Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1496

After all, the last time we saw the Embroidered Uniform Guard appear so frequently was during the recent money exchange case, which resulted in the arrest of many people.

However, those who sensed something was wrong were quickly puzzled again, because they couldn't understand what was happening.

Despite the frequent deployments of the Five City Garrison and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, they didn't arrest a single person; they simply patrolled the city.

Moreover, they specifically chose to search those empty houses in relatively remote locations that were rarely inhabited.

At first, the people and officials in the capital were somewhat apprehensive, but as time went by, they quickly calmed down.

They were just curious about what the Five Cities Garrison and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were looking for, but unfortunately they dared not ask, and no one would tell them.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Yingtian Prefecture, a group of soldiers were preparing to enter a small house for a search.

However, just as they were about to enter, the door of the house was suddenly opened, and an old woman with a cane was standing behind it.

Upon seeing the old woman appear, the soldiers who were about to search the area were startled, and the captain almost cursed out loud.

The main reason is that this old woman's face was not only full of wrinkles, but also had some pustules on the wrinkles that made people feel disgusted.

Meanwhile, their orders were to search vacant houses, and the house in front of them should have been vacant as well.

I had already inquired before coming, but the house that should have been empty was now occupied by someone, and such a terrifying person at that.

Having finally recovered from the shock, the leading soldier immediately looked at the old woman and questioned her.

"Hey, old woman, who are you and what are you doing in this house?"

The team leader only asked because he had already checked beforehand that the room had been vacant for a month.

However, in response to his questioning, the old woman tremblingly turned her head and put her ear close to the captain, saying:

"Sir, what did you say? I'm an old woman and my hearing isn't good anymore. I can't hear what you're saying."

Looking at the old woman's face covered in pustules, the captain felt nauseous and didn't even want to talk to her anymore.

So he turned to the soldier beside him and gave him a look, signaling the soldier to go and explain to the old woman.

Upon receiving the captain's signal, the soldier immediately cursed inwardly, mainly because he also found it disgusting.

Unfortunately, rank matters, and even if he was unwilling, he had no choice but to obey. He stepped forward and loudly proclaimed:

"Grandma, our captain is asking you why you were in this room!"

Perhaps because the soldiers were walking very close and speaking very loudly, the old woman was finally able to hear them clearly this time.

He then began to speak:

"Sir, this is my old woman's home! If I don't live here, where else can I live?"

Upon hearing this, the soldier captain immediately frowned and then asked again.

You're saying this is your home?

After the captain finished speaking, the soldier immediately became a mouthpiece, loudly repeating the captain's words.

After listening, the old woman nodded gently in response:

"Yes, yes, sir, my son and daughter-in-law died young, and now I'm the only old woman left in this family."

"If you don't believe me, I have a house deed at home. Please wait a moment, sir, I'll go get it for you to check."

As she spoke, the old woman immediately turned around and, leaning on her cane, slowly walked into the house.

Seeing this, the soldier captain immediately gave a wink to the soldier beside him, who immediately understood and then spoke:

"Grandma, you have trouble walking, let me help you inside! Don't worry, I won't look at the deed when you get it."

As they spoke, the soldier suppressed his nausea, quickly stepped forward to help the old woman, and then accompanied her into the house.

Of course, the soldier's main purpose was not to help the old man, but to take the opportunity to check if there was anything amiss in the house.

The best way is actually to send a team in to search, but that method is only suitable for empty spaces where no one is present.

The room was occupied, and it belonged to an elderly person. Even though they were under the jurisdiction of the Five Cities Garrison, they dared not act recklessly.

After all, His Majesty hates oppressing the people the most. If he goes too far, the old man will be furious and beat the drum to appeal to the emperor.

Then every single one of these soldiers would have to be punished, after all, this was an old man with one foot in the grave.

Therefore, the soldier captain dared not go too far and could only send a soldier to help the old woman into the house.

Upon entering the room, the soldier immediately looked around, but the room was very simple and could be seen in its entirety at a glance.

Aside from the bed and the table and chairs placed in the middle, there was only a wooden box and two wooden cabinets in the room.

With the soldier's help, the old woman slowly approached the wooden box. At this moment, the soldier quickly spoke up:

"Grandma, you can get the property deed yourself. I'll just walk away and stay away from you!"

As they spoke, the soldier quickly stepped back a few paces to carefully examine the interior of the house, but found nothing suspicious.

Apart from a few pieces of broken furniture, the only other smells in the room were the smell of an old person and a strong smell of medicine.

However, it's normal to smell medicine, because there was a medicine pot in the corner of the room puffing out white smoke on the stove.

It's normal for an elderly person to brew some medicine at home, especially since you can tell from the old woman's face that she's ill.

After a thorough inspection, the old woman happened to have taken out the house deed, and the soldier quickly stepped forward to help her.

They helped the old woman to the team leader's side. After checking, they found no problems with the house deed; it was indeed the old woman's.

The captain didn't say anything more. After returning the property deed, he immediately left with his men without saying another word.

However, after the old woman closed the door tightly, the captain immediately stopped and looked at the soldier, asking:

"Well, did you see anything strange at that old woman's house?"

Upon hearing the captain's question, the soldier quickly responded.

"Boss, I've looked it over carefully. There's nothing wrong with the house. It's so dilapidated that there's hardly any furniture left."

"And it smelled awful, a mixture of old people's smell and medicine, it almost made me throw up. Boss, in the future, for things like this..."

The soldier was about to start complaining when his captain interrupted him before he could finish.

"Wait a minute, you said there was a medicinal smell in that room?"