Chapter 329: Catching the Thief

In the main hall of the West Gate Office, everyone's hearts were still up and down, Zhao Yang saw that it was getting dark outside the door, and said: "Without further ado, come with me who are willing to take a risk, bring a bow and crossbow, if you really catch the assassin, everyone will not have to suffer from the nest from now on, and it can be regarded as raising eyebrows." Without further ado, he grabbed the saber on the table and hung it at his waist, and then took out a pair of bows and arrows and carried them on his back, and even found a dagger to stick in his leather boots.

He waved his hand and said, "Wang Fu, Chu Huan, come with me." Without saying much, he went out and Wang Fu followed, Chu Huan frowned, but he still followed.

At this time, it was already dark, and when Zhao Yang went out, the Wu Jingwei in the house were still looking at each other, all hesitating, the temptation of meritorious service was not small, but if the assassin was really powerful and lost his life because of it, it would be a little unworthy.

Just seeing that Zhao Yang had already gone out, after all, there were still seven or eight people chasing him out, and then three or four people followed, and the remaining few people looked at each other, only one person followed out last, and the remaining people looked a little depressed, but they still didn't dare to follow.

Zhao Yang and the others went out of the office, and met five or six people patrolling on the road, and heard that they were going to arrest the assassins, and immediately a few people followed, Zhao Yang took nearly twenty people through an alley and came to another street, the doors of each mansion were closed at this time, and the street was silent, and there were not many people.

Poking his head out from the side of an alley, Zhao Yang pointed to a dead mansion diagonally opposite and said: "That's the Yan Mansion, Lin Dong, you take two people around the back, use a hard crossbow to guard the back road, if there are bandits coming out, don't worry about killing." Tie Ping, you take two pikemen to the left alley, Wang Yue, you take two people to the right alley, Zheng Feng, you take two people to stay here, use a hard crossbow at the other end of the main gate, as soon as there is an assassin trace, shoot immediately. Everyone else is going to follow me. When the wall enters the house, it cheers me up, and I must not be lazy. ”

Although everyone has been in the capital for many years, most of them have really not gone through such a battle, and some people have become nervous.

Wang Fu said: "Signed, this Yan Mansion is not small, we have less than ten people in it, can we do it?" ”

Zhao Yang said: "I know the topography of this Yan Mansion. It is divided into the front hall, the back hall, the left and right wings, the back garden, the stable and a bamboo forest. He crouched down, drew a rough figure on the ground with his blade, and whispered, "After entering the house, we must go our separate ways." ”

Another person said: "Signed, if it is really the assassin who assassinated the horse inside, it is not easy to deal with, our mother has left so many people outside the house, and there are less than ten people in the house, if they are still separated, then ...... It would be very dangerous to meet an assassin. ”

Zhao Yang said in a deep voice: "Let's go our separate ways, just search, and you don't need to fight with the assassin immediately, as long as you find the assassin's traces, shout, others will immediately support." Wang Fu, you take two brothers to search the left and right wings, and I will take two people to search the front hall and back hall ......! He looked at Chu Huan and said, "Chu Huan, you take Sun Jingyi to the back garden and stable to check, our soldiers are divided into three ways, and each road is equipped with a strong crossbow, no matter how powerful the assassin is, we have a strong crossbow in hand, and he can't be murderous." ”

The strong crossbow is one of the more advanced weapons of the Great Qin Empire, although it is not as long as the range of the bow and arrow, but in a short distance, the shooting is far faster than the bow and arrow, and the explosive power and penetration are also incomparable to the bow and arrow, more importantly, if you want to use the bow and arrow, you must have a skilled archer, even if the average person has a bow and arrow in hand, without training, but also do not know where to start, but the strong crossbow is simple to operate, even if it is a novice, a little dial, can also be quickly mastered.

The design of the strong crossbow is ingenious, the production cost is not low, the local army is rarely equipped with a strong crossbow, and only a small number of the twelve guards are equipped, Wu Jingwei as the garrison of the capital, stationed in the capital, is equipped with a strong crossbow, but the number is not much, each office has a certain number of restrictions, and every time the weapon equipment is updated, the strong crossbow is rarely replaced, so the strong crossbow is carefully maintained, and the strong crossbow is usually not easily used unless it is an emergency.

Chu Huan listened to Zhao Yang's orderly orders, and seemed to have a full plan for this time, he only had two people along the way, equipped with a strong crossbow, Sun Jingyi was a veteran, so the strong crossbow was handed over to Sun Jingyi's hands.

After Zhao Yang finished speaking, he asked in a low voice, "Did everyone understand?" ”

Everyone nodded, and Zhao Yang said again: "When you act, you must be cautious and be sure to hold the assassin." With a wave of his hand, several groups of people who had been arranged outside the house in advance immediately bowed and ran out of the alley, some ambushed on both sides, and some made a detour to the back of the house.

Zhao Yang waited for a while, estimating that the several people who were ambushed outside the mansion had already taken place, and then said in a deep voice: "Wang Fu, Chu Huan, let's go." The first cat rushed out of the alley, and everyone followed.

