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The fact that Zhang Erzhu didn't return home at night was discovered before the third watch.

The person who found it was Zhang Tiesuo, who had a good relationship with Er Zhu. He heard that Er Zhu had a quarrel with Aunt Mei during dinner, and he was a little worried. He wanted to talk to Er Zhu before taking a rest at night.

When Zhang Tiesuo came to look for Zhang Erzhu, Erzhu was not in the room.The disciple in the same room said that he went to the Qiandian to guard the door today, Zhang Tiesuo didn't think much about it, and followed him to the Qiandian.

But the back door of the front shop was locked, and the baffle of the front door had not been touched, so obviously no one was inside.

Where did Erzhu go?

Zhang Tiesuo scratched his head, feeling a little hesitant.

There is an access control in the shop, and you are not allowed to go out after the last quarter of the unitary hour. Er Zhu is clearly breaking the rules, so you should tell Aunt Mei.

But he is Er Zhu's friend, and Aunt Mei just fell out with Er Zhu, so it's a bit dishonest to do so.

So Zhang Tiesuo waited for a while, seeing Er Zhu's shadow not seen in the second watch, Zhang Tiesuo's heart was at a loss.

Erzhu is usually very measured, even if it is too late to slip the door, what happened today?

Don't be in a bad mood and cause trouble outside! ?

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, so Zhang Tiesuo knocked on Aunt Mei's door.

Soon, the entire backyard was alarmed.

Some of the disciples in Ding'an City were sent by Aunt Mei back to Mozongwu Castle to send a letter to Ning Juzi, and the rest were sent out to find someone.

As for herself, she took Zhang Tiesuo to the Dadu Protectorate and asked the owner of Ding'an City for help.

Aunt Mei had Mo Zong's keepsake and was immediately introduced to the East Court.

Feng Kai hadn't rested yet, when he heard that someone was coming from Zhuque Street, he hurriedly called someone to the study.

It happened that Feng Kang was also there, and when he heard that Brother Xiao Fei was coming, he thought that the elder brother was going to eat alone again, and that the stalker would follow him.

He thought carefully, how could he hide Feng Kai, and with the idea of ​​teaching his younger brother, Young Master Feng agreed to Twelve Lang's request to accompany him.

But he is not as pure and optimistic as Twelve Lang.At this time, someone from Suzaku Street came to see him, and he knew that something had happened.

Seeing Mr. Feng, Aunt Mei didn't talk nonsense, and directly told the story of Zhang Erzhu's disappearance.

Brother Feng stood up halfway through hearing this, and slapped his thigh hard.

"I've seen this before! Is it that short, red-faced boy! I saw him talking with a little lady the other day when I went to Suzaku Street, he was so affectionate!"

"Little lady?"

Feng Kai frowned slightly.

"when did it happen?"

"That's when I went to Wubao to eat braised pork that day."

Brother Feng blurted out, and then explained rather annoyed.

"I almost bumped into those two people, and those pillars scolded me. But that little lady is amazing, several guys like her, and one of them cried on the spot!"

"I originally wanted to talk to brother Xiaofei, but I met my eldest brother in Wubao, and brother Xiaofei invited me to eat delicious food. Why should I speak ill of his subordinates? Anyway, it has something to do with the reputation of his little lady... Then I forgot about it."

"It's okay."

Feng Kai nodded.

"Specially cultivated seedlings, you can't tell it's normal."

He turned to look at Aunt Mei.

"Have you informed Guizong Juzi?"

Aunt Mei nodded desperately.

"The letter has been sent."

"it is good."

Feng Kai got up.

"The gates of the city were locked at Youshi. You said that you saw Zhang Erzhu himself at the first moment of Youshi, so most of them are still in the city."

"However, it is not ruled out that Xizuo has special abilities, but he should not be able to escape too far, so I will arrange people to chase him."

"Brother! I'll go too!"

Brother Feng jumped three feet high, jumping and yelling.

"Let me go, let me go! I've seen that female agent before, and I'll definitely recognize someone when I see her!"

Feng Kai got a headache from his quarrel, so he agreed after a little thought.

Taking this opportunity, there is nothing wrong with exercising Twelve Lang. This kid has nothing to do in daily life, so it is rare for him to volunteer.The vicinity of Yongxiguan is all the land of the Feng family, so there is no need to worry too much about safety, and children will not be able to get out of the big picture if they make small troubles.

Following Feng Kang out of the city with his personal guards, Feng Kai sent a letter to the frontier troops at Shituopo and Jiuling Lake to strengthen inspections, paying special attention to the roads leading to and from Mozong to prevent sneak attacks or infiltration.

Recently, he has been busy with foreign wars, but he has neglected the affairs in Ding'an City.

However, there seemed to be a mixed bag on Zhuque Street, because of his relationship with Ning Fei, Feng Kai didn't want to put too many people around Mo Zong's shop to watch, so as not to be misunderstood for other intentions.

But looking at it now, Mo Zong himself is also very lax, and seems to have no experience in dealing with meticulous work, and he still needs to remind Feidi some time.

Regardless of Feng Kai's arrangements, the younger brother Feng here has already assembled his troops and ran out of the city gate excitedly.

Zhuma was at the intersection of the three forks, and Xiaodi Feng ran up the hillside, looking around, it was dark night.

"Twelve Lang."

The commander of the bodyguard stood beside him.

"Where are we going to chase?"

When he said this, Shi Chang didn't think too much.

Twelve Lang is the youngest son of the Chief Protector, and this time he followed him out probably to gain some insight, safety is the first priority, and no one expected him to catch the spy.

