When Chai Yan chased after him to take a look, Hang Baiqiu was rummaging around in the house.
"What are you doing?" Chai Yan asked in a low voice.
"Looking for a whip!" Hang Baiqiu replied quickly, and then continued to search.
Chai Yan was speechless, and after a moment he said, "It's all a mess. Are you still looking for something to do with the lion?"
Hang Baiqiu kept moving and replied: "Why don't you look for it? Isn't this our mission in Suzhou?"
Chai Yan stopped talking. Hang Baiqiu was indeed right.
After waiting for a while, Chai Yan saw that Hang Baiqiu had not found the whip, so he secretly said to Shangguan Peining: "Hey, help me!"
The smell of blood anywhere in the room could not escape Shangguan Peining's perception.
Shangguan Peining said calmly: "Under the bed!"
Chai Yan quickly ran to the bed, bent over and looked for it...
"Found it!" Chai Yan retracted his hand, and a whip appeared in his hand.
Hang Baiqiu was overjoyed and ran over to check. Sure enough, there were some residual blood stains on the whip.
"Look, there are words on the handle!" Hang Baiqiu pointed to the handle of the whip and said.
Chai Yan looked at them and saw that they were all tadpole characters that he didn't recognize. He guessed they were characters from the Uhela Kingdom.
Chai Yan asked Shangguan Peining in his heart: "Is the blood on this lion's blood?"
Shangguan Peining had quietly taken the blood sample and immediately replied: "Yes!"
After receiving a positive answer, Chai Yan stuffed the whip under the bed and said, "Let's go!"
Hang Baiqiu was stunned when he saw this, and asked quickly: "What are you doing? Why did you put it back again?"
Chai Yan smiled slightly and urged Hang Baiqiu to go out: "Leave the whip here, there's no need for it anyway!"
Hang Baiqiu was a little surprised, but after seeing the smile on Chai Yan's face, he no longer struggled with whether to take the whip or not.
Then, the two quickly evacuated Di Pu's residence.
After leaving, Chai Yan asked Hang Baiqiu: "What are you going to do about Di Chu?"
Hang Baiqiu said solemnly: "When I get back, I will tell the truth to the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
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On the other side, Tengzhi County has brought Di Chu and Pu Junxiong back to Mishan County.
In the evening, in the flower hall of the county government office, Fujizhi County was entertaining the two of them with good wine and delicious food.
"Tengzhi County, thank you for your help this time... Come, Lao Di and I toast you!"
Pu Junxiong picked up the wine glass with a smile on his face and glanced at Di Chu at the same time.
Di Chu couldn't bear to show his dignity, so he also picked up the wine glass.
"No matter what, this is what a lower official should do!" Teng Zhixian looked horrified.
The three of them immediately drank the wine in their glasses together.
After the three of them had a conversation, Magistrate Teng said: "Don't worry, you two envoys, I will definitely take care of the situation in Majia Village!"
Pu Junxiong nodded and said with a smile: "Then there will be Magistrate Lao Teng!"
Teng Zhixian immediately waved his hand and said: "It's just a trivial matter, it's not worth mentioning!"
Pu Junxiong smiled and said: "Tengzhi County, we have kept your story in mind. After returning to Beijing, Lao Di and I will talk to the people in the household department and we will definitely find a way to transfer you away from this small mountain county."
"Ah...Thank you, Secretary Pu, and thank you, Secretary Di!" Magistrate Teng was overjoyed when he heard this, but he still had a look of fear and uneasiness on his face.
When they were almost done eating, Pu Junxiong noticed that Di Chu was worried, so he found an excuse to leave Tengzhi County.
How could Teng Zhixian not know that the two of them had something to say, so he quickly got up and left.
Pu Junxiong asked: "Old Di, what are you thinking about?"
Di Chu didn't hide his sadness and said worriedly: "Sir Pu, what else do you think I can think of? If those two Suan Ni can't be found in a day, I won't be able to sleep well in a day!"
Pu Junxiong said: "Old Di, we have gone into the mountain twice. We have tried our best. If we can't find it, there is nothing we can do! Besides, the weather is so bad, maybe those two Suan Ni have already frozen to death.
It’s deep in the mountains!”
"As you wish, you won't be looking for me anymore?" Di Chu looked at Pu Junxiong.
Pu Junxiong took a sip of wine and said calmly: "I don't want to look for you anymore, it just depends on whether you are willing..."
Di Chu said unwillingly: "If I can't find Suanni, I won't be able to deal with the emperor!"
"Who asked you to take the initiative? You deserve it!" Pu Junxiong always felt that this was an unpleasant job.
Di Chu frowned and said, "You've already come to this point, why are you still saying these things?"
Pu Junxiong didn't want to anger Di Chu, so he said: "Okay, okay, don't say it, don't say it anymore! Then will you continue to look for it, or will you stop looking for it?"
Di Chu couldn't make a decision for a while, so he had to say: "Let's wait a few days and see..."
Pu Junxiong did not object and said: "In this case, I will withdraw everyone from Majia Village tomorrow to avoid another trouble..."
"Well, that's your arrangement..." Di Chu responded.
The next day, all Wudesi's people returned to Mishan County, including Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu.
Hang Baiqiu and Chai Yan were willing to go back to Mishan County not because they gave up looking for the two lions, but because the two lions were not hiding in Mishan County at all.
In other words, Di Chu and Pu Junxiong may have made a mistake in targeting the entire Mishan Mountain as their search scope!
Shangguan Peining sensed it on the day she got the blood sample. She told Chai Yan that the two lions should be in the northeast of Mishan County, but the specific location could not be obtained until they got closer.
Hang Baiqiu, who returned to Mishan County, hesitated again and again, but took Chai Yan to see Di Chu and Pu Junxiong. She decided to tell them the location of the two lions. After all, it would take more manpower to capture the two beasts alive. Hang Baiqiu alone
It is difficult for two people to do it with Chai Yan.
"What did you say? The two Suan Ni fled to the northeast of Mishan County?"
After listening to Chai Yan's words, Di Chu frowned suddenly and stared at Hang Baiqiu and Chai Yan.
"Yes!" Chai Yan affirmed.
Pu Junxiong immediately said: "Since you know, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Chai Yan said: "I also wanted to tell him earlier, but Dis made him not give him a chance!"
Pu Junxiong asked in confusion: "What do you mean? Why can't I understand it?"
Hang Baiqiu told Pu Junxiong about borrowing a whip before and looking for a whip later.
Di Chu looked stubborn and said, "Why should I believe what you say?"
Hang Baiqiu said: "Believe it or not, but please understand one thing, we are all working for the emperor! If you still want to find those two lions, you'd better believe Chai Yan's words!
Pu Junxiong came closer and whispered: "Old Di, just believe him this time... No matter what, it's better than running around like a headless fly..."
Di Chu looked at Pu Junxiong hesitantly and fell into silence for a moment...