At the second watch of the day, it was time for deep sleep, but Xuanwu's night guards were still diligently patrolling the surroundings to prevent the intrusion of nightclubs. This was a habit they had developed over the years.
"Who is it?" A guard who was patrolling the bluestone path shouted loudly, and immediately three or two guards followed the shout and came quickly.
"What's going on with such a loud noise?" The leading guard frowned and asked, "What if the hospital master is shocked?"
"I just seemed to have seen a black shadow flash past." The guard who made the sound said to the guard who asked the question.
"You all search everywhere!" The leading guard pointed in three directions: east, south, and west: "Don't let the thieves scare the hospital master."
"Yes! I humbly obey my order!" The three guards were well-trained, and after receiving the order, they quickly moved in the direction designated by the leading guard.
"Brother Da Fang, there seems to be some noise in the courtyard?" Liu Ningshi was as attentive as dust. Although the guard's call was still some distance away from the guard captain crossing the courtyard, some of it reached her ears.
"Where is it? Why didn't I hear it?" An Dafang listened for a long time without noticing any sound: "Ning Shi! It's getting late, let's read the letters and maps first."
"Yeah!" Liu Ningshi was persuaded by An Dafang, but she still felt uneasy and listened intently to the outside of the house.
"Ning Shi, look at it, this seems to be a hiding place!" An Dafang spread the white cloth flat on the table, picked up the candle on the lampstand and shined the light on the picture.
"What's on this map is Stone City?" Liu Ningshi looked at the vivid map and pointed at the center point with her finger: "The two people only said the word 'stone' before they were killed. Could it be that This stone city?”
"The two people said that the place where shopkeeper Qian hid his money is probably this Stone City." An Dafang was overjoyed. He finally said proudly in front of Liu Ningshi: "Let's take a look at what was written in the letter. !”
"My brother Yu Wu, what you see is like seeing your face! There are two things you need to do. First, Miss Misu from Wujian Lefang will go to Wanfo Temple to stay for a while before October 29th every year. You can take people there to watch. , capture her in one fell swoop when my brother arrives; secondly, secretly send the thing to Stone City at the designated time. These two things are confidential and must not be known to third parties, remember." An Dafang wrote the letter The content was read out word for word.
"Shopkeeper Qian is indeed the mastermind behind the robbery of Misu, and Zuo Tianhao used a mantis to catch the cicada and the oriole behind him!" Liu Ningshi took the letter and read it.
"Ning Shi, what do you mean by this?" An Dafang asked in confusion.
"Brother Da Fang, do you still remember that Ning Shi mistook Master Zhiyuan for the person who robbed Miss Misu and stopped him in front of the Wanfo Temple?" Liu Ningshi reminded An Da Fang.
"Yes, it was indeed Zuo Tianhao who kidnapped Miss Misu!" An Dafang nodded: "We even chased her to Zhe Tianlin."
"But the presence of shopkeeper Qian itself is very unreasonable. Now this letter explains everything." Liu Ningshi suddenly realized in her heart: "This is why Zuo Tianhao wanted to kill Yu Wu. He was clearly robbing people."
"Then it's very likely that Zuo Tianhao will kill Shopkeeper Qian!" An Dafang listened to Liu Ningshi's analysis and expressed his own thoughts.
"There is no reason and no chance!" Liu Ningshi used her sweet voice to refute An Dafang word by word: "Since Zuo Tianhao has captured Miss Misu and achieved his goal, why bother? Sneaking into the temple again to commit murder?"
"Perhaps Zuo Tianhao and Shopkeeper Qian had some unexplainable affair, and they were afraid that he would reveal it, so they returned to the temple to kill him." An Dafang made a hypothesis.
"Even so, this Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple is guarded by young master Zhiyuan." Liu Ningshi shook her head and did not agree with what An Dafang said: "This Zuo Tianhao has already suffered a loss the first time, and he is still stupid. Do you want to continue attacking in the temple?"
"Zuo Tianhao is not a fool. Since he suffered a loss for the first time, he will definitely have a detailed understanding of Master Zhiyuan." An Dafang felt vaguely unconvinced. He did not want to be compared to Liu Ningshi.
"Brother Da Fang, it won't help if we continue to argue like this. Why don't we go to Stone City to explore and maybe we will find something new!" Liu Ningshi didn't want to argue with An Da Fang anymore, but she thought in her heart: "I remember brother Xiangyun once said that Zuo Tianhao also lost his skills and it would take him a day to recover.
; How could it be possible to risk visiting the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple in such a short period of time! "
"Bang!" Just as the two were arguing, a black shadow broke through the window.
"Who? How dare you break into Xuanwu Courtyard at night?" An Dafang raised his fist and was about to hit the black figure, but he was stunned when he saw her face clearly: "Is it you? Miss Misu?"
"Miss Misu, aren't you in Tingwei's Mansion?" Liu Ningshi also saw the black figure's face clearly: "Why did you break into Xuanwu Courtyard at night?"
"Miss Liu, Chief An, I have found you." Mi Su felt relieved when she saw the two of them, she could no longer stand still and fainted.
"Chief Security Officer, there is a thief breaking into the courtyard. Have you seen him?" A guard asked from outside the courtyard.
"Ahem!" An Dafang pretended to cough twice: "Everything is as usual here. You can go and see other places."
"Yes! I am resigning from my humble position." The guard no longer had any doubts after hearing what An Dafang said.
