Chapter 007: Heartbeat
Half an hour later.
Sun Shaozong reined in his horse at a crossroads, his face looked stern as if carved from stone, and his majestic body was as tall and strong as an iron tower, attracting the attention of passers-by. On the contrary, no one paid any attention to the "handsome" Ruan Rong next to him.
Ruan Rong was not jealous. Her big watery eyes kept moving around at Sun Shaozong, making her seem even more curious than others.
Although Sun Shaozong was used to other people's inquiring eyes when he was handling cases before, he still felt uncomfortable when she stared at him. He couldn't help but sigh for a while and said jokingly, "Although my figure is really good now, you don't have to be so obsessed with it, right?"
"Pah~ Who wants to see you?"
Ruan Rong's fair face suddenly flushed with red. She spat in anger and turned her head to the other side. However, she could no longer suppress her curiosity and turned her head back quietly, asking in a low voice, "Brother Sun, if we can't catch the assassin, are you really going to be buried with Ambassador Niu?"
She originally thought that the embassy guards wanted to avenge Niu Yongxin, so they insisted on investigating the case - until she heard Feng Xin's exaggerated account of the whole story of how Sun Shaozong led his team to break out of the embassy, and then she realized that he was actually trying to find a way out for everyone.
For a moment, she was worried about Sun Shaozong, but also admired his calmness and courage in the face of danger. She felt closer to him, so she changed her address to him from "Captain Sun" to "Brother Sun".
Sun Shaozong smiled slightly but did not answer.
No matter what others think, he will definitely not accept his death.
"Why?"
Although Ruan Rong did not get an answer, she still complained to herself: "Ambassador Niu was killed in my house, not in the embassy! Besides, Brother Sun, you worked hard to track down the assassin's whereabouts. Even if you don't have any credit, you should be rewarded for your hard work, right?"
Sun Shaozong smiled without commenting, and followed her lead and said, "I hope the emperor of our Great Zhou thinks the same as you do."
Having said that, Sun Shaozong knew in his heart that behind "excusable circumstances" there is often a phrase "unaforgivable crime" - if he fails to make enough contributions, those high-ranking officials in the court will probably not show mercy to a small captain like him.
On the contrary, those ordinary guards might still have a chance to survive .
Before Ruan Rong could say anything else, she saw a horse galloping towards her from the northwest. From a distance, it shouted excitedly, "Sir, sir! We found the peel, we found the peel!"
found it?!
Sun Shaozong felt as if a huge stone in his heart had fallen to the ground. He could not help but laugh three times as if no one was around, and then urged his horse to meet them.
When passers-by saw this, they all looked at the mentally retarded man with concern, obviously not understanding why there was anything to be excited about in "finding the fruit peel".
However, Sun Shaozong and Ruan Rong hurried to the northwest yard and saw that the garbage in the wooden fence was turned everywhere, and a pile of whiteberry shells were placed in the most conspicuous place.
Looking at the number of fruit shells, you can tell that you have found the right place.
Sun Shaozong then dismounted and asked the guards at the yard, "How about it? Can you confirm who threw these fruit peels?"
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After a pause, he added, "We asked around and found out that people from five or six alleys in the two nearby streets usually come here to dispose of their waste."
Ruan Rong counted on her fingers and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Two streets and five or six alleys, wouldn't that mean there must be hundreds of households? How long will it take to find them?!"
The guard also smiled bitterly. "It's not a big deal to waste more time. We're just afraid that searching every house will alert the assassins. Once they flee, it will be difficult to find them! And we don't know what the assassins look like. Even if we find them, we may not be able to recognize them..."
He became more and more discouraged as he spoke, and the morale of the guards around him also dropped - it was really discouraging to finally find a clue, but to fail in the end.
"Don't worry, they can't run away!"
Sun Shaozong grinned confidently, and then gave an order : "Jia Renlu, the rest of you go find Feng Xin and the others first, and then check which large houses with more than three courtyards are nearby - the place is small, and it can't hide a dozen assassins!"
Seeing that Sun Shaozong was still full of confidence, and thinking about his amazing performances along the way, the guards immediately rekindled their hope, hurriedly followed orders and went to look for Feng Xin and others.
After the guards left, Sun Shaozong turned his attention to Ruan Rong, looked her up and down, suddenly bowed, and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Miss Rong for help then."
"Is there still a chance for me to take action?!"
Ruan Rong's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she rubbed her hands and shouted, "Tell me quickly, tell me quickly, what do you want me to do?"
"Well..."
Sun Shaozong suddenly laughed lewdly, pointed at the navy blue servant's clothes on her body, and said, "Take off your clothes first."
Seeing Ruan Rong's angry expression, he said seriously, "Then change into women's clothes."
Ruan Rong realized that he was teasing her, and couldn't help blushing. She cursed in shame and anger: "Bah~ Lecher!"
--Dividing line--
A quarter of an hour later.
"grown ups!"
Feng Xin pointed to the row of tall courtyards across the street and said, "All the wealthy families in the neighborhood are concentrated on this street. There are five courtyards with more than three entrances!"
After a pause, he scratched his head in embarrassment: "If we search them all at once, we definitely don't have enough manpower. But if we search one by one, we're afraid we might alert the assassin."
"Don't worry, I'm prepared."
Sun Shaozong smiled mysteriously.
Feng Xin was just about to ask what was going on when he saw a horse galloping towards him from the corner of the street. Sitting on the horse was a tall, young woman!
Her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, her skin was whiter than snow, and her long hair was simply draped behind her head. Although she was only wearing a sky blue coarse cloth skirt, she did not look shabby. Instead, she gave people a feeling of "a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally without any embellishment".
In addition, the woman's galloping appearance added a bit of heroic spirit. As soon as she appeared, she attracted everyone's attention. When the horse came close and the woman jumped off the horse neatly, Feng Xin suddenly screamed "Ah", pointed at her and shouted: "You...you you are Miss Rong?!"
"You also called her Miss Rong?"
Ruan Rong glared at Feng Xin arrogantly, then walked up to Sun Shaozong carrying a medium-sized rattan basket, raised her hand to stroke her hair, and asked rather shyly, "Brother Sun, do you like how I look dressed?"
Not only can they watch, at least eight out of ten men will be fascinated by it!
Especially when they were closer, Sun Shaozong discovered that her beautiful hair, which had been hidden in the hat, was actually a natural wine red color, which added a touch of exotic charm to her hair.
Of course, what is more eye-catching is the deep ravine faintly revealed under the white collarbone - this temporarily borrowed clothes seems to be a bit too loose.
Amitabha!
Do not look at anything inappropriate!
Sun Shaozong silently chanted the "Heart-Clearing Mantra" several times before he managed to pull his eyeballs out of the ravine. He smiled nonchalantly and said, "I can see it, but I'm worried that you won't lure out the assassin, but will lure out the pervert instead."
"Bah~ I think you are just a pervert!"
Ruan Rong stamped her feet angrily, but there was not much annoyance on her face. Instead, she showed some shy joy.
Sun Shaozong also chuckled, but immediately changed his expression to a serious one, saying seriously: "Leave two brothers to guard the horses, and everyone else will follow my orders. If anything unexpected happens, remember to protect Miss Rong first!"
Hearing this, Ruan Rong's face became even happier.
