"Master Ishibu, is it not very kind of you to do this?" A Piao looked at Ishibu with a very dissatisfied expression, "My person is just running an errand for me, and it won't help if you catch her."
Although she pretended to be angry on the surface, Ah Piao was still very happy. The people she sent out were not in any danger and did not fall into the hands of her aunt and the group of people behind her. This is the greatest luck, but Her happiness could not be shown in front of these people or arouse their suspicion.
"Master Piao, don't be anxious, listen to my explanation first." Ishibu waved his hand towards her, "I didn't detain your people on purpose. This is also to save the lives of your people. If she is allowed to leave, I'm afraid There is fear for one’s life.”
"What do you mean...?"
"That's right, you two are not the only ones..." Ishibu asked Wu Shudan to pull two small stools over, and the two of them sat down side by side next to Lord Hei, "We also received a secret order from His Highness, asking us to Get everyone around you screened.”
"Wait a minute!" Lord Hei waved his hand, "When did this happen? You said you have His Highness's secret order, do you have any evidence?"
"Yes!" Ishibu glanced at Wushu Dan, "Bring that purse over."
"Pocket?"
Wu Shudan was stunned at first, then he didn't know what he thought of, his face turned red, and when he saw Master Hei and Ah Piao looking at him curiously, he coughed twice and quickly took it out of his arms. A light purple purse was stuffed into Ishbu's hand.
Seeing him like this, Ishibu reached out and rubbed his head, then opened his wallet, took out a small round card from the inside, and showed it to Master Hei and A Piaoyi.
"It's a private order from His Highness." Master Hei took it and looked at it, then handed it to A'Piao's hand. "The material is right and the weight is right."
"Let me take a look." A'Piao checked carefully. "The pattern is correct and the dark pattern is correct." She looked at Ishibu. "The token is fine. I just need to check the confidants and people close to me." This token will only be used when necessary. Anyone who sees this token must not disobey the order and cooperate with the investigation of the person holding the token. If there is disobedience, he will be killed. On the other hand, if the person holding the token abuses his power, , engaged in malpractice for personal gain, once confirmed, ransacked homes and destroyed families, implicating nine ethnic groups."
"Master Piao is right." Ishibu took the round token respectfully, "So, this is His Highness's trust, and it is also a knife hanging over the head of the token holder." He sighed softly. He took a breath and said, "His Highness secretly summoned us three months ago and asked us to check on several adults, including His Highness's aunt. All the adults have gone through many tests, but..." He looked at Master Hei. And Piao, "His Highness's aunt doesn't have it."
"What kind of test?"
Master Hei and Ah Piao looked at each other, their hearts tightening. They were both thinking that this Ishibu, who was not easy to listen to, actually inspected them without knowing it, and they actually Not knowing anything about it is definitely a big shame in their espionage career.
"I don't know about this. Your Highness personally completed the test for both of you. I didn't interfere because they are in the palace all year round and I can't get in touch with them." Ishibu shrugged, "His Highness only told Let me check the people in Fu's house, including her aunt."
"So that's it."
Hearing Ishibu's words, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief silently. If it was Wanyanping's test, then they could be sure that there were no mistakes or flaws on their part.
"That's right, we are mainly screening people outside the palace, especially those inside the palace." Ishibu shook his head gently, "That aunt's whereabouts are mysterious, and she is always sneaky when she comes in and out, which arouses our suspicion. We followed her several times, but lost her every time. We always felt that someone was helping her get rid of our tracking. We knew that this aunt was very good at martial arts, and we didn’t dare to do anything, so we could only report the real situation to Your Highness."
"What's your reaction, Your Highness?"
"I feel like... I've expected this. I didn't have any big reaction. I just said that once something unexpected happens to her, the first thing to do is to go to the house and detain my aunt."
"It seems that His Highness has made this preparation in advance." A Piao glanced at Lord Hei, "About when?"
"Did His Highness say this?" Seeing A'Piao nod, Ishibu thought for a while, "It should have been...a month and a half ago."
"Then it should be His Highness himself."
"Yes, it's His Highness himself. So, when we received the news that His Highness was missing, our first reaction was to go to the mansion first to prepare to control our aunt. But when we arrived at the mansion, the place was already empty. ”
"The building is empty?" Ah Piao frowned, "No one is left?"
"Except for a few old people we know, everyone else who was close to my aunt is gone."
"When did aunt disappear? Didn't the old man at home say anything?"
"Said." Ishibu nodded, "They remembered that aunt has not been in the house for three days." He sighed, "Not long after we arrived, the adults arrived. We chatted for a while and found everything we wanted. It’s the same person, but it’s all a step too late.”
"It's not just one step completed, it's many steps too late!" Ah Piao sighed, "I ran away a long time ago, what happened next?" She looked at Master Hei, "Didn't the city gate report that someone sneaked out of the city?"
"No." Mr. Hei shook his head, "He must have not left the city. It is not easy to leave the city now. If there is any trouble, he will be discovered. So, he must not have left the city, he must still be in the city."
"That's the case." A'Piao nodded, then turned to look at Ishibu, "Why did you say you were in danger just now?"
"We were attacked by a sneak attack after we left the house." Ishibu sighed. "As soon as we left the house, we were almost shot by a batch of black arrows. If we hadn't hid in time, we would have turned into sieves. Let's discuss it. After a while, I decided to protect the adults. At least when I see the adults, I can’t tell them that they are gone.”
"Thank you very much!"
"It's not worth mentioning. You don't need to thank me, sir. This is what you should do." Ishibu waved his hand, "As we expected, the assassination at the gate of the mansion was the first step. On the way back to the palace, we encountered two more sneak attacks, but They didn't seem to want our lives these two times, they just wanted to delay our time."
"So, do you think we were responsible for the last two times?" Seeing Ishibu nodding sheepishly, Master Hei couldn't help but roll his eyes, "If we have the time, we might as well find His Highness quickly. Woolen cloth!"
"Yes, but I was so anxious and confused at the time that I couldn't care about anything."
"That's understandable."
"So I said, I have offended two people... no, three people..." Ishibu looked at Wu Shudan, who had been silent, "Please forgive me for offending you. When His Highness comes back safe and sound, I will definitely Those who bear the thorns to plead guilty.”
"It's all for His Highness. There's no need to blame yourself so much. As long as His Highness can return safely, that's the most important thing." Lord Hei waved his hand, "I have something else to ask of you. During the time we go to find His Highness, Qingxia Palace is still Entrusted to you two, please help me with Wushu Dan, guard the palace, guard this place, and don’t allow anyone to come in until we come back."
"I will definitely live up to the trust you have placed in me!" Ishibu stood up and bowed respectfully. After the bow, he sat down again and asked, "Are you two going to leave now? Is it too late?"
"Tomorrow morning, we will set off after breakfast!" Lord Hei sighed, "I hope your highness can hold on until we arrive!"
