NOVEL NEXT Chapter 49 - (one)
Compared to Qi Liu’s stern preparation, the people like Dogya could just breathe a sigh of relief.
In an abandoned courtyard, two dogs were held on to sit on a threshold.
By the afterglow of the setting sun, Dog Tooth held the back of his head to determine his injury, then rummaged through his broken sack for a while, and took out a medicine jar.
He hastily cleaned up the dirt and blood on the back of Ergou’s head. He dug out a mass of black medicinal residue from the medicine jar and smeared it directly.
Qi An clearly saw a piece of thatch mixed with the dregs, and it didn’t look like anything serious.
He wanted to say a few words, but opened his mouth, remembering his current situation, and swallowed the words that he disliked the ointment.
Soon, Dog Tooth stood up: “Okay, you can’t die! For those on your arms, you need to apply the medicine yourself.”
Ergou shook his head: “Gouya, I’m a little dizzy.”
“Is it just dizzy?” Dog Teeth snorted coldly, “Don’t shake it, still shaking? Aren’t you afraid of shaking the water inside?”
Ergou glanced at him angrily, and closed his mouth aggrieved.
After dealing with Ergou’s injury, Gouya finally had time to turn his head and teach Qi An a lesson.
Although Qi Anzhong was worried about Ergou’s injury, she still found a corner in the yard farthest away from them, and didn’t want to mix with those little beggars.
When Gouya saw him like this, his heart burst into flames.
He came to Qi An in three steps and two steps, grabbed his collar and asked, “What are you doing here?”
Qi An glared at him angrily and struggled: “I’m not following you! Let me go!”
Gouya sneered extremely angrily: “I tell you, before I thought that it was Ergou who was really confused and implicated you innocently, so I always tolerated you.”
Saying that, he pointed to Ergou, who was covered in bruises and bruises: “But just now, that idiot has saved your life. After going back and forth, Ergou owes you more.
“You should be glad that we have walked to the periphery just now, and no more leopards have been attracted. Otherwise, this matter would not be so easy to uncover.”
He pushed directly and loosened Qi An in the direction of the courtyard gate: “Now, when I count to three, you immediately get out of my way! If you let me see you again, no matter who you are, I will kill you. !”
“Dog tooth!” Before Qi An could speak, Ergou had already made a sound.
Gouya glanced at him coldly, and Ergou shivered with fright.
So he turned to look at Qi An again: “Three…”
“Gouya, don’t do this!” Ergou saw that he was really coming, and immediately summoned up his courage to speak: “We managed to escape here with great difficulty, and now you let him out, it is very possible…”
“Shut up!” Dog Tooth turned back and growled, “Two!”
Qi An resisted the anger in his heart and confronted Dog Teeth coldly.
He didn’t show any fear, and he didn’t seem to have any plans to leave the broken hospital in accordance with Dogtooth’s threat.
The expression on the dog’s face became grim.
He moved his hands and feet and seemed to be ready to kill Qi An: “One!”
“Brother Gouya!” The first time he spoke was Wugou, who was entrusted by Ergou and directly stepped forward to hold Gouya’s arm.
Wugou looked two years younger than Gouya Ergou. He was thin and small, but he was very alert. On the way to retreat just now, he acted as a striker, exploring the way for everyone.
He has a lot of weight in this team, at least Dog Teeth stopped and looked at him: “You also want to intercede for this kid?”
The five dogs shook their heads.
“Brother Dogya, if you let him go out now, it won’t solve the problem at all.” Wugou calmly analyzed: “The Leopard will not let it go. After the two men recover, they will definitely go back to report. At this time, the Leopard may have already touched it. It’s near here.
“You drive him out, and a child appears inexplicably nearby, and the leopard may be able to follow him to our hiding spot.”
Dog tooth pursed his lips when he heard the words.
Then, he glared at Qi An fiercely.
“Okay, okay!” After a long while, he grinned, stepped forward and grabbed Qi An’s collar again, “Since you don’t agree with me driving him away, then I’ll beat him to the head office.”
He exhaled: “I’ve been suffocated all the way, and the thought of him makes my heart go crazy!”
Wugou and Ergou sitting in the distance were stunned, but this time no one spoke, apparently tacitly acquiescing to his words.
After all, when the little beggars are not well behaved, Gouya will not hesitate to give a punishment.
