Yesterday, when the secret guards were taking Ding Shang down the mountain, they met two people. The secret guard who had delivered food to the boss recognized one of them as the third boss and immediately took action to arrest him.
Unexpectedly, the other person was quite skilled in martial arts and even more so in lightness skills. After a few exchanges, he took the third in command and ran away. The secret guards sent several people to chase him.
After all, one person cannot defeat several people, and with the joint efforts of several secret guards, the two men were finally caught.
Originally, the secret guards wanted to hand them over to Ma Zikun, but the wise and resourceful third in command cried and begged the secret guards not to hand them over to Governor Ma.
He said that he used to be a scholar, and if Governor Ma knew that he was a bandit in the mountains and became the third in command, his reputation as a scholar would be lost.
He also said that he had maps of other strongholds and that he could give them the maps in exchange for their freedom, which he would protect.
The secret guards didn't know what to do. Normally, they should report any bandits they caught in the stronghold to Governor Ma.
But the third in command not only made himself sound very pitiful, he also put forward a condition that was hard to refuse.
Finally, after discussion, everyone brought the third in command and the guards he mentioned to Huixian.
When they came back, Yan Cheng was already asleep. Leng Yan heard the noise and came out to find out what happened, and then had them locked up first.
So Yan Cheng only found out about this this morning.
However, he was busy loading the gifts into the car in the morning and had no time to visit them. He heard that the third in command was seriously ill, so he asked someone to call a doctor.
Then he asked someone to check whether what the third in command said was true or false.
If the third in command was really a scholar in the past and was later kidnapped by bandits and taken to the mountains, there would definitely be clues left behind.
Yan Cheng learned from Leng Yan that the third in command had woken up, but was still running a fever, so he didn't care.
He wanted to wait until his subordinates had investigated clearly whether the third in command was a scholar before discussing the mountain stronghold topographic map with him.
A day later, the secret guard who went to investigate the missing scholar came back.
Half a year ago, a scholar in Luyang was kidnapped and taken to the mountain by bandits.
It is said that the man came from a remote and poor village and was the only scholar in the village. He was only sixteen years old when he passed the examination.
After understanding the situation, Yan Cheng headed towards the place where the third in command and the guards were imprisoned.
As prisoners, they certainly couldn't be held in a good place.
Yan Cheng entered the house and went straight to the woodshed. After the guard removed the lock and pushed open the door of the woodshed, he saw two people hugging each other.
No, it should be said that one of them was hugging the other unilaterally.
Are you afraid that he will be cold?
Noticing that the cheeks of the person being hugged were abnormally red, Yan Cheng subconsciously remembered that Leng Yan told him that the Third In Command had taken medicine to reduce his fever before, but for some reason he had a fever again last night.
Obviously, the person being held was the third in command. Although his body was hot, he still had consciousness. When he heard the sound of the door opening, he raised his eyelids and looked over here.
Under the third in command's tattered clothes was a bloodstained white cloth.
Yan Cheng guessed that his repeated fever was caused by inflammation of the wound.
After looking at the tattered clothes, Yan Cheng raised his gaze and stared at the third in command who happened to look up for a few seconds.
Unable to comprehend the deep meaning hidden in those hazy eyes, he looked at another person.
This strong man has a pair of wolf-like eyes, and at this moment, the wolf is full of vigilance as if it has seen an intruder.
He was still wearing the tattered clothes stained with blood, which was either his own or someone else's. The skin and flesh were faintly visible under the rags.
It seems that his men did not hold back.
Yan Cheng judged rationally that even though his own condition was very bad, the man still tightly protected the person in his arms, which showed that he valued the third in command very much.
The third in command, who entrusted his fragile neck to another person, also completely trusted the man behind him.
On the surface, the relationship between the two of them seems to be very good.
"Are you the owner of this place?"
Yan Cheng heard the faint hoarse voice, but did not move forward. He just stopped at the door and looked at the person who was speaking. It must be said that the third in command looked good and was a gentle and elegant type.
"I am."
Although Yan Cheng is a bit obsessed with looks, this depends on the situation. He will not be soft-hearted when it comes to the two prisoners.
"What's your name?"
"Han Xuan, my name is Han Xuan."
The third in command had a fever and his voice was very hoarse, but he pronounced the two words "Han Xuan" very clearly, as if he was afraid that Yan Cheng had recognized the wrong person.
Han Xuan.
This name matches the missing scholar in Lu Yang.
Yan Cheng: "How do you prove that you are Han Xuan?"
This question is actually very tricky at this time. How can a person prove that he is himself?
In modern times, a person has many things to prove that he is himself.
ID card, student ID card, degree certificate... can all prove your identity.
But how could we find these proofs in ancient times when technology was backward?
And the third in command could not prove that he was Han Xuan.
He said in a hoarse voice: "But I am really Han Xuan, I used to live in..."
From home address, to people he knows, to exam questions, the life trajectory is described very realistically and smoothly, without seeming fake.
At the end of his speech, his guards forcibly covered his mouth to prevent him from speaking any more.
Because the voice coming out of his throat was so hoarse that it was almost impossible to make out what he was saying.
At this time, Yan Cheng already believed the third in command's words to about 50%.
What the Third In Command described as the past was similar to what he had investigated.
Moreover, the Third In Command's emotions were very genuine when he spoke, and it didn't seem like he was talking about someone else. His guards also looked very calm.
If such performances were all acting, then the acting skills of the two were amazing, and Yan Cheng expressed his admiration.
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