With the Fengchen Guards standing guard at the gate of the Council House, the security was exceptionally tight. Everyone who entered the Council House would be strictly interrogated. If it was like this during the day, one could imagine how tight the security would be at night.
A horseman rode his horse to the front of the Senate Yamen. He leaped down from his horse and led the horse to the side. He tied the horse to a post and took out a bulging leather bag from the horse's back. He strode towards the door. Looking at his attire, he was wearing the official uniform of the Supreme Court. He was thin and had a beard on his face.
"Stop! What are you doing? "
A Fengchen Guard soldier stretched out his hand to block his path. That person waved his horsewhip and replied with a slight smile: "I am the Chief Supervisor of the Supreme Court, Long Chuan. Yesterday, I heard that something happened in the Censorate Courtyard. Haha, to think that they actually deployed soldiers to guard here today. Our Lieutenant Minister Lai is really honored!"
As he spoke, he took out a fish talisman from his waist and calmly handed it to the soldier. The soldier took the fish talisman and examined it carefully. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he returned it to him and asked: "Your Excellency, what official business do you have at the Council House?"
'Long Chuan' opened the leather pouch and showed it to him. He replied: "Some of the files are not complete. The Supreme Court's Vice-Minister has ordered that they must be returned to the Censorate. Only then can they be approved and archived."
The soldier retreated to the side and waved his hand. 'Long Chuan' kept the leather pouch and calmly walked towards the courtyard.
This' Long Chuan 'was Tin Aino in disguise.
When the Tian Ai Nu barged into the House of Censorate that day, she followed her memory of the location of the prison. Once she found the door, she went on a killing spree. When she rushed into the prison cell, she realized that Yang Fan was not locked up there.
The prisoners in the cell did not know her identity and did not know where Yang Fan was being held. Tin Aino hurriedly checked every cell but did not see Yang Fan. She asked a few more times but no one answered. Tin Aino saw this and immediately turned around and left.
She was an assassin who had undergone rigorous training, so she was very clear about timing. She brazenly charged into the prison. It seemed reckless, but in fact, she had already thought it through. She had carefully estimated how long she could stay in the prison. It was probably only enough time for her to get the key to the shackles from the jailer, find Yang Fan, break the door, and save him.
The opportunity was fleeting. If she could successfully rescue Yang Fan, the two of them would have already begun to fight their way out of the encirclement. Now, they had already spent a lot of time looking for him from cell to cell. They could not delay any longer. Otherwise, once the cell door was sealed from the outside, even she would be locked here and unable to leave.
Seeing that things were not going well, Tin Aino turned around and left. She had just broken through the tunnel when the patrolling public servants discovered the two dead jailers and rushed in. Tin Aino fought her way out of the encirclement and fled into the night. When the public servants and servants arrived one after another, Tin Aino had already disappeared.
If Tin Aino had caught one of the sentries and interrogated him, she might have known the exact location where Yang Fan was being held. However, Tin Aino had made a mistake in her busy schedule. She had thought of all possible changes before the prison break, but she had not thought that the cell was already full of prisoners and that Yang Fan was being held in a temporarily vacated cell outside.
However, this did not affect the result of her rescue. Because the temporary cell that was holding Yang Fan was too simple, in order to prevent prisoners from escaping, he was heavily shackled. Even if Tin Aino had found his exact location, it was impossible for her to release him before the public servants heard the news and gathered around.
The next night, it was impossible for A Nu to sneak into the Senate. This place was built by the wall and was surrounded by an open space. Under the guard of the Fengchen Guards, there was nowhere for her to hide and she would be discovered from afar if she tried to sneak in. Tin Aino had no choice but to leave. Today, she had come up with this idea to sneak in.
Tin Aino walked into the Senate and looked around for a while. Coincidentally, Zheng Xiaobu, who had sent the vegetable seller out, came back. Tin Aino welcomed him and asked with a smile, "Excuse me! I am sent by the Supreme Court to return the incomplete documents. This is my first time here and I do not know the way. May I know where I should go to hand over the documents? "
Zheng Xiaobu said, "Go that way and turn to the third room in the second row. There is a sign hanging on the door that says' Taiyuan Yamen Office '!"
Tin Aino nodded, "Thank you!" and turned to follow Zheng Xiaobu's instructions.
In the alley, Tin Aino had already asked Long Chuan what she needed to know. Moreover, she heard that this was the first time Long Chuan came to the Senate after his promotion. She was even more relieved. If the person in charge of the handover knew Long Chuan, she would have to be more cautious.
Tin Aino rushed to the Taiyuan Yamen Office. The clerk took out the files from the leather bag and recorded them one by one. He wrote two copies of the handover book and signed it with Tin Aino. Tin Aino kept the receipt and walked out of the Yamen Office. She wandered around the courtyard. Without the thick leather bag in her hand, her movements were even less conspicuous.
At this moment, Xu Yougong and Hou Sizhi were fighting in the court. Lai Junchen rushed over when he heard the news and instructed angrily, "Put Yang Fan in prison temporarily. Get Lai Zixun to finish the case on hand and take over the interrogation of Yang Fan! The two of you, come with me! " Lai Junchen flicked his sleeves and left. Xu Yougong and Hou Sizhi followed behind him angrily and left together.
