Chapter 102: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 102: Search (Part 1)
On the third floor of a teahouse, Yan Junyu watched the chaotic scene below, his brow furrowing. Unpleasant images flashed through his mind, and his previously lazy expression turned cold and stern.
Closing his jade bone fan, Yan Junyu instructed the servant who was bowing his head, "Go to the Wucheng Garrison and tell someone surnamed Xiao that I have been attacked. Tell him to investigate every person leaving the city gates and detain anyone suspicious."
Guanyu was taken aback for a moment, about to ask "why," but seeing his master's bad mood, he suppressed his unspoken doubts and simply replied, "Yes," before quickly rushing out.
Looking at the still chaotic street, Yan Junyu, who had originally wanted to invite a few friends to stroll along the river, lost all interest. He left a silver ingot and departed.
Assassinated?
In the Wucheng Garrison, Xiao Ruiyuan's eye twitched as he listened to the report from his subordinate. He didn't expect that someone like the usual dandy would be attacked. He wondered what tricks that guy was up to again.
Thinking this way, Xiao Ruiyuan knew that the person wouldn't use this method to entertain him, so he quickly dispatched people to issue orders to inspect all four city gates.
Then, he quickly summoned three hundred of his men and personally led them to Qu Shui.
After pacifying the southern war, Xiao Ruiyuan, as the top military merit holder, naturally received the emperor's great commendation.
Not only was he promoted three ranks to become a third-rank general, but he also smoothly took over the Wucheng Garrison through a series of meticulous arrangements, becoming the overall commander of three thousand officials in charge of maintaining law and order in the capital.
Every year during the Yuan Festival, there would be some incidents, so in recent years, everyone in the Wucheng Garrison had to be on standby all day. As the overall commander, Xiao Ruiyuan had to set an example, so he didn't return to the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence.
When three hundred soldiers arrived at Qu Shui, even though they knew the situation wasn't good, seeing the streets ablaze with fire and thick smoke, with people lying everywhere, dead or alive, and cries ringing out everywhere, it felt like experiencing a war, and they couldn't help but take in a few deep breaths of cold air.
"Zhao Tong, Wang Xing, each lead fifty men to evacuate the civilians. Liu Liu, Shan Yun, each lead fifty men to take the wounded to nearby clinics. Zhang Hua, lead the remaining hundred men to put out the fires separately. Don't let the fire spread to nearby houses..."
Standing tall and sturdy in military attire, Xiao Ruiyuan's face was stern as he issued orders one after another. This human disaster was obviously beyond his expectations.
"Understood!"
The five named commanders saluted and quickly deployed their men. In less than half an hour, everyone was in position, handling the disaster efficiently and orderly.
Xiao Ruiyuan dismounted decisively and inspected the situation along the way. Seeing many distressed civilians unwilling to leave, crying and searching for their lost children, he ordered someone to find a nearby restaurant and arrange for these people to be accommodated there, and then ordered the message to be spread to bring any lost children to this place.
"Excuse me, sir, have you seen a girl about thirteen or fourteen years old, about this tall?"
As Xiao Ruiyuan continued to walk forward, a familiar voice suddenly reached his ears. He looked up and saw a middle-aged man pulling a passerby, his face full of anxiety, asking something.
"No, I haven't. A girl this big wouldn't get lost. You should hurry home and take a look. She might have already returned," the passerby replied kindly, not showing any impatience.
Not getting the answer he wanted, Mo Qingze released his grip despondently, took two steps back, and then grabbed another passerby, asking the same question, but still gained nothing.
"Wuuu... big sister... wuuu, big sister, where are you? Big sister, come out quickly, Zhen'er will be obedient in the future, and won't run around again, wuuu..."
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