Only Lin Shu and the post officer were left in the room. Lin Shu sneered and sat at the table. Looking at the flustered post officer, she asked indifferently,"Did you hear what Eunuch Ma said just now?”
"I heard it, I heard it, I disturbed General Lin, please forgive me.”
"Humph…!" Lin Shu snorted coldly. At this moment, a soldier from the posthouse ran in and reported,"General Lin, Zhang Caoshi requests an audience."
"Invite him in!" Lin Shu pondered for a moment and agreed.
Zhang Caoshi was the right-hand man of Zhangde Prefecture's Prefect Wang. Now that he had come to ask for an audience, it was obvious that the matter of the thief had alarmed Prefect Wang, which was why he had sent Zhang Caoshi over. If he avoided him, it would be disrespecting Prefect Wang.
Not long after, Zhang Caoshi quickly walked in. He first said that the rule was in chaos and that there was a thief who had run to the posthouse to steal. He asked General Lin to forgive him. Then, he quietly stuffed a letter of silver into Lin Shu's hand and asked Lin Shu to persuade Eunuch Ma that such a small matter should not alarm the Emperor.
Lin Shu couldn't help but laugh. He opened the banknote and saw that it was three thousand taels of silver from the Tongshun Bank. He didn't expect that this act would make him rich. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he let them leave.
After dealing with these matters, a guard walked in and said in a low voice,"Young Marshal, that person is dead!"
"Dead?" Lin Shu couldn't help but frown when he heard this. He had hoped to use this little thief to obtain other information."How did he die?"
"He committed suicide. This person should be a professional assassin. There was a poison sac in his mouth. Once the operation failed and he was arrested, he immediately bit open the poison sac. This poison is very intense and will kill anyone who sees blood.”The guard's face was full of shame. He had followed Lin Shu back this time, but he didn't expect that the first thing the young commander had given them would be done badly.
"Bring me over to take a look!"
Lin Shu followed the guard to a room. The man in black had fallen to the ground and was no longer breathing. His face was covered in dark blue and there was a pool of black blood at the corner of his mouth.
Seeing this situation, Lin Shu was helpless. Since he couldn't get anything out of this thief, he could only take it one step at a time and be more cautious. He asked the two injured guards. One of them had his arm cut off, and the other had his leg and back cut off. However, with the protection of the blade armor, he didn't have any vital injuries. It was just some superficial injuries. He would be fine after resting for two days.
Lin Shu was relieved and told them to be careful these days. They even had to be careful when they ate, in case someone poisoned their food.
The next day, Zhangde raised his hand and Wang Deshou personally came to visit. They talked about last night's incident. Wang Deshou repeatedly apologized, which appeased the old eunuch Ma Jingcong's temper.
They had been dawdling for a long time, but Wang Deshou insisted on sending them out of the city. Ma Jingcong had no choice but to agree.
As soon as she walked out of the posthouse, Lin Shu saw a child hugging his knees in front of the posthouse. He was squatting in the corner of the road in front of the posthouse. The child's eyes were wide open and bright as he sized up the pedestrians on the road. When he saw the food in their hands, he revealed a look of desire, but he did not even look at them. He just sat there without moving, unwilling to ask for food.
Lin Shu looked at him pitifully. He was dressed in tattered clothes. She didn't know if he had gone missing with his parents or for some other reason, so she asked her personal guard to bring two buns to the child. However, the child glanced at the buns and didn't thank him. He took the buns and wolfed them down.
Lin Shu shook his head and was about to leave with Ma Jingcong when he suddenly saw the child eating the bun while walking over. Lin Shu didn't mind and thought that he was going to thank him. Unexpectedly, the child came up to him without saying a word and just ate the bun in big mouthfuls.
"Kid, hurry up and leave after eating the bun. Don't delay our general's journey!”One of them frowned and shouted.
"Work!" The child looked at Lin Shu and said seriously.
"Work? What do you have to do? Our general doesn't need servants!" The guard shouted.
"Work!" the child repeated earnestly.
The guard was getting impatient, especially since Ma Jingcong and Wang Deshou were still waiting for him. Just as he was about to carry the child away, the child's body was extremely nimble, and he easily dodged to the side.
Lin Shu saw this and her eyes flashed slightly. Although this child was young, his skills were extraordinary. Just a side step just now was simple and fast. It was not something an ordinary person could do.
"Wait!" Lin Shu stopped the guard from taking any further action. She came to the child and asked with a smile,"What's your name? Where are your parents? Why are you here alone?"
"Flying Stream!"
Lin Shu was stunned for a moment, but then he was overjoyed. This child was actually Fei Liu, the super martial arts expert who followed Mei Changsu on the Langya Board?
Lin Shu sized up the child in front of her. She saw that Fei Liu was dressed in rags, like a little beggar. However, there was a faint killing intent on his body. This was something that only people with blood on their hands would have. Who would let such a young child have blood on his hands?
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