"Is Leo at home? Leo!" A deep male voice came.
The two best friends looked towards the side door of the courtyard and saw two men in official uniforms striding in.
The two officers had long swords hanging from their waists. When they saw Li Sisi, they made amusing and joking expressions: "Little Li, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so bad?"
Li Sisi rushed over angrily, hands on hips, and warned rudely: "Don't call me Little Li!"
The two looked at her angry face with puffed cheeks and couldn't help but say jokingly, "Eh? Little Leo, this is where you're wrong. We clearly agreed that if you lose, we'll call you Little Leo, and if you win, we'll call you Sister Li."
Another officer nearby agreed with a smile: "That's right, you have to accept the loss. People in our yamen value personal reputation the most. You can't cheat!"
"Yes, if this gets out, it will have a bad impact. How can we convince the people to trust us in the future?"
The two officers sang the same tune and didn't take Li Sisi's anger seriously at all.
Pei Yanli, who followed behind, saw this scene and shook his head in pain. Ever since Li Sisi started working with him in the government office, he had never had a quiet time.
Li Sisi saw Pei Yanli walk in from the courtyard gate, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she trotted over to complain: "Boss! You have to control them! Last time they lied to me that I didn't know kung fu, and wanted me to fight them. If I lost, they said I would call me Little Li! That's a eunuch's name! It's too much!"
Pei Yanli looked at Li Sisi helplessly: "You lost the bet yourself, how can I take care of this matter?"
"Last time doesn't count. They cheated me!" Li Sisi angrily put her hands on her hips and glared at the two officers. "I'm going to learn kung fu well. Let's have another bet. Next time, I'm going to beat you two into submission!"
Pei Yanli looked at Li Sisi's unyielding spirit and pressed his temples with a headache, wondering why this girl was so competitive. Originally, he kept Li Sisi by his side to monitor her and find out her identity.
As a result, within a few days, this girl was getting along well with the men in the yamen, and would often challenge them to fight. She didn't learn any skills in handling cases, but her kung fu skills were getting better and better.
He sighed helplessly and quickly changed the subject: "Stop making a fuss. There are new clues in Mr. Wang's case. We have to go there quickly."
Li Sisi's expression froze when she heard that. The playful look she had just had disappeared instantly. She looked serious and steady, and at first glance, she really looked like an official.
She turned to look at Li Nian and shouted, "Niannian, I'm going to go to the case first. Put the meat in the kitchen! I don't feel like eating meat lately. You eat first. I'll buy a big pancake on the street later."
Li Nian nodded and said, "Okay."
She stared at Li Sisi's disappearing figure in a daze. Why did Sisi suddenly start retching? Didn't she love braised pork the most? She was even clamoring for it a few days ago!
The scorching sun gradually sets in the west, and the sunset begins to show its gorgeous figure again.
Li Nian felt that the most beautiful scenery in Dong'an City was the warm golden sunset shining on the black-toned Dong'an City. The two extreme contrasts would shock and amaze her every time she saw it.
Night gradually fell. For dinner, Li Nian only cooked some porridge and made some scallion pancakes. Because Li Sisi said she didn't want to eat meat at noon, she only fried a dish of vegetarian dishes.
Li Sisi returned home as the sun was almost setting.
The first thing she looked at was what was on the table, and when she saw that there was no meat, she felt relieved.
Li Sisi strode in and sat down. The dignified manners she had learned in the capital had almost been worn away by the training she had gone through during this period.
She reached out to grab the pancake, but Li Nian hit the back of her hand with her chopsticks: "Have you washed your hands?"
Li Sisi smiled and said, "I washed it. I washed it when I came back."
She skillfully picked up the green onion next to her, rolled the pancake with it, took a bite, and then drank it with the porridge.
Li Nian looked at her like this, frowned in worry, and didn't know if she had made the right decision to let Sisi work in the government office.
Why do I feel that Sisi's behavior is becoming more and more like those rough men?
Li Sisi was eating when she thought of something she had recently learned. She quickly swallowed the biscuit in her mouth and said, "Oh, right, didn't you ask me last time to keep an eye out for houses for sale nearby? I heard there's a house with two courtyards for sale at the end of this street. I heard the family is planning to move south and is desperate to sell it."
Upon hearing this, Li Nian asked, "When are you free? Let's go take a look together."
Li Sisi thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid I won't have time these two days. There's been a major breakthrough in Mr. Wang's case recently, and the boss said he wants to close it soon."
"How about this," Li Sisi said seriously, "You and Bai Ying go check it out first. She's just sitting around doing nothing anyway, so she doesn't have to run to the government office to look for me every day."
She snorted softly: "She thought I didn't know. On the surface, she was looking for me, but in fact she was looking for Pei Yanli."
"What do you want from me?" A familiar voice suddenly sounded.
Li Sisi's body stiffened, and when she tilted her head to look out the door, her face was already full of smiles: "Nothing, just thinking about the latest case and chatting with my sister!"
Pei Yanli said "Oh" softly and walked in with steady steps.
Li Sisi noticed the stack of documents in his hand and her heart skipped a beat. Shit! Did the boss want her to work overtime?
The smile on her face slowly became hypocritical: "Boss, what are you doing with this?"
Pei Yanli placed a stack of documents on the table in front of Li Sisi: "Sort out these documents tonight and look for clues about the missing persons. Submit them to me tomorrow."
Li Sisi's face suddenly turned bitter: "Boss, can I watch it tomorrow? It's so late, I still need to rest!"
Pei Yanli stared at her motionlessly and said indifferently, "Didn't you say last time that you would stay up late to read storybooks every night?"
"No!" Li Sisi quickly argued: "I was just joking!"
Pei Yanli said "hmm" lightly, and said, "Work hard, and you'll be given a permanent position at the end of the year."
Li Sisi puffed out her cheeks and punched and kicked Pei Yanli's back.
Pei Yanli had just left when Pei Yu'an came again.
He was holding a food box in his hand, his eyes fell on Li Sisi, and he smiled gently: "Sisi, there's a new shop opening in the city today, selling fruit. They have a wide variety of products. I bought some for you and your sister."
Hearing this, Li Sisi stood up happily and said, "Let me see what fruits we have."
Li Sisi's eyes lit up when she opened the food box. "It's honey orange!" She took out an orange and held it in her hand, her tone full of surprise. "Niannian, there are actually honey oranges for sale on the street!"
She looked at Pei Yu'an with joy: "How much is this? I'll give it to you."
Pei Yuan said quickly, "No need for money. We are all friends. Just consider these as a token of appreciation for your friend." Afraid that Li Sisi would still refuse, he added, "Your sister is pregnant now. Eating more fruit is good for her health."
Upon hearing this, Li Sisi no longer refused and thanked him with a smile. Finally, she personally escorted Pei Yuan out of the courtyard.
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