The matter of catching the thief is over, although Su Mian will not be hit by this incident to the point of being depressed all day, but it has indeed become a knot in her heart. It was impossible for Gu Zhixing not to notice it, so he secretly found many clues.

"Ah Mian, don't worry, although those old people who have been arrested are now in prison, because I have specially ordered them, their conditions there are not difficult, but they have not yet set a date to try this case."

Add a few pieces of her favorite shrimp to Su Mian's bowl, Gu Zhixing said with concern.

Su Mian hadn't actually mentioned this matter in the past few days, and it was hard for Gu Zhixing to keep thinking about it, although he was a little moved in his heart, but thinking of those old people, Su Mian sighed even more annoyedly.

"Yesterday I counted the progress of the second planting, which is much better than I expected. I told myself that there was only this bad thing that I shouldn't take to heart, but I always felt that it was still ......."

Su Mian couldn't say anything and pursed her lips, even her favorite dish in front of her was not fragrant, Gu Zhixing certainly understood her mood at this time, so he asked her opinion so patiently now.

Now that Gu Zhao's anger has subsided, he deliberately suppressed the popularity of this society in the court, Liu Ce wanted to mention this matter many times to make a fuss, but was reprimanded by Lu Zhe.

Now Liu Ce and his henchmen may not dare to fight those old people for the time being, which also makes it convenient for Gu Zhixing to continue to investigate well.

Although Liu Ce deliberately wanted to harm Su Mian before, now Gu Zhixing feels scared when he thinks about it, but he has never been afraid of Liu Ce, what he was worried about from beginning to end was that he was afraid of things that might hurt Su Mian.

Now that he thought about it, he was hesitating whether to tell Su Mian about his current situation, and Su Mian had already discovered Gu Zhixing's desire to speak.

"If you tell me this today, you can't find any new developments, right? Although those old people confessed to stealing food before, I think they have a pure nature, why did they think of such a lack of virtue in the first place? There must be a kobold military advisor in this. ”

Su Mian said this angrily, the first thing she thought of before was the person in charge, but later I heard Lu Zhe say that the person in charge had also been tortured and asked again and again, he was just a greedy person who wanted to share the spoils, he didn't have this ability.

Gu Zhixing saw that she couldn't hide Su Mian's eyes, and she was really worried, if she didn't tell her the truth, I was afraid that she would have even more trouble sleeping.

Thinking that she is confident enough to protect Ah Mian's safety now, but if she keeps hiding it, it will only make her feel more uncomfortable, so she simply told her.

"I sent people to interrogate them, and they did want to get enough to eat and live in peace, but when it came to how to transport the food and who was giving advice, they always kept it secret. It didn't look like a deliberate attempt to hide the bad guys, but rather like an attempt to protect the person with the bad idea. ”

Hearing this, Su Mian was furious, they kept telling themselves that they were wrong before, and now they are rewarding themselves like this? originally thought that they would be able to turn back in time and cooperate with the government's investigation, but now that they think that although they are pure in nature, they are old bones, and their temper is more stubborn than a cow!

Seeing that Su Mian was in a hurry again, Gu Zhixing hurriedly added, "But don't worry, I have naturally sent someone to investigate." Those old people had mentioned before that the descendants of their Niujia Village were now living in the imperial city, and it was not difficult to find those young people. ”

yes, why didn't I think of this! Su Mian's eyes lit up, but thinking that those people left the old, weak, sick and disabled in the village alone, and now the village made such a mistake for the sake of subsistence food, I am afraid that the young people will not care about it.

"It's all a bunch of people who have no conscience. Not to mention whether they are really related to the village chief and several groups of elders, but in the end, they are also the elders of their ancestors, and now they are eating and drinking spicy food in the imperial city, and they let a few old people take risks for some food, this kind of person is afraid that he will go to hell after death. ”

Although Su Mian is an atheist, he can't say anything to show the anger in his heart now, so he can only curse them on purpose.

Gu Zhixing saw that she was angry and became a bun face, especially cute, and couldn't help but pull the corners of his mouth, but he didn't make fun of it at this juncture, for fear that Ah Mian would make trouble with him again.

As the two were talking, they heard a noise, now is the time for lunch, even if they come to Gu Zhixing to discuss business on weekdays, they will not have the eyesight to come to the door at this time.

Just when Su Mian was puzzled, Zhihua had already walked in, first blessed his body, and then explained the reason, "Lord Wang, General Lu is here, saying that he has something important to report, and now he is waiting for you in the study." ”

really said that Cao Cao Cao was here, and Gu Zhixing also calculated that he might be able to get the result today, so he talked to Su Mian. Now that Lu Zhe has found it, I am afraid that he has found the person behind the scenes who has something to do with this matter.

