The man spoke, then winked at the person behind him, and immediately someone carefully took something out of his arms.
Xie Songhua put down the medical book at this time and said with some suspicion: "Is it really Mayor Liu who is looking for me?"
"How can this be false?" The man frowned when he heard this, "Although Dr. Xie has been in the town for a while, our brothers have always been with the mayor. How could you not know?"
This was true. Xie Songhua looked at them a few more times and finally stood up, "Okay, let's go!"
After saying that, he immediately said coldly: "Be polite!"
"I'm just asking Doctor Xie to have a word with me. I can't be rude. Erniu is just a bit impatient."
There was no one on the street at this time, and most of the people went to the dining hall at the other end of town to eat.
Xie Songhua followed them and saw them walking into the alley next to them. He couldn't help but wonder: "Aren't you looking for the mayor? Where are you going?"
"The mayor is busy all day long! How can he sit at home all day long? At this moment, his old man is still busy outside!"
It was the leader who opened his mouth to explain.
The man named Er Niu immediately said displeased: "I'll take you with me and you can just follow me. There's so much nonsense."
Xie Songhua didn't speak anymore, he just squeezed the dagger and a small porcelain bottle in his hand.
The sky was getting dark, and the high walls on both sides of the alley seemed to be closing overhead, making the light in the entire alley even darker.
As they walked further inside, the sounds of the market became sparse, and there was not even the slightest sound of insects in the grass on both sides of the road.
She knew that this would come sooner or later, and she had already thought of a countermeasure in her mind. By this time, she had calmed down.
Therefore, when they took out the rope, Xie Songhua felt completely calm in his heart, but he kept accusing them.
What happened next went very smoothly. She was tied up and thrown into an empty room, and the door was locked from the outside.
Also because she had expected such a thing, she sewed a secret pocket on her cuffs and placed a very small blade inside. She repeated the experiment many times. Although it was difficult to cut such a hemp rope, she gradually
If you pull it, you can always pull it off.
Just as he was concentrating, there were footsteps outside, and firelight came in from the window.
Then the door was opened and she saw Liu Zhong.
"Doctor Xie, I'm sorry."
Xie Songhua quietly hid the knife in the crack of the brick in the corner and said angrily: "Mayor Liu, what do you mean? I thought I came to Dapan Town, but I didn't do anything to disgrace Dapan Town."
"Dr. Xie has been doing his best for the patients in Dapan Town during this period. Liu has seen it and is very grateful in his heart. However, Dr. Xie does not have those tricks, and Dr. Xie's husband-in-law is not like that.
We have conclusive evidence that Doctor Xie's husband-in-law is connected with the bandits on the mountain. We have also investigated it. This Young Master Xiao is a subordinate of the Fourth Prince. It seems that he wants to wipe out our Dapan Town.
It’s a good idea to get some credit for yourself.”
This Liu Zhong really comes right out of his mouth.
"I really don't know what nonsense you are talking about, Mayor Liu! How can my husband, a scholar, collude with bandits?! Don't slander me!"
"Whether he is a slanderer or not, you will know when he comes out. During this period, the couple lived in our town. Everyone can see that Mr. Xiao is very nervous about Dr. Xie. He probably won't trust Dr. Xie."
Let’s do this alone!”:
Without waiting for Xie Songhua to speak, he directly gave the order in a cold voice, "Send thirty archers to guard the surrounding rooftops, and send a few more skilled archers to ambush them. Be sure to catch them!"
Then someone took a piece of cloth and blocked Xie Songhua's mouth. After the group went out, they immediately put out the torches and darkness returned to the room.
Archer?!
Bows and arrows are weapons that have just been controlled by the imperial court. Such a large town can actually arrange thirty archers!
Where do ordinary farmers and ordinary people get their skills? At most, they are just a few hunters.
This Liu Zhong had obviously lured the bandits down from the mountain. He was so unscrupulous, so the matter would have happened within a day or two.
In such silence, Xie Songhua could only hear the rustle of cutting the rope himself, and no one outside could hear any movement.
As expected, they are all capable practitioners.
The strange movement came in the middle of the night. Xie Songhua had already cut the rope. After walking around the house, he found that although no one could be seen outside, if he looked carefully, there were shadows lurking in all directions, so he knew that he was escaping.
Those who didn't want to go out simply found a clean place and fell asleep directly.
We still don’t know what will happen next, so it is important to maintain our physical strength and energy.
The sound of fighting came from outside the window, and it was particularly obvious because it was so close. Someone was screaming, and there was the sound of weapons clashing, and torches were lit again.
In the blur, Xie Songhua saw clearly the person trapped in the middle. Who else could it be if it wasn't Xiao Yu?
She had never seen Xiao Yu take action, but everyone said that Xiao Yu was very powerful in martial arts.
but……
There were thirty or forty people besieging him, and all of them were armed. How could he defeat one person as a hundred?
Even though I kept telling myself to be calm, I still couldn't help but become nervous.
Liu Zhong came here on purpose to lure Xiao Yu over.
He really responded to her words and acted as if he really cared about her.
But in things like this, if you are not careful, you will be injured. Xie Songhua feels that he owes a big favor.
Gradually she didn't dare to look, so she simply turned her back and sat down against the wall under the window, then clasped her fingers and listened to what was going on outside.
After all, it didn't last long, and the sound of fighting finally stopped.
Then she heard Liu Zhong's voice, his laughter filled with pride, "Sure enough, Mr. Xiao is a passionate person. He knew that Dr. Xie was imprisoned, so he came to rescue him without saying a word."
"What on earth are you going to do?!" Xiao Yu's voice came in, with a bit of anger, "Are you really going to go against the imperial court?"
"It was the imperial court that was sorry for us first!" Liu Zhong snorted coldly, "Are we ordinary people not human beings? We trusted you again, but what happened? Don't think that I don't know what you have done these days!
"
Then his tone suddenly changed, and he said in a cold voice: "Throw him in, gather the whole town early tomorrow morning, and burn them to death together in front of everyone, and give them to us."
Take revenge on your dead brothers!"
This decent oath seemed to have had quite an effect, as the echoing voices of the townspeople outside could be heard in unison.
Before they opened the door, Xie Songhua quickly climbed to the original corner and roughly tied the rope around his body.
Then the door was opened, Xiao Yu was tied up like a rice dumpling, and then someone threw him in directly.
"Hmph! Do you really think that we in Dapan Town are so easy to bully? Don't say that we people don't understand the style. Let your husband and wife reunite tonight and go on the road together tomorrow. It will be a good story."
After saying that, the door was closed. After Liu Zhong walked into the yard, he ordered his men to keep a strict guard.
This time there were no more decorations outside, as if they were afraid that they would escape. They lit many torches and patrolled around the house. There were two people standing outside the window.
Xie Songhua looked at Xiao Yu who was tied up over there. He couldn't hold it back for a moment and burst out laughing. He was worried that people outside would hear it, so he quickly covered his mouth.