"Then how should I draw my face?" Qi Lu could only resign himself to fate and change into this set of clothes. However, even if he was willing, what was he going to do with his face? Could it be that he really had to dig two holes?
"Fortunately, I was prepared." He Tang took out a small box and handed it to Qi Lu. "I think this should do."
"Thank you." Qi Lu took the box and did not know whether to laugh or cry. He opened the box and saw two layers. One was filled with lime powder, and the other was slightly solidified chicken blood.
"Brother Qi, be careful not to put the lime powder in your mouth.”He Tang kindly reminded Qi Lu when he saw his sad expression.
"You really put in a lot of effort." Qi Lu looked up at him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry." You just said that you were going to prepare. I didn't expect you to be so well-prepared.”
"I'm doing this for our success. Naturally, everything needs to be prepared.”He Tang looked at him with a gentle smile on his lips, as if he was just talking about the weather today.
"So I'm the East Wind?" Qi Lu put on the clothes reluctantly and let Ye Meng smear his face. In the end, he did not forget to say through his teeth,"Brother He Tang, I lost."”
"You flatter me." He Tang was still smiling warmly.
"Alright, stop being so silly, you two. We're almost there.”Ye Meng urged as the haunted house got closer and closer.
Qi Lu stood up reluctantly and leaped into the darkness. He Tang and Ye Meng also put on their masks and prepared to speed forward.
In order to avoid giving themselves away, the two of them did not say a word the entire time. They both looked straight ahead. For a moment, it was so quiet that only the sound of wheels and each other's breathing could be heard.
Finally, the two of them followed the car in front and heard the sound of the door of the haunted house.
"Waist token." A black-clothed man guarding the door stopped them and walked over with a serious expression.
Seeing this, Ye Meng and He Tang quickly handed over the crescent-shaped waist tokens on their waists.
"Let's go." After carefully checking their waist tags, the man waved his hand to the side, indicating that the two of them could go to the side. The two of them led the horses in.
"Wait." At this moment, another man in black who was guarding the door suddenly opened his mouth and stopped them.
"Is there anything else?" He Tang tried his best to speak in a rough voice, but his head was lowered, trying not to look at that person's face.
The man stared at the two of them for a long time, as if he wanted to see something from their faces. It made Ye Meng and the others think that they had been seen through.
"What happened over there just now? Why are you so slow?" After a long time, that person opened his mouth, and his tone was very bad.
"Uh, I accidentally bumped into a relatively large rock just now, so I was a little slow.”Ye Meng heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the question. Luckily, the other party didn't realize that they were imposters. Otherwise, they might really be in trouble.
"Alright, remember to be more careful next time.”The man in black ordered in the tone of a superior.
"Yes." Ye Meng and He Tang nodded repeatedly and successfully led the carriage inside.
The two of them quickly hid when there was no one around.
After Qi Lu left Ye Meng and the others, he went straight to the place where there was a group of " white shadows ". Since everyone was smeared with lime powder and chicken blood, they could not recognize each other. Qi Lu made friends with them based on the way he interacted with his brothers in the government office.
They chatted fervently with each other.
However, Ye Meng and the others couldn't find any clues after searching the entire place. It was as if this was a very empty house. It didn't look like anyone had lived inside, but there were so many people inside and outside. Could it be that they were living outside?
However, Ye Meng immediately thought of the underground. Many high-ranking officials and nobles liked to build an underground palace under their houses. This way, they could store things and hide in the underground palace if anything happened. Some of them also used it to hide their concubines.
However, even if they knew this, it was useless because they had no idea how to enter the underground palace.
"Why don't we go back to the place where we led the horses and see where those people will go after they're done?”He Tang saw that he was at a loss and reminded him in a low voice.
"Then that's it." Ye Meng couldn't think of any other way, so she nodded in agreement.
Hence, the two of them went back in their original direction. Just as they took a step forward, they were pulled out by a man in black. "I beg you, what are you two waiting for? Don't you know that the unloading time is very tight?”
As he spoke, he pointed at the two people and then pointed to the side where the goods were being unloaded.”
So the four of them moved the box of goods in the same direction. Ye Meng walked while silently noting down where she was. Finally, at a corner, there was a hidden low door that was open at the moment.
It seemed to lead underground. Ye Meng and He Tang looked at each other and nodded at each other. Then, they continued to move forward as if nothing had happened.
Knowing that they were inside, Ye Meng wiped her sweat and looked around to see if there were any roads and where they might lead.
"Uh, brother, I'm going to the toilet first. You guys go ahead.”Seeing that she had found a place, Ye Meng quickly found an excuse and ran in a direction.
" Hey, brother, that's not the toilet. It's the wrong way..." However, Ye Meng did not seem to return and did not hear his voice.
