The next morning, Magistrate Ma arrived at the county government office with a group of gentry in a swagger, looking for Lu Zheng to ask for an explanation. However, as soon as they entered, they saw chaos inside.

County Magistrate Ma frowned and said, "County Lieutenant Lu, what are you doing so early in the morning?"

Lu Zheng's outer robe was disheveled and his hair was uncombed. He just bowed to everyone reluctantly and said, "Sir Ma, fellow countrymen, I have private matters to attend to. I am sorry for the poor hospitality..."

"You, you, you...you are so untidy, how can you be so unbecoming!" County Magistrate Ma was annoyed by his attitude. Seeing that the people in the yard were searching everywhere like headless flies, he couldn't help but ask, "It looks like Sir Lu has lost something?"

Lu Zheng's face turned pale, but he evaded the question, "Just some small things."

County Magistrate Ma didn't believe it. Just as he was about to ask a few more questions, he suddenly heard the sound of breaking wind beside his ear. A small arrow brushed his cheek and shot onto the opposite wall.

Liu Zhi and others immediately surrounded him, saying in unison: "My lord, you are not injured, are you?"

Bao Zheng and several guards brought by County Magistrate Ma chased out, but they did not see a single person.

County Magistrate Ma was still in shock. The arrow was clearly aimed at him, and it did not even touch Lu Zheng's hair. What did these people mean by surrounding Lu Zheng? !

Fortunately, the country gentleman beside him came to his senses and quickly comforted County Magistrate Ma, which made him feel better. Master Fu had already walked up to take down the small arrow and handed it to County Magistrate Ma.

The small arrow was red, with a note on it. County Magistrate Ma was shocked when he saw it: "Red-clothed thieves!"

The expressions on the faces of several country gentlemen on the side suddenly became colorful. The red-clothed thieves robbed a lot of things from their homes under the guise of robbing the rich and helping the poor. Some of them were lucky enough not to have been taken care of, so at this time they could not show a happy expression and had to share the same hatred with them.

"Sir, please take a look. What did the red-clothed thief steal from Lord Lu?"

County Magistrate Ma was about to unfold the note when Lu Zheng rushed over and said, "Give it back to me!"

County Magistrate Ma was caught off guard and the item was snatched back by him, but he still saw the two words on it with his sharp eyes. He immediately ignored Lu Zheng's behavior and asked with ill intentions, "Lord Lu, do you still have your official seal?"

Lu Zheng's face changed, but he still replied stubbornly, "I don't know what Lord Ma means?"

County Magistrate Ma could not hide his pride, "Lord Lu, you should read the note to prevent rumors from spreading. If they are spread to the capital, the loss of the official seal is a serious crime. Lord Lu doesn't want his father and brother to be implicated for this."

"Master Ma, please be careful with your words! I have something else to do, so I won't stay with you any longer. Bao Zheng, please show me

around!" Being ordered to leave made County Magistrate Ma believe that his guess was correct. It must be because of Lu Zheng's notice that the red-robed thief was angry, so he stole Lu Zheng's official seal. When he reports this matter, not only will Lu Zheng's official position be in jeopardy, but the imperial court will definitely not sit idly by for the red-robed thief to have done such a thing, and will definitely send troops to arrest him and bring him to justice. Then, it will be like killing two birds with one stone, removing these two thorns in the eye, wouldn't that be great!

Thinking of this, County Magistrate Ma didn't bother to be polite with these country gentlemen anymore, and hurriedly said goodbye.

One of the gentry said hurriedly, "Sir Ma, aren't we trying to force Sir Lu to solve the case of Mr. Lu as soon as possible today? Why are you leaving without even saying this?"

"What you said is true. Sir Lu has lost his official seal, so he probably doesn't have the mood to solve the case. Besides, even if he agrees, it will be useless if his official seal is not on the case file, right?" County Magistrate Ma bowed again and said, "Everyone, everyone, I really have important matters to attend to. I'll have tea with you another day."

County Magistrate Ma hurried back.

Several gentry looked at each other. The gentry who had asked Magistrate Ma earlier asked, "What do you think about this?"

No one said anything. One of them sneered, "Possessing the official seal privately is a serious crime. This red-clothed thief is really lawless. In that case, why don't we send him off?"

"Will it offend Lord Lu ?"

"What kind of gentry is he if he loses the official seal? Not to mention that his official position will be in danger, he may even end up in jail. Besides, why do you think Lord Ma is in such a hurry to go back? The two of them are not on good terms. I'm afraid Lord Ma would be happy to see us being so knowledgeable!"

The other gentry didn't say anything. I guess they still had concerns in their hearts.

But this man bowed his hands and said: "I don't believe that you are not tempted. The red-robed thief has been causing trouble in Qingxi County for a long time. Without saying anything high-sounding, he stole my heirloom, and I wish I could cut him into pieces. With such a good opportunity, I will never sit idly by. Goodbye!"

After he left, the remaining few gentry looked at each other, sighed and said goodbye.

At this moment, in the back court, the small group sat together, without any sign of frustration at losing the official seal.

