Jidao: I have ten equipment slots

Chapter 3 [003] Ambush
The cold wind blows and the snowflakes flutter.

Han Ming walked hurriedly on the street. After returning from outside the city, he went home first and took a shower to remove the blood smell on his body.

I hurried to the classroom because I heard there would be an operation in the evening. If I went too late, I would miss it.

"Han Ming."

Just as I took the shortcut and turned into the alley, I heard a shout coming from behind me.

Han Ming paused subconsciously and turned his head to look behind him, "Liu Xiaoji? What can I do for you?"

After saying that, he continued on his way.

"Han Ming, your chance has come."

Liu Xiaoji, who was wearing a police uniform and was thin and a head shorter than Han Ming, caught up with him and walked quickly beside Han Ming, saying, "I got the news that Gu Zheng's operation tonight will most likely fail, and most of the people who go there will die."

"And then?" Han Ming responded indifferently without stopping.

"Then, our chance has come!"

Liu Xiaoji clenched his fist and waved it excitedly, "As long as Gu Zheng dies, we can make money everywhere like before, eat and drink as much as we want, and go to brothels every day! Gu Zheng is very rich, he has no worries about food, clothing, and women, why should he let us eat plain soup? Han Ming, do you think this is true?"

"Get to the point." Han Ming said impatiently.

"Hehe~" Liu Xiaoji was not angry. He looked around and lowered his voice. "The key point is that during the operation at night, if Gu Zheng wants to escape, you find a chance to stab him from behind. Lord Zhang said that as long as Gu Zheng dies, the position of the head of the police will be yours. If it weren't for Gu Zheng, you would have become the head of the police half a year ago! If it were Gu Zheng..."

"Master Zhang asked you to come?"

Han Ming interrupted abruptly, "Without Gu Tou, Lord Zhang can let me take the position, are you sure?"

"I……"

"It's fine to fool ignorant country folk with these words, but don't embarrass yourself in the city." Han Ming sneered, "Liu Xiaoji, you are just bullying others and you are as bold as ever, but don't treat others as fools."

"The head of the household has forbidden us from taking advantage of the common people, but which brother of Fanlou doesn't get the monthly dividend? Even if their families are sacrificed, they will continue to receive it on their behalf. You, Liu Xiaoji, have taken no less!"

Han Ming reached out and tapped the chest of the speechless Liu Xiaoji, and shouted coldly, "Finally, you want me to be your gun, are you qualified?!"

After saying this, he pushed Liu Xiaoji away, stopped pestering her, and walked away.

Liu Xiaoji's face turned green and red for a while, and then he cursed, "Go to hell, it would be best if all of you die!"

……

……

Criminal arrest cell.

In the main hall, Gu Zheng sat behind the desk with a solemn look on his face, and in his mind he kept deducing the demon-killing plan for tonight.

The demons must be eliminated, but the current information about the demons is all inferred.

Fast speed and great power.

In response to these two aspects, it is necessary to take countermeasures.

And what about the others?
For example, how about defense?

Is it some kind of magic?
If so, what kind of magic is it?
The demon skills on the panel clearly told Gu Zheng that demons were not only outstanding in physical ability, but most likely also knew magic!
It's right to eliminate demons, but the safety of your subordinates must also be taken into consideration.

"Boss, everyone is here."

While he was thinking, a man came in from the door and bowed to report.

"Ah."

Gu Zheng nodded, put his thoughts aside, stood up and walked outside.

Standing on the steps, Gu Zheng had a stern look on his face. He glanced at the more than thirty knife-wielding constables standing quietly in the hall and spoke loudly.

"The risk factor of tonight's operation is the highest in history. Including me, we are all in danger of death. Although you are not the main force and are only responsible for the periphery, once the battle breaks out, no one can predict whether the murderer will rush to the outer circle to break through."

"Therefore, you must remain extremely vigilant when taking action. Any slight..."