Seeing this, Gouya was finally relieved, and turned back to Qi An and said, “Little devil, remember, you brought it all on your own.”
“Wait.” Qi An, who had been silent for a while, suddenly said.
Dog Tooth raised his eyebrows: “You know you’re afraid?”
Then, he sneered: “I tell you, it’s no use begging for mercy, I must let it out today!”
Qi An gave him a disdainful look: “These people weren’t killed by your leader, they are really lucky.”
“What did you say?” With a fierce push from Dog Tooth, Qi An couldn’t help staggering back a few steps, and slammed into the low wall behind him.
But he still calmly stood up by himself, touched the bulging bag behind his head, neither crying nor making trouble.
The second son of the palace silently kept all this in his heart. After weighing it, he said to Gouya, “Let me make a deal with you.”
Gouya was stunned for a while, obviously not expecting him to say such a thing: “What did you say?”
“Didn’t you just say it? We don’t owe each other any more.” Qi An frowned, “We can make a deal.”
He said: “I am willing to pay a silver tael as long as you protect me from now on until I am safe and retrieved by my family.”
Dogtooth felt a little tingling in his throat.
He really wanted to spit the phlegm in his throat to the ground, continue to vent his anger, and teach the unforgettable child in front of him a lesson he will never forget.
Then he grabbed the fat on Qi An’s face and said, “Your grandfather dog tooth doesn’t care about your stinky money.”
But the fact is, hearing Qi An’s words, all the children in the yard raised their heads and looked over.
Wugou’s eyes lit up, and he came to Ergou and whispered, “Brother Gouya! Silver tael! If we have money, we can give the mouse money and let him protect us once, instead of directly investing in him!”
Dogtooth pushed him aside in frustration.
He stared at Qi An’s clothes, as if estimating his worth.
After a long while, he asked reluctantly, “How much can you give?”
Qi An sneered.
The second son of the palace is not as stupid as his younger brother, but he can’t imitate the bearing and self-humility of the eldest son of the palace.
He has always had a strong awareness of his identity, and he believes that the high price quoted at this time is an insult to himself.
His father is the uncrowned king of Liaozhou, and his mother casually feeds thousands of refugees. The usually unsightly pastries are enough for this group of people to eat for three days.
But at this time, he had to close his eyes and ordered himself to stay awake.
Assuming the knowledge of the people like Dogya, he tentatively reported a number: “One hundred taels?”
Speaking of this number, he was a little warm.
He made a plan, if the dog teeth laughed at him, then he would say that one hundred taels was gold instead of silver! After all, his worth cannot be compared to a box of paper in the study!
But what made Qi An feel a little strange was that as soon as the word “one hundred taels” was uttered, there was a strange silence in the yard.
The originally angry dog-tooth blinked his doubtful eyes, and confirmed with the five dogs beside him in a trance: “One hundred taels… Are you talking about silver ingots?”
Wugou was also stunned: “The copper coins are not calculated by ‘two’, they are all consistent.”
Dogtooth nodded.
Everyone turned to look at Qi An.
Qi An frowned: “If you…”
“Okay!” Before he could finish speaking, Gouya suddenly said with bright eyes, “I’ll take over this business!”
Then, he broke his fingers and counted: “One hundred taels! We have twelve… not thirteen people, just give the mouse thirteen taels of silver! And then there are… still more than eighty taels of silver!”
“Yes!” Wugou nodded frantically beside him, “Brother Gouya, you are so powerful, you can count it all!”
Gouya patted his head in front of him, and continued to count: “We each spend two coins a day to buy bean cakes, and we only need to spend…about thirty coins a day!”
“You can eat for a long time!” Ergou exclaimed.
“This can’t be done!” Dogtooth poured cold water without raising his head: “I have to buy everyone clothes. Last winter I almost froze to death! We have to buy shoes and more cloth this year!”
The little beggars in the courtyard let out a burst of joyful cheers.
Qi An silently took everyone’s reaction into his eyes, confirmed that he was temporarily safe, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as his nerves relaxed, he suddenly found that the feeling of hunger and drowsiness filled him.
Gouya was happy for a while, and finally remembered Qi An who was still standing in the corner.
He rubbed his face hoping to hide his happy expression, but the joy still leaked from the corners of his eyes and brows: “Well, so, just let you go home safely!”
He asked Qi An, “Where is your home?”
Qi An rubbed the bag on the back of his head, trying to remember how to describe the location of the Bei’an Palace.
