Chapter 893: Chapter 232: Damn, Summer God’s Anger (Part 2)
Huo Bima left the main troops, personally leading a squad of a hundred men following Zhao Ya to break into the Assistant Magistrate Mansion.
Along the way, they were unstoppable, killing gods if gods blocked their path, and killing Buddhas if Buddhas blocked their path, executing any who dared to resist on the spot.
The group directly charged into the master bedroom of the Assistant Magistrate Mansion, and as Zhao Ya wanted to step forward and kick the door, Huo Bima said: “Commandery Princess, be careful, let me do it.”
Huo Bima rushed to the front, kicked the door open, and found the room completely vacant.
Huo Bima then said: “Commandery Princess, he’s gone, there’s no one here!”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ya rushed in directly and discovered that Wulu Tai’s room was indeed completely empty.
Chen Jie also walked in at this moment, looking around, frowning: “Did they receive a notice in advance?”
Chen Jie had a puzzled expression, and at this moment Zhao Ya said: “Huo Bima.”
“Take people immediately and search every corner of the entire Assistant Magistrate Mansion, do not leave any corner unchecked. I refuse to believe he can get away!”
Upon hearing this, Huo Bima immediately went to search.
However, Chen Jie stayed behind, inspecting the room, which was very clean and tidy, but behind the curtains, Chen Jie noticed several scratches.
Moreover, the quilt on the bed seemed odd; it’s so hot, why is there a quilt suitable only for autumn and winter on the bed?
Chen Jie sensed something was amiss.
At this moment, Zhao Ya came over and asked: “Jiu Si, what’s the matter?”
Chen Jie replied: “Nothing, just that something feels strange.”
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Chen Jie pointed at the quilt on the bed and said: “With this scorching summer heat, why would he cover himself with an autumn quilt?”
Zhao Ya said: “Maybe he’s afraid of the cold?”
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie did not respond, but continued searching the room quietly. After a long search, Chen Jie didn’t find anything else valuable.
Meanwhile, outside, the Black Cavalry had already started searching one after another.
After searching for a long time, the group found nothing, one by one returning with grim faces, reporting: “To report to the Hundred Households, we have searched the Assistant Magistrate’s Office up and down, but have not found Wulu Tai.”
Upon hearing this, Huo Bima said: “Strange, the Assistant Magistrate Mansion is only so big, we’ve searched thoroughly with a hundred people, where could he have gone?”
Huo Bima looked puzzled, and Zhao Ya and Chen Jie came over, with Zhao Ya asking: “Huo Bima, what’s the situation?”
“Commandery Princess, we have searched this place thoroughly, but there is no trace of Wulu Tai.”
Zhao Ya asked: “Wulu Tai is not here, what about Jin Yanzi?”
Huo Bima replied: “Also missing.”
Chen Jie said: “Commander Huo Bima, have the house slaves inquired whether Wulu Tai returned to the mansion today?”
Huo Bima said: “We did inquire, they said Wulu Tai stayed at the mansion after seeing off the Commandery Princess and Hundred Households Chen today, his wife went to the rouge shop at one point, but she returned for dinner.”
“After dinner, Wulu Tai went back to the bedroom, and Jin Yanzi seemed to have some matter and went to the study, and then both vanished.”
Hearing this, Zhao Ya and Chen Jie exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other’s eyes — what was going on?
Chen Jie looked at the rooftop, then directly used Qinggong to fly up to the roof, Zhao Ya followed, and so did Huo Bima.
Chen Jie then raised a hand to stop the others from coming forward, taking a torch to illuminate the roof tiles.
Then he said: “They should have left from the rooftop.”
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly followed, Chen Jie pointed at the roof tiles, showing shallow footprints and several tiles crushed.
Chen Jie looked at these shattered tiles, lost in thought.
Zhao Ya then looked at the footprints and said: “Hmm, from the footprints, it’s clear, they ran out of the Assistant Magistrate Mansion from here.”
Huo Bima said: “Commandery Princess, I will take people to pursue immediately.”
Zhao Ya said: “Seal the city gates first; searching now is like finding a needle in a haystack.”
Huo Bima said: “Understood, I will find people to seal the gates immediately.”
Huo Bima quickly left, and Zhao Ya saw Chen Jie squatting on the rooftop looking at the shattered tiles, asked: “Jiu Si, have you discovered anything?”
Chen Jie said: “Yes, Commandery Princess, how strong is Wulu Tai?”
Zhao Ya thought for a moment and said: “Although not verified, at the very least he should be at the Holding Core Realm, or else he couldn’t hold the position of Assistant Magistrate.”
Chen Jie said: “Holding Core Realm, with Gang Qi surrounding oneself, even if fleeing in panic, someone at this realm’s control over Gang Qi shouldn’t step on a tile and break it, so there’s likely something to it.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ya pondered slightly and said: “You mean?”
Chen Jie pointed at those fractured tiles and asked: “Under what circumstances would someone in the Holding Core Realm lose control of their Gang Qi?”
Zhao Ya said: “Severely injured?”
Chen Jie said: “Yes, only losing control over Gang Qi would lead to such a situation, and severe injury is the most likely cause.”
Zhao Ya: “Are you saying someone severely injured Wulu Tai and then kidnapped him?”
Chen Jie: “Or it’s possible he escaped severely injured.”
Zhao Ya asked: “Who could it be? And why would they severely injure Wulu Tai?”
Chen Jie said: “Perhaps Wulu Tai was merely a scapegoat.”
Speaking to this point, Chen Jie stood up and said: “Commandery Princess, it seems Huangzhou Prefecture isn’t as simple as it looks.”
Zhao Ya heard this and silently said: “No matter how complicated, the real culprit behind the scenes must be caught. I absolutely will not allow them to toy with us and mock the court.”
Chen Jie said: “Indeed.”
Zhao Ya said: “Okay then, they have escaped, capturing them won’t be easy; today you’ve just arrived in Huangzhou Prefecture and have done so much, go home and rest well.”