The next morning, a porter was walking along the outside of Qi Palace carrying a load of wine. He kept stopping to wipe his sweat, but he looked up and down at the outer wall of the Prince's Palace. The porter looked around and saw that there was no one around. There was only a couple on the opposite side.
An old couple selling sugar porridge at a stall.
The porter slowly approached the palace wall and carefully touched it, seemingly looking for a way to climb up the wall.
The old woman selling sugar porridge pretended to be taking a nap, but her eyes were watching the porter's every move.
Not long after, the porter carried a load to the other side of the Qi Palace. The old woman quickly waved to the old man and said a few words to him. The old man nodded repeatedly, mounted a donkey and followed.
At night, two of his subordinates reported today's investigation to Han Zaiyu, "I squatted beside the gate for a day and watched, but I never found King Qi's carriage!"
"What about you?" Han Zaiyu asked another subordinate.
This subordinate was the porter who was observing the palace wall outside the Qi Palace. He leaned over and said with a smile: "The humble job did make some discoveries!"
"What discovery?"
"The east side of Prince Qi's palace is close to the city wall. As long as you go up to the city wall, you can go down along the city wall."
This was a good discovery. Han Zaiyu nodded and asked, "Were there anyone around when you were observing?"
The subordinate hesitated and said: "Probably not!"
Han Zaiyu frowned, "What do you mean should? Tell me clearly. Is there anyone?"
"There is only an old couple selling sugar porridge. They are both older, so there should be no problem!"
Han Zaiyu's expression changed. He was selling out candy and porridge at Qi Palace. How abnormal was this.
Just then, there was a knock on the door outside, and the waiter shouted: "Here comes the hot water!"
"Go open the door and don't let the guys in!"
The two men agreed to go, but Han Zaiyu turned around and jumped out of the back window, jumped onto the roof, and ran desperately towards the southwest corner along the ridge of the roof.
The two men didn't know why. They opened the door and saw two black figures leaping in like Jaguars, throwing them to the ground. Then a large number of internal guards rushed in.
"Don't kill them, enter the house and arrest them!"
Zhonglang General Liu Chong roared, and the inner guard soldiers rushed into the room. The room was empty except for the rear window, which blew in the cold wind and rolled up the drawings on the table.
Liu Chong was furious and shouted: "Chase me!"
The soldiers rushed out of the yard and chased toward the back door.
Late at night, Li Ye was sleeping deeply, but was woken up by Qing Yu beside him.
"Husband, wake up!"
Li Ye slowly opened his eyes, "What's wrong?"
"The housekeeper said that the internal guard, Mr. Li, is urgently asking for a meeting. There seems to be an assassin!"
"assassin?"
Li Ye suddenly lost all sleep. Could it be that assassins from Zhu Si's faction have arrived?
"Put your clothes on and I'll go take a look!"
"Husband, beware!"
Li Ye nodded, "I'll be careful!"
Li Ye took off the sword on the wall and four flying knives and went out. Qing Yu put on clothes and stayed with the two children. Soon, eight female guards also closely protected the mother and son.
Li Chenghua came directly to Jinhualuo and reported to Li Ye in the atrium.
"This morning, we found a sneaky person outside Prince Qi's palace, exploring the palace wall. We did not alert him, but followed him all the way. We found that he entered the Shengyefang Yuelai Inn. When it got dark, another person came back.
We immediately arrested them and captured two people, but unfortunately the main criminal was too cunning and escaped."
"Who sent them?" Li Ye asked.
"It's Zhu Si from Youzhou. The assassin is known as the number one killer in Youzhou. Both Shi Chaoqing and Zhu Xicai died in his hands. This man's name is Han Zaiyu. He is about thirty years old. Not only is he tall, but he also has excellent light skills. We suspect that he is very
He might sneak into the house and assassinate him!"
"Is it possible tonight?"
"The other party did not bring any weapons or money when they escaped. Although the possibility of assassination tonight is low, we dare not be careless!"
Li Ye nodded, "If you have nothing, then there will definitely be a case tomorrow, and you should keep an eye on it!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
Sure enough, early the next morning, the internal security guard received a report that a weapons store in Dongshi had been stolen last night.
Li Chenghua immediately led his men to rush over. The shop that was stolen was called Qiao's Arms Shop. It was an old shop. There was a clerk in the shop at night, but the clerk didn't notice the theft. The shopkeeper came to open the door early in the morning and found that the weapons were missing in the lobby.
When the place was full, the shopkeeper immediately reported it to the officials, and Wannian County transferred the case to the internal security guards.
The weapons shop had been controlled by the internal guards. Li Chenghua walked into the weapons shop and saw discarded weapons all over the floor and asked, "Have the weapons been packed away?"
The shopkeeper shook his head quickly, "There is no cleaning up, the weapons are all stolen as they are!"
Li Chenghua nodded and asked again: "Have you counted the lost items?"
"Reporting to the general, I lost a standard horizontal sword, a two-stone bow and a pot of arrows, but nothing else."
"Where's the money?"
"The money is locked in a big iron box, and there is no sign of it being smashed!"
At this time, a guard came forward with a thin boy, "Du Tong, it was him who was on duty in the store last night!"
"Do you know when it was stolen last night?"
The clerk nodded, "At least after the third watch, probably around the fifth watch."
"So sure!"
"The villain also went to check the front lobby during the third watch. At that time, everything was normal. The villain went back to sleep. Later, he was awakened by the sound of cracking tiles. He thought it was a wild cat. Later, he faintly heard the sound of the clock.
He fell asleep again, I guess it was around five o'clock."
Li Chenghua looked up at the roof. There was an attic on the top. She said to the soldier: "Go up and have a look!"
The soldiers found the stairs, climbed up, looked for a while and said, "Du Tong, there are messy footprints on it, there are also traces of squatting, and there is a big hole in the roof."
"Come down! Prepare to withdraw your troops and go back."
The shopkeeper was stunned. Is this the end?
"General, is the case over?"
"Then what else do you want? You just lost a pair of bows and arrows and a knife. You didn't lose any money, and your life was saved. What else do you want? You still have to worry about it. Be careful that the thief comes again at night. That's not a loss.
The question of weapons."
"The villain dare not!"
"That's right, if we catch the thief, we will notify you?"
The shopkeeper quickly agreed, and Li Chenghua waved his hand and led his men away.
After leaving the store, Li Chenghua said to his subordinates: "He has no money on him. Pay close attention to recent cases. If there is no robbery or theft today, tell me immediately!"
Li Chenghua has rich experience. If the other party decides to assassinate tonight or tomorrow, he will not commit the crime easily. If he robs or steals a sum of money, it means that he will settle down.
Since the other party stole the sword in Dongshi, he also stole the money nearby.
After a pause, Li Chenghua said again: "Go and notify the government and take over the weapons shop case!"
"Follow the order!"
His men left in a hurry, and Li Chenghua thought for a moment, but still wanted to report the theft case at the Dongshi Arms Shop to His Highness.
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[I have something to go out today, so I’m sorry that I only have two updates!]
