South of Xinye County, an unnamed town.

The town is located at the foot of the mountain, and it is a necessary place to return to Xinye County from Qijiawu, and the town has few residents and is relatively scattered.

Bang!

The fence gate of a house in front of the mountain was suddenly kicked open by Huo Anu!

Xu Zun rushed in aggressively, and when he entered the house, he just saw a disheveled thin man running out!

Xu Zun didn't say a word, raised a kick and kicked the person to the ground, and then used the professional actions of the police to cut his arms back and crush him to the ground.

"Lord Xu! Lord Xu ......" The thin man had already recognized Xu Zun, and immediately shouted in a panic, "What do you mean, what do you mean?" ”

"What do I mean, don't you have a little score in your heart?" Xu Zun shouted, "Old rules, say it yourself!" If I had waited for me to say it, the nature would have been different! ”

"No, nothing?" The thin man explained, "I've been so honest lately, I haven't done anything!" ”

"Okay!" Xu Zun smiled coldly, lifted the thin man from the ground, and said, "Then don't blame me, follow me back to the yamen and explain slowly!" ”

After speaking, Xu Zun pushed him out.

"My lord, my lord, don't ......," said the thin man, "if you have something to say, say it well, I forgot to pay my money last month, can I make up for it now?" ”

“……”

“……”

In a word, Xu Zun was embarrassed, and Huo Anu was speechless.

"Bastard thing!" Xu Zun held down the thin man again and shouted loudly, "If you dare to bribe and catch quickly, the crime will be added to the first degree!" Hurry up, and be honest about the case you have done recently! ”

"I ...... I really didn't do anything! "The thin man quibbled.

"Daddy......"

At this moment, a little girl who was only five or six years old walked out of the back room, and after seeing the thin man being arrested, she hurriedly shouted.

The little girl has big eyes and is very cute, but after seeing her father being restrained, she suddenly showed fear on her face, and tears rolled in her eyes with fright!

"My lord, my lord, I beg you......" The thin man knelt down for Xu Zun and begged, "This time, I stole a barrel of oil, two bags of noodles, and three quilts!"

"My lord, my lord, alas......" The thin man's tears instantly flowed, "Since I had a daughter, I have decided to change my mind, but seeing my daughter starving and cold, my heart is ...... I deserve to die, I deserve to die, beg Lord Xu to spare me this time! ”

Hearing these words, Huo Anu had already relented, and hurriedly squatted down in front of the trembling little girl, so that he could be comforted.

However, Xu Zun said three words impatiently: "Tell the truth!" ”

"Alas!" The thin man stopped his tears in an instant as if he was playing a trick, lowered his head and said, "I stole a few brocades from Li Yuanwai's house, as well as the incense burner and vase of Huaxianglou, as well as the girls' rouge and a few silver hairpins, and they are gone!" ”

"Continue—Say!" Xu Zun said three more words.

As a result, the thin man read out a lot of lists without love, almost like a warehouse cashier.

"Your Excellency!" In the end, the thin man kowtowed to Xu Zun and begged, "I know that I deserve it, and I deserve to die, but my daughter is innocent, I have lived for half my life, and there is only such a daughter!"

"If I go to prison, my daughter won't be able to live, ask the adults to be merciful, merciful! I'm willing to ......."

"You're willing to be a fart!" Xu Zun scolded with a dark face, "If I'm not mistaken, you're only 21 this year, right?" What does it mean to live half a life? You bastard, you don't have a word of truth in your mouth! ”

"The little one knows the mistake, the little one knows the mistake," the thin man buckled his head again, "I am willing to hand over the stolen goods, plead guilty and accept punishment, but I only ask Lord Xu to ...... you"

"Liu Dong," Xu Zun still didn't let him finish, then took out a few taels of silver from his pocket and said, "Have you ever thought about changing your life?" ”

"Huh?" The thin man named Liu Dong raised his head and asked, "What do you mean, my lord?" ”

"You do something for me!" Xu Zun said, "If it is done, I will not blame you for your crimes, and besides, I will reward you with 100 taels of silver, which is enough for you to stop stealing chickens and dogs for the rest of your life!" ”

"Huh?" Liu Dong didn't believe that there was such a thing at all, and immediately turned his head and said, "Lord Xu, if this is the case, don't talk about going up the knife mountain and going down to the oil pot, as long as you don't let me die, no matter what, you can do it properly!" ”

……

Half an hour later, Liu Dong packed his luggage, said goodbye to his daughter and Xu Zun and Huo Anu, turned around and disappeared into the misty mountains......

Looking at Liu Dong's disappearing back, Huo Anu asked Xu Zun with a puzzled expression:

"Isn't Songzhou in the east? How did he get south? ”

"Oh?" Xu Zun was puzzled, "Why do I want him to go to Songzhou?" ”

"Needless to say?" Huo Anu said, "You Dalang and his family are both from Songzhou, you let this thief go to listen to information, shouldn't you go to Songzhou?" ”

"Hehe......" Xu Zun smiled mysteriously, "The real answer is not in Songzhou at all!" ”

"This guy is full of lies, aren't you afraid that he will sneak away?" Huo Anu worried, "God knows, is this girl his daughter?" ”

Who knows, but there is a sonorous voice of a little girl behind him: "He is my father, I am my father's daughter!" ”

"Don't worry!" Xu Zun said, "He will not let me down!" ”

"I really don't understand," Huo Anu said again, "There are so many powerful people under Master Shen, which one is not as safe as this three-legged cat thief, can't you even trust Master Shen's people?" ”

"It's not that I can't believe it," Xu Zun said as he looked directly at Huo Anu, "but their target is too big and easy to attract the attention of the enemy!" Besides, I'm a righteous person, and I don't want to bother my father-in-law! ”

"Hmph, if you don't want to get involved, then don't let me be your bodyguard?" Huo Anu said angrily, "Since you called me here and refused to tell me the truth, what is this? It's really upsetting for this girl! ”

Xu Zun hurriedly comforted with a pun: "Don't worry! It won't be long before I'll make you cool! ”

"You ......"

Xu Zun's words obviously had ulterior motives, but Huo Anu couldn't catch the handle and went crazy, so angry that she stomped her feet!

"Fire Maiden!" Who knows, Xu Zun respectfully hugged his fist to Huo Anu and said, "This time, Xu is grateful!" The girl's great kindness will be repaid by Xu in the future! ”

"You ......"

Huo Anu was so groomed that he had no temper.

"Next, the case will enter the white-hot stage!" Xu Zun said, "I also hope that the fire girl will cooperate with Xu, act according to the plan, and find out those murderers who are hiding around us!" ”

"What is white?" Huo Anu frowned, "Can you say something I can understand?" All right! Anyway, I'd really like to see what gourds you're selling in your coffin? ”

"What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd!" Xu Zun corrected.

"It's all the same! Once I've settled this kid, I'll go ahead and implement your plan! Hehe, I've never encountered such an interesting thing, and I'm excited to think about it! ”

After speaking, Huo Anu picked up Liu Dong's daughter and walked into the thick morning mist......