In the imperial capital, the whole city calmed down during the curfew.
Enforcement of curfews in the imperial capital under Emperor Yaozong was both strict and lax.
Strict means that Emperor Yaozong resolutely enforced the curfew in the inner servant area and Kaicheng area, even to the point of harshness.
The gold-holding guards in charge of the curfew in these two districts have special privileges. If they see anyone who violates the curfew and warns them in vain, they can kill them first regardless of their identity.
In Jiangling District, Shunfeng District, and Heiyan District, the enforcement of curfew is relatively loose, and the local government is responsible for enforcing the curfew.
The reason why Emperor Yaozong was like this was precisely because most of the residents were dignitaries. The strict curfew not only made the chamberlain area the safest area in the imperial capital, but was also intended to restrain these privileged classes.
It goes without saying that Kaicheng District enforces a strict curfew, precisely to suppress those who engage in night-time crimes.
On the other hand, most of the residents in the other three districts are the business class. These people are the mainstay of the Imperial Capital's economy. The relatively relaxed curfew has to a certain extent enabled the Imperial Capital's economy to grow rapidly after Emperor Yaozong succeeded to the throne.
A restaurant in Shunfeng District had just closed. The waiter would close the door as usual, but he did not find Changsun and Zhou Mi hiding on the second floor.
Zhou Mi did not expect that Zhang Sun's so-called "arresting people at night" would actually be after curfew. He frowned and expressed that he was not satisfied with this kind of illegal behavior.
Changsun stared in one direction without paying any attention to Zhou Zhou's dissatisfaction.
In Zhangsun's field of vision, a dark figure suddenly flashed out from the crowd of people returning home before the curfew, and ran up a courtyard wall without anyone noticing.
Changsun’s eyes lit up, he’s finally waiting for you!
Changsun patted Zhou Mi next to him, motioning for him to follow, and then ran out quickly.
Zhou Mi followed Changsun without knowing why. After going around several alleys, Changsun hid on a roof.
Zhou Mi felt a little uncomfortable. This was different from his usual arrests. Normally, he would follow criminals, but he wouldn't do it like today. It made him feel like a thief.
The two lay motionless on the roof, and Changsun once again stared at the yard in the distance.
After waiting for a long time, it was already after the third update. Zhou Mi couldn't stand it any longer and was about to ask.
Changsun pointed to the yard in the distance and said, "Have you seen that yard? The thief will come out soon."
With that said, the eldest grandson once again rushed towards the yard without waiting for Zhou Zhou's reaction.
Zhou Mi was a little confused. Although he was not paying full attention just now, he had been paying attention to his surroundings, but he did not notice any change in the direction Changsun was pointing.
However, before careful questioning, when the two rushed to the courtyard, a figure jumped out from the courtyard wall and landed directly in front of the two.
This time, the figures and Zhou Mi who came out of the courtyard were all obscured. Only Changsun looked like he was strategizing.
Chen Tian reacted quickly. After seeing the two of them, he was stunned for a moment and then came to his senses. Then, before the two of them could react, Chen Tian turned around and ran deeper into the alley.
Seeing Chen Tian turn around and run away, Zhou Mi didn't have time to question why Changsun was so clever, so he hurriedly chased after Chen Tian.
It was just Changsun Mingming who was the most sober among the three, but he stood there blankly at this moment.
"Which direction do you run away from? If you turn the corner, you will meet a group of patrolmen." Old God Chang Sun shouted at Chen Tian. .
In Zhou Mi's opinion, this was just Changsun's bluff, but Zhou Mi in front of him really stopped.
The reason why Chen Tian stopped was because he knew what Changsun said was true. He had stepped on it repeatedly, including the patrol patterns around him.
His originally planned escape route was actually in the opposite direction, but that route was blocked by Zhang and Sun from the beginning.
Chen Tian didn't know who the two of them were, but he knew that if they were caught by the patrol, they would be in trouble.
After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Tian could only take a gamble, turned around and walked back.
As the headmaster of Dali Temple, Zhou Mi is also a magician and a mirror warrior. If Chen Tian hadn't reacted quickly before, how could he, a little thief, have gotten away from it?
Escaped from Zhou Mi's hands.
Chen Tian was controlled by Zhou Mi and returned to Changsun again.
All three of them had violated curfew, and evading police at this time was business.
So, Changsun took the two of them back to Tang Huaide's yard again.
The three of them lay on the roof, waiting for the patrolman to pass before they dared to stand up.
"Do I look familiar?" Changsun looked at Chen Tian with a half-smile.
Chen Tian was already firmly controlled by the two of them. At the same time, he could feel that both of them were warriors, so he did not dare to disobey them.
Chen Tian used the night to observe his eldest grandson and determined where he had seen him with just a few glances.
It was one of the people he saw in the blacksmith shop after following the noble young man to the Black Rock District yesterday.
The reason why Changsun asked this was actually to confuse Zhou Zhou.
"It turns out that he has been paying attention to this little thief for a long time!"
Changsun wanted to let Zhou Mi have such thoughts in his mind.
Because all of Changsun's actions tonight seemed to be planned in advance, Zhou Mi had already had questions about Changsun.
After the questions and answers between Zhangsun and Chen Tian, Zhangsun could reasonably explain why he knew that Chen Tian would steal tonight, and Zhou Mi would not have too many doubts about what he asked Chen Tian to do in the future.
Not only Zhou Mi had such thoughts, but also Chen Tian.
At this time, what Chen Tian was thinking about was that he was following the noble young man yesterday and was hit on the ankle with a stone. At that time, he thought that the young man just taught him a lesson and that was it. Unexpectedly, he sent another person to follow him!
