On the third day of March, around 3:00 p.m., there was already a bustling scene near the auction house. As more and more people gathered here, the news that Ruyi Store was stolen last night spread like wildfire.
This is not some hearsay of unknown origin, but an "official announcement" personally confirmed by Mu Jiao, the shopkeeper of Ruyi Trading Company. And standing at the center of the crowd to negotiate with Mu Jiao on the case is the local police officer. head.
Shopkeeper Mu seemed not to hesitate to let outsiders know these details. He stood at the door of the auction house and responded to the arrester's inquiries. In addition to the busybodies who listened to the gossip, there were also people who offered advice and suggestions. It was even worse than the wet market. lively.
Although Mu Jiao wants to make a big deal out of this matter, she actually doesn't like such lively and noisy scenes. Yu Ruyi's indifferent character also comes from this inheritance - she is the kind of person who can face people alone. She is a woman who can win documents and books by clever tricks and can argue calmly in meetings, but she is by no means an innkeeper who can talk to the Five Elements and Eight Works and talk about the rough things in the market.
So under the influence of this atmosphere, she actually felt a little nervous inside.
But what surprised her was that the voices that reached her ears were not the harsh and sarcastic words she had imagined. Instead, they were words of concern, as well as helpers who volunteered to help with the investigation. The excellent information grabbing ability he has developed over the years has also allowed Mu Jiao to focus on a keyword that appears quite frequently in these people's words: "Congratulations."
In the eyes of this group of fellow villagers, Xiao He is a young man with a good mind and personality. Although he will say weird and big words from time to time and do some behaviors that make people happy and sad, if something happens, he will never embarrass everyone. Guy, on the contrary, he will help the staff solve the difficulties.
Mu Jiao, who heard these complimentary words, even suspected for a moment that he had heard wrongly - it is not that in the eyes of shopkeeper Mu, this young man is an out-and-out bad boy who abducted his own daughter, but The word "He Nan" definitely has nothing to do with the good-natured and friendly guy next door.
Moreover, because He Nan's idea did objectively bring about the impact of attracting wolves into the house, it resulted in a situation where there is no news about her husband and daughter, and the Taiping Escort Bureau's vitality was severely damaged. However, this boy also failed to explain some of the things that were and were not. Lost contact - it's impossible to say that Mu Jiao didn't have resentment towards He Nan, and even had the idea that if He Nan hadn't messed around, he might not have ended up like this.
But at this time, he heard that these people who had never interacted with him were concerned about the whereabouts of He Nan, the current situation of the escort bureau and the company, and whether the auction could proceed smoothly. Mu Jiao didn't know how to look at that. It’s a child…
"Shopkeeper Mu, don't worry, it's all easy to talk about..." Captain Liu's response brought Mu Jiao's chaotic thoughts back to reality: "That kid Xiaohe said hello a long time ago, and he even came here specially yesterday. The Yamen told me that the auction was so grand that it might attract some lawbreakers. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves, you are afraid of them! Your Ruyi Store is also a time-honored brand in Yueyue City. I received a report this morning. At that time, the county magistrate had already ordered that all major city gates be temporarily closed for careful investigation, which will definitely help you find your lost items."
He Nan is also well aware of the principle of three gangs of heroes. This big head catcher Liu Haizhou is also a man of temperament. At the banquet, He Nan praised him with all his kind words, and Wei Kui taught him two martial arts skills. On weekdays, he also had Ren Tianjing. Letting his subordinates run errands and running errands, and at this moment, Liu Captou can be regarded as doing his best to help, which can be said to be quite efficient.
"But Shopkeeper Mu, you also know that your guests here are all nobles, and the common people have to make a living, so this city gate cannot be kept closed for two days, so we'd better keep it closed for two days. We have to get everything done within a few days." Finally, Mr. Liu took a step closer and lowered his voice and said, "Since it can't be delayed, let Mr. Liu take his leave first!"
After saying that, Capt. Liu clasped his fist towards Mu Jiao and led many agents behind him. What was a bit surprising was that there were actually a group of young and middle-aged men following behind this team of agents. The so-called help from these people is really not just talk - Qixian County is a small and medium-sized county with a not particularly large territory and a small population. Thanks to the good public security, the relationship between the government and the people is relatively harmonious - but It has never happened before that the common people spontaneously formed a huge team in order to help the officials catch the thieves.
"This may be the unique thing about He Nan..." Chen Yanbi stood next to shopkeeper Mu and said with emotion: "Can you imagine? One person can actually get so many people to unite to help him, or is he doing nothing? , without asking for anything in return... it can be said to be magical."
"I agree that this child is indeed special." Most of the onlookers dispersed, and Mu Jiao stopped lingering outside the auction house. He was already preparing to start today's auction, so he turned towards the restaurant. Nei walked over: "But he doesn't seem to be as high as you think, right?"
Mr. Chen shook his head and said that he had no answer to this question: "How high he can fly in the end depends entirely on himself, but the reason why I will stand by his side is not just because he saved my life. , but I saw 'possibility' in him, which is a power I have never felt in others..."
