"Jade, go find out what happened in the town?" Jiang Rong looked as if nothing had happened.
Chang's body was dumped outside the town overnight.
They left no traces, and the officers and soldiers couldn't find them.
Jade secretly felt guilty and hurriedly reported:
"Prince Princess, it has nothing to do with us! I heard that someone robbed a treasure from the Xihai Gang. The Xihai Gang reported it to the police, and several nearby towns are being closed down and searched!"
The Xihai Gang started out as a water transport company and was backed by Jiangdong's wealthy gentry. Their wealth was astonishing and they were one of the wealthy businessmen among the people.
"That's it..." Jiang Rong nodded slightly. It had nothing to do with her, so don't worry about it.
"I heard it's a strange medicine, what's it called orchid..." Jade rambled casually.
"Hanquan Orchid?" Jiang Rong's eyes flashed.
"Yes, that's the name!" Jade nodded quickly: "The Crown Princess is truly knowledgeable and knowledgeable!"
This is the second strange medicine brought back by Xie Lingxi in her previous life.
What's the situation now?
Xihai Gang? Drug snatchers? Have there been any changes from the previous life?
No matter what, let’s find the Cold Spring Orchid first.
Jiang Rong lowered his eyes and looked at the red dot on his wrist.
There are still three days left before her deadline.
……
A plain carriage clattered along.
inside the carriage.
Jiang Rong dipped his fingers in tea and drew criss-crossing streets on the low table.
The range of several towns that officers and soldiers tracked down...
Check them one by one.
The most likely place for this person to hide is the mountain temple in the north of Maple Leaf Town.
"Prince Princess, we're here." Jade lifted up the car curtain and said softly.
Jiang Rong picked up the show handkerchief, wiped off the water stains on the table, got up and got off the carriage, looked at the temple where the incense was flourishing, and passed his eyes one by one, saying:
"Let's go and pay our respects."
"yes."
After offering a stick of incense to the mountain god and donating a sum of money for incense, the temple's blessing generously agreed to Jiang Rong's visit to the west.
Behind the mountain temple are rows of wing rooms.
"Prince Princess, we have checked every room and there is no one there." The secret guard came to report.
Jiang Rong was thoughtful, his eyes fell on the monk carrying the vegetarian meal, and said, "Go to the woodshed."
……
Maple Leaf Town, county government.
"I have sealed off the entire Maple Leaf Town, and I will definitely catch this little thief who stole the medicine!" The magistrate looked at the man in rich clothes in front of him with a flattering look.
The second leader of the Xihai Gang shook his head and said, "He may not be in your Maple Leaf Town. The most important thing is to seal off several checkpoints. Of course, the town must also be searched carefully!"
In this transaction with Wanjin Trading Company, their alliance leader personally took action...
I have already taken people to Honghua Town next door.
That was the direction in which the thief was most likely to escape, as the alliance leader had calculated, and several towns centered on Honghua Town were only blocked off to prevent the thief from escaping.
"Second Gang Leader, don't worry, I will definitely find out everything in Maple Leaf Town!"
……
The escort team of Wanjin Trading Company arrived in Maple Leaf Town.
"Young master, the leader of the Xihai Gang took people to Honghua Town. The thief probably fled to Honghua Town..." the big shopkeeper reminded.
He never expected that just the day before the transaction, the Xihai Gang would sneak in and steal the strange medicine.
So the two major trading houses chased them all the way from Lingzhou to the outskirts of Beijing...
He had a vague feeling that his young master had been in a bad mood recently, and even standing next to him felt an indescribable sense of oppression.
"Go to the mountain temple." Xie Lingxi said without any unnecessary explanation, her voice was bone-chilling.
These idiots from the Xihai Gang had their things stolen...
They also immediately blocked the news from the outside world, giving the thieves ample opportunity to escape.
Otherwise, how could he have pursued it for so long and still not caught anyone.
Only three days left...
He must find Hanquan Orchid.
……
Mountain temple, woodshed.
Chu Jue pulled off his mask and breathed a sigh of relief. It was not in vain that he spent three months undercover, repeatedly performed extraordinary feats in the Xihai Gang, and became the bodyguard of the eldest lady of the Xihai Gang. Only then did he have the opportunity to sneak into the treasure house and retrieve the secret treasure lost by the royal family.
Chu Jue looked at the brocade box in front of him, with a look of pride on his thin lips, and fiddled with the delicate and complicated lock on the brocade box.
This is a machine lock that cannot be picked open.
If forced open, the machine lock will explode, destroying the contents inside. Only those who know the unlocking password can open this lock.
This is a mechanism lock specially used to preserve valuables. Ordinary people cannot open it even if they steal it.
But as a descendant of the mechanism technique, he spent seven days running for his life and unlocking the door. Today, he will finally open it!
Chu Jue unlocked the last mechanism full of pride.
Just listen to a click...
The machine lock is open.
Chu Jue opened the brocade box and smiled slyly, "If I find the national orb, my father will have to kowtow to me! Hehehehe!"
The next moment, Chu Jue was stunned when he looked at the herb lying quietly in the brocade box.
This is a dried orchid-like medicinal material that exudes a faint medicinal fragrance.
What is this?
Where is the national treasure that I am tracking down? What the hell is this?
"What are you guys, Xihai Gang, joking about? It's such a broken herb, and you actually use Sixteen Locks to pack it? Is this the lifeblood of your whole gang?" Chu Jue felt angry at being fooled.
He specifically selected the box in the treasure house that was sealed with the most powerful mechanical lock.
Could this herb be more precious than our country-preserving pearl in Daxia?
Chu Jue couldn't understand it at all.
The Zhenguo Pearl is Daxia’s national treasure.
It was stolen some time ago.
This matter was kept confidential, and the emperor left it to his trusted confidant, the commander of the Mingxin Division.
Chu Jue, as the secret-clothed captain of the Mingxin Division, received this secret mission because of his superb martial arts skills and proficiency in disguise and machine skills. Of course, the main reason why he received the mission was that the commander was his father.
Various clues point to the Xihai Gang.
In order to prevent the Xihai Gang from destroying the orb in advance, Mingxinsi did not take the lead in seizing it, but sent people to steal it latent.
Chu Jue never expected that he would go through so much trouble to get back a piece of grass?
Grass!
"Clang-"
At this moment, the door was broken. Before Chu Jue could react, several masked secret guards rushed in, and countless long swords were pointed at his head.
"I am Ming Xinsi..." Chu Jue said immediately.
He had not revealed his identity to the officers and soldiers before because the orb must be kept secret and could not be made public.
But now that he found that he had taken the wrong thing, he was too lazy to run away. He first revealed his identity. Whether it was the Xihai Gang or the government, who would dare to attack Mingxinsi, the emperor's personal guard...
The words haven’t been finished yet——
A brick hit him on the head with a thud.
Chu Jue's head buzzed as he was hit. The last moment he closed his eyes, he could vaguely see a masked woman with watery and beautiful eyes.
"Prince Princess, this person seems to say he is from Mingxin Division...this...this...did you knock him out?" Jade exclaimed.
"In case he threatens us with medicine, it would be better to lie down." Jiang Rong put away the brocade box and said calmly:
"I didn't hear what he said clearly. He is just a thief who steals medicine. We rob thieves. This is called supporting justice. Let's go back immediately!"
