Chapter 23 The opportunity she had been waiting for finally came!
He subconsciously thought that the Gu family knew something in advance, and then took advantage of the night to move the property to another place. Before he could angrily ask questions, Old Madam Gu said in a deep voice.
"The Gu family's storehouse was robbed last night, and you guys who were raiding the house came before we could report it to the authorities. If General Deng doesn't believe me, you can search the house at will!"
Deng Zhuo was skeptical. After all, more than one house was robbed last night, even the imperial palace treasury was stolen. It was obvious that the thief was indeed very bold.
Although he really didn't believe that only 800 taels were found in the palace of the powerful Prince Chen, the results brought back by the officers and soldiers soon forced him to believe it.
What was seized were some worthless calligraphy and paintings and antiques, and even fewer jewelry, not to mention money. When dozens of taels of silver were presented to him, Deng Zhuo's face turned green.
"Is that all you found? Did you search thoroughly?"
The officers and soldiers were also surprised, but their search results showed that this was indeed the case.
"General, we have even pried up the loose bricks and stones, but what we have in front of us is indeed all the money of the Chen Palace."
Deng Zhuo was choked speechless. He now believed it completely. Apart from the emperor's reward to Prince Chen, the palace was indeed extremely poor. Otherwise, how could there be only a few dozen taels of silver and some worthless calligraphy and paintings?
Deng Zhuo spat at Gu Yanchen who was still 'unconscious' on the ground, and said sarcastically: "No wonder you wear white clothes that are washed until they turn white every day. I never thought that the dignified Chen Wang Mansion is such a poor place."
The officer also echoed at the side, "General Deng is right. Seeing how poor this family is, it's no wonder that His Royal Highness Prince Chen wants to collude with foreign enemies to seize military pay!"
"Well said, that's right!"
Watching the once high and mighty Gu Yanchen fall into the dust, Deng Zhuo was in a very happy mood, with a smug look on his face.
The corners of Ran Qingxuan's mouth twitched. There were a lot of clothes in the closet in Gu Yanchen's room, and several of them were of the same white style. It seemed that Deng Zhuo was either blind or blind in heart!
There were a few inopportune thunders in the sky, and the occasional falling mist turned into drizzle.
The grand house search ended in vain. Deng Zhuo wiped the rain off his face and gave instructions to the officers and soldiers around him.
"A few of you escort the maids and servants in the mansion to the pawnbroker, leave a few to count the property and immediately escort the prisoners to the outskirts of the city, and the rest of you follow me!"
Deng Zhuo probably didn't like the rain, so he walked out quickly with his people.
Ran Qingxuan looked at the backs of the group of people leaving, her heart as calm as water. The opportunity she had been waiting for finally came!
While the others were packing up and not noticing her, Ran Qingxuan quietly walked to the officer closest to her, pretended to beg, and spoke in a low voice.
"Sir, my husband is still injured. I'm afraid there will be no medicine for him during his exile. Could you please make an exception and allow me to get some common medicine?"
The officer who was asked happened to know Ran Qingxuan's identity, and also knew that she had a big shot like the Grand Tutor backing her up, but he did not dare to make a decision on his own and was about to refuse immediately.
Ran Qingxuan saw his concerns and smiled calmly.
"Sir, don't worry that I will run away. If I run away, my grandfather will be criticized. If he knew that you helped me today, my grandfather would definitely thank you for your kindness!"
The officers and soldiers thought that this made sense, and it was just to get some medicine, so it was okay to give her this face, and besides, Master Shen had His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behind him.
Thinking of this, the officer pretended to be reluctant and said, "Hurry up!"
"Thank you!"
The moment he turned around, Ran Qingxuan gave his mother-in-law and several sisters-in-law a reassuring look, and while the other officers and soldiers were not paying attention, he quickly walked towards the southwest courtyard separated by a wall.
Taking advantage that there was no one in the house, Ran Qingxuan lifted up her skirt that was in the way and swiftly climbed onto the roof and lay down.
The reason for choosing this place is that only from here can one clearly see Deng Zhuo and others standing outside the gate of Gu Mansion.
With a sneer on her lips, Ran Qingxuan's mind entered the space, and the M200 sniper rifle that she rarely took out instantly appeared in her hand.
The bullet was loaded. Taking advantage of the rising mist from the rain, Ran Qingxuan slowly extended the sight and locked onto Deng Zhuo who was wearing a straw raincoat, but he did not pull the trigger immediately.
She is waiting...
A moment later, a white light suddenly flashed in the sky not far away. Ran Qingxuan, who was tense all over, counted twice in his heart and finally pulled the trigger.
A loud thunder suddenly exploded above the Gu Mansion, and almost everyone subconsciously looked up at the sky.
Immediately afterwards, Deng Zhuo, who was about to mount his horse in the crowd, fell to the ground with his head down like a cartilage worm.
Two or three flashes of lightning appeared again. Ran Qingxuan quickly adjusted his posture and pulled the trigger again. After a loud thunder-like sound, two officers and soldiers who were about to step forward to check also fell to the ground in an instant.
She originally thought that she could use the thunder to cover up the loud noise of the M200 gun, but she didn't expect that she underestimated the internal strength of the ancients.
Seeing that someone had locked onto her, Ran Qingxuan quickly put the sniper rifle into space, and then disappeared onto the roof in a flash.
Ran Qingxuan knew the power of her own space. Even if they found this place, those officers and soldiers would not be able to discover her trace.
Ran Qingxuan casually leaned the sniper rifle against the car door, stood there and took a deep breath. For the first time, he felt that the psychological pressure was not so great.
Deng Zhuo disregarded Gu Yanchen's trust. Not only did he help the Dog Emperor forge evidence, causing him to be seriously injured, he even humiliated Gu Yanchen and his family when his family was confiscated and exiled.
Each and every one of these was something Ran Qingxuan could not tolerate. It would be such a waste to end the life of such a person with just one bullet!
Outside the space, the place where she disappeared just now was quickly searched for, and the officers and soldiers left only after finding no suspicious place.
After calculating the time, Ran Qingxuan flashed out of the space, carefully lay on the roof to make sure that there was no one there, then quickly jumped down and ran towards the main hall.
The action, which he thought no one would notice, was seen clearly by Gu Yanchen who was lying in the main hall pretending to be unconscious.
Because of the position where he was lying, he could just see the roof of the yard in the southwest corner, and there was no cover at all!
At this moment, Gu Yanchen's mind was very confused, even a little bewildered.
A long tubular thing suddenly appeared...
A huge noise...
The person who disappeared without a trace and reappeared again...
Is this really Ran Qingxuan?
Or is she Ran Qingxuan, but a fairy?
Gu Yanchen has never believed in ghosts and gods. What happened before his eyes completely overturned his three views, making him feel even more confused.
Ran Qingxuan had such means and still protected the Gu family. Gu Yanchen had to be thankful that she had no ill will towards the Gu family, otherwise...
Just as he was thinking about it, Ran Qingxuan had already returned with the medicine he had taken out from the space. The soldier just took a look at it and turned back to continue with the inventory work at hand.
That was all the stuff there was, and the soldiers had finished counting it not long after Ran Qingxuan came back.
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