Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Foster Father

"All those who knew the truth are dead. The honest monk doesn't know where else he can find clues."

Looking at the monk in front of him wearing a tattered robe, Lu Xiaofeng shook his head: "You monk are not honest at all. You dare to lie in front of Buddha. You should change your name to Dishonest Monk."

“The honest monk never lies. No matter who asks me, this is the same answer.” He then looked up at Lu Xiaofeng.

“But since you are a friend of the honest monk, I can tell you more.”

"Those who knew about the Embroidery Thief are indeed dead, but the stolen goods remain. The fact that the Embroidery Thief stole so many treasures means he needed money. But how would he convert these illicit treasures into cash?"

"The honest monk never does anything petty or underhanded. The honest monk may not know this, but Lu Xiaofeng should."

Lu Xiaofeng's eyes lit up.

"Yes, why didn't I think of this before?"

Lu Xiaofeng stroked his mustache and fell into deep thought.

"If you want to dispose of stolen goods, you have to go to the underground black market. Now that the Embroidery Thief case has caused such a stir, I'm sure the buyers won't openly display the stolen goods. They'll just buy them and secretly keep them."

"In that case, I only need to check the famous pawnshops and treasure shops in the capital. It seems I still need the Snake King's help."

Thinking of this, Lu Xiaofeng could no longer restrain himself. Ignoring the fact that he hadn't eaten all day, he hurriedly ran towards the Snake King.

"Help! An NPC claims I'm a master thief and has arrested me. Has anyone else encountered this? What should I do?"

Just like before, even though there was no one around, I heard the voice telling me about my extraordinary adventure.

"not good!"

Lu Xiaofeng was shocked.

"Jin Jiuling actually had the ability to capture her?"

He quickly turned and ran towards the direction of the government office.

Before he had even taken two steps, the voice of "showing off his extraordinary encounter" rang out again.

"It should be possible, I have QTC. But I haven't run away yet. Will running away affect the plot? Will I still be able to achieve a just and impartial ending?"

"No way!"

"Please don't make a move! Those soldiers can't withstand a single sword strike from you," Lu Xiaofeng silently prayed to himself as he rapidly used his lightness skill.

They rushed to the yamen as fast as they could and happened to run into a large group of soldiers escorting Xiu, who had just had a strange encounter, at the gate of the government office.

Lu Xiaofeng frowned slightly: "Why are there so many people?"

He didn't have time to think it through. Seeing that the constable leading the team was someone he had crossed paths with several times before, he went straight up to him.

"Officer Zhou, how have you been lately?"

"It's Lu Xiaofeng," Zhou, the head constable, smiled when he saw the newcomer. "I'm fine. I just caught the Embroidered Bandit, so why put her in jail?"

"Captain Zhou is really capable. Is this the Embroidered Bandit? She's actually a woman?" Although they hadn't spent much time together, Lu Xiaofeng had already noticed that unless he specifically spoke to Xiu Chuqi, she wouldn't pay any attention to him.

Jin Jiuling had been famous for a long time and had been away from the government for a long time, so it was unlikely that he would still know these ordinary constables at the lowest level, and naturally, it was impossible that he had specifically told them about it. Therefore, he decisively pretended not to know them and showed off his extraordinary encounter.

Officer Zhou had no suspicions.

"Yes, the victims all said that the Embroidered Thief was a man with a red cotton-padded jacket and a thick beard, but that was just his disguise. His real identity was actually a woman. And a beautiful woman at that."

"No wonder everyone says that the one thing you should never mess with when you're out in the world is a woman."

"Haha, there's always a reason for the advice from our seniors." After exchanging pleasantries with Constable Zhou, Lu Xiaofeng asked, "Constable Zhou, you know I've always been very curious. I've been investigating the Embroidered Thief for a while now, but I haven't made any progress."

"Since we've bumped into each other today, could I have a word with her?"

"this……"

Officer Zhou hesitated for a moment: "Shall we talk here? Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"Of course I won't make things difficult for my brothers. Once you've locked her up, I'll go to the jail and have a chat with her."

As he spoke, he slipped a gold ingot under the cover of his sleeve.

Zhou, the head constable, readily accepted the bribe and immediately beamed with joy: "No problem."

“Prisoners are allowed to be visited by the authorities. I’ll just let the cell boss know when the time comes.”

"Thank you very much, brother."

"You're too kind."

After showing off his extraordinary encounter and locking him in a cell, Constable Zhou turned around and said a few words to Lu Xiaofeng.

"This girl is exceptionally skilled, and we only managed to capture her by surprise. That's why we haven't dared to untie the ropes binding her. Master Lu, it's fine for you to chat with her for a bit, but please don't untie the ropes binding her."

"good."

Upon entering the cell, Lu Xiaofeng discovered that Xiu's extraordinary encounter was completely different from what she had previously told him via telepathy.

When Lu Xiaofeng heard the telepathic message, he thought she would be anxious, but she actually seemed quite relaxed. Not only was she relaxed, but she also seemed very curious about the cell, looking around inside.

"You don't seem to be in a hurry at all," Lu Xiaofeng teased.

Sure enough, you have to take the initiative to talk to her to get noticed.

He had completely ignored Lu Xiaofeng's boastful adventure, but finally reacted: "It's Lu Xiaofeng! This prison is completely different from the one in Hexi Hanmo. It looks much darker and damper."

As he spoke, he walked to the cell door and forcefully shoved his head into the gap between the two bars.

