The more Ang Lee thought about it, the more he felt that Liu Luogu was a major suspect. First, Liu Luogu had offended him at the relay station at Tong Pass, so he definitely hated him. At that time, Yue 'er was right beside him, so he might have taken his anger out on her. Second, Liu Luogu had just arrived in the capital, so he should not be too familiar with the situation there. Thus, he would not know Yue 'er's identity. Third, Liu Luogu was used to being domineering in Ying Province, just like An Lushan. Even after coming to the capital, it was hard for him to control himself. He was still used to using local methods.
Liu Sheng did not understand the details, so he frowned and asked, "Officer Li, Liu Luogu is under Commander An. How could he kidnap the general's adopted daughter? That's not possible."
"Officer Liu, Liu Luogu is really bad, so it must be him."
"That's right, at Tong Pass, Liu Luogu even allowed his subordinates to injure the general's wife."
"It's fine, but we should investigate first to be completely sure."
Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, and Li Feishou all expressed their opinions.
When Liu Sheng heard this, he was secretly shocked. Liu Luogu actually allowed his subordinates to injure the general's wife. He must have eaten a bear's heart and leopard's guts. If not, he must have been bitten by a dog and got rabies.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and looked at Liu Sheng, "Officer Liu, Liu Luogu is indeed a major suspect. However, for safety reasons, we should investigate secretly first. Once we confirm, we will take action."
Liu Sheng nodded lightly, "Okay, we will set up an ambush a hundred steps away. Officer Li can lead two brothers and follow me to investigate."
Ang Lee looked at Fei Yu and Li Feishou, indicating for them to follow him to investigate.
Officer Liu Sheng gave a simple explanation and led two capable constables as well as Ang Lee and the other two toward Liu Luogu's house.
At this moment, the sky was completely dark. In order not to alert the enemy, the six of them did not light torches. Instead, they used the weak moonlight to move forward.
"Don't move, someone's here."
The door of Liu Luogu's residence slowly opened, and a head poked out from inside. After sneakily observing for a while, it shrank back. Then, an armored Jinwu Guard walked out and quickly disappeared into the night.
All of this was seen by Liu Sheng's group of six who were hiding in the corner. How could a Jinwu Guard soldier walk out of Liu Luogu's residence in the middle of the night? Moreover, he was acting so sneakily. This was too illogical.
"Lieutenant Liu, there's definitely something wrong with the Aureate Guards who just walked out of the gate."
Ang Lee whispered.
Liu Sheng gently nodded his head: "Officer Li, if I'm not mistaken, that person just now should be the Right Golden Guard's Colonel Zhao Asan. This kid is a shrewd person."
Ang Lee could see the dissatisfaction in Liu Sheng's eyes. It was obvious that Liu Sheng had an opinion about Zhao Asan.
"Big Brother, that person just left in a hurry and dropped something. It should be a silverware."
Li Feiyu noticed that a white light suddenly appeared on the dark road, and it only appeared after Zhao Asan walked out of the gate.
Ang Lee walked over and picked up the silverware that reflected the light. He carefully observed it in the palm of his hand.
"Yue 'er, that's right, this is Yue' er's hair ornament."
With the help of the reflected moonlight, Ang Lee saw that the silverware in his hand was a hair ornament, and it was something that Yue 'er once wore.
Liu Sheng was shocked when he heard this. The hair ornament of the Great General's daughter actually appeared on Zhao Asan's body. This was enough to prove that Yue 'er was in Liu Luogu's residence. Moreover, this matter was also related to Zhao Asan.
Zhao Asan, this is your own death. Don't blame me.
Liu Sheng secretly made up his mind and looked at Ang Lee: "Li Shaolang, the matter is already very clear. I think we can gather people and rush in to save people now.
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Ang Lee hurriedly waved his hand: "No, we still don't know where Yue 'er is hidden. If Liu Luogu is forced into a corner, I'm afraid that he will do something desperate."
"Then what do you think, Officer Li?"
Ang Lee smiled: "County Lieutenant Liu, I will sneak in with two brothers and investigate where Yue 'er is being held. After confirming it, I will send you a signal."
Liu Sheng agreed: "Alright, Officer Li, as long as I receive the signal, I will immediately lead all my men to rush in to provide support. However, Liu Luogu has dozens of people under his command, and Officer Li only has a few people. Isn't it too risky?"
Ang Lee had a face of confidence: "You don't have to worry about this, County Lieutenant Liu. Even if Liu Luogu has a hundred subordinates, I am not afraid."
"Alright, the two of you will assist Officer Li. Listen to Officer Li's orders."
Liu Sheng ordered his two subordinates.
"Yes, County Lieutenant."
After some preparations, Ang Lee brought Fei Yu, Shou Yu, and two skilled constables and quietly sneaked into Liu Luogu's house.
"Dig, hurry up."
In the backyard of the house, Liu Luogu wiped the sweat from his forehead while urging his soldiers to speed up the digging.
