Chapter 485: Looking for Someone
Ji Yunshu suddenly asked, "Where are his family members?"
Li Ping shook his head. "His parents died young, and he joined the army alone. His wife died in childbirth, and he has a daughter who is about ten years old this year. But she has been raised in the backyard, and not many people have seen her."
Ji Yunshu thought for a moment and asked again, "Is there any way to contact his daughter?"
She wanted to find out why Qian Rong rebelled.
Li Ping didn't expect her to ask this. He paused before saying, "Before you two came, I received an order from above to kill Qian Rong at all costs. Qian Rong's residence is heavily guarded. Besides his personal guards, there are also people from Mobei, several of whom are experts. It's not easy to get close to him."
So it is as difficult as ascending to heaven to see his daughter.
Ji Yunshu understood the order. When she received the news of Qian Rong's rebellion, her first reaction was to kill this person immediately.
Because the pace of Mobei's invasion to the south will not stop. If there is one Qian Rong, there will soon be a second and a third.
They must set an example and let people see the consequences of betrayal so that they will not dare to do the same thing again.
She looked at Zhao Shen. Li Ping was a member of the imperial court. Now Zhao Shen had the emperor's secret order, so he had the right to deal with the matters here at his discretion.
Zhao Shen knew what Ji Yunshu was worried about. If he killed Qian Rong like this, they might never know why he betrayed him.
General Ji was definitely guilty of negligence, and negligence during wartime was no small matter, not to mention that the enemy's conspiracy might not have ended there.
He asked Li Ping, "What have the people of Mobei been doing these days?"
Li Ping replied, "There's nothing much going on. It's not like the previous burning, killing, and looting. As they promised, everything is back to normal. However, the inspections inside and outside the city have been very strict recently. This is also common."
At this point, he hesitated for a moment, "There is one thing that is a little strange. The people of Mobei seem to be looking for someone."
Zhao Shen raised his eyes: "Who are you looking for?"
Seeing his interest, Li Ping shared what he knew: "The day the Mobei people entered the city, they sealed the city gates. That night, the Mobei people and Qian Rong's men searched the city together. Although they didn't say so explicitly, it seemed to me that they were looking for someone."
Zhao Shen pondered: "I'm still looking for someone who cannot be known by others."
Otherwise, they could just draw a picture and issue a wanted notice. Why conduct such a secretive search? It's not only inefficient, but also makes it difficult to find the person.
He immediately realized that this person was important.
Li Ping also understood: "The people of Mobei have been strictly guarding the city gates these days. No one can leave, so the person must still be in the city. They are searching every house. Although this method is slow, a living person can't just disappear into thin air. Sooner or later, they will find him."
Zhao Shen ordered, "Don't rush to kill Qian Rong yet. Find a way to find out who they are looking for."
Li Ping responded yes without any question.
After they discussed it, Li Ping said, "The city is under strict inspection right now, so I'll have to inconvenience you two to rest here."
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "We've been traveling for many days, and we're already very satisfied to have a place to rest."
Li Ping was originally talking to Ji Yunshu. Zhao Shen was a man after all, but Ji Yunshu, although wearing the uniform of a Mobei soldier, looked like a spoiled young lady, so she was inevitably picky about the environment.
I felt relieved when I heard her say that.
Their mission was already difficult enough, and if they were discovered, they would be dead. They didn't want to waste any more energy on these trivial matters.
Zhao Shen and Ji Yunshu were arranged by Li Ping to stay in a room next door.
There was almost no decoration inside, just a table, chairs, and a bed against the wall.
Ji Yunshu was indeed not picky as she said, and was a little surprised to find that the bedding was all new.
She slept for a while leaning against Zhao Shen outside the city, but now she couldn't fall asleep again.
After staring into the darkness for a while, Zhao Shen asked in his ear, "What are you thinking about?"
She turned her head to look at him, but there was little moonlight that night, and even though they were very close, she could only see a vague outline.
"Wondering who the Mobei people are looking for?"
Zhao Shen said, "Don't worry. Li Ping is quite capable and has never made any mistakes in all these years. He has been in Linyuan for many years and should be able to find something."
Ji Yunshu said, "Hopefully, we can find that person before the Mobei people do."
Zhao Shen hugged her and said, "Don't think too much. Get some rest. We still have a lot of things to do. Let's follow that group and sneak in. Tomorrow they'll notice someone is missing from their team, and then we'll be the ones the Mobei people will be looking for."
Ji Yunshu: “…”
When I think about it this way, it seems like there's really nothing to worry about.
The people of Mobei only occupied a forest, and things were not out of control yet.
Both of them hadn't had a good rest for several days, and went to bed late. They slept late the next day and got up late.
When they got up, Li Ping brought out the prepared food: "We don't have anything delicious here, so you two should make do with this."
Zhao Shen thanked him and, seeing him standing aside, said, "Master Li, there's no need to be so reserved. We still have a few days to work together, so please come as you please. Have you eaten yet? Let's have something together."
Li Ping stayed in Linyuan for many years, occasionally sending letters to his superiors. He thought that this would be his life forever, but who would have thought that something like this would happen suddenly.
The man and woman in front of him, holding the token above, were obviously of extraordinary status. He had been nervous all night about how to entertain them, but who would have thought that the other party was so approachable.
He unconsciously relaxed and waved his hand, saying, "I went out to eat something this morning. Aside from the stricter inspections in the city, everything is indeed business as usual. Many shops are open. If you two need anything, you can go out and look around. The subordinates you asked to investigate have also been sent to handle the matter. However, there may not be any news for a while."
Ji Yunshu asked curiously, "Will our identities be checked?"
Li Ping said, "Linyuan is a place full of mixed people. It's not easy to identify everyone. The people living in this alley are all our own people. You two can just say you are my son and daughter-in-law when you go out. They are registered with the government office."
Ji Yunshu didn't expect these people to make such a perfect arrangement, and thanked them again.
Li Ping was sure that his new boss and his wife were easy to get along with, so he took his leave and went to take care of his own business.
Ji Yunshu and Zhao Shenze went out for a walk after dinner.
The streets were still somewhat deserted, with groups of Mobei soldiers passing by from time to time. Ordinary people were silent and would stay at home if possible.
Ji Yunshu and Zhao Shen stood out a bit.
Ji Yunshu said, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have come out."
Zhao Shen said, "See if there's anything you want to eat and buy some to take back. The more openly we hang out outside, the less likely we'll be to arouse suspicion."
Ji Yunshu didn't think it would be like this: "We are ordinary people, so this method might work. But once Bilige knows we are in Linyuan, I'm afraid he will dig three feet underground to find us."
As she spoke, she looked around in some surprise.
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