On the eve of the heavy rain, the storm brewed in the dark clouds, but it did not descend on the world for a long time, and the moist water vapor pressed down the heat on the ground, making the whole world extremely hot.

Li Mi thought about the case, his heart was like a mess, and he was not in the mood to eat, and after hastily filling his stomach, he was brought to the guest room by Lu Chongning.

The guest room is not big, but it is very clean, Lu Chongning is a talent, and there are a lot of books in the room.

These books are close to life, and they are the best reading materials to understand the social atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty, Li Mi is a person who is good at collecting information, and he is very interested in miscellaneous books, sitting under the oil lamp and reading books.

However, not long after he sat down, his body began to get hot, his head was groggy, he was sweating, and his vision was blurred, as if he was suffering from heat stroke!

Li Mi is very clear about his physical condition, and he has no minor illnesses such as colds and flu, and there is only one explanation for the sudden appearance of such symptoms at this time, I am afraid that I have eaten something unclean!

This uncleanness does not mean that the food is not clean, but that someone has drugged his food!

Sure enough, the effect of this drug kicked in, and Li Mi couldn't even sit still, and just about to call for help, he fell on the table!

This feeling is so uncomfortable, as if the soul is imprisoned in the body, but the whole person is half-asleep and half-awake, but the body is out of control, and he can't even open his eyelids, but he can sense the movement and sound of the outside world in a trance.

In the confusion, I don't know how long it took, Li Mi heard all kinds of sounds, just like listening to others beating gongs and drums under the water, although vague, but real.

He sensed that someone was dragging him, his back rubbing against the floor, it was painful, but he couldn't scream, the cold rain hit his body, his soul was very clear, but he couldn't open his eyelids, and he couldn't move his hands and feet.

After going on like this for a while, Li Mi felt two stinky fingers rudely stir into his mouth, picking at his throat, and Li Mi finally couldn't help but vomit.

Because of this burst of vomiting, Li Mi finally woke up, but found that he was sitting against the pillar, and it had begun to rain outside, and the nine buckets of little fat man were looking disgusted, wiping the saliva on Li Mi's body.

"Chubby, why are you here?" Li Mi couldn't help but wonder, looked around, and found that Qingque'er was also here, and there were seven or eight stray children with him, these children were solemnly silent, and they didn't speak, but gasped for breath.

"Didn't you ask us to look for that suspect, that person lives nearby, and the fourth senior of Yaxing told us, because that person once lived in Fuxian Tower for two days, and once asked Yaxing to find a boat to go to sea..."

"You got here?" Li Mi couldn't help but be shocked, although his head was still a little dizzy, he still stood up, and at this time he found that Qingque'er's arm was bleeding!

Although these homeless children are tenacious and ruthless, they are only teenage children in the end, and the suspect can kill the Zhang family, who understands martial arts, which shows that his skills are extraordinary, and it can be imagined how dangerous these children are!

Thinking of this, Li Mi couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, although Qingque'er was lukewarm to herself, but at the critical moment, she still came to save him after all!

"Are you alright? I'll take a look at it for you. Li Mi walked over, grabbed Qingque'er's hand, and wanted to help him check the injury, but Qingque'er shrank back like an electric shock, staring at Li Midao with some coldness.

"Check your case well, it's only right to catch that dog thief, and besides, the few taels of silver you gave are just money to find someone, and the money to save your life is counted separately!"

Although his tone was very cold, Li Mi's heart was very warm, and he smiled at him and said, "Don't worry, I won't let him run away!" ”

After Li Mi finished speaking, he asked the nine buckets, "Where did he run to?" Have you ever reported to the police? ”

Jiu Bucket pouted and said: "That thief is very slippery, he went out over the wall, don't ask me if you report to the official or anything, we are all guilty, what do we have to solve by ourselves, whoever reports to the official is the grandson!" ”

Li Mi couldn't cry or laugh, but after thinking about it, these children who begged for a living in the tooth shop were all wandering in the gray area, and it was natural to reject the government.

"That's right, I'll take care of the rest, and help Qingque'er bandage it." Li Mi tore off half of his sleeve and handed it to the nine buckets.

What did the common people wear in ancient times? The earliest was to wear linen, to the Ming Dynasty, began to plant cotton on a large scale, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang encouraged production, people with fields, can grow mulberry hemp and cotton, it is necessary to plant mulberry hemp and cotton, so the people's clothes are mostly cotton and linen coarse cloth.

This kind of cloth is used to bandage and stop bleeding.

Jiu Bucket took the fabric, seemed to think of something again, and said to Li Mi: "By the way, although we didn't report to the official, but the poor sour show was so frightened that he estimated that he should have reported to the official..."

As soon as these words fell, Xiucai Lu Chongning and the little maid at home came over with a lantern, and said to Li Mi with a nervous face: "Mr. Li is okay, right?" ”

He is also a helpless chicken, and the family has no money to hire a nursing boxer, and the little guy next to him is carrying a kitchen knife, shaking like sifting chaff, and his courage is not as good as this group of children.

Li Mi shook his head, saying that there was no big problem, seeing that the drizzle outside was getting heavier and heavier, Li Mi didn't have time to think about it, for fear that the rain would wash away the traces, so he went out to investigate.

He had just walked to the wall when a chaotic rush of footsteps and shouts came in, and the officials were just in time to rush over so quickly.

