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Twenty minutes after Concubine Duan and his party left, the Baihu Station responsible for guarding Wudingfang discovered something unusual.
Three of the patrol teams that were supposed to return have not returned yet, so Baihu on duty immediately sent people to look for them.
More than 30 of his soldiers were lost, which was nearly one-third of the force, which was a huge event for Baihusuo.
But the night is dark now, and the killed soldiers have been hidden again, so it is not easy to find them.
It took half an hour before someone discovered the bodies of the first batch of killed soldiers under the wall.
There were ten corpses in total. This was a huge event. The duty officer immediately reported the situation and sent everyone under his command to patrol and search.
Soon, the Qianhu Office in charge of this area sent more people into Wudingfang to help them patrol the murderer.
Of course, as the bodies of more soldiers were found, the news quickly spread to the City Patrol Division.
The patrols on the streets of the capital are overseen by the City Patrol Troops and Horses Division, which accommodates ten thousand-household units, each led by two patrol commanders.
The person in charge of the North City side is Commander Li Jinglong.
At ten minutes at midnight, Li Jinglong was sleeping, but was awakened by the housekeeper's knock on the door.
"What are you knocking at so late at night?" Li Jinglong yelled angrily, feeling very angry in his heart.
Next to him was his ninth concubine, who stood up and lit the lamp on her own.
"Sir, someone from the Yamen came to deliver a message to make you feel like you should go there... saying that something big has happened!"
Hearing this, Li Jinglong couldn't help but cursed: "What big thing could happen!"
Under the concubine's service, Li Jinglong quickly put on his clothes, opened the door and walked out after a few minutes.
"Sir, it's Wang Qianhu who's here. He's waiting in the front hall now!"
Li Jinglong didn't ask any more questions and walked straight to the front hall.
Arriving at the front yard, before Li Jinglong stepped into the hall, he saw a man approaching under the light.
"Sir... something bad is going on!"
"What happened?"
"The thieves in Wudingfang were ruthless and more than thirty soldiers were killed. I have ordered my subordinates to investigate strictly!"
Li Jinglong, who had just sat down, jumped up from his chair when he heard this and shouted, "What?"
"Thirty sergeants were killed? Were you drunk?"
Seeing that his boss didn't believe it, Wang Qianhu smiled bitterly and said, "Sir...how dare you joke around in this humble position!"
"real?"
"real!"
"You bastards, what the hell do you do for food?"
After cursing these words, Li Jinglong picked up the cup on the side and threw it directly at Qianhu, surnamed Wang.
Seeing the cup flying towards him, Wang Qianhu didn't dare to dodge at all, and let the cup hit his head.
If you don't let your boss calm down now, his life will only be more difficult in the future.
"His grandma knows how to gamble and play with women all day long. This is the soldier you lead? You bastard Qianhu is a good one!"
"It is a dereliction of duty, Sir, please calm down!"
Just when Li Jinglong was about to continue scolding, he saw a maid coming outside the hall.
"Second Master, what do you want me to ask you?"
"Let me rest for now about the matters in the yamen. Don't worry!"
"yes!"
After the maid left, Li Jinglong's anger was much suppressed.
Just listen to his instructions: "Listen to me, suppress this matter first, don't make it public... let me investigate strictly!"
"yes!"
In Wudingfang, which is close to the imperial city, thirty soldiers were killed. This matter was exposed. Wang Qianhu could not bear the responsibility, and Li Jinglong had to be dragged into the water.
Therefore, Li Jinglong's first reaction was to suppress this matter.
"Also, order Zhang Qian and Hu Jinbiao to send people to assist you and find the murderer for me as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
"Go for it!"
"yes!"
After Qianhu, surnamed Wang, left, Li Jinglong had no intention of continuing to sleep, but rushed to Wudingfang with a few personal guards.
When someone dies, he has to go to the scene to see for himself.
Half an hour later, Li Jinglong arrived at the Baihu Station in Wudingfang.
"Sir, they were all strangled to death!"
Squatting down and looking at the corpses on the ground, Li Jinglong said thoughtfully: "The patrols were walking together, but a group of people were strangled to death. This means... they were probably killed together!"
