Chapter 54: Clues
There was still no news of Xiaoguo, and Li Yi felt that reason was leaving him little by little.
He rode back and forth through the streets, feeling more and more uneasy.
Dazed, this word, which originally did not belong to him, has now almost become his shadow.
He glanced around blankly, and found himself in a deep alley, and he had dismounted at some point, the reins in his hand.
Not far around the corner, there is a restaurant.
A scarlet carriage, turning around the corner, headed in the other direction.
The officers and soldiers seemed to have just finished searching the restaurant, and Xiao Er respectfully sent them out of the store.
Still haven't found the slightest discovery?
Li Yi thought disappointedly.
He withdrew his gaze and was about to leave here!
A round thing rolled down to his feet, and it was the one that Xiao Er took out of his arms to wipe his sweat, and he didn't care about it.
It's a gold coin engraved with a strange pattern!
He bent down to pick up the gold coin, and saw an animal carved with the body of a dragon head and a tiger.
He couldn't help but look at it, the royal badge of Zhang Que Kingdom!
This kind of badge can only be obtained by the brave internal guards who have served the royal family of Zhangque and made meritorious contributions!
The envoy of Zhang Que State, as early as the day of the end of the Hundred Flowers Meeting, had already applied for a spy document to leave Bian Yang.
Could it be that Qin Wuji still stayed here and didn't leave at all?
Qin Wuji's thoughts on Xiaoguo are well known to the world, with his personality and financial resources, he can buy the palace maid to lure Xiaoguo, this kind of thing can be done!
Li Yi was furious, he let go of the reins of the horse, his body turned into an afterimage, and teleported to the restaurant.
Xiao Er was crawling under the table and chair, he didn't raise his head, and asked, "Guest officer, but you have booked a room?" ”
Seeing that the other party did not answer, he raised his head, and when he saw the appearance of the person who came, his smile froze on his face.
Li Yi stared at him tightly and sneered, "What, I didn't expect this king to appear here?" ”
Xiao Er's eyes flashed slightly, and he tried to grin the corners of his mouth, so that his smile was more brilliant: "The little clumsy eyes didn't recognize you for a while, please be in the king!" ”
"Are you looking for this?" Li Yi raised the gold coin in his hand.
Xiao Er's face became pale, still barely maintaining a smile, and he denied it: "You really love to laugh, how can a small one have gold?" ”
Li Yi sneered: "I didn't expect Zhang Que's internal guards, in addition to the good use of bows and crossbows, to have such acting skills!" Did your prince tell you what would happen if you pretended to be a god in front of the king and tried to hide from the world? ”
Xiao Er's face changed greatly when he heard this.
Seeing that his identity was revealed, he hurriedly ran towards the second floor, intending to escape.
"Want to escape?" Li Yi snorted coldly, picked up the brush on the counter casually, and threw it towards Xiao Er's back.
Before Xiao Er could run far, he was hit by a brush in both legs, and "Goo Dong, Goo Dong" rolled down the stairs.
Almost at the same time, he bit through the poison hidden in his teeth, and he bled to the ground and died.
Li Yi regretted and hated, and secretly scolded himself for being anxious and too careless!
After a little thought, he bypassed Xiao Er's corpse and rushed to the second floor!
"What happened?"
A man walked out of the kitchen.
The man was in his thirties, with a sweat towel on his shoulder and an iron spoon in his hand, apparently a cook.
Seeing Xiao Er who fell to the ground and died tragically, he was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.
"Come, come, dead...... he shouted, trembling.
"Are you from Hong Yan?" Li Yi held the broken hosta in his hand and walked down from the stairs.
The cook recognized Li Yi at a glance, and as if he had met a savior, he desperately crawled towards him: "His Royal Highness King Ding, come out, someone is dead!" ”
Li Yi walked up to him and pointed to the corpse not far away: "Do you know him?" ”
The cook nodded, and shook his head again: "This shop had a new owner yesterday, and the people in the store before, except for me, the cook, were all dismissed." He's the second little guy who just came here today! I don't know his name yet. ”
So that's it!
Li Yi took out a piece of drawing paper from his arms: "Have you seen her in the restaurant today?" ”
The cook took a closer look: "It's familiar, but I haven't seen it before!" ”
Li Yi took out another piece of paper, which was an unposted reward order: "What about her?" Do you remember seeing it? ”
The cook put down the spoon, scratched his head with his hand, and hesitated: "These two women are very familiar, but there have never been female guests in the restaurant today!" ”
Li Yi was empowered when he heard this: "It should be a son!" ”
The cook suddenly realized and said with a smile: "I can't complain that I look familiar!" There are indeed two sons who look similar to the woman in the painting today! When these two arrived at the store, I was unloading vegetables outside the door, and the first time I saw such a handsome and handsome son, I couldn't help but take a few more looks, so I was very impressed! ”
Li Yi's heart was shocked, and he said in surprise: "Can you pay attention to where they went?" ”
The cook pointed to Xiaoguo's portrait and said: "This boy seems to be very drunk, maybe afraid of causing trouble, a moment before the officers and soldiers checked, he was carried by a burly son, jumped out of the window on the second floor, got into the carriage, and dragged away together!" The carriage was parked right next to the kitchen window, and I could see it clearly. Another son, I didn't pay attention to where I went..."
Li Yi walked into the kitchen and took a look at the position of the window.
A strong premonition broke into his mind, and he walked out of the kitchen and hurriedly interrupted the cook.
"What kind of carriage is that?"
"Vermilion body, a strange bird embroidered on the curtain!" The cook said.
The hunch was confirmed, it was the one he had just seen!
"Damn it!" Li Yi scolded secretly, picked up his light skills, got up and rushed out.
"Your Highness..." The officers and soldiers heard the cook's shout before, and they had already rushed over, and when they saw King Ding, who was passing by, they hurriedly saluted.
"Dispose of the corpse!"
Li Yi left this sentence, and the person was already a few feet away.
He whistled and blew a few times, and the swarthy steed came running towards him from afar.
"Lightning, chase!" Li Yi jumped up and landed on the horse's back, he turned the horse's head and chased in the direction where the vermilion carriage left!
There was no hiding place for Qin Wuji in the city, he kidnapped Xiaoguo, and he could only find a way to get out of the city as soon as possible.
The lightning seemed to be able to sense the mood of its master, and spread its legs like a bolt of lightning, and sped away in the direction of the city gate.
The officers and soldiers who were inspecting saw King Ding's horse rushing from afar, and he had already cleared a road.
"Just now, but there's a scarlet carriage out of the city?" When Li Yi passed by the city gate, he reined in his horse and asked.
The young general guarding the city, who had a rare opportunity to talk to the famous King Ding, was surprised and excited in his heart, he stood up straight, and replied loudly and clearly: "Back to King Ding, before the half-pillar incense, there was a merchant selling spices, driving a vermilion carriage past, and the carriage went in the direction of Xishan!" ”
"Thank you!" Li Yi glanced at him appreciatively, and rode his horse towards the West Mountain.
King Ding thanked me? The young general looked at the disappearing figure of King Ding stupidly, and felt that his designation was in a dream!