It should have only taken half a day to get to Anhuai County, but there were many refugees on the road who kept jumping out and stopping them. So, by the time Jiang Wanwan and Qi Zhao arrived in Anhuai County, the sun had already set and the city gates were about to close.
The two paid the entrance fee and successfully entered Anhuai County.
It has to be said that the entrance fee has increased significantly. Originally, it only cost three coins to enter the city, but now it has increased by two coins and costs five coins to enter.
Jiang Wanwan found this rather strange.
The entrance fee to Anyang City has decreased instead of increased, while the entrance fee to Anhuai County has increased significantly. This makes it hard not to suspect that the magistrate of Anhuai County is trying to make money through this.
As soon as Jiang Wanwan and Qi Zhao entered the city, they immediately followed the clues provided by the beggar and went to find him.
The courtyards in the alley where Deputy General Liu lived were quite simple and dilapidated. Not only that, the alley's road surface had not been repaired for a long time. It was full of potholes, constantly flooded, and surrounded by garbage, with a foul odor permeating the air, making people uncomfortable.
After walking through a long, narrow alley, the two finally stopped at the very end of the alley.
Jiang Wanwan pointed to the room in front of her and said, "This is it."
Qi Zhao nodded and gently knocked on the door.
After waiting for a long time, no one responded from inside the dilapidated courtyard.
Jiang Wanwan and Qi Zhao exchanged glances. She said anxiously, "Why is no one responding? Could it be that Vice General Liu is really living inside, and he was taken away by Su Mu's men?"
"Let's go inside and take a look."
After saying that, Qi Zhao glanced around to make sure no one was there, then grabbed Jiang Wanwan by the back of the neck and leaped into the courtyard.
Jiang Wanwan rolled her eyes as the back of his collar tightened around her. What was wrong with this person? Couldn't he grab her somewhere else? Why did he have to grab her by the back of his collar? Was he trying to strangle her?
Upon meeting Jiang Wanwan's disapproving gaze, Qi Zhao touched his nose sheepishly, "I'll be more careful next time."
Since things had come to this point, Jiang Wanwan decided not to argue with him anymore.
She looked around at her surroundings. The courtyard was very small. It was called a courtyard, but it was just a small space enclosed by stones. The width and length were only three or four meters.
There was a stone table in the courtyard, and next to the stone table was a small stove with a medicine pot on it.
Jiang Wan took a few steps forward to examine the medicine in the jar. She sniffed it and then said, "The medicine in the jar is for treating internal injuries, which matches what the beggar said about Vice General Liu's injury, but we cannot be completely sure that this person is Vice General Liu."
Furthermore, the herbal soup inside hadn't been touched, but it had already gone cold and smelled off, suggesting that the person staying here might not have returned for two or three days.
This small courtyard has two rooms, which are not very big, and the doors and windows look dilapidated, as if they have been neglected for a long time.
The two silently crossed the small courtyard and arrived at a house in just a few steps.
Jiang Wanwan peered through the small hole in the window, squinting as she peeked into the room.
There were signs of life everywhere in this house, but not a single person was seen. The same was true in the other house; not a soul was to be seen either.
Since there was no one in the courtyard, the two no longer had any reservations.
Pushing open the door of one of the rooms, Jiang Wanwan and Qi Zhao went inside.
The two searched high and low, trying to find something that could prove their identities.
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