The implication is obvious, and it's not hard to guess, "How many nights are you going to stay?"

The boy raised a finger and pushed all the money back to the shopkeeper.

The price of Yicheng is not expensive, and the money is enough for five or six days, but the boy only asks for one night. The shopkeeper was a little hesitant when he saw that he was unknown, but after thinking about it, what bad thing could an eight-year-old child do? Now there are few customers in the store, and there are only two rooms in total, as long as he sends his men to keep the child in jail, then he will be fine.

The official family did ask that if there was a new face in the store, it had to be reported. But this little guy is only eight years old, and it is impossible for him to have anything to do with the tragedy of the City Lord's Mansion. As long as the adults of his family find it, as long as it is a new face, he will immediately send someone to report to the official.

Besides, this is a little mute, even if the official asks for something, he can't ask anything. If he was separated from his family, it would be considered a good deed for the store to take him in, after all, the culprit of the City Lord's Mansion tragedy had not been caught, and the streets at night were not safe.

Thinking so, the shopkeeper accepted the money with peace of mind and beckoned to the man: "You take him to the guest room." ”

Coincidentally, the shopkeeper was wary of the boy stealing and arranged for him to stay in the most remote room, away from the other guests. This happened to be his wish, because a few feet away was the high wall of the mansion.

The guy brought hot water and left.

The boy put down the bamboo basket behind his back, opened the oiled paper bag in his hand, and spread it on the table.

The smell of smoked fish suddenly spreads.

The lid of the basket moved, and then it fell open, and the white cat came out of it, jumped lightly on the table, and sniffed twice unconsciously with its nose.

The boy shoved the oiled paper bag in front of it.

The cat tilted its head sideways, but he heard Chitose's voice: "For me?"

"No! for the cat. She immediately realized that she had made a mistake and quickly corrected it, "You haven't touched it, have you?" If he dares to let her eat his leftovers, see if she doesn't scratch his face!

The boy quickly shook his head. The smoked fish was indeed fragrant, but he didn't touch it from beginning to end.

He has seen the style of those rich people, and they have to bring their own utensils when they go out to eat, and they are very exquisite. Chitose is so extravagant, it must be even more calculating.

"Count you as acquaintances. "She's not hungry, but the cat is hungry and it hasn't eaten for two days.

The white cat picked up a piece of smoked fish and ate it carefully. It is in good condition, and it is also very delicate in eating, and its small white teeth bite on the brown-red fish pieces, making a clucking and popping sound.

Tastes good. The white cat squinted as she nibbled on the fish, her long tail gently slapping the tabletop.

The boy lay on the table and watched it eat.

There is no doubt that Chitose is attached to this cat. He hadn't forgotten what she had said last night that she could only appear as spirits during the day, which was very inconvenient. So she found herself a makeshift shell to move around in broad daylight.

According to her, the body had to be dexterous, unobtrusive, and not threatening, at least in the eyes of others, and of course, most importantly, it had to be beautiful to be barely worthy of her Chitose-sama!

So, this white cat became the first choice.

He had a lot of questions to ask her, but he couldn't open them. Thinking so, the boy watched it eat and felt that his hands were getting more and more itchy.

The white hair looks clean, dense and soft, and I don't know what it feels like to touch.

The cat was eating happily, and he couldn't help but stroke it gently.

It's so soft, smooth, and smooth, more comfortable than the mink fur he touched in the ready-to-wear store yesterday evening!

Thinking so, he touched it again.

The white cat suddenly turned its head to glare at him, its round apricot eyes were full of anger, and there was a sizzling sound in its mouth, as if it was about to jump up and attack in the next second.

Who gave him the guts to dare to touch her with those begging hands!

The boy quickly withdrew his hand and watched quietly as it ate the fish, not daring to go beyond the rules.

The white cat glanced at him, turned around, and its furry tail "snapped" on his arm.

"It's too salty, pour me water!"

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In the blink of an eye, it was dark.

The guests came and went, and the hall was hot for two hours, and finally slowly became empty. The shopkeeper and the guys chatted, all lamenting that the day was over again, but the culprit of the City Lord's Mansion tragedy had not yet been caught.

Judging from the increasingly dense military force on the street, the agency is in a hurry.

This big case has attracted much attention and is different from the past, the city gate has been closed for three days, and the pressure is increasing. After all, Yicheng still has to communicate with the outside world, and people still have to go out to earn a living, so it is impossible to lock the city forever.

But the murderer is still at large.

It is not ordinary people who can commit such a vicious case, so the agency has no idea of arresting people to top the tank. It is because this matter involves high-ranking local officials and is known to everyone that it must be handled impartially.

"Those people in the agency are in a hurry now. As long as this thing hangs for a few more days, it will alarm the above. ”

"It's strange this time, I didn't find any clues. ”

The shopkeeper waved his hand: "My friend in the office said that there were two more corpses in the market last night, both with fresh faces. ”

"Outlander?"

"Yes, and the city defenders have been checking outsiders for two or three days, and they haven't seen these two at all. They weren't found until they died. The shopkeeper lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "There are weapons on him, and it is likely that he belongs to the murderer's group." ”

"Who killed them?"

"That's not clear. "This is cloudy and ominous from beginning to end.

The two were whispering, but they saw a boy sitting by the window who had finished eating and came over to meet the money.

The shopkeeper asked him while checking out: "Little brother, your family hasn't found it yet?"

He shook his head.

"Do you want me to help you report to the police?"

He shook his head again, his face calm, and there was no ordinary child's panic.

Then he went back to his room.

The shopkeeper quietly reminded the guy: "This kid is a little weird, you should keep an eye on him more tonight." ”

The man took the order and went.

It was a good night when the moon was sparse and the stars were shining, and the sounds in all directions could be heard clearly.

There were many guests staying in the hotel, and the guy got up three or four times in the middle of the night to see that the boy's room was closed. The bed was next to the wall, and as he passed, he could hear the sound of even breathing inside.

There is nothing unusual at all. He shook his head, the shopkeeper was old, and he liked to be suspicious.

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In the middle of the moon, Yin Yang Qixing of the Yicheng Department is still picking up the lights to read the papers. The next person knew that he had been on fire for the past two days, his eyes were red and his mouth was full of foam, and he gave him cold lotus seed and lily soup twice in one night.

The autumn breeze has brought coolness, but the smoldering fire in my heart still needs the ice water to suppress it slightly.

He threw down the case file in his hand, rubbed his dry eyes, and sighed for the first time.