"There are a lot of thieves, at least thirty or forty people!"
In Li Jinglong's opinion, only three or four times the number of people can have an absolute advantage in force and can kill soldiers in one go.
"Pass the order, each patrol team will have at least thirty people, and the team will be led by the general flag!"
"yes!"
"Sir, do you want to inform Nan Si?"
Faced with the question from Wang Qianhu, Li Jinglong only glared at him but did not answer his question.
If the news is reported to Nansi, he will not be able to keep the news about what happened here. Besides, if something goes wrong with Nansi, it can also share Li Jinglong's pressure.
Turning his head and looking at the corpse on the ground, Li Jinglong frowned and murmured: "But...why do these thieves want to kill people?"
"Seeking revenge? Impossible, seeking wealth? This is even more impossible!"
While Li Jinglong was thinking, Concubine Duan and his party on the other side had returned to Nancheng safely.
After leaving Wudingfang, although there were patrols along the way, it was much easier to avoid them because of the spacious outside.
The most important thing is that they have more routes to choose from when returning. For a college like the capital, they can just choose a remote road.
With a creaking sound, the courtyard door was opened, and Su Chuyun bowed and said: "My queen... please come in!"
In the courtyard, lights were already lit at this moment. Concubine Duan glanced ahead and then walked in.
When Concubine Duan entered, all the guards followed her.
At this moment, a cry came from the room: "Auntie!"
This person was none other than Cao Yunhui. He quickly came to Concubine Duan and knelt on the ground in great fear, kowtowing.
Cao Yunhui was afraid of this aunt from the bottom of his heart.
Looking down at her nephew, Concubine Duan said slowly: "This time... you did a good job!"
This was the first time that he was praised by his aunt in person, which made Cao Yunhui overjoyed.
Strangely enough, Cao Yunhui has always been resentful towards Concubine Duan for controlling the Cao family's affairs, which resulted in the Cao family being ransacked.
But now Concubine Duan's compliment made him feel as if he was being treated with great courtesy, and all his previous resentment was wiped away.
At this time, Concubine Duan also turned around and said to the guards at the foot of the steps: "Thank you for the rescue tonight!"
Concubine Duan is the biological mother of King Yong, and she exists like a holy mother in the eyes of everyone. At this moment, hearing her thank you personally, Su Chuyun and others all knelt down.
"How dare I accept the gratitude of your Majesty for my position as a minister!"
Concubine Duan nodded slightly and then said: "You are all loyal ministers!"
"Auntie, please sit down in the room, I will send a message to His Highness right away!"
"Measure?"
"That's right, Qianli Communication, you can speak directly to His Highness!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
After introducing Concubine Duan into the house, Cao Yunhui pointed at the "phone" and said, "Auntie, it's true, it's this thing!"
"This thing can send messages across thousands of miles?"
"Exactly!"
After saying that, Cao Yunhui dialed the number directly. Now he has learned how to use this thing.
After a few beeps, the call was connected, but the voice on the other end was not Zhao Yanxun's.
"who?"
"I am Cao Yunhui. Please quickly report to His Highness that your Majesty has been rescued. Your Majesty wants to speak to His Highness!"
After Cao Yunhui finished speaking, a voice came from the other side: "His Royal Highness has gone on inspection, I will go and report it immediately!"
"Can!"
Then the call was hung up, and Concubine Duan was stunned by the strange scene she saw in front of her. This was a phenomenon that she could not understand.
"How did you get this thing? How can it make a sound?"
"Auntie, Your Highness upholds the destiny of heaven, so naturally this thing is a gift from God!"
Speaking of this, Cao Yunhui couldn't help but admire: "Thousands of miles of sound transmission is only part of His Highness's magic. He can also ask God to give weapons, armor and food, and can also make ordinary people become extraordinarily powerful..."
Next, Cao Yunhui told Concubine Duan what he saw in Longyou.
When he was talking and his mouth was dry, Concubine Duan also learned about the situation in Prince Yong's Mansion.
Finally, Concubine Duan said with firm eyes: "My son... should be the emperor!"