The Killer's Cleansing Manual

It was a hazy night, and Lin Shanjuan, with the imperial guards who had come out of the East Gate in batches, was lurking at the foot of Songyun Mountain.

Everyone stayed on standby, and only five people followed her to the flat area halfway up the mountain.

Bai Shu and Qi Zhen have been guarding here for two months. Now they have unshaven beards and their faces are covered with frostbite, but this does not affect their enthusiasm for surveillance at all.

"Boss!" Bai Shu's voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.

Lin Shanjuan nodded and walked over to him: "How's the situation?"

"A few days ago, they sent someone to deliver a message, and then the leader here gathered everyone and announced that we would set out early tomorrow morning. We just had a full meal tonight, and now everything has been packed. We have only been asleep for about two hours."

He spoke for a long time in a low voice, which could not even cover the whistling sound of the wind. Lin Shan scratched his ears tirelessly.

"Speak louder. From such a distance, who can hear you? I can hardly hear you."

Bai Shu opened his mouth and pretended to shout, "Boss! I'm not holding it down! I'm shouting!"

Lin Shanjuan: ...

She patted Bai Shu's shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work. After this is over, I will help you get any reasonable rewards you want."

The two nodded vigorously, and then Qi Zhen took out a map. Several people lit an oil lamp and went down to the ditch to look. It showed the layout of the houses below and the fixed sentry points.

"These areas are manned, with approximately three people in each area, and they rotate guard every three hours."

After Lin Shanjuan understood the situation, he called the two imperial guards who had followed him and assigned them respective targets. He then took his bow and arrow, a dagger, and left the place to find a suitable place to take action.

It was a dark and windy night, and the little moonlight that was visible was soon covered by dark clouds again. The man guarding the first sentry post yawned, and was instantly pierced through the back of the neck by a dagger. He let out a hoarse, strange cry and died.

The two people beside him were startled and turned their heads, only to see another one of them having his neck slashed by a dagger. The other one hurried to reach for the signal rope hanging on his right side, but as soon as he raised his hand, his mouth and nose were covered. The dagger first pierced his shoulder, and then the blood-drinking dagger pierced his heart in an instant, killing him.

The three men were dealt with quickly and efficiently. Lin Shanjuan drew his bow and aimed at the outpost where one of the imperial guards was ambushing. With one arrow, he pierced the head of one of the three men. The other two were killed by the imperial guards who were ambushing behind them before they could even understand what was happening.

Lin Shanjuan didn't even look at it, and used the same method to deal with the other three outposts. In this way, the five outposts were completely cleared. Finally, the imperial guards searched the ground again and made sure that there was no one there before lighting the brazier.

The rest of the rebels were sleeping underground, so they naturally had no idea what was happening on the ground. They were still in a daze when they were overtaken by the enemy.

Bai Shu and Qi Zhen were shocked when they saw the brazier light up from afar: "So fast?! Hurry, hurry down!"

Bai Shu ran to inform the imperial guards halfway up the mountain, and the rest of the people rushed to the flat ground and blocked the entrance to the cellar that had been explored long ago. Ten people guarded one entrance, waiting for Lin Shanjuan to give the next order.

In a moment, the imperial guards rushed up like tigers and wolves, surrounding the place completely, making it impossible to get out.

The people sleeping inside were awakened by the sound of gravity hitting the cellar entrance before they could react to what was happening.

"Go and see what's going on!"

"Yes!"

The sound from below was clearly audible. The people outside had been waiting for a long time before the cellar door was opened. The person below was shot to death as soon as his head came out, and his body rolled back.

"Enemy attack!"

After a loud shout, there were more clanging sounds below. Soon, people opened the boards of all the cellar entrances and tried to get out.

Originally, this cellar was built to conceal the enemy's presence, but now it has become more convenient for the imperial guards who were waiting for the opportunity. They killed anyone who showed up in the blink of an eye. After killing more than twenty people, the rebel leader in command finally reacted and hurriedly called out to these cannon fodder.

"Who is that hero outside? Can you tell me his name?"

Lin Shanjuan found it funny. Even at this point, he still thought it was bandits coming?

There was no response from outside, so the person below called out again, "I am Long Fandan, who has been hiding in Liangshan. May I ask your name, hero?"

Lin Shanjuan suppressed his laughter and walked to the entrance of the cellar on his side and replied, "I am Lin Shanjuan, the Imperial Censor of the Ministry of Justice. Why don't you come out and meet me?"

"Lin... eh?" Fan Dan was stunned. He had no idea how he could attract this evil god of plague when he didn't dare to make any noise every day.

"Lin, Lin Si...why are you here?"

Lin Shanjuan didn't want to waste any more time talking and chuckled, "In order to suppress the rebels, I wonder if this Mr. Wandan, who is known as the Submerged Dragon, is a rebel."

Fan Dan gnashed his teeth in hatred, but he was in a disadvantageous position and could do nothing but pretend to surrender: "No! No, no, no! This is a huge misunderstanding! We were all coerced by Ji Shihan, and we have no intention of rebelling!"

Lin Shanjuan nodded: "In that case, as long as you surrender, some things can be discussed."

Qi Zhen hurriedly whispered to Lin Shanjuan, "This Fan Dan has been a con man in the market since he was a child. He is always cunning and treacherous. Boss, don't trust him!"

Lin Shanjuan murmured in agreement. Coincidentally, Fan Dan shouted from below, "Surrender! Surrender! Just tell them not to stab us, and we'll all come out and surrender!"

After more than ten seconds, he cautiously showed his head, and when he saw Lin Shanjuan, the only woman, he chuckled twice, then crawled out and walked in front of Lin Shanjuan.

"I've always heard of Director Lin's reputation, but seeing him today is truly different..."

Lin Shanjuan didn't listen to him and decisively attacked him. Fan Dan fell to the ground with his eyes open in shock, the dagger slipping from his sleeve and landing on the hard ground with a clang.

He also wanted to take action, but unfortunately he didn't have the chance.

Lin Shanjuan wiped the dagger clean on his clothes with an expressionless face. Qi Zhen stepped forward and shouted at the entrance of the cellar:

"Fan Dan is dead. Anyone who still resists will suffer the same fate as Fan Dan. If you want to surrender, take off your clothes and come out. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

Ji Shihan was not there, Ye Lang was not there, Chang Zhenming had died long ago, and now even Fan Dan was dead. These bandits who had been recruited from the green forest had lost their fighting spirit and crawled out dejectedly.

Two hours later, the sky suddenly brightened and Qi Zhen trotted to Lin Shanjuan who was keeping warm in the thatched hut.

"Boss, everyone has changed their clothes and we are just waiting for your order to set off."

Lin Shanjuan had the action plan written by Ji Shihan next to him. His eyes fell on "depart at 11:00 AM" and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

"Okay, let's set off at 1:00 AM and head straight for the White Horse Temple."