Just as Yu Wenye had said before, from the day after the Lantern Festival, the whole of Chang An became restless.
The Left Guard began a massive search throughout the city; every market, every road, didn't escape their thorough search. Yet even with this, the assassins who had ambushed Pei Xingyuan and then vanished without a trace were still nowhere to be found.
Of course, they also took the owner and staff of the tavern where the assassins had hidden.
The owner had been frightened out of his wits by the event that morning, especially when people rushed out of his tavern to brawl with the court's people. When captured, he confessed everything without the need for torture. However, he knew very little, as half the city had been out on the long streets the night before, and this tavern was in the busiest section, with at least hundreds, if not a thousand, patrons coming and going. How could he remember so clearly?
