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Chapter 106: The Little Rogue Appears
"Got it," he replied nonchalantly.
It rained for three days in a row. During these days, she was trained by Gu Fei every day, and during this time she also opened several boxes brought back from the Li family.
She was delighted to find that each wooden box contained some small items worth a few cents.
"He is really stingy."
The road was muddy after the rain, and she had to go to the city to buy the ingredients for making pot cakes, otherwise the restaurant would be in breach of contract.
After the rain, the sky cleared up and under the sunshine, the road conditions in the afternoon were slightly better than in the morning.
She said goodbye to Gu Fei and prepared to leave home.
The parrot, which had been unable to go out due to the rain for the past few days, could no longer stay here. It chirped, "Take me with you, take me with you."
Knowing that the bird belonged to Gu Fei, she turned around to look at the man who was painting in the main room. Seeing that he did not stop her, she waved to the fat parrot, "Come here."
The first thing the idiot wanted to do was to land on her head.
Knowing its nature, Li Xiaoyu rolled his eyes at it and threatened in a calm voice: "If you dare to land on my head, I will crush you to death."
The frightened bird quickly flew over her head and landed steadily on her forearm.
Just as the man and the bird were walking through the door, a calm and uncaring voice came over: "Come back soon."
As soon as these words were spoken, the man and the bird's eyes met.
They all had confused expressions.
After walking a long distance, to a place where there was no village or shop nearby, Li Xiaoyu looked down at the parrot on his arm.
Confused, he asked, "What does he mean?"
The fat parrot tilted its head left and right, and said, "I don't know...I don't know."
Li Xiaoyu got goose bumps when she heard the little guy's awkward repetition of words. She rubbed her arms and said with disdain, "Who told you to repetitively say that? It's so disgusting."
Seeing her disgusted look, the little thing replied honestly: "He is in jail."
The road conditions were bad, and every step he took would bring new mud to his feet. Li Xiaoyu lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then laughed softly.
"It turns out that your master is Junior Brother Gu Fei."
When she entered the city, she was afraid that if it spoke, others would notice it, so she put the little guy in her sleeve.
Worried that the little one might suffocate, she bought what he needed and headed out of town.
The lawyer had been waiting for her to come into the city these days. He had specially arranged for someone to watch at the city gate. When he received the notification from the yamen runner, he immediately found her out of the yamen.
When Li Xiaoyu was about to leave the city, he called her.
Hearing the voice, he turned around and stared at the master in confusion, and asked: "Master, what's the matter?"
The legal advisor was just a scholar, and he was really tired after running from the yamen to the outer gate.
He gasped and replied, "Let's talk somewhere else."
Li Xiaoyu was carrying a backpack. She reached into her sleeves, comforted the well-behaved little guy, and then followed.
The two of them went to the private room of the restaurant as before.
The master didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Xiao Yu, what did you base your last portraits of the murderer on?"
When the master asked the question, I noticed that he frowned slightly.
Li Xiaoyu narrowed his eyes slightly, poured two cups of tea, and said calmly: "Gu Fei and I disassembled the previous portraits again. I compared them carefully and found subtle similarities."
He handed one of the cups to the master, "I drew this based on Gu Fei's suggestion and combined similar facial features together."
At this point, she remembered that she hadn't bought the book yet.
"So that's how it is...", the master frowned, opened his folding fan and shook it habitually.
Seeing him waving his folding fan in the cold weather, Li Xiaoyu's mouth twitched quietly, took a sip of tea, and asked softly: "Master, have you found anything?"
They are all in the same boat and are going to cooperate for a long time, so there is no need for the master to hide it from her.
Before answering her question, he asked a few questions first, "Xiao Yu, have you met the people your father worked with?"
These words made Li Xiaoyu's heart skip a beat.
She raised her eyebrows, tightened her grip on the teacup with her fingers, and her voice was steady without any panic.
"You know?"
The master put away his folding fan. Although he was not good at talking and laughing, in order not to scare her, he still forced a smile: "You can't hide the fact of standing in the right line. Everyone knows it."
"I haven't met them, so my father's backers also know that you and the county magistrate are on Gu Fei's side."
The master replied calmly: "Well, they are both trying to find fault with each other. One of your paintings is very similar to one of your father's backers."
Hearing the master's answer, Li Xiaoyu's eyes darkened slightly.
She immediately thought of the hand on the carriage, and then remembered what Gu Fei had said not to alert the enemy.
She bit her inner lip lightly, looked up at the elegant middle-aged man opposite her, and said what she suspected: "Are you the one who suspects Gu Fei wants to take this opportunity to eliminate his opponent?"
Hearing this, the master smiled again, with admiration in his eyes.
He admired Li Xiaoyu's logical imagination. He had thought about this with the county magistrate. Then he thought that when Gu Fei arrived in Shu, he was already blind.
It was impossible for him to see the other person's face, and if he really wanted to take action.
There is no need to take these detours.
After thinking about it, this was just a coincidence.
After telling Li Xiaoyu what he was thinking, the master said, "The county magistrate has sent people to secretly investigate the other party's past. I believe there will be clues soon."
Although the two did not mention the man's name, they both knew that he was the son of the magistrate of Zhuxi County.
"only..."
At this point the master hesitated. Li Xiaoyu looked at him in confusion, not understanding what he was hesitating about.
"Master, if you have anything to say, just say it."
This middle-aged man, who always saw black and white clearly, took a long breath. He looked at the emerald green water in the cup. The tea was clear, but his heart became turbid.
After a long silence, he slowly said, "We are hesitant if the person we are investigating is really the murderer."
Hearing this, Li Xiaoyu pursed her lips. She probably knew what the two of them were struggling with.
"The one in your family must have his own plans. If we arrest him, it will definitely involve someone in that interest chain, which is likely to disrupt one of his plans. But the survivors can't wait any longer."
Ultimately, it is a choice between justice and interests.
It is said that those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters. The secret class struggles like Gu Fei's and the murder cases that have been buried for many years are as small as ants.
Li Xiaoyu lowered his eyes and stared at the scar on the back of his hand, looking at the dark blue blood vessels connected like a net under the skin.
After thinking for a while, she looked at the master calmly and asked calmly: "If... that is indeed the murderer from 20 years ago, and it will indeed ruin his plan, will you and the county magistrate catch the murderer?"
"Yes," the latter answered firmly and forcefully.
"I understand."
After saying goodbye to her master, she walked out of the city and released the idiot.
The little guy was fine. He fluttered his wings in her hands a few times, then flew onto her shoulder and went home with her.
After the rain, almost no farmers went to the fields.
She was walking towards Gu's house on the muddy field ridges. As she walked, she suddenly heard the noise of children.
"Your aunt is a thief, and you are also a thief. I can't beat her, so why don't I beat you?"
"I'll bite you to death, you little bastard."
"My aunt can beat you, and I can beat you too..."
Li Xiaoyu looked in the direction where the sound came from. It was a wasteland with no crops grown and full of grass.
She frowned and scratched her earlobe.
"Why does the last sentence sound like Li Mei's voice?"