Leng Yi breathed a long sigh of relief: "It's really auspicious!" Who is this person who saved you? ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang said: "The concubine doesn't know. He has not been seen. ”

"Alas! Such a benevolent and righteous chivalrous man should really be rewarded. - Are these thieves trying to exchange you for my taxes? They didn't say it in the letter! ”

"Probably not!" Zhuo Qiaoniang said: "They have been repeatedly interrogating me where my things are, they should be looking for something!" ”

"Something?" Leng Yi frowned suspiciously: "They don't say anything, how do I know what they want?" No matter what it is, it's not as good as my Qiaoniang's surname, they said, I will naturally give it to them, why arrest my Qiaoniang? ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang listened to it sweetly, snuggled up to Leng Yi, and said, "The official is so good to the concubine!" ”

Leng Yi touched her face that was blown cold by the cold wind all the way back from running back, and said: "Let's think about it, what do they want, find out and give it to them as soon as possible, the so-called not afraid of thieves stealing, just afraid of thieves." ”

"The concubine also thinks so, since they don't hesitate to kidnap officials and relatives for this thing, it must be a very important thing. They dare to kidnap the officials and their relatives, but they are afraid that they are the people on the **, why should we provoke them, it is better to find out and return them as soon as possible. ”

"However, they don't know what it is, just let us play dumb riddles, how do we know what it is?"

Zhuo Qiaoniang looked at the closed door and said in a low voice: "They said that it was something that the official got from a person when he lived in Yinshan Station. ”

"Yinshan Station?"

"Yes!" Zhuo Qiaoniang looked at Leng Yi, "The concubine said, every time an official goes to Bazhou on business, he has to stay at Yinshan Post Station for one night, two or three times a month, and he has met many acquaintances, how do we know what you want!" ”

"That's right! So what do they say? ”

"They said don't pretend to be confused, or they'll kill me right away." Thinking of the danger at that time, Zhuo Qiaoniang was afraid for a while, and her delicate body couldn't help curling up in Leng Yi's arms, trembling slightly.

At this time, the door remembered the voice of the horse-faced Xiaoer: "Master, the hot water is here!" ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang hurriedly left Leng Yi's embrace, stepped aside and wiped away her tears. smiled at Leng Yi. It was a kind of relief for the rest of my life. Let Leng Yi feel pity in his heart. Thinking of what the man in white said when he left, he would kill them by all means, and his heart was heavy. What he is most worried about is Zhuo Qiaoniang, who can't always follow him. You need a helper with strong martial arts. Their martial arts are more than enough to deal with thieves, and they are afraid that they won't be able to pass even a single move to deal with a master like the man in white.

However, he couldn't show this worry and increase the pressure on Zhuo Qiaoniang. He smiled and opened the door.

Ma Yan Xiao Er and another guy picked up two loads of hot water, entered the house, and poured hot water into the bath barrel in the small room. Then he withdrew with a smile.

Leng Yi closed the door and asked Zhuo Qiaoniang to take a bath in the small room, take a good bath, and suppress the shock.

After Zhuo Qiaoniang entered the room, Leng Yi sat at the round table, took out the silver seized today from his arms, and put it on the round table. There are a lot of counts, and although they are not enough to make up the remaining taxes, they are also enough to pay off part of the debt. These killers did not harm themselves, but sent silver, this is not like the Three Kingdoms that Xia Houen, and sent swords and surnames.

At this time, Zhuo Qiaoniang's voice in the small room said: "Official! ”

Leng Yi hurriedly said, "What's wrong?" ”

"The concubine forgot to take the bath towel, can you help the official send the concubine in? It's on the bed. ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang was frightened just now, she threw herself into his arms and hugged him, he already felt the taste of Zhuo Qiaoniang's delicate body, now if you go in to see her ketone body, what if you can't hold it? It's going to be exposed. If you don't go in, let her ** come out, which is even more of a challenge.

He rolled his eyes, thought of a way, took the silver, took out a book, held it in one hand, picked up the bath towel on the bed with the other, pretended to read a book, looked at the direction of the big wooden barrel out of the corner of his eye, and handed the towel over.

Zhuo Qiaoniang stood up from the barrel and reached out to take his bath towel. Although it was only the corner of his eye, he also saw Zhuo Qiaoniang's convex and concave ketone body, and he couldn't help but feel hot all over his body. After she took the bath towel, she quickly pretended to be fascinated by reading, and turned around and went out.

