Peerless Protégé [Rebirth]

Before the two could speak, Nan Chengshu turned to Nanwang again and asked, "You think so too?"

Nan Wang looked at Zhong Zhili timidly, Zhong Zhili only said: "This child has heard the elders talking."

Nan Chengshu held the jade in his hand and rubbed it carefully, looking at the tangled plum blossom, his eyes softened suddenly, and even his voice was warm, he said: "Many years ago, I saw this piece of jade. Its appearance is too unique, I have never seen it before, so the memory is very deep."

Luo Jiening was watching, a faint smile on his lips could not disappear.From what he meant, he probably wanted to tell about his marriage with that woman.As a result, after waiting for a while, Nan Chengshu just sighed, lowered his head, and said nothing more.

Both Zhong Zhili and Nan Wang waited for him to speak, but they didn't have any further words, and they both stood blankly at a loss.Zhong Zhili turned his head and glanced at Luo Jiening, but he saw that he was looking at them with a calm expression, which seemed a bit unrestrained and unrestrained for an outsider.

Zhong Zhili called out tentatively: "Master..."

Nan Chengshu came back to his senses, looked at Nanwang fixedly, and said, "I seem to have seen you before."

Nan Wang looked at him bewilderedly, but his face was full of doubts.Nan Chengshu said again: "Ten years ago, your mother brought you here once." After finishing speaking, he sighed again, with a trace of regret in his tone, and said, "It's a pity , At that time, I..."

Seeing him hesitating to speak, Luo Jiening seemed to understand something, and thought to himself, it seems that Nan Chengshu didn't realize that the child was his own at the time, so he was afraid that he might bring her along with him. Nan Wang drove them away together.As a result, Nanwang's mother couldn't think about it.I'm afraid that Nan Chengshu still doesn't admit it.As the head of the sect, having a child before getting married would not be a good story in terms of face.

None of the four spoke a word, and there was an oppressive silence for a while.After a long time, Nan Chengshu raised his head and asked Nan Wang, "Can you tell me what happened after that?"

Nan Wang shook his head and said, "I don't remember coming to see you with my mother. As soon as I can remember, I have no father or mother."

Nan Chengshu was puzzled after hearing this.Then he said: "But, I did meet your mother, but I can be sure that you are not my child."

Hearing this, Nan Wang's eyes widened, as if he had heard something outrageous, and then he looked at Zhong Zhili again.Zhong Zhili's face was calm, but his heart was also secretly puzzled.Only Luo Jiening seemed to stay out of it, watching the scene with cold eyes.

Nan Chengshu seemed to be confiding, and finally expressed his thoughts.

That was 20 years ago.

Twenty years ago, he was a young and frivolous swordsman with a heart for the common people.Like all the high-minded young people at that time, he went around as a knight in the village.For the first time, he was a knight in Yanzhou.

For the knights stationed in the village, people have always been the younger the knights, the more they don't take it seriously, so this young man who has just stepped into the rivers and lakes has received a lot of cold eyes.Moreover, Yanzhou is the center of the four sects. If something happens, each sect will send people to take a look. What he can do is actually to manage the law and order in the market.And those men who have set up stalls all year round are not convinced by a young man, and things are difficult to handle.

However, he is not favored by men, but he is very popular with women, because of his handsome face, he has won the hearts of many women.Even when walking on the road sometimes, he can receive flowers specially picked for him by women from other places.

Although he is young, he is arrogant and arrogant. He appreciates the kindness of these women, but he has never been tempted by any woman.And the first time he was recognized by men was because of a theft case.

The seal of the village chief was stolen.And just a month ago, the biggest wealthy household in the town was caught selling salt privately. acres of land.And a few days ago, when the land deed was about to be handed in for stamping, the village chief's stamp was stolen.

Judging from the ostentatious fight for land in the past few days, anyone would have guessed that those who pirated stamps must be dissatisfied.In that scramble, the neighboring village was the most suspected.

As soon as the case was submitted to the government, people were immediately sent to investigate the case.And Nan Chengshu, as a local knight resident in the village, naturally wanted to participate in it.It's just that the thief was quite skillful. After stealing the seal, he didn't leave any trace behind.

The seal of the village head is placed in the study of the government, and the consent of the village head is required to enter and leave the government, so the stealing of the seal is likely to be at night.And in the morning, when the village head and the town head got in touch with it, when they were about to stamp the land deed, they realized that the stamp was gone.

But when the government sent someone over at noon, they checked it carefully inside and out, and there was no trace at all.Besides, it was raining heavily in those few days, and if traces were left, they would be easily washed away.That night, it rained heavily, and it didn't stop until early morning.

