CHAPTER XXXI. The Tale of Two Kugits 20

Ruda walked into the hall of the tax officer's house with Zaitsev. He found that the merchant from more than a week ago had been waiting there, and Ruda knew that there should be a bonus of 500 dinars or more on this merchant. Thinking of this honor, Ruda's frustration brought by Zaitsev was slightly better.

Merchants are most familiar with the smell of merchants. Khal and Zaitsev looked at each other as soon as they met. Ruda politely introduced between them. Har immediately smiled and bowed his hand to Zaitsev and said, "Look up for a long time", Zaitsev just nodded faintly, Ruda shrugged his shoulders, the merchant is most familiar with the smell of the merchant, and they will soon be able to distinguish each other's strength and seniority.

"That's a science," Ruda thought.

At this time, a tall and thin young man came out and said, "My lord wants to invite Mr. Ruda into the room. Ruda would not let go of the news that Zaitsev had been brought to his face for questioning, so he walked in with Zaytsev. The young man was a little distraught when he found Hal hanging out again. Hal sensed the young man's kindness, waved his hand at him, and told Jill that it was okay here.

Zaitsev saw Gil, and Gil saw Zaytsev.

Almost at the same time, their necks hurt.

Zaitsev glanced at Gil and then again. Ruda turned around and found Zaitsev staring at the young man: "What's wrong?" Mr. Is there a problem with this young man? ”

Jill followed with some embarrassment.

For the first time, Zaitsev was a little confused about his train of thought: "No?? I don't know. This young man seems to be a little different from the beginning, and I can't say for sure, let's go. Damn, my neck hurts again. ”

Ruda smiled slightly, and made way for Zaitsev to go to the front, himself standing between the young man and Zaitsev to prevent them from looking at each other. Ruda also looked back at Jill, and actually felt a sense of familiarity, as if the feeling of someone that had been familiar these days was also reflected in this young man.

Ruda didn't know why, and walked forward.

Inside the room, Huo. Arcadio and his son, along with the tax collector and his wife, stood together and waited for the group.

In front of these people was the prosecutor, and after seeing Ruda, the prosecutor enthusiastically took Ruda's hand and led him over. Ruda felt as if his hand had been kissed by a donkey.

Then Ruda listened to the prosecutor explain his history without any new ideas, and then listened to the praise that accompanied him. Ruda noticed that Zaitsev did not seem a little uneasy, and the kidnapped young man even nodded politely when he saw Zaytsev, which made Ruda have to believe Zaytsev's words: "He only intervened in this matter to a limited extent." ”

However, Ruda noticed that Zaitsev always seemed to be looking at the boy named Gil.

At the dinner, the prosecutor said that he should thank Mr. Rueda for coming from De Herim. Hal nodded knowingly, and handed a money bag to Ruda, who was disgusted by this kind of face-to-face paid propaganda, as if he had done so much and was tired for so long. This purse contains 50 dinars and 250 dinars. Ruda looked at it: "Sir, I seem to remember that the price I offered was 500 dinars. ”

The prosecutor and the tax collector interrupted their conversation and went to look at Hal.

Hal said, "Yes, sir. But I haven't seen you catch that mischief Kazak, have I? The 200 dinars should be given to you after the thief is caught, that makes sense, right? ”

The prosecutor was a little upset, but felt that Howl's request was justified. The tax officer simply hung high, after all, it would not involve his own face, and his nephew would be fine. My grandfather and father were also noncommittal, but my father soon felt a strange aura emanating from Wright, who had been silent. And Xiao Lai was babbling in her sleep at this time, she moved her mouth, turned over and continued to sleep.

Unbeknownst to Hal, the 200 dinars were not a lot of money, but the money once again added to Ruda's frustration under Zaitsev's unfathomable smile. These 200 dinars forced Ruda to fight for his reputation. These 200 dinars put Ruda and Kazak in the arena of life and death. Ruda was called a hound by the runaway robbers, and now, Howl's 200 dinars made it necessary for the hound to go mad and bite Kazak.

