The noise outside seemed to last all night. One place gradually became quiet, and another place became bustling again, one after another, and it didn't quiet down until dawn.
But after daybreak, the streets were noisy again.
"what happened?"
"It's said that there are thieves. Mr. Lin's house in Beiqiaotou was stolen."
"No, no, it's Mr. Sun's house on South Street."
"No, the roof of Master Lin's house was trampled to pieces."
"The ground outside Master Sun's house is covered in blood."
"Blood? Are you a thief or a bandit?"
There were discussions everywhere, and the shop assistants in Ruyifang were all fascinated. They held the door panel and forgot about their movements until the sound of gurgling wheels came, accompanied by a heavy cough, "What are you doing!"
The two shop assistants quickly turned around and looked at Mr. Wei's family who came out from behind the window lattice with a wheelbarrow.
"My boss, my boss, there's talk of thieves outside," they said hurriedly.
Mr. Wei glared and said, "If there are thieves, you should be more careful about the store." After that, he rolled the wheel and went in.
The two shop assistants looked at each other, made faces, and continued busy.
After the inspection in the morning, Mr. Wei returned to his room, entered the inner room, then entered the secret door, and came to another room.
Here Shopkeeper Lu and Chief Meng Xi are sitting and talking.
"My boss, we've already made arrangements." Shopkeeper Lu said, "We'll take the delivery truck today. Old Cao will make arrangements over at the city gate."
Meng Xichang looked regretful: "It's a pity that the thief escaped."
Mr. Wei said, "I'm glad you're safe. After all, it's the thief who's hunting you this time."
This seemed to be a nice thing to say, but it still felt strange. Meng Xichang didn't know what to say for a moment.
This meanness finally took root. Shopkeeper Lu glared at Mr. Wei and said to Meng Xichang: "If the green hills remain, the future will be long. Don't be discouraged, Mr. Meng."
Meng Xi smiled heartily: "Of course, it would be better if he wanted to kill me. I am willing to use my body as bait to get rid of this harm for the people."
Shopkeeper Lu nodded: "This is our ambition."
Meng Xichang bowed his hands and saluted: "Please help me disguise myself. Let's set off now to avoid causing trouble."
Shopkeeper Lu was about to say something, but there was a rapid knocking sound outside one wall. Mr. Wei turned the wheel on the wheel and pressed the switch. The wall slowly rotated, and a person walked in from the other side.
"Master Cao?" Shopkeeper Lu was a little surprised, then looked serious, "Is there any trouble?"
Cao Dianli gasped slightly, obviously coming in a hurry. He didn't bother to answer Shopkeeper Lu, and only looked at Meng Xi, "Meng Xia."
At this point, I gasped again.
Wei Dongjia said anxiously: "Why are you breathing like this?"
Shopkeeper Lu handed Cao Dianli some water.
Cao Dianli took two sips and took a deep breath: "You old Wei, I'm older than you, what's wrong with taking two sips?"
Mr. Wei glared: "You are quite agile in quarreling."
Cao Dianli smiled and stopped arguing with him. He looked at Meng Xi and raised his hand to salute: "Meng Xia is mighty, and the thief Shi Feng is dead."
As soon as these words came out, the three people in the room were stunned.
"I didn't kill him." Meng Xichang said, looking surprised. "I only stabbed him once, but he avoided the vital point."
Boss Wei and Shopkeeper Lu were also surprised. They already knew the details of last night. Meng Xichang was almost injured by Shi Feng's poisonous powder. It was Shi Feng who lit the fireworks and caused a commotion and took the opportunity to escape.
Actually, dead?
"While searching the city last night, a body was found in an alley on North Street."
"At first I thought they were people who had been killed by thieves, but after asking around in the alley, no one was missing."
"I checked half of the city with the portrait, and several women recognized him as a flower seller from the village over Hangu Temple. His surname was Huang."
"The officials rushed over night and found that the old man Huang had been murdered for many days. They asked the neighbors around and said that a nephew had arrived a few days ago, but these people said that in fact, the old man Huang had no nephew at all."