"Although this statement sounds a bit hypocritical, there is a fascinating belief in this kid - which is why people like me and Wei Kui who are older than him can leave him alone. That's the reason." Mr. Chen is not a good brother who protects him. He has been with Qi Jun for a long time, and it was through that time that he realized the differences between people.
Although the third prince was born noble and talented, he was still "stingy" after all. This did not mean that Qi Jun was narrow-minded or selfish, but that even though King Qin could hold up the sky and the sea, he could not give up this Utilitarianism, to put it simply, means that you can afford something but cannot let it go.
But He Nan was not only able to let go of gold and silver, he could even take off his pants and throw them to others if the situation required.
Mu Jiao didn't go any further on this topic, and she didn't know if Chen Yanbi understood what she meant. However, her perspective on He Nan was naturally different from Chen Yanbi's. At least in her heart, she still had an uneasy attitude towards He Nan. .
"Shopkeeper Mu, I have one more thing. Since our final auction item can no longer be put on the exhibition stand, how are you going to deal with it..." Mr. Chen reminded again.
"I can only find a rare item from the collection of my company's treasury to replace it." Speaking of this, Mu Jiao felt uneasy in his heart. The accident had happened, and the plan had to change accordingly. But what He Nan promised back then didn't yield any results... Boy, you can do something useful!
"You misunderstood. What I meant, junior, is that you can take a look at this one... It's a coincidence that I just got the results of this thing just the day before yesterday. Maybe it can replace the evil sword." Mr. Chen scratched his head. Scratching his head, he then led Mu Jiao up to the second floor, took out a bunch of jingling keys from his waist, opened two secret doors, and took out the mysterious treasure to claim credit for solving an urgent need.
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Chai Sichou opened his eyes and saw that the sky was still dark, but his heart froze.
To wake him up so late at night, he must have something important to report. He rubbed his face violently to make himself more awake: "What time is it now?"
"Maybe it's past half-hour?" Hai Shikui stood loosely at the head of the bed. Although everyone among the naked people addressed themselves as brothers and sisters, most of them were still very respectful in front of the young master. Only Kou Xiong and him were Hun Buqing was able to harass Chai Sichou very naturally: "Young Master, which one do you want to hear first, good news or bad news?"
Chai Sichou calmed down his thoughts of kicking Hai Shikui from the room to the corridor, and finally said: "Let's tell you the bad news first."
Haishikui said with a smile: "The bad news is that I woke you up tonight, which caused you to have a bad rest - I mean there is no bad news."
Although the Taiping Escort Bureau was wiped out today, it was inevitable that the troops would be lost. Hai Shikui's playful and smiling attitude really made Chai Sichou very angry, but he also knew that his subordinates with very low emotional intelligence were just trying to comfort themselves, and it was not easy to have an attack at this time, so he She glared at him and said, "What about the good news?"
"The good news is that... thanks to a little thief, the sword you have been dreaming about has finally fallen into our hands." Seeing Chai Sichou's breathing becoming extremely heavy, Hai Shikui quickly reported everything about tonight's situation. Shi told the young master, and the man's mood became extremely complicated.
In this world... is there really such a thing as pie in the sky? Or are you saying that you are really the one who was destined to be born? Did the prophecy of Longting appear on myself? Or is it that everything that goes smoothly actually has a hidden secret?
However, Chai Sichou had a strong concentration after all and was not disturbed by this surprise. He quickly said: "Where is the sword? I will check it first."
Haishikui was well prepared and took off the baggage on his back, revealing a heavy lead box - looking at the appearance of the lead box, it was exactly the same as the one "Bodhisattva Man" had brought back to him.
Chai Sichou hurriedly opened the lead box, only to see a long sword glowing with light inside. This sword was roughly similar in appearance to the first one he got, but the details were somewhat different. Chai Sichou reached out to hold it again. Holding the hilt of the sword, he discovered that the weight of this sword was less than half the weight of the first one.
"This sword..." Chai Sichou couldn't tell what was wrong. He waved the sword in the air twice, but felt something strange: "You said this was stolen by a thief from Ruyi Trading Company? Where are the others? I want to ask him some questions myself."
Heishikui followed the order and carried up the poor thief who was tied up in all sorts of ways without much effort.
"Let me ask you, how did you get this sword? Regardless of whether you stole or robbed, tell my young master all the causes and consequences, otherwise you will be killed!" Hai Shikui and Yin In fact, Huan had already said this once when he was arresting people, but he was afraid that he had made a mistake in relaying it, so he threatened him again.
And after the little thief was unsealed, his nose and tears came down all at once. He kowtowed on the ground and talked vaguely about his experience.
The more Chai Sichou listened, the more strange he felt. The security of Ruyi Store was definitely not that sparse. How could this thief, who had neither courage nor incompetence, bring out the most critical treasure so easily? Just when he was deciding whether this person's remarks were true or false, he heard someone outside the door announcing: "Young Master, I just received news that Ruyi Company has reported the theft of treasures to the government. Now all four city gates are under martial law!"
Some people died, but not completely...
