After a few rounds, the two sides were still tied. Just as Leng Moran was about to take action, the masked man jumped out of the window.
Xin Xin followed up with three steps at a time.
Leng Moran moved. He originally wanted to chase after him, but suddenly thought of Xiao Xixi beside him, so he chose to stay.
There was no way, he couldn't predict whether this move would divert the tiger away from the mountain, so naturally he couldn't put Xiao Xixi in danger.
Leng Moran turned his head to look at Xiao Xixi, who was sleeping soundly next to him, and sighed that she didn't know how to do martial arts now.
Following the letter, the man in black followed the man in black around the county town, and finally lost him near Maoping Lane, so he quickly turned back to report the letter.
When Leng Moran saw that the letter had not returned, he already guessed that he had not caught up with the person. Besides, the letter and the person could only reach a tie, and he could not expect the letter to catch the person.
In order not to alert the murderer last night, Leng Moran did not let other guards guard him, so the only person who went after the man in black was a letter.
Leng Moran did not blame Xin Xin. He also knew that the matter was not because Xin Xin was not doing his best, but because his opponent was too strong.
He said: "Check who lives over there in Maoping Lane and whether there are any abnormalities."
Noticing the blue eyes under Xin Xin's eyes and the tiredness on his face, he changed his words and said, "Let Feng Yan check it out, and you go back and rest."
Xin Xin only felt a warm current passing through his heart, and left without asking any more questions.
…
Xiao Xixi slept until dawn before waking up. She yawned and sat up. Seeing Leng Moran reading at the table, she got up in no hurry and lay on the bed in a daze.
Leng Moran caught a glimpse of her waking up with his peripheral vision, and said indifferently: "Someone came here last night and wanted to kidnap you. Don't you remember?"
Xiao Xixi was so frightened that she jumped up, jumped out of bed and walked to the table, staring at Leng Moran carefully and looking at his expression. When she saw that he didn't seem to be lying, she asked, "Where is the person?"
"Ran."
"So many guards couldn't catch anyone?"
Leng Moran turned over a page of the book and said calmly: "The murderer has very high martial arts skills."
Xiao Xixi sat back on the bed and was in a daze. This was too dangerous, and her life might be at risk. Who knows what the situation would be like if someone kidnapped her.
So without saying a word, she discussed with the system to exchange for an increase in force value.
A cold reminder from the system.
[Host, your points are now negative and cannot be consumed]
Xiao Xixi said angrily: "Why am I in the negative? Didn't I still get tricked by you? I obviously completed the task, but you asked me to spend so many points all at once, and now you are blaming me?"
The system is silent.
Xiao Xixi continued: "Hurry up, my life safety is threatened now, how can I bother to do the mission? You can increase the force value for me so that I can complete the mission well."
After another period of silence, the system finally decided to agree.
[Ding, I have ordered a 24-hour force value increase for the host]
Xiao Xixi rolled her eyes and continued: "Look at what Leng Moran means, we will definitely not stay here for just one day. 24 hours is not enough? You can add an automatic renewal and wait until I leave here."
15 points on credit is credit, and there is not much difference if there is more. Anyway, it is a negative number. Xiao Xixi does not feel bad about spending points.
The system silently recorded every purchase. Seeing that the host had always been cooperative, it decided to agree.
[Ding, automatic renewal is on]
Xiao Xixi nodded with satisfaction.
Leng Moran, who was on the side, watched Xiao Xixi's expression changing constantly. He was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had been frightened into a madman.
Xiao Xixi didn't respond when he came over, so he raised his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.
Xiao Xixi had just finished discussing with the system and was in a happy mood. When she came to her senses, she found Leng Moran's hand dangling in front of his eyes and couldn't help but grab it.
There was a thin layer of callus on the warm palm, which felt very solid. Xiao Xixi was stunned for a moment, then let go of her hand.
Although the two of them held hands while pretending to be in love, they still felt uncomfortable.
She looked up at Leng Moran and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Were you in a daze just now?" Leng Moran looked at her and asked.
Xiao Xixi nodded seriously: "Yes, did your husband just talk to me?"
Leng Moran couldn't see anything else from her eyes, so he believed her words, shook his head and said: "It's okay, let's change clothes and have breakfast."
Xiao Xixi then lowered her head and glanced at the middle coat she was wearing, quickly walked aside, opened her luggage, and picked out a set of clothes.
When she was about to change her clothes, she saw that Leng Moran was still refusing to go out, so Xiao Xixi hugged her clothes and looked at him.
Leng Moran said: "This county is not stable. I have to go out today. Please change into men's clothes. Can you comb your hair into a bun?"
Xiao Xixi nodded seriously. It was just a matter of simply combing her hair into a bun. She had already learned how to do it.
So he took out a piece of men's clothing that he had prepared a long time ago from his luggage and showed it to Leng Mo Ran.
"What do you think of this, husband?"
Leng Moran didn't answer, nodded, and then left the room consciously.
…
It happened that Feng Yan came back with the news he had inquired about. Leng Moran ordered a few guards to guard Xiao Xixi's place and went to another room with Feng Yan.
In order to avoid alerting others, Leng Moran did not want anyone to know about his investigation.
Feng Yan reported what he learned to Leng Moran: "Maoping Lane is a small alley, but the people living in it are ordinary people, and they are mainly the elderly and infirm. Only with the help of the county government can they barely live in the county.
Let’s eat.”
Leng Moran frowned and asked, "Besides these people?"
"There is a family named Liu. People nearby call him Liu Juren. He lives there with his disabled wife."
"Has Liu Juren's condition been found out?"
"After investigation by my subordinates, it is said that the couple had a deep love for each other. They originally went to the capital together to participate in the scientific examination. Unexpectedly, on the way to the capital, his wife fell from a cliff and saved her life, but she was unable to move while lying on the bed.
There was no way to travel long distances. Liu Juren gave up his scientific research and stayed here to make a living by copying and writing letters to others. His neighbors all praised his character."
Leng Moran listened to Feng Yan's inquiries so carefully that he guessed that he was suspicious of Liu Juren and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Feng Yan said: "That's all that can be found."
Feng Yan knew that the prince he could think of could also think of it, so he didn't say much.
Leng Moran nodded and did not let his men monitor him. After all, if the murderer was really Liu Juren, then his martial arts skills were on par with the letter. The other men were no match for him, and they would be easily discovered if they monitored him.
When Feng Yan saw that his prince had not given orders for a long time, he asked, "What is your prince's plan?"
Leng Moran said: "Go and see the magistrate of this county."
Hearing the door open next door, Leng Moran left the house and looked at Xiao Xixi who had just gone out.
He walked over and said, "Let's go, I'll take you out to eat today."
Xiao Xixi immediately became happy. Although the food in this inn was not bad, she thought the food stalls outside were better.
For example, the aroma she smelled when she passed by a bun shop yesterday could make her mouth water!
