Returning to the forging room, Li Yuan carefully cleaned up the footprints, locked the door, and quickly returned to the house.

"call!"

Listening to Fatty Sun's snoring, Li Yuan took a deep breath, took off his bamboo hat, wiped off the rainwater and hung it on the wall: "I feel calmer now!"

He thought it was worth it to give up one shoe and buy peace of mind.

"The straw paper attached to the soles of the shoes is the most common kind, and no one can recognize my dog-like calligraphy... Well, this should be settled!"

After thinking about it for a while, he felt that there was nothing wrong with him. Li Yuan felt a little relieved, but he still had some worries.

Liu San, the only one who knew that he bought the shoes, had been killed by Nian Jiu, but Nian Jiu...

"Nianjiu is a hidden danger. I can't expect him to die during the roundup..."

After taking off his clothes and putting them away in the room, Li Yuan walked out of the room with a hammer in hand, looking calm:

"What a wanted criminal says has no credibility, but to be on the safe side, you still have to improve your status in the weapon forging shop.

Shopkeeper Cao is second only to Qiu Long, the former number one master in Gaoliu City..."

Wow!

In the heavy rain, Li Yuan closed his eyes and adjusted his breath, lifting the hammer and standing at the stake:

"First cultivate to Dacheng, then penetrate the Liuhe, and cultivate the inner strength! Persevere until you enter the Valley of Divine Weapons, and all hidden dangers will not be a problem!"

Breathing out a breath of turbid air, he moved with the wind, hammered through the raindrops, and used the heavy rain to practice his fighting skills and his listening skills.

Maybe it was a big stone in his heart, but Li Yuan played very happily today. In the rain, he was not limited to the White Ape Cloak Hammer, but also used the Fighting Killing Hammer.

In the strong wind and heavy rain, they danced with hammers in hand.

…

…

The county government office in the outer city is brightly lit.

In the lobby, several government servants were holding a shoe with strange expressions on their faces, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh.

call!

A person emerged from the rain curtain and entered the lobby wrapped in the wind.

"Head catch!"

Several government officials all lowered their heads.

"snort!"

Qiu Da, who still smelled of alcohol, shook off the rainwater on his body, held a big bag on the back of his head, and looked at the murder weapon on the table that had injured him, his face turned dark.

"Qiu Tou, these are the best Liuhe boots. Judging from the style, they are from Zhelong Mansion. Moreover, there is something on the soles..."

A yamen servant came forward and handed the tattered Liuhe boots to Qiu Da.

"These shoes..."

After being hit on the head and being soaked in the rain, Qiu Da's alcohol odor dissipated for the most part. He reached out to take the shoe and pulled out the rain-wet piece of straw paper from the sole. He frowned and looked very bad:

"With...shoes, can you lead to...Nianjiu? Whatever you wrote, a dog can understand better than this!"

"Qiu Tou, this..."

Hearing this, all the government officials looked at each other in shock.

"The thief's technique was precise. He was able to hit the back of my head despite the heavy rain and the outer wall. He must not be an ordinary person..."

The anger on Qiu Da's face flashed away, and he looked thoughtful:

"But how can a broken shoe lead to Nianjiu? Could it be..."

With a stabbing sound, he tore the Liuhe boots apart. Qiu Da's expression moved slightly: "Liuhe boots are famous for their wear resistance. Six layers are sewn into one layer, so one layer will not be lost for nothing..."

"Qiu Tou thinks there is something originally on the sole of this shoe?"

Several government officials came over.

"It may not be possible."

Qiu Da said to himself.

Nianjiu was wanted because he stole something from the Valley of the Divine Weapons. Others didn't know this, but he knew it.

He could even guess that the reason why Nianjiu didn't leave Gaoliu that year was probably because he lost that thing!

These shabby shoes...

"Is it because of this thing that Nianjiu stayed away that year? Isn't it possible that the thief who injured you wanted to use our help to eliminate future troubles?"

Some officials were guessing.

The lobby was full of veteran officials, and we figured out a lot of things with each other's words.

"Isn't that just giving the thief an advantage?"

There were also younger government officials who showed dissatisfaction.

Stuffing the papyrus back into his arms, Qiu Da closed his eyes, feeling the severe pain in the back of his head, and gritted his teeth: "After arresting Nian Jiu, are you afraid that you don't know who this thief is?"

…

…

The next day, the sky cleared up, the afterglow of the temple fair was still there, and the inner and outer cities were still quite lively.

Early in the morning, various vendors have set out their stalls, and the aroma of snack oil fills the streets and alleys.

"Did you hear about it? Yesterday, on a rainy night, a thief entered the county government office at night and tried to steal. He was beaten back by Captain Qiu. I heard that he was even injured!"

"Captain Qiu was actually injured? No wonder the government officials started patrolling the streets again today. This thief is so bold that he went to steal the county government office?"

"What is there in the county government worth stealing? Isn't it possible to steal files?"

…

At a breakfast stall, someone well-informed was already talking about what happened last night.

"A bowl of tofu puffs costs three cents? Boss, you really should go and grab it!"

The guest laughed and cursed.

"You are asking around the city, which one doesn't cost three cents? I'm not raising prices randomly!"

The stall owner smiled, glanced at the beggar lying on the street corner, and drove him away impatiently:

"Go, where is the beggar? Go and lie down next to him!"

In the corner, a beggar with rags and unkempt hair was crawling around dragging his stumpy legs. Some customers couldn't stand it anymore, so they bought a steamed bun and threw it over:

"The situation is getting worse every year, and there are more beggars on the streets. Don't look at it, just this one, men are not rich..."

"Hey? Where did I just say that?"

"Old Li is still kind-hearted..."

Several customers laughed and joked that they were reluctant to give out steamed buns:

"Then the thief came into the Yamen at night, what did he want to steal?"

"Yes, yes! I heard from my brother-in-law, who is a government official, that the thief didn't steal files, and he didn't steal money. He just rushed to get evidence..."

"It is said that Capt. Qiu found a tattered Liuhe boot from somewhere?"

Whoosh!

In the corner, the beggar whose face was covered by messy hair suddenly raised his head, a suspicious and cold light flashed in his one eye.

"Qiuda!"

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…

"Qiu Da is indeed an official. He acted so quickly. In just two days, the news spread throughout the outer city."

In the forging room, Li Yuan was hammering pig iron with great enthusiasm. He heard the discussions of the helpers on the side, and he was always paying attention to this matter.

"Senior Brother Li, the master has summoned us!"

At this time, someone shouted outside the door. Li Yuan turned around and saw Niu Gui.

'Master, have you recovered from your injury?'

Li Yuan's heart moved, he put down the hammer and walked out of the door.

From that day when Yu Zhen came to visit, until now, for four months, Tang Tong has stayed behind closed doors.

"The people from the Yamen are here."

Niu Gui whispered and left quickly.

Ever since his brother-in-law was transferred out, his stay in the inner courtyard has been very unsatisfactory. First, Wang Gong and others kicked him out of the small circle, and the other senior brothers also attacked him more severely during the competition.
To be continued...