Amidst the sound of horse hooves, carriages shuttled through the streets of the capital.

The black four-wheeled carriage pulled by two horses is a new gadget brought by time-travelers, and can often be seen in British movies in later generations.

The only difference is: the one that appears in the movie is a Shire horse with a shoulder height of 1.8 meters, which is higher than the height of most adults. Today, the ones serving the Annan envoy are just two ordinary Mongolian horses.

Xuanwumen is not too far from the starting point of the Imperial City. The carriage went all the way to the west. However, there was a little problem today: "Wangman, why are you taking the detour?"

Although Ruan Hong and Ruan Hong were not familiar with the roads in the capital, their sense of direction was still good, especially after they saw the carriage passing Xuanwu Gate from a distance.

"Sir, the Ministry of Works has been replacing the decking of the Xuanwu Inner Bridge for the past two days, and cars can't pass. We need to go around the moat bridge in front."

"oh"

While talking, the taxi that took a detour took the guests straight to the southwest corner of the inner city.

At this time, the guests could no longer see Xuanwumen, because the carriage turned into a mysterious alley.

Half a stick of incense had passed, and when Ruan and Hong opened the bamboo curtain frequently to look around, they found that the carriage suddenly turned sharply and turned into a secluded alley.

The first hotel you enter at the entrance of the alley is an inn with an inner splayed wall. On the plaque at the door are four gilded characters: Tongfu Inn.

The carriage was about to pass in front of the Tongfu Inn. Suddenly, the carriage turned again and rushed straight to the side door of the inn that was open wide next to it.

Ruan Hong, who felt something was wrong, shouted sharply from inside the car: "Shepherd, where is this place?"

"I was passing by to fill up the oil, the axle was a little achy."

While he was talking, the round-faced stable boy controlled the carriage and rushed into the gate. At the same time, the two gates rubbed against the back of the carriage, were pushed tightly, and closed.

"call"

Before the wheels could stop, six or seven strong men in store uniforms suddenly rushed out from both sides, stretched out their hands and pulled open the car door.

"Who are you?"

Between his elbows and armpits, before Ruan Hong could say a word, he received a heavy knife blow to his Adam's apple. While he was strangling his neck and retching, he was forcefully dragged out of the car with three hands and two feet.

come out.

At the same time, the deputy, who had been punched on the bridge of his nose, was also pulled out of the car from the other side by his hair.

"Liu Captain, how to deal with it?"

"Take him to the basement and interrogate him slowly."

The round-faced guy who got off the car, if you look closely, is actually in his twenties, but his round face looks a bit younger.

However, at this moment, he no longer had the philistine look of a stable boy. Instead, he had fierce eyes and a fierce temperament.

After giving the order, despite struggling desperately, cloth strips were stuffed into the mouths of the two Annans, and then they were pushed horizontally and vertically by several big men and escorted to the backyard of the inn.

He reached into his arms and took out a copper case pocket watch and looked at it. The young man known as Team Liu gave the order again: "Chaoshou Hutong, Huixian Inn, not far from us. One group. Wang Gui, take your people first.

Go to the pavilion and wear casual clothes."

Thinking about it, Team Liu added: "The target is a single male, and he has a high probability of having an Annan/Minyue accent. This person should be the owner of a private room, and rented a room at the same time as Ruan Hong came to Beijing."

A dark, thin middle-aged man named Wang Gui should immediately be.

Immediately afterwards, Captain Liu issued another order: "The rest of the mobile personnel at Tongfu Station, prepare cars, sleeping pills, ether, Jin Yiwei, Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division and Wanping Yamen Public Service, and then move to Huixian Inn."

All the team members stood at attention: "Yes."

He ordered someone to bring in a duty horse that was saddled and bridleed. Team Liu got on his horse and said, "I'll go to the station commander to report. Don't act rashly if you find the target. Unless the target receives a message from someone and shows signs of escaping, you can capture it immediately."

You have to live. I'm not here, and Wang Gui will be in charge of the operation."

Before leaving the house, someone turned around and added: "Don't forget to follow the messenger closely."

"yes."

After making the hurried arrangements, Team Liu drove his horse all the way to Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion.

People in this era did not have the traffic rules to pull over, and Captain Liu was not an urgent messenger with the authority to race in the capital, so he could only rush to Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion without haste.

It took less than half an hour for Team Liu to arrive at Uncle Zhongyong's mansion.

At this point, it was his own territory. Soon an action team member wearing ordinary clothes came to lead the horse. Team Liu, after asking where Xue Haiyuan was, went straight to the small study.

The small study room is usually a place used by insiders for confidential discussions. After Captain Liu arrived, he first greeted the guard in front of the door, then knocked on the door and entered.

On the sofa in the small study room, Xue Haiyuan, who was playing with a string of sandalwood beads in his hand, was quietly arranging something with a middle-aged man with a sharp face next to him.

The latter is Li Feng, deputy station director of Beijing Station, who just traveled through last year.

Seeing Captain Liu enter the door, Xue Haiyuan stopped talking and waved his hand: "Liu Wang is here, sit down."

