Yao Yao nodded: "these garrison soldiers' joints are stiff and cannot bend, and the cold night will speed up the stiffness. These garrison soldiers should have been attacked not long ago in Yinchu. Maybe they drank Mongolian sweat medicine or something like that." He would be strangled to death so silently."
Han Changmu supported Yao Yao and walked slowly, thinking: "Those who can tamper with the food of the garrison must be people they know well. If they say who is most familiar with them here, it is naturally the owner of the inn and the That woman is dead, I don’t know whether they ran away or were also poisoned.”
Yao Yao suddenly thought of that young man, who was as upright and tenacious as a green pine, and his heart sank: "There is also Meng Ying who disappeared inexplicably. It is very strange."
Han Changmu said slowly: "Even with the three of them together, we can't fight without bloodshed. What's more, these garrison soldiers have no obvious external injuries and their clothes are intact. We still need to start with food."
Yao Yao thought for a while: "But now we can't get away, and Li Yushan is in a hurry to leave, so he has no chance to investigate carefully."
Han Changmu pursed his lips and said nothing.
When the two of them walked back to the inn, the escorts had already packed their belongings and were tying soft bags and boxes onto their horses.
Li Yushan told the two that it was not only Meng Ying who was missing, but also the shop owner and the woman. Meng Ying's baggage was missing, and all the belongings in the shop owner's house were also missing.
Han Changmu had an idea in his heart, a firm and clear idea.
These three people left on their own and were by no means coerced.
The three camel footprints were left by these three people when they left.
He turned to look at Liu Yi, his eyes deep and thoughtful.
Liu Yi has been very calm since the accident happened here, showing no signs of panic or surprise.
People who don't know, would think that he is not afraid of danger because he has experienced frost and snow.
But Han Changmu had seen Liu Yi deliberately cover up Meng Ying's weird behavior, and had seen him deliberately remind Meng Ying not to lose her composure.
Even if Liu Yi was not an accomplice in the accident before his eyes, he must have had some idea of the whole incident.
He slowly leaned over and took care of the horses with Liu Yi. In the noise, he suddenly said softly: "When the three of them left, what did they say to my father-in-law."
Liu Yi froze, as if struck by lightning, his face changed, and he forced a smile and said: "What the noble man is talking about, I can't understand."
Han Changmu took a deep look at Liu Yi and smiled as usual: "Meng Ying followed my sister. No matter what, we have to say goodbye to my father-in-law, the leader."
Liu Yi's aging face was so white that there was no blood at all, and the corners of his lips were pursed, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
Han Changmu was always calm and calm, with no anger or questioning emotions, but his eyes were a little deep, fixed on Liu Yi's face.
In Liu Yi's opinion, such a gaze was powerful enough to compel people's hearts. It was like the light in hell, covering him and locking his life away in an instant.
He was just the most ordinary old man who could do nothing but compete with a young envoy of the Internal Security Department who had been in officialdom for a long time and was not angry or powerful. The result was self-evident.
Yao Yao led the horse over and stood beside Han Changmu and Liu Yi, also blocking the eyes of others.
However, in such a noisy and chaotic situation, no one would notice the three people who were packing their baggage, taking care of their horses, and getting ready to go.
Liu Yi touched it, his voice was hard, and it was very difficult to spit out every word: "That is Meng Ying's sister Meng Lan. She was sold by Ren Yazi four years ago. I passed by here at the beginning of the year and recognized her. I went back I told Meng Ying and he came to find me."
Yao Yao asked slowly: "They left after Yinchu. There were three camels, one big and two small."
Liu Yi looked at each other in shock. If he hadn't watched the three people leave and confirmed that there were no outsiders around, he would have thought that Yao Yao had also seen it with his own eyes.
He trembled his lips and nodded with difficulty: "Yes, the second quarter of Yinchu."
Han Changmu asked calmly: "Did they strangle these garrison troops to death?"
Liu Yi shook his head hurriedly, his frosty hair swaying messily: "No, no, I don't know, I, when I sent them away, they were still fine."
"Okay." Han Changmu caught the loophole and his eyes deepened: "Did you go out and see it, or did you hear it."
Liu Yi took a step back, leaned slumped on the horse, his skinny cheeks twitched twice, and said in despair: "I heard that Hu man said that he asked the Meng Lan brothers and sisters to wait for him here, and he put the cooked mutton Send the soup to the changing of the guard garrison."
Han Changmu had a vague conclusion in his mind, but he had no evidence and no time to check it. He planned to ask a few more questions, but he saw Li Yushan riding his horse close to him and shouting: "Everyone mount up and hurry up, Han Brother, let’s go.”
Yao Yao raised his eyebrows. He didn't know whether Li Yushan was particularly afraid of death or had a special rapport with Han Changmu. He stared at him very closely along the way and did not relax for a moment.
Han Changmu originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos and leave here, but seeing how Li Yushan refused to leave, he would not be able to leave in a short time.
After leaving Baima garrison, it was three or four days' journey to the border of Suzhou.
He must leave the escort team before entering Suzhou territory.
