Chapter 527

"Hmm, in one night, are there any other leads?"

Luo Yangxing casually agreed and asked one more question.

He actually did not want to keep owing Su Qiao favors.

The case had made no progress in their hands, but as soon as Su Qiao got involved, they found lead after lead.

It made the Embroidered Uniform Guard look extremely incompetent!

He desperately hoped the Embroidered Uniform Guard could actually make some progress or something.

However, in the end, he was disappointed!

What progress?

He had absolutely no idea!

The several Battalion Commanders and Company Commanders under him all awkwardly shook their heads.

They had not found any other leads.

"Have the strongholds within Tianjin City not been found yet?"

"No..."

"Alright!"

Luo Yangxing had truly given up completely.

There was really no way out; otherwise, the case would not have dragged on for several months, and it simply could not be dragged on any longer.

It seemed they could only continue to let Su Qiao get involved.

He forced back a headache, flipped through the Juan Sect files twice more, and still found no leads.

Helplessly, he could only send someone again to Su Fu to fetch him.

Su Qiao had not been called away by the Embroidered Uniform Guard all morning and thought he might be temporarily free; what had Luo Yangxing discovered?

However, Zhao Xifang came to report that the Northern Embroidered Uniform Guard had invited Su Qiao over again.

Su Qiao hesitated slightly and then agreed.

Mainly helping the Embroidered Uniform Guard find the mastermind was actually helping himself resolve the danger.

After all, last time, although it was an attack on Your Majesty Zhu Youjian, it was also an attack on him.

If they had not fought to the last of all the assassins, it would have really been precarious!

Just to avenge this arrow wound, they could not let them go!

With the Embroidered Uniform Guard under Luo Yangxing helping, Su Qiao was naturally willing to lend a hand.

Besides, Luo Yangxing had only just taken over the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which was riddled with holes, and his tenure was not considered very long.

He had not yet brought it under complete control.

It was not that his personal ability was lacking; one could only say he was held back by the mess left by his predecessors.

It was also bad luck that he had been noticed by Zhu Youjian time and again.

"Fine, tell them I will tidy up and go."

"Yes!"

Zhao Xifang left respectfully.

Liu Rushi helped Su Qiao change clothes while asking, "Is Master going to help investigate the case again?"

"Yes, until the case is solved and the culprit behind it is found, no one can rest easy!"

"Then Master must be careful with your safety!"

Liu Rushi said with some worry.

Su Qiao smiled, put his arm around her jade arm, and comforted her, "Rest assured, I am taking Ma Kui and several Embroidered Uniform Guard guards, and besides, Luo Yangxing will not let anything happen to me; otherwise, it would be slapping his face, and what qualification would he have to control the Embroidered Uniform Guard? Under this double protection, I can say I am absolutely safe!"

It was because of this point; otherwise, Su Qiao would not have participated in such a dangerous matter.

Just looking at Huang Xu's situation of directly biting through his poison tooth, one could know the mastermind absolutely controlled a large number of death warriors willing to die.

Death warriors are the most dangerous!

They fear no death and pose a huge threat!

Although worried about Su Qiao's safety, with the Embroidered Uniform Guard and guards like Ma Kui, Liu Rushi was indeed much more at ease.

After bidding farewell and leaving the house, Su Qiao got into the carriage and asked the Embroidered Uniform Guard sent by Luo Yangxing, "Where is your Lord Luo?"

"Mr. Su, the Lord is at the Northern Embroidered Uniform Guard now; previously, Mr. Su proposed searching the entire area near Jingcheng and the gathering points of beggars near Tianjin Wei, and results should be available today; Lord Luo is waiting for his subordinates to report the situation."

"Oh? Results today? That is perfect, let's go listen!"

Arriving at the Northern Embroidered Uniform Guard, Su Qiao got off the carriage.

This time, Luo Yangxing did not come to greet Su Qiao.

He did not mind; after all, he was a commoner, and one could not expect a "high official" like Luo Yangxing to greet him.

Anyway, the Northern Embroidered Uniform Guard had become familiar ground over these past few days.

When Su Qiao arrived at the Northern Embroidered Uniform Guard Viceroy Yamen, it was already afternoon.

He had been summoned right after eating.

As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw Luo Yangxing eating.

Of course, it was just four dishes and three steamed buns.

The steamed buns of Great Ming were actually cooked cakes, each about the size of a human head.

And they were very solid!

Only a martial artist like Luo Yangxing, with a large appetite, could finish three steamed buns in one go, plus sweep away all four plates of dishes.

"Mr. Su has arrived; I am truly being rude; I forgot to eat at noon."

Luo Yangxing had become relatively familiar with Su Qiao over these past two days and did not bother with those flowery formalities.

He had spent the morning merely going through the Juan Sect files, and so mealtime was delayed.

It was only when his subordinates reminded him it was already afternoon that he put down the files and realized he was hungry.

Su Qiao paid it no mind: "No problem—let Luo Yangxing eat. Investigations are investigations, but eating on time is still necessary."

"Thank you, Mr. Su, for your understanding. I'd be grateful if you'd wait a moment."

Su Qiao sat to the side drinking tea, while Luo Yangxing ate quickly—not wolfing it down, but his pace was fast.

Maintaining proper etiquette, within the time of a cup of tea's merit, every dish was cleared away.

382, Tudimiao twenty li south of the city!

He let out a loud burp without any restraint.

"Burp…ha!" He picked up the tea beside him and gulped it all down in a loud slurp.

Only then was it finished.

"Luo Yangxing, when I first arrived, I heard the teams searching all the beggar gathering points would have results today?"

Su Qiao brought up the case, easing Luo Yangxing's embarrassment.

Luo Yangxing nodded: "Correct. By morning, the reconnaissance was nearly complete. Tianjin turned up nothing, but here in Jingcheng, the area is larger and the search more thorough."

"If so, I'll join you to listen. If the gathering points are clean, we'll need to figure out how they're hiding."

The two sat in the main hall, sipping tea and discussing the case, waiting patiently.

Fortunately, they didn't wait long.

A Battalion Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, in charge of searching the two locations, arrived excitedly to report.

"My lord, Mr. Su, I've found something at a ruined temple over twenty li south of the city—there's strong evidence this was the assassins' former gathering place."

"Wu Bin, you've investigated? Are you certain?"

Luo Yangxing leapt to his feet, pressing for confirmation.

Wu Bin nodded vigorously, his eyes gleaming—he had definitely established merit this time.

"Yes, my lord. We checked: it's definitely where the assassins stayed. Wheel ruts, fire pits, all of it."

Wu Bin spoke with absolute certainty.

Finding a lead thrilled the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Because this case had remained unsolved, they'd been scolded multiple times by Your Majesty—every level of the Guard had been holding their breath!

A new lead meant they were one step closer to catching the mastermind behind it.

Luo Yangxing turned to Su Qiao and invited: "Mr. Su, shall we go take a look?"

The sun was already half-set outside; it would be dark in about an hour.

And the location was twenty li away—truthfully, Su Qiao had little desire to go.