Tiedan was imitating Lord Ma: "Lord Lu, please read the note, so as to avoid rumors. If it spreads to the capital, the loss of the official seal will be a serious crime. Lord Lu doesn't want his father and brother to be implicated for this, right~"

Everyone laughed. Liu Zhi wiped her tears and said: "Don't be too hasty. If it weren't for Lord Ma's cooperation, how could this play be so realistic?"

Lu Zheng looked at them with a smile, playing with the crossbow that Rong Zhen had given him. The small arrow shot from this crossbow was fired from this crossbow. He fixed the crossbow under the eaves of the wall and used a rope to pull the crossbow. When the time was right, he could just pull the rope to fire the arrow. It was because of this that Bao Zheng didn't see anyone when he led them out to chase.

"Okay, the most important thing is Mr. Gu's handwriting which is so sloppy, otherwise we can't make them believe it!" You Xiaowu interjected.

Gu Xiang smiled a little embarrassedly.

When everyone realized his presence, they immediately restrained themselves, so as not to get too proud and say something they shouldn't.

In order to make County Magistrate Ma believe that Lu Zheng's official seal was really stolen, they performed this drama together in front of him, and the most important point of this drama was the note, but they couldn't even write the characters properly, let alone imitate it. In the end, Lu Zheng had no choice but to find Gu Xiang. He didn't tell the whole story, but just said that he wanted to use this method to catch the red-clothed thief. On the one hand, this was a precaution against Gu Xiang, and on the other hand, it was also a protection for him.

Gu Xiang didn't say much, but agreed immediately. Then everyone realized that he was good at imitating.

Now, they had done what they should do, and it all depended on how the Sea Dragon King would respond and how the red-robed thief would react.

Lu Zheng was not worried that the Red Thief would ruin his case. Ever since he received the note at the house of Mr. Lu, he knew the Red Thief's position. Even if he was not on his side, at least he would not stand on the side of the Sea Dragon King. In this case, Lu Zheng used this method to delay the progress of the case. The Red Thief should know that he already knew that Lu Enguang's death was related to the Sea Dragon King. As for whether he would choose to cooperate or ignore it, Lu Zheng did not know, but no matter what, the other party would give him a response, and no matter what the content of the response was, it would reveal a lot of information. Lu

Zheng never forgot his oath to capture the Red Thief and bring him to justice.

That night, several people were having dinner, and a small red arrow broke through the window.

Everyone paused for a moment, Bao Zheng pulled out the arrow very consciously, and Liu Zhi complained: "Can't he stick it on the door? There's a hole in the window, and it's time to re-paste it tomorrow."

Tiedan, while fighting with You Xiaowu for food, agreed: "Sister Liu Zhi is right, if he keeps using this method, the wall should be repaired."

Lu Zheng didn't care what they were arguing about, but said to Bao Zheng: "What's written on the note?"

Bao Zheng looked at the note, and with a strange look in his eyes, he handed it to Lu Zheng: "Sir, you should read it yourself."

His behavior aroused everyone's curiosity, and they all gathered around Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng unfolded the note, and it said: The murderer of Li Si is Lu Enguang.

Everyone looked at each other, and could only be thankful that An Zicheng went back to eat at night, otherwise they really didn't know how to explain

it. The atmosphere was deadlocked for a while, and Tiedan weakly raised his hand and asked: "Sir, what do you mean?" As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped by You Xiaowu on the side, "Eat your meal, why are you talking so much?!"

Lu Zheng shook his head, his expression solemn. As for who killed Li Si, Lu Zheng did suspect Lu Enguang. After Lu Enguang found that the sachet had fallen, he suspected that Li Si had stolen it. He was worried that his identity would be exposed, and it was indeed very likely that he killed Li Si. Lu Zheng had also heard An Zicheng say that Li Si was a man of great loyalty. He probably knew that he could not survive, so he simply did not tell An Zicheng that the sachet was with him.

After killing Li Si, Lu Enguang searched his house but couldn't find the sachet, so he could only go back temporarily. Who would have thought that his identity would be exposed and he would be killed before he could find the sachet? But in this case, who chopped off Li Si's head?

For Lu Enguang, whether Li Si's identity was exposed or not did not affect him. So who followed Lu Enguang and chopped off Li Si's head, wanting to deliberately conceal Li Si's identity?

Was it the Red Thief?

Lu Zheng rejected this answer himself. If it was the Red Thief, he should have known that the sea map was in An Zicheng's hands. With his personality, he would have stolen the sea map long ago, so how could he have taken it?

Seeing that Lu Zheng was just in deep thought, You Xiaowu rolled his eyes and hugged Gu Xiang's neck: "Brother Gu, look at the beautiful moonlight. I want to find someone to drink and enjoy the moon together. After looking around, you are the most suitable one here. Come on..."

Gu Xiang still had half a string bean in his mouth, he swallowed it quickly: "Mr. You, this... this is not appropriate..."

"Hey, why be so polite, just call me Brother You!" You Xiaowu didn't say anything and dragged Gu Xiang out.

After they left, Bao Zheng asked, "Sir, what does this note mean? Is it to clear himself of suspicion of murder?"

Lu Zheng sighed, "I think he sent this note for only one reason, which is to tell us that there is a third force in Qingxi County."