"I'll go get him." Seeing this, He Tang quickly suggested," I'm just worried that he'll go to the wrong place and offend someone."”
"Don't go too far." The black-clothed man did not understand their situation and could only remind them. Then, he ignored them and continued to unload the goods. Anyway, if anything happened later, they would bear the responsibility. It had nothing to do with him.
"Is it this way?" The two of them walked along the corridor cautiously. It was Ye Meng and He Tang who had disguised themselves. this
"Don't worry, it's this way." Ye Meng nodded. In fact, as long as they entered the underground palace, the road was easy to find. Ye Meng remembered that there was a class on the structure of the ancient underground palace in her college major. Fortunately, she listened very carefully in that class, so she could slowly figure out where the main hall of the underground palace was based on the structure in her memory.
"Wait, be careful." Ye Meng smiled as she turned around and told him. She didn't pay attention to what was behind her. Fortunately, He Tang pulled her back in time and hid in a corner.
At this moment, a few figures passed by the place where Ye Meng had just been standing.
"Haha, Constable Han, I'll leave this matter to you. There will naturally be a generous reward after the matter is done." The person standing in front was wearing a loose red robe. Although he was respectfully shaking off something from the person in martial arts clothes in front of him, his expression did not show any signs of servility. Instead, he felt that his status was higher than that of the person called Constable Han.
"You're welcome. I don't ask for anything.”Constable Han was dressed in a brown plainclothes with a Changjiang sword hanging from his waist. He looked like Qi Lu. "Just don't forget about me when the time comes.”
This sentence was smarter than Qi Lu's. He did not ask for anything as long as the higher-ups remembered him. This sentence showed the so-called higher-ups that he was not greedy and loyal on the surface. At the same time, it was also a plan for the future so that the higher-ups would always remember his small contribution.
It was really a pun. It seemed that Constable Han was not a straightforward person who only knew martial arts. On the contrary, he was probably not an easy person to deal with.
"That's good." The person opposite him felt extremely comfortable when he heard this. He smiled and nodded before letting him go back first.
The two of them left in opposite directions.
"Who is that Constable Han?" After coming out of the corner, Ye Meng asked," Could it be the constable of East County?"”
"That's right." He Tang looked at him and nodded solemnly. He had coincidentally met Constable Han before, so he recognized him immediately when he saw him. However, he never thought that he would be related to this case.
It was not that He Tang was so familiar with him that he refused to believe what kind of person he was. It was just that in He Tang's opinion, the government of the Central Plains was nothing more than this. There were still many corrupt and bribed people who bought so many flowers. Even this little constable could do so much. It seemed that he was not as forthright as the Hu people.
"He Tang?" Ye Meng was about to continue walking when she realized that the usually gentle He Tang was frowning, and there was a hint of disgust between his brows. "He Tang, what's wrong?" Ye Meng waved her hand in front of him.
"What?" He Tang came back to his senses and looked at Ye Meng with a blank expression.
"I said, if you keep daydreaming, you won't have to solve this case anymore.”Ye Meng enunciated each word clearly with displeasure.
"I'm sorry." Noticing that he had lost his composure, He Tang quickly lowered his head and apologized to her. "I was indeed a little too much just now.”
"Forget it, let's follow him.”Ye Meng felt that now was not the time to pursue these questions, so she waved her hand to signal for her to follow. Ye Meng stopped after taking two steps.
"What's wrong?" He Tang looked at her in confusion.
Ye Meng slowly bent down and took out the thing she was stepping on. It was actually a token made of sandalwood. There was a yellow-green bead hanging below it, and the word "Han" was engraved on the token.
Ye Meng had seen this thing on Qi Lu before. It must have been dropped by Constable Han. Ye Meng thought that this token would be of great use in the future, so she carefully put it away and put it in her brocade bag. Then, he gestured for He Tang to continue walking forward.
After realizing that there was no one guarding them, the two of them quietly sneaked into the main hall. A heat wave came from inside. On closer inspection, it looked like a factory. However, this " factory " did not produce anything else but copper coins.
"Is this where they coin?”Ye Meng turned around and asked He Tang who was standing beside her.
" Maybe it's here." He Tang nodded. Suddenly, a group of people passed by in front of them. They seemed to be patrolling. The two of them were so scared that they quickly squatted down.
"Lord Huang, this is a place that specializes in coining coins. What do you think?”At this moment, a flattering voice was heard. The tone was full of pride and arrogance, trying to leave a good impression in front of him, which would be beneficial for his future official career.
"Yes, very good." The person called Lord Huang replied with a satisfied tone. Then, he patted the other party's shoulder and warned,"Mister Yi has done a great service this time. The higher-ups will remember you. After the matter is done, they will definitely reward you heavily.”
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