"Ah Mian, you eat slowly first, you have eaten too much in the past few days, and you haven't eaten a few bites yet. I'll go see Lu Zhe first, don't worry. ”

Gu Zhixing got up and said this with great concern, but Su Mian quickly gobbled up the food in the bowl, and didn't even have time to wipe the rice grains from the corners of his mouth before he stood up and hurriedly kept up with Gu Zhixing's pace.

"No, I'll go with you, I've eaten more than you, and I'm full."

Seeing Su Mian so eager, Gu Zhixing didn't say much, so he could only gently take her hand and take off the rice from the corner of her mouth, and then took Su Mian all the way to the study.

Lu Zhe, who was pacing back and forth in the Wenyuan Pavilion, saw Gu Zhixing and Su Mian from a distance and hurriedly greeted him, but seeing that there was a smile on his face now, I am afraid it will prove to be a good thing.

"The person who the prince asked me to find before has already been found. I let my subordinates be pressed in the backyard now, but the prince wants to ask in person? ”

It turned out that he was really grabbing someone, Su Mian was excited to try, Gu Zhixing didn't say much, and took Su Mian to the backyard together. I only saw that Lu Zhe's subordinates tied up a man who was dressed in simple clothes, tall and strong, and was nervously peeking at Su Mian with his eyes at this time, and it could be seen that he was very uneasy now.

"Lord Wang, general, I was wronged! I am a good citizen, I have never paid less taxes every year, I have always been diligent in this city and have never made trouble, I really don't know why the general is arresting me today, I am really wronged! ”

When the man saw the comer, he shouted loudly and made a gesture to kneel, but there were Lu Zhe's people beside him who supported him with brute force, so now he had no way to kneel, and he looked nervous and embarrassed.

Although Su Mian had already decided in his heart on the way here that this person must be an unfilial descendant, when he saw his appearance, he thought of the dignified seven-foot man, and now this appearance was really aggrieved, so he stepped forward to comfort him a few words.

"Don't worry, if you are really wronged, the prince and the general will never frame you. I asked you to come today just to ask some things clearly, you must not lie, if you really lie, then the emperor will not be able to save you now. ”

Hearing Su Mian say this, the person who came had already guessed what her identity was, and turned to watch her plead a series of ways.

"Miss Su, you are a living Bodhisattva, you have to be the master of the grass people! The grass people really didn't do anything bad, Miss Su, you must believe me. ”

Gu Zhixing knew that this person was looking at Su Mian's good face, so he wanted to play the sympathy card, and pulled Su Mian to his side first with a calm face, intending to ask him personally.

"This king also asks you, have you been back to Niujia Village recently, what is the relationship between you and the village chief and the clan elders? If there is half a lie, the king will have your tongue cut out. ”

Gu Zhixing's tone was calm, but the words he said were like ice cubes in winter, the man was so frightened that he trembled, and he no longer had the exaggerated desire to beg for mercy when facing Su Mian, he nodded busily, and then answered Gu Zhixing's question one by one.

"Yes, yes, if you go back to the prince, I did go back to Niujia Village last month. Although my ancestors were from the village, my father moved to the imperial city with his family more than 30 years ago, and he had no connection with those old things! ”

Seeing that although the other party didn't dare to lie, but wanted to try to dissociate himself from the old man in the village, Su Mian got angry and stepped forward to reprimand the other party a few words.

"What do you call old stuff? Even if your father moved out of Niujia Village in his early years, those people must also be your next relatives. You young people should be blind and forget it, and now that something has happened, you have to clear up the relationship like this, it's really a loss of conscience! ”

Su Mian was kind-hearted in the end, but Lu Zhe and Gu Zhixing were not so excited. After all, they had seen more outrageous things than this, but now they didn't interrupt Su Mian, because what Su Mian said was the truth, and these people should have been scolded.

The man was immediately dejected by Su Mian's words, and he didn't dare to be as straightforward as he was just now, but seeing that Gu Zhixing's face was not good, he could only continue to explain.

"Miss Su's lesson is that my name is Niu Ali, and I am now a blacksmith in the West Market. Because I heard that the village was going to help the imperial court farm some time ago, thinking that they might lack a hoe or something, I also kindly went to the village to ask, and I could provide them with tools for free. I only went this time, and I haven't been there since. ”

So to speak. Niu Ali did go to Niujia Village, which he also admitted. But as he said, if he was suspicious just because he had been to the village, it really couldn't be justified. But now look at Lu Zhe and don't bring anyone else. If you bring him here, it proves that there must be something wrong with him.

Just now he was allowed to say so many things, also because Su Mian was curious, and now that he had said so many words, he said that he was not in business, Lu Zhe stepped forward and kicked the other party's ass with a little annoyance.

"Don't tell me about these things, I called you here today, what should I say, I have told you clearly on the way! If you play stupid again, don't force me to be rude! ”