Chapter 181 Lure the snake out of its hole
The people from Jingzhao Prefecture were watching the show for almost the entire time when they started to speak:
"Prince, calm down. Although these people have made mistakes, the entire city is currently catching spies, and we are seriously short of manpower.
How about letting them make meritorious contributions while serving their sentence?"
After hearing this, several people felt like they had found a straw in a desperate situation. They threw their heads to the ground and begged for mercy:
"We will definitely fight to the death for the prince, and we beg the prince to spare our lives."
Li Huaiyu pretended to be angry and said, "For the sake of Jingzhao Prefecture, you can be spared the death penalty, but you can't escape the punishment of life."
When everyone heard this, they knew that their lives were saved.
He repeatedly assured: "Of course, of course."
"You all go back now and have every household send two people here to listen carefully to the court's strategy for catching spies.
Remember, each family must have two people, and they must be strong young men.
If there are not many men in the family, women can also come.
The prerequisite is that they must all be young people.”
Someone whispered, "Why does it have to be young people?"
The people from Jingzhao Prefecture scolded, "These Nanli spies are all vicious and evil. Are you planning to let those old and weak people come over?"
After hearing this, the person who asked the question didn't dare to speak again.
The people from Jingzhao Prefecture continued:
"Go, follow the prince's instructions and gather everyone to the open space near the South Market.
That place is quite big and is very close to the three districts.
We will gather all the personnel within an hour, go quickly."
After hearing what the people from Jingzhao Prefecture said, everyone rushed out of the yard as if fleeing.
After everyone left, Li Huaiyu looked at Qi Ren, the Junior Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, and said:
"Try to buy time, and you'll get results in an hour at most.
If you see the Jinwu Guard's signal fireworks rising in the sky, you should pay attention to any unusual movements in the crowd. If anyone tries to resist, take them down on the spot.
Around the venue, there are people from your Jingzhao Prefecture and the Jinwu Guards helping to maintain order."
Qi Shaoyin nodded repeatedly after hearing this, then turned around and went down to arrange personnel.
An hour passed quickly, and it was already past midnight, and everyone gathered together.
The people of Jingzhao Prefecture divided the people from the three districts into three groups, and arranged them to stand according to the serial numbers of each street and alley.
Qi Shaoyin also started to speak.
First, he enumerated in detail all the evil deeds and misdeeds committed by the Nanli spies in the capital.
Most of the people below were very excited after hearing this, and they all shouted that they wanted to catch and kill this group of spies.
Li Huaiyu was looking down from the corner building facing the street not far away.
From the beginning, I discovered that some of the people among them were not that excited, and they had no intention of dealing with the spies quickly.
So they secretly took note of the person and asked the leaders of each neighborhood to come and identify him.
"This is because there was a recent death in his family and he is not in a good mood," said the head of Yanfufang.
"This family committed a crime before and was arrested by Jingzhao Prefecture. They haven't been released yet."
"This family is a petty thief, not doing their job properly. They are as timid as a mouse is to a cat when they see officials."
“This one…”
“This one…”
The chiefs eliminated the abnormal people one by one.
Finally, they arrived at Yongtaifang. Fangzheng looked at the two people pointed out by Li Huaiyu, thought for a moment and said:
"This man's surname is Yuan, and his name is Yuan Hai. He's an honest old man, and the one next to him is his son.
These two people do not commit crimes in their daily lives. They are honest and kind-hearted.
What's wrong with you today? You really don't seem to be in a good mood."
Li Huaiyu grasped the key point and asked, "What's his last name?"
"Yuan."
Li Huaiyu suddenly remembered that when he was investigating Chen Fang, the head of the Chen family in Jiangnan Road, Chen Fang's superior was a man named Yuan San.
But later, Yuan San suddenly disappeared without leaving any trace.
"Someone, go get the detailed household registration information for the Yuan family."
Li Huaiyu looked at the Yongtai Fangzheng and said, "Go on, tell me more about this Yuan family."