The sound of horse hooves sounded chaotically, stirring up a cloud of yellow sand. A huge group of people urged their horses to gallop towards the pass.
Just after walking out of the pass, Li Yushan suddenly hissed, reined in his horse, and listened carefully.
Everyone stopped one after another and followed his gaze. All they could see was the empty wilderness and yellow sand, with nothing out of the ordinary.
Han Changmu urged his horse to take a few steps forward, looking far into the distance, his face darkened again and again, his brows furrowed.
Yao Yao followed him, his eyes narrowed slightly. Not far away, a cloud of yellow sand rolled up in the sky, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard coming from far away.
There was a commotion in the escort team, and the horses also took a few steps back and forth in confusion.
Li Yushan's face suddenly changed, he turned his horse's head and shouted sharply: "There are horse thieves, hurry up, hurry up, get back, get back."
Han Changmu frowned, turned the horse's head, and whispered sideways to Yao Yao: "It looks like a horse thief, taking advantage of the chaos."
Yao Yao looked at the escort team who retreated into the pass in a panic, and whispered in confusion: "Sir, if you retreat, wouldn't it be worse to beat the dogs behind closed doors?"
"..." Han Changmu held his forehead and was speechless.
The escort team here is in constant commotion, and yellow sand is billowing outside the gate over there.
Deep in the yellow sand, a group of black horse thieves surged out.
Han Changmu couldn't help but marvel when he looked at these horse thieves.
Calling him a horse thief really insults the horse thief industry.
Although these people came with force and were numerous in number, they were all in rags, unkempt hair, and sallow complexions, as if they had never had enough to eat.
As for the food they were holding in their hands, there were all kinds of cold lights shining in the sun, including swords, guns, swords, halberds and sticks, as well as a few chipped kitchen knives and curled wood-chopping axes.
Han Changmu's face turned livid. He noticed Yao Yao's gaze and turned to look.
Yao Yao opened his mouth in surprise: "Sir, are these definitely horse thieves?"
Han Changmu nodded calmly.
Yao Yao pursed his lips.
The world is difficult, and life is not easy for horse thieves. These horse thieves are described as downtrodden, and they are not even as good as the beggars squatting on the street corners in Chang'an City.
The leader of the horse thief is not bad looking, but his head is as bald as a desert, and his beard is like weeds, growing very lushly.
The leader of the horse thief looked at the escort team not far away, feeling refreshed and finally able to have a full meal.
He shouted loudly with all his strength, urging the horse thieves to rush into the pass with their swords rounded.
He knew in his heart that people like him looked menacing, but in fact they were just showing off. After eating half-full meals for a long time, their hands were very weak.
Therefore, you should work hard, grab something and run away.
Han Changmu and Yao Yao had retreated to the back of the escort team and saw the escort team lined up with crossbows in their hands.
As soon as the cold crossbows were lined up, Han Changmu's heart sank. What connection did the Zhou family have with the weapons supervisor?
Yao Yao turned his head and looked at Han Changmu.
Didn't it mean that this crossbow was just developed by the Ordnance Superintendent? It was covered like a family heirloom. How come it has become a bad street here? It can be found everywhere.
The horse thief rushed forward on his horse, and the yellow sand hit his face.
Li Yushan has been an escort for decades and has seen a lot. He has experienced many life-and-death situations. He really can't take the horse thieves who are like a grass-roots team in front of him.
He waved his hand down hard, the arrows whizzed, and the arrows screamed and flew towards the approaching horse thief.
Before the knife in the horse thief's hand had time to strike at the escort team, someone was already screaming, being pierced by a crossbow arrow, and flew out with force, and was nailed to the ground.
The leader of the horse thieves was stunned for a moment. Unexpectedly, this group of escorts became more fierce and more like horse thieves than them.
He hesitated for a moment, and between being nailed to a sieve by crossbow arrows or starving to death, he chose to charge forward.
The broadsword in his hand was swung roundly, flying through the constant rain of arrows. People around him kept screaming and wailing and falling down. He didn't know whether they were alive or dead, and he didn't care to take a look.
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer horse thieves and the blood on the ground was getting darker and darker, Han Changmu and Yao Yao looked at each other and quietly and slowly retreated.
At this moment, a harsh squealing sound suddenly sounded, which made people's eardrums hurt.
Han Changmu raised his head and looked at the distant blue sky with a gloomy expression.
I saw a goshawk suddenly appear high in the blue sky, flapping its wings and swooping down towards the escort team, soaring straight into the sky.
The spread wings cast a huge shadow on the escort team, getting closer and closer, passing quickly like a fleeting shadow, and then flying away in the blink of an eye.
Before everyone could recover, they heard the heavy sound of horse hooves coming from behind.
This sound was different from the ordinary sound of horse hooves. It was loud and crisp, and it was the sound made by the heavy contact between the iron block and the ground.
Along with the deafening sound of horse hooves, the ground seemed to shake. The rolling yellow sand is coming all over the sky, and there are shadows in the depths of the yellow sand.
The horse thief was startled and forgot to rush forward.
The escort team was also shocked and just looked back.