Not long after, Zhuo Qiaoniang came out and put on a clean dress behind the screen. While wiping his hair, he walked over.

Leng Yi raised his eyes to look at her and turned the charcoal fire from the brazier away, so that it would be warmer.

Zhuo Qiaoniang smiled gratefully and sat down beside him. Continue to rub your hair. "It's almost dawn." ”

Leng Yi looked back, and sure enough, the window lattice was already slightly white. said: "When your hair is dry, you can sleep well, if you haven't slept all night, you must be sleepy." ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang's hair was already half dry, and said: "The concubine is not sleepy, it is dawn, and the officials have to go to the yamen to hand over the taxes." Why don't you get some sleep? ”

The old thief sneaked into the house to rob it, and Leng Yi took the opportunity to claim that the silver money was stolen, but Zhuo Qiaoniang didn't know. Because after Leng Yi found out that there were people on the roof, he excused himself to be hungry and asked Zhuo Qiaoniang to go out with Master Dong to buy supper, and broke her up.

Leng Yi said: "Don't worry, wait a few days." But don't talk to anyone about the taxes, we're not going anywhere these days, just staying in our rooms. So, you go to bed with peace of mind! ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang sighed, she was naturally obedient to Leng Yi's arrangement. Obediently went to bed.

Leng Yi still has things to do, so he won't sleep yet.

After dawn, Leng Yi asked Wu Zhutou to leave behind the guards Zhuo Qiaoniang with most of the arresters, and he and Song Zhutou took the bodies of Lai Yuanwai and Ding Zhutou, as well as the previous confession records of the two, and came to the prefect's yamen and asked to see the prefect Liao.

The Liao prefect soon passed on.

Leng Yi told Governor Liao about the investigation of the murder of Lai's concubine in the Yamen toilet in Yinling County, showed him the transcript, and said that the two were robbed and killed by robbers on the way to Bazhou, and the soap Li who participated in the escort could testify.

Liao Zhifu was very surprised when he heard this, read the confession in person, and went to see the corpse again, and did not speak for a long time. At the end, he patted Leng Yi on the shoulder and said, "Very good, at the last moment of the deadline, this case was successfully solved." Very good! You just let the head catcher go to the torture room to solve the case. As for the robbers of the prison, the government will arrange for them to be arrested. ”

"Yes!" Leng Yi agreed.

Liao Zhifu said: "Lord Leng, you have given this mansion a good news, and this mansion has also given you a good news!" - Your tax theft case has been solved! ”

Leng Yi was surprised and delighted, and said, "Who?" Who stole my money? ”

"An old thief!" Liao Zhifu said: "We have been staring at this guy for a long time." This time, he sneaked into the inn again to steal your taxes, Lord Leng. Discovered by our prefect's Tang Zhutou, chased to the backyard of the City God Temple, and when he was arrested, this guy resisted stubbornly, and Tang Zhutou killed him at the same time, and he also died in his post. Alas! ”

Leng Yi looked at Liao Zhifu dumbfounded, he deliberately did not deal with the corpses of Tang Zhutou and the old thief, but faked them as cannibalism, just to find out Liao Zhifu's reaction, he didn't expect that Liao Zhifu actually came to such a trick and died in the line of duty. Deliberately anxiously asked, "What about the lowly taxes?" Is it recovered? ”

Governor Liao shook his head: "I'm sorry, I didn't find the tax at the scene, presumably the old thief and his accomplices took the tax away." ”

Leng Yi was disappointed, holding his head and squatting on the ground, looking pained.

Liao Zhifu said: "If the tax deficit cannot be made up, it will be punished for corruption, and when the time comes, the government will have no way to protect you." Do you think of a way? ”

Leng Yi looked up at him stupidly, and even more like his uncle didn't love his grandmother. Governor Liao frowned, patiently said in a low voice: "This mansion has already reminded you, Huang Zhuan Envoy has already made it clear, such a talkative person, this mansion has never heard of it." You are also an ancestor who has accumulated virtue, so you met such a good official! Hurry up and take out all the family resources, such as valuable jade or something, and send it to the transfer envoy. Maybe there's a silver lining! ”