Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Chapter 766: A Generous Death Shocks the Government and the Country

The imperial court had a variety of special protection measures for craftsmen of his level.

For example, at night, when they encounter danger, they will have a firework on their waist. After lighting it, someone will come to support them within half an incense stick.

Within the time of an incense stick, the guards at the capital outposts would surround an area of several hundred feet with the fireworks as the center.

Every quarter of an hour, twenty hot air balloons will be released from the city wall, equipped with snipers in groups of four to survey all areas within the capital.

If you find anyone suspicious, take them under control immediately.

No matter who wants to attack Qin Ming's technical talents, they will not be able to escape.

Ever since Qin Ming occupied the capital and formulated multiple plans to protect talents.

Shen Minggui hadn't been blocked like this for a long time.

He had encountered some ignorant guys before, but the end result was that he was fine, while the scoundrels who dared to come to him to obtain information were killed.

Swish!

Just when Shen Minggui placed his hand on the firework and was about to pull it.

A dart thrown by the opponent pierced his hand.

Shen Minggui felt pain and the fireworks fell to the ground.

He also curled up on the ground in an exaggerated manner.

The next second, a foot kicked Shen Minggui's other hand on his waist.

"I know all your tricks. There's no need to struggle."

Shen Minggui did not fall to the ground because he could not bear the pain. On the contrary, he had a backup plan.

There are several catapults behind him.

These devices contain some gunpowder specially developed by the workshop, called explosive bombs.

After being launched, it explodes and emits a sharp bang.

Besides the fireworks, this would also allow support to arrive quickly.

This is an extremely secretive method, and the other party actually knows it.

With both hands controlled, Shen Minggui's brain was thinking rapidly.

Soon he lowered his head and raised a small whistle with his chin.

But the opponent's reaction was too fast, and he was controlled again before Shen Minggui blew the whistle.

"If you don't tell me today, I will kill them."

The man in night clothes with his face covered slowly pointed to the yard in the distance.

"You despicable villain, you will die a miserable death."

Shen Minggui glared at him angrily, hoping to use his voice to attract others to help him.

He glanced at a neighbor in the distance who seemed to have his window open.

A pale yellow candlelight shone through the window.

"If you make too much noise and attract them here, I'll do the same."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Minggui suddenly stopped talking.

What made him even more heartbroken was that the window in the distance actually closed quietly after the spy finished speaking.

The candles inside were also blown out.

"I don't think you need to struggle here. Even if you tell me the things, you'll only be throwing the problem to the court. I can't really let you risk your life to protect those illusory technologies."

The other party persuaded Shen Minggui in a gentle and low voice, constantly attacking Shen Minggui's psychological defenses.

But Shen Minggui looked at him sarcastically and refused to give in at all.

"It seems that you are not going to let me go back today?"

"Yes, if you are unwilling to speak out, then I can only kill you here. Rather than letting Qin Ming take the technology research to a deeper level, it is better to kill you key figures and hinder his progress. This will be better for all the surrounding countries."

The man in black spoke with a firm tone.

But Shen Minggui's expression was even more resolute. He stiffened his neck and said:

"Then you can kill me, but my family has no grudge against you. You just need to complete the task, right?"

"I'm curious, why would you help them protect their technology even if it meant death?"

There was a hint of confusion in the black-clad man's tone.

Whether it is technology or a declaration of noble status, they are all external things.

But like him, Shen Minggui also didn't understand why this guy felt that he could threaten his life to get his skills out of him.

"I want to leave my name in history, how could I possibly tell you anything?"

Shen Minggui shook his head and had already made plans to leave this world.

"Well, if you don't tell me, I will kill your whole family."

The man in black frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with this answer.

"You're still threatening me, but it's useless. There are so many people in my house. If anyone sets off the fireworks, you won't be able to escape."

In addition to protecting those senior craftsmen, Qin Ming also provided strict protection for their families and formulated extremely thorough measures.

The man in black sneered and could not deny it.

As he was about to say a few more words to Shen Minggui.

The next moment, Shen Minggui, who was lying on the ground, suddenly tilted his head and fell silent.

He collapsed less than a hundred feet away from his home.

"you……!"

The man in black took a few steps back in fear. He had not expected this situation to happen.

And then, a dazzling light suddenly emanated from Shen Minggui's body.

boom!

The loud explosion echoed throughout the alley.

This is his last resort.

……

The next morning, the entire street was blocked.

Several busy streets around were filled with densely packed firearms troops.

Everyone's expression was extremely cold, and they exuded a murderous aura of someone who had experienced hundreds of battles.

Such a scene has not been seen in the capital in recent years.

When Qin Ming arrived, Wu Shizhong was standing next to several crying women and children.

Qin Ming's anger must have rushed straight to his chest.

This is the most serious assassination incident that the capital has encountered in recent years.

"His Majesty."

Wu Shizhong had a guilty look on his face. He lowered his head and walked to Qin Ming, telling him what happened last night.

"It seems that all three methods have failed."

"In the end, he resorted to a mutually assured destruction strategy and notified the capital's defense forces, but the assassin's body was never found at the scene."

"We blocked off the three surrounding streets within a quarter of an hour of receiving the information and asked everyone to stay where they are. We are now checking for any suspicious individuals one by one."

Wu Shizhong reacted very quickly after the explosion was heard last night.

He immediately brought his men to the scene.

He felt extremely heavy in his heart at that time.

Because when this kind of explosion is heard, it means that things are getting out of control.

When we finally arrived at the scene, we saw the mess.

"I will personally attend the funeral of Mr. Shen Ming, using the standards of a second-rank official."

Qin Ming didn't know what had happened to the other party, but he was sure that he would rather die than let the enemy succeed.

"From now on, this family will be treated the same as when Shen Minggui was alive, with monthly salary."

"Call Liu Yueli and Chang Baishan, I will investigate personally."

Qin Ming arranged a lot of things in one go.

This level of treatment made everyone around gasp.

Just then, one of his men suddenly came over.