Zhao Tong just frowned slightly and chased in the direction in which Lianaza escaped.
Liyanaza thought he was going to kill Tian Biao alive and was tied up by it, but she didn't know that in Zhao Tong's heart, killing her was far more important than catching Tian Biao!
As we chased all the way, we could hardly see any pedestrians. This place was remote and quiet, and even the Imperial Guard rarely came to patrol.
Liyanaza glanced back and couldn't help but secretly wonder. Although she didn't know that Tian Biao and others had been killed by Zhao Tao, she also knew that she had made a mistake. She didn't expect that Zhao Tao had such a strong intention to kill her.
Zhao Tong held the dagger in his hand, and his footwork became faster and faster. He discovered that Dai Zong's Shadowless Walk and Shi Qian's Night Walk of Hundred Ghosts actually had something in common with each other. The two were confirmed, and it seemed that they could be integrated into a new martial art. .
Just when he had some realization, a "pop" sound suddenly came from the front.
Zhao Tong was slightly startled and his face turned cold. In front of him was Cai He!
This section of Cai River outside the city is close to the east of the city, flowing from north to south, passing Tianqing Temple all the way, and then flowing out of Tokyo City from Puji Water Gate.
If there is any way to leave here when the city gates of Tokyo are closed and the city walls are heavily fortified, it is to take the waterway and leave the city through the water gate!
There are four rivers in Tokyo, namely the Bian River, the Cai River, the Wuzhang River, and the Jinshui River. These four rivers flow through the city and connect water transportation to various places. They are called the Four Water Canals.
After these four rivers leave the city, they intersect with the dragon river that protects the city, and then go into the distance.
The water gates in Tokyo City include Guangli Water Gate, Puji Water Gate, East Water Gate, Northeast Water Gate, West Water Gate, Northwest Water Gate, etc. Guangli Water Gate and Puji Water Gate are the largest water gates in Tokyo City, and Cai River leads out of the city in front. Puji Watergate.
Puji Water Gate can be accessed by large boats, and matters on the river and water gate leakage inspections belong to Sipai'an Division. Sipai'an Division was originally under the command of Third Division. After Yuanfeng's restructuring, the Third Division was abolished and merged into the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then returned to Sinong Temple.
The Forbidden Army also has the power to command Watergate, so Watergate is a place under dual jurisdiction.
The affairs investigated by the Water Gate of the Sipai Coast Division generally include smuggling of weapons and armor, prohibited items, and tax calculations. The amount is large and arduous every day. Moreover, they have the jurisdiction to investigate and leak, and they also have sailors, ships and prisons, so the Forbidden Army has no control over them. The management of the water gate is very lax, and most of it is delegated to the Si Pai Bank Secretary. If the Si Pai Bank Secretary wants to check for leaks, he needs to conduct an inspection, which is similar to the inspection at the land gate.
Although there are sailors in the Imperial Guards Palace and the Imperial Guards Division, on the one hand, how can sailors be really useful in Gyeonggi Province? On the other hand, they are not familiar with some water-transported goods and taxes. It is not in wartime anymore. In a semi-letting-off state.
When Zhao Tong thought of this, he secretly screamed in his heart. Although Shuimen was closed to traffic at night and was guarded by sailors, the imperial army was delegated to the four rows of shore divisions. How could the four rows of shore divisions really take on the responsibility of guarding the water gate? It was fine on the water. I really can’t watch it!
Now that the weather is getting warmer, the water surfaces of the four rivers in Tokyo have melted and the water is flowing. Although the river water may be bitterly cold, it may not be unbearable for martial arts practitioners. Winter swimming is possible, not to mention it is not winter anymore!
Zhao Tong quickly ran to the Cai River and saw another person in front of him. With the light of the sparse lanterns on the river bank, he saw a pile of clothes thrown on the ground. It was exactly what Liya Nazha was wearing before. He picked up a pile of clothes. Look, there is still fragrance and warmth left on it, obviously it was taken off not long ago.
Is this...a waterproof body worn inside? Zhao Tong looked at the water and raised his eyebrows. It was obvious that Liya Nazha had been prepared. She most likely wore a water jacket under her clothes. The water jacket was a one-piece water suit made of fish skin, sea dragon skin or shark skin. The surface was smooth and Stay warm so you can swim faster and last longer underwater.
If Liyanaza really went through the water, then even if he goes into the water now, he will not be able to catch up. As for rushing to Puji Water Gate now, it is probably useless. After all, Liyanaza cannot be defended underwater. Shuimen left the city and entered the Dragon-protecting River. If the river branched off, it would be impossible to trace it.
There are no fewer than hundreds of large and small rivers in the Uyghur region, including the Ile River, the Boletala River, the Altaqi River, etc. It is entirely possible to say that Liyanaza is proficient in water.
Zhao Tong stood by the river with a gloomy expression. He didn't expect that the Third Falcon Princess would run away again. This woman was cunning and cunning. If she was not eliminated, it would be a disaster sooner or later.
Zhao Tong glanced at the clothes, bunched them together, then tied them into a knot and carried them in his hand.
It was impossible for him to leave his clothes on the shore. What if Lianaza did not leave the city and just hid in the water and swam back later? He couldn't keep waiting by the river.
If she escaped from the city, with Liya Naza's skills, it would be easy to go to the farmer's village to grab clothes to wear. If she hadn't left... wouldn't it be convenient for her to leave the clothes on the shore? Tokyo is not as prone to robbery as it is outside.
Zhao Tong stood quietly on the shore for about a quarter of an hour. Seeing that there was really no movement on the water, he slowly left.
He returned to the Broken Jade Tower first. By this time, the fire in the lantern market had been put out. Fang La and his party fled in a hurry without causing any big losses.
