Chapter 222: A Strange Path

It was finally dawn.

Zheng Tianlun and Ni Er took two people and watched on the roof opposite the Yuelai Inn all night.

The four of them split into two groups and took turns sleeping.

There was movement at the Yuelai Inn, the door opened, and the guys in the store came out and began to clean the yard.

Then someone came out and started feeding the horses.

Cooking smoke is coming from the roof, and cooking should begin.

There are more and more people in the yard, and some people are washing their faces in the courtyard with copper basins and tile basins.

But the two Tatars never came out.

Knowing that the time was shining, the two of them came out.

"Commander Zheng woke up, they came out."

Ni Er pushed Zheng Tianlun.

Zheng Tianlun rubbed his eyes, and saw that the two Tatars were carrying blankets on their backs and entered the horse ring.

After a while, a man came out with a donkey.

"It looks like they're leaving the capital."

"What shall we do? Do you want to arrest them now? If you don't catch them, you're afraid they'll run away. ”

Zheng Tianlun fell into thought.

Naturally, we can't let them just go and bring the information back.

But arresting them now will definitely cause a sensation, and it is likely that it will also alarm Xia Banshan.

"We're going to follow them first and see if they're leaving."

A few people got down from the roof, got on their horses, and waited in the alley.

After waiting for the two Tatars to pass, they came out of the alley, keeping a distance of about twenty zhang, and followed not far or close.

The Tatars did not stop and walked all the way north, and finally went out of the city gates.

"Commander Zheng, what should we do?"

"Get out of town, follow them and see if they come into contact with people."

"Understood, if anyone connects with them, they are their accomplices. It's just that we're only four ....... ”

"Zhu Hu, you go back to the yamen to report the news, and ask the commander to send someone to meet us. It seems that they want to return to Tatar, and ask the commander to chase them along the way. ”

"I'm leaving, just the three of you, can you?"

"You can go, hurry."

Zhu Hu turned his horse back, and the three of them followed out of the city gate, and soon saw the figure of the Tatar again.

Time flies quickly, and it is getting farther and farther away from the capital. Pedestrians on the road are becoming scarcer. Sometimes you don't see anyone for a mile or two.

"It's almost time, isn't it?"

Ni Er asked.

"It's time, there are no villages in this area, and there are no people. It seems that no one answered them. ”

"Let's chase them and arrest them."

Cheng Tianlun made a decision.

"What are we going to do?"

"Go up and do it, Ni Er. You deal with the big man, I deal with the little one. Bai San'er, you first help Ni Er tie up the big man, and then help me deal with the little one. ”

"Clean, don't give them a breather, understand?"

"Understood."

"Let's go."

The three men urged their horses at the same time, and with a gallop, approached the Tatars.

At the moment when they overtook them, Zheng Tianlun and Ni Er jumped from their horses almost simultaneously and pounced on the Tatars.

The Tatars were caught off guard and dragged off their donkeys.

As soon as he landed, Zheng Tianlun wrapped his arms around the little man's neck.

Although this guy is not tall, he has a lot of strength, and he struggled desperately, and he almost broke free several times.

Zheng Tianlun tried his best, but he didn't let go.

The guy took out a dagger from his waist and stabbed it at Zheng Tianlun's leg, but fortunately, he dodged it because of his quick eyes.

Bastard, he dared to be ruthless.

Zheng Tianlun freed his left hand, took out a dagger, and stabbed the little man into the thigh.

With a scream, the little man struggled even more, and finally broke free from Zheng Tianlun's arm.

Fortunately, Bai San'er arrived at this time, held down the little man, and the two teamed up to tie him up.

Look at the big man again, he has been tied up like a zongzi, and Ni Er is tying knots.

"These two guys are not easy to deal with."

Both of them were tied up, and Zheng Tianlun and the others were sitting on the ground, panting.

These two guys have very good physical strength, and if it weren't for a surprise attack, the three of them might not be able to deal with them.

Even if they are taken in the end, it is likely to be a lose-lose situation.

"Who are you, and why are you arresting us?"

The little man was furious and asked loudly.

Although he spoke Chinese, he had a distinct accent.

Zheng Tianlun immediately heard that it was the accent of the people in the area where Dade and Tatar meet.

"Tatars, don't pretend, we've been with you for two days, and we all know what you're doing."

"What Tatars? I don't understand what you mean. We are both good citizens, and we came to the capital to do business. ”

"Let us go quickly, or we will go to the government to sue you."

Ni Er got up and kicked the little man.

"You go and sue, we are from the government. Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, if you have any grievances, you can sue them? If there is no real evidence, we will arrest you? ”

Zheng Tianlun regained some strength and stood up.

"We can't stay on the road, carry them to the donkeys, let's wait in the grove over there."

Several men worked together to lift the two men onto the donkey and pull them into a place in the grove where they could not be seen from the outside.

Then he brought his horse in again.

"Bai San'er, you go get some grass to feed the horses, Ni Er, you search their bodies."

Zheng Tianlun took the blankets of the two and searched them carefully inside and out.

The result was disappointing, with nothing of value except for some loose silver, dry food, fire sickles, road guides, and other daily necessities.

There are no letters, maps, or anything like that about intelligence.

"Commander, nothing."

Ni Er's side also found nothing.

"What are you looking for? Take the money if you want it, and let us go quickly. ”

Zheng Tianlun took the road guide of the two to check, which was issued by Ping An Prefecture.

Outwardly, there are no flaws. Just a little thicker.

In Ping'an Prefecture, there is a mixture of Hu and Han, and some people even intermarry with each other. Even in Tatar, there are quite a few Han Chinese who make a living there. There were also quite a few Tatars doing business in Pyongan Prefecture.

It is not surprising that Ping'an Prefecture issued road guides to them.

"What do you see? Lu Yin is real, what's so beautiful, don't break it for me, I'll use it all the way back, let us go. ”

Isn't it normal to see how this guy is so nervous.

Zheng Tianlun observed Lu Yin more closely.

It's so thick, and it's heavier than the general road, is there a mezzanine in the middle?

"Gao Mingtang, there's something strange in your guide."

Gaomingtang is the name of the little man's road.

Gao Mingtang's eyes suddenly widened, and a panicked look flashed in his eyes.

This kind of expression did not escape Zheng Tianlun's eyes.

"Nonsense, what is wrong with the road guide issued by the yamen?"

"Ni Er, you check their bridles and halders, whips, and scabbards again."

Zheng Tianlun found a sunny place and carefully inspected the road guide.

Eventually, he discovered the anomaly of the guide.

In the place where the official seal is stamped, there is an overlap on the paper.

If you look for the flaw, you will find that this is the place where it was pasted.

Zheng Tianlun took out the dagger and picked the gap little by little.

The overlapping paper was lifted, and sure enough, it was a double layer of paper.

Zheng Tianlun felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart.

No matter how cunning you are, you won't escape the palm of my hand.

Slowly lifting the paper, Zheng Tianlun was stunned.

It's just a piece of paper, without any handwriting or graphics on it.

"Hahaha, what do you see, nothing? You're the robbers, let us go. Otherwise, I will sue you. ”

Gao Mingtang laughed wildly, and the big man who had not squeaked all this time also laughed.

The laughter of the two was full of disdain and mockery.

How so? Are they really not the work of the Tatars?

Zheng Tianlun was a little unconfident.