Xionghuang sat beside Xin Guangyun and watched him take out the map of Yongcheng and mark it on the map.

Xionghuang said: "It seems that the layout of the underground is even larger than I imagined before. ”

Xin Guangyun pointed to the map and said: "We are from the church, in terms of time, it should be a straight line to Jiangfu, so it takes less time, you also saw before, the tunnel below is not ordinary, the beginning of the section is like a mine road, the further back it is, the stronger it becomes, and there are many rusty weapons on both sides of the passage, it should be a military road." ”

Xionghuang replied: "So, this tunnel has existed for at least a hundred years. ”

Xin Guangyun said: "Maybe it's more than that." If I'm not mistaken, the current Xingang Church, in the past, was the old grain depot in Yongcheng, when the Boxer Rebellion, the grain depot was burned, and later paid compensation to the foreigners, after the Xingang was leased, a church was built there, Jiangfu also has a history in Yongcheng, it used to be the Wang's family in Yongcheng, so this tunnel extending in all directions must be connected with the old buildings in the city. ”

Xionghuang shook his head and said, "How many old buildings are there in Yongcheng?" ”

Xin Guangyun thought for a moment and pointed on the map: "The Governor's Mansion in the old city, the Eight Kings Courtyard, the Yongcheng Police Station, the Zhangfu, the Li Mansion, the Jiang Mansion, the Foreigner Church, and the Coast Guard General Bureau in Xingang...... Oh, by the way, there is also the old yamen in the old city, which is now Qiu Fu. ”

Xionghuang raised his eyes and looked at Xin Guangyun: "The tunnel below should still be able to lead to the outside of the city." ”

Xin Guangyun said: "This is for sure, the ancient military roads are all extending in all directions, and they must lead to the outside of the city, one is to carry out a surprise attack on the enemy besieging the city, and the other is to be able to lurk down after the fall of the city and continue to resist the enemy." ”

Xionghuang looked at the birdcage and said, "I'll go back to the tunnel now, go back to the old city in the direction, and tell Qiu Gubo about these things immediately." ”

"It's okay, the only thing we can do now is to grab time." Xin Guangyun said and handed the birdcage next to him to Xionghuang, "You go quickly, pay attention to safety." ”

Xionghuang came to the door, nodded with Sophora ginseng, and opened the door to leave.

Ban Lu sat down next to Xin Guangyun and said, "What are we going to do tomorrow?" This new port is so big, where are we going to find those two people? ”

"Coast Guard." Xin Guangyun closed his eyes and said, "Sophora, I'll rest for a while, and I'll change you when I wake up." ”

Sophora sophora let out a "hmm" and stood against the door, quietly listening outside.

Ban Lu stepped forward and said, "How do you know that they are in the Coast Guard?" ”

Xin Guangyun said: "When Mr. Cai sent them, he once said that if they were hunted down or had an emergency, they would hide in the Coast Guard Headquarters or nearby, and he would send someone to meet them. ”

Ban Lu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood something: "You mean, even Qiu Zhutan doesn't know about this?" ”

Xin Guangyun didn't explain anything, just turned over and got ready to rest, and suddenly, Xin Guangyun got up, opened his eyes and said, "Oh no! ”

Sophora frowned and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Xin Guangyun sighed and said, "Xionghuang has gone to see the poppy." ”

Sophora asked curiously, "How do you know that the poppy is coming?" ”

Xin Guangyun said: "Yesterday there was such a big movement in the church, it is impossible for the night owls not to notice it, I estimate that even if Cang'er does not give an order, the poppy will come to check, because according to common sense, this kind of action, the leader of the team should be the second brother." ”

Sophora retreated and leaned against the door: "The matter has come to this, what can I do, let it be fate, the second brother is very smart." ”

Xin Guangyun sighed and said: "No matter how smart a person is, he can't pass the love barrier. ”

Ban Lu listened in a daze, and now he can only pray that when he goes to the coast guard headquarters tomorrow, he can stop by the hospital to have a look, and hope that his parents are safe.

Ban Lu fell into a deep sleep in prayer.

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Returning to the tunnel, Xionghuang walked back looking for the mark he had left in the corner, knowing full well that if he didn't find a poppy in the tunnel, he would see her in the church cellar.

I will definitely see her, she will definitely come, she knows that I am here, she will definitely come. But will Cang'er let her go? Has she changed now? Her name is now Mimi, does it mean that she has abandoned everything in the past?

On the way back, Xionghuang's mind was full of these thoughts that he didn't dare to think about on weekdays.

Suddenly, Xionghuang saw a figure standing in front of him, and he subconsciously clasped his hand on the fast hand dart on his waist, but then he let go, because the man lit the fire in his hand.

It was none other than the poppy he had been thinking about for a long time, the Mimi in the current Night Stalker Squad.

"I knew you were coming." Xionghuang let out a long breath, controlling his emotions, he was worried that he would come forward and hug Mimi.

Mimi picked up some rags and wood on the ground next to him, and calmly lit them with a fire breaker.

When the firelight rose, it illuminated Yumi, and Xionghuang realized that at this moment, she was not only expressionless, but also fully armed.

"I'm sorry." After hesitating for a long time, Xionghuang, who didn't know what to say, only popped out of his mouth with these three words.