Seeing that nothing was going on here, Zhao Tong went to the Fusi again. At this time, the lights in the Fusi were brightly lit. Tan Zhen was walking around in the middle of the ground and saluted hurriedly when he saw him coming.
After asking, Zhao Tong learned that in addition to the incident at the lantern market on Zhuque Street, there was also a fire at Baotou, and two people even died. It had been chaotic for a while, and now everyone in Kaifeng Mansion was there to deal with the aftermath.
Zhao Tong said: "How about the Zhouqiao side?"
When Tan Zhen heard this, his face looked a little weird and he said: "Your Majesty, nothing big happened at Zhouqiao, but..."
"But what?" Zhao Tong frowned.
"But Huang Gu captured a woman over there. According to him, she was a female thief who planned to destroy the lantern market." Tan Zhen said with a bitter smile: "There is no evidence, and I haven't seen any other accomplices."
"Female snitch..."
"Yes, my lord, Huang Gu insisted that this woman was a thief who came to destroy the lantern market. The woman scolded Huang Gu all the way, saying things like robbing civilian girls, but Huang Gu didn't reply."
"Oh? Where is he now?" Zhao Tong knew that Huang Gu might not have arrested the wrong person. Even if there was no evidence, there should be suspicion.
"They are being interrogated in the Xiaowei Hall on the left, but they shouldn't have asked anything, otherwise they would have been back a long time ago." Tan Zhen said.
"You wait here for news from Kaifeng Mansion. I'll go over and take a look." After Zhao Tong finished speaking, he walked out.
The Xiaowei Hall is a place for interrogation by the Guards and Military Division. It is not a torture hall, and there are no torture instruments. It is impossible for the Guards and Military Division to set up a torture hall.
Walking into Xiaowei Hall and walking straight in, Zhao Tong saw Huang Guzheng sitting on a chair with a pale face. There was a woman tied up in front of him, but she was beautiful and somewhat heroic. Even though she was tied up at the moment, Tied to the ground, but not afraid, he was denounced Huang Gu's crimes.
"A dog officer, shameless and obscene, brutal in his methods, robbed civilian girls. If you have the ability, kill me now!"
Zhao Tong saw something was wrong. Is this Huang Gu interrogating the woman, or is the woman interrogating Huang Gu?
He coughed lightly, and Huang Gu realized it and stood up quickly and said: "Master!"
Zhao Tong walked over, waved to the soldiers standing in the room to go out and secure the door, and then said: "What's going on?"
With an angry look on his face, Huang Gushen recounted the story of how he met a crowd of people and died in Zhouqiao Deng City, how he had a disagreement with the woman, and how he finally found out it was a snitch.
Zhao Tong looked at the scars on his shoulders and arms and said, "Is this girl good at using flying stones?"
Huang Gu said: "The stones are extremely accurate, and they can hit the target 100 times, and there are many tricks."
Zhao Tong looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "So you were injured?"
Huang Gu looked ashamed: "Sir, this girl runs too fast. If you don't resist a few times, she will be slowed down by her stones, making it difficult to catch her."
Zhao Tong nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, but what does this young lady mean by scolding her over and over again for being shameless and obscene?"
Huang Gu was stunned and said hurriedly: "She was slanderous, but I didn't touch her!"
"When did I say you touched her?" Zhao Tong shook his head and walked over and looked the woman up and down.
Huang Gu looked embarrassed and followed him.
The woman was Ying Niang. When she saw another person coming, and her tone seemed to be that of her boss with thick eyebrows and big eyes, she couldn't help but make a few bucks and said: "You corrupt officials, let me go quickly, otherwise as long as I get out alive, I will be dead." Sue the imperial court, sue you dog officials!"
Zhao Tong said: "You want to file a complaint?"
Yingniang said: "I just want to file a lawsuit!"
Zhao Tong was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "How is Tian Hu?"
"Ah?!" Ying Niang was stunned when she heard this. What is this dog official talking about?
Zhao Tong repeated: "Is Tian Hu okay?"
Yingniang suddenly panicked in her heart at this moment. If the other party really knew that she was under Tian Hu's command, even death would be a luxury, and she might be tortured.
Huang Gu was also surprised at this time. He didn't expect that this little thief was actually from Tian Hu's side. He hurriedly said: "I said that you, a little thief, are ruthless and not a good person. Turns out you are." Rebellious thief.”
Ying Niang calmed down and said: "You dog officials framed me. I don't know any tigers or cats. Don't slander me!"
She was thinking secretly at this moment that the other party was definitely deceiving her randomly. Even if the people she was with were caught and confessed, but they were not brought over for identification and confrontation, how could she be sure that she was related to Tian Hu?
Zhao Tong then pulled a chair and sat down, and said calmly: "Your name is Qiu Qiongying?"
"What?" Ying Niang trembled when she heard this. How did this dog official know her name? Have you really been betrayed? But it's still wrong. If she doesn't identify her face to face after being betrayed, how will she know that she is Qiu Qiongying?
"Stop thinking nonsense." Zhao Tong shook his head: "Your name is Qiu Qiongying, the goddaughter of Wu Li under Tian Hu's command, can you be named the princess?"
Yingniang was shocked and looked at Zhao Tong: "You, you..."
Huang Gu blinked at the side. He didn't expect that this little thief had such a background. It seemed that he had caught the right person. This little thief would definitely die.
"I'm not, you're talking nonsense!" Yingniang gritted her teeth.
Zhao Tong looked at her and said slowly: "Qiu Qiongying, don't you want to avenge your father and kill Tian Hu?"
When Ying Niang heard this, she felt like a thunderbolt hit her body, and there was no trace of blood on her face.
(End of chapter)