When Fang Zheng heard that he was going to talk about the Yuan family in detail, he was stunned for a moment and said, "The Yuan family is impossible..."
Li Huaiyu looked at him coldly, and Fang Zheng shuddered.
"This Yuan Hai is forty-five years old this year, and his family has..."
After Fang Zheng finished speaking, Li Huaiyu looked through the household registration again, and his doubts grew more and more.
He waved to the captain of the Jinwu Guard over there, and that person came over.
"Prince."
"Did you see those two?"
Li Huaiyu pointed at Yuan Hai and the other man.
The captain looked at the two people Li Huaiyu pointed at and nodded.
"Keep an eye on these two. Don't let them go. If I'm not mistaken, they are spies from Nanli."
Before the Jinwu Guards came, Huai Xiucheng had instructed that whoever could catch the spy this time would be rewarded for killing the enemy in battle formation.
The captain looked at the two men with his eyes shining. This was truly a military achievement.
So he patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, Prince, we will definitely capture these two alive."
Li Huaiyu said, "Don't be careless. These people are good at using poison. Don't fall into their trap."
"Before we came, our general gave instructions. We are prepared."
Li Huaiyu nodded and said, "It's better to be cautious."
Then he glanced at the guard behind him and said, "Go tell General Huai to pay special attention to No. 17, Liuye Lane, Yongtaifang."
The guard nodded and turned away.
After hearing the report from the guard, Huai Xiucheng checked and found that the owner of the house at No. 17, Liuye Lane, Yongtaifang was named Yuan Hai.
Immediately, people were sent to patrol Liuye Lane.
At this time in Liuye Lane, the neighborhood guard was holding a gong and beating it as he walked.
"Spies have been discovered in Yongtaifang, two of whom have been arrested. If you find any trace of spies in your home, please report it to the ward chief immediately.
After successfully capturing the spy, a reward of fifty taels of silver will be given."
The janitor walked and sang loudly, and everyone on the street could hear him.
The braver ones even asked questions to the guards at the door.
The Yuan family's door was closed and no one came out.
But the atmosphere in the hospital was very tense:
"The princess and Mr. Jin went to the South Market, while Uncle Yuan and his son went to the square.
Now the guards say they have arrested two people. Who are they arrested?"
Lei Jing was in charge of the overall situation in the courtyard, and he became uneasy after hearing this.
“If Yuan Bo was arrested, with so many people who knew him, they would have come to arrest him long ago.
So... so... it's... Her Royal Highness..."
When everyone heard this, they immediately became anxious.
"This...this...General Lei, what should we do about this?"
Lei Jing thought for a moment and said, "Pack up your things and prepare to fight your way out."
After hearing this, the group went to the back and took out their weapons.
At this moment, the captain of Liuye Lane received a message from Huai Xiucheng and followed the address to the door of the Yuan family.
Looking at the tightly closed door, he was about to go forward and knock on it when he suddenly saw a flash of cold light through the crack in the door.
This captain had also been on the battlefield, so he could naturally tell whether it was a flash of a sword or not.
He stopped immediately and took a few steps back.
He made a gesture to the person hiding on the opposite wall, and that person went up to the roof of the opposite house and looked down at the Yuan family courtyard.
With just one glance, the man nodded to the captain.
As soon as he nodded, he was hit by an arrow shot out from the Yuan family's yard and rolled down from the roof.
Upon seeing this, the captain quickly took out the signal from his pocket and launched it directly into the air.
As soon as the signal was sent, the door of Yuan's house opened from the inside, and a group of people came out with agility and attacked him.
The captain fought and retreated, but was soon defeated and wounded.
People at both ends of the alley gathered towards the middle and fought each other.
When the Jinwu Guards saw the fireworks signal, it was like a drop of water dripping into an oil pan, and the Jinwu Guards in the three districts instantly moved.
Everyone flocked in this direction.
Huai Xiucheng also brought his men and ran towards this side from the roof.
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