"Wow, that's it! No wonder I heard other escorts say that the escort car is wrapped in many layers of cotton. It turns out that they are afraid that the bumpy road will damage the treasure. Tsk, tsk, tsk!" Mao Maoba smacked his lips and couldn't help admiring.
, seems to be in ecstasy.
"Stop talking, stop talking, Lao Li is here!" From the corner of his eye, Bouncer Zhu caught sight of Bouncer Li appearing at the door, and immediately stopped talking like a mouse seeing a cat.
The appearance of Captain Li seemed to freeze the cheerful atmosphere instantly. He glanced majestically at everyone present. Before he could speak, everyone stood up and performed their duties obediently.
A few hours passed in the blink of an eye, and Qiao Xianyong's shift was Chou hour, which was also the time when the whole city was sleeping the deepest. Before Chou hour arrived, he had already gotten up and walked to the courtyard, where he saw Zhu Biaoshi and Mao Mao sitting back to back in the yard.
Napping on the stone bench.
Qiao Xianyong cleared his throat, Mao Mao sat up suddenly, and escort Zhu behind him opened his eyes. Qiao Xianyong walked behind an escort car and pretended to look carefully. He heard that escort Zhu had already stood up.
He got up and walked around on the ground, saying vaguely, "It's really cool at night, and there are a lot of mosquitoes. There wasn't a single thief in one night, but I don't know how many dozens or hundreds of mosquitoes were killed."
Then Mao Mao also pretended to say from the side, "I have been watching for half the night, and not even a bird flew into the yard. It seems that there is nothing to do tonight. Isn't Captain Li worried too much?"
Qiao Xianyong heard that the two of them did not suspect that someone had seen them sleeping vigil, and then walked out from behind the escort car. At this time, the alarm clock happened to sound, and several other escorts who were on duty at this time were also stretching.
He walked into the courtyard with his waist tilted and his hat crooked.
After a brief handover between the two groups of escorts, Escort Zhu and others couldn't wait to return to their rooms.
Therefore, according to the previously agreed upon division of labor, among the five people on night duty at this ugly time, Qiao Xianyong and Guo Tieniu were responsible for patrolling the courtyard, while Escort Master Gao led the other two in the courtyard, responsible for guarding the front, middle, and rear sides of the escort train.
Guo Tieniu and Qiao Xianyong were the two dullest escorts in the Baisha Escort Bureau, and they had a very good relationship. The two of them carefully inspected every corner of the courtyard, looking for any abnormalities.
Guo Tieniu suddenly whispered, "Ayong, are you afraid?"
Qiao Xianyong was puzzled by his question. He turned to look at Guo Tieniu and said, "What are you afraid of?"
"I don't know much about martial arts, I just have some brute force. If it wasn't for my wife at home to get medicine and see a doctor, I wouldn't have followed this escort agency to walk such a long way. I heard that escort agencies are very dangerous outside, so I
I'm really afraid that this trip will be unlucky and I won't see my mother again." Guo Tieniu's voice became increasingly choked up.
Qiao Xianyong saw that he was so attached to his mother. Although he lost his mother when he was young, he could still feel Guo Tieniu's worry. He patted Guo Tieniu on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Although I don't have much ability, but we are together.
If you really encounter any danger, I will do my best to help you. If you are really in danger, I will definitely go back to take care of your old mother."
Guo Tieniu did not expect that Qiao Xianyong was such a loyal person. He stared and was speechless for a while, and then said loudly, "Okay! Thank you, brother!"
Qiao Xianyong did not answer. He stared at the corner of the courtyard and said nervously, "Shh, there's a problem."
When Guo Tieniu heard Qiao Xianyong's seriousness, he looked around confused and said, "How? How?"
Qiao Xianyong pointed forward, and there was a pile of white ash in the corner. The inn was supposed to repair the bricks and stones that were about to fall off in the corner. Because the Baisha Escort Bureau moved in, the repairs were temporarily stopped, but the required materials were not moved. place.
Guo Tieniu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What did I say? That pile of sand and stones was there during the day. There is nothing to panic about."
Qiao Xianyong pulled Guo Tieniu forward a few steps and stretched out his finger to show him, "Tieniu, look carefully. There is a very clear footprint here. I guess it must have been made just now. In other words, someone came just now. Pass!"
Guo Tieniu looked at the mound suspiciously, and there were indeed two footprints, which looked like the size of a man's shoes. He thought for a while and said, "Maybe they were left by Brother Mao and his team during the night patrol in the previous shift?"
Qiao Xianyong knew that the state of Mao Mao and others when they were on duty was to take less steps if they could, and rest as much as they could. He shook his head and said, "Tieniu, take a closer look. This wall is close to the eaves." There are also a few very shallow footprints. I think someone came down to spy and was about to return. His feet jumped up from the ground and needed to step on somewhere to gain strength. However, he did not know that the soles of his feet were stained with white dust, so there were traces of white dust on the wall. There are traces left on the wall." He paused, looked at Guo Tieniu's still confused look, and said one after another, "Think about it, if it were escorts Mao Maozhu and the others who were patrolling at night, how could they leave footprints on the wall? superior!"
Guo Tieniu looked like he suddenly realized something and said in a low voice, "Ayong, let's tell everyone about this discovery quickly!" After saying this, he started to leave.
Qiao Xianyong grabbed Guo Tieniu's sleeve and said, "Tieniu, calm down. It's just our guess now, and we don't know what will happen. If the thief comes to explore, he may not necessarily kill him tonight. Let's just rely on a few vague guesses. If you use muddy footprints to disturb Escort Li and others, I'm afraid they will definitely get scolded. It's better to wait and see, be careful, and if there are any abnormalities again, we will inform the other escorts immediately."
At this time, Guo Tieniu sincerely admired Qiao Xianyong's boldness and carefulness. Although he was older than Qiao Xianyong, he regarded Qiao Xianyong as his backbone and nodded in agreement.
Qiao Xianyong stopped chatting with Guo Tieniu at this time. The little sleepiness he had just now had completely disappeared because of the footprints. As he walked, he carefully checked his surroundings to avoid missing any clues.
In the silent night, there was no sound of birds, but the occasional breeze blew by, and the leaves made a slight rustling sound. If you didn't listen carefully, you wouldn't even notice it. At this moment, Qiao Xianyong vaguely heard the wind. There seemed to be an extremely small "chichi" sound, followed immediately by two more sounds.
What was this sound? Qiao Xianyong immediately stopped and listened nervously. Seeing him like this, Guo Tieniu didn't dare to ask, but looked left and right anxiously.
This is not the ordinary sound of flowers blooming and leaves falling, nor the sound of birds chirping and insects, but the sound of metal breaking through the air! Yes! It must be a hidden weapon! Qiao Xianyong thought through this layer, stretched out his hand to pull Guo Tieniu's sleeve, and cautiously He strode towards where the escort car was parked.
The scene they saw in front of them shocked Qiao Xianyong!