Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Gu Yue and Gu Xu watched him disappear through the corner door of the pharmacy.

"Is it likely that he went in to call for help?" Gu Yue asked.

"Not big. He's just a errand boy, unless he's better at acting than you." Gu Xu glanced at him, and suddenly put his hand on the back of his neck. Then he moved his hand upwards and inserted it into the hair tied up at the back of his head.

Gu Yue's scalp numbed, but he didn't move.

My acting skills were recognized by the male lead. I will definitely win the next Aoaoka Golden Man. He was so happy.

"But if our business grows bigger in the future, we must select servants carefully." Gu Yue commented, "You see, a thousand-mile dam can be breached by an ant hole."

Gu Xu nodded.

The two changed positions and hid in the shadows.

About a quarter of an hour later, the man came out from the corner door. He looked quite sneaky, carefully closed the door, and walked to the place where Gu Xu had just knocked him unconscious, looking around.

Gu Yue observed and did not show up for the time being.

The man walked to where he was being interrogated by Gu Yue and whispered, "Hero?"

Gu Yue appears.

The guy was delighted: "Sir, I found out!"

"So fast? Are you making it up to trick me?" Gu Yue said.

The clerk hurriedly said, "I asked the second shopkeeper's nephew!"

"Tell me about it." Gu Yue said.

"His nephew said that the second shopkeeper often goes out of town. His house is in Yong'anfang in the west of the city, but he is not often at home. He should be at home now, right? Or he may be out of town."

"Did you find out what he does when he goes out of town?"

"According to his nephew, the second shopkeeper also calls going out of town to work...but I don't know what exactly he does." The clerk said, "We don't know where exactly, and I don't have the courage to ask the shopkeeper."

He is not stupid and knows that it is not a good thing.

"Here's a reward for you. Let's go. We have never met before." Gu Yue gave him the silver and turned to leave.

The guy happily put the gold ingots away.

……

After leaving Yankangfang and returning to the horse, Gu Yue was in a dilemma.

"This person is not in the pharmacy, what should we do?"

"Shi San, go to the house in Yong'anfang to investigate. If you find any trace of this man, capture him directly." Gu Xu said, "The two of us will go out of the city and see if there are any clues nearby to see if we can find their base."

"...That's fine." Gu Yue thought it was reasonable.

Shi Sansui was sent away again. But his master had no objection, so he just frowned and left with his horse.

"Without further ado, we'll leave immediately."

……

Leaving everyone else in the city, Gu Xu and Gu Yue left Chang'an through the South Gate.

"This outer city is so big, where can we find it?" Gu Yue said.

"They have a base outside the city, which is used for communication and message delivery." Gu Xu said. He drove his horse towards the official road in the south of the city, and Gu Yue hurriedly caught up with him.

"Wait, how did you know that?" he pressed.

Gu Xu said, "I know what you're thinking. Qin Zhaoyue might have transferred grain from Chang'an, and the owner of the grain store just happened to have contact with people from the government and Baoshun Pharmacy at the same time."

He reined in his horse and walked slowly, waiting for Gu Yue to catch up, and then he said slowly: "From this, we can infer that Baoshun Pharmacy must have done something to this batch of food and grass. Is that what you think, right?"

"I..." Gu Yue was suddenly speechless.

How did he guess that?

This logic seems to be correct, but I always feel that there is something inexplicably weird.

"Jiaoyuan had planted those poisonous weeds before, and the poisonous weeds were transported to Baoshun Pharmacy. They are also working on making pills containing Wujin Paste." Gu Xu continued, "So you think they will put this powder in the food and grass to make the Northern Qin army lose its combat effectiveness. - Right or wrong?"

Gu Xu suddenly crossed his horse and stopped Gu Yue halfway.

A pair of dark and deep eyes stared at him quietly.

Gu Yue clutched the horse's mane tightly, and a layer of sweat appeared on the back of his neck.

Gu Xu... Why does Gu Xu know all this?

"You, you... I don't understand what you mean." Gu Yue stammered, "But what you said is very likely. We can follow this line to investigate..."

He suddenly shut up himself.

"It's very likely? A small pharmacy teamed up with Xidi for no reason and poisoned the army's food supplies. They are so bold, are they going to rebel?" Gu Xu said, "Such a huge event, but you made such a rash judgment and tried to guide me to investigate this matter."

"You are always cautious, and you want to list all the possibilities at once. You must avoid anything that can be avoided, and this time."

Gu Xu drove his horse forward, with their necks crossed and pressed closely against each other.

"That's not your style."

Gu Yue just stared at him blankly.

"I……"

"There is only one explanation. You knew that such a thing happened a long time ago and you had already obtained the information. Is that right or not?" Gu Xu asked in a deep voice.

Gu Yue's throat tightened and it was difficult to answer.

Gu Xu was not surprised by his attitude. He slowed down his tone and asked, "Is this the plan you and the prince made?"

"No! The prince knows nothing." Gu Yue was able to speak now, "Why should I tell him about this? He will take away our credit..."

"Then how did you know about this?" Gu Xu reached out, supported his forearm, and held Gu Yue's hand down.

"..." Gu Yue remained silent again.

No answer would be good. Gu Xu had finally gained his trust in him, and he didn't want to arouse his suspicion by making up something.

"It's okay. You have secrets. I understand all of that." Gu Xu's expression softened. "I believe you won't help others harm me, right?"

"Of course, I won't hurt you." Gu Yue looked into his eyes.

"Then tell me what you know and don't hide it anymore." Gu Xu said.

His palms were warm and dry. Gu Yue held his hand, calmed himself down, and sighed inwardly.

"In fact, I don't know much. I only know that in this battle in Ganzhou, the Northern Qin army was poisoned by a large number of food and grass, and the specific symptoms were similar to those of taking black gold paste. It was not clear who did this, but since we found those poisonous grasses in the pepper garden, I have this guess..."

"I'm afraid this matter is also related to Wen Qing. I just don't know whether the person behind it is the Third Prince or the Fifth Prince." Gu Yue said, "He once burned the pepper garden to cover up the poisonous grass incident and also killed Sarhan."

"The Hidden Dragon Guard is a royal organization, so the possibility of rebellion is not high." Gu Yue said again. If it is not written in the original text, then it does not exist.

"The prince allied with Xidi to attack his own country and even poisoned his own army." Gu Xu sneered, "It's really..."

"There are always such idiots." Gu Yue was speechless. "How can foreigners be so gullible? The border defense has collapsed, and the prince has been punished for this matter. The morale is in a mess. Ganzhou is also an important border area. If I were the King of Xidi, I would definitely not be able to help myself. Although I can't attack Luoyang, it is still easy to take dozens of cities..."

"The most urgent task is to find the contact point of Baoshun Pharmacy." Gu Xu said.