Li Sui Town News 6
"what are you up to?!"
The guards stopped Chu Li out of habit. Protecting the mayor and the people was their top priority.
One after another, tall and strong men blocked her way, almost completely covering Jiang Xizhi's figure. Chu Li was not afraid at all, and confronted the group with a cold look.
She couldn't give up, she had to save her furry friend.
Chu Li was thinking about it and subconsciously tightened the red brick in his hand.
During the interval, Jiang Xizhi's voice came from behind the guards.
After receiving the order, the group of men dispersed and made way for Chu Li.
Not far away, Jiang Xizhi's slightly long hair was casually draped on both sides of his shoulders. He restrained his movements, sat up straight, and gently placed his slender hands on the armrests of the chair.
The man looked at Chu Li for a while.
Chu Li had lost his mind at this moment and didn't care about the occasion.
She snorted, picked up a brick and was about to hit Jiang Xizhi.
"Chu Li, calm down!"
You Chengze, who was catching up with Chu Li, quickly stopped Chu Li's next action.
Chu Li turned around, recognized the person, and immediately got furious: "You Chengze, don't stop me! The furry people who kidnapped me expect me to treat them well!"
Chu Li struggled without giving up, trying her best to break free from the man's hand.
"Kidnapping a spiritual pet?" Jiang Xizhi murmured softly.
The man sitting calmly in front of him had a puzzled look on his face, which undoubtedly made Chu Li even more upset: "What are you pretending for! How can you be the mayor? You are just a hypocrite with nothing to show for it! Return my pet to me. You kidnapped my pet, and you still refuse to admit it!"
As Chu Li spoke, he struggled to break free and used the force to throw the red brick.
She had developed her strength through training in her early years. After struggling for a while, Chu Li's eyes turned red and she threw herself directly at Jiang Xizhi.
The moment the red brick was thrown, the guards were caught off guard and wanted to rush forward to stop the accident. However, gravity and inertia forced the red brick to hit Jiang Xizhi's right shoulder and then fell to the ground with a dull sound.
Chu Li was stunned, his legs felt like they were filled with lead.
The man sitting on the seat looked calm and composed, neither crying out in pain nor getting angry. Only his right shoulder, which had just been hit by a red brick, was now showing a hint of red.
Hiss, that looks a bit painful.
"It seems that the distinguished guest has some misunderstandings about me." Jiang Xizhi's face showed no sign of anger. He slowly stood up, brushed off the dust on his right shoulder, walked to Chu Li, and said, "Is there something wrong?"
Seeing him look clueless, Chu Li couldn't tell for a moment whether he was pretending to be stupid or was really clueless.
"My pet disappeared in your town. The last people who handled it were you and the manager of the Tianquan store. But we've searched the store. Who else would dare to do this except you, who has such great abilities?"
Chu Li's tone was particularly bad after losing Mao Rongrong. She didn't care whether this person was pretending or really didn't know, she just wanted Mao Rongrong to be safe.
"Your Excellency has misunderstood." Jiang Xizhi politely raised his hand to his shoulder and bowed, explaining, "Neither the townspeople nor I would do such a ridiculous thing. Perhaps they encountered something interesting."
"Your explanation is too far-fetched!" Chu Li frowned, no longer caring about etiquette, and kept shouting, "My pet is so well-behaved, how could it forget to go home because it was playing too much?"
"Don't be anxious, my dear guest." Jiang Xizhi soothed him, then suppressed his smile, raised his cold eyes slightly, looked at the guards on the side, and ordered, "Send more people to search, don't miss any corner, and find the whereabouts of the spirit pet as soon as possible."
As soon as his order was given, the guards quickly set out to search.
Chu Li and others were not idle either. After the guards left, they also began to search around.
I searched every corner of Lisui Town but couldn't find any trace of the spirit pets.
As time passed, the sun in the sky gradually lost its brilliance, and the night slowly spread. Chu Li became more and more impatient.
Her mind was working fast and her hands and feet didn't stop, she just wanted to find her furry one.
It was not until the second half of the night that Chu Li, who had not eaten much all day and could no longer walk, finally sat down to rest.
The guards had searched for several times, even outside the town, but they could not find the whereabouts of the spirit pets.
The more this happened, the more uneasy Chu Li became.
She had no idea who had stolen these furry creatures, nor did she know if they were safe. She even considered that the pets, drawn through card draws and therefore time-sensitive, had vanished without explanation. But after much reflection, she opened the card draw interface and realized she had overestimated her own abilities.
