"We will be watched by Lin Jiang's people when we return to the city at this time!"
If they want to return to the city during this period, they will definitely be able to do so.
However, no one chose to go back, because they also wanted to avoid Lin Jiang's detection.
Lin Jiang is just an old fox, very smart.
There are only about thirty of them in total. Even if we include officials from the imperial court, there are only about fifty people, and Lin Jiang's camp has a lot of people!
From the time the other party used despicable means to plot against them, they could see that Lin Jiang was resourceful and they had to be more cautious.
Before dark, Gu Xiao took the people back to the city when the city gate was about to be closed.
He went directly to the contact point of Yinmen.
The contact person was very happy to see Gu Xiao.
"Young master, you are finally back. It seems that the method adopted by the sect master is really effective! Did you see the mark we left?"
Gu Xiao nodded excitedly and asked, "Did my sister come to Qingcheng? Where is she now?"
The task of suppressing bandits this time is very difficult.
The main reason is that when he left, Li Cangjue gave him too few troops.
After arriving here, the local officials in Qingcheng were unable to do anything.
Because there are not many official vacancies in Qingcheng.
These officials also have to maintain order in Qingcheng.
This was also the reason why he didn't dare to resist after losing so many people after being ambushed for the first time.
In addition, the information was wrong from the beginning.
This was a misjudgment on his part, and he even suspected that someone among them had leaked the secret.
The contact person hurriedly said: "The master lives in the Shen family's inn. If you want to find the master, you can go to the Shen family's inn."
Gu Xiao desperately wanted to see Gu Qingying.
I quickly went to Shen’s Inn.
As expected, I saw Gu Qingying here whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.
Of course they are happy when brother and sister meet.
In particular, the two have not seen each other for a long time.
Gu Xiao was very excited: "Qingying, you helped me a lot this time!"
If Gu Qingying hadn't appeared, he really didn't know how to break the situation.
These days, all the people staying in the inn are Yinmen people.
There are no outside guests.
The people sitting in the lobby are also hidden door killers.
Of course, speaking is more casual.
Gu Qingying glanced at Gu Xiao and said: "I don't know how you fell into the trap. There must be spies planted by the other party among the people you lead, otherwise they would not know your plan well!"
She had learned about Gu Xiao's affairs carefully.
Judging from the information collected by Yinmen, Gu Xiao was kept in the dark at that time.
Gu Xiao and more than a hundred people fell into the trap set by Lin Jiang.
If Lin Jiang didn't know Gu Xiao's plan, Gu Qingying didn't believe it at all.
Gu Xiao actually suspected this, but he never found anyone to suspect.
I could only sigh and say: "I have thought about what you said before, but I carefully checked the living people, and these people are all trustworthy! Moreover, my whereabouts have not been leaked these days in the mountains, so I guess,
Even if he had done something meticulous, would he have pretended to be dead and stayed in the bandit's stronghold?"
Not everyone of the thirty or so people who escaped knew the truth, but his time was not wasted.
He observed each one carefully and asked questions about them.
Gu Qingying asked Gu Xiao to sit down.
After thinking about it carefully, I think it is possible.
Then he said: "Your suspicion is not impossible. You only found out about my arrival when you saw my mark!"
Gu Xiao said with a smile: "It turns out that we brothers and sisters are also in tune with each other. I originally wanted to attack Lin Jiang and his third bandit village last night. Just when we were about to do it, we suddenly saw fire in the distance. Finally,
I found your mark and hurried back to the city with my people."
Just when Gu Xiao wanted to speak again.
I heard the shopkeeper enthusiastically walk to the door and say: "Prefect Gan, you are here!"
This sound also reminded Gu Qingying and Gu Xiao.
The two of them changed the topic in a tacit understanding.
It's not that I don't trust Magistrate Gan or anything.
After all, they were not familiar with each other. Just because Lu Qingying could discuss these matters without reservation in front of the Hidden Gate Killer did not mean that he could do so in front of the prefect Gan.
No one knows anyone!
At least in Gu Qingying's view, this prefect Gan was not a good official.
She couldn't even protect the people under her command, and her brother had been trapped in the mountains for so many days, and she didn't see him leading anyone to rescue her.
She didn't have a good impression of the prefect at all.
Neither Gu Xiao nor Gu Qingying stood up.
However, Magistrate Gan ran up to Gu Xiao and saluted respectfully.
According to the official rank, Gan Zhifu is naturally not as high as Gu Xiao's official position.
Gu Xiao asked Magistrate Gan to sit down.
Gu Qingying looked at Magistrate Gan carefully.
Magistrate Gan was about forty years old, and he looked like a righteous man.
Magistrate Gan looked guilty and said: "I had no choice before. It was my fault for not saving General Gu. Please don't be angry, General Gu."
Apologize right away?
Gu Qingying thought this Magistrate Gan was really interesting.
Sitting aside calmly, looking at Magistrate Gan.
I really want to know what Governor Gan wants to say next.
Magistrate Gan smiled awkwardly, and when he saw that Gu Xiao didn't answer, he suddenly felt uneasy.
"Xiao General Gu, are you blaming the junior official?"
Gu Xiao just glanced at Magistrate Gan twice, and then said calmly: "I don't blame Magistrate Gan, but I have many doubts in my heart that I want to ask Magistrate Gan."
Gan Zhifu realized that something was wrong.
But he still had to bite the bullet and said: "General Gu, please ask me what you want to ask."
Gu Xiao smiled softly and said, "I just want to ask Prefect Gan if he knows Lin Jiang."
As soon as this question came up.
Everyone in Gan Zhifu jumped up in fright.
There was a flash of panic in his eyes.
He quickly said: "I don't understand what General Xiao Gu means."
Gu Qingying's tone was much sharper than Gu Xiao's: "Prefect Gan, you should have known that my brother was trapped in the mountains for a long time! But my brother has been in the mountains for such a long time, and I have never heard you look for him! To say the least, even if you
It’s said that the officers are nervous because of the small number of people, but are there any bandits who have searched the bandits’ strongholds in the city?”
She and Gu Xiao also have a tacit understanding.
The two of them knew what each other was thinking just by looking at each other.
For example, now Gu Qingying knew that Gu Xiao wanted to test Magistrate Gan.
Magistrate Gan said with a mournful face: "Miss Gu, General Gu, you have misunderstood me! It's not that I don't want to search for these bandits, but I don't dare! Before you arrived, I did the same thing this time, and the result was second
Three families died inexplicably in Tiancheng."
Speaking of this, Zhifu Gan's eyes were full of guilt.
"It's all my fault! If I hadn't been so insistent at the time, these innocent people wouldn't have died. Lin Jiang later sent a letter, admitting that he had done all these things, and also said that if the subordinate officials made it difficult for him in the future, he would send someone
People who buy supplies after entering the city will definitely make me regret it."