Xiao Chen worked hard all the way, and when he returned to the capital, it was already late at night the next day.
The alley in front of Dongchang Prison was dark.
Only the lantern at the gate was still bright, illuminating the surrounding area for about ten feet.
Under the lantern, lined up one after another, stood four fully armed Dongchang captains. They were watching the surroundings vigilantly, appearing to be extremely cautious.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, and in the darkness, he put his legs under his crotch and walked toward the door.
"Who is it?" Hearing the sound of horse hooves in the distance, the four captains immediately pulled out the sabers from their waists and stared nervously into the dark alley.
One of the captains even gently knocked twice on the iron door of the prison behind him.
"Why are you so nervous? What happened?" Xiao Chen's voice came from the darkness.
The four captains were stunned for a moment. When they saw clearly that the person coming was Xiao Chen, holding a saber in his hand, they hurriedly knelt down on one knee: "Brother Xiao."
"What's going on? Weren't we always on guard inside the gate before? Why did we arrange people outside now, and four of them at once?" Xiao Chen vaguely felt that something was not good.
Before the captain could answer, the door was opened from the inside. Duan Tianming walked out with a sword in his hand.
"Xiao Chen?" Duan Tianming was a little surprised and a little happy when he saw Xiao Chen.
"What's going on?" Xiao Chen was very puzzled and pointed at the four heavily armed Dongchang captains at the door.
"You came back just in time. Today, someone attacked our Dongchang Prison. Come in and take a look first." Duan Tianming said and moved away.
"Attack the prison? Did something happen to the prince?" Xiao Chen jumped off the horse, threw the horse rein in his hand to a school captain, and looked at Duan Tianming nervously.
"Nothing happened to the prince. To be precise, they attacked our Dongchang gate." Duan Tianming pointed at the iron gate of the prison behind him.
Xiao Chen looked up and realized that the door leaf on the left side of the entire door had been cut off by more than a foot, making it impossible to close the door that could have been closed from the inside.
No wonder, four fully armed captains will be placed on duty outside the gate today.
Looking at the neat incision, Xiao Chen frowned tightly.
This incision is exactly the same as the incision on the helmet of Jinyi Guard Qianhu Wang Yuan. The person who took action must be the guard of King Zhao who followed Liu Rufeng.
"Are there any casualties?" Xiao Chen stared at the half door with a serious face and asked in a low voice.
"Liu Rufeng's arm was scratched, but the other personnel were not injured." Duan Tianming hurriedly returned.
"Take me to see Liu Rufeng." Xiao Chen said, turned around and walked into the door.
Walking into the gate, Xiao Chen saw that on both sides of the gate, there were more than ten famous school captains waiting in formation.
Obviously, after today's incident, Dongchang Prison was as frightened as a bird, and was on full alert.
Seeing Xiao Chen, all the captains stood at attention and nodded.
"Continue to be vigilant." After giving the order, Xiao Chen followed Duan Tianming and walked towards a cell next to the prince.
The entire cell was surrounded by densely packed figures of Captain Dongchang. Several large bonfires illuminated the yard like daylight.
Tonight, more than 500 prison captains should have been dispatched to strengthen their guard duty.
In the cell, Liu Rufeng sat on a chair with her back to the door and took off all the clothes on her left arm.
Du Shaoqin stood aside, sprinkled some white powder on the wound on his arm, and held some strips of cloth to wrap it up.
Seeing Xiao Chen, Du Shaoqin stood up quickly and wanted to say hello.
"Continue to bandage." Xiao Chen waved his hand and walked over slowly.
Sitting opposite Liu Rufeng, Xiao Chen looked up at the wounds on his arms: "Are there any injuries elsewhere?"
"No, it's just a little skin injury." Liu Rufeng said in a low voice.
There must be a reason for Xiao Chen's sudden return. As a Qianhu who just joined Dongchang, he was injured at the gate before he started his formal duties. Liu Rufeng looked at Xiao Chen and didn't know how to explain it for a moment.
Looking at the Dongchang captains standing in the cell, Xiao Chen looked at Duan Tianming again: "Ambush people here, are you afraid that someone will attack the prince?"
Duan Tianming nodded: "The other party's martial arts skills are beyond imagination. He cut the iron door with a sword. If Liu Qianhu hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been killed on the spot. We can only use the human sea tactic to ambush the lieutenants in the prince's cell.
around."
"Where is the prince?"
"I changed into the clothes of the captain of the East Factory and temporarily placed him in the captain's room." Duan Tianming replied.
"Who lives next door now?"
"The captain of Dongchang who changed clothes with the prince."
Xiao Chen stood up and glanced at everyone's faces one by one: "Thank you for your hard work. In the past few days, we will follow this strategy."
Looking deeply at the dark night sky outside the door, his right hand gently pressed on the handle of the off-blade knife at his waist.
"The Emperor is still in his arms, why did you come back suddenly?" Duan Tianming stood behind Xiao Chen and asked softly.
"The danger over there has basically been eliminated, but the Dongchang Prison may have to undergo a life-and-death test since its establishment." Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze from a distance and said softly.
In the past, no matter how big the matter was, Xiao Chen always looked fearless. Today, his expression was so serious, which made the pressure on everyone's hearts become even stronger.
As if he remembered something, Xiao Chen suddenly walked up to Liu Rufeng: "Liu Qianhu, as far as you know, did Wang Yuan, the commander of Jinyi Guard, have any contact with King Zhao before going to Huailai Guard?"
"Probably not." After pondering for a while, Liu Rufeng replied, "Wang Qianhu, as the person in charge of Jinyiwei in Tumubao, should have only started to contact King Zhao when King Zhao was temporarily in charge of the 'hunting' matters in those days."
"So, my reasoning should be correct." Xiao Chen said to himself.
"Brother Xiao suspects that Wang Qianhu and King Zhao are having an affair?" Liu Rufeng couldn't help being stunned, and pulled up the clothes on his arms to cover the cloth bandaging the wound.
"Wang Yuan is dead. He died at King Zhao's residence in Huailaiwei. He was split in half with a knife from the top of his head. Even his helmet was split open." Xiao Chen said calmly.
"What, what's going on?" As if she couldn't believe it, Liu Rufeng paused while pulling her sleeve with her right hand.
Duan Tianming, who was next to him, seemed to be quite surprised.
Apart from Xiao Chen, he had never heard of anyone who could cut a person in half with a single blow.
"Wang Yuan went to Huailai Guard, originally wanting to report that you were transferred to Dongchang, but he was killed by the guards around King Zhao. And the person who killed Wang Yuan was the same person who chased you to Dongchang Prison. This is also me
The reason for rushing back without stopping." Xiao Chen said with a serious expression.
Now, I am in the light and the other person is hiding in the dark. If I want to confront the other person head-on, the only thing I can do is to wait patiently.
A gust of wind blew by, making the bonfire outside roar.
Everyone's hearts are like being tortured by a bonfire, and they live like days!
