Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 95 The Guard's Thoughts

In Qizhou City, at the west gate, two teams of guards took turns on duty.

The team of guards who had just finished their shift were walking down the street in pairs, somewhat disorganized.

Among them, two sturdy guards were walking together, whispering to each other.

These two guards were the same guards who had questioned Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao before and who had happily let them out of the city.

The guard at the city gate with wheat-colored skin and clear facial features who was responsible for questioning Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao still had sharp eyes, but his face looked much more haggard than before.

At that time, the burly guard who readily let Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao pass did not show much fatigue on his face.

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The two of them walked side by side at a very fast pace. Before long, they had put a considerable distance between themselves and the other guards who had finished their shift. The city gate behind them also disappeared without a trace, and the two of them left it far behind.

"Do you think there will be any problems with these two?" asked the guard who was responsible for questioning Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao.

"Which two?" The burly guard who happily let Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao pass through the city gate said nonchalantly.

"They are the old man and the young man who were the last to pass through the city gate before the city lord's personal guards came to seal the city gate." The guard in charge of the investigation replied lightly.

The burly guard thought for a moment and said, "Is that the young warrior carrying two spears? And the old man with a strong body?"

"Correct."

"What could be the problem? Haven't you checked everything?" The burly guard looked indifferent.

He made a "tsk" sound, looking a little puzzled, and said, "I have checked, but now that I think about it, I always feel that there is something wrong with those two people." The guard in charge of the investigation frowned slightly, and his narrow eyes moved along with it.

"Since we've already investigated, there's nothing to worry about." The burly guard still had a look of disapproval on his face.

"Aren't you always strict?" He raised his eyebrows and added.

Hearing this, the guard in charge of the investigation shook his head and said, "Let me be honest. I lowered the standards when checking them. I didn't check many things that should have been checked."

He continued, "Too strict questioning will make people feel uncomfortable, more or less. They have made contributions to our Qizhou City. If we treat them the same way as others, it will inevitably hurt their feelings. Besides, I am a warrior myself, and personally, I admire those who can hunt ferocious beasts."

After saying this, he felt much more relieved and let out a long breath.

"But no matter what the reason is, if I don't conduct a thorough investigation, it would be considered dereliction of duty." He added, looking a little self-blaming.

The burly guard turned his head and looked at the guard who had just spoken. Seeing that he was in a low state, he finally paid some attention.

"When they wrote down my name and place of origin in the book, I took a look and I remember that I was from Qizhou."

The dejected guard nodded without saying anything.

Seeing this, the burly guard continued, "Since you were willing to let them leave the city so readily, I thought they were people you knew."

He looked at the dejected guard again, and said with a soothing tone: "Since they are locals of Qizhou, it is easy to deal with them. Let's go and investigate privately." "By the way, what are they going to do when they leave the city?" he asked again.

The depressed guard paused for a moment, then replied, "The old man said he was leaving the city to propose marriage to his grandson."

Hearing this, the burly guard seemed to have thought of something. He actually chuckled and said, "That's right. That boy is so good-looking. He should find a wife soon!"

"I'm so envious, you're so good-looking!" He whispered again with a smile on his face. While speaking, he unconsciously pushed up his nose tightly, looking very cool.

What he didn't know was that right now, there was a pair of somewhat resentful eyes staring at him.

The burly guard felt that the street, which was not quiet at all, was now a little colder, like a gust of cold wind blowing...

He glanced to his side and easily saw the expression of the person walking next to him, especially his eyes, which made him feel uneasy.

The burly figure unconsciously tightened a bit.

He was not the type of person who reacted quickly, but at this moment, he immediately realized that he had gone off topic.

My companions were already worried about letting the old man and the young boy leave the city, but I changed the subject and started talking about the young man, and even envied his appearance. This was really wrong.

Thinking of this, he quickly said, "You see, I'm not as careful as you. I even strayed from the topic while I was talking."

He comforted the guard who was in a bad state, "You just think too much. No matter how lax your investigation is, it's still much stricter than others. Don't worry, when we return to the martial arts gym and finish what we have at hand, I will help you investigate the details of those two people."

After hearing this, the guard, who was in a somewhat depressed state, looked a little relieved, walked straight forward and nodded.

"Don't mention this to anyone else for now. It looks like the City Lord's guards have taken away all the rosters and records at the city gates. They're definitely going to go through them carefully. Now that things have come to this, if they ask about it, for the sake of your future, you can't admit that you let your guard down."

He then instructed, "Of course, you are usually the most opinionated person. You know all these things, so I don't need to explain them."

The burly guard's expression was serious for only a moment while he was speaking, but then he immediately regained his composure, completely relaxed, and said generously, "Since it really has been investigated and we can't shirk responsibility, I'll take it on myself, brother."

After saying this, he was very satisfied, and his face was full of righteousness and heroism.

"Are you sick? I was influenced by the old man's words. It was me who told you to let them go because I said it wasn't a big deal. What does this have to do with you?"

The guard who was questioning Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao had a cold face and became unhappy with the words of the man walking next to him.

"After all, it was me who let them pass in the end, and you didn't tell me not to check their packages!" replied the burly guard.

The expression of the person next to me became even colder. Such an atmosphere made it difficult to get close.

The burly guard quickly changed his words and said, "Okay, then let's fight together as brothers. It's no big deal." The burly guard stopped arguing with him and replied readily.

The guard who questioned Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao felt a little helpless about the burly guard's idea. However, although he didn't say it, he felt a little warmer in his heart when he saw someone standing next to him.

The stern guard didn't reply, but whispered to himself, "I hope they're not bad people, and this is all an illusion..."

(End of this chapter)