After a long while, he gave up: “…you can just send me back to the place where I used to be…”
Dog Teeth rubbed his chin and pondered: “There are leopard people there… Can’t it be anywhere else?”
“Well…” Qi An was a little dizzy.
He clearly knew that Qi Liu should have been looking for him everywhere by now, but he has moved several positions during this time, and he does not know whether the search scope of the palace has been expanded to the west side of the city.
Maybe after a while, as long as he appears in a crowded place, he will be able to alert the people in the palace for the first time.
Thinking of this, he originally wanted to make it clear to Gouya, but suddenly he felt that his eyes were dark.
After running around all day, the second son of the King of Bei’an, who was completely frightened and wronged, fainted.
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Just when he fainted, Qin Bei and Zhou Xing were half-escorted by the guards of the palace and sent into the main hall of an ordinary house.
The two of them were originally gloomy. They didn’t know where this inexplicable disaster came from. They suddenly saw each other in the hall. After being surprised, they finally realized they were afraid.
The two people on the road represent different forces in Cannes City, and they have always followed the rule of “the king does not see the king”. The identity of the person who can get them all at the same time is far beyond their initial guess.
Before the two could communicate, Qi Liuda stepped into the hall.
He sat down directly on the main seat, and bowed his hands to the two of them perfunctorily: “Master Qin, Master Zhou.”
Qin Zhou looked at each other, hurriedly sorted out their manners, saluted respectfully, and replied, “Master Qi.”
Qi Liu had been running around for a few hours, but at this time he was not in the mood to even take a look at the tea near him.
“I have important matters, so I won’t be polite to the two of you.” Qi Liu frowned and said directly: “The palace was stolen, I am under the order of the princess, and I am investigating the matter.”
Zhou Xing heard the words, his left eyelid twitched.
Qin Bei and Zhou Xing, when it comes to the truth, their identities are not really on the table. The two have been rooted in Cannes for a long time, and have some unexplained interests with each family. They are well-known local snakes in Cannes.
To put it more simply, it’s a gangster.
When Qin Bei heard Qi Liu’s words, he glanced at his old opponent with a gloating look, and then pretended to be serious: “There are thieves who dare to steal into the Bei’an Prince’s Mansion. It’s a heinous crime.”
Qi Liu glanced at him: “Does Master Qin have any clues?”
Qin Bei hurriedly shook his head: “This… I don’t know anymore. But…”
He glanced at Zhou Xing: “I heard that Lord Zhou Xing has frequent contact with some thieves in the west of the city, cough, cough, and maybe he can share the worries for Lord Qi Liu.”
The power of the two was divided between east and west, with Qin Bei in the east and Zhou Xing in the west. Both sides know each other’s areas well.
In the west of the city, there is an extremely rampant thief leader named Mouse, who is messing around in Zhou Xing’s territory, and he has to look at Zhou Xing and act.
Qin Bei was hopeful that the theft of the palace in Qi Liukou was really related to Zhou Xing, so that one of his biggest competitors could be eliminated directly.
Qi Liu then turned his attention to Zhou Xing again.
Cold sweat broke out on Zhou Xing’s forehead: “This… Where does this come from?”
He paused and thought for a while, then said, “Dare to ask your lord, where did the property of the palace get lost? Even though the lower official is a gentleman, he might be able to help pay attention to it.”
Qi Liu knew his identity, and did not directly pierce his whitewashed words, but just followed his words: “Near Rong Street.”
Zhou Xing’s eyes lit up.
“Rongjie, hey, this… seems to be Lord Qin Bei’s territory.”
Qin Bei was taken aback: “This…”
He rolled his eyes and differentiated: “Rong Street is the place where Rong merchants like Bataan are located. Near Rong Street… Xia, Xiaguan is not very clear!”
Qi Liu frowned and looked at him, and added faintly: “It may be related to some young children.”
After the second son of the palace disappeared in Shitou Hutong, Qi Liu had already led someone to lift it up.
They found several dog holes and trails that only allowed children to pass through, and preliminarily concluded that Qi An’s disappearance had a great relationship with the half-year-old child.
But when they wanted to search along those secret passages, they found that those secret passages were extending in all directions, and they couldn’t check them out immediately.
Qin Bei shivered.
He didn’t know if Qi Liu’s words were aimed at him, so he recalled frantically for a moment, and said tentatively, “As far as the lower official knows, there seems to be a group of beggars around there.
