A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 89 One Stone, One Bird

"Is there only one door to the dungeon, on the other side of the arrow tower?" Duan Rong suddenly asked with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

In his opinion, the heavy lock must have been sawed off by Jie Lei. He was the one on duty and sawed it for a while every day, so it should be done without anyone noticing.

The problem is, Yang Zhen clearly saw Jie Lei leave, so how did he appear in the dungeon, and then at dawn, when the defense was the most lax, he suddenly carried Xu Ruhu on his back and escaped from prison!
Yang Zhen listened to Duan Rong's question, but he looked at Duan Rong as if he was a fool. He looked at Duan Rong and said, "According to your idea, the dungeon will open a back door for you!"

Duan Rong grinned, somewhat unwilling to pay attention to Yang Zhen, but he still suppressed his emotions and said patiently: "I mean, how did that person suddenly appear in the dungeon? Is there any other way?"

"This is another weird place!" Yang Zhen said, his eyes filled with surprise again. "There is a ventilation hole in the back wall of the dungeon that is the size of two human heads! With that much space, even a slightly larger dog can't get through!"

"According to you, that person has become a ghost?"

"Eighty percent!"

Duan Rong smiled slightly. He knew that the man was either a ghost or Jie Lei. The knot now was how Jie Lei left and then appeared in the dungeon again.

The dungeon only had one door, the Arrow Tower, that could be used to enter and exit! It was impossible for a living person to sneak into the dungeon without alerting anyone!
Moreover, what was Jie Lei's motive for escaping from prison by carrying such a troublesome criminal?
"This is really evil!"

Duan Rong said goodbye to Yang Zhen and walked slowly on West Street...

The search of West Street had been completed and business had resumed as normal, but everyone looked worried along the way...

The search in South City was still going on, and I could hear people on the street talking in low voices with vigilant expressions...

Duan Rong was walking on the street, his head down, his thoughts turning non-stop.

He knew very well that this city-wide search would yield no results.

Because he had already guessed where Xu Ruhu was hiding now!
It must be in Jie Lei’s own home!
Xie Daohan believed that the person who could kidnap Xu Ruhu from the prison must be powerful, and it was very likely that he was one of the major forces in Xiangu County and planned this!
Therefore, he personally searched several major forces, and the searches in other places were carried out by Ze Jie Lei and the yamen runners!
But let me ask you, would a person search himself?

Besides, who would suspect him, the nephew of the county constable?
Keeping it in your own home is the safest option during this wave of searches!
Duan Rong was thinking like this when he entered Yuanshun Escort Agency. He walked thoughtfully along the path beside the martial arts arena...

Suddenly, he felt something sticky on his head. Duan Rong paused and raised his hand to touch his head. He saw a sticky white substance on his palm...

"What the hell...what is that?"

Duan Rong put the palm of his hand to his nose and sniffed it, his expression suddenly became very ugly. "Damn, it's bird shit!"

Duan Rong looked up and saw a bird jumping back and forth on a branch above his head.

When the bird saw Duan Rong looking at it, it chirped twice, seeming quite happy!

Duan Rong was furious. He picked up a stone not far away and threw it at the bird on the branch!
When the bird saw Duan Rong bending down, it immediately flapped its wings and shot behind the tree like an arrow!

Duan Rong held a stone in his hand, and without thinking, he subconsciously threw it at the bird in the air!

With a squeak, the stone hit the target, and the bird fell not far away. It twitched twice and died, with a few feathers floating in the air...

"I'll let you urinate and defecate anywhere..." Duan Rong cursed, and then was slightly stunned. The way he threw the stone just now seemed to be a fusion of the Thousand-Armed Arhat and Plum Blossom Needle Techniques!
He could still understand the Thousand-Armed Arhat. After all, he had digested and absorbed the spirit of the javelin last night and already had entry-level experience in the Thousand-Armed Arhat's hidden weapon technique.

But, isn’t plum blossom acupuncture a technique of acupuncture?

