allonlinenovel Chapter 1498
Chapter 1498
But then, the soldier captain spoke again.
"This old woman seems perfectly normal, but I just feel like something's off about her, though I can't quite put my finger on it."
The soldiers, unsure how to respond, simply remained silent and listened quietly.
At this moment, the soldier captain turned to look at the first soldier who had reported.
"Are there a few more places we need to check?"
"Boss, there are two more places, both not far from here."
Upon hearing this, the soldier captain slowly nodded, then spoke again:
"You can go to the other two places. I'll stay here and try to figure out what's wrong with that old woman."
“If you find nothing after you finish your investigation, come back to me. I still feel that there is something wrong with that old woman, and we need to investigate her thoroughly.”
"For the next few days, we'll keep an eye on this place. Someone needs to be on duty every night. You can figure out how to arrange it yourselves."
The Five Cities Garrison was responsible for patrolling the city at night, and they were allowed to move around freely at night, which is why the garrison captain made this arrangement.
As for the soldiers, they didn't really care, since even if they weren't being watched, they still had to go on patrol at night anyway.
You know, night patrols have to go everywhere, while surveillance only requires staying in one place, which is much easier than patrolling.
So after the soldier captain gave the instructions, they immediately nodded to show they understood, and then they heard the soldier captain say:
"Alright, now that you know, go check the other two places!"
Upon hearing the order, the soldiers did not hesitate at all and immediately turned and left, leaving only the captain to guard the place.
However, just as the soldiers left, the old woman returned to her room.
That's right, she had just returned to her room, meaning she had been there for more than ten minutes after the soldiers finished searching.
If the soldiers' captain knew about this, he probably wouldn't just sense something was wrong; he would immediately take action to arrest the person.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that the old woman had returned to her room and closed the door behind her.
Her originally hunched body slowly straightened up, and she even threw the cane she was holding aside.
Although walking was still unsteady and he had a limp, it was only his legs that were difficult; the rest of his body was light and agile.
She no longer looks old at all; she's completely different from how she was just ten minutes ago.
Even his eyes, which were not very bright to begin with, became much more focused now, and also carried a sense of solemnity.
"Has the city-wide search already begun? Is it to find me, or to find the White Lotus Taoist?"
As she spoke, the 'old woman' limped to the bedside, slowly sat down, and then muttered to herself:
"Fortunately, I tricked that old woman out of the capital under the pretext of treating her illness and got rid of her, which is why I have this hiding place."
"However, it's probably not safe here now. We need to find a way to leave the capital, otherwise the imperial court will find us sooner or later!"
"But if I just leave like this, what about the old grudges and this leg of mine... can I accept that?"
As she spoke, the 'old woman' reached out and gently stroked her thigh.
The city-wide search continues, but after several days neither the Embroidered Uniform Guard nor the Five Cities Garrison has found anything.
As the main figure in the manhunt, Zhang Hao seemed to have vanished from the capital, leaving no trace whatsoever.
Mao Xiang even suspected that Zhang Hao might have left the capital through some channel, which was why he couldn't find him.
On the other side, although the soldier captain had been keeping an eye on the old woman, he hadn't noticed anything unusual over the past few days.
This old woman was just like any other elderly person, except that she rarely went out, only once every two days.