Dad, we are so stable, should we do something?

Tian Er and his companions followed the Yin convoy all the way to an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city. The area was overgrown with weeds and the road was blocked by something. If they hadn't followed them, it would have been difficult to find this path.

Tian Er and his companions saw that the convoy did not come out after it went in, and there were still many people guarding outside, so they could only wait until dark before trying to sneak in.

"One of them will guard during the day while the other will go to inform Tian Da of their location.

Tian Da was worried that Tian Er was not careful enough, so he told him to be careful.

"Tell Tian Er not to act rashly. Observe carefully before going in, so as not to alert the enemy."

Tian Er, who originally wanted to go in that night, only observed their patrol time and the guards inside from the outside that night. Seeing that they did not seem to be moving out, he planned to go in and check again the next night.

"Tian Er, look, they are coming out." I followed Tian Er and the yamen runners to keep watch in the second half of the night. At five o'clock in the morning, I found that the people inside had opened the door.

"Where are they going so early in the morning? They're walking so fast, so their things shouldn't be in the car."

"So should we follow the car or continue to stay here?"

"Forget it, let's guard here. It's not safe for one person to guard here. The empty truck must have gone out to transport goods again. Let's guard here. Tian Da notified that the people sent by the county magistrate should arrive today. When there are more people, it will be convenient for us to go in and check."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

The empty carriage that Tian Er and his companions saw was the carriage that was going to the mine today. Not long after they came out, a dozen people came out from alleys and walked behind the carriage. One of them secretly went to a small restaurant and knocked on the door. Someone came out, said a few words and left to chase the carriage in front.

After the people left, the back door of the restaurant opened, and a waiter took a food box to the prefect's house to deliver it. Soon after, the prefect sat at the table and ate the breakfast sent by the restaurant. He smiled and said to the steward,

"As soon as possible, go to the restaurant today and have a cup of tea. Come back when you are done."

"Yes, sir."

The morning carriage took about an hour and a half to reach the mine, where Gao Xi's men were already waiting for them.

Today, the tall manager led the team again. Gao Xi's men pretended to be his subordinates and miners, and conducted the meeting according to their previous practice.

"This is the last of our goods. Do you want to count them?"

"No need. You know what to do with the rest. Don't cause trouble for the people above you."

"Yes, yes, we know, don't worry."

"Okay, let's load the car."

When Gao Xi's men saw that they were asked to load the carriage, they immediately helped load the silver basket by basket onto the carriage.

"Okay, gentlemen, we are done, is there anything else to do?" Gao Xi smiled and raised his head and said to the black-faced man who was leading the group.

As soon as Gao Xi finished speaking, his men immediately took action. They stretched out their hands and stabbed the enemy closest to them. Before the enemy could fight back, he was stabbed. The scene immediately became chaotic and other people hiding at the mine entrance also rushed out.

"Retreat quickly, we've fallen into a trap." The black-faced man ordered his surviving men to retreat.

But it was too late. All of Gao Xi's men rushed over. They had more people than the other side and were stronger than them. It didn't take long before Hei Lian was subdued and the others were captured.

When the black-faced man saw that they were all caught, he signaled his men to commit suicide by taking poison while Gao Xi and his men were not paying attention. Gao Xi was so angry that he stamped his feet.

"Damn, I was so careless. I didn't expect them to be so stubborn. Now the clue is gone."

Gao Xi glared at the tall man. When they were caught before, none of them committed suicide. Gao Xi thought these people would do the same, but he didn't expect that his plan was a mistake.

The tall man immediately lowered his head. At this moment, he just wanted Gao Xi not to take his anger out on him. He had already told the other party everything he knew, and he didn't kill anyone, so he couldn't die alone.

"Okay, let's go back. You guys can see if you can find any clues along the tracks of the carriage."

The clues here are gone, so we have to go back. The villagers will be arranged to go back today, but people from other counties can only notify County Magistrate Tian first and let him handle it.

Now that the clues here are gone and there is no way to catch the prefect, Gao Xi can only consider taking out the evidence that the general had sent them to collect before to help Magistrate Tian to catch the prefect. If the prefect's problem is not solved, they can't take the next step.

Tian Zhenwei and others thought that Gao Xi should follow the new clues to arrest the prefect today, but they didn't expect that he would come back.

"Mr. Gao, why did you come back so soon? Have you done your work?" Tian Zhenwei asked directly when he saw Gao Xi.

"Not yet. The clues are broken. Let's send the people back first. Those who need to register should have done so last night. The nearby villagers can just go back. The rest who have difficulties can follow us to the county government office and ask the county magistrate to help solve the problem."

"Okay." Tian Yuheng has been in charge of this matter, and he has no problem with this decision.

Tian Yuheng sent some people to escort people from the nearby villages back home one by one, and the rest followed them back to the county.

"Mr. Gao, how are things going over there? Is there anything else you need me to do?" Seeing Gao Xi's unhappy look, County Magistrate Tian hurried forward and asked.

"Nothing, Magistrate Tian, ​​I'm a little sorry, the clues have been cut off, and we wanted to catch the people who were guarding the silver carriage and interrogate them this morning, but we didn't expect that they all committed suicide by taking poison."

"Regarding this, I just wanted to tell you today that we may have followed the silver delivery vehicle. My people followed them to their warehouse yesterday and may go in to check tonight. Yesterday, he said that he saw a carriage coming in from outside the city. The vehicle was moving unusually slowly and was in an empty warehouse.

"It's not good to be over. Hurry up and bring people with us to the warehouse. I'm afraid they will find out that people haven't returned and move to another place."

"Okay, sir, don't worry. I have already sent people to keep an eye on them. They are currently located on the outskirts of the city. I will have my men take you there immediately."

Knowing that he had alerted the enemy, Gao Xi did not take much rest, but instead led his men and horses to rush towards the provincial capital.

The steward of Prefect Yan in the restaurant was still waiting for people. From the time they left until now, it was estimated that the carriage would arrive around 3 p.m.

Tian Er saw that the warehouse staff had not returned after going out for the whole morning, and he was a little anxious. He almost wanted to go in at daybreak. Then Tian Da came with his men.

"I told you not to be impulsive, but you almost went in. It's still daylight."

"They've been gone all morning. I'm a little worried that they got the news and ran away. Are you sure you don't want to go in and take a look? I feel like there are a lot fewer people inside."

"Is the car really empty when it goes out in the morning?"

"Yes, don't worry about that. They were so heavy when they went in, but they felt so relaxed when they came out in the morning."