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Qian Long wondered whether they would allow him to eat this timeHe was just about to raise his chopsticks when a young girl came in carrying a cat
"Daddy," she said to Lord Zhou
The cat struggled to free itself and jumped onto the tableThe animal ate a couple of mouthfuls from the dishes spread before Qian Long, then it suddenly went rigid, dropped onto the table top, dead
Qian Long's face went white, and Chef Zhang, shaking from fright, knelt down and said: "Your Highnesshey've poisoned the foodon't eat it!"
Qian Long laughed out loud"You have committed rebellion and other heinous crimesNow you wish to assassinate me," he said"If you are going to kill me, do it cleanlyWhy go to the trouble of poisoning the food?" He pushed his chair back and stood up
"Your Highness, are you sure this meal tiffany and co necklace is inedible?" asked Priest Wu Chen
"You traitorous thieves!" Qian Long shouted, his anger breaking through"We'll see what sort of an end you all come to!"
Priest Wu Chen slammed his hand down on the table"For a real man, life and death are decided by Heaven!" he shouted"If you won't eat, then I will! Who has the guts to join me?"
He picked up his chopsticks, took some food from one of the dishes the cat had tried, and began chewing noisilyThe other heroes sat down again too, all saying: "If we die, we dieWhat does it matter?" Qian Long was stunned at the sight of these criminals eating poisoned food
The heroes, who had fed the cat poison in advance, ate all the dishes clean in a trice, and suffered no ill effectsQian Long, having failed to eat even one mouthful, had lost yet another round
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** 7 **
While Qian Long went hungry, the official administration in Hangzhou was turned upside downNews of the Emperor's disappearance had not yet leaked out but the whole city had been searchedAll exits from Hangzhou by both land and water were heavily guarded, and several thousand "suspected bandits" had been arrested until every prison was fullThe local officials were very worried, but they also took advantage of the situation to seize rich businessmen and merchants and extort large sums of money from them
Fu Kangan, Commander Li and Bai Zhen jumped about like ants on a hot plate, completely at a loss for what to do
Early on the morning of the third day, Fu Kangan called a meeting in the provincial governor's residenceGlum-faced and powerless, they argued about whether or not the Empress new chanel bags should be informedBut none of them dared consider the consequences once such a report had been sent
As they sat gripped by indecision, one of the Imperial Bodyguards, named Rui, ran in, his face deathly pale, and whispered into Bai Zhen's ear
Bai Zhen went white and stood up"How could this happen?" he demandedFu Kangan hurriedly asked what was wrong
"The six bodyguards standing guard outside the Emperor's bed chamber have been killed," Rui saidFar from being alarmed, Fu was pleased by this news
"Let us go and see," he said"This event must be connected with His Majesty's disappearanceWe may even find some clues
They hurried to the bed chamber that had been set aside in the Governor's residence for Qian LongSix corpses lay at all angles around the roomSome had had their eyes gouged out, some had gaping chanel classic bag holes in their chests: All had died horribly
"These six brothers were good fighters," said Bai Zhen"How could they have been finished off without being able to even utter a sound?"
They stared in open-mouthed horror, incapabale of deciphering the sceneBai Zhen examined the corpseThe assassins had moved so fast, some of the six had not even had time to draw their swords"This room is not big enough for a large number of people to fight in, so at the very most there cannot have been more than two or three of them," he said"Their kung fu must be extraordinary
"Since they already have the Emperor, why should they come and kill these bodyguards?" asked Commander Li"From the look of it, last night's assassins and the people who kidnapped the Emperor are not the same bunch
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