Li Mobai waved his hand, and all the government officials quickly walked around to the back of the house.
When he raised his eyes, he saw that Su Moli and the flower-picking thief had flown to the nearby roof. The two of them passed by each other. In the flash of swords and shadows, the flower-picking thief had fled into the distance.
Wang Erhu, Little Goat and all the government officials were not good at Qinggong, so they had no choice but to chase after him on the alleys and outflank him in two directions.
Li Mobai urgently ordered Li Hu: "Go and help Su Moli quickly!"
Li Hu responded: "Master, please be careful." After saying this, he used Qinggong, turned into a stream of light, and chased after him.
The flower-picking thief's speed was slightly affected by his struggle with Su Moli, and Li Hu gradually approached.
He secretly thought that he must team up with Su Moli to arrest the flower-picking thief this time. The clues were hard to come by. Once he was allowed to escape, he might be alerted and it would be difficult to find his trace again.
While thinking about it, Li Hu jumped from one roof to another with a flick of his foot.
These houses were nestled against each other, and their roofs stretched endlessly. Li Hu jumped on them like flying, and followed them closely.
"Su Shaoxia, let me help you!"
Li Hu shouted loudly and sprinted over.
However, Su Moli was negligent for a moment and was kicked in the chest by the flower picker. His whole body flew towards Li Hu like a kite with a broken string.
Bang——
The two collided fiercely. Li Hu wanted to jump forward, but due to the sudden impact, they both fell from the roof and fell into the courtyard.
A woman's scream came from the courtyard, and the porcelain basin in her hand flew into the sky.
"Who are you? Why did you break into my house?" The woman panicked.
"We are on official business handling the case!" Li Hu responded loudly, about to get up and continue the pursuit. At this time, Su Moli gently pulled him and used his strength to stand up straight.
Su Moli clutched his chest tightly, his face looked painful, and it was obvious that he was seriously injured.
Li Hu asked worriedly: "Can you still hold on?"
Su Moli endured the pain and said, "It doesn't matter."
But Li Hu could see that his injuries were serious and couldn't bear to leave him alone. So, he helped Su Moli out of the courtyard, asked the government officials to take care of him, and then continued to follow the traces of the flower-picking thief.
However, the fleeting opportunity made Li Hu a step late. When he left in pursuit, the flower-picking thief had disappeared without a trace.
He chased him a little further, but still found no trace of him. In desperation, I had to return.
The government officials also followed him for a while, but despite the extraordinary dexterity of the flower-picking thief, they could not find any trace.
Finally, everyone gathered in front of Li Mobai and reported the situation to him.
"I'm so angry! So many people let him escape!" Li Hu angrily hit the big pine tree with his palm, causing the pine needles to fall.
Li Mobai frowned, pulled out a pine needle and held it in his mouth, feeling very depressed.
Seeing the flower-picking robber escaping again, his mood was naturally not much better.
Afterwards, everyone returned to the dilapidated house, hoping to find any clues left by the flower picker.
Entering the house, Li Mobai observed carefully.
There was an extinguished fire in the house, which was obviously used by the flower picker to make a fire for cooking.
Other than that, there were just a few items of clothing and nothing else.
However, Li Mobai stared at the pile of unburned firewood and fell into deep thought.
Judging from the condition of the firewood, it seemed that the fire had only burned once, and there were not many ashes underneath.
In addition, the bride who was kidnapped by the flower-picking thieves was not here, and no traces of the woman were found in the house. There was even only one set of bowls and chopsticks.
This made Li Mobai a little confused.
Is this not the real lair of the flower-picking thief, but he is just here for a visit?
Various doubts make the case more complicated and confusing.
If so, what was his intention when he came to this dilapidated house this time? Where is its real hiding place?
Bai Mingyue, where did he hide the kidnapped bride?
Li Mobai sat down on his knees and fell into deep thought.
Everyone stood and watched, their eyes focused on him, but no one dared to disturb him.
Everyone looked at him, but they didn't know what he was thinking.
At this time, Li Hu suddenly said: "Master, I think this person may not be a flower-picking thief."
Li Mobai heard the sound and stood up: "Why did you say that?"
Li Hu replied: "I just observed that his figure is not similar to the man I saw at the city gate a few days ago. This man's figure is more burly, and his body style is slightly different from the one I saw that day. .”
Earlier at the city gate, they fought on the city wall. Although Li Mobai watched from a distance, he didn't see it clearly.
But Li Hu saw it clearly.
Li Mobai said: "Did you remember it wrong? I just saw that this person's physical characteristics are the same as those described in the notice compiled by Li Feiyan. What do you think?"
He was worried that he might have omitted something, so he asked everyone for confirmation.
Everyone responded: "Although this person is masked, his figure is exactly the same as Miss Feiyan's description in the announcement, so there should be no mistake."
At this time, Su Moli said: "Young Master Li, maybe you have remembered it wrong. I have been tracking this flower-picking thief for a long time, and I am very familiar with him. There is no reason to make any mistakes."
"Maybe I remembered it wrong." Li Hu still had doubts.
Li Mobai came to his senses and turned to the people who reported the crime and asked: "Whose property belongs to this dilapidated house? What's the story behind it? Why did the flower-picking thief choose this place?"
The common people were stunned when asked, scratched their heads and said: "This house has been abandoned for a long time. It was originally owned by Chen Laosan and his wife. They passed away five years ago. They had a son named Chen Nian, but he did not live here. So the house was abandoned.”
"Chen Laosan? Died five years ago? Who is Chen Laosan?" Li Mobai continued to ask.
The people in front of him were confused as to why Li Mobai asked about Chen Laosan. He thought for a long time, trying to recall what Chen Laosan looked like.
However, as time passed, Chen Laosan was originally nothing special. He was just an ordinary person, just like everyone else.
So he shook his head in confusion, not knowing how to answer.
"Chen Laosan is Chen Laosan, an extremely ordinary person. If he has any characteristic, he doesn't always like to communicate with everyone and seems mysterious."
Li Mobai pondered for a moment, but still couldn't figure out why the flower-picking thief set foot here?
This flower-picking thief often travels around the rivers and lakes, and it is very likely that he is not acquainted with Chen Laosan.
"Forget it, let's all go back."
This operation was in vain, and they had to return empty-handed.
Despite this, the enthusiastic citizen still provided some valuable information. So after returning, Li Mobai asked his master Li Feiyan to go to the Yamen warehouse to take out some silver coins as a reward for him, and the common man left happily.
Back in the house, Li Mobai thought about the whole thing alone, always feeling that there were some things that were not clear yet.
Li Mobai sat quietly under the corridor, thinking deeply, staring at the courtyard with blurred eyes.
There, some flowers and plants were in full bloom, and green leaves spread on the grape trellis, seeming to render the entire space full of life.
Li Hu quietly approached and sat down beside him.
"Master, what are you thinking about?"
Li Hu asked curiously, resting his chin gently on the armrest.
"I'm thinking about this difficult case. By the way, I've never understood why Su Moli was injured by him when his martial arts skills are as good as those of the flower-picking thief."
Li Mobai frowned, obviously deeply confused by this.
