In Gu'an City, a bright firework soared into the sky.
"Hey, it's not the New Year or the festival, who has nothing to do to set off fireworks?"
"We don't understand the world of rich people. They just set off fireworks for fun, what else can they do?"
"This world is really unfair. Rich people set off fireworks, while poor people go hungry and look for wild vegetables to eat."
"Who's to blame? You took all the good grain seeds home and boiled them. You deserve to die of starvation. Nothing grows in the ground, you only die of starvation."
"I'm hungry. I can't control myself when I see the food."
"How can others control it? At this time, the wild vegetables are already growing in the fields. Didn't you see the county magistrate's wife carrying a basket to dig wild vegetables? You are just lazy, and you will eventually be killed by laziness."
"Why did you set off a firework? Then you stopped setting it off?"
"I'm going to go home and sleep. We have to go out to dig wild vegetables tomorrow. We can't compete with you, so you can just wander on the street..."
Several people from Gu'an City were attracted together by the sudden appearance of fireworks. But after waiting for a long time, the second fireworks did not appear.
Everyone muttered and dispersed.
Outside the city, Liu Rufeng was sleeping with her head in her hands and her clothes on. She was thinking about how many days it would take for such a camping trip in the wild.
"Liu Qianhu, the summoning fireworks in the city have appeared." The school lieutenant in charge of the sentry at the door opened the curtain of the temporary tent and shouted loudly.
Looking out from the door, the bright blue fireworks rose five to six feet high in the sky, illuminating the surrounding area.
"Assemble the team and set off quickly." Liu Rufeng suddenly rolled over.
"What about this tent? Do you still want it?" the captain asked hurriedly.
"You don't want a tent. Are you going to sleep on the ground next time? Take down the tent and bring it with you, and you won't need other consumables." Liu Rufeng shouted loudly.
The torches burned one by one, and everyone quickly dismantled the tent, folded it several times, tied it to the horse's back, and got on the horse.
Looking from a distance, a fiery dragon rushed towards Gu'an City rapidly.
Xiao Chen, Duan Tianming and Wei Qi stood at the gate of the county government, looking in the direction of the city gate, waiting for Liu Rufeng's arrival.
Just now, after Wei Liang woke up, he said that the person who attacked him was very unfamiliar and had never been seen in Gu'an City. However, this did not make a substantial breakthrough in the case.
As for the unfamiliar face, it can only be said that he is not from Gu'an, and is most likely hired by others.
But later, Wei Liang told Xiao Chen that there was something wrong with Shopkeeper Li's yard. From the outside, it looked like it had occupied the entire corner of the city, but when we got inside, we didn't know if it was because of the pavilions or pavilions that had been built.
It always feels small.
When he said this, Xiao Chen suddenly remembered that there was a wall in Shopkeeper Li's yard.
At that time, I thought that outside the wall was other people's territory.
After hearing what Wei Liang said, Xiao Chen realized that shopkeeper Li had actually created a garden within a garden to fool him.
In addition, the person who attacked Wei Liang was an unfamiliar face, and Xiao Chen was even more certain that what was hidden in Shopkeeper Li's yard must be something related to the imperial court.
It's very possible that the prince is hiding inside.
At the gate of the city, a rapid sound of horse hooves came through, and then, Liu Rufeng, led by the former captain, appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
Behind them were more than fifty military horses and more than fifty torches, which illuminated the entire street brightly for a while.
"The target is the Li family compound, completely surround it." Xiao Chen waved his hand and led the team forward.
After drinking tea, everyone had arrived at the entrance of the Li family courtyard.
"Call the door." Xiao Chen waved his right hand.
A school captain stepped forward, raised the hilt of his saber, and banged the door with a "dong dong dong" sound.
While smashing, he shouted loudly: "Open the door, open the door."
"Who is it?" a voice asked from inside.
"People from the government, please open the door quickly. If you are too late, you will all be charged." The captain shouted loudly.
In the courtyard, shopkeeper Li's business came out: "Didn't you hear that it's someone from the government? Open the door quickly."
