Zhou Liru swung her knife, deftly cutting a slit in the collar. She slipped the tip of the knife inside, slicing it open, and everyone saw a thin gold piece as delicate as a cicada wing, tucked against the collar knot.
The crowd gasped in amazement; everyone knew how to hide things now.
Manbao instinctively glanced at her sleeve, where she also hid a piece of gold. Zhou SiLang had someone cast it for her, saying that sewn into a sleeve it was hardly noticeable, a thing to be used only in emergencies.
With both Zhou Liru and Liu Huan making discoveries, the group found inspiration and rushed to other rooms to search through the haphazard clothes of the hostages.
The personal soldier glanced at Governor Duan carefully, wanting to join the excitement, but the six rooms were quickly divided among the group, so he sighed and continued dutifully following behind the governor.