"Boss Gu, the county magistrate has something urgent to discuss with you." A clerk suddenly ran in and whispered in Gu Zheng's ear, "The magistrate is waiting outside."

Gu Zheng nodded and continued, "I have said what I need to say before. In short, we only have one life, and only by living can we have a future. Put on your protective clothing, and we will set off when I come back."

"Yes!"

The detectives responded in unison, dispersed to the corner, picked up the protective clothing with iron plates hidden in the front and back, and put it on.

Gu Zheng on this side came outside the classroom and met Tong Yuanshan.

"grown ups……"

"Gu Zheng~" Tong Yuanshan frowned, biting the cucumber with a crunching sound, and whispered in anger and guilt, "I'm so ashamed that I failed to persuade Pang Qianding to send the county soldiers to help. That bastard said that the cook put the croton seeds in the wrong place at noon, and the county soldiers in the camp were all infected. They kept lying in the toilet and had no strength to come out to fight!"

Gu Zheng, "..."

"That old fellow Pang Qianding is greedy for money. Don't even think about asking him to send troops without money." Tong Yuanshan bit a cucumber angrily and ate it hard. "But the situation is different this time. I threatened him in person, so he reluctantly provided twenty sets of armor and ten crossbows. Gu Zheng, you see..."

"enough."

Gu Zheng, who wanted to say that he would pay, continued, "With iron armor and powerful crossbows, that's enough. With the county soldiers, without iron armor and powerful crossbows, they will be just like that in a real fight."

"Yes, the county soldiers are all rotten, and their combat effectiveness has long been gone."

Tong Yuanshan swallowed the cucumber, slowed down his movements, and breathed a sigh of relief. "However, Gu Zheng, this time we are dealing with demons after all. The demons in the novels are not simple. You must be careful."

"understand!"

Gu Zheng nodded and clasped his fists in respect.

Afterwards, they accepted the iron armor and powerful crossbows covered with thick cloth that Tong Yuanshan brought and placed on the carriage.

Back in the classroom, Gu Zheng faced the gazes of more than 30 constables and said loudly, "The situation has changed. Tonight's operation is just us, but the county magistrate has provided 20 armors and 10 powerful crossbows."

"Han Ming, Li Yidao, Wang Meng..."

After calling out the names of twenty people in a row, Gu Zheng said in a deep voice, "Put on your armor."

"Yes!"

Han Ming, Li Yidao and others responded in unison, walked to the side, took off their protective clothing, and put on armor with the assistance of a group of civilian staff.

"The rest of you, familiarize yourself with the crossbow immediately."

Gu Zheng waved to the remaining constables and said, "We'll set off in a quarter of an hour!"

"Yes!"

Everyone responded and immediately got busy, working in pairs to quickly master the control of the crossbow.

A powerful crossbow often requires two people, one to shoot the arrow and the other to load it.

If they cooperate well, their lethality is unmatched and even the grandmaster has to flee.

If the coordination is not good, it is worse than that of an archer.

The group is busy.

Han Ming suddenly walked into the hall and came to the side of Gu Zheng who was resting with his eyes closed. He said softly, "Boss, I ran into Liu Xiaoji on my way to the government office. He wanted me to find a chance to backstab you during the operation tonight. He said it was Lord Zhang's intention."

"I didn't think much about it before, but now the county soldiers are unwilling to help. What do you think, sir? Could it be that Lord Zhang used some tricks? That's why Pang Qianding is unwilling to send troops?"

"...I understand." Gu Zheng said calmly, "Don't make this public."

"clear."

Han Ming clasped his fists, then turned and left.

"Why would Pang Qianding refuse to send troops? It turns out that Zhang Lao Hu was behind this."

Although the personnel and financial rights of the city defense department’s garrison are not under the jurisdiction of the county government.

But in name, they still have to obey the command of the county magistrate.

After all, food and drink are allocated by the county government.

The main reason why the garrison captain Pang Qianding dared to refuse was that the county lieutenant Zhang Hucheng had been fighting with Tong Yuanshan privately.

