allonlinenovel Chapter 724 [Under the Brocade 20]
Chapter 724 [Under the Brocade 20]
The next morning, the sun shone through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled shadows. Yuan Jinxia was sitting at the table sorting out the case files. At this time, an officer hurried over and conveyed Lu Yi's order, asking her and Yang Yue to escort the serious criminal Sha Xiuzhu together.
After receiving the task, Yuan Jinxia did not dare to delay, quickly packed up her luggage, and set off with Yang Yue. Along the way, the two walked side by side, chatting casually, with topics ranging from interesting things that happened in the capital recently to strange things in the world. However, just as they were chatting and laughing, there was a sudden noise on the road ahead.
A group of mysterious figures appeared before their eyes like ghosts, instantly attracting the attention of Cen Fu, Yuan Jinxia and others. Taking advantage of this opportunity, two figures wearing black night clothes and covering their faces fell from the sky and rushed towards the prison van at lightning speed. One of them was Xie Xiao and the other was Shangguan Xi.
Yuan Jinxia reacted very quickly. Seeing someone robbing a prisoner, she immediately used her Qinggong to chase after Xie Xiao. At the same time, Yang Yue stayed where he was to deal with Shangguan Xi.
Seeing Yuan Jinxia chasing him closely, Xie Xiao knew that it would be difficult to escape, so he hurriedly stopped, lifted the veil on his face, revealing that familiar face.
"Jin Xia, please let us go!" Xie Xiao said earnestly, "Sha Xiuzhu has been very kind to me over the past three years. I just can't watch him get taken away!"
Yuan Jinxia held a long knife in her hand, with the tip of the knife against Xie Xiao's neck, but faced with the plea of this former friend, she couldn't help but feel conflicted. On one hand, there was her responsibility as a constable, and on the other hand, there was their friendship of many years, and it was difficult for her to make a decision for a while.
At this moment, Xie Xiao took advantage of Yuan Jinxia's hesitation and waved his hand to signal his men to take Sha Xiuzhu away. As Sha Xiuzhu walked further and further away, the knife in Yuan Jinxia's hand became heavier, as if it weighed a thousand pounds.
Shangguan Xi and Yang Yue were also fighting hard. After a few moves, Shangguan Xi also took off her veil. Yang Yue took a closer look and was so surprised that his mouth opened wide and he stammered: "Ms. Shang... Miss Shangguan? How could it be you? I... I really didn't mean to stop you!" It turned out that Yang Yue had always been in love with Shangguan Xi, and now seeing the person he liked here, he was so nervous that he didn't know what to do.
Shangguan Xi raised her lips slightly and said, "Everything that happened today was carefully planned by Lu Yi and I. You know, it is impossible for us to know the time of their escort by our own strength. And with Lu Yi's ability, how could he just send a few unknown people to escort the prisoners?"
When Yang Yue heard this, his brows knitted tightly, his face full of suspicion. However, despite the many questions in his mind, at this moment he could only watch Shangguan Xi walk further and further away until his figure disappeared from his sight.
On the other side, Yuan Jinxia finally slowly put down the sharp blade in her hand, looked at Xie Xiao firmly, and said in a deep voice: "Come on, Xie Xiao! Cut me with your knife, but don't hurt my tendons and veins. As a good friend, I really can't kill you and go to the task, so now I have to protect my task for the time being."
Xie Xiao was holding a steel knife, his arm trembling slightly, and the scene of Yuan Jinxia standing up for him in his childhood emerged in his mind. Thinking of this, he still couldn't bear it and hesitated to swing the knife.
Seeing this, Yuan Jinxia knew that she couldn't delay any longer. So she gritted her teeth, raised her hand, and slashed her arm fiercely. In an instant, blood splattered everywhere. Xie Xiao, who was standing by, was frightened by this sudden change and turned pale, standing there in a daze. Taking this opportunity, Yuan Jinxia endured the severe pain and drove the frightened Xie Xiao away in a stern voice.
Afterwards, Yuan Jinxia dragged her injured body back to report to Lu Yi. Lu Yi saw the shocking wound on Yuan Jinxia's arm, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he did not expose it immediately. After Cen Fu woke up slowly, Lu Yi calmly ordered: "Cen Fu, give the golden wound medicine to Yuan Jinxia, and remember not to tell her that this medicine was given by me."
Cen Fu held the bottle of golden medicine tightly in his hand, and walked towards Yuan Jinxia with a slightly nervous look. He came in front of Yuan Jinxia, took a deep breath, and sincerely apologized to her: "Miss Yuan, I'm sorry for offending you before. This bottle of golden medicine is my apology."
Yuan Jinxia looked up at Cen Fu, a bright smile appeared on her face, and she waved her hand generously and said, "Oh, let the past be the past. I won't take it to heart."
However, when Cen Fu handed the golden medicine to her, Yuan Jinxia hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not take it. She muttered to herself, "Who knows if the bottle contains the real golden medicine? If it is something else, then the loss will outweigh the gain."
After Yuan Jinxia simply bandaged her wound, she dragged her tired body back to her room to rest. Not long after lying on the bed, she fell into a deep sleep.
In her dream, Yuan Jinxia seemed to have returned to her carefree childhood. At that time, her kind grandfather was watching her playing and laughing in the yard, and would call out lovingly from time to time: "Girl, run slower!"
Then, grandpa took her little hand and walked into a room where various exquisite pistols were placed. Grandpa patiently introduced to her the stories and origins behind each pistol.
Just as Yuan Jinxia was immersed in a beautiful dream, suddenly, a severe headache came over her. She opened her eyes abruptly and woke up from her sleep.
At this moment, she felt her whole body burning hot and her head dizzy. When she looked closely, she found that Xie Xiao was standing in front of her window without her noticing.
Xie Xiao was sweating profusely, looking at her with concern. Yuan Jinxia was shocked, struggled to sit up, and yelled at Xie Xiao angrily: "What are you doing here? What if Lord Lu finds out?"
Xie Xiao quickly explained: "I was just worried about your injury, so I came to see you and brought you some medicine."
As he spoke, he raised a paper bag in his hand and shook it.
Yuan Jinxia glared at him and shouted angrily, "Go away! Don't make trouble here."
Just when the two were in a stalemate, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Yuan Jinxia's heart tightened, and she quickly lowered her voice and said to Xie Xiao, "Hurry up and find a place to hide!" Upon hearing this, Xie Xiao quickly dodged and hid behind the closet.
Yuan Jinxia calmed herself down, cleared her throat and asked, "Who is it?"
Youyou's gentle voice came from outside the door: "It's me, Youyou."
Yuan Jinxia breathed a sigh of relief and responded, "Come in."
Youyou pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing Yuan Jinxia, who was pale and sweaty, she couldn't help but frown and asked, "How did you get into this state? Haven't you treated your injuries yet?"
As she spoke, she took out a bottle of golden wound medicine from her bosom and handed it to Yuan Jinxia, saying softly, "Apply this medicine quickly, it's very effective."
Yuan Jinxia gratefully took the medicine and thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you, Sister Youyou."
At this moment, Xie Xiao, who was hiding behind the closet, didn't dare to breathe, for fear of being discovered by Youyou. Fortunately, Youyou didn't seem to notice anything unusual in the room, and turned around and left after explaining a few things.
In fact, Youyou had discovered it a long time ago, but just didn't want to expose it.