Changsun secretly observed the changes in the expressions of the two men and knew that his goal was basically achieved, so he went straight to the point.
"Little brother, we don't want to embarrass you, we just want you to help us go down and get one more thing."
"A black hosta!"
Chen Tian was unwilling to take any more risks because he discovered something unusual when he left the yard just now, which led him to conclude that the owner of the yard was not a good person.
"What kind of black hosta? I didn't find it inside just now..."
Chen Tian pretended not to know.
The eldest grandson looked at Chen Tian with a half-smile, and suddenly recited a poem in a low voice.
"Jiu Wan Fang Feilan wears it well. There is no one in the empty valley, and I blame myself for my clever eyebrows. The treasures are cool and mellow through the ages. The Zhu silk string is broken and I have few close friends."
Chen Tian's pupils shrank, knowing that he was in trouble, and he couldn't escape it even by showing off his cleverness.
Zhou Mi saw from the side that Chen Tian wanted to be clever and didn't want to contribute, so he threatened: "Little brother, don't be clever. We can also go down and get this hosta, but then you won't be able to live well..."
However, Chen Tian sneered and retorted with some confidence: "I'm not bragging, you really can't get out this hosta."
Chen Tian's response not only stunned Zhou Mi, but even Changsun didn't expect it.
"Why?" Changsun asked.
You must know that the eldest grandson lived in Chen Tian's body in the second dream.
Therefore, Changsun knew the location of the hosta very well. At the same time, he also knew that there was only one servant in the yard at this time, and he was knocked unconscious by Chen Tian's incense.
And Changsun also knew Chen Tian, who was a timid and cautious thief.
Therefore, careful threats are absolutely effective...
Chen Tian pointed to a flowerbed in the yard and said, "Do you smell the fragrance of the flowers? This flower is called Wulanhua, which is a flower from the Western Regions."
Changsun and Zhou Mi sniffed hard and indeed smelled a faint floral fragrance.
"This kind of floral fragrance is not poisonous, but if mixed with a special aroma, it will produce an effect similar to the incense. However, this incense effect is only for warriors. It can circulate along with the true energy and spread throughout the warrior's body instantly. The warrior is instantly incapacitated. However, this is only a temporary inability to move, and there are no other sequelae."
"What's the other special scent you're talking about?"
"It's the aroma produced by burning dipterocarp."
After Chen Tian finished saying this, Changsun once again
After being struck by lightning, a clue that was originally ignored during the investigation of the scene in the morning was awakened.
Zhou Mi on the side asked: "You mean the incense burner in this house contains dipterocarp, and what kind of black orchid flower in the yard can instantly make a warrior incapacitated?"
Chen Tian nodded confidently.
But Zhou Mi didn't believe it. After all, he had been investigating cases for so many years and was well-informed, but he had never heard of this strange combination "Miscellaneous Fragrance" that was only for warriors.
When Chen Tian faced Zhou Mi's questioning, he just replied, "There are specialties in the art industry." For a little thief like him who has little strength, using incense is his usual method, and making incense is naturally a basic skill.
The strange "fragrance" underneath was something he learned from his master, and it can be regarded as a unique secret skill passed down to him by his master.
However, this kind of black orchid flower is a rare flower in the Western Regions, and it is not easy to get it, let alone a valuable item like dipterocarp, which is simply not something a little thief like him can afford.
Chen Tian's words solved many doubts in Changsun's mind.
In the second dream, when the eldest grandson and Chen Tian entered the main room of Tang Huaide's villa together, the eldest grandson was attracted by the fragrance coming from the incense burner. At that time, he felt a little confused. Tang Huaide had no plan to come to the other courtyard that night. The incense burner But still burning incense.
But at that time, he had the same idea as Chen Tian, thinking that rich people were particular about things.
Also, after Chen Tian left the yard, he stared at the flower garden for a long time.
At that time, Changsun felt that Chen Tian's behavior was abnormal. When he finally left, Chen Tian said, "No wonder...".
It turned out that Tang Huaide still kept this hand in the yard, and Chen Tian discovered it when he left the yard.
However, Chen Tian's words solved the most important doubt in Changsun's mind.
That's how Tang Huaian died!
At this time, Changsun already had a guess in his mind and was just waiting for confirmation from Prince Huai's Mansion tomorrow.
"You help me take out the hosta, and I can protect you from death!"
Changsun said to Chen Tian expressionlessly.
Chen Tianwen said that he only thought that his eldest grandson was threatening him again, but this threat seemed more bluff.
As a habitual offender, Chen Tian certainly knew what kind of punishment he would face if he was caught stealing by the government.
Sins will not lead to death, and sins will not lead to death.
Although these two people are both warriors, Chen Tian is confident that he still has the ability to call for help. He does not believe that these two people would be unwise enough to kill him for such a small amount of property.
"So this kid actually said he would protect me from death. Who are you trying to scare?"
Chen Tian thought in his heart.
Changsun saw Chen Tian's mental activities, and his expression returned to the old god before.
"There is no benefit in confronting us. Now you have two choices, cooperate with us, and then follow us. Then you will naturally know whether I am threatening you or not."
"Or if we send you to the Yamen, you will still know if I am threatening you. But I can guarantee that you will regret it then!"
Chen Tian's face was uncertain. He still didn't know that Changsun was not threatening him, but that he would really be in danger of his life.
Of course, Changsun would not worry about Chen Tian not cooperating. For Chen Tian, cooperation is the only way to go.
Chen Tian went back and forth and got the hosta.