“Could it be that those little beggars were daring and rammed into the nobles of the palace?”
Qi Liu pondered, neither saying yes nor no.
But soon, he closed his eyes: “I didn’t find a half-sized beggar near Rong Street.”
“Oh!” Qin Bei nodded. “That group of people is unsightly. Many people want to drive them away. It seems that they have succeeded… It’s because the officer remembered it wrong.”
Qi Liu heard the words and looked at him sternly.
Zhou Xing was thankful for the misfortune, but he didn’t expect Qi Liu to turn his eyes to him again.
The imposing general of the palace suddenly stood up, faced the two of them coldly, and said: “I have banned the whole city on the grounds of ‘theft of the palace’. During this time, the guards of the palace will conduct a search in the city, hoping The two adults can cooperate with one or two when necessary.”
Qin Bei and Zhou Xing immediately stood up, bowed and saluted, “Yes, the lower official understands.”
Qi Liu paused and said again: “The palace is doing business, and I don’t want to be disturbed. I also asked the two adults to go back and restrain my subordinates.”
He warned word by word: “Before the ban is lifted, if something ‘inappropriate’ happens in the city, then next time…”
“There is no next time, there is no next time!” Qin Bei and Zhou Xing both sweated on their backs, and promised in a trembling voice: “Sir, let go, the lower official guarantees his life. “
Qi Liu nodded.
But he didn’t feel the slightest joy because he got the promise of the two. He just raised his chin and signaled that his subordinates had sent them away: “Don’t delay those two adults, go back and arrange as soon as possible.”
Qin Bei and Zhou Xing quickly finished their salute and left the hall under the **** of the guards.
After solving this matter, Qi Liu went out of the main hall and came to the small wing next to the main hall.
He bowed to beg to see him, and only entered the door after getting the answer from the person inside.
In the small wing, Cao Mi was comforting Qi Ran, who was crying with red eyes. Seeing him coming, he asked calmly, “How’s it going?”
Qi Liu bowed and reported: “General Changsun Ling’s army arrived half an hour ago, and there are now about two hundred princes’ personal soldiers in the city, starting at Stone Hutong and expanding to the surrounding area.
“The three sons went out today on a temporary basis. It was unpredictable that the second son would get into this kind of place. Xiaguan felt that this matter has little to do with the family. Banned, for the time being, I don’t want to let the news of the second son’s disappearance spread out, attracting people who are interested in taking action.
“Just now, Xiaguan has warned the local snakes in the city that during this period of time, there will be no violations of the law and discipline in Kangcheng. If the second son falls into the hands of these people… in a short period of time, there should be no worries.
“In addition, Qi San and Qi Jiu’s men are in Liujing Town, and they can arrive at Kangcheng in a day. If there is no news from the second son after a day, then the subordinates will directly announce the second son’s affairs and enter the family mansion to search. “
“…”
One by one, he stated his arrangements.
Cao Mi didn’t quite understand his function, but after hearing these arrangements, he felt it was appropriate, so he nodded while listening.
After Qi Liu finished speaking, he asked again, “I don’t know if the princess has anything else to order?”
Cao Mi shook his head: “No, you are a veteran under the prince, you have done a good job.”
Hearing this, Qi Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After Princess Bei’an returned to the city, she took the two children directly by her side and solved two big troubles for him.
Moreover, as a mother who just lost her child, she behaved very calmly and cooperated very well with Qi Liu and eldest grandson Ling’s arrangements. This made Qi Liu a little puzzled, but more fortunate—
After all, he didn’t need to deal with a crying mistress while looking for the second son of the palace.
Forced to interrupt his thoughts, Qi Liu said, “I will send a small team to send the princess and the two sons back to the mansion first.”
He even comforted: “This team will stay by the princess and the two young masters to ensure the safety of the three of you.”
Hearing this, Cao Mi shook his head: “No, I don’t want to go back for the time being.”
She said to Qi Liu: “Riyan came back with me, it is very smart, don’t underestimate it, you can take it with you when you go out to search.
“As for me and my two children, I want to stay in Rong Guang’s carriage and help search for Qi An.”
Qi Liu was stunned when he heard the words.
Cao Mi observed his expression and asked, “Will it cause you trouble?”
Qi Liu thought about it and replied truthfully: “This… there is no trouble here.”
