Late at night, the Shadow Maiden once again returned to the county seat of Hechun, which was the place where the Apocalypse Guard briefly settled and repaired, and still has a small stronghold, responsible for guarding the wounded and some supplies that cannot be taken away.

However, the shadow maid did not go to the Apocalypse, but secretly entered the city in disguise, without letting anyone know, and there was only one purpose for doing so, that is, to help Xu Rui secretly get back the evidence that he was once a dark chess.

This matter must not be known to others, because it is too fatal for Xu Rui, even if he has no relationship with dark chess for a long time, even if he has made great contributions to the Northern Dynasty.

But as long as this evidence is put on the dragon case of Emperor Hongwei, the suspicious emperor can no longer trust him, and all his plans and dreams will be lost.

This is not what Xu Rui is most worried about, the emperor knows that it is a big deal to break up, he has the core technology in his hands, and all the efforts of the previous years have been in vain, and it is not impossible to start a business in another place.

What worries him the most is that these evidences fall into the hands of those people in Han Qi's mouth, no one knows what those people are doing behind their backs, and once they give someone a handle, the result is really unpredictable.

Therefore, the shadow maid has a heavy responsibility this time, and if there is a slight mistake, it will become very tricky.

Like a ghost in the night, the shadow maid wandered back and forth above the empty eaves, and she had been in charge of tracking Han Qi before, and this road had long been very familiar.

With a "whew", the shadow maid landed lightly in a courtyard like a civet cat, which was the house where Han Qi lived before.

The house is divided into two rooms, north and south, and the north room was just a pile of miscellaneous items before, and Han Qi built a small bed in the main hall of the south room for sleeping.

But as soon as the shadow maid arrived at the courtyard this time, she heard a slight snoring sound coming from the room in the north room, as if someone was sleeping soundly in it.

To be on the safe side, the shadow maid tiptoed to the window of the north room, gently pierced the window paper and looked inside, only to see a large bed facing the window, and he could vaguely see that someone was sleeping with his head covered, and the snoring sound came from his mouth and nose.

The shadow maid has learned the art of assassination since she was a child, and one of them is to distinguish snoring, this person's snoring is smooth and regular, obviously a person who has no vigilance, or even has not practiced martial arts.

It seems that after Han Qi left, someone else was arranged to stay here.

Thinking of this, the shadow maid finally put her mind at ease, and came to the door of the main room in a flash, took out a thin dagger and inserted it into the crack of the door, and with a slight lift of her wrist, the lock on the door was completely removed by him.

The shadow maid opened the door and went inside, her eyes swept around the room quickly, and she quickly closed the door with her backhand, and pressed the lock back through the crack of the door with two fingers when the two door panels closed.

This one-shot gesture is the best disguise, and from the outside, it looks as if the door is still locked, and no one will think that there is anyone in the room.

After doing all this, the shadow maid did not delay at all, went straight to the east side of the room, bypassed a small screen, and saw a small bed, which was where Han Qi slept before.

Xu Rui said that the third brick counted to the right along the wall at the end of the bed is movable, and as long as the brick is taken out, you can get the contents inside.

Han Qi naturally told Xu Rui all this, but she couldn't believe it when she heard Xu Rui talk about it just now.

You must know that Han Qi spent most of his time in Hechun under his own surveillance, even if he ate, slept and went to the toilet, he never slackened in the slightest, how could he hide something under his nose?

But after thinking of Han Qi's amazing martial arts, the shadow maid gradually relieved, yes, the other party must have discovered herself a long time ago, and what he saw was what he wanted him to see.

Unexpectedly, in the end, it became a burden and did not help the young master......

The shadow maid felt a frustration in her heart, and hurriedly put all these chaotic emotions behind her, and counted the bricks along the bed.

One.

Two.

Three.

This is it!

The shadow maid muttered silently for a few times, and finally found the third brick in Xu Rui's mouth, and the dagger in her hand immediately turned around, carefully inserted into the brick crack, and then pulled out, and the brick was pulled out with the dagger, revealing a pitch-black hole.

"It's done!"

The shadow maid was overjoyed in her heart, and then looked at the brick that was pulled out by the dagger, in fact, there was only a thin layer of brick skin, and the section was very flat, which should have been directly chopped out by Han Qi with a palm knife.

