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A chubby middle-aged man opened the curtain and came out of the carriage. He saw all the servants falling off their horses, lying on the ground screaming in pain, and shouting with gloomy faces.

"What are you doing?"

A servant who had not fallen seriously struggled to get up from the ground, rubbing the injured area with his right hand while explaining.

"Master, I don't know what happened. The horse was suddenly frightened. Everyone fell down without paying attention..."

The chubby middle-aged man was not a fool who didn't understand anything. It was possible for one horse to be frightened, but there was no reason for more than a dozen horses to be frightened at the same time. This was obviously someone's tampering.

He frowned and looked around, finding that the passers-by were laughing at his joke.

It is too difficult to find the guy who is behind the scenes in this situation.

"You all get up quickly." The chubby middle-aged man was quite calm. Although he was very angry at the person who was causing trouble behind his back, he couldn't find the other person at this time, so he decisively chose to leave quickly.

The injured servant saw that his master was angry, so he endured the pain and got up from the ground.

Having fallen off their horses just now, these servants dare not get on their horses again.

So, these people led the horses that had regained their composure and limped forward.

"..." The chubby middle-aged man ignored the ridicule of passers-by and got into the carriage.

Lin Li was a little surprised at this time. He expected that the owner of the team would be furious, but he didn't expect that the other party would handle it so calmly.

"Since you handle it calmly, I won't take action next."

Lin Li waved his hand, and the light golden light that appeared on his fingertips dissipated. Then he walked around the passers-by who were watching the excitement and walked towards the taxi place in the distance.

…

The afternoon sun was very strong, but fortunately the trees on the roadside were growing vigorously, and the patches of shade provided by them helped passersby reduce the heat.

"call……"

The breeze blows the leaves, and the rustling sound of the gently swaying branches and leaves falls on the ears, giving people the feeling of a lullaby.

"Ha~"

Lin Li raised his hand and yawned. At this moment, an empty car appeared at the intersection in the distance.

"Huh..." The coachman saw a passerby waving to him on the street, and quickly drove the carriage over, and then stopped in front of the passerby.

Lin Li reported his address to the coachman. When he saw the driver nodded and quoted a reasonable price, he boarded the carriage.

"Sit tight, I'm leaving."

"Um."

The driver shook the reins, and the carriage started again, moving forward in an orderly manner under the shade of the trees on the street.

The refrigeration device installed on the car kept the temperature inside the carriage at a comfortable level. Lin Li leaned back on his chair and looked out the window. Within ten minutes, he discovered that several groups of soldiers were passing by his carriage. .

"Master, why are there so many soldiers on the street today? Do you know what's going on?"

The driver of the car smiled and replied, "I don't know exactly what happened. I heard a friend of mine say before that the reason why so many soldiers are being mobilized in the city may be related to the attack by alien beasts in the mining area outside the city."

Lin Li asked the coachman for information, and after listening to the other party's story, he thought to himself.

"When I was eating in a restaurant, I heard two passers-by outside the door say that almost all the alien beasts that attacked the mining area last night were wiped out. With such a complete victory, there is no need to mobilize soldiers in the city like this."

"Xu..."

When the destination was reached, the driver immediately pulled the reins in his hand to stop the carriage.

"Sir, we've arrived."

Lin Li reached out to lift the car curtain and prepared to get out of the car. As soon as he opened the car curtain, a wave of heat hit his face.

"It's so hot!"

After adapting to a cool environment, and now suddenly entering a hot and dry environment, it is inevitable that you will feel a little uncomfortable.

"It's quite hot today. You'd better be careful not to get heat stroke." The dark-skinned coachman reminded kindly.

Lin Li smiled and nodded. After getting off the carriage, he paid the money and walked towards the deserted alley in the distance.

"Tap, step, step..."

The alley is deep and quiet, and the sound of feet hitting the ground echoes in the alley.

This alley was quite busy before, and many people passed this alley to the pier every day.

But since the attack by the masked murderer, almost no one passed through this small alley to the pier not far away.

Lin Li slowly walked out of the deep and quiet alley and looked at the messy dock in the distance. The scene of his previous night attack on the Red Blood Gang could not help but appear in his mind.