The courtyard wall of the Yan Mansion is not low, close to the wall, there are already people squatting at the base of the wall, Zhao Yang stepped on his shoulder, the people below stood up, Zhao Yang hooked the wall with his big hand, turned over, and moved smoothly from beginning to end, and was also very agile, Chu Huan saw it in his eyes, but also felt that Wu Jingwei was not only able to exploit and deceive, but also had some basic skills.

Chu Huan climbed over the wall and looked into the house from the wall, the house was silent, silent, black, and really a little eerie.

He jumped off the wall, landed lightly on the ground, and immediately pulled out the knife, over there Zhao Yang made a gesture, signaling Chu Huan to go to the back garden, Chu Huan nodded, just Zhao Yang sketched the topographical map of Yan's house, Chu Huan remembered where to go to the back garden.

Sun Jingyi looked a little nervous, holding the strong crossbow and following Chu Huan's side, the two of them bypassed the rockery, quietly walked through the pavilion and pavilion, and walked for a while before they saw an arc-shaped arch, which was the entrance to the back garden.

The night breeze is light, and the whining wind sounds in the back garden, full of desolation, although the Yan Mansion has been beheaded for only a few months, but this house seems to have been uninhabited for decades, and there is no trace of popularity in the house.

Sun Jingyi looked nervous, and walked carefully at every step, as if he was worried that the assassin would suddenly come out, Chu Huan frowned when he saw Sun Jingyi like this, but he could see that Sun Jingyi's nervousness was not a fake, it was a kind of fear from the bottom of his bones, and he really couldn't imagine that the dignified Wu Jingwei was so daring.

Although he had also seen a lot of Wu Jingwei a little nervous before, no one seemed to be as obvious as Sun Jingyi, if others were nervous, then Sun Jingyi was completely timid.

Chu Huan frowned, this Sun Jingyi was so timid and cowardly, why did Zhao Yang let Sun Jingyi act with him?

"You haven't killed anyone?" Chu Huan lowered his voice and asked softly as he looked at Sun Jingyi, who was beside him.

Sun Jing turned her head, her face turned a little white, and she shook her head and said, "No...... No. ”

"Then how did you get into Wu Jingwei?"

"My uncle spent money to get through the relationship." Sun Jingyi said softly: "Originally, I was not the Ximen Department, but ...... However, my uncle committed an accident, and the family was ruined, so I was transferred to the Ximen Department. I used to think that entering Wu Jingwei would be majestic, but who knows...... Who knew that he would have to risk his life to catch a thief. ”

"You don't have to."

"I owe a lot of silver, so I have to take my chances." Sun Jingyi said helplessly: "Chu Huan, you say...... You say we can really catch the Assassins? Will...... Could it be that he couldn't catch the assassin and gave his life, the assassin ...... The Assassin was fierce. His voice trembled, and he was very uneasy.

Sun Jingyi is five big and three thick, just looking like a man on the outside, but when it comes to the end, he is so timid.

Chu Huan said softly: "Don't be afraid, if you encounter an assassin, immediately call the brothers to come to the rescue, you still have a strong crossbow in your hand, you will be fine." At this time, he had already walked into the back garden, and it was in a dilapidated state, although Chu Huan spoke to Sun Jingyi in a low voice, but from the moment he entered the Yan Mansion, he was already on full alert, his ears were erected, and the corners of his eyes were moving around.

Walking in this rather gloomy house, Chu Huan was not nervous, his eyes were sharp, and his hand holding the knife was stable and powerful, the more times like this, the more he was able to maintain enough calm.

The garden of Yan's house is actually not much, and the two soon saw that there was a stable in the corner of the garden, but at this time there were no horses, and the two gradually got closer, and found that there was a well not far from the stable, and a bucket was poured by the well, obviously no one had used it for a long time, and it was even more desolate and dilapidated.

There is a pile of grass in the stable, and the grass is piled up, but it has not been taken away, Chu Huan looked around, and said softly: "There is no place to hide the assassin in this back garden, if there is an assassin, it can only be in the stable, let's go to the stable to see, if it is not in the stable, the assassin is probably not here." ”

Sun Jingyi said in a low voice: "Chu Huan, if it is...... If there really is an assassin, you have high martial arts, but you must protect me. ”

Chu Huan smiled and nodded, the two slowly approached the stable, Sun Jingyi suddenly pulled Chu Huan's arm, Chu Huan frowned, but saw Sun Jingyi squatting down, picked up a stone from the ground, glanced at Chu Huan, and then threw the stone towards the grass pile, the stone hit the grass pile, silently, Sun Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Chu Huan, it seems that the assassin is not here." ”

Chu Huan said secretly: "If the assassin is really hiding inside, how can he make a move because of a stone. Not taking it lightly, Sun Jingyi had already walked over to the well and said, "Chu Huan, it's okay here, let's drink saliva and wait here, if they encounter an assassin, let's go over to support." He threw the strong crossbow to Chu Huan and said, "I'll fetch water." He took the bucket that had been poured on the ground and went straight to the well to draw water.