flstandardbreds Chapter 111: The fake "officers and soldiers"
Chapter 111: The fake "officers and soldiers"
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Stop! Stop right there, don't go any further. What are you doing! What are you doing? What are you doing?
Don't you see that others here have to queue up to enter? You also have to queue up to enter the town.
Let us check one by one, and only let you in after we have checked them all. Otherwise, you can’t go in like this.”
There was a tall man with a full beard standing at the entrance of the town.
There were some sly-looking people in officer uniforms. When they saw Chen Yi and his group, they drew their swords and stopped them in a stern voice.
No one was particularly surprised by the sudden appearance of officers and soldiers.
Chen Yi and the others did not show any panic, but were very calm and composed.
When An Wu saw that the soldiers had blocked their way, he immediately got off his horse.
"Hey! Sir! Don't worry! These are all misunderstandings!
These are just minor misunderstandings! We are from the Weiyuan Escort Agency, and we came from the capital.
Then we'll go to 'Dongyu'. Our escort mission just happened to arrive at this place. We're just going to pass through this town and won't stay any longer.
You see, our carriage is full of escort goods, you can check it out."
An Wu walked forward and laughed, and moved closer to the soldier who was speaking.
He held a purse in his hand, which contained a large bag of silver change, estimated to be around ten taels.
As An Wu spoke, he quietly handed his purse to the soldier. When the soldier saw such a large bag of silver, his eyes lit up.
At first, he pretended to refuse, but then he saw Anwu insisted. He pretended to be "you forced me to take it", took it reluctantly, and shook it vigorously in his hand.
"Oh! So that's how it is! Then we really can't delay it. Okay! I'll check it out and let you go if there's no problem."
The soldier was delighted to find that there was a lot of silver. His salary as a soldier was not much, so he could take this opportunity to make some money.
"Yes! Sir! Please take a look! There is no problem. Come! Take a look."
Anwu walked to a carriage, opened a corner of it, and revealed a box with unknown contents.
The officers and soldiers didn't really want to check it out, but just to go through the motions, they pretended to check it out seriously.
"Yes! They are indeed all goods! There is no problem! Okay! Then you can go!
But hurry up, there are so many people here waiting in line, don’t delay them.”
The tall soldier made a gesture as if he was going to chase the man away.
It was also to get rid of these people quickly so that no one would find out that he had accepted the bribes, which would be no joke.
Chen Yi casually glanced at the tall soldier in the carriage, and without saying anything else, he started driving the carriage quickly towards the town.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Yi and his team finally entered the town. However, due to their large number of people and vehicles, they inevitably attracted other people's attention when they entered.
There are not many people on the streets of Hukou Town now, one could even say that there are few.
Moreover, most of the people on the street are older, and young people are hardly seen.
"Chen Yi, let's go to the pharmacy first. Go to the right for about a quarter of an hour. There is a pharmacy called 'Hui Ren' Medical Clinic over there. It is an old brand and is also spread all over our dynasty.
I also know their boss, and they usually inform me first if they have good medicinal materials. This time it happened suddenly, so I had to go and ask first."
Yuan Yi lifted the curtain, leaned forward, and glanced around several times.
He didn't pay too much attention to the situation around him. After all, his master's affairs were the most important thing now.
Chen turned his head to take a look, then pulled the horse rope hard, and the horse slowly stopped.
“Do you want us to go to the pharmacy first and let them find a place to rest? After all, there are so many people going there together.
The purpose is too obvious, and it is easy to be discovered by those with ulterior motives."
Chen Yi thought for a moment and then expressed his thoughts. They could just pull people over, but if there were too many people, it would be too conspicuous.
Yuan Yi observed the situation nearby and found nothing unusual. He looked back at Yuan Xichen who was lying on the ground, then turned to look at Chen Yi.
"Chen Yi, you're right! I was too nervous just now and forgot about it.
Then let Anwu take them to rest, and we will contact each other later."
Yuan Yi felt that Chen Yi had considered this more carefully than he did. He had not thought about it so much just now, forgetting that having so many people would be a problem.
There was a restaurant next to where Chen Yi and the others were standing, but there weren't many people in the restaurant right now.
In a room in the southwest corner of the restaurant, a man was tied to the window. There were only two people in the room, drinking and eating snacks.
"Hey, Heizi, I don't know what's going on in this town right now.
There are many soldiers gathered at the town gate, and we are carrying a living person, how can we leave the town?"
A man with a pointed face and a mouth full of yellow teeth was drinking and complaining.
"Go ahead and smash it! Look at you, you're so scared! What are you afraid of? What is there to be afraid of?" The other man took a sip of wine and slapped the yellow-toothed man on the shoulder.
"Oh! I was just saying it casually. The higher-ups didn't allow us to kill him, so they asked us to bring him back alive.
I am just worried about not being able to complete the task, nothing else. My wife is still waiting for me at home, I want to live longer."
The man who was slapped felt pain and rubbed his shoulders, but he dared not say anything. In his heart, he was still thinking happily about the woman at home, and he felt a little relieved.
"Look at your potential! When we complete the mission, the reward will be ours, so you won't be left out.
By then, you can have as many girls in the 'Chun Xiang Lou' as you want! Hahahaha!"
Heizi burst into laughter. Anyway, he was never unhappy when it came to women.
The man with a mouth full of yellow teeth is called "Yongzi", but his personality has nothing to do with his name.
"Hahaha! You're right! Once we bring this person back, we can make a lot of money! Come and continue drinking! I'll pour you another glass."
Yongzi picked up the wine glass, poured himself a full glass, and then poured a small glass for Heizi. The two began to talk again.
If you look closely, you will find that the person tied up is the "Shadow Twenty" who appeared in Hukou Town not long ago.
It’s just that the view from the room window is blocked, and you can’t see directly outside the window when looking downstairs from upstairs.