Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 201
When the government detectives arrived, there were only scattered swords on the street. Because there were no casualties or losses, they did not stay for too long. They just briefly learned the situation from Li Si, the person involved, and then collected the swords and set out to hunt down the fleeing "warriors ".
Before leaving, some of them glanced at the strange old man, but most of them were attracted by his special dress and did not think much about it.
In the strange old man's shop, a figure was hiding behind the counter, with his eyes lowered deeply.
Not long after, the government issued a document announcing the extermination of the bandits. The document explained that most of the bandits were refugees from an overseas island country. There were a total of 23 people, 12 of whom were captured by the government, and the rest were said to have fled to the sea by boat, and no one knew where they went.
The matter of the strange bandits seemed to have been resolved, and Aunt Li's basket of clothes was also found. For the remote town of Mingzhou City, this matter was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing some waves, but then calming down quickly.
However, the officials and people of Mingzhou City could never have imagined that this seemingly insignificant incident would lead to the big event that followed.
"So, why do I always feel that the government in Mingzhou City is a step slower than others?" One afternoon, Li Si was sitting at the table with Xiao Cao eating newly bought persimmon cakes. He must have suddenly thought of something and said this.
It was like this last time when we were looking for a bride, and it was like this again with the bandits. The government detectives always had to wait until everything was over before they arrived. How could this solve anything? Could it be that when they were patrolling the streets, they were just sitting in a corner and being lazy?
"Hey, you can't say that." Xiao Cao took a bite of the dried persimmon cake in his hand and said while chewing.
"We used to have a chief constable in our city, but he has been away on a business trip and has not been able to come back, so the constables in the city are now a little lax. It will be fine when he comes back. Let me tell you, he is extremely handsome."
"Hmph." Looking at Xiao Cao's infatuated look, Li Si snorted lightly and touched his chin confidently.
"Can anyone be as handsome as me?"
Xiao Cao turned his head and looked Li Si up and down seriously, then he pressed his mouth, nodded very sincerely and said.
"Well, beauty is definitely not as beautiful as you."
"You're looking for a beating!" Li Si's face turned dark and he reached out to knock Xiao Cao on the forehead.
But the girl ran away so quickly. She picked up the bag of persimmon cakes on the table, stood up, made a slight sound, stuck out her tongue at Li Si, then turned around and ran away.
"Don't run, give me back my dried persimmon!"
Seeing that the man had also taken away his persimmon cake, Li Si immediately turned over the table and grabbed it.
You little thief, you stole something that actually hit your thief ancestors. I think you are just a hungry dog going to the toilet, looking for death.
"Boss, Li Si is beating someone up!" Xiao Cao shouted loudly while running happily.
Zhang Susu was so angry that she had to come down from upstairs helplessly. She looked at the two people running around the hall and sighed.
"Please behave yourself and don't smash the things in the store."
However, since it was the New Year, there were not many customers in the store, so she just let them do what they wanted.
When they walked into the hall, Zhang Susu looked at Lao Luo at the counter and asked casually.
"Lao Luo, have we prepared everything for the New Year?"
"Hmm..." Lao Luo simply flipped through the account book and said, "Basically, everything has been purchased. I'll write two couplets and post them on the door when the time comes."
"Well, you are still reliable." Zhang Susu glanced at Li Si and Xiao Cao who were still chasing and fighting in the store, shook her head, and said as if she remembered something.
"Oh, by the way, when the time comes, you can also write a couplet for the strange man across the street, and ask him if he wants to spend the New Year with you. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and it would be pitiful for him to spend it alone."
"Well, I'll save that trouble." Lao Luo replied, stroking his beard. Judging from his nonchalant look, he should have already started thinking about the content of the couplet.
On the other side, Xiao Cao knew that he could not outrun Li Si, so he hid behind the Banjiexian who had just come out of the backyard.
"Lao He, save my life and I'll give you half of my dried persimmons."
Since we knew that Li Si was the King of Thieves, it was no longer a secret that Banjiexian, the "cousin" of the great thief, also knew some martial arts.
When he heard that there was food to share, Banjiexian's eyes lit up immediately, and he responded directly without asking what the situation was.
"make a deal."
Before he could finish his words, Li Si's hand had already reached out to Xiao Cao, and he was about to snatch the bag from Xiao Cao's hand. But Banjiexian suddenly raised his hand and pushed Li Si's wrist with a perfect palm.
"Bang!" There was a muffled sound, and Li Si's body was pushed to the side.
But Li Si was no pushover. He stepped on the ground, turned his waist, spun in the air, and then kicked Banjiexian in the chest.
"Wow! Do you want to break my old bones?" Looking at the kick that was approaching his chest, Banjiexian immediately got into a stance and threw a straight punch, hitting the sole of Li Si's foot.
"Bang!" There was another muffled sound.
Li Si's body flew up into the air like a piece of paper, then slowly fell down and landed on a table.
"Old He, this is a matter between her and me, don't get involved."
Although they had only exchanged two moves, he had to admit that Banjiexian's martial arts skills were indeed beyond his expectations.
Neither of them was serious, but both of them were able to find out some of the other's strengths and weaknesses.
Seeing that the thief had murderous intent in his eyes, Banjiexian was not afraid at all. He stood in front of Xiao Cao, spread out one hand and said with righteousness.
"Taking money to help others get rid of disasters is the code of conduct in the martial arts world. I can't give up."
"Okay, then don't blame me for being ruthless." Li Si narrowed his eyes, and his green shirt moved without wind. It must be that his internal energy was surging. He opened his hands and made a pose of a white crane spreading its wings.
"Hmph, do you think I'm afraid of you?" Banjiexian snorted coldly, and then he used his internal energy to stretch out his hands and feet, acting like a ferocious tiger descending from the mountain.
"Okay, stop making trouble." At this time, Zhang Susu finally couldn't bear it anymore. Before a drama of love and hatred in the martial arts world was about to unfold, she spoke up to stop it in time.
"Whoever makes trouble again will have half a month's salary deducted."
"Cough." Li Si at the table coughed muffledly, quickly released his internal energy and jumped down from the table.
Banjiexian also shrank his neck angrily, picked up the broom beside him and started sweeping the floor.
"Xiao Cao, share the persimmons with everyone. Really, you are all so grown up, but you are still fighting over a few persimmons. Xiao He is more sensible than you."
Seeing Zhang Susu holding up her skirt and walking back upstairs mumblingly, the three people who had just calmed down started to make noise again in the blink of an eye.
Lao Luo, who was standing at the counter, shook his head and continued reading his book.
As the old saying goes, don't meddle in other people's business, eat less salted fish to reduce dry mouth. Besides, his teeth were not good, so he couldn't eat sweet things like dried persimmons.
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Everyone in Qianjialou was preparing for the New Year's Eve, but at the same time, the two people in the puppet shop were staring at each other quietly.
