In the backyard of Liu's mansion, Master Liu was frolicking with his new concubine.

At this time, a subordinate came to report:

"Master, the king of the city lord's mansion is looking for a meeting!"

Master Liu frowned slightly, and he asked without looking back:

"What's the matter with him looking for me?"

"Back to the master, he said that there was a serious case to investigate, and I hope the master can cooperate. ”

Serious crimes?

Master Liu raised his eyebrows and thought carefully for a while.

During this time, he Liu family did not commit any crimes.

Could it be that the king wants to settle old accounts?

Master Liu thought about it again, the previous things had already been cleaned up by the city lord, so that no one would bring up the old things again.

"I think it's a case somewhere else. ”

Thinking like this, Master Liu replied: "You go and ask, what kind of serious case does it require the cooperation of my Liu family?"

Also, I asked if he had a letter from the city lord. ”

In Pinglu City, the status of the city lord Li Xiuping is naturally unique.

But the power of these squires and wealthy families under them should not be underestimated.

Unless it is clear that there is a felony of treason and collaborating with the enemy, the guards in the city will come directly to arrest people.

Otherwise, if it is just a small trouble, those catchers will need to show the handwritten instructions approved by the city lord when they come to investigate.

After a while, the next person came to report:

"Back to the master, Wang Zhutou said that he was investigating the case of the Zhang family.

He also said that this matter is a matter of life and death for the master, and if he does not cooperate, my Liu family will also follow in the footsteps of the Zhang family. ”

Master Liu didn't speak, and after a while, he asked:

"Then does he have a letter from the city lord?"

"Nope. ”

When Master Liu heard it, he squinted and sneered:

"Heh, the Zhang family's case is about my.

This Wang Heng didn't even have a handwritten message, so he dared to come to investigate the case, and threatened, my Liu family will follow in the footsteps of the Zhang family?

Wang Zhutou is really majestic!"

As he spoke, he commanded disapprovingly:

"Go and tell him that I'm not free right now, and I won't entertain him. ”

The next man went to deal with it.

Master Liu looked at his back as he left, and sneered in his heart.

"This Wang Heng is really a tenacious guy, doesn't he know.

In this Pinglu City, my Liu family, will there be no case, and there will be no involvement in other cases?"

He only thought that it was the troublesome catcher, who was chasing the wind and shadows from nowhere, and got a clue, so he had to go to the door to inquire and ask.

didn't know that this matter was indeed a matter of life and death for him.

was about to plunge into the frolicking game again, when the next person came to report again.

Seeing this, Master Liu frowned and asked:

"Why is it here again?"

The subordinate hurriedly explained:

"Returning to the master, I told the king the king's instructions to the king, but he still refused to leave.

He also said that he would keep watch outside the courtyard gate until the master went to see him. ”

Then, he handed over something.

"This was given to me by the king, and he told me to pass it on to the master.

He also said that the woman in this portrait is an extremely dangerous murderer.

If she is in the mansion, she must hand it over, otherwise, the Liu Mansion will be in danger of being destroyed. ”

Master Liu was suspicious, and he opened the drawing paper to take a look.

The person in the painting is a little familiar, and when he looks up again, he is not the beautiful woman in front of him.

As if sensing his gaze, the beautiful woman asked pitifully:

"The master looks at me like this, could it be that I am the murderer that Wang Zhutou said?"

As she spoke, she burst into tears:

"The slave family wandered for several months, tasted the hardships of displacement, and was fortunate to meet the master, and finally had a belonging.

But I don't know where I provoked the head catcher, who actually wanted to arrest a weak woman and frame the slave family as a murderer.

If the lord doubts me, even if he hands me over and sacrifices one of the slaves, it is worth it to exchange the master's peace of mind. ”

Master Liu looked at the delicate appearance of the beautiful woman in front of him with pear blossoms and rain.

I thought that during this time, she was weak and weak, and she couldn't even lift a heavy object.

Suddenly, there was no longer any suspicion.

Thinking of this, he commanded:

"Go and tell the king that there is no such man in our house.

Also, if he is willing to guard outside the gate, then he can do so. ”

The subordinate took the order and left here.

Master Liu threw the drawing paper in his hand everywhere.

Then he looked at the beautiful woman who was charming after the tears, and asked with a smile:

"I didn't hand you over, Qiao'er, how are you going to repay my master?"

The beautiful woman, who was called Qiao'er, covered her face with one hand and said shyly:

"What the master wants to do to the slave family, the slave family can do it. ”

A house of style.

......

Outside the gate of Liu's courtyard, Wang Heng was leading his brothers to defend it.

Seeing the subordinate who had spread the news come out, he hurriedly asked:

"How is it, how did your master react after reading the portrait.

If that person is really in the house, please hand her over to me quickly!"

The servant shook his head and said respectfully and politely:

"My lord said that we don't have this person in Liu's mansion.

If a few officials are willing to guard here, please take care of yourself, just don't interfere with the work of our subordinates. ”

Master Liu's reaction was unexpected, but it was also reasonable.

Wang Heng originally thought that after such a thing happened to the Zhang family, the other wealthy in the city should be vigilant and take precautions.

But he didn't think about it, he had already said it so clearly, but the head of the Liu family was still unmoved.

"Boss, what should we do? Why don't we rush in and arrest someone?"

Seeing this, one of his subordinates proposed.

Wang Heng listened, but shook his head.

"No, continue according to the original plan, everyone will be divided into three batches and take turns to guard outside Liu's mansion. ”

Although I really wanted to, I would take people directly into it and put the danger out at the source.

But reason told him that he must not do so.

As a wealthy family that has been in business for a long time, the Liu family itself also has a lot of accumulation.

If they want to hide someone, it is very difficult to find out in a short period of time with their own and other people's skills.

More importantly, the Liu family's status in Pinglu City is not low.

Breaking in rashly by himself is bound to cause panic among other families in the city.

Regarding the true identity of the woman, it is very likely that she is related to weirdness, which Wang Heng needs to keep secret.

It's like attributing the tragedy of the Zhang family's destruction to the maid who went home to visit relatives.

They can't make it public what is strange in the city.

This will bring uncontrollable chaos, especially now that the city lord Li Xiuping is not in the city.

After thinking about it, Wang Heng finally chose to act conservatively.

"With me and these men, guarding the door, if there is any movement in the house, I can detect it as soon as possible.

Even if something weird happens, I can bring someone to help quickly.

If nothing happens, keep it for a few days, and when the city lord returns, he will be able to understand the matter. ”

With this in mind, he commanded his brothers to guard carefully.

It was getting darker and it was night.