Chapter 65 Someone Behind the Wall

The official Qin Lao Er looked around and said, "I know this place. The governor's study is not far ahead. How about we sign the documents ourselves before leaving?"

He looked at An Lei and Qiao Qiqi, "If you don't sign this document, even if you arrive in this bitter cold land, you will still be prisoners and will not be able to become commoners."

"Okay, let's move quickly."

Qiao Qiqi glanced at An Lei and nodded slightly.

So, Qiao Qiqi, An Lei, and the constable Qin Laoer tiptoed towards the study not far away.

Although it looked not far away, the entire governor's mansion was now brightly lit and bustling with people.

They were afraid of exposing their whereabouts, so they didn't move fast.

Finally, at the hour of midnight, the three arrived at the door of the study.

At this time, the governor's mansion gradually became quiet.

The three of them looked around, pushed open the door of the study and walked in.

Study, very ordinary.

The windows are bright and clean, with a desk, a chair, and a few bookshelves.

The bookshelves are filled with books, making the whole study very elegant and comfortable.

The four treasures of the study and some files used by the governor in his daily work were neatly arranged on the desk.

"Hurry up, we have to merge into the departing group and leave the city before those soldiers leave."

Qiao Qiqi whispered a reminder to the officer Qin Laoer.

"Well, this study is not big, let's look for it quickly."

The officer Qin Laoer nodded, and the three of them began to search.

However, after searching for a long time, the three of them could not find anything that resembled a seal.

"Could it be that the governor took him away?"

Qiao Qiqi speculated secretly and looked at the two of them, "What should we do if the governor takes him away?"

Just then, there were several soft knocking sounds from the bookshelf behind them.

The sound is very soft and only people with high internal strength can hear it.

Qiao Qiqi and An Lei turned around and looked behind them.

Only the official Qin Lao Er looked at the two of them with a bewildered expression, "What's wrong?"

Qiao Qiqi made a silencing gesture with her index finger to his mouth, and he immediately understood.

At this time, there was a slight knocking sound coming from the bookshelf.

The sound is very rhythmic.

Qiao Qiqi looked at the bookshelf, her brows slightly furrowed.

Could this knocking sound be someone behind the wall?

While she was watching TV series in her own world, she knew that the ancients liked to set up some secret passages in their study rooms.

So, there should be a mezzanine behind this bookshelf, right?

Qiao Qiqi gave An Lei a voice message, asking him to be more alert.

She herself checked around the study to see if there were any switches for secret passages.

After some searching, a stationary kerosene lamp on the table caught her attention.

After checking it out, she began to spin left and right.

Sure enough, after a while.

The bookshelf where An Lei was located made a crackling sound.

The bookshelf began to rotate outward, revealing a secret passage.

Qiao Qiqi also looked at the secret passage vigilantly.

At this moment, a figure rushed out.

The man was wearing a dark blue housecoat that was wrinkled and stained.

Her hair was messy, as if it had not been taken care of for a long time.

His lips were dry and his face was pale.

Judging from his face, it was exactly the governor whom the three of them had just seen in the dungeon.

only!

It's only been a quarter of an hour, why is the governor in such a mess?

When An Lei saw him coming out, he put the dagger in his hand on his neck and shouted coldly, "Where is your clearance seal? Hand it over!"

"Clearance stamp? Who are you?"

The man looked confused, yet also felt relieved at having survived the disaster.

After sizing up the three of them, he shifted his gaze to the officer Qin Lao Er, "Are you the Qin Lao Er who escorted the prisoner?"

"Sir, are you speaking in a blatantly pretentious manner? We just met a moment ago, and you said you were going to kill the three of us!"

Qin Lao Er said with a slight anger on his face.

The man ignored the dagger on An Lei's neck and sat down on the only chair in the study.

An Lei held the dagger and followed his steps.

After the man sat down, he poured himself a glass of water from the teapot on the table and drank it all.

Then, he sighed comfortably and said, "The governor you just saw was a fake!"

"What?"

Qiao Qiqi raised her eyebrows slightly.

An Lei and Qin Lao Er also exclaimed in unison and looked at each other in surprise.

"Are you telling lies to save your life?"

An Lei moved his dagger closer to the man's dagger and said in a cold voice.

The man was not afraid either, and his face showed the dignity of an official.

He said softly, "I am indeed the governor of Youzhou City. Half a year ago..."

The man told the whole story.

It turns out that half a year ago, Youzhou City was still a prosperous scene.

News came from the capital that the new military commander of Youzhou was about to take office.

He arranged for everyone to welcome him and arranged a welcoming banquet at the largest restaurant in the city.

He originally thought that the new military commander was a burly man with experience in the battlefield.

But he didn't expect that it was a weak scholar with a similar body shape to him.

After eating and drinking, the military commander suggested going to his study to discuss something.

He didn't suspect anything and brought him over.

Unexpectedly, the other party knew the mechanism of his study and locked him in the dark room.

This mechanism can only be opened from the outside.

In this way, he was trapped in this secret passage for half a year, and he had to eat, drink, defecate and urinate in this dark room.

During the journey, the military commander came to visit him several times in his official uniform.

His words were full of pride, and he even brought him a lot of food.

He originally wanted to fight with the other party, but although the other party looked weak, he was extremely strong.

It was not until he heard the footsteps of Qiao Qiqi and the others that he hurriedly knocked on the wall.

As he spoke, he sighed softly and took out the official seal from his sleeve.

"Look, this is my seal as governor. I always like to carry it with me."

Qiao Qiqi took it and took a look, but couldn't understand it.

Then she handed the seal in her hand to the official Qin Laoer.

In a dilapidated temple outside the city.

Pei Shaoling sat in a wooden wheelchair, looking out the door anxiously.

Pei Shaoan said he was going to the city gate to greet Qiao Qiqi and the others, but he never came back.

What exactly happened?

It is now midnight, but there is no news from the people who entered the city.

Even Pei's mother was puzzled. "What's going on? Does shopping take a whole day? He hasn't come back yet, and why hasn't An'er come back yet?"

Pei Shaoling's right hand tightly gripped the handle of the wooden wheelchair.

He took a deep breath, jumped out of the wheelchair, changed his clothes and headed towards Youzhou City.

Seeing Pei Shaoling leave, the second and third branches of the Pei family and the Zhao family were all shocked.

Doesn’t the Prince of the Pei family have disabled legs and can’t walk?

Why, why did you leave like the wind?

But at this time Pei Shaoling could no longer care about many things.

He was worried that something had happened to Qiao Qiqi and the others. As for the matter of his leg, let it be exposed!