I was switched at birth after transmigrating into a book, but I used my superpowers to wreak havoc!

Chapter 61 Discovery in the Woods, a Handle

Tu Jiaojiao saw her daughter finally open her eyes and burst into tears: "Yingying, you finally woke up. I was almost scared to death by you."

Xie Ying suddenly felt her heart swelling.

In order to reduce her own casualties, she always let Xiangxiang launch sneak attacks in secret while dealing with the person behind the scenes.

Unfortunately, after she and Xiangxiang traveled through time, their strength directly degenerated from a big boss to a junior rookie. Such a battle was still a bit too difficult for them.

Xie Ying thought she could hold on, but she overestimated herself and almost got into trouble.

Fortunately, there were dense forests all around, so she could secretly absorb the wood energy around her to restore her health. Otherwise, she would be weak for a long time.

Xie Ying looked at Tu Jiaojiao with moist eyes. Seeing Xie Xiu and Xie Rou also looking at her worriedly, she couldn't help but feel warmer in her heart.

Unfortunately, she was still too young to speak to comfort them. She could only smile at them and secretly respond in her heart: [Daddy, Mommy, Sister, I'm fine, don't worry.]

The three of them felt even more distressed when they heard her obviously weak and baby-like voice.

At this time, Tu Yong walked over worriedly, carefully lifted the car curtain, frowned and asked, "What's going on? Why are you hiding in the car?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw tears in the eyes of the three people, and Xie Ying being carefully held by Tu Jiaojiao.

He immediately realized something and asked hurriedly, "Is something wrong with the child?"

Xie Xiu was afraid he would worry, so he quickly comforted him, "Yingying had a fever just now, but she's fine now. She might have been frightened. How are those bandits? Did you find out anything?"

Tu Yong still looked at Xie Ying worriedly, but when he saw her smile sweetly at him and she didn't look sick, he felt relieved.

"Someone has already confessed. They said that their boss, Feng Heihu, said we were fat sheep and that as long as we completed this job, they would be able to eat and drink lavishly. They must have been deceived by Feng Heihu. But Feng Heihu was very stubborn and refused to say anything."

"That's fine. There are plenty of ways to get him to talk. I just don't believe he can keep being stubborn."

Xie Xiu smiled coldly, then added, "There should be some clues left in the woods. I'll take some people in to look for them."

Tu Yong did not object, but only warned: "Then be careful."

At this time, Song Xingzhou came over.

Before, he was not traveling with Xie Xiu, but with the officers and soldiers.

Xie Xiu already knew that Chen Fang had sent people to kill him and his family, so he naturally would not sit idly by and wait for death.

He went to see County Magistrate Wang not just for the goods. The goods were just a cover and a tool to win over County Magistrate Wang and the local merchants in Biyang County.

His real purpose was to pull these people onto his boat and ask County Magistrate Wang for help in borrowing people.

It is not easy to mobilize troops. Even County Magistrate Wang cannot do so easily.

However, when Xie Xiu told him that the goods they brought this time were too large and might attract bandits, and he was worried about accidents on the road, County Magistrate Wang was quickly persuaded and agreed to help borrow troops.

Hence the reinforcements.

However, Xie Xiu was not confident about these reinforcements. If these people deliberately delayed and failed to arrive in time, he would likely suffer heavy casualties.

So he arranged for Song Xingzhou to follow these officers and soldiers, and to pave the way for Song Xingzhou.

Song Xingzhou wanted to take part in the military examination and become a military general in the future. Dealing with these officers and soldiers would be a good opportunity for him to develop his network in advance.

Xie Xiu and Song Xingzhou exchanged a few words, and then they went to find the officers and soldiers, forming teams of ten, and entered the dense forest to search.

Xie Xiu and Song Xingzhou went directly to the dense forest where the cold arrow had been shot.

After searching all the way, the two soon smelled blood and hurriedly took people to look for it.

Not long after, they saw Chen San lying on the ground.

The smell of blood here is very strong, but because there is a thick layer of fallen leaves piled on the ground, the blood has already seeped in, and no large bloodstains can be seen on the surface.

Song Xingzhou and Xie Xiu walked over to check the man's wound, and then found a strange bulge on his lower back. They reached out and touched it, and found that it was a broken bone.

Song Xingzhou analyzed: "It seems that this person must have broken his lumbar vertebrae, becoming a burden and unable to evacuate. He didn't want to be caught alive by us, so he chose to commit suicide."

"Hmm." Xie Xiu replied softly, staring at the footprints and bloodstains on the ground. He then analyzed, "Those who left were also injured, and the injuries were on the soles of their feet. It's a bit strange."

"Why is the injury on the sole of the foot?" Song Xingzhou was also puzzled. "Did he accidentally step on some sharp thorns?"

As he spoke, he looked around vigilantly, but found no obvious spikes.

Xie Xiu turned Chen San's body over again and silently memorized his face. He planned to draw it after returning and then see if anyone recognized this face when he arrived in the capital.

The two men did not search Chen San's body directly, but left this task to the officers and soldiers who followed.

It’s not that he felt unlucky, but as the victim, Xie Xiu felt that he and Song Xingzhou should avoid suspicion.

If he and Song Xingzhou were to search the body, even if they found evidence unfavorable to the person behind the scenes, the other party could argue that they were deliberately framing him.

It would be better to let these officers and soldiers search it.

However, Xie Xiu guessed that nothing would be found on this person.

Since he chose to commit suicide to keep the secret, there would be no evidence of his crime left on his body.

Sure enough, after the two officers carefully searched Chen San's body, they only found some copper coins, silver coins, a few packets of medicine powder, and small weapons hidden in various parts of his body.

There's nothing special about them. It's impossible to determine the other party's origin and identity based on these things.

Even the clothes, shoes and socks this person wore were very ordinary, all made of common fabrics and workmanship, and were obviously specially prepared, making it impossible to trace their identity based on their attire.

Song Xingzhou couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that the other party is very cautious and unwilling to leave any clues."

Xie Xiu had anticipated this, so he wasn't too disappointed.

"Take these powders back with you and let people see what they are used for."

Although these medicinal powders are probably nothing special, you should still go through the necessary procedures.

Sure enough, after they each took some medicinal powder and secretly gave it to Li Banxia for inspection, Li Banxia quickly gave his conclusion: "None of them are anything special. This is a powder to drive away snakes and insects, this is a detoxifying powder, and this is a wound medicine.

These are the medicinal powders sold at Huichuntang in Biyang County. I've seen their powders before, and I know they're definitely from them just by smelling them!"

Xie Xiu knew that apart from the man's face, there were no clues left on his body.

However, since the other party did not destroy the man's face, it would be very difficult for him to find out the other party's identity based on that face.

Even if the other party's identity is found out, it is likely that there will be no obvious connection between him and the person behind the scenes.

He was not too disappointed. This time he had thwarted the other party's conspiracy and saved his family, so he considered himself a winner.

As for the remaining grudges, he will naturally settle them with those people one by one when he returns to the capital!

Moreover, he had already caught the other party's handle. Now, he just had to wait for the evidence to be confirmed.

Xie Xiu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, smiling meaningfully.