That person looked a little shifty-eyed. His chest was bulging with something unknown, and he was running out of the alley in a panic.
The lighting was poor. If not for Lin Mengya's excellent eyesight, she wouldn't have been able to see what was hidden in the man's chest. It was a crystal clear jade statue.
She couldn't see the details clearly.
But judging from the size of the statue, it must be priceless.
That was strange. As far as she knew, other than the Zhao residence, there shouldn't be such a valuable thing anywhere else.
It wasn't that she looked down on the Zhao family.
She could only use one word to describe the situation of the aboriginals — poor!
People like Uncle Huo and Aunt Fang, who had properties outside, were doing well.
The rest of the aboriginals who were rotten in their thinking and were honestly trying to make a living in the aboriginals were extremely poor.
Why did Xue Lanfang want to be Zhao Yongcai's concubine?
It wasn't because they were childhood sweethearts and had a good relationship. It was because Zhao Yongcai's family's situation was considered good among the aboriginals.
But to be honest, Zhao Yongcai's family's income was only in the middle to lower reaches in Karghalik.
What kind of a standard was that?
To be more specific, they had surplus grain in their granaries and some money in their hands. It was good enough that they didn't have to worry about food and drink.
Even if this jade statue wasn't of high quality, it was still a luxury item for the aboriginals.
But when eating and drinking became a problem, who would buy such a luxury item?
Unless it was an ancestral heirloom.
The thief was running in a hurry because there was someone chasing after him.
"Stop right there! I'll break your legs if I catch you again! Don't run! "
The person chasing after the thief didn't seem to be very intelligent.
In such a dark place, all he had to do was sneak forward to catch the thief. Wasn't shouting like that exposing his position to the other party?
Oh! She understood!
Maybe this was a good show of the thief crying "stop thief"!
Look at her luck. She could even encounter such a thing when she was out. She was really lucky!
There was more than one person chasing after them.
Judging from the footsteps, there were at least four to five people chasing after them.
Now, they could only hide. If they were discovered, they might be mistaken as the thief's accomplices.
If the thief's companions were a little smarter, they would have taken the opportunity to drag them into the water to give their companions time to escape.
Lin Mengya and Cai Ru stuck to the corner of the wall at the same time, ready to survive this storm.
Who knew that there would be someone more unfortunate than the two of them?
"Got him! The thief is here! "
Lin Mengya frowned when she heard the voice.
No!
Judging from the footsteps she heard earlier, the thief was clearly running in another direction.
So, this was a companion? Or the unlucky scapegoat?
That person was surrounded. In order to protect himself, he could only explain.
"Brothers, you're mistaken. I'm just a passerby. I'm not the thief you're looking for. If you don't believe me, you can search my body and find nothing."
The man's attitude was calm and unhurried, and he didn't sound guilty at all.
However, Lin Mengya felt that the other party was too unlucky.
Sure enough, as soon as that person finished speaking, someone started to make a ruckus.
"Even if you didn't steal it, you must be their accomplice since you're here!
Brothers, don't talk nonsense with him. Just capture him. If Madam blames us in the future, we can answer to her! "
That person was obviously wronged, but he didn't seem to know the twists and turns.
"I say, brother.
You've gone too far!
I didn't do it. Besides, does the Zhao family have a rule that people can't walk at night? "
Lin Mengya secretly shook her head.
This brother was really unlucky.
Listening to what those people said, the thief should have stolen something from Aunt Fang's family.
Aunt Fang had always been clear about punishment.
After losing something, she would definitely punish those who were careless.
But at the same time, if they could make up for it in time, Fang Yi would naturally be lenient.
To be able to steal such an item under the layers of security.
Either the other party's skills were too superb, or there was a flaw in the guards' work under the instigation of the mole.
If it was the former, Aunt Fang probably wouldn't punish them much, but if it was the latter, they would definitely be in big trouble.
But if they caught the person and brought him back, it could be considered as making up for their mistake.
Thinking of this, Lin Mengya couldn't help but purse her lips.
This was probably fate. Since she encountered it, she would naturally tell the truth to Aunt Fang.
As for this poor unlucky person, Aunt Fang probably wouldn't make things difficult for him.
No, no, the innocent passerby was taken away by that group of people.
After waiting for a while, Lin Mengya and Cai Ru came out.
"Master, let's go back quickly."
Cai Ru was on guard in front and behind, afraid that someone would come out of the alley.
Lin Mengya nodded, but she didn't go back directly. Instead, she followed the direction of the thief's escape.
Cai Ru had been guarding in front of her.
The alley was quiet, and only their subtle footsteps could be heard.
She found the thief in the depths of the alley.
The strange thing was that the thief was lying on the ground and didn't move at all.
Cai Ru tried to go forward, but even though she had already walked in front of the thief, he still maintained the same posture.
Cai Ru wanted to check the situation of the thief, but was stopped by Lin Mengya.
"Don't look, the person is dead, and the things are not in his hands."
Lin Mengya frowned slightly.
She could easily tell the difference between a living person and a dead person.
And his body was flat, and there was no jade statue around him.
So, in this short period of time, what exactly happened?
"Did you hear any special movement just now?" She asked Cai Ru.
Cai Ru thought carefully and shook her head.
"I didn't hear anything."
She didn't either.
That was strange.
Those people didn't stop chasing after him, but she could clearly hear that none of the footsteps had come to the alley where the thief was hiding.
This meant that the thief might not have been killed by those people.
But to be able to kill someone so quietly, she was afraid that the culprit was also a top master.
Suddenly, Lin Mengya felt a little cold in the cold wind.
"Let's go, get out of here first!"
A strong sense of crisis drove them away quickly.
And just when they left, two figures, one in red and one in black, landed beside the thief at the same time.
They were not as vigilant as Lin Mengya, so they went up and kicked over the thief's body.
Unexpectedly, the thief turned around and something suddenly shot out of his mouth!
It was a few peach blossom nails!
These things looked inconspicuous, but if they went into the flesh, it would be painful all the time, and the more painful it was, the more severe it was.
The two were still in shock and almost cursed out loud.
Who was so wicked to not only kill the thief, but also to leave such a big trap for them!
But he still left such a big hole for them!
But the two of them instantly recovered their composure.
"The thief is dead, and the things are missing. Go and report to the master, I will continue to look for it. "
The woman in red left, and the woman in black stayed to continue the search. After a while, she also disappeared into the night.
Lin Mengya and the others came back a little late.
But everything was arranged by Long Tianhao, so no one knew where she went tonight.
As soon as she entered the door, she was asked by Long Tianhao to warm herself by the fire and wash her hands.
After warming up, she was pressed by Long Tianhao to the table to drink her nutritious soup.
On such a cold winter night, drinking a bowl of hot soup made her feel comfortable all over.
"Wow, I really miss the taste of this soup!"
She smelled so good.
People should not live too well, or they would not learn to cherish it.
Long Tianhao touched her face to make sure that she had warmed up, and then asked her if she had met with an accident.
"Speaking of this, I really encountered a good show. By the way, is everything okay in the mansion?"
Long Tianhao, who had many ears, naturally knew what happened in the mansion.
"It was said that something was lost in Aunt Fang's small storeroom, and it was a little noisy at that time. Later, they said that the thief had run out, so they sent people to chase after him."
Long Tianhao frowned, "Could it be that you met him?"
Lin Mengya smiled, "Don't you think it's a coincidence? Not only did we meet him, but we also know that the thief they caught was just there to make up the numbers."
So, Lin Mengya told him what had happened just now, and finally, she talked about the death of the thief.
"I felt that the thief's death was not simple, so I came back with Cai Ru."
Long Tianhao did not take it to heart.
He rarely cared about other things except for his wife's affairs.
If it were not for the fact that Madam was not in the mansion when the incident happened, he would not have asked.
But he did not expect that it was such a coincidence.
"You did a good job. The security of the Zhao mansion is so tight that they could steal something. There must be a mole inside and outside.
If you were found by them at that time, I'm afraid that you would be involved in the trouble.
And the thief's death can only be attributed to his bad luck, and he deserved it. "
After drinking the soup, they did not continue to discuss this issue.
The quilt had been warmed up by Long Tianhao. When Lin Mengya rolled into it, she felt so comfortable that she almost melted.
"Men are really useful!"
She squinted and sighed lazily.
Long Tianhao was a little dissatisfied, and pinched her little nose.
"Why? Is it useful to warm your bed? Then don't you have too low requirements for men? "
Lin Mengya was already sleepy and confused, and naturally, her brain was not so sharp.
She bit her lip and said vaguely, "Warm, you have to look at the face to warm the bed. My husband is very handsome …"
When he lowered his head, he found that she was already asleep and snoring.
Long Tianhao's heart was sour and sweet, but he could not bear to wake her up. In the end, he could only gently bite the tip of her nose.
He knew that Madam had been interested in his face from the beginning to the end!
He could not help touching his face. It should not be a problem to look at it for another 20 or 30 years, right?
But when he thought that Madam would always meet some good-looking men, and what if there was someone younger and more handsome than him, what should he do?
He could not help but be filled with a sense of crisis.
No way!
He had to learn from Qinghu tomorrow!
Today, His Highness, who was so powerful that no one could defeat him, and who was also incomparably handsome, was also worried about his appearance.
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