Tin Aino wandered around the Senate for a long time but couldn't find any clues. She wanted to take the risk to catch someone and interrogate Yang Fan's whereabouts in a secluded place. Suddenly, she saw a few servants coming out from a double eaves office. They were holding the shackled Yang Fan.
Tin Aino saw Yang Fan and her heart skipped a beat. Then, it seemed to have stopped and was pressed heavily in her chest. It was only when the servants held Yang Fan towards her that Tin Aino woke up from her dream. She hurriedly retracted her infatuated gaze and turned around. At this moment, her heart pounded again like a drum.
The sound of the shackles grew closer and closer. Tin Aino's heartbeat also grew faster and faster. She subconsciously touched the hilt of her saber and her palms were already sweating. However, right at this moment, a group of soldiers who were changing shifts leisurely walked over from afar. When Tian Ai Nu thought of the heavy handcuffs and shackles on Yang Fan's body, she gritted her teeth and suppressed her impulse.
Under the escort of the servants, Yang Fan dragged the heavy shackles to the backyard with difficulty. The heavy shackles were probably more than ten catties and looked like two iron weights on his feet. The iron chain in the middle was less than a foot long and was as thick as a goose's egg. He wanted to lift the chain with his hands but it was too short. He could only drag it with his feet and his ankles were a bloody mess. Tin Aino followed behind him and saw the state of his feet. Her heart ached.
It was the busiest time of the year in the Judicial Chamber. There were officials from the Supreme Court, Ministry of Justice, Luoyang Prefecture, and other places who rushed over to handle matters. There were also soldiers from the Fengchen Guards. There were also officials from the Judicial Chamber who were escorting prisoners back to prison or taking prisoners out of prison. Tin Aino swaggered behind those officials and walked leisurely. No one questioned her.
The officials escorted Yang Fan to the temporary prison area. They took him in and relocked him with the iron chains that were fastened to the walls, the ground, and the beams. The last official who came out wanted to lock him up but found that the lock was locked. He couldn't help but angrily call out, "Captain Zhang, Captain Zhang, open the lock!"
By this time, the other officials had already left. The last official walked towards the wall of the house and shouted for Zhang Lilei to open the lock. Tin Aino saw that this was a rare opportunity and immediately dashed over. He first took a look at the lock and the door.
This prison cell had been temporarily modified. It was originally used to store the four treasures of the study and office equipment. As a result, the door was thin and the lock was not large. Tin Aino thought that he could kick it open with one foot and not have to worry about cutting off his escape route. He immediately dashed through the door without hesitation.
Yang Fan suddenly saw an official from the Supreme Court barge in with a saber. His heart immediately tightened. After Zhu Bin's sudden death, he had increased his vigilance. Yang Fan immediately tightened his grip on the iron chains. Unfortunately, his range of movement was limited. If the intruder really had evil intentions, he was afraid that he wouldn't even be able to use ten percent of his martial arts.
"Silence, I'm here to save you!"
Tin Aino was also afraid that he would shout, so he hurriedly spoke in his original voice. Yang Fan's body immediately trembled. At this time, Zhang Lilei limped over. The official grumbled to him, "Captain Zhang, the criminal hasn't returned yet. Can't you just hang the lock on top? Why lock it? Are you afraid that someone will steal the lock?"
Zhang Lilei snorted and said, "I'm used to opening and locking the door every day. I just conveniently locked it. Is that okay?"
Upon hearing this, Tin Aino dodged to the side. After thinking carefully, he was worried that someone would poke their head in and look inside. He hurriedly leaped and flashed to the top of the bookcase by the wall. There were no windows or lights in the room, so it was very dim. The light from the door shone in, making the room brighter. Jumping to the top of the bookcase against the wall, and then crouching down, it would be difficult to find anyone even if he looked carefully.
When Zhang Lilei unlocked the door, the official really poked his head in and glanced inside. When he retracted his head, the door was locked with a click. The only source of light in the room was the faint light coming in through the gap of the door.
Yang Fan stared at the bookcase with wide eyes. In the darkness, the bookcase only had a hazy shadow, not to mention the person lying on it. He couldn't see anything clearly and could only call out in a low voice, "Ah Nu?"
When Tin Aino heard him call her name, she suddenly felt a surge of emotions in her heart. She couldn't help but want to cry. She sniffled and jumped down from the bookcase. She gently walked to Yang Fan's side and didn't say a word. She just reached out to touch the iron chain on his hand and tried to pull it.
Yang Fan said in a low voice, "It's useless. This iron chain is either firmly embedded in the beam or hammered into the ground with a sledgehammer. It can't be pulled out at all."
Tin Aino still didn't say anything. She just felt her way along the iron chain and leaped onto the beam. After feeling it carefully for a while, she knew that it was really impossible to pull it out. She could only jump down and slowly unsheathe her saber.
Yang Fan shook his head and said, "There's no need to try. This iron chain is originally used to hang people in the air for torture. It's thick and sturdy. Even a steel saber can't break it, unless you have some legendary divine weapon in your hand that can cut through iron like mud! Ah Nu, when did you come to Luoyang? "
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