The time of committing the crime was locked on that night, and according to the gatekeeper of the official mansion, the village head had already gone home at Xushi that day, and there was no one in the mansion.The village head locked the door before he left, and the night watchman kept watch all night, so if he wanted to enter the study, he had to pass these two hurdles.However, according to the investigator, the lock of the study room was in good condition the next day, and there was no trace of hands touching it.And the two night watchmen also said that they didn't see anyone coming in overnight.

In this way, it can only come in by climbing the wall.There is only one gate in the official mansion, and there is no dog hole inside.

Nan Chengshu entered the government office together, but again, he did not find any clues about the thieves. On the contrary, because he had not been here for a long time, he was also identified as a possible theft suspect by the local people.Fortunately, he had no fixed place to live, and after being searched, the suspicion was cleared.

And once the stamp is stolen, the stamp cannot be stamped on the land deed, so naturally the land deed is useless, and the land has no owner.Then, whoever is more beneficial to this matter is likely to be a thief.

The logic of the matter is simple, but the mystery of how the thief got the stamp has never been solved.Nan Chengshu ran in and out several times, but couldn't find the stamp, nor could the thieves, so the title deed couldn't be sealed.Everyone is robbing that piece of land, once the stamp here is gone, the village chiefs started coveting that piece of land again, the mayor only said that if the stamp is really not found, they can only grab it again once.

Although the direction of this case is obvious, there are too many suspects, and the situation at the time was that it was just a stamp, so the factions were unwilling to send people over to take a look.Therefore, the matter has been delayed, and the thief has not been found.As for that piece of land, it is natural to wait for the time written on the land deed to start fighting again.The village chief's stamp was also remade in a hurry.However, in the second round, the village head did not grab the land.

Naturally, the village chief was not happy about not grabbing the land.However, the thief didn't know whether he evaporated from the world or what, no one could find him.As a chivalrous man, Nan Chengshu felt something was wrong after watching the incident from the sidelines.

In the second scramble, the neighboring village snatched the land.Naturally, in the first fight, the neighboring villages showed confidence in winning, and it was only natural that they won this time.And the most unexpected thing was that the head of the neighboring village stood up and spoke up on the first day after the land deed was completed, and said righteously that he would not be the kind of villain who asked people to steal people's stamps.That thief has nothing to do with them.

The public land auction benefits the managers, and has little to do with the villagers. Therefore, it is very unlikely that the villagers will ask someone to steal the tokens. Moreover, there are no strange people in this village who can steal the tokens. Without leaving any traces, such an important thing can be taken away without anyone noticing.And Nan Chengshu has also stayed in this village for a few months, and he has also heard about the character of the village head of the neighboring village. He has a straightforward and straightforward temper, but at first glance, it really doesn't look like he would seek someone to steal things. .

Moreover, the logical direction is clear. If anyone wins the land for the second time, whoever is the biggest suspect of stealing the poke.The village chief has lived most of his life, but he doesn't seem to be such a stupid person, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, he prefers to travel to the mountains.Therefore, the possibility of him stealing is very small.

So, this is a case without a clue.

Nan Chengshu didn't care whether the land was snatched or not. What he cared about was who the thief was.

He went to the government for several days to check, and finally even the village chief was annoyed when he saw him.But in the end, nothing was found.The heavy rain in those few days had already washed everything away.As for the lock in the study, only the village head has the key.

The more Nan Chengshu thought about it, the more something went wrong.Until the village chief held a village meeting.

The village held a village meeting every month. Of course, there was nothing to talk about in essence. What happened in the court was always an after-dinner chat in the streets and alleys.Every new regulation issued by the imperial court must be the most concerned matter of these common people, so the speed of dissemination is not usually fast.However, some regulations that are too confidential must be communicated to the mayor, who then passes it on to the village chief, who then implements it.

But this time, the village chief convened a village meeting, and there was only one thing——

Tax rates are going to go up again.

This is naturally the content of the crusade by all living beings. However, at that time, because the country wanted to build water conservancy and the treasury was scarce, it was natural that it could only collect some money from the common people.

Before everyone started to mourn, Nan Chengshu stood up.

"I want to tell you about the thief who stole the seal."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was naturally attracted by him.Although it has been a long time, the case has not been settled yet, and everyone was whetted by him, listening quietly to what he wanted to say.

The village head just sat next to him and asked, "I can't find evidence for this matter, what do you want to say?"

Nan Chengshu only smiled lightly, and said, "I know who the thief is."

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