Chapter 1494: Prologue of Chaos

Bang!

Blood splattered!

"Ah!!!"

Ling Chen took action to kill, and the surrounding crowd was stunned for a moment; before they could react, the Swedish soldier who had been extorting money had already collapsed to the ground.

A shrill scream erupted from the crowd, piercing the eardrums.

The commotion instantly caused by the gunshot plunged the entire city gate into extreme panic.

The Swedish soldiers guarding the gate were stunned for a moment, then reacted instantly, immediately raising their guns to aim at Ling Chen and his group.

"Quick, quick, quick, report to the General, an emergency situation has occurred here!"

A Swedish soldier ran out urgently, and Ling Chen glanced at him without stopping him.

He lowered his gun, turned around to look at the Swedish soldiers who had surrounded his fifteen men tightly, and smiled coldly.

"Drop your guns and raise your hands!"

Ling Chen did not move; he turned his body slightly to shield the trembling Diana behind him.

The soldiers following Ling Chen all knew that he hated soldiers who engaged in extortion the most.

Daring to extort Ling Chen.

That soldier deserved to die.

The moment Ling Chen's shot rang out, they aimed at the other Swedish soldiers.

"Drop your guns, Longyan!" a Swedish soldier shouted coldly.

But they did not dare to fire; there were fifteen Longyan, and all of them were carrying guns, with murderous and fearless expressions that made them look like veteran soldiers who had fought on the battlefield.

There were originally four Swedish soldiers; now one was dead, one had run off to report the news, and only the two of them were left in a standoff with the Longyan.

All they could do was wait for reinforcements to arrive.

The Swedish soldiers swallowed hard, a fine layer of sweat appearing on their foreheads.

The disparity in numbers was too great.

Ling Chen glanced at them and said indifferently: "You want to make a move too? He just extorted our Longyan merchant; he deserved to die."

"What do you two think?" Ling Chen's tone turned cold.

The surrounding temperature seemed to drop significantly; hearing the sound of guns being cocked, the two Swedish soldiers felt fear from the depths of their hearts.

At this moment, they believed that if there was any disagreement, these Longyan would absolutely fire without hesitation and shoot them both dead.

One of the Swedish soldiers stared at the two Longyan for a moment and whispered to his companion: "There is no need for us to throw our lives away."

"These Longyan are here to resell military supplies; I checked, and this matter will likely just be left unsettled."

"We don't have that many men right now, and the Longyan's goods are actually quite good, as you know."

"When the army arrives in a moment, we will give them a reasonable explanation; once there are more people, whether they pursue these Longyan or whatever else happens, it won't have much to do with us."

"If we let them go, we can still earn a pension."

The other Swedish soldier looked at him with a complex expression, but finally nodded and put away his gun.

Seeing this scene, Ling Chen couldn't help but smile and turned to leave.

Diana was slightly stunned; these Swedes actually really let them leave.

Just like that, after killing a Swedish soldier, they walked swaggeringly into the city.

On the way, they even saw a squad of the Swedish Army heading toward the city gate.

After seeing these Longyan leave, the two Swedes each shot themselves in the leg, waiting for the Swedish Army to arrive.

They covered up the fact that they had let the Longyan go, made slight modifications, and reported it truthfully.

The commander of the Swedish Army not only did not blame them but also continued to praise them and provided a pension.

At the same time, he also issued an order to hunt down these Longyan.

At this moment, Ling Chen and Diana's group were hiding in a tavern.

They were all Longyan, and their appearances could not be revealed.

Diana blamed Ling Chen quite accusingly: "Why did you have to fire?"

"Actually, if we had just endured it and given him some money, it would have been fine."

Ling Chen shook his head with a smile, looking secretly at the scenery outside the window instead.

Squads of the Swedish Army were patrolling the streets, posting notices, and calling for the Longyan.

"Three different patrol squads have passed by in fifteen minutes, with thirty men in each squad."

"They aren't being too ostentatious, and they aren't even checking the shops along the street."

Ling Chen carefully observed the situation on the street and had a plan in mind; the Swedish Army had lost a soldier to the Longyan, yet they didn't have a very intense reaction.

Recalling when they entered the city, those people included French, Tsarist Russia, Swedes...

"It seems the situation in this city is even more complex."

"Hey, are you even listening to me?" Diana questioned him in a spoiled tone.

Ling Chen ignored her.

Diana was stunned, stood up abruptly, and was about to go out in a huff.

The other Longyan nearby couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Miss Diana, the General has deep intentions for doing this."

"He wants to check the strength of the Swedish garrison here."

"Even if there hadn't been soldiers extorting us at the city gate, we would have caused some commotion here; the purpose was to attract the attention of the Swedish garrison."

Diana looked at Ling Chen: "But now we can't go anywhere; there are Swedish soldiers everywhere outside, and they will catch us sooner or later."

Hearing this, Ling Chen glanced at Diana: "Do you understand the terrain here?"

Upon hearing these words, Ling Chen glanced at Diana: "Are you familiar with the terrain here?"

Diana nodded, then shook her head.

She had a certain understanding of the terrain here, but she was not familiar with the buildings that had been added since.

"I only know the terrain as it was before; many buildings have been newly constructed here now, and much has changed."

Ling Chen nodded: "I will take you out for a look in a while, we will leave the city tonight."

"..." Diana was stunned.

At this moment, the commissioner sent out by Vienna specifically to investigate the refugees...

Had already reached Prague, and according to the results obtained from the investigation along the way, Prague, being close to Saxony, was the city with the most refugees.

It was also the path that the Holy Cross Army had to pass through.

It was also the final destination of their current journey.

"Councilor Liangduo, I have a bad premonition this time."

Liangduo was a very young councilor in the Upper House and was also the commander-in-chief of this operation.

He still remembered when he was assigned, Weikeduo called him in alone and told him: "I know who did this, I don't want you to investigate who it was, I want you to pacify the refugees.

Austria cannot have turmoil right now, no matter what Method is used, the refugees must be pacified."

Liangduo did not ask further; when Weikeduo said these words, he knew how important this matter was.

Liangduo glanced at the others accompanying him and said indifferently: "Do not overthink it, Hank, the Lord will bless us."

"But..."

This accompanying staff member named Hank opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but stopped himself.

"I know what you want to say, Hank."

Liangduo did not even look at him, but said to himself: "Remember our mission this time, the investigation results are no longer important."

"Alright..."