Time passed little by little, and the candlelight on the table gradually went from bright to dim. The subordinates came up quietly, trimmed the candle flame, and then put on the lampshade. The room was lit again. Wei Desheng's shadow was reflected on the window paper. Even from this shadow, one could see how anxious he was at the moment.
The subordinate poured another cup of tea. Wei Desheng glanced at it, reached out to pick it up and put it to his mouth. Suddenly, a fire lit up outside the house.
It's a flag flower! It's a signal!
His subordinates looked at him excitedly with shining eyes: "General!"
Wei Desheng was excited and pushed him away. He walked to the door impatiently, opened it and walked out. He stood in the corridor and watched the flags exploding in the sky. The solemnity on his face disappeared little by little, and was soon replaced by genuine joy and relief.
Good! Good! He clapped his hands vigorously and immediately ordered his subordinates who had already gathered together: "Tell the city gate to let the people out!"
Xiao Heng and his men thought they had already taken control of Zhaotong, and that the people left behind were trustworthy. But how could it be that simple? Yunnan had been in their hands for so many years, so how much could they have done in these years? How many people could have infiltrated
After all, I was too young and thought that a temporary victory was the end of the matter.
Little did I know that everything had just begun.
He waited until several of his subordinates responded and went to work, then instructed another trusted confidant, Lao Chen: "Take a team of people to the place we decided on beforehand to meet them. Since they have already succeeded, they will definitely be waiting there."
Lao Chen also bowed promptly and took his men away.
Wei Desheng walked around the steps twice, with a smile that could not be concealed on his face. After a while, he began to order people to withdraw in batches according to previous instructions. He thought about it and asked someone to bring out Mrs. Yuan and her daughter.
They succeeded in their attack, and Zhaotong must be in chaos now, but Xiao Heng was killed in the explosion, as well as Song Xiangyu and others. They will react quickly, so they can't stay here any longer. Moreover, they rescued people and killed Xiao Heng, so his goal has been achieved. Now it is best for him to leave here, the farther the better. By then, he will have a place whether overseas or in Mu Tong.
After all, Mrs. Yuan is his brother-in-law's wife, so he has to take her with him. He plans to take Mrs. Yuan with him.
Before he could calm down from his excitement, the servant who had gone to fetch Madam Yuan came back with a panicked look on his face: "General, Madam, she's gone!"
Wei Desheng subconsciously frowned and scolded: "Useless thing! Where can she run to? It's nothing more than by the lake or in the garden..."
These days, Mrs. Yuan often goes for a walk in the garden, saying that the children are bored in the house and cannot stay in the house for a long time.
However, after he said this, Wei Desheng himself felt that what he said was a bit ridiculous. It would be fine if they went during the day, but it was so late now, when everyone was asleep. How could Mrs. Yuan still take the children out
He swallowed the ominous feeling in his heart and asked unhappily, "Have you searched everywhere? Look carefully in the inner room, maybe even in the toilet!"
The maidservant was about to cry: "Sir, we have already searched everywhere, inside and outside, but we can't find the Madam and the young lady. They usually don't walk around, especially at night, it's impossible for them to go out. We have searched everywhere we should look."
Wei Desheng felt annoyed for no reason.
We have searched everywhere, could that person just disappear out of thin air? !
He waved his hands impatiently: "Don't talk to me about this, find the person quickly, otherwise all of you will be in trouble! Go ask the maids who served and the night watchers, and ask them why the person disappeared without a trace!"
It's loose on the outside but tight on the inside, and the guards are tight. Not to mention a woman with a child, even a dog has to shake off its fur if it goes out.
He just didn't believe that people could really disappear.
The people below were busy looking for someone, and soon the guards came in, bringing with them the old woman and maid who were guarding Madam Yuan.
They were both so frightened that when they saw Wei Desheng, they immediately knelt down and cried tremblingly, "General, the Madam said she was going to bed early today, and she said she would sleep with the little girl. She asked us to go to the kitchen to get some soup and warm it on the stove. We went, but when we got back, we found the door was closed. We thought the Madam had gone to bed, so we didn't dare to disturb her, so we went to sleep next door. Who knew, when we woke up, we heard that the Madam was gone."
In other words, they don't know anything.
It was such a joke. Wei Desheng was getting angrier and angrier. Mrs. Yuan was a woman with a child. Where could she go in the middle of the night
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. At this moment, another flag flower exploded in the sky. The flag flower shot straight into the air and exploded in various colors, dazzling people's eyes for a moment.
The people in the yard did not see the joy of the fireworks at all. At this moment, compared with the joy they had seen the flag flowers before, the faces of all of them could be described as stiff.
Wei Desheng's face became even uglier than before.
No, that's not their signal!
Their flag flower is not of this style!
So... ..
He could no longer conceal the uneasy feeling in his heart, so he shouted hurriedly and ordered an immediate withdrawal.
But it was too late. Before he could even go to the room to get the necessary letters and documents, there was a huge vibration from underground. He could not stand for a moment and was knocked over by the noise and fell heavily to the ground.
Damn it!
Wei Desheng cursed in his heart. After so many years of fighting in the army, this was the first time he felt scared. His heart shook unconsciously. He didn't care about anything else. He flipped over and started to flee to the west in panic.
No, the meeting place is in another direction, and his yard is also on the east side. If he is really being targeted, that is the most dangerous place. He has to escape from the west first.
Seeing him so panic-stricken, the people below, who had not noticed anything at first, now felt something was wrong and started to panic, causing chaos.
Wei Desheng's personal guards reacted quickly. They were originally there to protect Wei Desheng, so naturally they would follow Wei Desheng wherever he went. So as soon as Wei Desheng ran away, they quickly caught up after a brief surprise.
Wei Desheng ran very fast. He had led troops in battle and had great physical strength. He soon reached the west wall of the courtyard.