"The railings here are so narrow, I can't even squeeze through."

While speaking, he also tried to shove his shoulders in.

"Even the modeling can't be blocked, the map design is so reasonable!"

Lu Xiaofeng was shocked and quickly grabbed her arm, pulling her away from the prison door to prevent her from squashing his head.

"What are you doing? Don't you feel pain?"

"I haven't lost any health. I have over two million health points, so it's okay even if I lose some."

"???"

Unable to understand what the other person was saying, Lu Xiaofeng decided to change the subject.

How did you get caught?

“I don’t know either,” Xiu Chuqiyu said, puzzled. “I was just following the guide to investigate stolen goods and got the top-grade luminous pearl. I was arrested before I could even check Jin Jiuling’s finances.”

"They say I'm the Embroidered Thief. Could it be that Jin Jiuling is crying wolf?"

"You mean the Embroidered Bandit is Jin Jiuling?" Lu Xiaofeng, who also had some doubts about Jin Jiuling, asked, "How do you know? Do you have any evidence?"

“Someone told me,” Xiu Chuqi said matter-of-factly. “As for evidence, I was arrested as soon as I found a little bit.”

"The big boss said that my reputation in the government is not good enough, and even if I find evidence, I probably won't achieve a fair and just outcome. So I'm still considering whether to break out of prison to continue the investigation."

"Official reputation?" Lu Xiaofeng barely understood a bit. The other party seemed to have a way to obtain evidence, but because he was wanted, even if he produced evidence, the government would not believe him.

"Or you can give me the evidence and I'll investigate."

Lu Xiaofeng proudly declared, "I have dealt with the government quite a bit. If I present the evidence, everyone should believe me."

"Is that even possible?" Showing off her extraordinary encounter, her eyes lit up. "You mean I don't have to do anything, I can just leave it here and wait for you to find the evidence?"

“Yes,” Lu Xiaofeng said, stroking his beard uncomfortably as he was looked at with such eyes for the first time after his extraordinary encounter. “But you have to promise me you won’t fight with the soldiers without permission. They can’t withstand a single sword strike from you.”

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he agreed without hesitation: "Of course, I won't kill Huang Ming."

"Imperial name? Does that mean eating royal food?" Lu Xiaofeng pondered to himself. After learning about the location of the other stolen goods and the comparison between Jin Jiuling's spending and income from Xiu Chu's strange encounter, he left with peace of mind.

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After receiving the NPC's promise to show off your extraordinary encounter, I opened the quest guide and found that the quest description had indeed changed.

"Waiting for Lu Xiaofeng to return with the evidence."

"It's so great to have an NPC who can do things on his own. If the developers don't make Lu Xiaofeng a chivalrous hero, I'll definitely make him a close friend and put him in my homestead. I have to have such a good NPC."

He sighed briefly, then skillfully opened the artist's interface, ready to go AFK.

"This area is too narrow for a performance. Please move to an open area."

"Ah, I can't list the artist," Showing off her adventures was a little disappointed. "Then I can only list the shopkeeper. It's perfect since I haven't finished completing the achievement yet."

Unlock wealth from all directions, showcase your extraordinary adventures, and explore the world while setting up a stall.

Right now, the copycats are spamming new trash talk in the world chat.

"On Sunday, the last bus is for rebellion only; don't board it."

I also posted a comment about my amazing encounter.

"On Sunday, the last bus is for rebellion only; don't board it."

Prince Pingnan's heir: "You want to rebel?"

A dialogue bubble suddenly appeared in my field of vision, and I realized that an NPC had appeared in the cell at some point.

Seeing that Shown didn't answer, the NPC asked again.

Prince Pingnan's heir: "You want to rebel?"

Since I'm just killing time anyway, I figured it would be fun to show off my adventures and tease the NPCs.

"Yeah, what's up? Do you want to come along?"

Prince Pingnan's Crown Prince: "Why did you rebel?"

"Of course, it's for the salary."

Prince Pingnan's Heir Apparent: "What is salary?"

"It's money, you know what money is? Gold!"

Prince Pingnan's heir: "So it was for these mundane things. No wonder you became the Embroidery Thief."

"It's easy to say, but if I don't want the common stuff, why don't you give it to me? I've already made the dragon carp, I need to earn some wages to cover my losses, right?"

The Prince of Pingnan said, "Since that's the case, you can work for me. After we succeed, I will reward you with 100,000 taels of gold."

"Once it's all done, I'll give you 100,000 taels of gold," Xiu Chuqi said in a sarcastic tone.

"That sounds nice, but I'll probably just try to fob me off with some shiny gold nuggets. If you're so capable, you should pay me first."

System: "You have received 10,000 gold."

Something flashed across the chat channel.

"Aaaaaaah!"

Show off your amazing adventure! Quickly open your backpack and you'll find that your balance has indeed increased by 10,000.

Are you serious?

Showing off their amazing encounters makes them want to immediately cling to the other person's leg.

"Godfather, are you planning a rebellion? Tell me what to do, and I'll act immediately!"

The NPC seemed used to flattering tones, his expression remaining unchanged, only a new bubble slowly rising above his head.

The heir of the Prince of Pingnan said, "This is the deposit. After the matter is settled, I will reward you with the remaining 90,000 taels of gold."

The heir of the Prince of Pingnan said, "I have already made arrangements with the authorities. Come with me, I will take you to see someone."