After eating, Shi Suo went out to relieve himself, and the other three were gossiping in the room, and suddenly heard Shi Suo shouting outside, Xiao Li was fast, and quickly opened the door and ran out.

Outside the door, it was already dark, and I saw Xiao Li running in front, shouting as he ran: "Catch the thief." Hu Xuan and He Yuan also chased after him, and from a distance, they saw Shi Suo running quickly in front, turning a corner and disappearing.

He Yuan asked as he ran, "What's going on?" Xiao Li replied in front: "There is a thief, and Shi Suo chased after him." ”

The four of them went out of the inn one after another, alarmed the guys in the store, and ran out to check, but at this time, the four of them had already run out of the inn a few hundred meters away.

At this time, it will be late, in the town, the roof of the house rises from the smoke, the street pedestrians are scarce, the stone lock leg is fast, running in the front, the back three people open a distance of dozens of meters, closely followed, chased half a bag of cigarettes, the stone lock stopped.

Hu Xuan and Xiao Li ran up panting and asked, "What's wrong?" Did you find it? ”

This place is a junction, Shi Suo looked at it, shook his head, and said with some chagrin: "I still didn't catch up, let him run." ”

Hu Xuan looked around and said, "This town is quite big, he can find a cat wherever he goes, and it is not easy to find it, and we can't search it all, forget it, go back." ”

As he was talking, He Yuan also ran up, and everyone got together to discuss it, and decided to go back to the inn. He Yuan said: "Anyway, as long as you don't lose anything, besides, this thief doesn't necessarily come to steal something." ”

"Thieves don't steal, what do they do?" Xiao Li asked puzzled.

"It doesn't matter if it's a thief who steals something," He Yuan said: "I'm afraid that if we come at someone, it's terrible, we're 'people with abnormal speech', we are often followed by the authorities, and as soon as they are caught, they will be arrested. ”

"Yes," Hu Xuan nodded, "The warlords of all factions have always formed a united front against those who 'casually discuss the current situation'. After that, he turned his head and asked Shi Suo: "What kind of thief do you see?" ”

"It's a dwarf, do you remember the first time we went to Tianjin, we met a thief on the way? This thief is very similar to that one. When I came back, he was sneaking around outside our room eavesdropping, and I recognized it at a glance, so I shouted and chased after him, and this guy was very slippery and fast. ”

He Yuan tilted his head and thought for a while, "When I was in the Yellow Crane Tower, that tourist, Mr. Kang, reminded us that there was a thief, and said that he was also a short man, is it the same person?" ”

Hu Xuan said, "Whether it's the same person or not, it's a bit troublesome, the dwarf thief we met for the first time is estimated to be involved with Mr. Yu of the Anhui family, and now, are we letting Mr. Yu target him again?" ”

"No," Xiao Li said, "The last time Mr. Yu sent someone to arrest you, it was because of the heirloom seal, and now that the seal is gone, what is he doing with us?" Speaking of this, I thought for a while and said: "If it is Mr. Yu's person, it will generally settle in the local yamen, county magistrate, and town mayor, I have experienced it many times, as long as you hold his order, the territory of the Anhui system will be unimpeded." ”

He Yuan's heart moved, and when he saw two old men talking in front of him, he walked over and asked a few words with the two of them, and came back and said: "I asked just now, the mayor's house is not far ahead, as Xiao Li said, if the thief settles in the mayor's house, let's go and take a look." ”

The other three agreed, and then turned the corner down the street and ran to the mayor's house, but before they could get closer, suddenly Stone Lock shouted, "It's there." ”

When I looked forward, there was a short man walking in front of me, looking around towards the mayor's door, and the short man also saw the four people here, and was taken aback, turned around and ran.

Shi Suo has already taken a big stride, rushing up like a lightning speed, the short man who fled in front of him is not as fast as Shi Suo, but his body is very clever, turning left and right, drilling the small alley, and He Yuan said to Hu Shu and Xiao Li in the back: "Let's separate and intercept him, surround him." ”

Under the command of He Yuan, several people outflanked the past in several directions, and this time it really worked, and after a while, the dwarf thief was blocked in an alley.

The thief saw that he could not escape, so he simply stopped, played the scoundrel, and cried out with his neck straight, "What are you going to do?" Robbery? ”

Shi Suo stepped forward and grabbed him by the collar, "You kid don't pretend to be crazy and stupid, say, what are you doing with us?" ”

"Who's following you? The road is facing the sky, each side of the road, and it is illegal for you to arrest people indiscriminately. The thief shouted at the stone lock. Hu Xuan noticed that when the thief spoke, he always turned his back to Xiao Li, and when Xiao Li tried to observe him, he twisted his body or turned his face away.

