Chapter 192 Military Dog Helps
Liu Quan shook his head. "Including Lord Jiang, there were seven people in total. They were all arrested. The others went to Wangxian Tower first. I don't know their situation."
Shen Zhi glanced at Eunuch Cao and said, "Liu Quan and I will go to the street where they were robbed to see if there are any clues left there. Eunuch Cao, please send someone to report to the authorities and search the entire city as soon as possible. Also, find the other officials as soon as possible."
Eunuch Cao nodded in agreement, turned around and left with a frown. He called the guards hiding in the dark, and at a command, the guards took the order and left.
Shen Zhi and Liu Quan came to the street where the incident happened. It was in chaos, with goods from the stalls scattered on the ground. It was now empty. Shen Zhi squatted on the ground to check if there were any clues left by the criminals.
Suddenly, a small bamboo plaque caught her attention. The plaque was polished very smoothly and was about the same size as a jade pendant. There was a cherry blossom pattern carved on one side of the plaque. Shen Zhi's heart skipped a beat. How come the damn Japanese pirates are still alive?
At this time, Song Shijie also heard the news and rushed over with the officials. Song Shijie told Shen Zhi that the other officials were fine and had been escorted back to Baiyun Villa.
Shen Zhi handed him the bamboo raft and said, "We found it on the spot. This cherry blossom is the national flower of Japan."
Song Shijie frowned and cursed, "How come these Japanese pirates are like rats in the gutter and can never be eliminated?"
"It seems that these Japanese pirates are coming for me. I also contributed to the killing of more than one million Japanese pirates in Haizhou. These should be the remnants hiding in the dark. It's also our fault. We saw that the overall situation was settled, but we didn't expect that some remnants of the Japanese pirates were secretly lurking and waiting for an opportunity to take revenge." Shen Zhi said.
Song Shijie urgently set up a reconnaissance team and sent them to find out where the remnants of the Japanese pirates were hiding. The members of the reconnaissance team had disguised themselves and blended into the crowd, not missing any clues. At the same time, the government strengthened patrols and defenses around the city to prevent the remnants of the Japanese pirates from taking the opportunity to create more chaos. Qingzhou Prefecture was not a border town, so there was no army stationed there. Eunuch Cao sent a pigeon letter to Yuanzhou to request support, and even sent a letter to Zhan Xiao, who was far away in Haizhou, reminding him to be careful to prevent the remnants of the Japanese pirates from entering the city.
Many people witnessed the Japanese pirates kidnapping the imperial officials in public. For a time, the people were in a panic and there were many different opinions.
In order to stabilize the people's hearts, the government dispatched a large amount of manpower and material resources to search house by house for the whereabouts of the remnants.
Shen Zhi bought a retired military dog online at a high price. With the military dog, searching was much easier. Shen Zhi asked Liu Quan to take a piece of clothes that Mr. Jiang had worn before and let the military dog smell it. The military dog took Shen Zhi along the street to an abandoned courtyard.
The military dog suddenly became excited and kept sniffing the ground, as if it had found something important. Shen Zhi's heart moved, and she immediately squatted down and patted the military dog's head gently, her eyes full of encouragement. Then, she followed the military dog closely.
Following the guidance of the military dog, they came to a house in the courtyard. Suddenly, Shen Zhi heard a familiar voice. Although the voice was faint, he immediately recognized it as the voice of the abducted Lord Jiang. Shen Zhi's heartbeat instantly accelerated. She put her ear to the wall without hesitation, listening carefully to the movement inside, her brows furrowed.
"Old Sun, I'm almost dying. My heart disease seems to be flaring up, and it's beating non-stop." Lord Jiang's weak voice came through the wall.
Shen Zhi's heart suddenly tightened. She approached the house cautiously. Through the cracks in the dilapidated window, she saw the officials imprisoned inside. They looked haggard, and their eyes were full of fatigue and fear. At this moment, Shen Zhi found that Lord Jiang was pale, holding his chest, and curled up in pain in the corner. She immediately realized that Lord Jiang's heart disease really broke out.
Shen Zhi was extremely anxious. She knew she had to find a way to rescue the officials as soon as possible.
The military dog seemed to sense the tension and excitement of its master, lying quietly beside him, vigilantly observing the surroundings with its ears erected. Shen Zhi listened carefully, thinking quickly about the next move in his mind.
Shen Zhi looked up and saw two Japanese pirates guarding the door like ferocious monsters. They held sharp blades in their hands and had ferocious faces, which made people afraid.
Meanwhile, other pirates were drinking in another room, and the noise of noise could be heard faintly. Shen Zhi frowned, knowing that the situation was critical but also had a hidden turning point.
Just as she was lost in thought, Lord Sun in the room seemed to have discovered her. Lord Sun tiptoed to the window. Although the window was open, it had been sealed with an iron rod by the Japanese pirates in advance.
Shen Zhi made a gesture of silence to Lord Sun with his finger, then took out a box of quick-acting heart-saving pills from his sleeve and handed it in.
"Give Lord Jiang one pill. I'll go and deal with these Japanese pirates." Shen Zhi said in a low voice.
Lord Sun nodded, carefully took the medicine bottle, made a hushing gesture to the other adults who were watching the two of them, and then quietly fed Lord Jiang a heart-saving pill.
Shen Zhi looked around, trying to find an opportunity.
Shen Zhi's eyes were as sharp as an eagle at this moment, and he kept thinking of various ways in his mind. Whether to divert the guards at the gate by making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, or to launch a surprise attack while the pirates were drunk, etc., but each method was accompanied by huge risks, and a careless move would bring danger to these imprisoned officials.
After a moment, Shen Zhi gritted her teeth and thought to herself: Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to take a risk. She made up her mind to sneak into the house, first deal with the drunken pirates, and then find a chance to rescue the officials.
Shen Zhi carefully walked around to the side of the house where the pirates were drinking. There was a half-closed window there. Shen Zhi approached the window gently and listened to the movement inside the house. When she was sure that the pirates inside were all immersed in alcohol and seemed to be drunk, she quietly climbed in through the window.
The room was filled with a strong smell of alcohol. The pirates were sitting or lying here and there, holding wine glasses in their hands. Shen Zhi took a pirate's sword from the corner. Her heart was pounding. This was her first time to come into close contact with these pirates. Shen Zhi pretended to be calm and quietly approached the pirate closest to her step by step. While the pirate was not paying attention, she suddenly attacked and killed him with a knife. The other pirates were still drunk and had not yet reacted. Shen Zhi quickly killed a few more.
Just when Shen Zhi thought she had dealt with all the pirates in the room, she suddenly heard a slight noise. Her heart tightened, and she turned around to see a pirate curled up in the corner of the room. The pirate seemed to have just woken up, and his eyes were full of fear and ferocity.