A large number of security forces arrived and tightly blocked the street where the incident occurred, and the town was in a panic.
A dragnet search was launched, and the inn where Chen Ke lived was soon found.
Chen Ke finished the last bite of the fried dough stick, wiped his mouth and hands, stood up, and walked out proudly.
"Where is your commander? Let him come to see me!" Chen Ke said in a deep voice, the scar on his face adding a bit of solemnity.
The two soldiers armed with swords were stunned for a moment. Seeing that Chen Ke was well-dressed, had an extraordinary demeanor, and was carrying a long sword, they hurried to inform the captain.
Not long after, the captain of the security forces strode over, looked Chen Ke up and down, and said calmly, "Sir, if you want to leave early, then don't ask. Not today!"
There is nothing else in the capital, but there are the most young masters. A brick thrown down can kill eight of them.
The captain of the security forces often encounters this situation. These people are simply relying on their privileges to do something convenient.
But it's not possible today. A distinguished person is traveling today, and the higher-ups issued an order last night to strengthen security within a hundred miles of the capital.
Now there is another murder case in the street, and he dare not let the young man in front of him leave.
Chen Ke secretly took out a token, waved it in front of the captain, and quickly put it away.
"Did you see clearly?"
"Look, see clearly!" The captain's face changed drastically, and he immediately lowered his head and said respectfully.
Chen Ke lowered his voice and said, "I have more urgent things to do. Send me out immediately."
"Yes!" The captain hurriedly took the order and personally led Chen Ke out of the town.
On the dirt street, the body of the man in black had been carried away, and blood had spread on the muddy ground, forming a large black area.
If this unfortunate guy hadn't been mumbling to himself, he probably wouldn't have been killed by his companions.
From this we can see that the information on the note is very crucial.
Chen Ke didn't know who the murderer was, but he could roughly determine the direction from which the arrow was shot.
If you use the mouse to check one by one, it is not difficult to find out who the real murderer is.
However, the waters in the capital are too complicated, and if he does this, he will only get himself into bigger trouble.
Curiosity kills the cat. Once you get involved in something, it's not easy to get out of it unscathed.
So Chen Ke didn't want to think about anything else, he just wanted to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.
Once his identity was exposed, even he himself would not be able to explain how he could have traveled from Meicheng, Shuzhou, three thousand miles away, to the suburbs of the capital overnight?
Fortunately, when Ding San and Ding Si sent him to the academy the night before, they gave him a token of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion.
Ding San also specifically told him that he could only use it when he encountered trouble.
You know what, the sign of Yinlong Pavilion is really effective. The captain of the security forces didn't even dare to ask his name.
Of course, it was useless to ask. Chen Ke would just say without hesitation: Zhang Xiaojing!
After leaving the town, Chen Ke walked along the wide and smooth official road and arrived at the south gate of Daxia City in one breath.
Looking at the majestic city wall, Chen Ke was shocked. Perhaps he could only see such a magnificent city wall in the blockbusters of his previous life.
Rumble!
Two extremely heavy doors wrapped in iron sheets and with rolling nails slowly opened.
"Get out of the way!" A team of soldiers filed out and dispersed all the merchants and civilians waiting to enter the city.
The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and the earth trembled.
The cavalry in distinctive armor led the way, followed closely by a team of horse-drawn carriages, and behind the team was another team of elite cavalry.
Seeing such a big scene, the people began to discuss it in low voices.
It was a pity that the motorcade had no flags and there were no family emblems on the three carriages, so it was impossible to tell which distinguished person was traveling.
"I found it, I found it!" In a carriage, a little maid with a swallowtail held up a booklet and shouted excitedly.
"I found it too, I found it too!" Another maidservant, not to be outdone, also shouted while holding up a booklet.
"Alright, tell us one by one slowly," the girl dressed as a man leaned back in her chair opposite the two maids, put down the ancient book in her hand, and said calmly, "I am a man of my word. As long as you find three, we will return home."
"Then I'll go first!" the first maid said crisply, "Chen Ke has a good friend named Ma Xiaoshu. He often stands up for Ma Xiaoshu. Is that a good thing?"
The girl smiled coldly: "No matter how ugly a hyena is, it will have a companion who is a wealthy wolf. Think carefully, has he helped Ma Xiaoshu more, or has he harmed Ma Xiaoshu more?"
The little maidservant concentrated on thinking for a moment and said awkwardly, "It seems there are many pitfalls."
"Then we won't get married," the girl said firmly, "this one doesn't count!"
Another maid leaned forward and pointed to an entry in the booklet: "Master, when he was in Plum City, he treated the wounded soldiers defending the city. As the saying goes, a doctor is like a parent. This is at least one of his merits, right?"
The girl scoffed, "That's just local talk, just trying to flatter him. A second-generation, uneducated kid who's become a top athlete, can you believe it?"
Of course she didn't believe it. The maid shook her head like a rattle, with disappointment in her eyes.
The advantage she found was also untenable.
The two little maids looked unconvinced and picked up the thick booklet again, flipping through it page by page.
The booklet records all the information about Chen Ke from his birth to the present, and the level of detail is shocking.
It is no exaggeration to say that anyone who can recite the contents of these two booklets will be more like Chen Ke than Chen Ke.
The girl looked at the two maids working hard and couldn't help but sigh.
In fact, there is no need to look for it, you can't find it.
She had read the two books no less than ten times, and could recite every detail recorded in them.
But precisely because of this, she felt deeply confused.
A guy who has lived for fourteen years but can't even find three advantages, what kind of belief has supported him to live until now?
Why does the Emperor decide so easily that a guy like this would be a good match for me?
She didn't want to disobey the Emperor, but she was also unwilling to accept her fate, so she made this hasty trip.
Of course, she was not deliberately trying to avoid Chen Ke who was about to enter Beijing. Xianxia Pass, the natural barrier on the western frontier of Qin State, had been recaptured by the coalition forces.
She was going there to offer a remote tribute to the capital that had been occupied for twenty years, and to the ancestors of the Qin family who were buried in the imperial mausoleum.
"Guoguo, Guoguo, wait for me!" A fast horse rushed out from the city gate like lightning, crossed the pontoon bridge, and headed towards the convoy.
The soldiers on guard were terrified, but when they saw the people on the mounts clearly, they put away their weapons and hurriedly made way.
I can't afford to offend him. He's the young marquis of Ningguo Marquisate, the cousin of Princess Qin, Wang Zijie.
This gentleman is the only one who dares to call the Princess of Qin by her maiden name in public.
"Get out of the way, everyone!" Wang Zijie was extremely anxious. Seeing someone blocking the way, he waved his whip angrily and started whipping without saying a word.
Several civilians were beaten with blood all over their heads and faces. They screamed in pain and fell to the side of the road holding their heads.
The horsewhip stained with blood fell again, but it was aimed at Chen Ke's face.
Chen Ke's face was cold. He stretched out his hand suddenly, grabbed the whip and pulled it forward hard.
Wang Zijie was caught off guard. He flew into the air, made a beautiful dive, and fell headfirst into the mud pit on the ground.
(End of this chapter)