When Zhou Zhi looked at the man in black, the man in black was also looking at him.

I didn't see it clearly, but at this time, the distance suddenly became closer, and even each other's breathing could be heard clearly, only to realize that this catch was so pleasant.

Suddenly, there was a hint of banter.

Zhou Zhi realized that he was not a person who would be dizzy, and he came back to his senses in an instant, and when he was about to act, the person opposite stopped struggling.

The little thief raised his long, narrow and slightly raised eyes, the corners of his lips hooked into a smile that attracted bees and butterflies, and leaned into Zhou Zhi's ear in an ambiguous and reverie voice and said, "Brother Catch quickly, you are so good-looking." ”

Zhou Zhi unconsciously retreated slightly, and the strength of the opponent's shoulder and elbow loosened slightly.

Then he saw that the person opposite smiled instantly, and ripped off his belt, Zhou Zhi reacted too late, and the lower shirt without the belt hung loosely, and he had to hurriedly pull the shirt.

In the blink of an eye, the little thief had climbed over the courtyard wall and disappeared.

What's going on!

He was a dignified government head catcher, but he was confused by a little thief who didn't know where he came from? Or twice!

The next time he sees this little thief, he must tie him up and tie him back, and cure the stinky problem he owes!

Qi Fei, who was guarding the courtyard wall, suddenly got up when he heard the movement, and saw Zhou Zhi walking towards this side.

He wondered why the boss, who was supposed to be guarding the wall on the other side, had left his post without permission, and it seemed strange.

As Zhou Zhi approached, he finally understood what was strange.

The originally flat and upright trapping suit was shortened for some reason, and the belt around the waist was gone, replaced by a torn corner of the robe.

Looking at the boss's expression again, it seems to be ...... Angry?

Impossible, Qi Fei quickly dispelled this incredible thought.

Zhou Zhi looked at Qi Fei inquiringly, coughed lightly to hide the embarrassment of shame, and tried his best to behave naturally, but unconsciously clenched the black mask in his hand.

"Let the brothers withdraw, and go back to sleep."

Qi Fei was surprised: "What about the thief?" ”

After asking, I regretted it, seeing Zhou Zhi like this, most of them had already touched the thief, and most of them had fallen behind and let the thief run away.

"Ran away."

Qi Fei: "......"

He glanced at Zhou Zhi worriedly, and was about to say something comforting, but suddenly remembered yesterday's sentence "I can't catch it", and mustered up the courage to whisper in fear: "Boss, are you passive and slacking off?" ”

Receiving the sharp eye knife thrown by Zhou Zhi, Qi Fei cautiously added: "I won't tell others." ”

Yo, how faithful.

Shouldn't the next sentence say that even if Zhou Zhi is the thief, he will pretend that nothing happened?

Zhou Zhi was almost laughed at by Qi Fei, and even the anger of being teased by that little thief was swept away.

He stepped forward and hooked Qi Fei's neck, gritted his teeth and said, "Am I like a passive slacking off like this!" I met a thief, and I had a few tricks with him, but I didn't expect the little thief's kung fu to be not very good, and the tricks were not very good! ”

"Huh?" Qi Fei turned his head in a daze, not understanding what "not entering the stream" meant, and thinking of Zhou Zhi's inexplicable disappearance of the belt in a daze, he blurted out, "Seduction? ”

Zhou Zhi: "......"

I was really hit by this stupid melon.

Zhou Zhi patted Qi Fei on the shoulder and changed the topic casually: "Remember the question you asked me yesterday?" Now I can tell you. ”

Qi Fei's attention was instantly diverted: "Remember, remember, why tonight?" ”

"From the moment I learned that it was the Jia, Zhao, and Nian families who lost their property, I felt that something was wrong, how could there be a thief stealing with such fanfare, doesn't this make it clear to tell everyone that his target next time is the Sun family, so that he can prepare to cast a net to catch the thief in advance. There are still five days to commit three crimes, do you think there is a pattern in the time of the crime? ”

"Regular......ity," Qi Fei muttered, "The fifteenth night was the first time, and then the seventeenth ...... Nineteen ......"

"The thieves steal every other day!"

Zhou Zhi nodded, and continued: "So according to this, it should be the turn of the Sun family tonight." ”

"And...... This also confirmed my suspicion. ”

"What conjecture?"

"With such fanfare, so clear and time-fixed, there are only two possibilities, the first is that the thief is a fool, but obviously not. Second...... That is, stealing is not an end, it is a means. ”

The thief committed such a crime, he would have thought that the Sun family was covered with nets tonight, just waiting for him to enter the urn, but when he came, he had no purpose, he ran when he saw people, and he didn't struggle with gold, silver and jewelry at all, which was not the style of the previous thief and special thief.

is like an outlaw who is afraid of death, he has long been desperate to sharpen his knife, and suddenly relented before the battle, and even gave a piece of candy.

Paradoxical very.

Zhou Zhi was just guessing, but the moment he saw the thief tonight, he was sure almost instantly - the thief was not for money, there must be some clues behind this that were missed.

The Jia family, the Zhao family, the Nian family, the Sun family......

There are also fairies and fires.

What's still unfinished here?

