In the fortress corridor, two masked mansion soldiers were patrolling with iron lanterns.
This was a very tedious job, the scenery never changed, always the same route. But precisely because of this, any slight change would immediately catch their attention.
"Old Che and his crew are on the main duty tonight, right? Why haven't they come back yet?" The soldier looked at the entrance to the commander's courtyard, where aside from a carriage full of powdery fragrance, there was no one. The so-called main duty involves guarding the entrance to the commander's courtyard, a short time with a chance to show their face, occasionally even receiving rewards from the commander. It's the best assignment in the military mansion.
"Maybe the commander called them for something else?"
"But this is taking too long, we've been back and forth twice and they're still not back..."
"Why don't you take a look?"
"… Forget it, we're almost off duty, why bother?"
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