Chapter 31: It's Late at Night
Xiao Yan knew very well that since Qiao Feng said that he was sure that Helian Bobo was the murderer, he must have found some evidence that he had not seen. He said to the county commander Zhang Mao with a guilty face: "Lord Zhang, this matter is the negligence of his subordinates, which caused the murderer to escape, and the county officials suffered heavy casualties, and they were punished in Xiagan. β
Zhang Mao looked at Xiao Yan, his dark eyes seemed to have two sharp swords hidden, and he was about to fly out the next moment, poking the person in front of him into the cold. This matter has come to this point, and the county lieutenant is certainly to blame, but he has a county order, and there is such a murderer under his rule, and in the end, he has to come from the military to help solve it, will his face look good!
His voice was as cold as ice in the middle of winter: "Lord Xiao, you should indeed reflect on this matter, I will play it to the court as it is, what is the specific punishment, and it depends on how Your Majesty will deal with it." Now, I just want to arrest this guy as soon as possible, and this is also a chance to give you a chance to atone. β
Xiao Yan heard him say that he was going to play this matter, his expression suddenly stiffened, and when he learned that there was still a chance to atone the merit, he was relieved, he immediately took out twelve points of strength, got up and was about to leave, I can't wait to tie Helian Bo Bo with five flowers in the next moment, and pose one hundred and eight postures, so that he can understand why the flowers are so red!
Qiao Feng, the captain of the Dingshan Military Academy, said to stop him: "Lord Xiao is slow, this matter needs to be cautious." It is very easy to catch Helian Bobo, and I have secretly sent people to lurk around his house, and if necessary, give an order to ensure that he cannot fly. β
"Oh, why are you still delaying your move, such a murderer, let him operate in the county, in case another citizen is killed, my post as county magistrate can be suspended. β
Zhang Mao's face was a little puzzled, and at the same time, he was secretly frightened, he didn't expect Qiao Feng to come alone, even if the Dingshan army wanted to come to protect the short, it wouldn't be so big for a scout. Did you ignore something?
Qiao Feng didn't explain immediately, but glanced at Master Liu, who was standing behind Zhang Mao and had not made a sound, and the meaning in his eyes couldn't be more obvious.
Zhang Mao frowned: "Master Liu has been by my side for many years, and I don't need to carry him on my back if I have something." β
Qiao Feng shook his head and was very resolute: "This matter is very important, and the fewer people who know, the better." β
"This ......" Zhang Mao looked at Master Liu hesitantly, and did not say anything for a while.
Master Liu is very knowledgeable: "The owner, I still have some private matters to do next, and I haven't been able to talk to you about it before, you see ......."
Zhang Mao walked down the steps that had been erected: "In this case, if you have something to do, go first, I don't have to worry here." β
Master Liu then got up and left.
After he left, Zhang Mao turned his gaze to Qiao Feng: "Captain Qiao Feng, what can I say now." There was dissatisfaction in his tone, and he called Qiao Feng by his name in his words, which could be said to be a great disrespect to people in ancient times. Obviously, Qiao Feng forced his master away so bluntly, which had already angered him a little.
But Qiao Feng didn't seem to hear it at all, and his voice unconsciously lowered a few points: "According to my investigation, Helian Bobo is a businessman who travels between Great Chu and the Xiongnu on the surface, but in fact he is a fine work sent by the Xiongnu royal court. Over the years, our Dingshan Army has lost a lot of officers and soldiers because of the information transmitted back by these meticulous works, but because these people are cautious, although we have not stopped pursuing, we have never gained much. This time, this Helian Bobo didn't know what was wrong with his brain, and he was exposed, which was simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, of course, he had to be closely monitored to see if he could catch a few big fish along the fishing line. β
Zhang Mao and Xiao Yan stopped talking, and the two looked at each other, and they both secretly took a cool breath.
The war between the Great Chu and the Xiongnu has never stopped over the years, and it is normal for each other to plant each other's forces in detail. Eleven years ago, the general Lu Juan, who shocked the government and the opposition, defected to the Huns, and heard that there was a shadow of the Huns' meticulous activities behind him. But it's up to whom. If Helian Bobo was really as Qiao Feng said, it was a meticulous work on the Hun side, and the two of them would be in big trouble.
Let a fine work under his nose for so many years, and he still doesn't know it. In the end, it has to be reminded by the army people. Hey, you two just talk about how you want to die!
Of course, it's a bit of an exaggeration to say this, but when Shangguan knows about it, the future of the two will be bright, there is no doubt about it.
But by then, it was too late. Since they didn't notice it before, it was up to them how to deal with this matter, and the initiative had already been handed over to the Dingshan Army. Zhang Mao and Xiao Yan glanced at each other, both a little helpless, and now they can only follow Qiao Feng's arrangement.
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After Master Liu walked out of Cuihua Building, he did not go home, but came to a jewelry store selling gold and silver jewelry in the east of the city. The people around who knew Master Liu were not surprised to see it. Those who are familiar with it know that Master Liu is widowed and sick, and he married a concubine not long ago, and he wants the old man to talk about juvenile madness. In order to appease his wife, he often bought his wife some gold, silver, jewelry, or something.