Han Qi took out the two bricks inside, and then sealed it with the brick skin of one of them, a simple secret cave was easily completed, plus the location of the secret cave was very hidden, it was difficult for others to find it, and it was indeed a good place to hide things.

This Han Qi, who is being watched so much, can hide his secret so lightly, it is really not simple.

The shadow maid couldn't help but sigh in her heart, but after thinking about it, even if she is such a powerful person, isn't she also cleaned up by her own young master, in the final analysis, her own young master is more powerful.

After a slight comparison, the haze in the shadow maid's heart was gone, and she reached out to hide the things in the wall.

However, when her hand reached in, her face changed suddenly.

"Why, it's empty inside!"

The secret cave where things are hidden is less than two bricks, and you can touch it with your hands, and there will be no mistake at all, it is indeed empty inside!

"Did Han Qi deceive the young master, or did someone take the lead?"

Several possibilities suddenly popped up in the shadow maid's mind, but no matter which one it was, it would be the worst outcome, because as long as the things here were not in the hands of the young master, the young master would be in danger.

Just thinking about it, the shadow maid suddenly frowned, stuffed the brick skin back into the secret cave, and then flew up to the beam of the room in a flash, holding her breath and concentrating, and the breath disappeared without a trace in an instant, even if the first-class master did not look carefully, it was difficult to find.

And at the moment when she flew onto the beam, the door of the small courtyard was suddenly pushed open, and the swaying light of the torch was suddenly printed on the door, and the sound of chaotic footsteps and the friction of armor came in, as if it was a team of soldiers who pushed the door in.

The thought came to her head when she heard a panicked voice outside.

"Master Jun, this is here, every midnight these days, there will be a small and broken sound, as if someone is rummaging for something, but the small one comes to check with a lantern, but there is nothing, as if he has seen a ghost."

Hearing this, before the military master outside could answer, the shadow maid's face changed slightly.

If what the people outside say is true, then it makes sense that the things in the cave are lost, and someone must have taken the secret first.

"Damn it!"

The shadow maid gritted her teeth, and there was a sense of chagrin in her heart, she had been non-stop all the way, but if she could arrive two days early without sleeping, would she be able to get the main thing before that person?

Just thinking about it, the military master outside spoke: "You read it right, you are suspicious all day long, if you delay your brother's night patrol, be careful of the board." ”

"The little one will never be mistaken, just the little one heard the voice again, came to check but didn't find it, so he dared to go to the military master."

"Is this house yours?"

"No, this house was allocated to the Apocalypse Guard before, and after they left, the little one was ordered by the adults to take care of it temporarily, waiting for the Apocalypse Guard to come back."

"Then there's no one living here?"

"No, the little one lives next door, it's always empty."

What the?!

The shadow maid was shocked when she heard this, she obviously saw someone sleeping in the north house just now, how could she say that no one lived?

Before she could figure it out, the light of the torch swept in front of the door, and after a while, the military master said: "Look, the main hall and the north room are locked, there is no trace of being sneaked by, there is no one in there at all, aren't you making fun of us?" ”

"How dare you be small? Even if you eat the bear's heart and leopard gall, you don't dare to make fun of the military master. ”

The person who spoke was submissive, but several military masters didn't seem to have any interest in exploring, warned him a few times, and left with Xiao Si, who was looking at the house.

But the shadow maid in the room was pale.

When she came just now, the door of the north room was obviously not locked, but it was there at this time, which can only mean one thing.

She dodged down from the beams of the house and came to the secret cave, where there was indeed some inconspicuous sand and gravel on the ground, which was the sand and ash left over from the removal of the brick skin.

"I see!"

The shadow maid was shocked.

Xiao Si heard a small sound from the room before, it was not from her, but the person who took the secret in advance, that person should have just got the secret and was stopped by Xiao Si who heard the sound and came to check, so he had to hide in the room and dare not show his head.

And Xiao Si didn't find anyone in the room, so he was afraid to look for those soldiers, and as soon as he left, the man planned to slip away, but he didn't expect that he arrived at this time.

The man must have felt his qi first, and knew that it was impossible for him to escape without knowing it, so he had to open the north room and pretend to sleep in a hurry.

"He's still around!"

The shadow maid's face was as cold as ice, and the soft sword as thin as a cicada's wings was already in her hand.

"Tonight is either you die or I die, and the main thing, even if it is dead, I will take it back!"

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