He turned his eyes to the two children: “But…it’s getting late, the two young masters are out today and have been tired for a long time. Princess, you are also exhausted by boats and cars, and you have endured the bumps of fast horses to drive the road for several hours.”
He worriedly said, “Can you and your sons’ bodies… can stand it?”
Cao Mi looked down at Qi Rui and Qi Ran.
Qi Rui pursed her lips slightly, looked at her with a small face, and said firmly, “I am with my mother.”
Cao Mi nodded gratified and went to look at Qi Ran again.
After a day of shopping, Little Fatty, who had just cried a few more times, was even a little sluggish.
He noticed Cao Mi’s gaze and said aggrieved: “Mother…I, I want my father, I want to take a bath…”
He twisted uncomfortably, looking distressed.
Cao Mi did not condone him this time.
She held Qi Ran’s tossing hand and said to him in a warm voice, “Mother is not in the house recently, and the second brother sneaked out with you today. His disappearance was an accident and has nothing to do with you, but…
“After all, it was my negligence that caused the three of you to get into trouble, which caused this indirectly.”
Having said that, she held Qi Ran’s arms to help him stand up, and said coldly, “We all take our own responsibility for this matter, okay?”
Qi Ran was a little puzzled.
He didn’t understand Cao Mi’s words very well, but the circles of his eyes started to turn red again.
Cao Mi could know his grievance, but he couldn’t understand at this moment.
She picked up Qi Ran, called Qi Rui, and left the small yard together.
As she walked, she said: “It doesn’t matter if you make a mistake, everyone makes mistakes, even your father, who you think is the most stable backer, is the same.
“It’s important to learn to face it, and think about how to deal with it in the first place.
“I know that Qi Liu has arranged things very well. The three of us went, and we may not be able to do anything useful, but we still go.
“This is the mistake that my mother and you have to bear.
“Let’s go get your second brother back together.”
As she spoke, she came to the carriage, and with the help of Dong Li, sent Qi Ran to the carriage.
Qi Ran didn’t know if he understood, he pouted, but didn’t cry anymore.
So Cao Mi turned around and hugged Qi Rui again.
The eldest son of the palace was ready to mount the horse by himself. He refused Cao Mi’s help, and jumped up on his own while supporting the chariot.
After that, he stood in the car and held Cao Mi’s hand.
Since the incident, he has been the most reassuring existence for Cao Mi. He has been quietly accompanying Cao Mi, helping her to appease Qi Ran, and even arranging some internal affairs.
But at this time, when he was holding hands, Cao Mi realized that Qi Rui might not be as fearless as he seemed.
His little hands were a little cold, and he grabbed Cao Mi hard, not knowing whether he wanted to give Cao Mi strength, or if he wanted to rely on Cao Mi to settle down.
Then, he leaned over and put his arms around Cao Mi’s neck.
In the future, the Son of Destiny, who was still in the face of landslides and earth fissures, said in her ear with a faint cry: “Mother, let’s go and find An’er.”
Cao Mi smiled and hugged him directly.
“good.”
So, when no one else knew about it, an ordinary carriage carrying the three noble masters of the palace, like other patrolling soldiers, began to assist in the search in the streets and alleys of Cannes.
The people in Cannes didn’t know what was going on, but they heard uniform footsteps outside the house all night. The guards of the palace went back and forth with torches, not letting go of any possible corner.
But the situation is not optimistic, until the middle of the month, things have not progressed at all.
Not long after, Dong Li gently opened the door of the carriage, originally thinking of checking the situation of the three masters.
But when she got into the carriage, she realized that Cao Mi hadn’t slept at all.
She leaned against the car window, observing the situation outside, turning her head from time to time, and tucked the two children in the quilt.
Dong Li restrained his surprise and worry, and said in a low voice, “Princess, it’s almost time, you should rest.”
After persuading her, her own nose began to feel sore: “Once there is any news, the servant will call you up as soon as possible.”
Cao Mi shook his head.
Staying up all night made her head hurt a little, but she knew she couldn’t close her eyes at all.
With surveillance everywhere in modern times, the prime time to find a child is only 24 hours. It had been six or seven hours since Qi An disappeared, and she couldn’t imagine the consequences this might represent.
So, she lightly stroked Qi Ran’s hair again, and asked Dong Li, “Tell me, is Qi An sleeping now?”
Dong Li swallowed the bitterness in his throat and nodded: “Second Young Master must be fine.”
