Sheraisedaneyebrow。
“Yourodeallthewaythereforthat?”
“Therewerenobodies。Noons。Nosignsofalargefight。”
Hepaused。
“Butwefoundsomethingelse。”
XieZhengtookasmallpieceofpaperfrominsidehissleeve。Itwasamertsrouterecord。Suyuanreaditcarefully,thecaravanhadgeditsrouteshortlybeforedisappearing。
“Theyweretoldtotakethisroad,”shesaid。
“Yes。”
“Bywhom?”
“Wedontknow。”
Suyuanlookedatthemapagain。Thegedrouteleddirectlytowardtheabandonedcamp。Sheslowlyfoldedthepaper。
“Someonewahemthere。”
XieZhengdidnotanswer。
herofthemknewwhobutthisisthefirsttime,themissingcaravannolongerlookedlikeanordinarybanditattack。Itlookedplanned。
Xielookedtowardthedarkeningsouthernroad。
“Welliigatequietly。”
Suyuannodded。
“Good。”
Helookedather。
“Youagree?”
“Idontthinkwhoeverdidthisknowsthatwevenoticedyet。”
Afaintsiletledbetweenthem。
Xiefinallysaid,“Yourelearningquickly。”
Suyuahiseyes。
“Ihadagoodteacher。”
“Who?”
Shelookedtowardthesoldiersrepairingthevillagebridge。
“Survival。”
Thenshewalkedaway,leavingXiestandingbesidethebarracks。