Blocking me outside the alley?
Xu Yuan secretly congratulated himself. Good thing I'd decisively gone to the Qu Hui Division.
The horses had suddenly panicked. It had to be these two who'd done it.
They were waiting for me here, but couldn't see inside the carriage. They were worried I might be hiding in there and slip past them.
Old Yan's fingers twitched through a few calculations. He'd already worked out a hazy result. His grizzled brows knitted slightly. "We're not far. Let's go on foot."
If they stayed in the carriage, they wouldn't be able to see what was happening outside. They'd be easier to ambush.
Fu Jingyu and Song Lu immediately understood. They split to either side, protecting Xu Yuan between them, while Old Yan took up the rear. The four of them walked toward River Worker Alley without hurry.
Song Lu's jade-white hand stayed on the hilt of her blade.
After the four had passed, the expressions of two men beside a roadside stall changed. "That bastard actually got in with the Qu Hui Division. Hurry and report to big bro—"
"I saw them." Xing Guolong's voice sounded from behind them.
The two men hurriedly turned around. "Big bro."
Xing Guolong kept his eyes on the four figures walking away, his cheek muscles bunching again and again. He was furious, too.
The person he truly feared was that old man.
If it had only been those two young officers, he would have killed them both. So what if they were with the Qu Hui Division? How many of its officers died in the line of duty every year?
"Let's go back first."
The group returned to the Carriage and Horse Business with their heads hanging. Fourth Brother couldn't help saying, "Big bro, let me handle it!"