate, then I've offended you. Of course, I still stand by what I said earlier. If I can't find the treasury, I'm willing to let you deal with me as you see fit, is that alright?"
Of course, Chen Er had one more thing he didn't say: if he searched the treasury, Zhao Tianming would surely die today. Zhao Tianming's expression was uncertain, but when he thought about where his treasury was hidden, it was something that ordinary people couldn't find, and Chen Er had brought so many armed guards.
If his men were to arrive here, it would take too much time, which Zhao Tianming couldn't afford. So, after thinking about this, a cold smile appeared on Zhao Tianming's lips.
"Well done, Chen Er. Take your men and go. If you can't find anything, I'll skin you alive today."
Zhao Tianming said in a very sinister tone, his lips were even bitten until they bled.
Chen Er nodded and then instructed Liu Chengdong to guard the area with his men. Chen Er, along with Ma Dazhi and a group of armed guards, searched every corner.
"My lord, we've searched the entire study, but we still haven't found any basement. We really don't know where that old fox Zhao Tianming would hide his secret stash. It's infuriating!" Ma Dazhi muttered as he searched.
Chen Er stood with his hands behind his back, looking around Zhao Tianming's study. Every now and then, Chen Er would stroke the table or the wall, as if searching for something. Chen Er kept stroking, while Zhao Tianming watched from outside.
Zhao Tianming had already made up his mind that Chen Er was doomed to die today, and he absolutely could not let Chen Er continue to live. How dare he bring so many people to his residence to search for things?
So Chen Er will do some outrageous things in the future, which is why Zhao Tianming now considers Chen Er a thorn in his side.
"Reporting to you, sir, we've searched the entire area, but we haven't found anything. What should we do next? Zhao Tianming's men will be arriving soon, and then we won't have a chance to leave."
A guard with a sword had sweat beading on his forehead.
These people felt that working alongside Chen Er was like going to war, with their lives constantly in danger.
Clearly, if Chen Er fails this time and doesn't find Zhao Tianming's secret stash, what awaits him? How could Zhao Tianming let Chen Er off so easily?
So these people understood that as long as Zhao Tianming killed Chen Er, everyone involved in this matter would suffer a terrible fate, which greatly worried these guards. Chen Er wasn't stupid either, seeing the expressions on the guards' faces.
Chen Er immediately laughed and patted one of them on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I'm confident I can find Zhao Tianming's secret stash today. And I promise you, if I can't find it, I'll give my life to give you a chance to live, so don't worry."
"Sir, what do you plan to do with Chen Er? We can't let him off so easily, can we?" Zhang Dashu spoke his mind, eagerly awaiting Zhao Tianming's answer. At that moment, Zhao Tianming gave a cold laugh.
"Anyway, I won't let Chen Er die so quickly. I'm going to use a dagger to cut his flesh off piece by piece. I want to see what kind of heart he has. How dare he come here to cause trouble? He's just asking for trouble," Zhao Tianming said angrily.
The two men exchanged a glance and burst into laughter, as if in their eyes Chen Er was completely trapped and had shot himself in the foot.
At this moment, Chen Er kept stroking the wall. Finally, Chen Er touched a place that was not quite right. When Chen Er knocked on the wall, he suddenly felt a hollow feeling, as if something was hidden inside. Chen Er was a little excited and guessed that this might be the hidden compartment.
Chen Er had been banging on the wall for a while, and Ma Dazhi, who was standing next to Chen Er, was already getting impatient. He didn't know what Chen Er was doing, or rather, Chen Er was scared out of his wits and started searching randomly. But now that Chen Er had appeared, his smile made Ma Dazhi feel a little happy.
Chen Er understood perfectly well that Zhao Tianming hated him to the core. If Zhao Tianming truly wanted to punish someone, he would only kill Chen Er. There's a saying that goes, "The law does not punish the masses." With so many armed guards involved, even if Zhao Tianming wanted to kill so many people, the Emperor would not allow it.
Chen Er began to feel anxious. He and Zhao Tianming had just agreed that the search would take about an hour. If Chen Er hadn't found the secret stash by then, he was in trouble.
Then Chen Er would become meat to be slaughtered. Chen Er was very anxious and even a little regretful.
If Chen Er had known this would be so difficult, he wouldn't have done it. Now, he had no regrets. He didn't go anywhere else but kept searching Zhao Tianming's study. Chen Er knew that this old guy was most likely hiding his secret stash in the study.