After dressing as a villain's ex-wife, she went crazy for whitewashing

The county magistrate was woken up by the concubine's voice beside him.

The concubine put her hands on the county magistrate's chest and reminded softly: "My lord, it seems that someone is looking for you outside."

The county magistrate who was still in a daze waved his hands impatiently, and was about to go back to sleep with his concubine in his arms, when he heard a servant outside say: "My lord, this is Mr. Zhao Pinqian from Minhe Pawnshop."

Zhao Pinqian, what is he doing here again?

Could it be because of the arrest warrant, the person hasn't been caught yet.

He was hesitating whether to call for someone, but the servant said again: "I also brought a whole load of stuff, just look at it, it's very valuable."

In a word, the sleepy county magistrate suddenly opened his eyes wide, and immediately sat up from the bed.

The concubine was staggered by him, but she also knew that he was rich if she got rid of the county magistrate's black hat all her life, so she didn't dare to stop her.

After getting dressed and going out, the county magistrate came to the main hall, and saw the anxious young man pacing.

"Master County Magistrate, that thief is here again."

The county magistrate's polite words were hoarse in his throat, and he was also shocked: "He went to your house to steal again?"

Zhao Pinqian nodded, "That's right, I have 5000 taels of cash in my warehouse, this thief is too arrogant."

Qiong County is on the border, and the folk customs are open again. The girl's house is robbed for no reason.

When the county magistrate heard that the 5000 taels of silver had been lost for nothing, his eyes widened.

"It's unreasonable, this thief simply doesn't take me seriously." He sat on the chair and patted the table heavily.

He has already issued a wanted order, but this thief actually went back and stole Zhao Pinqian's money, even if the other party spoiled Zhao Pinqian's money, this move was like a slap in the face of the county magistrate.

"Apart from silver, have you lost anything else?"

"Not anymore. Fortunately, it was the boy who got up at night and saw the door of the storehouse open. Otherwise, I would have to drink the northwest wind in the future."

Zhao Pinqian's voice was serious, and he spoke clearly, and the county magistrate didn't see anything unusual at all.

He winked at Ah Shui behind him.

Soon, a dazzling array of gold, silver and jewels piled up the entire table, which seemed to be as high as the county magistrate's chest.

"It's not easy to deal with the case until your lord, but your lord is the parent officer of the people of our Qiong County, so I can't help it." He sighed, really helpless.

The county magistrate was caught by the treasures on the table, and it took him a while to calm down: "Don't worry about this, I will do my best to help you find this thief."

Whether relying on Zhao Pinqian's two gifts, or for the black hat and face on his head, the county magistrate secretly made up his mind.

This time, I vowed to bring the thief to justice, so as to uphold the spirit of Qiong County.

At the same time, the sky was bright, and in the Zhao residence, Xiao Yunheng and Xie Zhizhou returned to Lu Xiyue's room and began to carefully inspect every corner.

Finally, just when he thought it was useless, he walked out of the room and came to the corridor, where he caught a glimpse of a footprint that wasn't too deep.

The length of the footprints looks like that of an adult man, walking from the garden outside the promenade all the way to the door, with traces of turning back.

His complexion changed, and he followed the turned back footprints all the way deep into the wet muddy ground in the garden.

Seeing this, Xie Zhizhou also followed.

The footprints finally disappeared beside the weeping willow in the corner, and a few treetops were scattered under the roots.

They looked at each other, and turned out of the wall knowingly.

Outside is a deep alley that no one has entered for a long time. The alley has accumulated dust for a long time, and there are light and shallow marks of carriage wheels on it.

"As long as you follow the wheel marks, you can find someone." Xie Zhizhou smiled a bit.

At least, not without clues.

Xiao Yunheng also wanted to be as optimistic as he was. Looking at the bustling street at the exit of this empty alley, he had a gloomy expression, and knocked Xie Zhizhou's luck back: "This alley leads to the street, and there are many people on the street now. There are no clues."

Xie Zhizhou was suffocated when he listened.

Xiao Yunheng didn't go back, but went to take the silver that Lu Xiyue gave him these days.

She would give a few tens of taels of silver to a few hundred taels of silver every now and then, and now he has nearly 2000 taels of silver on hand.

The county magistrate over there sent people to search door to door for the thief that Zhao Pinqian said was stealing money. Xiao Yunheng took the silver, said the mark on the wheel and turned to the west, and began to search door to door for clues.

The first family is an uncle who sells red lanterns. After collecting the money, he is very talkative: "The sound of a carriage seems to be there. I heard the sound, and it is going to the west."

Xiao Yunheng thanked him, and heading west, there was another fork in the road.

This time, the mark on the wheel disappeared completely, and he spent 200 taels of silver to get clues from several families.

Xie Zhizhou checked with him, and after an hour, half of the 2000 taels of silver was left.

The young and pretty girl looked at the two handsome men in front of her with blushing cheeks, and her tone unconsciously became coquettish: "It's by the lake over there, I heard the sound of a carriage last night, and I'm still driving It's fast and very loud."

"Are the two young masters looking for someone?" She asked curiously.

Neither of them answered, Xie Zhizhou stuffed 50 taels of silver into her hand, thanked her in a cold tone, turned around and was about to leave.

"My lord, I haven't asked you yet, what's your name?" The little girl was very courageous, and she grabbed Xie Zhizhou's cuff with her hands.

Xie Zhizhou lowered his head, his eyes fell on the hands holding his cuffs, his face was a little ugly: "Girl, please respect yourself."

The boy's eyes turned cold, and his sharp eyes swept over, and the frightened little girl immediately let go.

He turned his head and hurriedly chased after Xiao Yunheng who was going to the lake, leaving the little girl stunned in place, holding 50 taels of silver, feeling ashamed and annoyed.

"This is it?" Xie Zhizhou looked at the wide lake, but it was actually a river, and occasionally merchant ships would pass by this river.

There was no trace of a carriage passing by, and he couldn't help but wonder if the girl who showed them the way just now was talking nonsense for 50 taels of silver.

Xiao Yunheng looked around and saw carefully that there were many footprints, staying on the shore of the lake, and facing the shore of the lake, there were traces of a square being crushed at the nearest place, which meant that a boat passed by not long ago, and someone got on the boat here.

With a thought in his heart, it was almost certain that the person who kidnapped Lu Xiyue took her onto the waterway.

The boat separated the water waves, creating a series of ripples. Lu Xiyue stood with a dazed head, her wrists were worn out by the ropes, and the tied ropes still showed no signs of loosening.

She heard the wind blowing outside the window and the sound of water rippling, and wondered if she had been caught by the river.

Near Qiong County, that is, the lake at the foot of Dashan Village is connected to a river in Qiong County. If so, she probably knows her location.

At this moment, the door was opened, and a man wearing a half mask walked in with food.