manynovel Chapter 141 Harboring a Thief
Chapter 141 Harboring a Thief
"Get out of the way. If you don't open the door, there must be thieves hiding there!" With a loud shout, a constable was about to kick the door open.
Jiang Youzhen, who was inside the door, had no time to take a closer look before she saw a big foot kicking towards her. She quickly dodged, and a man rushed in and fell to the ground with a bang.
“Ah~oh~wu~”
"Sir?" exclamations rang out.
Jiang Youzhen was a little puzzled as to why this person made such an up-and-down voice. When she turned around to look, she almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
It turned out that the captain who was about to kick the door failed to stop and fell to the ground. He had already stepped one leg in and sat on the threshold, and his expression was very sour.
Everyone helped him up, but he had no strength to stand with his legs spread wide.
"Hurry! Why don't you help me sit over there?" He couldn't help but yell, his legs trembling.
"Sir! Are you okay?" Jiang Youzhen stepped forward and asked with concern.
"Do you think I'm okay? I'm about to break." The man roared without even raising his head.
"Ahem!" Hold it in! Jiang Youzhen almost couldn't hold back his smile. Although it was not very nice to smile like that, it was really funny.
"Sir, are you okay? Do you want us to arrest her? Humph! How dare you interfere with official duties!" A yamen runner looked at Jiang Youzhen ferociously, and then said viciously.
"Yes! The door hasn't been opened for so long, maybe there are thieves hiding inside." Another yamen runner pointed at Jiang Youzhen and said, then looked at the captain of the police sitting on the stool with a flattering look on his face.
Haha! Today I finally saw what it means to be an official. It turns out that in ancient times, there were such blatant frame-ups. Jiang Youzhen felt like he was in the imperial power.
"I'm sorry, gentlemen! I'm sorry! I became a little deaf due to a fever when I was young, and my hearing is poor. I hope you will forgive me." Jiang Fugui, who had squeezed through the crowd, was so frightened when he saw this scene.
As he spoke, he made a gesture towards a yamen runner next to him. Jiang Youzhen clearly saw that he actually slipped two taels of silver into the runner's hand.
She couldn't help but be a little surprised. Her father, who was so frugal on weekdays, was willing to give so much?
The yamen runner squeezed the silver in his hand, winked at everyone, and then his expression softened.
"So he is a deaf man! Sir, considering the reasons behind this, please forgive them this time?" The man walked quickly to the captain of the police and helped to persuade him with some kind words.
In fact, the captain of the police just reacted at this moment. It was so painful that his mind went blank.
"What are you waiting for? Search!" He gave an order, and several yamen runners searched the room over and over again.
Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but get nervous. That person was still in his room. What should he do? Would he be found out? Should he report it? But what if he was retaliated by his accomplices after reporting it?
Seeing that the bailiff had already walked towards the bed and lifted the quilt, Jiang Youzhen's heart jumped into his throat.
However, after opening the quilt, there was nothing inside, which made Jiang Youzhen breathe a sigh of relief. The man had been hiding inside the quilt just now, but now he was nowhere to be seen. It turned out that it was really as he said, there was indeed a way to avoid being chased.
Although he was curious about where the man was hiding, the search was not over yet and Jiang Youzhen was still worried.
The captain's face turned from red to white, then to red, and then to blue. After going through several levels of pain, he finally calmed down.
He was seen looking around the room in a strange manner, and then his eyes were fixed on Jiang Youzhen and Jiang Fugui who had rushed over.
He carefully observed the reactions of the three people, but found that the reaction of the slender young man in the lead was very calm. His dark eyes seemed to hide some indescribable emotions that were hard to tell. He didn't seem like an ordinary person.
The reactions of the two people behind him were normal, with a bit of fear in their confusion.
Could it be that this kid really harbored a thief? Or was this kid the thief? He had seen that man before, thin and extremely agile. But he was much taller than the kid in front of him, so the size didn't match.
In fact, how could Jiang Youzhen know that this person would have such a brain? Because she had this habit in her previous life, the more nervous, afraid or uneasy she was, the less it would show on her appearance, and to outsiders she would appear to be very calm and composed.
Suddenly, the light in front of her eyes was blocked. She looked up from the chest of the person opposite her, and then she found that this person was just like Zhao Wei, standing in front of her like an iron tower.
She was so nervous that she didn't realize that the head constable was quite young, just a young man with a stern face. However, he was staring at her with a curious and suspicious look, as if he was doubting something.
"Did you see a thief in black just now?" He stared at Jiang Youzhen and asked.
Before Jiang Youzhen could speak, Jiang Fugui answered first: "No, no! Sir, we will go to bed soon."
But this person pointed at Jiang Youzhen and said coldly: "I didn't ask you, let her answer!"
"Sir! I didn't see it!" Jiang Youzhen immediately shouted loudly.
Are you kidding? We have almost finished the search and we haven't caught anyone. If I tell you now, wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?
"I'm not deaf, why are you yelling so loudly?" The constable took a step back, acting on the defensive.
"Sir! She is hard of hearing, so she speaks loudly, right?" The yamen runner who had just received the bribe was quite understanding and explained for Jiang Youzhen.
"Yes! Yes! My son couldn't hear clearly." Jiang Fugui nodded repeatedly, and then was busy wiping his sweat. This was the first time he told such a big lie.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the man said, "Since she is hard of hearing, it means she didn't know someone came in, so she should be searched."
"Sir! We have searched thoroughly, but found nothing." At this time, the yamen runners in the house had turned the house upside down.
"Search again carefully!" The captain of police was unwilling to give up, so the runners had no choice but to search again, but unfortunately the result was the same.
"Is everyone here? Is the situation outside the door strictly controlled?" the man asked the bailiff behind him.
"Reporting to the Lord! Everyone is gathered here! The area outside has been cordoned off as well. Not even a fly can fly out."
It turns out that people in ancient and modern times all like to say this. For some reason, Jiang Youzhen's focus was off.
"Boss, bring me the store book!" the man then ordered the boss.
"Everyone whose name I call, please stand up."
Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but feel curious when he heard his words. How did this gentleman know that the thief was not a guest of the inn? If he was, he would have been registered long ago. What's the point of calling out his name like this?
And, they called him a thief, what did he do? Did he steal something?