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Chapter 195 Compass Tracking: He Escapes, He Chases

"Huh~? Huh? Huh?"

The innkeeper's act of sending someone to report to the authorities left Mu Tianbo and the others stunned. Before they could even utter a word of protest, Xiao He, the waiter, had already vanished.

Is it really that straightforward?

This is an inn that welcomes guests from all directions. Shouldn't you try to resolve this privately?
Aren't you afraid that customers will worry and be hesitant to come to your store in the future?
In an instant, everyone's expressions turned grim again.

It's true what they say, what you fear most is what happens.

They wanted to contact the innkeeper because they didn't want to deal with government officials, so they thought they could try to recover their belongings privately.

That's bad, the boss reported it to the authorities.

Seeing the change in everyone's expressions, the innkeeper's expression shifted slightly, and he suddenly said with a chuckle:
"You've come from somewhere else, haven't you?!"

"Ah~? Oh, yes!"

The Ruan brothers' expressions changed slightly, but they quickly returned to normal, nodding with worried expressions, as if they were concerned about their belongings.

"Hehe, seeing how worried you are, I knew you were outsiders."
Don't worry, the constables of the People's Salvation Army's Public Security Management Division are very capable. They will definitely be able to find your lost property.

"Oh, a very capable constable?"

The Nguyen brothers nodded, but their worries only grew.
But now, it seems they have no way to escape immediately, and can only wait anxiously.

About fifteen minutes later, the waiter, Xiao He, finally returned to the inn.

Behind him were two constables dressed in blue uniforms.

Upon seeing the two, the innkeeper's expression tightened slightly, but he immediately greeted them with a smile:

"Oh, it's Officer Tao and Officer Chen."

Although the People's Salvation Army has always promoted the idea that the army and the people are one family, and that officials and constables are people who serve the people.

However, they were still nervous when facing government officials.

Especially after the People's Salvation Army had confiscated the property of countless high-ranking officials, nobles, and wealthy merchants.

This is one of the reasons why he would report a customer's lost property to the authorities immediately.

They were terrified that the Public Security Bureau would find something to use against them and have their homes raided.

Officer Tao and Officer Chen smiled and nodded at Boss Zhou.

"Yes, Mr. Zhou."

Then, the two of them focused their attention on Mu Tianbo and his group.

Especially Chen, the constable on the left, had sharp eyes that seemed to see through people's hearts, making Mu Tianbo and the others tremble with fear.

After a long while, Officer Tao finally smiled slightly, breaking the oppressive and heavy atmosphere, and spoke kindly:
"Mr. Zhou, is this the owner?"

Yes, it's them.

"Tell me what happened."

"This"

Mu Tianbo and the others exchanged glances, and finally the Ruan brothers stepped forward and recounted the events with some unease.

"Don't worry, we will help you find your belongings."

Seeing the tense expressions on their faces, Officer Tao couldn't help but smile.

"Hmm, who are you people? Where are you from?"

Officer Tao pulled out a notebook from his pocket and asked the group with a smile.

When they are handling cases, they carry such a notebook to record the details of the case, register the persons involved, and so on.

"We. We"

Upon hearing Officer Tao's question, Mu Tianbo and the others stammered, unable to speak.

The Ruan brothers reacted faster, stepping forward and saying with a smile:

"Officer, we're from Wusa Prefecture. My surname is Yuan, and this is our young master, whose surname is Mu."

However, before he could finish speaking, Chief Constable Tao, who was about to pick up his pen to write, suddenly interrupted him. His previously kind expression turned solemn, and he said with a slightly stern tone:
"You'd better tell the truth, we need to enter this information into the records."
Moreover, you don't need to have too many concerns, as long as you don't engage in illegal or criminal activities on the territory of my People's Liberation Army.

So no matter who you are, we will treat you as ordinary people.

We won't give you preferential treatment, but we won't deliberately target you either.

At the same time, Officer Chen's sharp gaze, which seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, swept over the group once again, like a knife scraping across them.

In an instant, everyone felt immense pressure.

"This
"I, our surname is Ruan, and we come from Yunnan. This gentleman is indeed our young master; his surname is Mu."

Seeing the serious expression on Officer Tao's face and feeling the piercing gaze of Officer Chen, the Ruan brothers gritted their teeth and finally told the truth.

However, they did not reveal Mu Tianbo's specific identity.

Moreover, the Mu family is not the only family in the world with the surname Mu.

"Mu? The Mu Prince's Mansion? The Duke of Qian?"

Tao, the head constable, paused slightly as he wrote rapidly. He glanced at the group knowingly, then ignored them.

They were merely dukes of the Ming Dynasty; as long as they didn't commit any crimes within the territory of the Salvation Army, there was no need for them to be treated differently.

Moreover, this is just a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child.

Although I was a little curious as to why a 45-year-old duke would travel all the way from Kunming, Yunnan to Longchang, Xuzhou Prefecture, Sichuan.

However, they did not ask any questions.

Since they were able to enter the territory of the People's Salvation Army, it means they were acting legally and in compliance with regulations, so other matters are no longer their concern.

