Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

No matter how you look at it, this person is the highest-ranking person here.

Bai Li stared at the circle of people, lost in thought.

With so many people surrounding this person, it's impossible to just walk past them. Even if you manage to squeeze through the crowd and only bump into one person, it could attract attention.

As for building blocks to elevate the structure, and then performing a leap of faith!

Bai Li only thought about it for a moment before giving up the idea.

That would make too much noise.

I'm afraid the entire camp will be in chaos before the people even land.

"Looks like we'll have to kill them!" Bai Li muttered.

He told Liu Er and the others to return to the tent they had come from earlier, so that they could dig down directly and fall into the hole.

With a shovel, the efficiency is incredibly fast. Even if you dig a meter or two away, by the time you notice the noise and become alert, it's too late!

Dang Shousu, however, did not move.

He stood there, his brows furrowed, his gaze fixed on the person in the center of the crowd.

"What's wrong?" Bai Li asked curiously, leaning closer.

Dang Shousu was startled by the sound, then shook his head and said in a low voice, "Young Master Bai, let me take another look. There are some things I'm not sure about yet."

Bai Li then told Liu Er and the others to let Dang Shousu continue watching.

Dang Shousu squinted and stared blankly at the person in the center of the crowd for a long time.

He had traveled all over the country for many years and had seen all sorts of people while smuggling salt.

Whether someone is in charge or not, sometimes you don't need to listen to what they say.

You can guess a lot about him just by looking at how the people around him stand and talk.

But the person in the middle, whose status was clearly noble, made him feel somewhat awkward.

"It's too conspicuous!" Dang Shousu whispered.

"You mean, there's something wrong with the person? Let me see!" Bai Li looked over.

Upon closer inspection, he also noticed something amiss.

For an ordinary person to try to see clearly in the dark by the light of a fire is simply a pipe dream.

But Bai Li was different. He had night vision, extremely strong dynamic and static vision, and unparalleled hearing. Unfortunately, he did not understand the language of the Later Jin people.

The man was sitting in the very center, wrapped in a thick fox fur coat.

But he doesn't seem used to being taken care of.

When a servant brings him hot tea, he will instinctively reach out to take it, but then abruptly stop halfway through.

If you try to straighten the fox fur on his shoulders, he will stiffen and flinch to the side.

More importantly, there were the Eight Banner soldiers surrounding him.

Their actions were respectful, but Bai Li could clearly see that there was no reverence in their eyes.

On the contrary, Bai Li discovered that whenever servants came over, those people would unconsciously show fear on their faces and glance in the same direction.

The movement was so subtle that, if it weren't for Bai Li, no one else would have noticed it in the darkness.

Following their gaze, Bai Li quickly spotted a rather unusual ordinary soldier.

The man looked no different from an ordinary soldier, except for a few scars on his face.

The same armor and weapons were not even placed in a conspicuous position.

But upon closer inspection, Bai Li noticed that something was still different.

This person's clothes were thicker than the others, and he was wrapped up tightly, even his neck was covered.

The brazier in front of him was filled with more charcoal than the others.

Of course, these are just minor details and not enough to prove anything.

Most importantly, the people surrounding that ordinary soldier were clearly different from the other Eight Banner soldiers around him.

Their aura of menace intensified, and their positioning was carefully chosen, subtly protecting the person in the very center.

Their gazes, seemingly casually, fell on the ordinary soldier.

On the contrary, the person sitting in the very center, wearing a fox fur coat, was surrounded by people, and in comparison, he didn't feel protected at all.

The person in the middle is bait!

At the same time, Dang Shousu hesitated for a moment and said, "I think the person in the middle is a bait. However, this is the most heavily guarded place, so the real person cannot be elsewhere. He must be hiding among these soldiers."

"But I still can't figure out who it is."

Bai Li said calmly, "I know who it is."

He pointed this person out.

Dang Shousu stared at it for a long time, but couldn't see anything.

It's so dark and so far away, it's really too much for his eyesight to bear.

However, since Bai Li has already pointed out the target, there is naturally no need for him to verify it.

"What about the one in the middle?" someone asked in a low voice.

Liu Er said, "Just in case, maybe that's the real one. Bury them both together, and I'll take care of the one in the middle."

"Shousu, go dig under that person."

The easiest way is to ignore which one is real.

Let's just send them all into the pit.

Dang Shousu said solemnly, "Okay."

……

Abatai sat by the brazier, his face frighteningly gloomy.

When his subordinates initially suggested that he temporarily stop living in the tent and instead camp outside, he was not really in favor of it.

In his view, this kind of hiding and dodging behavior was just as pathetic as Nikan's.

As a noble prince, how could he possibly be afraid of a few assassins from Nikan who sneak in?

But he couldn't resist the repeated persuasion of his personal guards.

Especially after several incidents, no one dared to gamble with his life.

After much persuasion, he finally agreed, but he was also relieved.

He also accepted the nasty Nikan strategy, creating a stand-in who sat in the very center while he himself hid in the crowd.

They stayed there for several days.

He hasn't had a good night's sleep in the past few days.

"Damn it, what kind of day is this!" Abatai said through gritted teeth, his head down.

A bodyguard whispered, "Your Highness, please bear with it a little longer. Once we capture those assassins, it will be over!"

Abatai scoffed, "Endure? I've been enduring for days!"

"Has there been any developments since the information was released these past few days?"

The guard whispered, "Yes, four Ming troop squads have appeared in the vicinity today."

"How were they handled?"

The guard hesitated for a moment, then said, "As per the prince's orders, after capturing them, we didn't kill them all; we released half of them."

"very good."

"If they really wanted to kill me, they should have come by now," Abatai sneered.

There was no other way; the Khan had given the order himself, so he had to obey. To avoid any unforeseen complications, he had to proactively release the information to lure these people out.

With hidden sentries and alarm devices outside, and visible sentries and hunting dogs inside, plus a fake tent and a decoy, and he himself hiding, even he felt that the defenses were so tight that they were completely impenetrable.

His ears twitched, and he frowned in confusion, asking, "Hey, did you hear something?"