coobybook Chapter 201: A Sudden Crisis
Chapter 201: A Sudden Crisis
"Of course it's real, how could it be fake?" Fang Xiaoxiao said casually.
The assassin's eyes were filled with astonishment, his face showing disbelief.
In his eyes, the woman in front of him was dressed in gorgeous clothes, had a beautiful face, and looked like a rich girl.
But the woman from Changle County who married an honest official, as far as he knew, was a dissolute spendthrift.
Later, after this spendthrift son squandered all his family's wealth, he was left with only three large brick houses and three acres of barren land.
It is said that when she had married seven husbands, she was forced by officials to raise enough money within a month because she was short of funds, or she would be executed.
Based on his friend's advice, the assassin carefully examined Fang Xiaoxiao in front of him again.
It wasn't that he didn't believe it, it was just that it was indeed a bit too unbelievable.
How could a spendthrift compare to the refined and elegant man in front of him, dressed in fine clothes?
"What kind of look is that?" Fang Xiaoxiao felt uneasy under his gaze and couldn't help but say.
"Still don't believe me? I am the wife of the honest official you speak of!"
The assassin was an upright person, and the kind of person who said what he thought.
He made no attempt to conceal his thoughts, repeatedly emphasizing that the woman who married the honest official was a spendthrift and a poor man.
It's good for people to speak their minds, but sometimes it's better to keep it to themselves.
Fang Xiaoxiao's face turned ashen from his words, and her lips twitched repeatedly.
You know, being criticized to your face is definitely not a good feeling.
Fang Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, suppressing her displeasure, and said, "Alright, let's not dwell on this for now. We should hurry up and find my husband, He Jinnian."
The assassin nodded, and the two were about to set off when suddenly a group of soldiers rushed into the inn.
"Don't move, room check!" the soldiers shouted, their voices echoing throughout the inn.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin were stunned for a moment, a bad feeling rising in their hearts.
"Sir, what's going on? Why are you checking the rooms all of a sudden?" The innkeeper hurriedly went up to him and asked with a smile.
"Enough with the nonsense! We have orders from above that a wanted criminal has recently fled here, and we must conduct a thorough search." The officer in charge of the troops remained stern and unmoved.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with tension and worry.
They had been keeping a low profile in their search for He Jinnian, not wanting to attract attention, but this sudden room check has put them in a difficult situation.
The assassin whispered to Fang Xiaoxiao, "Madam, the situation is not good. If our identities are discovered, we may be in trouble."
Fang Xiaoxiao frowned, trying to calm herself down, and replied, "Don't panic, let's see how things go first."
The officers and soldiers began searching the guest rooms one by one. As their footsteps grew closer, Fang Xiaoxiao's heart leaped into her throat.
"This one!" The officers and soldiers arrived at their room and pushed the door open forcefully.
"Who are you people?" The officer in charge stared sharply at Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin.
Fang Xiaoxiao pretended to be calm and said, "Sir, we are travelers passing through this area."
"A traveler? Hmph, what evidence do you have?" The officer in charge clearly didn't believe it.
Fang Xiaoxiao quickly took out some travel permits and documents from her package and handed them to the officer in charge: "Sir, please take a look, these are our travel permits."
The officer in charge took it and examined it carefully, his face still grim.
At this moment, the assassin's palms were already sweaty. He nervously observed the soldiers' every move, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.
After looking at it for a while, the officer in charge threw the travel permit back to Fang Xiaoxiao and said, "Even if you have a travel permit, it doesn't prove you're innocent. Come with us!"
"Sir, what... what should we do?" Fang Xiaoxiao asked anxiously.
"Enough talk! Take them away!" Without further ado, the officers and soldiers were about to take them away.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin had no choice but to follow the soldiers out of the room.
The other guests in the inn watched from the sidelines, pointing and whispering.
"These two don't look like good people."
"They might really be some wanted criminal."
Fang Xiaoxiao felt both angry and anxious upon hearing these comments.
After leaving the inn, the soldiers escorted them onto a horse-drawn carriage.
Inside the carriage, Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin were filled with worry.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't come out with you to look for He Jinnian, this wouldn't have happened," the assassin said remorsefully.
"What's the use of saying all this now? Let's think about how to get out of this predicament," Fang Xiaoxiao said.
The carriage bumped along the way, its destination unknown.
Fang Xiaoxiao peered through the crack in the car window, observing the situation outside and secretly plotting her escape.
"If we get a chance later, we'll take the opportunity to escape," Fang Xiaoxiao whispered to the assassin.
The assassin nodded and gripped the sword at his waist tightly.
However, the officers and soldiers seemed to have been prepared, keeping a close watch on them along the way, so they had no chance to escape.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage finally stopped.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin were roughly dragged off the carriage by the soldiers.
They found themselves in front of a gloomy prison.
"Go in!" The officers and soldiers pushed them into the prison.
The prison was dark and damp, with a foul odor.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin were locked in a cell. The heavy iron door slammed shut, as if shutting out their hopes as well.
"What are we going to do? Are we really going to be trapped here?" The assassin asked in despair.
Fang Xiaoxiao bit her lip and said firmly, "Don't be discouraged, there will definitely be a way."
Just when they were feeling hopeless, footsteps suddenly came from outside the cell...
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Just as they were feeling hopeless, footsteps suddenly came from outside the cell. Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin immediately tensed up, their eyes fixed on the cell door.
With a creak, the cell door slowly opened, and a man who appeared to be an official walked in. His gaze swept over Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin scrutinizingly, his face expressionless.
"Who exactly are you? Why are you here?" the official asked sternly.
Fang Xiao's heart tightened, and her mind raced as she tried to think of a way to deal with the situation. She took a deep breath and said, "Sir, we are really just ordinary travelers, out looking for our lost relatives. We never expected to encounter such a misunderstanding."
The official scoffed, "An ordinary traveler? What a coincidence that he just happened to appear while we were searching."
The assassin couldn't help but say, "My lord, everything we have said is true, not a single word is a lie."
The official was silent for a moment, then said, "In any case, you'll stay here until the matter is clarified." With that, he turned and left, and the cell door slammed shut again.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin looked at each other, their mood growing increasingly heavy.