"Where's the murderer!"

The first person had a rough voice, and he heard his voice before seeing him, buzzing like thunder, Li Mi turned his head to look, but he saw a fat middle-aged man with a short figure, who felt a little like a toad, although his body was small, his voice was very loud.

"Xing Zhutou, I'm tired." Lu Chongning stepped forward and thanked the head of Xing and the three catchers around him.

Li Mi sniffed it, these people all had a strong smell of alcohol, thinking that they should be drinking, because they didn't fall asleep, no wonder they came so quickly.

That Xing Zhutou was very impatient, seeing Qingque'er and the others, his face was full of boredom, Lu Chongning was present, he didn't break out, just talked with Lu Chongning to understand the situation at the scene.

Li Mi didn't pay attention to him, hurried to the edge of the courtyard wall, and soon found a string of footprints, although the drizzle hit a lot of pockmarks on the footprints, but the traces were still very clear.

Li Mi followed the footprints for a while, and then suddenly fell to the ground, supported himself with his hands, stood up again, and then hunched his waist, rushed out like a leopard, stepped on the wall, and climbed the wall!

Xing Zhutou was talking to Lu Chongning, and when he saw such movements, he couldn't help shouting: "Who are you, you dare to come here nonsense!" Destroying the footprints, how can I track down the thief, and if I don't stop, I will arrest you and return to the government! ”

Xing Zhutou shouted heartlessly, but Qingque'er and Jiu Bucket and a group of children were a little dumbfounded at this time!

Because they could see it clearly, Li Mi's series of actions were almost exactly the same as when the suspect fled, as if Li Mi saw the suspect flee with his own eyes!

Li Mi stayed on the wall for a while, thought about it, and jumped down, at this time Xing Zhutou and the three catchers had already surrounded Li Mi, and their faces were full of unkindness.

Lu Chongning hurriedly came over and said, "Xing Zhutou, this is Mr. Li Mi Li, a guest of my family... The thieves came into the house tonight, and Mr. Li was a bitter master..."

Lu Chongning didn't dare to reveal Li Mi's identity, as long as he was not a fool, who would say that he had invited a person who didn't know his origin to investigate the case for his wife in front of the head of the case, didn't this slap Xing Zhutou in the face?

Li Mi arched his hand slightly: "Xing Zhutou came just in time, please take the head catcher to the west to pursue you, this female thief is about six feet long, slender, good at martial arts, her left leg is injured, she should not be able to go far." ”

Hearing this, Jiu Bucket couldn't help but take a step forward and wanted to open his mouth, but was stopped by Qingque'er and shook his head at him, and Jiu Bucket had no choice but to give up.

Xing Zhutou stared at Li Mi for a moment, and then said slowly: "You are the one who even Wu Yong, the priest of the torture room, dares to contradict?" ”

Li Mi frowned slightly, and he didn't want to dwell on this issue, so as not to miss the best opportunity to hunt down, from this point of view, Xing Zhutou was afraid that he was not a person who cared.

"The contemptible didn't contradict anyone, just discussed with the priest how he behaved when he was drowning."

When Xing Zhutou heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay! Balls! ”

Seeing this, Li Mi didn't know whether he was sincere or false, and estimated that there was a grudge between this head catcher and the priest of the torture room.

Xing Zhutou raised his head slightly and said, "Mr. Li can rest in peace, and look at our ability to take people!" ”

After saying this, Xing Zhutou took the three catchers and left in a hurry.

As soon as Xing Zhutou walked like this, Jiu Bucket stepped forward and said to Li Mi: "Hey, wronged boss, you were clearly unconscious just now, how do you know that it was a female thief?" How do you know that she is a thin man, how do you know that she is injured? And even her length is said to be exactly the same, and even her direction and gait are clearly known! ”

Jiu Bucket and the others had seen the thief, but it was dark, except for Qingque'er, none of them had a head-on conflict with the female thief, and it was difficult to judge that the person was a woman.

When Lu Chongning heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, although this was not the first time he had seen Li Mi's ability, but only by reasoning, he could be as if he were there, this kind of ability was like a god, and he respected Li Mi even more.

Li Mi explained to Jiu Bucket and others: "There is a certain ratio between the soles of people's feet and their length, although some people have big feet and short bodies, but it is just an example, and the height can be judged by footprints. ”

In fact, Li Mi doesn't want to explain too much, because it involves modern knowledge, it is scary to say, the relationship between footprints and height is strictly statistically summarized, usually the ratio of the sole of the foot to the height is about 1:7, to be precise, the length of the sole of the foot is multiplied by 6.876, and the height is obtained.

Jiu Bucket touched his head, as if he couldn't understand it, but Qingque'er asked Li Mi as if he had discovered a new continent.

"Then how do you know it's a female thief?"

Li Mi explained: "The gait of men and women is different, and the footprints are naturally different, the man is majestic and high-spirited, the step is large, the route is straight, the woman's footsteps are fine, the footprint distance is shorter, and it is slightly curved, and furthermore, the man walks with the wind and holds his head high, so the gravure of the back heel should be deeper than the forefoot, the woman is shy and introverted, and the chest is hunched, but the forefoot is deeper than the heel..."

As soon as Li Mi explained this, everyone couldn't help but get closer to look at the footprints, and it was really as Li Mi said, and they couldn't help but be shocked!