As a sound of footsteps came towards the door, the door was gently opened from the inside, and a servant walked out.
"Haven't the officials already checked in the yard during the day? Why are they here again at night?" The servant asked in a low voice, bending his body.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, grabbed the servant's collar, and dragged him in through the door.
"My lord, what are you doing? I didn't break the law." The servant kicked his legs and waved his hands randomly in the air.
It wasn't until he stood in the yard that Xiao Chen let go of the servant and said coldly: "Tell you, Shopkeeper Li, to come out."
"Master, Master." Shopkeeper Li had already run over tremblingly, "Master, why did you bring so many people to my place at night?"
Under the firelight, shopkeeper Li's face looked not only not pale, but also somewhat rosy. Although his attitude was still very respectful, in Xiao Chen's eyes, he looked so hateful.
"Shopkeeper Li, you are really an expert. You used your emotions to send me away." Staring at Shopkeeper Li, Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled awkwardly.
"This, this... Where did you start talking about this, Lord?" Shopkeeper Li was startled, looking at a loss.
"Let's not mention this for now." Xiao Chen suddenly raised his right hand and pointed at the wall in the garden, his eyes piercing each other like sharp swords, "What is on the other side of the wall?"
"Over there?" Shopkeeper Li was silent for a moment, rolled his eyes twice inadvertently, clasped his hands together, and said with a slight bow, "Over there is the villain's handicraft workshop."
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, put his hands behind his back, and took a step forward until he was in front of the other party: "Handcraft workshop? What do you do?"
"Specially made for these white marble floors." Shopkeeper Li lowered his head slowly as if he had made a mistake.
"White marble floor? Shopkeeper Li is engaged in rice and other business on the surface, but privately he is processing luxury goods such as white marble. No wonder the business has reached the capital. Only high-ranking officials in the capital can afford this kind of thing. I still
I thought you were an honest person, but it seems I was naive." Xiao Chen snorted coldly.
"The villain has no choice but to be forced by life." Shopkeeper Li said in a low voice.
"If it's just a handicraft workshop, I won't bother to care about you. I'm just afraid that your handicraft workshop may have some big tricks hidden in it. Tell me, where is the secret door leading to the other side of the courtyard wall?"
"Here, here." Shopkeeper Li bowed his body and walked slowly to the wall. He stretched out his hand and pushed hard on the slightly concave part of the wall.
A "crunching" sound was heard, and a three-foot-wide door appeared on the courtyard wall.
"Come in." Xiao Chen waved his hand.
Liu Rufeng had quick eyes and quick hands, and he rushed in without any hesitation with his divine machine servant.
When Xiao Chen walked into the inner courtyard, he couldn't help but be shocked by the sight in front of him.
The size inside is more than three times the size outside.
It looks as luxurious as a palace on the outside, but it's an out-and-out "slum" on the inside.
The roads paved with gravel, and even the huge square in the middle, are also paved with gravel.
The low houses, as well as some bamboo products and gravel slabs scattered on the ground, prove that this is an out-and-out handicraft workshop.
Except for the pergola just outside the door, there are a total of six low houses in the large yard.
They are all made of bluestone and look extremely strong and solid.
Especially since there are no windows, and even the door is a small iron door that is locked tightly.
It doesn't look like a house, but more like a well-defended fortress.
"Shopkeeper Li, who usually lives in this house?" Xiao Chen walked to a house, looked at the big rusty lock on the iron door, and asked coldly.
"Normally, there are working people living here. Recently, it is the spring sowing season, so they have all gone home to farm." Shopkeeper Li explained in a low voice.
"Really?" Xiao Chen turned around and looked at Duan Tianming, "Please put some shackles on Shopkeeper Li."
"Yes." Duan Tianming responded, took off the heavy shackles from the captain beside him, and walked towards Shopkeeper Li.
"My Lord, what crime did this villain commit to deserve to be shackled?" Shopkeeper Li couldn't help but take a step back, and his legs began to tremble.
"What sin? I'll tell you what your sin is later. I'm busy right now."
Xiao Chen turned around and walked towards another house.
