Yun Hao and Tuoba Yan simultaneously took out their waist tokens.
The carriage was quickly allowed to pass, and the people inside dared not breathe.
Yun Hao took another look at Tuoba Yan: "Young brother, where are you on duty?"
"Transferred from the barracks to the patrol team. My boss is Zhang Liang'ai." Tuoba Yan showed no burden on his face, which made A Jiu feel a lot better.
What's there to worry about? As long as the sun rises tomorrow and she is still alive, it will be fine.
"A subordinate of Captain Zhang, pleased to meet you." Yun Hao was not suspicious: "Are you new here?"
Looking at Xiao Yanyan's innocent face, any dog could tell he was a new recruit who hadn't seen much of the world.
"Yes, I just took office less than half a month ago." Tuoba Yan spoke frankly. As soon as the carriage left the city, he even started humming.
"No wonder I find you unfamiliar." As soon as Yun Hao said this, A Jiu looked at Tuoba Yan vigilantly.
"I find you familiar." As soon as Tuoba Yan said this, A Jiu's heart clenched. Couldn't he say less?
"Oh? Have we met?" Yun Hao asked curiously.
"Weren't you sent to investigate the strange case of Qiming Mountain a few days ago? Our boss sent us to support."
Tuoba Yan said it lightly.
A Jiu seriously suspected that he had a hole in his head since childhood. Investigating himself? And saying it so casually.
"Really? Were you the one sent by Zhang Liang'ai to support?" Yun Hao stared at Tuoba Yan with a serious expression, as if he were an alien.
"Isn't it me? I just thought the yamen runners in your government offices were too stupid."
Tuoba Yan held his long saber with disdain, humming a tune he learned from somewhere at the corner of his mouth.
"Little Yan, don't disturb my mother's sleep." A Jiu deliberately interrupted the conversation.
Her mother was in a bad mood today upon learning she had to leave the city. She said she hadn't even spent money to make clothes for herself before she had to leave Nanming City.
She was now resting after crying.
But Tuoba Yan's words stirred up Yun Hao's displeasure: "Are you saying that cases we can't solve, you can?"
Isn't this looking for trouble? He sized up Tuoba Yan. He was clearly an adult in height, but had the intelligence of a three-year-old.
"Who knows." Tuoba Yan had no idea of the seriousness of the situation.
A Jiu was so anxious she wanted to stab him to death.
"Then, young brother, what are your thoughts?"
"I won't tell you. Our boss said we are only responsible for cooperating, not for solving cases."
"..." Yun Hao clenched his fist, looked at A Jiu, and then let go:
"I'll escort you out of Liuxian. Miss A Jiu, you can go by yourself to avoid suspicion. I, Yun Mou, cannot escort you."
"Thank you, Brother Yun. I'm already grateful enough for being escorted out of Liuxian." A Jiu said politely, then glared at Tuoba Yan and took out two pomegranates from her怀:
"A small token of my gratitude."
Yun Hao's dissatisfaction instantly vanished, his eyes lit up: "Then I'll accept it, after all, this thing is truly rare."
After leaving Liuxian, the carriage stopped by the small road leading to the countryside.
After A Jiu and the others got off the carriage, they thanked him again. If it weren't for him, their family might have died in the city.
"We finally found a place to stay." Cai Lihua still felt bitter: "Are we going to continue fleeing famine?"
"Lihua, say less. Even if we continue to flee famine, we will find a place to settle down and live. And I've also thought about it. If we settle down, I will definitely take care of the family and never be like I was before."
Meng Shaode held Cai Lihua, his eyes full of heartache. He couldn't imagine anyone else could swallow that gold and silver for the sake of his daughter.
"Mom, don't worry. We met a kind old man in Heba Village. Aunt Li and Zhao Kun live in his house. Who says we don't have a place to stay?"
A Jiu said, then glared at the smiling Tuoba Yan:
"Are you still smiling?"
Seeing A Jiu's serious expression, Tuoba Yan straightened up and stopped smiling: "Sister A Jiu, why are you unhappy again?"
"You're asking me? You have no idea how serious the consequences are. Are those things you can just say casually?"
Being able to leave the city in a carriage was a dream for so many refugees. Who knew they would be talking nonsense on the carriage.