Dethroning Dragons: Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi
Chapter 77

Boiling the Crane (6)

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At the end of October, the weather suddenly turned a little milder, and Jiangdu, on the banks of the Yangtze River, took on something of an Indian summer. Frost still clung to things in the morning, yet by noon it was warm enough to make people want to wear a single layer. It truly opened the eyes of the Brocade-clad Patrol Cavalry who had come from the north.

That day, the members of the Second Patrol Team who had arrived in Jiangdu changed into plain clothes early and went sightseeing in groups of three or five, both inside and outside the city. Their leading Vermilion Sash, Black Sash, and several White Ribbons were all among them. They really had tossed aside the major case that had unfolded before their very eyes the previous night.

With no other choice, Liao En, the Eastern Pacification Office's local Vermilion Sash in the secondary capital, could only take over the case, report it through the proper channels, and begin interrogations under torture and an investigation.

"Wonderful!"

Dressed in plain cloth, Zhang Xing reined in his horse beside the great river. Gazing out over the water ahead, he felt his heart open and his spirits lift.

"Might I ask what is so wonderful?"

Zhou Xingfan, the youngest son of Deputy Custodian Zhou Xiaoming, had originally come on his father's orders to "pay his respects" to the Brocade-clad Patrol Cavalry. Yet he had not even managed to meet Bai Yousi or Hu Yan. He had only encountered Zhang Xing, who had stayed at their quarters to write an urgent report to the Taiwan Central Government along with his principle of "three ways to avoid demons," and Qin Bao, who was waiting for Zhang Xing. In the end, he had somehow become their guide. A dignified regional

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