"Official investigation!" The words rolled through like heavenly thunder, startling the people seated in the inn into leaping to their feet.
Yang Qing and Jiang Zhizhou quietly stepped aside. In a situation like this, caution was best.
The officers swept their gazes around as soon as they entered the inn, then announced loudly, "Criminals have been sighted in Fan City recently. Anyone who can provide information will be handsomely rewarded."
Everyone responded, but Yang Qing and Jiang Zhizhou merely exchanged a glance without speaking.
The officer continued saying something nearby, but none of it concerned Yang Qing or Jiang Zhizhou.
They were only two travelers passing through. They needed only to behave themselves and watch.
Yet even though Yang Qing and Jiang Zhizhou were already standing against the wall, the officer conducting the search spotted them at once.
"Who are you? Where have you come from, and what brings you here?" the officer asked Yang Qing as he slowly approached.
Jiang Zhizhou spoke with a smile. "Thank you both for your hard work, officers. This humble commoner merely came home for a look, to set his heart at ease."
Hidden inside his sleeve, his hand had already clenched into a fist.
These men had not come with good intentions.
"Tell me, then, what sights are there to see?" At those words, the officer actually stopped and looked at Jiang Zhizhou.
There was something rather sinister about this lad.
Jiang Zhizhou smiled. "Where the heart finds peace is home. This humble commoner left home as a child, and now that I have returned, everything I encounter is a beautiful sight."
The officer gave a short laugh. "That explanation will do, at a stretch."
With that, the officer continued on his way.
But he had taken barely two steps before he turned