The shopkeeper in the store saw that a distinguished guest came to the door, and hurriedly greeted him: "Oh, isn't this Master Liu, hurry up, please inside, please inside." β
After pulling Master Liu into the store, the shopkeeper asked with a smile: "Master Liu, did you come to the shop today to buy a piece of jewelry for your lady?" β
Master Liu held his beard in his hand and had a reserved expression: "Okay, you show me the better jade bracelet, if it is suitable, I will buy it." β
Half an hour later, Master Liu walked out of the store with a crystal clear jade bracelet and went home.
The shopkeeper walked to the back room and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve with a line written on it: "Captain Joyama has arrived, danger, leave quickly." β
Master Liu and this shop are all people placed by the Huns, Master Liu has been following the county order all the year round, and a lot of news has been spread, whenever there is something, he will go to this store to connect. As for what concubines and the like, they are all ways to cover people's eyes and ears, he is a lot old, even if he has a heart, his strength is not enough, and the concubines who marry the family are just letting them stay alone in the empty house, and I don't know who is cheaper!
When the shopkeeper saw the words on the paper, his expression was solemn, if the information on it was accurate, it would not be good. He hurried to find someone to inform Helian Bobo of the news.
The note traveled from place to place, and finally reached Helian Bobo's hand. He couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the scribbled handwriting on it.
Or was discovered!
He reflected in his heart that he shouldn't have had the idea of being lucky, and he should have left immediately after finding out that he had killed Teng Dashan by mistake. In this way, although it will be exposed, it will be able to preserve the intelligence network that it has worked hard for many years to preserve to the greatest extent.
But now, it is absolutely impossible to leave safely. He didn't have to go out to see to know that his home must be surrounded by ambushes, and as soon as he showed signs of fleeing, these people would immediately rush to him, leaving him no chance.
Such a critical situation can be described as a critical moment, and the danger is imminent, of course, he cannot be caught with his hands tied, and the result is afraid that he will not escape death. But the ants are still stealing life, and he has not tried it, and he is not willing to do so after all.
Moreover, even if he dies in the end, he will sweep away the tail of his hand before he dies and cut off all clues. If these Chu people helped Shun Teng touch the idea of melons, he could only say that he was too naΓ―ve to think about it, and he was too underestimated Helian Bo!
I don't know when my life will end, but he can't tell the slightest nervousness on the surface. He has no regrets about his upcoming fate, but it's a pity for Gao Aduo, his childhood sweetheart is still watching over the grassland, waiting for him to return. But he didn't know that his lover had lost his soul.
The point is that Gao Aduo thought that he had died a well-deserved death, but in the end, it turned out to be worthless!
God had made such a joke, and Helian Bo was full of guilt to no avail, and he didn't know how to tell the girl such a cruel truth. The intrigue with the Chu people and the bloody fight did not make him afraid, but thinking of the girl who was waiting for Gao Aduo, he was indeed rarely afraid.
However, I probably won't go, so that's fine. Helian thought bitterly.
He threw the note written by Master Liu in his hand into the brazier and burned it into a handful of flying ashes, as a qualified fine worker, he has always been in one-line contact with his superiors, and the words involving secrets will be burned as soon as possible.
Qiao Feng understood this, so he didn't rush into Helian Bobo's house rashly, because he understood that doing so would only startle the snake, and the spies who left all the information in those stories and hid them at home were all lies, if there really were, then his head must have been kicked by a donkey!
He could only hope that Helian Bobo's men would reveal some flaws in the panic, or that Helian Bobo would be captured alive and tortured from his mouth to extract information. As for whether he can achieve his goal, in fact, he has no bottom in his heart.
Helian Bobo has decided to break through at night tonight, and the success or failure of life and death is in this move!
For the rest of the day, he behaved as usual. He only had the last half day to spend with his wife and daughter.
He was married in the eighth year of coming to Youzhou, and his wife was an illiterate ordinary person, but she was very virtuous, and she was always obedient to him, and gave birth to a lovely daughter for him after marriage.
She carefully guarded her happiness, but she didn't know that she had married the wrong person in the first place, and in half a day, she would become the wife of the Huns, and what awaited her would be darkness. Treating the Huns carefully, the Great Chu army has always made mistakes and has not let go!
Helian Bobo accompanied his young daughter to frolic in the courtyard, and his daughter's silver bell-like laughter echoed in the courtyard, but this happy laughter made Helian Bobo's heart even more sad, and his nose seemed to have smelled the blood in the coming night. But at this moment, he didn't think about it, he just wanted to leave this last happy time in the hands of his daughter, a little longer, a little longer......
But time is still moving inexorably, and no one can stop it. Little by little, the sun is setting in the west, and the warm glow is fading away. The darkness unfolded, and a heavy cloak enveloped the earth behind him.
It's late at night......