Yumi said lightly: "It's me who is sorry for you." ”

When Xionghuang slowly stepped forward, Yumi suddenly said: "Stand there and don't move, I came today to make it clear to you, from now on, there is no other relationship between you and me, you are you, I am me, just like the Yaksha and the Night Owl are their masters." ”

Xionghuang frowned: "But we are all from trenches, this is a fact, and it can't be changed." ”

Yumi actually said: "It's also a fact that I killed your wife and children, I can't change it, you should hate me." ”

Xionghuang shook his head: "I don't blame you, it's me who was confused and fell into the enemy's plan." ”

Yumi's tone was light: "But at that time, you chose me, not your wife and children, and everyone treated you as a beast." ”

Huang asked, "Do you think I am a brute?" ”

Yu Mi was silent, and sighed slightly: "I know that you are okay, so I am satisfied, after you were arrested and put in prison, I have been worried about your safety, and even want to go to prison to rescue you." ”

Xionghuang shook his head: "Unless Sun San nods, no one can leave from the prison, if we can escape from the prison, we will leave a long time ago." ”

"Alright, it's time for me to go." Yumi turned around after speaking, "Licorice came with me, I deliberately shook her off after I saw your mark in the tunnel, I can't stay too long, maybe the next time we meet, we will meet each other, Master, don't show mercy to your subordinates when the time comes." ”

As soon as Yumi's words fell, a black shadow suddenly jumped out of the corner, raised his hand to knock him unconscious, and the shot was so fast that even Xionghuang almost didn't see the man's movements clearly.

The person who started did not make an enemy of Xionghuang, held the fallen Yumi, put her against the wall, and then got up and stood by the bonfire and looked at Xionghuang.

"It's you." Xionghuang breathed a sigh of relief, "I know you're nearby, because the poppy can read the marks I made, and you can understand them, and, unless you mean to, she can't get rid of you." ”

Licorice smiled: "I thought that you two old lovers would be intimate when they met, but who knew that it was just a simple greeting, which was a bit unexpected." ”

Xionghuang stepped forward and squatted down to look at Yumi.

Licorice sat across from her and said, "Don't look at it, I just knocked her unconscious, and I didn't hurt my muscles and bones." ”

Xionghuang turned his head to look at her: "I've been thinking about how to contact you." ”

Licorice smiled, "You're thinking about how to contact Mime, right?" Don't tease me, I'm just a chess piece that Yansun planted in the night owl, and when the chess pieces run out, they will be thrown back into the chess box, everyone understands this truth. ”

Xionghuang sat by the campfire to keep warm: "What the hell is going on with the other teams in the trench?" Have you found out? ”

Licorice shook his head: "No, I've been checking for so many years and have no clue, but I only know that only 14 of us escaped from the stockade, that is, the Yaksha and the Night Stalker, and all the others died in battle." ”

Xionghuang pondered for a moment, then raised his eyes and asked, "Then who attacked the village, you should know this, right?" We don't know anything about the outside world in the prison, after Sun San let us out, the eldest brother has been trying to investigate, but nothing has been found, you know, the location of the village is very secret, outsiders can't find it at all, so even if we are attacked, the news can't get out. ”

Licorice's face changed: "Second brother, don't you think it's strange?" Before the stockade was attacked, all of your Yaksha were captured in a trap, and our night owls happened to be on a mission outside, but the mission went wrong, and the person we were going to assassinate disappeared inexplicably, and all the information collected before was useless, do you think this is a coincidence? ”

Realgar looked at the licorice: "What do you mean?" ”

Licorice sighed: "When we rushed back to the house, the house was already ruined, everyone died, not even the children. ”

Xionghuang shook his head: "It's too cruel." ”

"Cruel? This is retribution! Licorice closed his eyes and said, "After the trench was established, in order to make a living, it was called recruitment, but in fact, it was just for profit to do some shady dirty things, how many people did we kill?" Aren't we cruel to those who die? ”

Xionghuang got up and said, "But we never do anything to children!" ”

Licorice also got up: "We don't do it to the child, but the employer will, because the child has lost the protection of his parents, because the employer wants to cut the grass and eradicate the roots!" ”

Xionghuang's tone softened, and after a long time, he asked, "The person who started should be easy to check, right?" The people in the stockade are all first-class good hands, and if you want to take it, you have to send at least one battalion of troops, and it is definitely not a rabble. ”

Licorice looked at the bonfire and said: "We checked the corpses and found that there were signs of poisoning, but it was not highly poisonous, similar to the sweat medicine, after poisoning, it would only make people weak and powerless, there was no sign of a large-scale attack, judging from the few footprints, it was not the army that destroyed the village, but the people on the rivers and lakes." ”

Xionghuang was extremely surprised: "People on the rivers and lakes? We have never been involved in grievances. ”

"First of all, only the people on the rivers and lakes are so good at using poison, and secondly, there is no trace of destruction at the main gate of the village, so they climbed up from the end of the cliff, and the footprints left at the scene are not messy, indicating that this group of people has been strictly trained and is not a rabble." Licorice said and approached the realgar again, "From the footprints, it can be judged that they are wearing cloth shoes and fall to the ground silently, and besides, the footprints are very light, indicating that they are lightly armed, and they don't even bring firearms." ”

Xionghuang shook his head and said, "What kind of people are this?" It is unbelievable that the stockade was destroyed with just a cold weapon. ”

"Killers." Licorice said coldly, "I guess it was a professional killer, and there is either an internal response in the village, or they poisoned the spring water beforehand." ”