Footsteps rattled through the streets.

At this time, it was already the middle of the day, and the torrential rain that had been falling for half an hour had gradually stopped.

Yang Lin, the head catcher, came to the east street of the city with a group of catchers.

However, only dozens of corpses were left at the scene, as well as a carriage that overturned on its side.

Yang Lin recognized that these corpses were all guards of the Horse Mansion.

The blood stains on the corpses had been washed clean by the rain, and there were no clues to speak of.

After turning around and not having a carcass of a colt, he was a little relieved.

It means that the colt has fled.

After so many years of headcatching, he still has a lot of experience.

After only one analysis, the direction was determined.

He said quickly to the four catchers: "You four, check the surrounding households, merchants, and others chase after me." ”

……

'Bang! ’

The soaking wet slave almost knocked open the door of the Pony's Mansion and entered, and after being discovered by the two family members, they quickly reached out to help her weak.

"Princess, take me to the princess." The little slave said weakly.

The two family members hurriedly helped her into the courtyard.

Zhao Hanyan sat in the pavilion in the courtyard, looking at the gate of the Horse Mansion from time to time.

The surface is calm, but the heart is also anxious.

After the first rain, she saw that the horse and the slave had not returned, so she waited here.

She asked the money steward who had returned, but the money steward said that the colt and the little slave had left the old dragon river workshop before him.

When it rained for the second time, she didn't have the heart to eat dinner, she still waited, and at the same time sent the family in the house to look for it, but an hour passed, and there was no news yet.

Seeing that the little slave who was soaked in was helped in by two family members, Zhao Hanyan was surprised and hurriedly got up to meet him.

"Princess, princess, save the pony!" After seeing the princess, the little slave's heart finally relaxed and cried: "Princess, go and save the horse, otherwise the horse will die." ”

Zhao Hanyan helped her and hurriedly said, "What happened?" Don't rush, speak slowly. ”

"On the way back from the slave and the pony, someone came to assassinate the pony..."The little slave hurriedly told her what had happened, and after finishing, he said anxiously: "Princess, the people who came are very powerful, those guards have been killed, and now there is only one woman running away with him." ”

Although Zhao Hanyan was also anxious in his heart, he was quite calm, and hurriedly said to her: "I know, don't worry, I will go to find the colt, you are also very serious now, go change your clothes first, take a hot bath, and rest first." ”

After that, Zhao Hanyan asked people to help the little slave into the house, and then asked the next person to find a doctor to treat her, and then said to a few family members: "Prepare the car." ”

Chengdong Street.

The head catcher, Yang Lin, chased along the street all the way to the direction of the city gate with a dry catcher.

When there was still some distance from the city gate, a catcher came over to report: "Yang Zhutou, a pool of blood was found over there." ”

"Yang Zhutou, there are also blood stains here, it hasn't dried yet, it should have just been left."

"Yang catches the head, there are also traces of a fight here."

After stopping, the scattered catchers reported the situation they had found.

Yang Lin has one head and two big.

Only then did I have the heart to connect everything.

Someone deliberately set fire to the house outside the forester in the west of the city, and the horse in the east of the city was assassinated.

This could not have been a coincidence, but a deliberate trap set by the Assassins.

He remembered that a few days ago, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, there was a fire in the Shili Temple outside the city, and the next day the government received a portrait and the news of the assassination of the horse.

Although he has not stopped searching for this assassin these days, Pingzhou City is too big, and it is still very difficult to find someone.

I haven't heard any news for a long time, so I can't help but relax a little.

I didn't expect all of this to happen tonight.

Yang Lin was a little annoyed, the whereabouts of this colt are unknown now, if there are three long and two short, and the prefect blames it, he can be regarded as the head catcher.

Just as he was thinking about what to do next, two carriages galloped behind him.

One is from the prefect Zheng Wei, and the other is from Princess Gaoping.

Yang Lin's heart was cold, and he knelt down with a dry catch.

The carriage stopped, and Zhao Hanyan and the prefect Zheng Wei walked down.

Zhao Hanyan met Zheng Zhifu halfway, Zheng Wei was originally going to the mansion outside the forester in the west of the city, but he heard from the princess that the horse was assassinated here, so he hurried over.

"Yang Zhutou, what's the situation?" After Zhao Hanyan came down, he asked anxiously.

Yang Lin hurriedly lowered his head: "Princess, Lord Prefect, my subordinates are derelict in their duties, one step too late, the horses and assassins have disappeared, only traces of blood and fights have been found here, I have sent someone to the city gate to investigate, if the horses and assassins go out of the city, the officials guarding the city can find out." ”

The prefect Zheng Wei's face turned pale, and he pointed at him and said angrily: "How can you be a head catcher?" On this night, the mansion outside the forester caught fire, burning down the entire forest mansion, more than 20 lives were killed in the fire, and the horse was assassinated again. After looking for so long, don't you have a clue? ”

Yang Lin hurriedly said: "The subordinates are incompetent. ”

Zheng Wei shouted angrily: "If the horse has three long and two short, I will cut off your head." ”

Zhao Hanyan said on the side: "Governor Zheng, it's useless to blame Yang Zhutou now, the top priority is to find the horse first." ”

"Don't worry, princess, the lower officials will definitely get the horse back." Zheng Wei hurriedly promised.

Yang Lin said: "Princess, Lord Prefect, the mansion outside the forester in the west of the city caught fire, and the horse was assassinated in the east of the city, this must not be a coincidence, it must be the assassin's transfer of the tiger from the mountain, the purpose is to lure the official and the fast to the west of the city." ”

"What's the use of talking about that now? Don't go find the colt yet. Zheng Wei said loudly.

At this time, a catcher hurried from the direction of the city gate and knelt on the ground: "Tell Yang Zhutou, the official who guarded the city said that half an hour ago, a person with a man and a woman went out of the city, and they had already sent a team of officials to chase after him. ”

"Do these officials eat dry food? With the gates closed, how did the Assassins get out of the city? Zheng Wei asked.

The catcher hurriedly said: "The official said that it was from the city wall." ”

"What?" Zheng Wei was taken aback.

Yang Lin asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

"It's gone." Catcher shook his head.

Yang Lin hugged his fists and said to Zhao Hanyan and Zheng Wei: "Back to the princess, Lord Prefect, the guards who protected the horses before went to the government to report that there are four assassins, and they can easily kill these guards who protect the horses, they must be people in the rivers and lakes, and only people in the rivers and lakes have such outstanding light skills, now there is only one assassin out of the city with the horses, and there are at least three in the city, I will let the whole city search quickly, and take a team of people out of the city to chase, and I will definitely save the horses." ”

After speaking, Yang Lin got up and said to the surrounding catchers: "Ten people follow me, and the others, call all the catchers and officials in the city to search for the assassins who are still in the city, and in addition, inform the officials guarding the four city gates that no one will be released." ”

"Yes."

Then, all the catches are in action.

Zheng Wei turned to Zhao Hanyan and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, the assassin is still in the city, and I also ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to return to the house first, as soon as there is news, the lower officials will send someone to tell you." ”

Zhao Hanyan said: "Governor Zheng, you first go to Chengxi to appease the foresters and those suffering people, don't worry about me." ”

"Then the next official will leave first." Zheng Wei nodded, and then hurriedly got into the carriage and left.

The worry in Zhao Hanyan's eyes did not subside, and she said to Qian Ziang, who followed her: "Steward Qian, you send out the guards and family members who can still be used in the mansion to find the horses, and in addition, let Mr. Du allocate silver taels to appease the families of the guards who protected the horses who died tonight." ”

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