Chapter Thirty-One
Rice shop, coffin shop, inn, restaurant, salt shop, money shop... Ouyang looked while walking, his mind kept thinking about the current psychology of the criminal.
"Stop!" A low voice shouted behind Ouyang.
Ouyang turned around and saw that it was a single captain. He saw that this person was less than thirty years old. Although he was six feet tall and strong, his face was a bit elegant. Ouyang bowed and said, "I wonder if it was Captain Zhan Mingzhan?" Seeing the blood in his eyes, he probably hadn't had a rest for several days.
"It's right." Zhan Ming grabbed the knife and fist and returned the gift: "There is a bad thief in the city, please go back quickly." He just came out to try his luck.
"You're here just right." Ouyang asked: "Among the shops in the city, which one has not shown up for the relatives of the store owner these days?"
"What does it mean?" Zhan Ming asked.
"I feel that the Feitian Divine Rat may hold the store owner's relatives to hide it."
"Oh?" Zhan Ming was shocked: "Young Master continues."
"If it is true as I said, condition one: this store cannot have a partner. condition two: the residence and the store are together. condition three: it is still open on time."
"One, two, I can understand why it needs to be opened on time?"
"The thief is suspicious, afraid that the official will be suspicious, so he will definitely ask the store owner according to the daily switch shop time." Ouyang said: "However, because there are thieves, you can see that there will be no shops open in the first round of the day, and everyone closes the door early to prevent thieves. If there is a store that still opens and closes the store on time, it will be quite suspicious."
"It makes sense, didn't ask?"
"New City Ouyang." Ouyang said again: "If you lurk in the civilian family, it is difficult for the thief to determine whether there are relatives to visit. Moreover, the thief robbed and killed a civilian family as soon as they escaped. Obviously, they also think that civilian families are not suitable for hiding. But the shops are different. The thief walked around before and could know who is a foreigner."
"Nobody in the country does not hire a shop, but stays at home and is with the shop." After thinking about it, Captain Zhan said: "There are three pork shops in the East Street, snack shops and tailor shops in the West Street."
Ouyang immediately said: "Pig store owners must be strong and not easy to choose. Snack restaurants need couples to help, and one less person will not be able to deal with diners. Why not go to the tailor shop first to take a look?"
Captain Zhan said, "I'll go like this rough job. If the thief is really there, I'm afraid the young master will be hurt when the fight is done."
"I'm not that golden." Ouyang smiled and said, "Please lead the way. Besides, we are checking first, not just to capture the thief."
"I'm stupid, meddling in other people's business." Xiaoqing gritted her teeth. Of course she knew that Ouyang was not a fool, but her responsibility was to escort him and she wanted to send Ouyang safe to the princess, and she could not alarm the local government.
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"This is the only one." Ouyang said to Zhan Ming after coming out of the tailor shop: "The attitude of the shop owner is too suspicious. The official knocks on the door. Is it necessary to be so nervous? And I heard from him that he wanted to drive us away several times, he hesitated, and his preface was incorrect."
"Shan also saw it." Zhan Ming took out a wooden sign and gave it to Ouyang: "Please go to the yamen room and call me brothers here."
Ouyang nodded and said, "Captain Zhan must be careful of the lives of the people, and don't reveal my details."
"Zhan understands."
When Ouyang arrived at the yamen, he handed over the sign, and the dozen constables who were resting and on duty set off immediately. When Ouyang saw that there was nothing he had to do with him, he went back to the inn. They couldn’t handle the case, but they couldn’t fight themselves. They had to have a position for themselves. The so-called gentleman did not stand under a dangerous wall.
He thought so, but Xiaoqing thought Ouyang was passionate and must have gone to the scene to check it out. He didn't expect to walk a few steps before entering the inn. Xiaoqing was shocked. Since there was a pond outside the window, she was walking on the side door today, and the door was only closed. If a gust of wind blows open the door...
"Young Master, it's not peaceful recently. Come back to your room to rest." The shopkeeper helped Ouyang open the door, and asked with some complaint in his words: "Where is your companion?"
"companion?"
"Yes! The girl in green just saw her coming out through the side door."
"Oh! She is back." Ouyang nodded and went to Xiaoqing's room, pushed it gently, and it was empty inside. Ouyang chuckled and closed the door and returned to his room.
All these actions fell into Xiaoqing's eyes, and Xiaoqing was very frightened. Looking at Ouyang's calm and leisurely appearance, it seemed that he had already known his identity.
In fact, Xiaoqing had a flaw. When Xiaoqing dressed up as a servant, the money was stolen by Ou Ping, but Ouyang went to ask for money. But when Xiaoqing saw Ouyang, she seemed to know that she was the owner. Her panic expression was normal, but she forgot that Ouyang should not be panic. Ouyang was also inadvertently remembered this when he arrived in Yangping County. Tonight's incident made Ouyang stronger in his judgment.
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"Xiaoqing, why are your eyes swollen like steamed buns?" Ouyang said in surprise: "Insomnia or love-breaking?"
"No! I didn't sleep well last night." Xiaoqing lowered her head and said.
"Then I had breakfast to make up for my sleep. The beautiful woman came to sleep." Ouyang said: "We won't rush to go today, and we will take a day off here."
"Young Master...I..."
Before Xiaoqing could speak, the streets started to make noise, and only the sound of gongs and vocals were heard: "Catch the Feitian Divine Rat, catch the Feitian Divine Rat."
Ouyang looked out and saw four yamen runners parading on the streets with wooden sticks carrying a man's body, with gongs in front and drums in the back. Looking at the man's appearance, it was indeed the appearance of a flying rat in the arrest warrant. The people on both sides of the street cheered, and the joyful colors flowed on their faces. They didn't care about national affairs, but they knew that the bad guy had died and had a peaceful life.
"I heard that Captain Zhan can't afford to be injured." A man watching outside the store said.
"It's time to visit." Another person echoed.
"Go together, go together." A scholar also joined in the fun.
Ouping raised his thumbs up to Ouyang: "Young Master, you must have made contributions."
Ouyang smiled and said, "It's your duty." This is the feeling of catching the thief. It feels so fulfilling and cool! Look at Xiaoqing and ask, "Xiaoqing, what's wrong with you? Why don't you move your chopsticks?"
"I don't want to eat, I'm going back to my room."
Ou Ping asked in confusion: "Young Master, what's the situation?" This sentence was learned from Ouyang.
"Don't guess what a woman is thinking." Ouyang said: "When we arrive in the capital, we will eat from the east to the west, then play from the south to the north. Then we will see the legendary Li Shishi, and then... you will go back to the village."
"What?" Ou Ping was shocked: "Young Master, please let me go back?"
"Yes! Take a letter back. If you don't give it, will I give it?" Ouyang Education: "If you have no conscience, look at my dad and go back for the New Year by the way?"
"Okay, okay." Ou Ping grabbed his head: "Why, the young master will go back together?"
"I will be forced to get married when I go back. When you go back, my uncle will definitely not worry about me. You can't even think about it if you don't come out again."
Chapter completed!