After taking notes, Tao and his companion, guided by the others, arrived at the third-floor room where Mu Tianbo and the others were staying.

There were three rooms in total: one for Madam Chen and a maid who had escaped with her entourage, one for Mu Tianbo, and one for the Ruan brothers. After inspecting the three rooms, Constable Chen closed his eyes briefly to sense the situation, and then revealed his understanding.

"Heh, you never learn."

Officer Chen smiled dismissively.

As he spoke, he pulled a metal compass from his pocket.

Seeing this, Mu Tianbo and the others were slightly taken aback.

What is this scenario?
Why are you using a compass? This isn't about feng shui.

However, the next moment, everyone understood what was going on.

Officer Chen circulated his internal energy, which quickly entered the compass.

The next instant, the compass suddenly lit up with a faint, eerie light.

"Ah~, this...this..."

Upon witnessing this miraculous scene, Mu Tianbo couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

However, in the next instant, she tightly covered her mouth under the gaze of Constable Chen.

Seeing this, Officer Chen's lips twitched slightly. Was he really that scary? He was just being a little too serious.

Officer Chen pursed his lips, his cold and hard expression unchanged. He looked down at the compass and gave a low, deep shout.

"Soul-capturing, spirit-locking, and tracking!"

In an instant, a faint light flashed on the compass, sweeping across the entire room.

Immediately afterwards, the compass needle began to spin rapidly, finally trembling as it pointed towards the window.

"Ha, utterly ignorant. With such a meager skill as holding your breath, you think you can evade the Soul-Chasing Compass?"

Officer Chen looked out the window and couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

As the world progressed, the energy of heaven and earth became richer, and many people cultivated their own vital energy and true qi.

Once you suddenly gain extraordinary power, it's easy to become restless. How can your little bit of effort compare to theft and robbery?

Especially within the territory of the Salvation Army, the concentration of energy in the heavens and earth is five times higher than that outside, and almost everyone has cultivated true qi.

Some exceptionally gifted individuals even completed the entire cycle of the celestial sphere.

Some people have even figured out many techniques for using true qi, which can enhance the body's explosive power, make the body light and agile, and have amazing speed, etc.

If this were placed among the Ming Dynasty or other surrounding powers, he would undoubtedly be among the top generals.

Food and supplies are plentiful, and the energy of heaven and earth is five times that of the outside world. Even the top generals outside, who are blessed with national fortune and iron-blooded killing aura, can only achieve similar cultivation speeds to them.

Having suddenly acquired such great power, they were naturally unwilling to live an ordinary life.

Therefore, even though they knew that the government officials seemed to be stronger, many people still harbored a sense of侥幸心理 (a gambler's mentality).

Maybe, just maybe they won't catch me?
Can't catch it? How is that possible?

Officer Tao and Officer Chen looked at each other, took two quick steps, and leaped out of the window.

"Ah~!"

Seeing the two's actions, Mu Tianbo and the others stared in shock.

This is the third floor! It must be at least two or three zhang (approximately 6.6-7.6 meters) high, right? Just jumping off like that?

Without hesitation, everyone stepped forward and looked down from the window.

After Captain Chen and his companion descended from the third floor, they landed lightly and steadily, and followed the compass needle to look at the street on their right.

The surrounding people, however, all seemed unsurprised by what they saw.

"Heh, Officer Chen is arresting criminals again."

"Hey, these damn thieves should all be arrested and put in jail or labor camps."

A man in his thirties or forties looked at Constable Chen and his companion and said something rather harsh.

Clearly, he had been burgled before.

On the other side, after locking onto the direction, Officer Chen and his companion flashed and appeared more than ten meters away.

"This is."

Mu Tianbo and the others were once again dumbfounded.

Some of the guards in the Mu Prince's Mansion have even cultivated true qi.

However, they are at most three points stronger than ordinary people, but they can't do what Officer Chen and his men do, covering a distance of more than ten meters in an instant as if they were teleporting.

Looking in the direction where Constable Chen and his men left, Mu Tianbo stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with envy and longing.

If he could also possess such power, he wouldn't have been chased so desperately by those traitors, and wouldn't have almost lost his life.

Just then, he suddenly saw a figure leap up in the distance and land on a rooftop in an instant.

The house was a two-story building facing the street, and it was about two or three zhang tall.

They could barely accept jumping from a building that was two or three meters high.

But isn't it a bit exaggerated for you to leap two or three zhang (approximately 6.6-7 meters) high?

Mu Tianbo and the others' already wide-open mouths grew even larger, seemingly big enough to fit a fist inside.

Immediately afterwards, he saw two more figures leap up even faster, and in the blink of an eye, he jumped onto the roof with the other person. It was Constable Chen and his companion.

The first person to jump up was undoubtedly the thief who stole their money.

When the thief saw Constable Chen and his companion chasing after him, he immediately set off in a frenzy, leaping from rooftop to rooftop like a flea, jumping down to the ground and then up again.

However, no matter how fast he ran and jumped, he could not shake off Constable Chen and his companion. The distance between them continued to close, and soon they were less than ten meters apart.

(End of this chapter)