"Reporting to the Chief Manager, there is no trace of the thief. Hundreds of people just disappeared without saying anything!"
Zeng Hai looked at the little eunuch in front of him who was very good at martial arts and was highly valued by him with gloomy eyes: "They are gone? Even if they turned into birds and flew away, hundreds of birds flying together would not be able to hide them all from the eyes of the imperial guards on the city wall. Bar?"
"Search carefully. If we don't find traces of this group of thieves, we won't be able to give an explanation to Your Majesty. We will all be buried with the Queen!"
"Dig the ground three feet to find them!"
"The majestic capital, at the feet of the emperor, and the defense of more than 100,000 imperial guards can be manipulated by a group of thieves, where is our face!"
"Yes, little one, let's go check it out!"
Vice General Xu also looked gloomy and led the guards to search carefully.
"General, all corners of the surrounding city walls have been carefully checked, and no entrance to the secret passage has been found at all!"
"Is this the reason why the leader of the rebel bandits is spreading suspicion to support us just to find a way to escape from the city elsewhere?"
"Report to General Xu. General Wang replied. The guards on the city wall have been staring wide-eyed since they received the news, waiting for the thief to leave the city with their bows and arrows bent. So far, no trace of the thief has been found at all!"
"About ten of these thieves are still in the city!"
Lieutenant General Xu squatted on the ground to observe the few and scattered footprints and gently probed: "The dexterity of these thieves is extraordinary. They left too few footprints, which made it very difficult to follow the direction."
"Now we can only hope that these thieves are really just spreading suspicion to confuse us, and they are really hiding somewhere in the city!"
"As long as they don't leave the city, we still have a chance to make meritorious deeds. If these thieves have really escaped from the city through a secret passage we don't know, and the empress is assassinated, we will have to bear the wrath of His Majesty's thunder!"
When some of the surrounding captains heard Deputy General Xu's low words, they gritted their teeth and looked at the soldiers under their command.
"Brothers, we must not let go of any clues. We must capture these thieves."
"As the Imperial Guards guarding the capital, we allowed thieves to assassinate our empress and then escape calmly. This is a shame that our Imperial Guards will never be able to wash away!"
"Got the order!"
After a short while, the commanders of the imperial guards gathered together again, looking at each other and shaking their heads.
"All the city walls at the four gates have been carefully inspected. There is no secret passage to escape at all. If this is the case, it is strange. How could hundreds of people disappear just by saying they have disappeared!"
"They have a stronghold in the city, or foreign aid is helping them hide their traces!"
"It can be preliminarily concluded that this group of thieves did not leave the city, but used Qinggong to hide themselves!"
"General Xu, order a city-wide manhunt!"
"Searching from house to house, we will definitely find out where these thieves are hiding!"
"Commander Chen is right. As long as these thieves don't leave the city, we can definitely search out their hiding place and bring them to justice!"
Vice General Xu signaled his generals to be silent: "There are too many dignitaries in the capital. With my authority, I cannot issue an order to search the entire city!"
"General Yang Fang must report it to His Majesty and then ask for the imperial edict."
"Otherwise, there is one lord for the three families and one important minister for the five families. If we offend them, it is not something that our little generals can offend!"
Commander Yi Gan Xiaowei nodded helplessly, they knew that what Vice General Xu said was the truth.
The capital city is at the feet of the emperor, and there are many dignitaries gathered there, which is not something they, a deputy general of the Imperial Guard, can afford to offend.
"Xiao Haizi, did you stop the thief?"
Zeng Hai, who was checking the footprints, stood up quickly and saluted: "My ancestors, I apologize, but Xiao Haizi did something wrong. All these thieves have disappeared!"
Lao Zhou's gloomy eyes became even more gloomy as he looked around at the surrounding environment: "Gone. Hundreds of living people disappeared just because they said they couldn't see them. How could they still have wings and fly!"
"Xiao Haizi is also very confused. The imperial guards on the city wall said that they have been guarding tightly and staring at the city gate. There is no trace of the thieves at all, but they disappeared around here!"
Lao Zhou slowly scanned the tall city wall: "When Feng Wuba escaped, he allowed the thieves to escape through a secret passage. Have you found any secret passages?"