Cao Dianli told everyone about the process. Of course, he had been reminded in advance and knew that the thief was pretending to be a flower seller. He was about to hear it. Seeing the officials and servants talking about the true identity of the corpse, he pretended to be outside the crowd.
The look on his face seemed familiar.
Then he dug out the reports from the warehouse (actually they had been prepared a long time ago).
Everyone in the government office recognized him, and were suddenly shocked.
Although he knew about it early, Cao Dianli was as shocked as everyone else.
As the murderer, Meng Xichang was also shocked: "But he was really fine at the time, and I did not injure his vitals." At this point, he looked at the three people in the room and asked, "Could it be the people on your side who are responsible for the aftermath?"
Although the ranger works alone, it does not mean that he has to be alone. He will also cooperate to deal with villains.
Mr. Wei smiled and pointed at himself, shopkeeper Lu and Cao Dianli.
"We? Let's see who can help you kill the thief who even you missed?" He said, "Oh, there is a girl outside, a little beggar."
Old and young, it is indeed impossible, Meng Xi frowned.
"Meng Xia, don't be humble and don't doubt anymore." Cao Dianli said with a smile, "The thief did die at your hands."
He stretched out his hand and made a gesture.
"I watched the autopsy with my own eyes. There was only one sword wound on the thief's body, and it was here."
Meng Xichang looked at him and pointed at the location: "Yes, I did stab him here, but..."
"But." Cao Dianli took over with a smile, "Wu Zuo said that although the wound didn't seem to be a vital point, it was very deep, so the thief thought it was fine, but in fact he was seriously injured. He fell down while running, making no sound.
He lost too much blood and died in the alley."
So that’s it, the three people in the room looked stunned, that’s right.
"Congratulations to Meng Xia for eliminating harm for the people." Cao Dianli said again.
Chief Meng Xi picked up the tea on the table and poured it on the ground: "The victims can feel at ease."
While they were talking, there was another knocking sound on the wall.
Wei Dongjia went to open the door again, and Qixing walked in.
"Ah Qi, you came just in time." The three people in the room said at the same time.
After speaking at the same time, they looked at each other for a moment.
Mr. Wei snorted: "Let them tell you the good news."
Shopkeeper Lu didn't care about the strange atmosphere of Wei Dong's family. He told Meng Xichang that he had already killed the thief. Cao Dianli added on the side.
Qixing listened carefully and nodded with a smile.
"Congratulations to Meng Xia for eliminating harm to the people." Shopkeeper Lu said again.
Meng Xichang cupped his hands and thanked him: "Thank you very much for your help."
Qixing nodded: "You're welcome."
Meng Xichang was slightly startled. The youngest child in the room did not expect this. Looking at the others, shopkeeper Lu closed his open mouth. The Wei Dongjia who was riding a wheelbarrow had no intention of opening his mouth. Cao Dianli smiled.
He thought again that when he first came here, it was this girl who spoke first, acting like a member of the family.
Could it be that he really is the new head of Xitang?
Meng Xichang looked at the girl and asked solemnly: "What is the name of the head of the family? Meng Xichang will keep it in mind."
The girl said calmly: "Seven Stars."
The thief was dead, but the thief's death became an unsolved case and the government still wanted to investigate, so Chief Meng Xi set off immediately as arranged.
Watching the tall and heavy car loaded with various furniture and goods slowly drive out of Ruyifang, Shopkeeper Lu, who was standing at the door to see it off, glanced at Wei Dong's house.
"Are we going to change the head of the family now?" He whispered, "Master, are you going to give in to the wise now?"
Previously, in front of Chief Meng Xixing, Qixing also acted like he was in charge of the situation, but they did not correct or stop him.
Shopkeeper Lu found it a little funny.
Mr. Wei glanced at him and said, "Why? I'm waiting for a promotion."
As I said before, Qixing became the leader, and even the hall master looked down upon him if he wanted to be the elder.
Shopkeeper Lu couldn't help but laugh.
The passers-by who passed by saw it and were filled with envy, "Ruyifang has done a big business again. The shopkeeper was so happy that he smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed."