"This lowly one is just lying here."
The beggar's imposing manner was obviously suppressed.
He really didn't dare to go against Li Cheng openly!
After all, he had no money and no status. If he really ended up in jail, how could he lie down comfortably like this?
Thus, he had to admit defeat when it was necessary.
After saying this, the beggar pulled his tattered straw mat and prepared to continue lying down to rest.
Ji Yunshu also thought that this was the end and was about to continue her search.
But —
Li Cheng didn't leave.
Instead, he kicked the beggar lightly, "If you want to sleep, go somewhere else."
The beggar was stunned, then he grabbed a handful of hair with his hand.
His face was full of disbelief.
"You want me to leave? Milord, I've been sleeping here for more than ten years, and no one cared about me. What's more, this place has been abandoned for so long that no one cares about it. "
Li Cheng snorted, "Yes, no one cared about it in the past, but now this official wants to. So hurry up and pack your things and leave. Don't block this alley."
"There's a lake and an abandoned pavilion behind this alley. No one goes this way, so I can't block anyone."
"That won't do."
Li Cheng's attitude was very unyielding.
The beggar was in danger of 'moving'.
His face was a mess.
"Then where do you want me to go?"
"This official doesn't care. Anyway, this is not a good place!"
"I'm not leaving! I've been here for more than ten years, and you officials bully the common people. "
"This official has bullied you, so what?"
A high-ranking official from the City Revenue Department actually quarreled with a beggar. If this got out, it would be a strange story.
Perhaps only someone like Li Cheng would be in the mood to quarrel with a beggar and fight for the ownership of territory.
Looking at it from another angle, it was actually quite interesting.
The beggar couldn't argue with this little tyrant, so he said directly, "Anyway, I'm not leaving. Otherwise, you can beat me to death."
He hugged the straw mat even tighter.
"You …" Li Cheng glared at him.
But before he could say anything —
Ji Yunshu suddenly asked the beggar, "You said you've been here for more than ten years?"
The beggar glanced at her. "Yeah, I've been here for more than ten years." Just when Ji Yunshu was about to ask something else, Li Cheng suddenly interrupted her and said to the beggar, "You reckless thing, what do you mean by your territory? This is Gaoding City, and the place you're sleeping in now belongs to the King, not you. If you dare speak nonsense again, I'll have your tongue cut off.
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"…" The beggar gulped.
He kept his mouth shut tightly.
A pair of filthy hands immediately covered his mouth.
He didn't dare to utter a single word.
Li Cheng continued to glare at him fiercely.
If you provoke me, you'll be in for it!
Ji Yunshu looked helpless. She walked closer to the beggar and asked, "I have something to ask you. If you know, you must answer me honestly."
Everyone's eyes were on her.
Li Cheng tugged at her and said, "Young Master Ji, if you have any questions, you can ask me directly. Why are you asking a beggar?"
"I want to ask you something about the murder case. Do you know anything about it?"
"I …" Zhang Xuan was rendered speechless.
Li Cheng was speechless when he was asked a question in return.
It was as if a fishbone was stuck in his throat!
Ji Yunshu ignored him and turned to the beggar, "You said that you've been here for more than ten years. Generally speaking, you should be an inquisitive person in your line of work."
You're good!
Her choice of words was very fresh.
The beggar immediately felt proud of himself. He straightened his back and looked up at her, saying, "Of course! I know everything. There's nothing in Gaoding City that I don't know. "
He puffed out his chest and said!
The title of inquisitive person wasn't just for show.
After all, it was a publicly acknowledged title.
Ji Yunshu straightened her face and asked, "Do you know the 'Nan Shen Scholar' Du Mubai from six years ago?"
The beggar's eyes lit up. "Him! Of course I know him. "
"You've seen him before!"
"Yes!"
"Where?"
"Here." The beggar pointed to the side of him.
Here?
"Do you remember which day it was?"
"It was the day he committed suicide!"
Ah!
The crowd was in an uproar!
All of them widened their eyes.
Unbelievable.
Ji Yunshu seemed to have caught onto a thread. She immediately asked, "And then? When you saw him, was he alone? Or several people? Or what was he doing at that time? Where did he plan to go? "
She asked a series of questions in a row.
The beggar didn't know how to answer her.
She thought about the question she had asked earlier.
When he was about to speak …
He looked at Li Cheng, as if he wanted to say something.
It seemed like he had some misgivings.
Li Cheng was stunned for a moment. He gave him a light kick. "Why are you looking at me? I'm asking you a question. Hurry up and answer. "
"I can answer, but …" The beggar pretended to want to negotiate.
Li Cheng narrowed his eyes. "But what?"
The beggar smiled, feeling that he had the upper hand. He said, "But this place is mine from now on. No one can chase me away."
Pfft —
He even learned how to negotiate.
Beggars nowadays were all sly! This place was at the entrance of the alley. It was a small area surrounded by wooden planks. It was just enough for the beggar to lie down. With a place that could shelter him from the wind and rain, he could stay here even in the middle of winter. For more than ten years, this beggar had been living in this treasured land.
Therefore, this was equivalent to his home, no matter who came to drive him away, it would not matter.
When Li Cheng heard him talking about conditions with him, he immediately became furious, "You dare to talk about conditions with this official? Do you believe that I won't arrest you right now? "
The beggar said indifferently, "If Milord really wants to arrest me, then go ahead. But if you want to know about Du Mubai, then I won't say a word."
"You …"
"Milord, you decide."
The beggar planned to roll up in his blanket and sleep again.
Li Cheng was so angry that his face turned green.
But before he could vent his anger, Ji Yunshu put it out in time.
Ji Yunshu said directly, "Fine, this place is yours from now on. You can lie here for as long as you like … No one will chase you away."
Promise!
Li Cheng said, "I didn't agree, why did you …"
"Does Heir Cheng not want to investigate the case?"
"Of course I want to!"
"Then there's no harm in agreeing to this."
"This …" Li Cheng paused. He thought about it. For the sake of investigating the case, this was the only way. He then said to the beggar, "Fine, this place is yours from now on."
He finally agreed.
"Really?" the beggar asked.
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