Since that night, the dock run by the Red Blood Gang has lived up to its former prosperity.

Lin Li originally thought that after the Crimson Blood Gang was destroyed, others would quickly take over the Crimson Blood Gang's most important assets and then invest money to build a new dock.

Unexpectedly, the incident has been happening for so long, and the agents sent by the Yamen have already announced that the investigation is over. However, currently no force is willing to take over the most important asset of the Red Blood Gang.

"It's strange that no one has taken over such a good place." Lin Li looked at the messy pier covered with weeds and muttered to himself.

Suddenly, a man stood up in the grass not far from him and said to Lin Li, "What's so strange about this?"

Lin Li heard a stranger's voice coming from beside him, and he immediately turned around.

This is a man in his twenties, not very old, at most five or six years older than Lin Li.

Lin Li looked away from the other person's hands that were tying his belt, and then he humbly asked for advice, "Brother, detective, do you know what's going on?"

The young catcher walked out of the grass where he went to the toilet, glanced casually at the messy dock, and then explained.

"The reason why no one has taken over such a good place is because many forces that are capable of taking over are worried that once they take over, if the masked murderer comes to cause damage again, all the money they invested will be wasted."

I am only targeting the Red Blood Gang. There is no need for those people to be so worried... Lin Li complained in his heart after hearing what the young agent said.

"What are you doing here?" the young detective asked casually.

"I heard someone say before that the Red Blood Gang's dock was destroyed. I was very curious and always wanted to come and see what kind of damage it was.

I happened to be free today, so I came over to take a look..." Lin Li made an excuse.

The young detective was so quick that he had no doubts, because he would meet at least one or two such people here every day during his stay here.

"Brother, catch the police, isn't the investigation at the Yamen over? Why are you still here?" Lin Li asked doubtfully.

The young detective held the saber on his hip with his left hand, looked at the messy dock, his expression became serious, and he said in a faint tone.

"Prisoners always like to return to the scene after a crime is committed. I think the masked murderer will definitely find a time to return here after attacking the Red Blood Gang's dock.

So I applied to the Yamen to stay here. Once the masked murderer shows up, he must be arrested and brought to justice. "

"..." Lin Li fell silent upon hearing this, and looked at the upright young detective in front of him in surprise.

"Now that you've seen it, leave quickly! In case the masked murderer appears, you will have no chance to leave safely..." the young detective advised.

Lin Li nodded obediently, then turned around to leave. Just as he took a few steps forward, there was a crisp sound behind him.

"Qiang."

The young detective looked at Lin Li leaving, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a pale golden light flashed in his eyes. Then, he suddenly pulled out the knife from his waist and slashed at Lin Li, who had his back turned to him.

The sharp blade shimmered coldly in the sunlight. It was a sword that could cut iron as well as mud. Once struck, it would definitely kill someone.

Lin Li made no dodge movements at all, as if he was not aware of the danger.

"call……"

The sharp long knife stopped an inch away from Lin Li's neck, and the wind brought by the blade shook the collar of Lin Li's clothes.

"Eh?!!!"

Lin Li exclaimed and stood motionless, "Brother, what are you doing?"

"..." The young detective stared at the back of Lin Li's head in silence.

"Chirping..." On a leafy tree not far away, several birds with red feathers were combing their feathers while looking at the two humans.

They were not surprised by the scene before them, because they had seen such scenes many times during this period.

"I'm a law-abiding citizen! If you want to kill me, you have to give me a reason!" Lin Li said slowly.

"You are really calm. Ordinary people cannot deal with such things calmly like you..." the young detective chuckled.

Lin Li said calmly, "Maybe it's because I think you are a good catcher and won't kill ordinary people indiscriminately."

"what's your name?"

"My name is Lin Li."

"Where do I live..." The young detective asked a lot of questions.

Lin Li answered honestly. After the other party asked all the questions, he took back the long knife.

"call……"

"This police officer is really strict. Fortunately, my identity is innocent now. If I were someone else with some stains, I would definitely not be able to answer smoothly and I would definitely have to go back to the Yamen."

