This war was completely unexpected for the Chinese army leaders. They were originally full of worries and doubts about this battle, but no one had expected that Mr. Qi would wipe out everything for them.
When the Chinese army poured into the city, most of the enemy's troops had suffered heavy losses under Mr. Qi's earth-shaking bombardment.
It was originally expected to be an arduous and protracted battle, but due to Mr. Qi's heroic performance, the situation was quickly reversed and the Chinese army was able to win the victory with an overwhelming force.
However, the next day after that night, Mr. Qi disappeared.
Cao Ze went to Xie Qi's temporary residence in the city to look for him, but returned empty-handed.
The gate of the villa was locked tightly from the outside and no one had ever been there.
At this time, Cao Ze had no idea that there was actually a woman named Lan'er in this yard.
Lan Er was extremely afraid that Xie Tianyi would discover her whereabouts. Therefore, ever since she hid in this courtyard, she had been living in fear all day long and dared not step out of the courtyard.
Young Master Xie once revealed to Lan Er that the Xie family would be finished in a few days, and then she wouldn't have to be afraid of Xie Tianyi. After hearing this, Lan Er decided to hide here until Xie Tianyi was finished before leaving.
Moreover, Xie Qi had stored a lot of food in this courtyard, so Lan Er was even more reluctant to leave. She even asked Xie Qi to lock the door from the outside.
This also made Cao Ze think that Mr. Qi had never come back here.
After the third day, Cao Ze still did not find any trace of Mr. Qi.
Finally, Cao Ze went to the teahouse again, wanting to ask Mei Lin about Mr. Qi's whereabouts.
Cao Ze: "He works in your teahouse, how could you not know him?"
Mei Lin: "Marshal Cao, it's not that I don't want to tell you where Mr. Qi is. I'm also worried about his safety. Mr. Qi is now a hero praised by everyone here. If I knew any information, how could I dare not hide it from you?"
Cao Ze: "Do you know any other information about Mr. Qi?"
Mei Lin lowered his head and pondered for a moment after hearing this, thinking to himself, "Now that Young Master Xie Qi has been captured, even if I tell Marshal Cao about this, I don't think it will cause too much trouble."
Thinking of this, he raised his head and said, "Actually, I know another thing. This Mr. Qi was specially placed in our teahouse by Master Xie Qi... As for his specific identity... uh..."
Halfway through his speech, Mei Lin suddenly realized a serious problem. Mr. Qi was having an affair with Marshal Cao behind Young Master Xie's back! For a moment, he was a little hesitant and continued to speak stutteringly: "That... Mr. Qi might, might... be Young Master Xie Qi's... lover."
When Cao Ze heard this, he couldn't help but frown. In his mind, Mr. Qi would not be that kind of person, so Cao Ze automatically ignored Mei Lin's last words.
Now, he was even more afraid that Xie Qi was doing something bad to Mr. Qi and had him locked up. So, without saying a word, he turned around abruptly and hurried straight towards the Xie family with big strides.
When Cao Ze arrived at Xie's house, there were still some soldiers ransacking the house.
At this moment, Wang Zi, who was also at the Xie family, caught a glimpse of Cao Ze rushing over. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised and asked quickly, "Cao Ze, why are you here? Did you find Mr. Qi?"
Cao Ze didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with Wang Zi and asked directly, "Where is Xie Qi's courtyard located?"
Wang Zi looked puzzled when he heard this, but he still raised his hand and pointed forward, answering, "It's over there."
After saying that, Wang Zi followed closely behind Cao Ze and walked quickly towards Xie Qi's residence.
As soon as the two arrived here, before they had a firm foothold, they heard a loud shout from inside the house: "There is a secret passage here!"
This shout instantly attracted the full attention of Cao Ze and Wang Zi. Cao Ze didn't even think twice and ran in.
As the bed was moved away, a dark and deep hole suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.
Cao Ze looked at the cave entrance and shouted loudly into the cave: "Mr. Qi! Are you in there?" His voice echoed in the cave for a long time.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards the deep cave entrance in astonishment, and began to wonder in their hearts, could Mr. Qi really be hiding in this cave?
At this moment, Wang Zi saw Cao Ze about to jump down the cave entrance. He quickly reached out to stop him and said, "Cao Ze, what are you doing? We know nothing about the situation in this cave, we don't even know if it's safe. You can't go down there rashly!"
However, Cao Ze was deeply concerned about Mr. Qi's safety at the moment, and was not willing to listen to these words of dissuasion.
He said anxiously, "I'm more worried about Mr. Qi's situation right now!"
Before he finished speaking, he picked up an oil lamp in the house and jumped into the cave without hesitation.
Wang Zi: "Cao Ze! How are you?"
Cao Ze: "I'm fine. There's plenty of space down there. I can stand up."
When Wang Zi heard this, he gritted his teeth and jumped down.
However, after jumping down, when Wang Zi saw the situation below, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's so big? How did he dig it?"
At this time, Cao Ze held an oil lamp in one hand and a gun in the other, and walked forward vigilantly.
Wang Zi: "Hey, wait for me."
The two walked one after the other in the dark and deep tunnel, and the tunnel seemed to be much longer than they had originally expected.
I originally thought that I would reach the end soon, but as my steps continued to extend, there was still endless darkness ahead.
It took them a long time to reach the exit, where they saw a wooden ladder leading directly upwards.
Cao Ze was the first to step onto the ladder and slowly climbed up. When he finally came out, he found that he was actually in Mr. Qi's house.
At this time, Wang Zi also climbed up to the ground and was also stunned by the scene in front of him.
At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open from the outside without any warning. Accompanied by the sound of footsteps, a figure appeared at the door.
Lan'er was walking into the room carrying a basin of water. When she saw two people standing in the room, she was stunned.
So, the three of them looked at each other in a brief silence.
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