The four city gatekeepers were fighting with fear.
They are not stupid people. In this kind of battle, they certainly cannot admit that they have contacts with Guo Cai.
However, Bai Xiaowen has such sharp eyesight that he can tell who is lying based on the frequency of his heartbeat, breathing and pulse, and his words are as sharp as a razor blade. In just a few words, he locked the main north gate of the city.
Official, Deng Shouxian.
"Deng Shouxian, if you cooperate now and confess, I will spare your life. If you delay in catching the bandits, I will definitely charge you with having an affair with the Yellow Turbans. This is a serious crime of genocide. You must think clearly!"
"Don't think that I can't find it! If you don't confess, I will send the soldiers guarding the north gate to inquire. It just takes more time!"
Deng Shouxian's body trembled and he knelt down with a thud:
"My Lord Governor, I am humbled by my humble position. I accepted Guo Cai's gold beads and allowed him to leave the city at night..."
Bai Xiaowen snorted: "He is not the only one leaving the city at night, right? Is there a convoy following him?"
"Yes... there is..."
"Same tonight?"
"Yes, it's the same tonight. At the second watch, Guo Cai personally took more than ten cars out of the city."
Wang Lie on the side said angrily: "As a city gatekeeper, you actually allow chariots to enter and exit the city gate at will. What if there are thieves hidden inside? You should be beheaded if you neglect your duties!"
Deng Shouxian quickly defended: "Sir, I will check every time and confirm that the goods inside are corn, and only then will I let them go. I will not let thieves into the city."
Bai Xiaowen said in a deep voice: "Every time Guo Cai goes out of the city, when will he come back?"
Deng Shouxian quickly said: "About the fourth watch."
Bai Xiaowen silently counted the time and said calmly: "I already know. Liu Yi!"
"The end is here!" Liu Yi was excited and stepped out of the queue to clasp his fists.
"You lead your troops and ambush at the north gate of Xiangping City. When Guo Cai's motorcade enters the city, be sure to capture it!"
"yes……"
After agreeing, Liu Yi still lacked confidence: "Sir, as you said, Guo is the Yellow Turban thief. He may know some magic skills. If he escapes..."
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly: "I will send my Japanese crow girl to help. This crow girl was surrendered by an expert from the Taoist sect and has very powerful methods. Even if the yellow scarf demon dares to do tricks, he will not get much benefit. Just bring more soldiers and horses to capture people."
"Yes!" Liu Yi thought secretly in his heart. This was the first major event since his surrender.
Bai Xiaowen looked at Deng Shouxian: "Your family and children are all in Xiangping City, right?"
Deng Shouxian's face was as white as paper, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead: "Yes... I beg you, Lord Governor, to spare my life. I am just confused for a moment in my humble position, and I will never dare to do it again!"
Bai Xiaowen snorted: "I allow you to take advantage of your crime and make meritorious service. You must return to the North Gate immediately and pretend that nothing happened. Guo Cai will definitely come back from the North Gate. When you answer, don't make any mistakes. As long as you can earn him entry into the city.
, I will spare you the death penalty!"
Bai Xiaowen added in his mind that the death penalty can be avoided, but you still have to be severely punished. At least you have to spit out the oil and water you have collected over the years.
Deng Shouxian was overjoyed to be saved from a desperate situation, and he kowtowed quickly: "I thank you for your humble position, Lord Governor!"
Bai Xiaowen stood up and looked around the hall.
Everyone bowed their heads in awe.
"To capture the Yellow Turban bandits, this matter is related to the safety of Liaodong, Youzhou and even Hebei. We cannot take it lightly! Except for Deng Shouxian, the other three city gatekeepers are not allowed to leave without permission. Liu Yi, please send more people to keep an eye on these three people!"
"Yes!" Liu Yi responded solemnly.
Bai Xiaowen added: "It's a very important matter, and I want to go to the scene in person. Wang and Bing can go back to bed."
Wang Lie and Bing Yuan were both smart people, and they almost refused at the same time.
Bing Yuan said: "Young master wants to come in person to catch the thief. We should follow him. There is no reason to go back and sleep in peace."
Bai Xiaowen nodded and said, "Okay, then it's all down to you two."
In fact, Bai Xiaowen just wanted Wang and Bing to follow him, not that they could play any role, but to avoid leaks.
These two people were newly recruited talents, and Bai Xiaowen did not want to ban them like he did the three city gate officials.
Fortunately, both of them had clear eyebrows and did not go back to "go to bed" stupidly. Instead, they expressed their intention to follow. In this way, if the news leaks out, it can at least prove that the two are not Yellow Turban accomplices. Don't think that there is no need to clear up the suspicion. Bing Yuan said this
At that time, he was still a little uneasy. After all, he and Guo Cai had some interactions.
Liu Yi led his elite soldiers and secretly ambush at the north gate. The gatekeeper Deng Shouxian calmed down and continued to guard, while Bai Xiaowen and two scribes were observing secretly in the darkness of the north gate.
Delifa followed Liu Yi, about 200 meters away from Bai Xiaowen. At this time, the "Japanese crow girl" transformed by Delifa was still a cover-up for Bai Xiaowen's summoning method, which could ensure that Bai Xiaowen's second son Yuan Xi
Identity is less questioned.
This time it took a long time, and it was not until the fifth watch that Guo Cai's motorcade returned slowly.
Deng Shouxian responded carefully without revealing any flaws.
Guo Cai did not expect that he would be exposed in the middle of the night, and the city would become a dragon's pool and a tiger's den.
When Guo Cai entered the city, Liu Yi gave an order, hundreds of elite soldiers shouted, cast nets and hooks, and immediately captured Guo Cai and others.
Guo Cai does know some Taoism. This is the information Bai Xiaowen secretly revealed and saw.
However, Guo Cai was lucky and did not cast the spell decisively. When he was captured by Liu Yi, he kept shouting that he was not guilty.
Liu Yi would not be polite to him, so he tied Guo Cai and more than 20 team members with cowhide ropes to ensure that they had no ability to resist.
Bai Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the doubts in his heart were deeper.
"Guo Cai was captured without much resistance... This probably illustrates something."
"The key to cracking the dragon-patterned gold box does not lie with him."
"Otherwise, there is no way to explain the difficulty of the 'Mystery in the Box' mission, which is as high as the A-level hero branch!"
Don’t think that you can pass the A-level hero branch with your eyes closed. This represents an extremely high level of difficulty. Awakened people who are capable of passing the A-level hero branch are definitely one of the best. To be precise, even the top teams in the A-League will not be able to pass the A-level hero branch.
When exploring the spiritual world, you may not be sure to break through this difficulty.
Bai Xiaowen interrogated Guo Cai overnight. He had a vague feeling that the key to the dragon-patterned gold box should be with the yellow turban thief outside the city.
You know, Guo is the leader of the spiritual type!
If he could instruct such a leader to serve as a dangerous inside line to raise food and supplies for the army, then among the Yellow Turban thieves outside the city, there must be Commander Qu who is stronger and has a higher status.
Especially when Bai Xiaowen came into contact with the disappearance of the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao, the boss of the Yellow Turban Army, he had more speculations in his mind.
"Guo Cai, I already know all your details. Let me ask you, where is Zhang Jiao?"