Zeng Hai shook his head in despair: "We only dug three feet into the ground, but we didn't find any entrance to the secret passage at all."
"Our manpower is not as good as the thieves. By the time the Imperial Guards arrived, their traces would have disappeared without a trace."
"The footprints became fewer and fewer, and finally disappeared, as if they disappeared out of thin air!"
"Xiao Haizi deduced that ten out of ten of these thieves are still in the city. It is very likely that they have reinforcements in the city to help them hide their traces."
"Old Zhou, why are you here? Have you caught any traces of the thief?"
Young Master Liu's voice broke through Lao Zhou's thoughts. Seeing Young Master Liu, Old Zhou bowed respectfully: "Let's meet the Prince Consort!"
"See Duke Dingguo!"
"I'm exempt from all the gifts. Where's the thief?"
"Your Majesty heard the news and immediately sent me to support you. Have you stopped the thief?"
Lao Zhou shook his head slightly: "No one stopped him, he seemed to have disappeared out of thin air!"
Young Master Liu's face darkened: "That's nonsense, how could hundreds of people disappear just by saying they're going to disappear!"
Lao Zhou sighed silently when he saw this. He also believed that Young Master Liu was dead because of his cousin Yun Xiaoxi.
My cousin has been assassinated, but there is no trace of the killer. As a cousin, how can I be willing to take revenge without being able to take revenge?
"Prince-in-law, please be patient. Since the thieves dared to assassinate the empress, they must have made a complete retreat plan. Based on our preliminary judgment, these thieves are still hiding in the city!"
A lie requires more lies to cover up.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Lao Zhou pretending to be thoughtful: "I don't know much about the current situation!"
"Lao Zhou, you were also there, tell me everything in detail!"
Lao Zhou sighed and nodded silently, and began to tell the story since his arrival.
During this period, Song Qing and Commander Jia also came to join them with their respective troops, looking unlucky. Needless to say, you could tell what the situation was like just by looking at their faces.
Liu Mingzhi felt extremely complicated after hearing what Lao Zhou had said.
How powerful is the old man's Willow Leaf? Even an innate master can use it. It seems that he has never really understood how terrifying the old man's power is.
"Secret passage? Lao Zhou, you said that the leader of the thieves mentioned the secret passage? Have you found the secret passage?"
"No, the imperial guards, the eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Imperial Guards, and the spies... all of them couldn't find the entrance to the secret passage. We speculate that it was a trick arranged by the thieves to deceive the enemy!"
Liu Mingzhi pretended to scan around the city wall, pondered for a moment and then looked at Old Zhou: "Old Zhou, where is the entrance to the drainage pipe in the capital to prevent flooding?"
Upon hearing Young Master Liu's question, everyone's expressions were startled and they became shocked.
Perhaps the enemy may no longer be in the city.
Lao Zhou looked at Young Master Liu with a pale face: "Prince-in-law, you mean that these thieves may have gone from... to the Jinghe River."
After half a day, a group of people looked at the dense footprints on the Jinghe River, their faces turned ashen, and they were all a little absent-minded.
Young Master Liu looked at Yun Xiaoxi who had disappeared unconsciously and sighed silently.
Creek, creek, this is all my cousin can do.
The rest of the way is up to you!
The sky is high and birds can't fly; the sea is wide and fish can't jump.
Cherish it all the way.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Lao Zhou, whose expression was gloomy. Song Qing and others felt extremely complicated.
What a ridiculous world. After all, he had failed his father's high hopes and embarked on a path that was detrimental to the interests of the royal family.
That's right to say politely, but it turns out that this young master is really hypocritical.
I used to be the most annoying person for this young master, but I didn't expect that this young master would become like this one day.
Rights have gradually blinded one's true heart.
It's ridiculous that I am still talking about so-called loyalty. It turns out that I have never faced up to how dirty I am.
He had made so many mistakes just because of his cousin Yun Xiaoxi.
Bullying superiors and concealing inferiors, abusing power, selfish interests, etc. are all performed from one's own hands.
The guilt for Li Zheng's high hopes has completely occupied Liu Dashao's heart at this moment.
Maybe it’s time for me to really reflect on myself.
In the end, I am loyal to Li Zheng who has shown kindness to me and tolerated me.
Still loyal to the Li family.
