Chapter 289 Suspicious Person
It is not difficult for people like Liu Wei to forge official defense road guides entering and leaving the city.
But Yuan Zheng first saw the importance of Hengshui City between Daliang and the Northern Barbarians. The mixture of fish and dragons is the only way to interact with spies. Therefore, he specially negotiated with Feng Xiao a set of unique methods to monitor spies and investigate the population.
In addition to the road guides held by business trips, there are also detailed registration instructions in the city garrison.
The road procedures for this group of fur merchants are complete, but there is no record in the registration in Hengshui, which is obviously a problem.
The leader of the ward station had long expected Feng Xiao to ask this question, and he lowered his head and replied: "After I found out that there was a problem, I immediately checked it. I learned that the group of people had gone to Shilanjing Street. I thought it was a place to settle in the inn, and the latest news had not been sent back."
Yuan Zheng and Feng Xiao looked at each other, and Feng Xiao waved his hand, "Malay, let's go and see it in person."
Everyone quickly got on their horses and rushed towards Shilanjing Street.
Shilanjing Street is located at the southernmost point of Hengshui, close to the South City Gate, and is a famous iron shop street. It is strange that fur merchants live in this kind of place.
Yuan Zheng was silent. If he was really Liu Wei's person, would he have gone to a certain iron shop to get a bow and arrow weapon?
"How many people, how many horses, and how many luggage are there?" Yuan Zheng turned his head and asked the leader of the guard station.
The little leader was also a careful person, answering one by one, "There are thirty-three people, twenty-eight men, five women, twenty horses, two four horses, and six mule carts to pull goods."
"Woman?" Yuan Zheng frowned.
If it was Liu Wei's person, what would he send a woman to do? Is it to cover up his whereabouts?
"Yes." The leader replied: "It was said to be the family. One of the carriages was a young and handsome little lady, and the other two mothers and two maids said to be serving her."
"Where are women with their families when going out to do business?" Feng Xiao raised his eyebrows.
"Ask." The leader replied: "The merchant's son said it was the concubine he was looking for in southern Sichuan."
Yuan Zheng was puzzled, but it sounded normal. Many poor families in southern Sichuan were willing to marry their daughters to wealthy merchants as concubines.
Feng Xiao was also a little confused when he heard this and looked at Yuan Zheng.
Yuan Zheng understood what he meant. It was not like Liu Wei's method. He finally got into the city and had only about 30 people, including a woman. He wanted to deal with him like this?
He sent more than thirty people on the way.
"Let's talk about it after reading it." Yuan Zheng said. Even if he was not Liu Wei's people, these people would look strange.
Two quarters of an hour later, everyone rushed to Shijinglan Street.
There are iron shops on both sides of the streets and alleys, mostly horseshoes and farm tools. There are "ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ying hulls everywhere, and the sound of "crank shaking" bellows are everywhere. Pedestrians are bustling, and the horses can't get up any faster.
"Look for the inn first." Yuan Zheng said concisely.
Since they are carrying the women and pulling goods, those people will definitely find an inn to stay in the hotel first.
"They have a lot of people, so I must find a big inn." The leader of the Nawei Station said: "There is a Yulong Inn ahead, and a little further west, a Sihai Inn is even bigger."
While talking, the few people went straight to the inn.
Yulong Inn is indeed big, with more than 60 guest rooms and nine living rooms. Feng Xiao and others searched and searched in it. After a long circle, they did not find the group.
Everyone continued to walk towards Sihai Inn again, when they were almost in front of them.
"Boss!" The soldiers who were sent from the garrison first came over to say hello when they saw the leader.
The collar turned over and dismounted, "Did people live here?"
Bing Ding nodded, "Just after I went in, I heard from the waiter that they would stay in the Third East Hospital."
As he said that, he glanced at Feng Xiao and Yuan Zheng. He didn't know Yuan Zheng, but when he saw that the city lord was coming, he was shocked and greeted him in a panic.
Feng Xiao reached out to stop him and said, "Go in and take a look."
Yuan Zheng said: "Wait."
He looked at Feng Xiao, "It's better to temporarily close the city gate."
Feng Xiao immediately understood that this place was too close to the south city gate. If these people had a problem, they would have planned to escape from the city at any time. So he called the guards beside him, "Put down the city gate fence first and be on guard."
After giving the order, the group entered the lobby of Sihai Inn.
The waiter smiled and greeted him, "Master staying in the hotel?"
"The furry who just came in went to the East Third Hospital?" The leader of the ward station brought the waist card in one fell swoop.
The waiter smiled for a moment and said quickly: "Yes, yes."
"lead the way."
The waiter slammed his veil and put it on his shoulder to take them out of the door and smiled and said with apologies: "June, the young people are doing innocent business. We don't know what kind of way we come..."
He saw so many people, including Feng Xiao with a domineering look and Yuan Zheng with a noble look, I'm afraid the group of people who just stayed in the hotel were not ordinary people.
"Don't panic." Seeing that Feng Xiao did not speak, the leader of the guard stopped the waiter and said, "You just lead the way."
After passing through the front yard, the corridor goes east, and a row of small yards arrive at the entrance of the third yard. The waiter is about to step forward and knock on the door.
Feng Xiao raised his hand and said, "Kick away!"
The leader of the ward raised his feet and the wooden door opened in response to the sound.
It was quiet inside and there was no response.
The waiter shivered and looked back at Feng Xiao, "I just got in."
The guard beside Feng Xiao quickly took the lead in rushing in.
The yard is not big, and there are more than a dozen wing rooms inside and outside. In a blink of an eye, the guards have been scattered and searched.
"There is no one in the east wing!"
"There is no one in the west wing!"
"Run!"
Someone shouted behind him, "Backyard! Come on!"
The sound of weapons colliding sounded at the backyard at the same time.
Yuan Zheng and Feng Xiao ran back quickly without saying a word.
The backyard was in a mess, with ox, horse and carriages lined up under the wall, and several people were turning outwards.
The guards are fighting fiercely with the rest of the yard.
Yuan Zheng saw a man who was climbing up the wall with a woman under his arm. The woman was wearing a hood with a hood hanging down to cover her eyes, a veil covering her face, unable to see clearly, her hands and feet were tied, and her body was slender.
Without saying a word, he took the bow with his left hand, pulled the arrow with his right hand, and hit the arrow with his right hand. A series of movements were completed in a short time. In the blink of an eye, the arrow on his hand was thrusting towards the man with a woman like a meteor.
At this moment, another person beside the man rushed out of the station like lightning and headed to the top of the ox carport. As if he was ready, he blocked the two shields in his hand.
"Clang!"
The arrow hit a shield, and the iron shield was split in an instant.
The man took two steps back and leaned against the back wall, looked up at Yuan Zheng and smiled, "Did the Fourth Master receive the letter? You are too early!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Zheng's second arrow flew to him again.
The man whistled, and everyone retreated, and the second shield blocked it at the same time, "Clang!" Another shield was broken.
Yuan Zheng frowned, and couldn't help but be shocked. With his arm strength and speed, he was still blocked by this person with a shield at such a close distance. Such a person is hard to find in the world!
The moment he heard him say the letter, he felt something was wrong. Before he could think about it, the second arrow had been shot out.
But he was still blocked by this person!
Chapter completed!