It was only then that the woman who was being held up realized where this place was. She quickly smiled at everyone, nodded in apology and stepped back.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Although Xiao Liu felt a little strange when he saw her like this, he didn't pursue it. He had priorities in mind. He turned his attention to Shopkeeper Ge and asked:
"Shopkeeper Ge, you just said that your clerk has seen the thief, so the clerk you are talking about is the one next to you."
Xiao Liu looked at the boy who came to report the crime with Shopkeeper Ge.
When the man saw Xiao Liu's eyes looking over, he quickly lowered his head in fear.
"Exactly." Shopkeeper Ge responded quickly, cupping his fists.
After Xiaoliu glanced up and down at the guy, a slight smile appeared on his lips, and he asked the guy:
"You said you were knocked unconscious by the thief last night, but did you see what the thief looked like?"
When the waiter heard Xiao Liu's question, he couldn't help but feel a little scared, but he still quickly replied: "Qi reported to Deputy Yan for the arrest. The thief had his face covered, so the villain didn't see clearly."
"Yeah." Xiao Liu nodded when he heard this, but then he asked: "Then did you see the figure of the thief clearly?"
"This, this, this little guy can see it clearly. The thief is tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist. He is a whole head taller than the little guy." After hesitating for a while, the clerk responded quickly.
After hearing his words, Xiao Liu smiled and said:
"Oh, he's a whole head taller than you? I wonder if the thief's legs and trousers are also a bit bigger than yours?"
As he said that, Xiao Liu touched the guy's slightly swollen legs and pants with his feet.
After hearing Xiao Liu's words, the guy knew that the matter had been exposed and ran away quickly.
The yamen servants and shopkeeper Ge on the side had not yet realized what was going on, and just watched helplessly as the clerk slipped away in front of them.
The woman who had been watching here below saw the man suddenly turned around and ran away after being asked a few questions by Xiao Liu. Knowing that there must be something wrong, she quickly stepped forward to stop him.
But at this moment, only a sound of breaking through the air was heard.
With a "pop", the man who was running away suddenly fell to his knees. His face was very painful, as if he had been hit by something.
"Don't move!" Seeing this, the woman quickly grabbed his hand and pressed him to the ground with her backhand.
The two government officials and shopkeeper Ge still haven't figured out what's going on.
Xiao Liu saw this and said:
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you catch this little thief quickly? He's actually stealing in broad daylight, but he still dares to hide the dirt and go to the Yamen to report the crime. How brave he is. I really think the arrester is blind. It won’t work.”
After hearing this, the two yamen officers also knew who Xiao Liu wanted them to capture. Although they still didn't understand what was going on, but Deputy Yan said he would capture it, so of course he would capture it.
The two government officials took the water and fire sticks and took the man from the woman's hand.
"What the hell is going on with Deputy Yan arresting the head?"
The confused shopkeeper Ge quickly clasped his fists and asked Xiao Liu, he was here to report the crime, why did he get his people instead?
Xiao Liu didn't explain much. He walked directly to the captured man and said:
"Shopkeeper Ge, I don't know where your stick noodles and soybean oil buns are, but your millet buns were found for you."
As he spoke, Xiaoliu knelt down and pulled out two slender bags of millet from the boy's trouser legs.
Xiao Liu handed the two bags of millet to Shopkeeper Ge and said, "Shopkeeper Ge, look to see if this is the millet stolen from your shop."
Shopkeeper Ge quickly took the bag and opened it. It turned out to be millet stolen from his shop.
How could he still not know what was going on at this time? He was seen holding something, coming to the arrested guy, and started cursing loudly.
"You, you bastard, I provide you with food and shelter, but I never cut off your wages. You actually do such a thing. I'm really, really pissed off!"
Xiao Liu looked at Shopkeeper Ge who was so angry and shook his head. He did not try to persuade her. He walked up to the woman who just helped him, clasped his fists and thanked her:
"Thank you so much for the help of this female hero. I'm Yan Xiaoliu. I'm the deputy chief of the Seven Heroes Town. I don't know what the female hero is called."
When the woman saw Xiaoliu saying hello to him, she quickly clasped her fists and replied:
"My wife, Murong Yan, what you just did was just a simple task. Deputy Yan doesn't need to be so polite when he catches the head. Besides, I'm not a heroine. This is my name."
With that said, Murong Yan took out a name card and handed it to Xiao Liu.
Xiao Liu took the name card and read it.
"Murong Yan, special writer of Jianghu Monthly." Xiaoliu read in a low voice, glancing at the other person as he read.
Murong Yan hugged her hands again, indicating that she was not at fault.
Xiaoliu knew about Jianghu Monthly, which was the newspaper with the largest circulation in Jianghu, and he heard that there was an official background behind it. According to reliable sources, the backstage of Jianghu Monthly was Liumen.
Xiao Liu also had an impression of who this woman was. He cupped his fists and smiled:
"It turns out that Miss Murong from Jianghu Monthly is really disrespectful. I wonder what important matters this Miss Murong has when she comes to this town?"
When Murong Yan heard this, she also smiled and said: "There are indeed some things that I want to trouble Deputy Yan, but there is no hurry. It is important that Deputy Yan handles the business first."
Seeing Murong Yan's very understanding look, Xiao Liu nodded with a smile and had a very good impression of her.
And now that the thief has been caught, Xiao Liu will naturally report it to his master and the magistrate Lou for interrogation.
After all, Xiaoliu only had the right to arrest the robbers, and only Lou Zhixian had the final right to convict.
When everything was ready, Magistrate Lou came into the hall dressed as an official. Lao Xing and Xiaoliu stood waiting on the left and right. The master sat at the table next to him and wrote down notes. All the government officials shouted "Wei~wu~!"
Lou Zhixian was shocked, and all the government officials immediately stopped talking.
"Take the prisoner!"
The case this time was very simple like the last time, and now it was even more so since both people were involved in the crime, so the thief was naturally indefensible.
After an interrogation, the prisoner confessed his crimes one by one, and also revealed the remaining stolen goods one by one. Xiaoliu took people to search one by one, and was eventually sentenced by Lou Zhixian in accordance with the law.
After the case was over, Murong Yan immediately approached Xiao Liu.
"Miss Murong, it's okay to just tell her what you have to say." Xiao Liu looked at Murong Yan and said with a smile.
"Then let me tell you straight. I just heard you talking about White Jade Soup?" Murong Yan asked curiously.
Xiao Liu smiled when he heard this. He told Murong Yan about the guy who pretended to be a thief and stole things. After hearing this, Murong Yan realized what was going on.
However, Murong Yan was not angry either. She clasped her fists and asked Xiao Liu: "Then do you dare to ask if Xing Yusen and Xing Bao are here in the Seven Heroes Town?"