When Zhou Zhi returned home, he hurriedly wiped his face, took out a new set of fast catching clothes from the cabinet and put it at the head of the bed, took off his scattered outer robe, and lay on the bed in his underwear.

After tossing and turning in bed for a few rounds, before dawn, Zhou Zhi got up and went to the mansion.

He always felt like something was going to happen today.

The officials on duty at the gate of the government saw Zhou Zhi and nodded their heads in greeting, Zhou Zhi greeted them, and was about to go in, when he heard someone shouting from afar: "Zhou Zhuye, you wait!" ”

Zhou Zhi turned his head and vaguely recognized that the short and fat figure seemed to be the Sun family's housekeeper Qian Li.

Qian Li dragged his bloated body, panting, and it was difficult for him to insist on running so far, although the Sun family was not far from the mansion, it was also separated by two streets.

"Steward Qian, what's the matter?"

"Oh, Master Zhou...... I...... I'll tell you, that thief is really a murderer! Qian Li gasped and said, his breath was very unstable, and he said a few words as if he was about to lose his breath, "After you took the catchers away yesterday, I thought that the thief would not come again, but who knows, the little guy who cleaned today passed by the door and saw that the door lock fell to the ground, and when he pushed the door to check, the property inside was already gone!" ”

"You must tell Master Zhang to be the master of our pure people!"

Pure ......

Zhou Zhi wanted to laugh a little, these profiteers are addicted to pretending to be good people, they dare to put any words on themselves, and they are not afraid of the wind and flashing their waists.

But of course these words can't be said, Zhou Zhi smiled, put on a face of the same hatred, first scolded the "dedicated" thief for 300 rounds, and then promised Qian Li with a heavy face, saying that he would tell the government truthfully, and the thieves would be arrested and brought to justice.

After this tugging with Qianli, Zhou Zhi finally stepped into the door of the mansion.

According to past experience, Zhang Zeyuan should have gotten up at this time, and most of them were in the study.

The magnolia of the government is in full bloom, with large white flowers wrapped around the branches, the fragrance is full but not strong, and it is smudged and dissolved.

After a while, Zhou Zhi walked to the door of the study, raised his hand and knocked lightly twice, and in a moment, the door opened.

"Your Excellency."

Zhou Zhi saluted Zhang Zeyuan before entering the study.

Zhang Zeyuan is also bored, if the theft case is not solved for a day, and the thieves are not caught for a day, those uncles will cry endlessly at the door of the mansion, and he will be upset and unable to do anything about it.

"Zhou Zhi is here, how was last night?"

Zhang Zeyuan poured a cup of tea and handed it to Zhou Zhi.

Zhou thanked him and told him what happened last night and his guesses.

Of course, the belt and mask were overlooked.

"It's not for money...... So for what? ”

Zhang Zeyuan rubbed his eyebrows, but still didn't rub his frowning brows.

"So, go and check ......"

"Your Excellency!"

A call outside the door interrupted Zhang Zeyuan's words, and he raised his chin and motioned for Zhou Zhi to open the door.

Two officials walked in carrying a suitcase, the two men on duty at the door.

One of them put down the box and said, "My lord, we found this box at the door." ”

Zhang Zeyuan got up and walked to the side of the box, and when he saw that the wooden box was not locked, he reached out and lifted the lid, and then he was stunned - inside turned out to be a box of gold and silver treasures!

"This ......" Zhang Zeyuan looked at the also stunned officials on the side, "Do you know who sent it?" ”

"No...... Ignorance. ”

Zhou Zhi frowned, approached the wooden box, and somehow remembered the hand that he owed to hook his belt.

A possibility popped up in my head.

He bent down and fumbled for a moment in a box of gold and silver, and sure enough, he found a wad of paper.

Zhou Zhi unfolded the pile of paper and looked at it page by page, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

After reading the last one, he let out a long sigh and handed the paper to Zhang Zeyuan.

That's really ...... Zhumen's wine and meat stink.

The pieces of paper recorded details of the proceeds of the donations raised in the Fairview Workshop fire, as well as ...... A record of the silver taels distributed to the families of the injured embroiderers.

No, not only are the two records incompatible, but the difference is not half a star.

The distribution to the families of the embroiderers was only a drop in the bucket, and most of the donations were filled into their own pockets by those profiteers.

No wonder...... No wonder he passed Uncle Liu's house a few days ago, and Uncle Liu, who lost his daughter and was helpless, would be seriously ill and had no cure.

He thought that the medicinal materials were too expensive, so he spent all the money distributed, and bought medicine for Uncle Liu out of his own pocket, but it turned out that no amount of money could reach these people.

And these poor and kind ordinary people don't know the real amount of money raised, and I'm afraid they are still in the dark and grateful to Dade.

Pure ......

This is the pure goodness in the mouth of the great goodness praised by the people of Jinzhou every day!

Zhang Zeyuan didn't expect that the truth would be like this.

It's ridiculous that he, as the prefect of Jinzhou, not only failed to settle the victimized people, but also failed to see through this despicable act, which is really "discerning" irony.

He looked at the chest, and understood what the gold and silver were inside, and understood the origin of the chest.

It's ridiculous, it turns out that people are not people, and thieves are not thieves.

"Zhou Zhi, arrest and interrogate those four masters! I'd like to see what they have to say! ”