Cao Mi smiled: “That’s good.”
She retracted her hand, continued to look out the car window, and said in a faint voice, “We can’t sleep, we keep our eyes open so that Qi An will have a chance to sleep peacefully.”
Dong Li gritted his teeth, knowing that it was useless to persuade him, so he gave a few worried instructions and exited the carriage.
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When Qi An, who had slept all night, opened his eyes, it was already bright in the morning.
With a strong smell of urine around him, he remembered everything that happened yesterday.
The second son of the palace, who had never suffered like this, pushed away the little beggar who was leaning on his side to keep warm, and said in disgust, “You’ve wet the bed, stay away from me.”
The little beggar who was awakened by him was stunned for a while, then completely woke up and retorted: “I didn’t wet the bed, you just did!”
He pointed to Qi An’s crotch: “Hey, see for yourself.”
Qi An stiffened his neck, and followed his fingers to look over, and sure enough, he saw his clothes and trousers still wet.
A storm that swept the heavens and the earth caused a huge wave in the heart of the noble second son of the palace. The wave slammed and smashed his will barrier.
The second son of the palace, who hadn’t wet the bed for two years and shed tears for a year, almost overturned the two records on the same day.
But fortunately, his sanity quickly returned to the cage, holding back the tears that almost overflowed.
Then, he stood up calmly and took off all his wet clothes.
Gouya, who entered the door to wake everyone up, gave him a helpless look, and pulled out a new pair of pants and a piece of clothing from his tattered sack for him.
His torn sack was bulging, as if anything could come out of it.
Qi An looked at the thing in his hand with disgust, but did not move.
Dogtooth routinely sneered: “What? You still dislike it? Either you are naked.”
Qi An gritted her teeth, took the clothes with her eyes closed, and changed them swiftly with her hands and feet.
Clothes are slightly cleaner beggars clothes, very cool. Fortunately, it is already late spring and early summer, so I am not afraid of getting cold.
Seeing his reluctant appearance, Gouya snorted: “This is something that I will only take out during Lao Tzu’s New Year’s Day to exchange for those cubs. How dare you dislike it?”
He originally wanted to add another sentence “I don’t want to wear it back to me”, but suddenly he thought of the one hundred taels of silver and found that Qi An was right to dislike it.
So he didn’t care about a lot, turned around and came to the clothes that smelled of urine, and asked Qi An, “Do you still want this?”
Qi An glanced at him, then turned his head straight away, out of sight and out of mind.
Gouya knew what he meant by saying no, so he shook his clothes happily and hid it directly in his torn sack.
In Qi An’s disgusting eyes looking at the monster, he happily added: “Hey, when the limelight passes, wash it in the river, and it can be used as a few coins!”
A few little beggars around heard the words and clapped their hands with a smile.
Qi An buried her head, completely ignoring them.
After everyone woke up, Gouya brought a few bean dregs cakes that had been hidden for an unknown length of time and distributed them to everyone.
He first explained to his little beggars: “This is our last grain deposit, but we will have a large amount of silver taels soon, so we don’t have to save it today!”
The children cheered, only Qi An looked at the bean dregs cake in his hand, hesitating between keeping his stomach and keeping his throat.
After a while, he found that he couldn’t keep his mouth shut, so he turned his eyes away and asked Dog Teeth, “How’s it going outside? Are the Leopard’s people gone?”
Gouya was halfway through his meal, and Wen Yan glanced at him, then shook his head truthfully: “No.”
He scratched his head and said distressedly: “Five dogs went out to see, many of his people came over, and they also found a hiding place nearby, and didn’t give up looking for us at all.”
Qi An gritted his teeth: “What kind of enmity do you have with him? He chased so closely.”
Gouya swallowed the remaining bean dregs cake in his hand, and said vaguely, “I don’t think it’s my fault.”
He took a sip of water and swallowed what was in his mouth: “Did you know? From last night to now, I actually saw two groups of officers and soldiers in armor! They have been wandering around here for a long time, as if they were looking for something!”
Speaking of this, Dog Teeth grinned: “I guess, the leopard’s den may have been taken by them, so he fled here with people, hehe! Do you think those officers and soldiers came to catch the leopard?”
“It’s also possible that they came to arrest us.” Ergou said, directly breaking his unrealistic fantasy.
Qi An caught the key words in Gouya’s words and asked anxiously, “Are there officers and soldiers patrolling nearby? Didn’t they find us?”