But after all, he is the master, so he should ask what he should ask.

Brother Feng stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

"There are my brother's people in the southeast and northwest, but they have never seen Xizuo, and they may not recognize them when they meet."

"There are barbarian people in the north and west. The barbarian people don't have that much brains and work hard. Most of them are from the families of the Central Plains."

"Xue Yixiao has been staring at Mo Zong before, so most of the bosses are also running in the direction of Changzhou or Hengshou. If his young master can't catch up, he won't join in the fun."

After all, Brother Feng pointed to the south.

"Go over there! Isn't there the Shaling River over there? I used to go off the road when collecting pig foreheads, and I knew there was a hidden river beach over there.

!Most people don't know about that place, and my brother's people will definitely not go there! "

"Let's run after the waterway. If the thieves walk along the waterway, we will be prosperous!"

Shi Chang frowned.

Twelve Lang, this is too childish!

The Shaling River in the south is hundreds of miles away from Ding'an City. This is not something you can come here tomorrow morning!

Escaping along the waterway is not impossible, but now that the flood season has not yet arrived, the Shaling River is so shallow that it is difficult to navigate by boat. How can it be convenient to ride a horse? !

Thinking of this, Shi Chang felt a little guilty in his heart.But the Feng family ruled the army very strictly, and all the officers and men under his command ordered and prohibited it, but no one refuted Twelve Lang's opinion.

So Xiaodi Feng led a team of personal soldiers all the way towards the Shaling River.

Sure enough, there was no one on the way, the road to Shaling River was empty, only the sound of horseshoes.

The sound of water can be faintly heard, and the air has begun to become humid, and the mouth of the Shaling River is in sight.

"Go quickly! I hear the sound of a boat!"

Brother Feng suddenly shouted.

Everyone's spirits were shaken, and they couldn't help speeding up their horses and rushed to the ferry.

Sure enough, a figure by the river had just jumped onto the wooden boat.Looking very thin and thin, he was dressed in black, almost completely submerged in the night.

Hearing Xiaodi Feng's shout, the black figure's movements became more and more urgent, and he was paddling the long pole vigorously, desperately pushing the boat away from the river bank.

Unfortunately, the freezing has just thawed. Although there is water in the river, the water level is not abundant, and it is very difficult to sail.

However, the Shaling River is a tributary. If it can survive the shallow fork of several miles, it can flow into the Yangjiang River.

There are mountains on both sides of the Yangjiang River, and the horses cannot catch up with them, and the current is fast.If you let people go straight down, it is almost impossible to catch the fine work.

Feng Kang rode his horse straight to the river, while riding, he also bent his bow and set an arrow, aiming at the shadow on the boat.

"puff--"

The arrow pierced through the air and flew towards the bow of the ship quickly, so frightened that the black shadow had to let go of the long pole and dodge aside.

Just at this moment, the speed of the boat slowed down, giving the guards behind a chance to catch up.

Several people were supposed to start work, but Twelve Lang wanted to catch people alive, so they all avoided the vital point, and two arrows hit Soi Ying's shoulder.

The black shadow swayed and fell headlong into the river.

Seeing this scene, little brother Feng jumped into the water without even thinking about it.

His water skills are the best among the brothers in the family. Even though he is wearing leather armor, he is like a fish swimming in the water, quickly approaching the struggling people in the water.

Halfway through the swim, he suddenly turned over, ran back in a hurry, and climbed onto the bank wet all over.

The soldiers were puzzled, they all looked at him in surprise, wanted to ask but dared not.

But I heard Xiaodi Feng pointing to the figure in the water and saying.

"Shoot her! She's a killer, swimming with her mouth shut!"

"There's something in her mouth, just wait for me to lean over and spit it out!"

As he spoke, he took off his bow and arrow from the horseback, aimed at the figure in the water, and hit the throat with an arrow.

Most of the dead soldiers raised by the aristocratic family have poisonous arrows in their mouths, and they can die with the enemy if they encounter danger.

Xiaodi Feng also got closer and found that the other party's mouth was bulging. No matter how hard he struggled, he refused to open it. This is very inconsistent with the situation of drowning.

Once the spray arrow enters the entrance, even if the enemy cannot be sprayed, the dead man himself will not be able to survive, and the rescue is just a poisonous corpse, which is meaningless.

Twelve Lang simply shot to death with an arrow, and then sent his guards to salvage the body and transport it back to Ding'an City to see if he could find any clues.

It was indeed the little lady he had seen in Yangjiao Alley before, she had no red mole on her face, she was called "Second Niang".

He even wanted to take that boat back, but the boat was the most common fishing boat, which he had just bought from a nearby fisherman. The guy who bought the boat was a middle-aged man, whose physical features were very similar to the men from the Zheng family in Ding'an City.

So, in the middle of the night, a group of soldiers knocked on the gate of Zheng's tofu shop, and took away the Zheng couple and the eldest daughter who had not had time to escape.

The neighbors in Yangjiao Alley were all frightened by the sudden turn of events. Many people came out to check the situation, but they asked Bing Ye but they didn't know anything. They only said that the Zheng family had committed a serious crime.

mortal sin?What crime can a tofu seller commit?

Everyone was puzzled, but they also found clues ingeniously.

On this big night, the Zheng family's husband and wife and the aunt didn't sleep, and they were all dressed neatly, as if they were about to go out.

The gates of the city are locked at this point, and they cannot be opened until dawn, so it is a bit anxious to get dressed now.

Moreover, why did the two daughters of this family only see the aunt?

In the middle of the night, where did Er Niang go?