The town is located at the foot of the mountain and is the only place to pass when returning to Xinye County from Qijiawu. There are not many residents in the town and they are relatively scattered.
boom!
The fence gate of a house in front of the mountain was suddenly kicked open by Huo Anu!
Xu Zun rushed in aggressively, and when he entered the house, he happened to see a thin, disheveled man running out!
Without saying a word, Xu Zun kicked the man to the ground, then used professional police moves to cut his arms behind his back and pin him to the ground.
"Master Xu! Master Xu..." The thin man had already recognized Xu Zun and immediately shouted in a panic, "What do you mean by this? What do you mean by this?"
"What do I mean? Don't you have any idea in your own mind?" Xu Zun shouted, "Old rule, you have to say it yourself! If you wait for me to say it, the nature will be different!"
"No, nothing happened?" the thin man explained, "I've been very honest recently, I haven't done anything!"
"Okay!" Xu Zun smiled coldly, lifted the thin man off the ground, and said, "Then don't blame me, come back to the Yamen with me and explain it slowly!"
After saying that, Xu Zun pushed him away.
"My lord, my lord, don't..." the thin man said, "If you have something to say, please talk to me. Please talk to me carefully. I forgot to pay my contribution last month. Can I make up for it now?"
"..."
"..."
One sentence made Xu Zun embarrassed and Huo Anu speechless.
"You bastard!" Xu Zun held down the thin man again and shouted loudly, "You dare to bribe the police, and your crime will be increased! Hurry up and tell the truth about the case you did recently!"
"I...I really didn't do anything!" The thin man quibbled.
"father……"
At this moment, a little girl of only five or six years old walked out of the back room. After seeing the thin man being arrested, she hurriedly shouted.
The little girl had big eyes and was very cute. However, after seeing her father being restrained, she suddenly became frightened and tears welled up in her eyes!
"My lord, my lord, I beg you..." The thin man knelt down to Xu Zun and begged, "This time, I stole a barrel of oil, two bags of noodles, and three quilts!
"My lord, my lord..." The thin man's tears instantly flowed down his face, "Since I had my daughter, I have decided to change my mind, but seeing my daughter starve and freeze, my heart... I deserve to die, I deserve to die, please
Master Xu, please spare me this time!"
After hearing these words, Huo Anu already softened his heart and hurriedly squatted in front of the shivering little girl to comfort her.
However, Xu Zun said three words impatiently: "Tell the truth!"
"Alas!" The thin man stopped his tears instantly as if by magic and lowered his head and said, "I stole some pieces of brocade from Mrs. Li's house, as well as the incense burner and vases from Huaxianglou, as well as the girls' rouge and a few silver hairpins.
Got it!"
"Go on!" Xu Zun said three more words.
As a result, the thin man was helpless and read out a lot of lists, just like a warehouse cashier reporting accounts.
"Sir!" Finally, the thin man kowtowed to Xu Zun and begged, "I know I deserve it and deserve death, but my daughter is innocent. I have only had one daughter like this in my entire life!
"If I go to jail, my daughter won't be able to live. Please be merciful, merciful! I am willing..."
"What the hell are you willing to do!" Xu Zun scolded with a dark face, "If I remember correctly, you are only 21 this year, right? What do you mean by living half a life? You bastard, you don't have a word of truth in your mouth!"
"I know my fault, I know my fault." The thin man bowed his head again, "I am willing to hand over the stolen goods, plead guilty and accept punishment, but I only ask you, Mr. Xu..."
"Liu Dong," Xu Zun still didn't let him finish, so he took out a few taels of silver from his pocket and said, "Have you ever thought about changing your life?"
"Ah?" The thin man named Liu Dong raised his head and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"
"You help me do something!" Xu Zun said, "If it is done well, I will forget your crimes, and I will also reward you with 100 taels of silver, which is enough for you to stop stealing for the rest of your life!"
"Ah?" Liu Dong didn't believe there was such a thing at all, and immediately bowed his head and said, "Mr. Xu, if this is really the case, let alone going up the knife mountain or the frying pan, as long as you don't let me die, I will do anything for you.
It has to be done properly!”
…
Half an hour later, Liu Dong packed his luggage, said goodbye to his daughter, Xu Zun and Huo Anu, turned around and disappeared into the mist-shrouded mountains...
Looking at Liu Dong's disappearing figure, Huo Anu asked Xu Zun with a puzzled look:
"Isn't Songzhou in the east? Why did he go south?"
"Oh?" Xu Zun was puzzled, "Why do I want him to go to Songzhou?"
"Does this need to be said?" Huo Anuyan said, "Both You Dalang and his wife are from Songzhou. You asked this thief to go to Songzhou to gather information. Shouldn't you go to Songzhou?"
"Haha..." Xu Zun smiled mysteriously, "The real answer is not in Songzhou at all!"
"This guy is full of lies, aren't you afraid that he will run away secretly?" Huo Anu worried, "God knows, is this girl his daughter?"
Unexpectedly, the sonorous and powerful voice of the little girl came from behind: "He is my father, and I am my father's daughter!"
"Don't worry!" Xu Zun said, "He will definitely not let me down!"
"I really don't understand," Huo Anu said again, "Master Shen has so many capable people, who is not more reliable than this three-legged cat thief? Can't you even trust Master Shen's people?"
"It's not that I can't believe it," Xu Zun looked directly at Huo Anu and said, "but their target is too big and can easily attract the enemy's attention! Besides, I am a loyal person and I don't want to hurt my father-in-law!"
"Humph, if you don't want to get involved, then don't let me be your bodyguard?" Huo Anu said angrily, "Since you called me here and refused to tell me the truth, what does this mean? This girl is really upset!
"
Xu Zun quickly comforted you with a pun: "Don't worry! It won't take long, I will make you happy!"
"you……"
Xu Zun's words obviously had ulterior motives, but Huo Anu couldn't find the reason to get angry, and she was so angry that she stamped her feet!
"Miss Huo!" Unexpectedly, Xu Zun respectfully gave Huo Anu a fist and said, "This time, Xu is grateful! Xu will definitely repay the girl's kindness in the future!"
"you……"
Huo Anu was so punished that he lost his temper.
"Next, the case will enter a fierce stage!" Xu Zun said, "We also hope that Miss Huo will cooperate with Xu and act according to the plan to uncover the murderers hiding among us!"
"What are you talking about?" Huo Anu frowned, "Can you say something that I can understand? Okay! Anyway, I really want to see what kind of gourds you sell in your coffin?"
"What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?" Xu Zun corrected.
"It's all the same! Once I've settled this child, I'll implement your plan! Haha, I've never encountered such an interesting thing, I'm so excited just thinking about it!"
After saying that, Huo Anu picked up Liu Dong's daughter and walked into the thick morning mist...