When he made his move just now, after the Thousand-Handed Arhat's opening move, the feeling of the Plum Blossom Needle Technique was brought up! It was as if there was some kind of natural connection between the Thousand-Handed Arhat and the Plum Blossom Needle Technique...

"Could it be that... this plum blossom needle technique contains the techniques of concealed weapons?" Duan Rong's eyes flickered.

Duan Rong guessed correctly. The Plum Blossom Needle Technique was created a hundred years ago by a hidden weapon master who gave up martial arts and turned to medicine after his life encountered a major change!
The plum blossom acupuncture technique not only includes the techniques of hidden weapons, but also contains the most essential parts of these techniques. The hidden weapon master simplified this essence and integrated it into the art of acupuncture!
Because this part is originally the technique of hidden weapons, since he can integrate it into the art of acupuncture, he can naturally integrate it into other hidden weapon techniques!
So, just now, Duan Rong possessed the entry-level Thousand-Handed Arhat and the mastery-level Plum Blossom Needle Technique, and he was in a rage, and for a moment he had no other thoughts, so he just wanted to hit the bird.

It was by chance that he threw that blow!
"This piece of bird shit was not in vain!"

Duan Rong smeared the bird droppings on his hands on the tree, then quickly walked across the martial arts field and prepared to go to the dormitory to wash the bird droppings off his head.

As he reached the dormitory door, he was suddenly stopped by the dormitory manager.

"Master Duan, sorry to bother you for a moment."

The manager was fat and kind. His name was Zhao Gang and he was the second uncle of Zhao Meng, the leader of the Sixth Escort Team.

"Manager Zhao, tell me what's the matter!" Duan Rong said with a smile.

When Zhao Gang walked up to Duan Rong, he smelled a strange odor.

As soon as Duan Rong saw Zhao Gang's expression, he knew that he smelled bird shit. Fortunately, he was half a head taller than Zhao Gang, otherwise he would definitely see the bird shit on his hair, which would be a joke if it got out.

"Master Duan, have you seen Kong Bin recently?" Zhao Gang took a step back and asked with a smile.

Duan Rong's heart was moved, but his expression remained unchanged. He said, "I didn't see it! We don't live in the same dormitory. We have hardly ever practiced together!"

Zhao Gang felt it was a bit strange. Usually, the apprentice escorts in the same batch had a good relationship. After all, they would work together in the escort agency in the future. Why did these two people seem to have nothing in common?

"Oh, that's right." Zhao Gang explained with a smile, "The door of his dormitory has been closed for more than ten days. The guy who lives next to him told me that he hasn't seen him for more than ten days, and there is an unpleasant odor in the room!"

"I was afraid something might happen, so I opened the door and went in to take a look. Two of the sesame seed cakes in the room had grown mold, and the clothes soaking in the basin also smelled bad."

"I told the chief lord about this, but Mr. Luan said that the apprentice escorts are under the care of Mr. Xiao. But Mr. Xiao's family is having a funeral recently, so I can't disturb them!"

"Oh, I don't know about this. But Manager Zhao, since you have reported it, there shouldn't be any big problem. Why don't we wait and see, maybe he will be back in two days." Duan Rong said with a smile.

"That's right, that's right..." Zhao Gang nodded with a smile.

Duan Rong smiled and walked forward. He suddenly stopped and looked back, saying, "Manager Zhao, I remember that among our batch of errand disciples, there was a guy named Zhang Zheng. He seemed to be a childhood friend of Kong Bin. Why don't you go ask him? He might know."

"Oh, really? Then thank you, Escort Master Duan. I'll go ask him right away."

"You're welcome!" Duan Rong turned and walked into his dormitory.

Zhao Gang walked to the front yard. He was going to ask the manager of the chores disciples to take him to ask Zhang Zheng...

Duan Rong returned to the dormitory, took a wooden basin and soap nuts, then squatted by the well and washed his hair. With wet hair on his head, he stood by the well and muttered to himself: "I have to thank Wu Hui for choosing a good burial site. Otherwise, it would be a bit troublesome to deal with the aftermath..."

(End of this chapter)