The four guards were trembling with fear.
They were not stupid. In this kind of situation, they definitely could not admit that they had dealings with Guo Cai.
However, Bai Xiaowen had good eyesight. Based on the frequency of the heartbeat and breathing, he could tell who was lying. His words were as sharp as a knife. In a few words, he had locked onto the main culprit — the north gate guard, Deng Shouxian.
"Deng Shouxian, if you cooperate now and confess, I can spare your life. If you delay the capture of the thief, I will definitely charge you with the crime of having an affair with a Yellow Turban. This is a serious crime. Think carefully! "
"Don't think that I can't find out! If you don't confess, I will ask the guards at the north gate. It will just take more time! "
Deng Shouxian's body trembled and he knelt down.
"Provincial Governor, I was just muddle-headed and accepted Guo Cai's golden pearl. That's why I allowed him to leave the city at night …"
Bai Xiaowen snorted, "He wasn't the only one who left the city at night, right? Was there a convoy following him? "
"Yes … yes …"
"Is it the same tonight?"
"Yes, it's the same tonight. At the second watch, Guo Cai personally led more than ten carriages out of the city."
Wang Lie said angrily, "As the gate guard, you actually allowed carriages to enter and leave the city at will. What if there are thieves hiding inside? You should be beheaded for dereliction of duty! "
Deng Shouxian hurriedly explained, "Sir, I checked every time and confirmed that there was only corn inside before I allowed them to pass. I definitely wouldn't dare to let thieves into the city."
Bai Xiaowen said in a deep voice, "Every time Guo Cai leaves the city, when does he come back?"
Deng Shouxian hurriedly said, "Around the fourth watch."
Bai Xiaowen silently calculated the time and said lightly, "I already know. Liu Yi! "
"Yes, sir!" Liu Yi trembled and stepped out of the ranks.
"Take your men and set up an ambush at the north gate of Xiangping City. When Guo Cai's convoy enters the city, you must capture him! "
"Yes …"
Although he agreed, Liu Yi was still somewhat lacking in confidence. "Young Master, as you said, Guo Cai is a Yellow Turban Bandit. He might know some demonic techniques. If he escapes …"
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly. "I'll send the Japanese Raven Lady to help. This Raven Lady was subdued by a Daoist expert and her methods were powerful. Even if the Yellow Scarf Demonic Man dared to use magic, he would not be able to gain any benefits. You just need to bring more troops to capture them. "
"Understood!" Liu Yi thought to himself. This was the first major event since he had surrendered.
Bai Xiaowen looked at Deng Shouxian. "Is your family in Xiangping City?"
Deng Shouxian's face was as white as a sheet of paper and his forehead was drenched in cold sweat. "Yes … please spare my life, provincial governor. I was just muddle-headed for a moment. I won't dare to do it again!"
Bai Xiaowen snorted and said, "I'll allow you to redeem yourself. Go back to the North Gate immediately and pretend that nothing happened. Guo Cai will definitely come back from the North Gate. When you answer, don't make any mistakes. As long as he enters the city, I'll let you off the death penalty! "
Bai Xiaowen added in his heart, "I can let you off the death penalty, but I'll still punish you severely. At least, I'll make you spit out all the money you've plundered over the years."
Deng Shouxian was overjoyed and immediately kowtowed. "Thank you, provincial governor!"
Bai Xiaowen stood up and looked around the hall.
Everyone lowered their heads in awe.
"Capture the Yellow Turban Bandit. This matter concerns the safety of Liaodong, Youzhou, and even Hebei. It can't be taken lightly! Other than Deng Shouxian, the other three guards are not allowed to leave without permission. Liu Yi, send more men to watch over these three people! "
"Yes!" Liu Yi replied sternly.
Bai Xiaowen said again, "This matter is of great importance. I want to be there personally. Wang and Rui, you can go back to bed. "
Wang Lie and Rui Yuan were both smart people. They rejected almost at the same time.
Rui Yuan said, "Since you want to capture the bandit, we should follow you. There's no reason for us to go back to bed."
Bai Xiaowen nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll have to trouble you two."
In fact, Bai Xiaowen wanted Wang Lie and Rui Yuan to follow him. It wasn't that they could be of any use, but it was to prevent the news from leaking out.
These two people were talents that he had just recruited. Bai Xiaowen didn't want to confine them like he did with the three guards.
Fortunately, the two of them were clear-headed. They didn't foolishly go back to 'sleep'. Instead, they declared that they would follow him. This way, if the news was leaked out, it could at least prove that they weren't the Yellow Turban Bandit's accomplices. Rui Yuan was still a little nervous. After all, he had some interactions with Guo Cai.
Liu Yi led the elite troops of the headquarters and secretly laid an ambush at the north gate. The guard, Deng Shouxian, calmed himself down and continued to be on duty. Bai Xiaowen led two scribes to observe the north gate in secret.
Delifa followed Liu Yi and was about two hundred meters away from Bai Xiaowen. At this time, Delifa's transformation of the "Japanese Raven Girl" was still a distraction for Bai Xiaowen's summoning method. This could ensure that Bai Xiaowen's identity as the second son of Yuan Xi would not be questioned.
This time, it took a long time. Guo Cai's convoy only slowly returned at five o 'clock.
Deng Shouxian answered carefully and didn't reveal any flaws.
Guo Cai didn't expect that he would be exposed in the middle of the night. The city had become a tiger's den.
When Guo Cai entered the city, Liu Yi gave an order. Hundreds of elite troops shouted and threw nets and hooks. They immediately captured Guo Cai and the others.
Guo Cai did know some Taoist magic — this was the information that Bai Xiaowen saw when he secretly used his insight.
However, Guo Cai didn't decisively use magic. When he was captured by Liu Yi, he shouted that he wasn't guilty.
Liu Yi wouldn't be polite to him. He tied Guo Cai and the more than twenty people in the convoy with cowhide ropes to ensure that they couldn't resist.
Bai Xiaowen heaved a sigh of relief.
However, the doubts in his heart were even deeper.
"Guo Cai was captured without much resistance … I'm afraid that this explains one thing."
"The key to cracking the dragon-patterned golden box isn't on him."
"Otherwise, there's no way to explain the difficulty of the 'Mystery in the Box' mission as high as the A-level hero mission!"
Don't think that the A-level hero mission could be passed with your eyes closed. It represented an extremely high difficulty. The hunters who had the ability to pass the A-level hero mission were definitely one in ten thousand. To be precise, even the strong teams in the First Division weren't confident to pass this level of difficulty during the exploration of the spiritual world.
Bai Xiaowen interrogated Guo Cai overnight. He had a faint feeling that the key to the dragon-patterned golden box should be with the yellow turban thieves outside the city.
After all, Guo Cai was the leader of the psychic type!
To be able to order such a leader to act as a dangerous spy and collect food and supplies for the army, there must be a stronger and higher commander among the yellow turban thieves outside the city.
Especially when Bai Xiaowen connected the disappearance of the Yellow Turban Army's boss, the virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao, he had a guess in his heart.
"Guo Cai, I've already learned everything about you. Let me ask you, where is Zhang Jiao? "
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