"Miss Misu, what's going on?" Liu Ningshi held onto Misu's limp body with her left hand, and placed her right palm on the Xinshu point on her back, slowly inputting the faint blue internal energy.
"Miss Liu, you must save Brother Bei!" Mi Su faintly woke up with the help of Liu Ningshi's inner power, but became excited again.
"Miss Misu, who is Brother Bei you are talking about?" An Dafang looked at the emotional Misu and was a little confused.
"It's Li Shu!" Liu Ningshi recalled everything Tong Bo told her: "Miss Misu, what happened?"
"Brother Bei wanted to fly away, so we left the Tingwei Mansion." Mi Su burst into tears thinking about Li Shu being captured. "But as soon as we left the east city gate, we were targeted by a group of men in black. In order to save me, Brother Bei, They were captured."
"Ning Shi, we also have very important things to do now." An Dafang felt extremely disgusted when he heard Li Shu's name: "I'm afraid I don't have the energy to take care of this matter."
"Miss Liu, Chief An, I know that Brother Bei has been sorry for you a lot before." Mi Su knelt down in front of Liu Ningshi with a plop: "Please, save Brother Bei! If I don't even care about you, , then I can’t live alone.”
"Brother Da Fang, although this Li Shu is very hateful, for the sake of Miss Misu, we should save people first." Seeing Misu's behavior, Liu Ningshi felt empathy in her heart for some reason, so she agreed.
"Okay! Since Ning Shi said so, I don't have any objections." An Dafang endured the anger in his heart for Liu Ningshi's sake: "However, where did Li Shu get caught by them, and what should we do? How to help?"
"Miss Liu, Chief An, thank you so much!" Seeing that Liu Ningshi agreed to rescue Li Shu, Mi Su thanked her repeatedly: "We were attacked on the official road of the East City Gate. Although Brother Bei was captured, he must It’ll leave marks along the way.”
"Then without further delay, we can go to the east city gate." Liu and An looked at each other and made this decision.
The late autumn morning seemed extremely cold, but Li Laoshi's wonton shop was extremely warm; since Luo Yong and other fake tax collectors were arrested and Su Xing completed his donation to the court, the court fulfilled its promise to return the silver to the merchants, and he The store is also becoming more and more prosperous.
No, today's morning is no exception. Except for an empty table in the northwest corner, all other seats are occupied.
"Waiter, are there any free tables? My stomach is already growling with hunger!" Tong Bo curled up his neck, put his hands in his sleeves, and walked in dusty.
"What a coincidence, sir! There is another table over there, please, sir." The waiter shook the rag on his shoulder and enthusiastically spread his hands towards the last empty table.
"Oh! It's warm inside the store, but the weather outside is almost freezing!" Tong Bo took his hands out of his sleeves and said with a smile, "A bowl of wontons with three kinds of fresh food, and a side dish."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment." The waiter swiped the rag smartly and walked towards the kitchen diligently. In just half a cup of tea, the things Tong Bo ordered were brought to him: "My guest Officer, please use it slowly."
"Yeah!" Tong Bo picked up the wontons and smelled the steaming clear soup sprinkled with chopped green onion, and his appetite suddenly whetted.
"Waiter, let's have a bowl of wontons!" A thin man walked into the store. The hat on his head was held down so low that his face could not be seen clearly.
"Unfortunately, I'm a guest, there are no seats left!" The waiter looked left and right in the store, looking at the thin man with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Waiter, help me see if anyone is willing to take a seat!" The thin man patted the dust on his body and said in a slightly deep voice: "I have walked for several miles, and I am really hungry! "
"Okay, let me ask for you!" The waiter asked helplessly, "Which guest is willing to give this guest a seat?"
Some of the customers in the shop were indifferent, while others only looked up slightly and ignored her. The waiter looked embarrassed when he saw that no one was willing to take a seat.
"If this brother doesn't mind, come over here!" Tong Bo smiled upon seeing this and waved to the waiter.
"Thank you so much for this guest!" The waiter walked to Tong Bo's table and thanked him profusely. He then spread his hands towards the thin man and said, "Sir, please take a seat. What do you want?"
"Just like this brother." The thin man pointed at what Tong Bo ordered: "Please hurry up, I'm in a hurry."
"Okay!" Seeing that the problem was solved, the waiter shouted with renewed energy.
"Wait a minute!" Tong Bo took out a couple of pieces of silver from his pocket and threw it to the waiter. He smiled and said, "Meeting is also fate. This friend's account will be settled in my name."
"No problem!" The waiter took the money and said with a smile on his face: "Sir, please wait a moment; the wontons will be served in a moment."
"How can I be embarrassed to occupy my brother's seat and cost you money?" The thin man pulled the brim of his hat down again, as if he didn't want others to see him.
"Then you have to show some sincerity!" Tong Bo ate the wontons in the bowl without raising his head: "After all, no one's money comes from the strong wind."
"Hey! To borrow a phrase from your Excellency, there is really no free meal in this world." The thin man sighed: "The person you are asking about has met frequently with Tobe Zuoshiro recently. There seems to be a deep relationship between them!"
"Oh? What's the relationship? Can you explain it more clearly?" Tong Bo's eyes lit up after hearing the news.
"The place where they met is very secret, and I can't get close." The thin man took out a letter cup: "Here is written the place where they met, and the time of the next possible meeting; the rest is up to you."
