Chapter 443 Not an Enemy
Zhou Qing searched the entire guest room but did not find Su Ying.
She is really gone!
She couldn't believe it?
Could it be that she was knocked unconscious in the middle of the process and didn't notice it?
Zhou Qing felt that this possibility was unlikely, because she clearly remembered that she heard the sound of the night watchman three times, proving that she was awake during this period of time.
But how can a person disappear out of thin air?
Zhou Qing couldn't figure it out, and she didn't have time to think about it. She searched the guest room to find her key, but couldn't find it. Su Ying wouldn't leave such an important thing behind.
Zhou Qing's face looked grim. Thinking of this, she turned around and quickly jumped out of the guest room.
No matter what, just run away first.
At daybreak, Su Ying, who had just woken up in the space, stretched and came out of the space.
She drew aside the bed curtains and looked at the empty guest room, not surprised at all.
She didn't tie Zhou Qing up again last night just to give her a chance to escape. She needed to make sure whether what she had said to her before was true.
After she escapes, she will definitely find her base in Jin State as soon as possible.
Su Ying took out the tracker from her body, turned on the instrument and searched for a while, and a red dot appeared on the screen. This was the tracker she installed on Zhou Qing yesterday.
Su Ying looked at the distance shown by the red dot and thought it should still be within the border town.
Judging from the movement of the red dot, she did not leave her current place during the quarter of an hour she observed.
If she guessed correctly, she should have gone to the base.
Su Ying took the instrument and left the inn and headed towards the location of the red dot.
At this time, in an inconspicuous house in the border town, Zhou Qing was pacing back and forth in the house with an anxious look on his face.
"I went to the storage building early in the morning to check. The cabinet where I hid the things was empty. Someone had taken the things away. It must be that man!"
The people in the storage building will not easily reveal the owner's belongings, but if the cabinet is empty, they will hang up the key of the cabinet for the next person who wants to hide something to choose.
When Zhou Qing went there, he saw his key hanging outside, proving that the things inside had been taken out.
Zhou Qing didn't think about how she would be punished, but was worried about Su Ying's identity, which was what scared her the most.
"You are too careless. The things must not fall into the hands of others. We will go to find that person immediately." The man in the house had a serious face.
Zhou Qing said with a pale face: "You and I combined are no match for him. It may not be that easy to snatch it by force."
What she couldn't understand now was why Su Ying trusted her so much and let her leave so easily. She was now secretly worried that this was a trap. If they went back, they would probably fall into Su Ying's trap.
"I don't understand why he wants me to pass on such news to the capital. What does this matter have to do with the Queen?" This is also the point that Zhou Qing can't figure out.
The man said, "You have been in Jin so you don't know what happened in Chu recently. In order to save the people of Cangzhou, the Queen blocked the gap in the Cangzhou dam with her own strength, but she was swept away by the flood. It has been two or three months since then, but the Emperor has been unwilling to announce the Queen's death. He asserted that the Queen must still be alive, and even sent countless troops to various places to look for the Queen's whereabouts."
Hearing this, Zhou Qing was shocked. She didn't expect such a big thing to happen in the State of Chu during this period of time.
Is there any possibility for the person who fell into the flood to survive?
Zhou Qing felt that it was absolutely impossible for the person to still be alive. Since the Queen was already dead, that man asked her to pass such news to the Emperor. Could it be that he wanted to take the opportunity to murder the Emperor?
Now, Zhou Qing concluded that Su Ying must be her enemy.
"Now that the defense map has fallen into his hands, I don't know what he will do with it, but no matter what, we must find a way to get the defense map back. Also, you should send a message now, saying that the news I sent out before was written under duress, and I have no news about the queen at all."
The man nodded upon hearing this, "Okay, I understand."
Zhou Qing clenched his fists, "No matter what, we must not harm the emperor."
The man finished writing the letter and was about to send a carrier pigeon to deliver it, but when he opened the door, he was so startled that he quickly stepped back.
"Who are you?"
Zhou Qing was shocked and turned around quickly to see Su Ying leaning against the door.
When she met their gazes, she slowly straightened up and asked, "Are you done?"
Both of their faces changed. They had not noticed Su Ying outside the door at all. How long had she been outside and how much had she overheard?
Zhou Qing's face turned pale. "Who are you?"
Su Ying had heard everything outside the door just now and was sure of the identities of the two people. They were indeed working for Xiao Jin, but she did not plan to reveal her identity for the time being. After all, even if she did, they would not be likely to believe it.
"Not your enemy."
The nerves of both men were tense. No matter what Su Ying's purpose was, she knew too much. Either he would die today or they would die!
Zhou Qing grabbed the stool and threw it at Su Ying.
But as soon as she moved, she saw Su Ying raise her hand and snap her fingers. A moment later, she fell to the ground in pain.
"ah!"
Su Ying's eyes immediately fell on the man. The man was shocked by Zhou Qing's sudden change. He drew his sword and stepped forward to fight Su Ying, but he was no match for Su Ying.
After a dozen moves, the man was thrown into the yard by Su Ying.
The man got up and tried to run, but was knocked down by Su Ying with an anesthetic needle.
Su Ying snapped her fingers, and Zhou Qing felt the pain in his body slowly fade away.
She collapsed on the ground, and finally understood why Su Ying was so confident that she didn't even tie her up. It turned out that she had already drugged her body, and she was sure that she couldn't escape.
Su Ying lifted the two men to a stool and tied them up, then began to search for something in the house.
"Is this where you usually make contact?"
Zhou Qing glared at Su Ying fiercely, "Come on if you want to kill me or chop me up!"
Su Ying sneered, "It's too easy to kill you." As she spoke, she walked out of the house and came to the backyard. She found a few pigeons raised in the back room, which should be carrier pigeons.
In a study, she found a secret compartment, in which she found the correspondence between them and the State of Chu when they were active in the State of Jin. They were indeed engaged in espionage work in the State of Jin. Moreover, they had always been Xiao Jin's people, not members of the Chu royal family. It was only after Xiao Jin ascended the throne that they became spies of the Chu royal family.
After confirming the identities of the two, Su Ying returned to the house.
But as soon as she returned to the house, she found someone slashing at the two of them with a knife.
(End of this chapter)
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