"By the way, where is Ruo Yu? Did you see Ruo Yu just now?" Su Qiqi looked around and asked with some worry.
Zheng Miao was stunned for a moment, suddenly thought of something, and murmured: "Ruo Yu went to chase the thief..."
"Ah? Is she going to chase the thief alone?" Su Qiqi asked.
Zheng Miao nodded and said eagerly to Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan: "Brother, Sister Su'er, hurry up and take a look...she is too dangerous alone!"
Su Qiqi nodded and was about to run to the backyard. After running a few steps, she turned back and asked, "Where did you find the thief just now?"
Zheng Miao thought for a moment and said: "Beside the poplar tree in the backyard... Ouyang and I went to the warehouse to check the inventory... and found that half a box of the newly developed explosives was missing... Ouyang and I searched nearby for a while, and then thought I'm going to report to you... Halfway through, a few black figures suddenly jumped out and wanted to attack us... Fortunately, Ruo Yu and escort Lu arrived in time, otherwise Ouyang and I would probably be dead..."
"Oh, what happened when the explosive exploded?" Qin Chuan asked in confusion.
Zheng Miao thought about it and said with lingering fear: "It seems that when one of the men in black was fighting with escort Lu, his swords collided and sparks were produced, and he accidentally lit the fuse of the explosive..."
"Yes, I heard his accomplices scolding him for being clumsy... Those thieves also wanted to kill me and Wanrou to silence... Thanks to Miss Ruoyu and Escort Lu for helping us out..." Ouyang Qi also recovered at this time To be normal, he interjected with a frightened look on his face.
Su Qiqi's expression changed greatly when he heard this. He didn't expect these thieves to be so rampant and even broke into the escort office to commit murder in broad daylight. Moreover, this place is only more than ten miles away from where General Fan is stationed. Those people are too conceited! Don't take Weiyuan Escort Bureau and the imperial army seriously at all! This time, we have to find a way to strike hard to make these thieves remember!
Thinking of this, Su Qiqi expressed her thoughts to Qin Chuan, Zheng Miao and others. Everyone agreed very much, and several enthusiastic escorts were gearing up to help Su Qiqi catch the culprit.
Su Qiqi thanked everyone for their kindness, and persuaded everyone to calm down and practice martial arts first, so that they could jointly resist foreign enemies and hold up the golden name of Weiyuan Escort Agency.
After arranging other bodyguards, Su Qiqi asked Yan Ruoyu to supervise them to continue practicing boxing, kicking, and combat simulation training. She also asked Zheng Miao and Ouyang Qi to stay in the martial arts arena. She and Qin Chuan ran to the poplar tree in the backyard to look for Yan Ruoyu. and clues to the explosion.
The two searched nearby for a while, but found no traces of Yan Ruoyu or the murderer. They only found a body that was burnt black and whose identity was difficult to identify.
Qin Chuan stepped forward to check, and found that the body had been completely changed beyond recognition, with no obvious identity features. However, judging from his height and body shape, there is no doubt that he is an adult man.
It would be great if Brother Yu was here. With his flexible mind, he would be able to quickly deduce the identity of the corpse! It's a pity that Brother Yu was invited by General Fan to assist with some military camp affairs, and he won't be back for a few days... Now we can only rely on ourselves and Su'er to make decisions...
Master Lin is also stuck with palace affairs. It will take three to five days to get here at the fastest... It's really nerve-wracking! Qin Chuan felt quite uneasy. He looked at the corpse in a daze and secretly wondered, who could be burned to death? Isn't he a new escort?
With doubts, he returned to the martial arts field, counted the number of escorts, and found that there was no shortage of people, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he asked the newly hired accountant to count the number of handymen, and there was no missing person. He couldn't help but secretly wonder in his heart: The person who was burned to death was not a member of our escort agency, but could he be an accomplice of the murderer? HH? Qin Chuan was wondering. Su Qiqi walked over with Yan Ruoyu.
Qin Chuan hurriedly walked over to ask about the situation. Yan Ruoyu sighed and said, "They are from Yeyou League... It's a pity that they ran away..."
"Oh? Them? Are there many murderers?" Qin Chuan asked with a frown.
"It seems that there were three people...one was killed by the explosion, and the other two were so good at light skills that they escaped..." Yan Ruoyu said a little depressed.
Qin Chuan nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask: "Do you know the identity of the person who died? Also, did they bring their own explosives or did we steal them here?"
"We just developed it... As for the identity of the deceased, he is probably with the murderer..." Yan Ruoyu replied in a low voice.
Qin Chuan's expression became a little uneasy. He glanced at Su Qiqi and asked, "Su'er, what do you think?"
Su Qiqi pondered for a moment and said: "There may be a spy... who knows our whereabouts and the place where the gunpowder is hidden... and goes straight to the target as soon as we arrive..."
Yan Ruoyu echoed: "I also think... we have just invented a new explosive, and not many people know where the explosive is placed... except for a few of us, only the bodyguards who helped carry it know..."
"Do you think some of those bodyguards are colluding with the bandits?" Qin Chuan asked with a stern look on his face.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out..." Su Qiqi and Yan Ruoyu nodded in unison. Su Qiqi glanced at Qin Chuan, and the three of them walked towards the armory of the escort agency in tacit agreement.
The three of them took inventory of the various weapons and newly developed explosives in stock, and found that only half a box of explosives was missing.
"Fortunately, they only took away half a box of explosives, and there was only one accidental explosion... Otherwise the courtyard of our newly renovated escort agency would have been reduced to rubble... We and the escorts outside might also have been injured..." Qin Chuanshen He took a breath and said with lingering fear.
Su Qiqi and Yan Ruoyu also felt cold sweat break out on their backs. Fortunately, it did not cause too much damage, otherwise I would not be able to explain to the court and the families of the bodyguards.
"It seems that we will strengthen the security measures of the escort agency in the future..." Su Qiqi said with a worried look on his face.
Qin Chuan and Yan Ruoyu both nodded in agreement, and added: "Especially the warehouse! It must be strictly guarded... Today's accident cannot be allowed to happen again..."
As the three of them spoke, they carefully checked the doors, windows and safety measures of the warehouse. Then he locked the door again and told the guard guarding the door to be more vigilant and not to let thieves take advantage of him again.
The three bodyguards guarding the door agreed repeatedly and did not dare to relax any more. One of the bodyguards was holding a sword and sitting cross-legged at the door like an old monk in meditation, guarding the door, one was walking around and patrolling near the window, and the other was hiding on the eaves, holding the telescope invented by Su Qiqi, observing the surroundings vigilantly. movement.
Qin Chuan also found someone to deal with the body next to the poplar tree, and promptly informed Mr. Lin and relevant local officials.
After everything was arranged, Su Qiqi and others sent bodyguards who were good at inquiring information to several nearby counties to inquire about the whereabouts of the Yeyou Alliance bandits.