Logically speaking, the weather was cold this season. Liu Luogu did not work personally, so he should not sweat. However, not only was he sweating, he was sweating even more than the soldiers.
Of course, this was caused by the extreme nervousness and fear in his heart. He never expected that his crazy actions had been discovered.
Not long ago, a colonel of the Right Golden Guard found him and pointed out that Yue 'er was in his house. As long as he searched, he would definitely be able to find her.
At that time, he was scared out of his wits and thought that he was dead for sure. However, this colonel of the Right Golden Guard did not have any hostility. Not only did he say that he would help him hide it, but he also hinted that he would completely erase Yue 'er to prevent her from being found by the soldiers.
He did not know who sent this colonel of the Right Golden Guard, nor did he dare to ask. In order to avoid this calamity, he could only follow this person's hint and dig a hole in the backyard, preparing to bury Yue 'er alive.
"Mr. Liu, isn't it too risky for us to do this? What if …"
Liu Luogu panicked and glared at his subordinate, "Bastard, what else can we do? That person has already said it very clearly. If we don't immediately get rid of her, it's very likely that the soldiers will find her. At that time, all of us will die, understand?"
At this moment, Liu Luogu had already decided to throw caution to the wind. He had no way to successfully send Yue'er away, and hiding in the secret room was not a good idea, so burying her alive was a good idea. Furthermore, after burying her, he would step on the new soil, lay down stone bricks, build a simple pergola, and put it on the table. Thus, who would suspect that there was someone buried under the pavilion?
Of course, the person they were going to bury was the adopted daughter of the Gao Lishi, and her identity was rather special. Thus, even if he held onto a fluke in his heart, Liu Luogu was so nervous that his forehead was sweating. This matter could not be leaked out, otherwise, what awaited him would be extremely terrifying revenge.
Liu Luogu thought that he could hide it from everyone, but he did not expect that his actions had long been seen by Ang Lee and the others who had sneaked into the house.
Ang Lee and Li Feiyu were hiding behind a large rock, two bailiffs were hiding under a big tree, and Li Feiyu was quietly hiding on the roof. Five pairs of eyes were staring at Liu Luogu and the others who were digging a hole, ready to take action at any time.
Outside the house, Chang 'an County Magistrate Liu Sheng had gathered all the troops, ready to reinforce at any time.
"Mr. Liu, the hole is deep enough, it should be enough."
Liu Luogu panted heavily and nodded gently, "Let's begin."
Several subordinates understood and immediately ran in the direction of the secret room. Soon, they carried a big sack and quickly ran back.
Inside this big sack was naturally Yue 'er.
Ang Lee and Li Feiyu looked at each other and prepared to take action. The two bailiffs clenched the sabers in their hands, and Li Feiyu also drew his bow and arrow, ready to shoot Liu Luogu and the others at any time.
"Mr. Liu, this person is struggling fiercely. Should we kill him first and then bury him, or directly bury him alive?"
Liu Luogu's chest violently heaved up and down, "Throw him down, throw him down, and directly bury him."
Several subordinates heard the order and threw the big sack containing Yue 'er into the big hole, and picked up the tools to bury him.
Ang Lee believed that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and made a gesture to Li Feiyu and the two bailiffs.
"Whoosh!"
An arrow whistled down from the roof and hit a person's chest, causing him to retreat and fall to the ground. At the same time, the two bailiffs also sent out a signal for help.
"What, what's going on?"
Liu Luogu looked around in horror.
"Liu Luogu, you have guts!"
Ang Lee held the saber in his hand and strode towards Liu Luogu with Li Feiyu, his eyes spitting out flames of anger.
"Ang Lee, it's actually you, quickly, kill him for me."
Liu Luogu's eyes were filled with horror and hatred, and he loudly ordered.
More than a dozen soldiers with tools immediately surrounded Ang Lee.
How could Ang Lee be afraid of these small fries? Furthermore, he still had four helpers by his side, and there were nearly a hundred people outside the house. Reinforcements would soon arrive.
"You are all courting death."
Ang Lee waved the saber in his hand, and within a few moves, he killed three Ping Lu soldiers, and scared off the rest.
When more Ping Lu soldiers heard the commotion, they began to rush towards the backyard. However, it was all in vain, because Liu Sheng had already led a large group of people to rush in, preparing to capture all of them.
"Mr. Liu, we are finished, quickly run!"
Liu Luogu glared at Ang Lee, turned around and ran, and the Ping Lu soldiers under him also fled.
Ang Lee immediately ran towards the deep pit, preparing to save Yue 'er, while Liu Sheng led a large group of people to chase after Liu Luogu's group.
The backyard of the house was sealed, and Liu Sheng originally had full confidence in capturing Liu Luogu's group. Unexpectedly, there was a large hole in the corner of a pile of firewood, and Liu Luogu and a few of his subordinates escaped from the hole.
"Yue 'er, Yue' er, are you alright?"
Ang Lee jumped into the deep pit, opened the big sack, and pulled out a ball of linen from Yue 'er's mouth.
"Li Shaolang, wuu wuu …"
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