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Before Jin Xiaolou could reply, Gao Lang had already touched the back of Jin Xiaolou's head and pressed her into her embrace. He said with a soft and gentle voice, ”However, my wife, you can rest assured that one of the two of us is smart enough.”

The cold winter night became even heavier as Jin Xiaolou's ears turned numb from the cold.

Jin Xiaolou was furious and punched Gao Lang in the stomach. After struggling free, she quickly said: ”Entering the Mountain Note is nothing for you, how about getting rid of the soldiers?”

After he finished speaking, he pulled with all his might, pulling Gao Lang behind him.

With Jin Xiaolou's strength, she naturally could not pull Gao Lang away, but Gao Lang was happy to make his wife happy, so he took the chance and walked towards the outside of the alley.

As expected, the officer immediately scolded: ”Who is it!” Stand aside! ”

Seeing Gao Lang obediently standing against the wall, Jin Xiaolou secretly vented her anger. Ignoring Gao Lang, she turned and ran through the alley and rushed toward the Mountain Note.

The lantern beneath the Mountain Note's signboard was lit, and the door was tightly shut. Four soldiers stood guard at the entrance with spears in hand.

He had to go around to the back.

The Mountain Note's backyard was supported by three other families, two of which were also merchants and the other one was a private mansion.

Jin Xiaolou went around the house stealthily, and after great difficulty, she finally found a low wall on the side of the house. She had originally planned to enter the house first to see if she could find a way to get to the courtyard through the Mountain Note, but when she got closer, she saw two soldiers guarding the low wall.

Looks like this yamen is really guarded against death, locking the Mountain Note so tightly that not even a drop of water could pass through. Gao Lang was right, Jin Xiaolou sighed, Mountain Note really wasn't that easy to enter.

Thus, she had to go back to the opposite side of the gate. The cat was waiting at the corner, planning to watch for a while. Perhaps there would be soldiers taking a nap later, so she took the opportunity to take action.

However, just as he was squatting against the wall, he heard someone shouting from not too far away, ”Men, quick! There are bandits in the city!”

The soldiers guarding outside the Mountain Note heard, looked at each other, and two of them immediately went to carry their guns.

Not long after, another officer who had lost his hat ran over, flustered. He shouted to the other two, ”Come help, don't let the criminals escape!”

The officer guarding the door hesitated. ”We …”

The person who lost his hat immediately became anxious: ”It's the middle of the night and no one has come to this damned place. That criminal seems to be related to the case in County Magistrate Mansion.

Hearing this, the two soldiers became serious and quickly followed the man into the distance.

Jin Xiaolou was startled, she only felt that the unhatted soldier looked like Chang An, and understood, and immediately passed through the streets, ready to push open the Mountain Note's gate.

Before he could reach out his hand, he was suddenly lifted up by his waist. With a flip and a few quick steps, he leaped onto the balcony above before he could figure out what had happened.

”You …” The moment Jin Xiaolou said that, she covered her mouth from behind.

With a creak, the door opened and two more soldiers came out. The two soldiers looked left and right, seeing that the people guarding outside were no longer there, they hurriedly ran towards the source of the sound.

Only after they had left far away did Gao Lang slowly say: ”Truly impatient, if you were to be hit squarely, with your hat that wants to destroy the evidence, you really won't be able to wash it off even if you jump into the Yellow River.”

With that, he let go of Jin Xiaolou. ”There's only two inside, it's already clean.

Jin Xiaolou lowered his head and walked down. In her heart, she was grateful that Gao Lang had saved her, but she still could not help but say, ”Why are you following me …”

Gao Lang shrugged and turned his head slightly, ”Those soldiers don't know when they will return, I have to ensure my wife's safety.”

Jin Xiaolou did not say anything and went back up the stairs.

The stairs to Mountain Note's second floor were not passed through the first floor, but directly connected to the kitchen outside.

He went downstairs, passed through the kitchen, and finally entered the backyard.

However, after not seeing him for two days, the courtyard was littered with fallen leaves. No one was cleaning the place, making it look messy and dirty.

Jin Xiaolou headed straight for the Ru Yi room, and stood at the door as she gently pushed it open.

It was pitch black inside. Jin Xiaolou took out a fire piston and a white candle from her bosom.

The red water on the ground was not dry at all, Jin Xiaolou was very careful to not leave any footprints. Standing in the middle of the room, she looked around and found that it was indeed as she remembered, there was not much room for hiding.

The bottom of the bed was empty. One could see everything from the door. The wardrobe on the right was not big, and after opening it, there were two partitions inside. It was fine for a child to be hidden inside.

However, Jin Xiaolou did not think that the person who killed Ru Yi was a child that had yet to grow up.