Lin Li took a deep breath, murmured a few words in his mind, and then looked at the other party, "Can I leave now?"

"Yeah." The young detective nodded, and then he watched Lin Li leave calmly.

“I always feel like there’s something wrong with this person.”

A shout came from not far away, "Brother Zhao."

Zhao Renjie turned his head and saw a policeman who was younger than him running towards him in the distance.

"How did you come?"

"The head catcher wants to see you for something."

"Do you know what he wants from me?"

"It seems that the order has been issued."

"My transfer order to Shuanghe City came out so soon?"

"Yes! Let's go back quickly! Don't keep the head catcher waiting."

After chatting for a while, young detective Zhao Renjie no longer thought about Lin Li's affairs. He and his colleagues left the messy dock and returned to the Yamen.

Lin Li came out of the quiet alley, stopped a carriage on the side of the road, and headed to a passenger terminal in the city.

In a few days, Lin Li planned to leave Dongwu City by water, where he had stayed for a long time, and head to a place in the south called Shuanghe City.

Before setting off, he had to go to the passenger terminal to check the situation, so as not to be in a hurry.

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In the magnificent house, in the garden pavilion with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, Zhu Xinru, wearing a light-colored skirt, sat on the stone bench of the pavilion, looking at the various butterflies dancing in the flowers in the distance.

The personal maid Chunxiang stood by, looking at Zhu Xinru who was in a daze, and said, "Miss, if you feel bored, we can go shopping."

When Zhu Xinru heard what Chunxiang said, she came back to her senses and said with a smile, "I don't want to go shopping now..."

"Oh." Chunxiang responded, then took a step forward, picked up the teapot on the table, and refilled Zhu Xinru's teacup.

Zhu Xinru reached out to pick up the tea cup and was about to take a sip of tea when a rush of footsteps sounded at the entrance of the garden.

"Miss."

Zhu Xinru and the maid Chunxiang turned around and saw a maid in red clothes running towards them quickly.

"Slow down, don't fall." Chunxiang reminded quickly.

The maid in red clothes heard this and immediately slowed down her running speed. After entering the pavilion, she said breathlessly.

"Miss, Mr. Lin is here to see you."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xinru immediately put down the teacup in her hand and walked quickly out of the garden.

"Miss, please slow down." Chunxiang saw this and quickly followed.

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In the living room where guests were received, Lin Li was eating cakes and drinking tea. He looked at the servants waiting beside him and sighed helplessly.

"well."

These servants were unwilling to leave no matter what, and insisted on staying to serve them. This made Lin Li very uncomfortable.

A pretty little maid saw Lin Li finishing a cup of tea, and quickly stepped forward to pick up the teapot and refill the empty cup.

"Thanks!"

"Young Master, you don't have to be so polite." The pretty little maid had a sweet smile on her face.

"Um...you really don't need so many people here to entertain me," Lin Li said.

"Mr. Lin, you are a distinguished guest in our family, and we don't dare to show any disrespect." The pretty maid explained.

"..." Lin Li had a helpless expression on his face after hearing this.

The sound of rapid footsteps was heard outside the corridor. When the visitor was about to reach the door of the living room, the pace slowed down.

The tall Zhu Xinru appeared at the door. Because she had been walking in a hurry on the way here, her breath was a little messy and her tall chest was rising and falling.

"Zhu Xinru, long time no see." Lin Li saw Zhu Xinru and stood up to say hello.

"Last time we saw each other for a long time, I thought you had left Dongwu City." Zhu Xinru came to Lin Li with a smile, and Chunxiang, who was following her closely, pulled out her chair.

Lin Li smiled and said, "Sorry, I've been quite busy recently."

Zhu Xinru ordered, "Chunxiang, go get some sweet-scented osmanthus cake."

"Yes." Chunxiang nodded quickly and left the living room.

"There are still so many unfinished pastries on the table, so don't bother." Lin Li said quickly.

"I made that osmanthus cake with my own hands this morning. I want you to taste it and see if my craftsmanship has improved." Zhu Xinru said with a smile.

…………(End of chapter)