Soon after, inside some dark corner. Kazak leaned against a wall, feeling a little loss of strength. His left shoulder hurt to the bone marrow. He inquired all the way to Tassel Street, where a vendor with an indifferent expression pointed to a wide courtyard after Kazak's questioning: "Hello, the tax officer's courtyard." ”

Kazak stood outside the door of the tax officer's hall. Trying to calm his troubled heart, he looked out at the lights that came out of it, wanting to see his daughter there.

At this moment the door opened, and a carriage came out of the wooden door and drove to the side of the upper horse stone. A grim-faced young man and a middle-aged man in a prosecutor's uniform, as well as the slave trader Zaitsev, walked out, and Kazak saw his former captives standing in the crowd to see them farewell. He tried to find his daughter, but couldn't. Looks like we have to dive in.

Before Ruda got into the car, he felt that something seemed to be in the alley opposite, and when he looked back, it was empty and empty. A cat jumped on the wooden box, then jumped up to the wall, looked back at Ruda one last time, and hurriedly disappeared to the other side of the wall.

Ruda and the prosecutor and Zaitsev were gone, and after that, the crowd gradually returned to the courtyard, and the butler instructed the porter to close the door, and when the butler had left, the porter asked the servants next to him to close the door, and then he himself yawned and walked back. The servant bowed his head in agreement, and when the porter had walked around the corner of the wall, Kazak raised his head, left a crack in the latch, and turned and felt his way into the courtyard.

Kazak walked past a pool full of water lilies, and after observing the structure of the house, he jumped up and grabbed the iron fence outside a window, his shoulder hurt, and he knew that the wound had collapsed. He gripped the fence with all his might, feeling a stream of liquid run down his back.

He looked inside, and there was an empty room. Then Kazak moved along the iron fence to the left, and saw a maid changing clothes, revealing a large piece of smooth back, if it was usual, Kazak would have seen it well, but now, he had more important things. He moved on, and in the penultimate window on the right, in the faint moonlight, he saw his daughter sleeping soundly in a soft quilt cover, biting her fingers.

Kazak's heart suddenly became warm and soft. After so many years, Kazak finally found the warmth that had disappeared for a long time in this little girl. He was bleeding, lying out the window, in the moonlight, watching the little girl frowning and stumbling little dreams.

For a moment, Kazak saw the future life, blue sky and white clouds, and he rode a horse, followed by Rhine, riding a pony. They drove their flocks of sheep across the endless grasslands, like a white boat adrift in the green sea.

Kazak patted the fence he had grabbed onto, trying to wake up the little girl, but he was afraid that he would scare her. He examined his strength, neither light nor heavy, like a clumsy father who was about to wake up his child and didn't know how to do it. Once, twice, finally, Rhine, who looked sleepy, heard the noise, smashed the bar and sat up, not knowing what was going on outside the window, Rhine turned his little head to look out the window, saw the moonlight, saw the stars, and of course, saw Kazak lying on the fence.

Ruda personally tortured the second master, and when the second master finally agreed to use him to capture Kazak. Ruda smiled.

At this time, a runner from the prosecutor's office came over, "Sir, two relatives of the tax officer's family have come to visit. ”

Ruda walked out and saw my father and Wright. Ruda asked them what they were doing.

My father said, "My little maid has been robbed, it must be Kazak." We hope you can help us. ”

Ruda said, "Do you know that your family is going on an adventure for the sake of a little maid?" ”

My father said, "That robber took Rhine!" Do you think she's just a maid to me! I'm going to chase him back, and my friend Wright, happy to help me hunt down the robbers! Sir, please don't tell my parents where we are going? Please help us. ”

Ruda didn't tell them that he was about to capture Kazak, he pretended to ask, "Okay, let's go together." And my guide. ”

The second master walked out under the push of a jailer.

Before his father could react, Wright jumped over and knocked the second boss to the ground. The people around him pulled and pulled, and Wright punched dozens of punches in less than ten seconds, and a few punches knocked out the breakfast that the second master had just eaten, and the scene was chaotic.

"Are you crazy?! You are not allowed to hit Kazak until you catch him. Otherwise you'll be fringed down and waiting to go! Ruda growled.