At this time, although the sky was already dark, it was not very dark, and the lights were lit up in the house, and the thief's voice was raised very loudly, as if it was intended to be heard. Hu Xuan looked around and glanced at Shi Suo, "Take him away." ”

Shi Suo understood, hugged the dwarf with his head, Xiao Li was quick, took out a handkerchief, and stuffed the thief's mouth, his original intention was to be afraid that the thief would continue to shout and cause trouble. But when he turned to the front of the thief, he saw the thief's face clearly, and couldn't help but say "Huh".

Hu Shuan took the handkerchief and stuffed it into the thief's mouth, and the stone lock dragged him, and the thief struggled hard, but he was no match for the stone lock, and was dragged and pulled back to the inn.

Xiao Li walked behind and whispered to Hu Xuan and He Yuan, "I know him." ”

He Yuan nodded. He let Shi Suo escort the thief into the room, and then asked Xiao Li, "What's the matter?" ”

"I know this thief," Xiao Li said, "He is also Mr. Yu's subordinate, once, when Mr. Yu was arranging the operation, I met him once, and I heard others call him 'Black Spider', probably a nickname." Although I didn't talk to him, I have the impression that he looked like a thief. ”

"He might recognize you, too." Hu Xuan said.

He Yuan thought for a moment and said, "In this way, let's go in and interrogate, and I will preside over the trial, and we will act when the opportunity arises." ”

Entering the house and lighting the lamp, the thief's eyes turned to a few people, and when his gaze slid over Xiao Li, his head lowered.

He Yuan took out a handkerchief from the thief's mouth and asked, "Say, what are you going to do with us?" ”

"Who's following you?"

He Yuan smiled, "Okay, since you don't eat and drink in the toast, then we don't need to be polite." He looked up and said to the stone lock, "Kill it." ”

Shi Suo didn't say a word, he raised his fist and was about to fight, but the thief quickly shrank back, "Don't fight, don't fight." His eyes flickered and he glanced at Xiao Li. He Yuan said: "Black Spider, are you willing to cooperate?" Or do you want to die? ”

The black spider glanced at Xiao Li again and said, "Now that you already know, ask me what to do." ”

Shi Suo raised his fist again, and the black spider hurriedly said: "I said, I said, Yu Gong sent me out in Beijing, or for that jade seal." ”

"Jade seal?" "That thing is not in our hands now. ”

"I know," said the black spider, "you gave it to General Xia, who is directly in line, but Mr. Yu is not dead set on it, and is bent on getting it." We heard that President Feng was going back to his hometown in Hejian Mansion, and Yu Gong analyzed that this seal was likely to be taken to Hejian Mansion by President Feng and General Xia. ”

"So you want to go to the Hejian Mansion to rob it?" Hu Shuan said with some sarcasm.

"Hehe," the black spider actually smiled and confessed, "That's right, people die for money, birds die for food, Yu Gong wants to get the jade seal, what's so strange?" When he said this, he paused for a moment, and then said as if confessing: "However, I am just a small character, and there are many masters in the people led by Yu Gong." ”

"Then why are you here again?"

The black spider said, "This, from the time you arrived in Baoding......

"Since Baoding, you have been following us?" Hu Shuan was a little surprised.

"No," the black spider said, "I met you at the Baoding Railway Station, and found that you were going to take the train south, Yu Gong is a person with great ambitions, he not only wants to obtain the jade seal, but also closely monitor the movements of President Feng, General Xia and others, and besides, you ......" He glanced at Xiao Li, "Hehe, this Mr. Li, he used to work with Yu Gong, and now since he is with you, he has followed General Xia......"

Hu Xuan and the others were all moved, and Hu Xuan said in his heart: "Sure enough, he thinks that we are General Xia's people now." ”

The black spider continued: "Zhili is Cao Kun's territory, and Yu Gong is not easy to move, but General Xia sent you south, and you have to find out, so I will follow down." ”

He Yuan coughed, glanced at Hu Xuan and the others, and said to the black spider: "I tell you, don't look at President Feng Da going into the wilderness, but we can't let others bully, we can tell you plainly, if you want to make trouble for President Feng and General Xia, you can only bring about your own destruction, and if you want to get the jade seal, it is a pipe dream." ”

The black spider lowered its head.

Xiao Li also followed He Yuan's tone and said: "Black Spider, I think, you better be smarter, like me, abandon the dark and turn to the light, General Xia has always recruited talents, Corporal Lixian, the one surnamed Yu is unreliable." ”

Shi Suo glared at Xiao Li, and Xiao Li winked at him.

The black spider stammered, "Yes, yes, but I ...... My net worth ...... life"

"Okay," He Yuan said with a stern look: "Whether you are willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light is your own business, and it is not difficult for us to do it for you this time, but you can tell the surname Yu, and then follow us like a thief, we are welcome." ”