Especially since Tong Yuanshan invited Gu Zheng to be the chief of police, and Gu Zheng ignored his superior, Zhang Hucheng had long regarded him as a thorn in his side.

Now that there is an opportunity to make Gu Zheng suffer a great loss, or even lose his life, Zhang Hucheng will naturally not let it go.

The only question is, how did Zhang Hucheng know that it was very dangerous to act at night?

"Could it be that this tiger knows about the existence of demons?"

Gu Zheng seemed to be thinking about something.

As for Han Ming's words that were meant to harm him.

When he first entered the police station, Gu Zheng thought too much.

Now...

Han Ming blocked the knife for him three times.

…………

The snowflakes are still falling.

The sky began to darken.

At the gate of the Prince of Runan's villa, Gu Zheng led a group of fully armed constables, stood outside the gate, and knocked on the heavy bronze door.

dong dong~
"The government office is investigating a case and has been ordered to search. Please open the door." Han Ming, dressed in iron armor, shouted at the gate.

No one responded.

There was silence behind the door.

"Xiaoqi."

Gu Zheng, who was standing in front of the crowd, immediately shouted to a sixteen-year-old boy who was only wearing protective clothing and looking at his companions in armor with envy.

"what?"

Tao Qi was stunned when he heard the call suddenly. Then he reacted and laughed dryly at Gu Zheng. He said awkwardly, "Sorry, I was distracted just now. I'll climb the wall now."

After saying that, he trotted towards the tall wall, and with two quick steps, he climbed up to the top of the wall which was more than ten feet high.

Standing on the wall, he looked inside for a few times, then turned and shouted to Gu Zheng, "Brother Zheng, there's no one inside, not a single person."

no one?

Gu Zheng frowned, then thought of something, tiptoed, and quickly climbed to the top of the wall and jumped directly in.

"Going in now?"

Seeing this, Tao Qi hurriedly climbed down the wall.

"Brother Zheng..."

"Go and open the gate." Gu Zheng raised his hand and strode into the courtyard in front of the villa.

"……Yes."

Tao Qi didn't dare to say anything more. He followed the order and ran to the door and opened it from the inside.

Gu Zheng walked out of the path and around the rockery, and a skinny corpse with its internal organs hollowed out suddenly came into his sight.

After a pause, Gu Zheng continued walking forward, passing through the corridor and entering the garden. Another corpse with its internal organs disemboweled came into view.

This time he did not stop, but continued to move while concentrating his mind and listening carefully to the movements around him.

As a result, there was nothing and the huge villa was dead silent.

Instead, Han Ming and others came in from the gate and hurriedly caught up with Gu Zheng.

"Boss, the people here..."

"They are all dead." Gu Zheng interrupted calmly, "It's getting dark, set up the ambush immediately and prepare for action."

"……Yes!"

The group received the order.

They quickly found a spacious open space and deployed the flying claws, reins, fishbone nets, torches, and crossbows.

Once everything is done, all the detectives wearing protective clothing will go up to the roof or the trees.

Those wearing armor found hidden corners and hid themselves.

Gu Zheng personally carried two prisoners with cloth stuffed in their mouths and ropes tied around their bodies and placed them in the center of the open space.

“Shh~” “Shh~”

One person cut himself and blood flowed out.

Ignoring the struggling and roaring of the two prisoners, Gu Zheng calmly retreated to the corner, glanced at several possible exit directions, held his breath, and waited patiently.

The corpse in the villa had been dead for several days, which was enough to prove that the demon was hiding in the compound where the prince lived.

The other party will not come out until dark.

By this time, dusk had fallen.

Gu Zheng hid for less than an incense stick of time before the night fell completely.

It was quiet all around, without even the sound of insects.

A group of detectives waited anxiously.

The two prisoners in the center of the open space were struggling more and more violently, causing more and more blood to flow from their wounds.

Finally, the sound of rolling stones was heard in the distance, and a black shadow rushed over quickly.