Gouya glanced at him contemptuously, and then became complacent: “Don’t worry, how can the place I’m looking for be easily found? But…”
He frowned: “We have to get out of here quickly. I found that the officers and soldiers are searching more and more carefully. I wonder if they will smash the wall the third time they come here.”
Only then did Qi An realize that the place they were staying was behind the low wall of a broken house.
I don’t know how Dogya found this place. They hide here, and others can’t find it easily. They can’t find a gap between the low wall and the real wall that is enough to accommodate these children!
Thinking that because of this, he missed the chance to be discovered, and Qi An blushed with anger.
He lost the bean dregs cake and grabbed the dog’s collar: “The officers and soldiers are here, why didn’t you tell me!”
Gouya looked at him inexplicably: “Why did you tell me? Besides, you were sleepy at that time, and there was so much noise outside that you didn’t wake up yourself. How could you blame me?”
Qi An gasped violently.
At this time, his mind was still aching, so he knew that Dog Tooth was not lying.
After calming down, he told himself not to lose his mind, and again ordered to Dogya: “Listen, when those officers and soldiers come back next time, you must tell me. I, I’m going to report to the officer!”
He thought of an excuse temporarily.
“Reporter?” Dog Tooth then reacted.
He nodded thoughtfully.
Speaking of which, people like them have always avoided official errands, and have never thought that they can report to the official when they encounter something.
This really involves the common sense blind spot of these beggars.
Although I figured it out, Gouya still refused to admit it, and said, “What’s the use of reporting to the officials, then, those officials won’t care about you as a brat!”
Ergou suddenly said, “Well, they won’t care about us.”
Qi An rolled his eyes: “That’s you, I’m different from you!”
After hearing his words, everyone lowered their heads silently, ate the bean dregs cake in their hands, and stopped talking.
Wugou jumped out, picked up the bean dregs cake he had just thrown away, patted it and put it into his arms. He suddenly realized something and asked, “Those officers and soldiers… aren’t they just looking for you?”
Qi An gave him a gloomy look.
He didn’t respond positively, only vaguely said: “Anyway, my family has something to do with those officials. Next time you see them, be sure to let me know.”
After a pause, he said again: “It’s okay if you don’t come and tell me, just bring them here!”
Gouya and Ergou looked at each other with some resistance in their expressions.
Qi An thought of what Ergou said before, and suddenly realized: “You don’t…haven’t you all committed a case?”
“No!” The dog-tooth terrier said with a neck.
Wugou also continued: “We are serious beggars, and we won’t steal anything.”
Qi An turned his gaze to Ergou, Ergou shrank his neck, and added, “But… um… there was a fight.”
“Kill someone?” Qi An frowned.
“Second dog!” Gouya pushed the second dog and glared at Qi An again, “What’s your business?”
Qi An suddenly realized that this pile of beggars seems to be named after the age, but there are “two dogs” and “five dogs”, but there are no “three dogs” and “four dogs”.
It’s not intentional to skip over the missing numbers caused by these numbers.
He smiled contemptuously, not feeling pity for them, but said, “Don’t worry, those officers and soldiers won’t hold you accountable. Even if… After I pay the silver taels, I can intercede for you.”
Gouya gave him a deep look and said after a while, “Well, I see.”
Qi An followed up and emphasized: “In short, don’t be afraid of leopard mice, and we don’t need to look for mice! When you see officers and soldiers, go for help, and then everything is up to me.”
“Your family must be a very big official!” Ergou suddenly said enviously.
Qi An turned to look at him.
Ergou originally thought that he would not explain, but Qi An said in a low voice, “Yeah.”
Thinking of the refugee orphan who was given a piece of bean cake by Qi Ran before, Qi An hooked his lips.
This time, when it was his turn, he found that he was willing to give up a piece of bean cake: “You saved me, I remember.”
The two dogs were stunned.
Wugou suddenly said, “No, we still have to find the mouse.”
Seeing everyone looking over, he said: “The leopard’s people are nearby. When I came back just now, they were already dispatched. If they were caught first, we would not even have a chance to find officers and soldiers!
“We still have to follow the original plan to find the mice. The mice have no grudge against us. We will give them money to keep us from the leopards, and then find opportunities to find the officers and soldiers.”
Qi An heard the words, and after a while, compromised: “Well.”
He had an ominous premonition in his heart.