Chapter 275: Tricky Smoke Bombs
Xie Yuchuan seemed to be worried all night, and Han Qiguang was puzzled as he watched from the side.
He crossed his arms, rubbed his chin, and stared at him for a long time with narrowed eyes.
Everyone was tired after a day of work and was especially exhausted tonight. They applied medicine and gave massages in the thatched hut, helping each other.
Zhang Dayi hadn't been so tired in a long time. After dinner, he fell asleep. Han Qiguang wanted to find someone to talk to but was unsuccessful.
He found that Xie Yuchuan was particularly silent tonight.
He couldn't help but nudge Zhou Chuan with his elbow, "What's wrong with your master? Is he always like this?"
Zhou Chuan didn't dare to talk about his general behind his back. He just bowed and said, "Master Han, you're asking the wrong person."
Han Qiguang glanced at him and said, "Look how scared you are."
The night is dark and the moonlight is hazy.
Xie Yuchuan was not afraid of the cold and stood under the straw shed outside the hut.
Han Qiguang came out, put on a coat, and moved closer to him. Like him, he looked up at the moon and asked, "What are you doing? Why don't you go inside at night and freeze outside?"
"Moon-watching."
Han Qiguang looked at him like he was crazy: "In the middle of winter?"
Xie Yuchuan didn't explain, but glanced around and asked, "Are you still sleeping here tonight?"
Han Qiguang was calm and composed, and said with a smile, "I've given them everything I need to arrange. If anything happens, they'll come back to me."
Xie Yuchuan nodded.
Han Qiguang's curiosity was diverted by him. Just as he was about to continue asking, a bird's cry was heard nearby. In the silent night, it was particularly clear.
Han Qiguang's eyes changed, "Something's going on."
After saying that, he turned and went into the house. Xie Yuchuan walked slowly under the roof with his hands behind his back. The officials watched him for a long time and found that he was just taking three walks after dinner and had no other actions. The supervision was not as strict as before.
Han Qiguang, under the identity of "Xie Wuying", stayed in there for a short time before he suddenly had diarrhea and hung on Zhou Chuan's body, groaning as he went to the nearby woods to relieve himself.
The guards who accompany us are so annoying.
When they reached the bushes, Zhou Chuan stuffed a few pieces of silver into the hands of each of them. The anger at the coins reached their throats, but they swallowed them back.
"Hurry up, your family has so many people to deal with."
Zhou Chuan laughed and said a lot of nice things.
People who take things from others may feel guilty and scold them, but they won't be so strict with them.
The first time, Han Qiguang did nothing, but felt uncomfortable in his stomach, so he went to the toilet and came back with Zhou Chuan.
Soon, two more people from the Xie family went out holding their stomachs. They did the same thing as before, squatting outside for a while before returning safely.
After that, it was Han Qiguang again, and the person next to him was replaced by Xie Wenjie.
The officers were also puzzled, "Everyone else's family is fine, why is your family suffering from stomach problems?" After hearing this, they became alert.
Xie Wenjie responded by saying what he had already said: "Please calm down, my two lords. We've been tired all day, and last night we were greedy and ate too much wild dried vegetables. I don't know what's wrong, but we're both not feeling well."
The two officers stared at them suspiciously, their eyes flicking to "Xie Wuying". "He's usually quite energetic, isn't he? Why is he suffering from diarrhea like this?"
"Han Qiguang" clutched his stomach, his face pale, his voice slurred, "Master, please be flexible."
"Be flexible, be flexible!" He had to be flexible for the sake of money. "Go quickly and come back soon! Don't go too far."
After Han Qiguang had run in and out three or four times, the escorting officer was too lazy to even lift his butt. He just cursed and waved his hands: "Hurry up."
Every time, Han Qiguang would hand over some benefits.
The officers around who noticed what was happening came over to join in the fun, and unexpectedly got some benefits. Several officers smiled at each other, thinking that it was true that only the rich could make the most money.
In the eyes of the escorts, the most important fugitive Xie Yuchuan never left their sight, which made them feel more at ease when guarding him.
As long as nothing happens to Xie Yuchuan, this mission will not be too bad.
Han Qiguang took advantage of the last time he relaxed his vigilance and exchanged two signals with the men hiding not far away.
He ducked down and jumped, and there was no one beside Xie Wenjie.
Xie Wenjie squatted in the grass, trying to keep his head out as much as possible, muttering in a low voice, pretending that he was talking to the "person next to him", and from time to time he would shout a few words, which caused the officers not far away to laugh.
"Can this kid from the Xie family walk back home tonight? He has to crawl!"
The teasing sounds were endless, and it was not easy to pick up jokes like tonight's on the road of exile.
This time, the delay was a bit long.
Xie Wenjie panicked when he saw that no one came back.
Someone on the other side of the police looked up and said, "What happened to your stomach this time? It's been half a day, you're not going to faint, are you?"
"I'll go take a look."
Seeing the officers coming this way, Xie Wenjie was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and his heart was beating rapidly.
I kept saying to myself, Brother Han, please come back soon!
"Hey! You've been dawdling for so long, why aren't you done yet?" The officer came over with a stick to check.
Xie Wenjie hurriedly stood up with his robe lifted up, and with a sudden thought, he jumped up and rushed towards the officer as if frightened by something on the ground!
“Ahhh, snake snake snake!!!”
The officer was also startled. He turned around and took a few steps back. Then he turned back and went forward, but the "frightened" Xie Wenjie grabbed his arm tightly and dragged him, making him stop in fear.
"Let go!" the officer, irritated by being pulled, cursed loudly. He then held the water and fire stick horizontally in his palm and stared sharply into the bushes. "You're a useless scholar, all you know is howling. It's winter, where are there snakes? Where is it?"
It was pitch dark and Xie Wenjie couldn't tell him where to go.
I kept praying in my heart, Han Qiguang, please come back soon!
The officer swung his stick wildly several times, but found no trace of the grass snake. He found that there was only one person next to him. His eyes flashed, and when he was about to ask the other person where Xie Wuying was, he heard a cry from the thorns behind him.
The police heard the noise and rushed over with sticks in hand.
Xie Wenjie's scalp tightened and he followed.
On the ground, "Han Qiguang" was seen holding a snake in one hand and covering his calf with the other.
No words needed, it's clear at a glance.
"Oh my god, there really is a snake!" The officer jumped out on the spot when he saw Xie Wuying's appearance.
Xie Wenjie rushed over with a look of fear on his face. Just as he leaned over, he heard Han Qiguang's words, "It's fake! Help me go back."
Han Qiguang was carried back to the thatched hut. It was unknown where he got the snake from, but it eventually ended up in the hands of the officers.
Is there a snake in the fort?
When Xiong Jiushan heard the news, he ordered people to search around overnight and found four or five snakes. Fortunately, they were not poisonous. It was a false alarm. The escorts had more food in their pots. In the noisy and chaotic situation, no one cared whether "Xie Wuying" who was bitten by the snake was dead or not.
Only Xiong Jiushan asked afterwards: "Is the Xie family kid okay?"
The old yamen runner inquired back and said, "It seems that he is not dead. He should be fine. How about I go and take a look, sir?"
"That's not necessary. If I didn't die from the bite, I'd have gained experience. I won't run around next time."
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