With Gu Zheng's hearing and eyesight, he had just heard what was happening when he saw a rat as big as a calf rush into the open space, knock down one of the two prisoners, tear open his abdomen with its sharp claws, and then bury its head in to devour his internal organs and blood.

Another prisoner next to him suddenly widened his eyes, and his originally angry and aggrieved expression instantly turned into horror and fear. His chest heaved violently, and his body trembled constantly. Suddenly, he stretched out his legs, his eyeballs turned white, and he was frightened to death.

"Squeak~!"

The giant rat that was gnawing on the tender internal organs noticed this, raised its head in dissatisfaction, revealing its scarlet eyes and sharp fangs. It bit through the chest and abdomen of the corpse and began to swallow it in big mouthfuls, as if it wanted to eat it while it was hot.

The detectives lurking around saw this scene vaguely and were all shocked and horrified, forgetting everything else.

Before Gu Zheng came, he emphasized several times that the operation was dangerous and there was a high risk of death.

But seeing the demon eating people in real life still made everyone tremble with fear and their hands and feet turned cold.

Even Gu Zheng's heartbeat quickened.

This was also the first time he saw a demon.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Zheng forced himself to calm down and said in a low voice.

"Do it!"

Hu~hu~hu~
Whoa!

He was so nervous that he forgot about the other detectives and instinctively took action when he heard the order.

The fishbone nets hidden underground first covered the giant rat, and then the flying claws were thrown out from the corners, accurately entangled with each other and tied up the giant rat.

Torches were lit, illuminating the entire open space and even the surrounding area, making it extremely bright.

Whoosh whoosh!
On the roofs and treetops, ten powerful crossbows fired at the same time. The thick crossbow arrows flashed with cold light, tore through the air flow and went straight towards the giant rat.

“Puff! Puff! Puff~”

Of the ten crossbow arrows, six penetrated the giant rat's body, splashing drops of blood.

“Squeak~!”

The giant rat that was hit by the surprise attack let out a sharp roar on the spot. Its body, as big as a calf, seemed to be covered with scales under the firelight. It rushed towards the direction from which it came, dragging the crossbow arrow.

But he was dragged into the open space by the combination of the fishbone net and the flying claw, and he struggled continuously.

"Keep cumming!"

Gu Zheng stood up, waved his hand and shouted, "Throw the spears too!"

Whoosh~
Before the crowd could respond, some shot arrows and some threw spears.

Crossbow arrows and spears kept attacking the giant rat, and more than half of them penetrated into its body.

But the giant rat's struggle did not slow down at all. Instead, it dragged the fishbone net, waving its tail fiercely and struggling left and right.

"not good!"

A constable in iron armor saw a flash before his eyes and screamed as a giant rat approached and swept him with its thick and long tail.

bang~
"puff!"

With a muffled sound, the constable vomited blood, flew backwards and fell into the flowers.

The giant rat roared, and used its sharp claws to tear open the fishing net. It rushed out towards the empty corner with the crossbow and spear on its body.

The constables in other corners were immediately dragged down and fell to the ground.

Swish!
Gu Zheng swung his knife and rushed over in time to block the way.

His body moved left and right, and the long sword in his hand left afterimages, which were natural and covered a ten-foot area around him without a trace. As he moved, he got close to the giant rat.

"Pfft~!"

The knife flashed, and a deep wound appeared on the giant rat's neck, and dark red blood spurted out.

In an instant, the giant rat screamed in pain, and an invisible evil spirit swarmed over it. When it charged towards Gu Zheng, it had its sharp claws in front and its thick and long tail behind, attacking him fiercely.

call!
Gu Zheng jumped up from the spot, leaped a dozen feet high, avoiding the double attack from the front and back. At the same time, he flipped down in the air, and the long sword in his hand chopped out a brilliant sword light.

He caught a glimpse of the deep wound on the giant rat's neck that he had cut a moment ago, and it was healed in an instant!
(End of this chapter)