Liu Wang was the first waiter in Hangzhou who was forced to become a thief. After he murdered a Hangzhou county official under the coercion of a thief, he had no way out and officially became a thief.

In the passionate years that followed, he kidnapped bullies, harmed gentry, burned Master Wu Sanye's private wharf, caused a mass tragedy among Taihu gangs, worked diligently on the time-traveling cause, and eventually grew into a loyal minion of imperialism.

After that, Liu Wang moved to the north and south, and was eventually assigned to a more important position: Beijing Station Operations Captain.

"Stationmaster, the two Annan people are under control. I'll send another person to Chaoshou Alley to find the hidden trap."

"Well, hurry up."

After asking Liu Wang, who was out of breath, to sit down, Xue Haiyuan thought for a while and asked: "Among these three Annan people, do you understand who is the most important?"

Liu Wang quickly replied: "After I finish the report, I will personally interrogate the envoy Ruan Hong."

"hehe."

Looking at the deputy station chief who was smiling and saying nothing, Xue Haiyuan shook his head: "We learned about this secret very soon, and I didn't explain it clearly to you."

"Ruan Hong and Ruan Hong are just tools used by Chongzhen to poke fun at the commander-in-chief. They are like toads crawling on their feet, not biting, and only attacking people with their diaphragms."

"Actually, the time when Ruan Hong was at his most powerful has long passed. Do you think anyone in the court still pays attention to him now?"

When Liu Wang heard this, he realized that he had made a mistake before. Licking his lips, he changed his plan: "I will personally take charge of arresting the dark man when I get back."

"This secret is very important."

Xue Haiyuan once again mentioned the word "important": "In the past few years, it has been generally made clear who are our enemies and who are our friends in the capital."

"But this secret man is actually a demon mirror that comes to your door. It is said that this person often haunts the mansions of powerful people."

Liu Wang slapped his thigh and understood: "Arrest and interrogate. Let's see if there is any discrepancy between the person behind the scenes revealed by the secret agent and what we know."

Xue Haiyuan stretched out his finger and tapped the other person in the air: "That's right!~ See if there are two or five boys who have been blocked, that's the most important thing."

"I think so." Liu Wang rubbed his hands excitedly: "Webmaster, I will make an action plan to make these people look good later!"

"If you come up with any plans, don't come up with them. Just know who they are."

Xue Haiyuan turned the Buddhist beads, a narrow smile appeared on his face, and he murmured: "When the calamity of his year came, three shackles covered his feet, five fires burned his heart, and the cycle of life and death was mixed in the mud, and he struggled to find a way."

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But it was said that after Liu Wang reported to the leader, he changed into an inconspicuous short robe and hurried to Chaoshou Alley.

Chaoshou Hutong is just outside Xuanwumen. There are many streets and lanes intersecting here, and there are flower markets, mule and horse markets and vegetable markets nearby. The transportation is convenient and the environment is complex.

Seeing the entrance of the alley in the distance, Liu Wang glanced around the area according to the standard control mode during training, and saw the peripheral team members squatting on the side of the road, giving him hints.

After dismounting and slowly passing by the team members, Liu Wang knew the location of the monitoring point. Then he did not enter Chaoshou Hutong, but turned into a narrow street parallel to the alley.

This narrow street is called Jingsi Street, and there is a theater in the middle of the street.

The team members who were loitering in front of the building door saw the captain coming and hurriedly led him to the private room on the second floor.

To the west of the second floor, directly opposite, is the backyard of Huixian Inn.

"How about it, report the situation."

After entering the door, Liu Wang took the telescope from the team leader Wang Gui. While searching, Liu Wang asked: "Has anyone found it?"

"I found it. He is a tea merchant who claims to be from Guangli. His surname is Li and his name is Li Fuyin. This person is the only private room owner of Huixian Inn, and the other characteristics are consistent with the conditions."

"Where are the people?"

"The third room on the east wall of the backyard, Room B, No. 3, I didn't go out today."

When Liu Wang heard this, he used an eight-fold Zeiss telescope to search the row of guest rooms on the east wall: "Have our people arranged to go in?"

"Going in, all three vacant rooms in the backyard have been rented."

After finding the target guest room in the camera and observing it for five minutes, Liu Wang put down the telescope: "The expulsion of Ruan Hong was decided early on. So if someone wants to report this ill-informed secret, or investigate Ruan Hong

The whereabouts will definitely be today, and no later than Fang Yamen."

"It's already four o'clock in the afternoon, and we will be released from prison soon. So, let's wait for today. If nothing happens, we will start arresting people tomorrow."

"yes!"

After formulating a plan, Liu Wang began to deploy his manpower. Along with the second group of team members who arrived later, dozens of people dispersed and the Huixian Inn was closely monitored.

The tenant named Li Fuyin did not show up for the rest of the time. It was only before dinner that he finally went out and moved his legs and feet in the backyard a few times.

This activity allowed Liu Wang to see the target's face.

After a while, the waiter brought the packed rice. Watching the dark and thin man return to his room, Liu Wang looked at his watch again and ordered: "Send the message, and pay more attention in the next few hours."

"yes."
To be continued...