But where can they go, and where will they go?
"Eat something."
You Chengze's slightly hoarse voice came from Chu Li's ears.
The next moment, a bowl of steaming hot noodles appeared in front of Chu Li. Because of the close distance, the fragrant aroma made Chu Li forget his worries for a moment, and his mind was replaced by hunger.
She sighed softly, took the bowl of noodles and began to eat it voraciously.
When she reached the bottom, she remembered to ask the man next to her if he had eaten.
You Chengze chuckled, sat down beside her, and replied softly, "I've eaten."
After hearing this, Chu Li solved the rest of the problem.
"Don't worry, we'll find out soon."
Chu Li paused wiping her mouth, and it took her a long while to realize You Chengze was trying to comfort her. She forced a smile and replied, "How can I not worry? If anything goes wrong, I'll be so guilty."
As soon as the words fell.
Another hand appeared in front of Chu Li.
"What's wrong?" Chu Li looked at the man's palm and asked in confusion.
After she finished speaking, You Chengze clenched his fists and closed his eyes. The next second, he opened his eyes again and said, "You try."
Try this move, what does it do?
Kind of stupid, but try it anyway.
Chu Li thought, stretched out her palm, and then closed her eyes. In an instant, she felt a warm current flowing through her chest, lingering in her chest, extremely active.
When she opened her eyes again, the warm current turned into a light green light that floated from her arm to the palm of her hand. The mark of the jasmine flower was extremely dazzling, but it disappeared immediately the moment Chu Li blinked.
"Do you feel it?" You Chengze asked.
Chu Li nodded dully, feeling a very strong energy.
As if he felt that Chu Li did not understand his intention, You Cheng curled his lips helplessly and sighed.
"What an idiot," You Chengze cursed softly. Chu Li happened to hear his words, and she felt a little annoyed. But the man opposite her spoke again, "What you sensed was the energy of the spirit pets. If one of them left, you would naturally notice it."
Chu Li was stunned for a long time, and opened his mouth to ask why he knew such things when he didn't even have a spirit pet.
However, before he could finish his words, You Chengze had already stood up from beside Chu Li, his eyes fixed on Jiang Xizhi and the guards walking towards him, and said, "They're coming."
Chu Li stood up and looked at the huge group of people.
The calm Jiang Xizhi of the day was completely gone. Standing there was a Jiang Xizhi with a furrowed brow and disheveled clothes. Behind him followed a group of equally dismal-looking guards and officials.
"Have you found it?" Chu Li asked.
Jiang Xizhi shook his head.
The deputy mayor behind him stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said apologetically, "Sorry, sir, we did our best."
"Have you really looked for everything?"
"Yes."
After the deputy mayor finished answering, Chu Li's eyebrows jumped.
Her mind was in a state of confusion. When she caught a glimpse of the familiar figure, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "Have you searched that remote Youning Courtyard?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.
Jiang Xizhi is exactly like this.
His face suddenly turned pale, his hands hanging at his sides trembled, and his right hand couldn't stop clutching the fabric of his clothes.
Chu Li frowned slightly. It was obvious that they didn’t find it!
There is something strange about Youningyuan!
This group of people are clearly the culprits, yet they are pretending to be confused and playing dumb in front of her!
Want to mislead her?
No way!
Chu Li took a deep breath, forcing herself not to get angry. She asked, "You guys are so flustered, are you guilty or are you deliberately hiding something?"
"Dear guest, it's getting dark. Let's look for it tomorrow." Jiang Xizhi spoke, trying to dissuade Chu Li.
"Why are you panicking?" Chu Li knew she had something on these people, so she felt confident. She stopped panicking and slowly approached Jiang Xizhi with a sly smile. She stopped pretending and said, "Last night, the four sisters told me that Youning Courtyard is a forbidden area in Lisui Town. I clearly saw the doll on the roof. Mayor, what did you do in Youning Courtyard? Why did it become a forbidden area? You should know better than us, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the calm man in front of him suddenly looked panicked and frightened. However, this emotion was not mixed with the embarrassment or anger after having his lie exposed.
"You are such an ungrateful person! You really don't know what's good for you!" The deputy mayor behind him was furious after hearing what Chu Li said. He pointed at Chu Li and said, "Our mayor saw that you were new here and was afraid that you might go astray, so he kindly stopped you from entering the restricted area. What did I say! These two people shouldn't have been allowed to stay in the first place!"
The deputy mayor's last two sentences were addressed to Jiang Xizhi.
Jiang Xizhi frowned, raised his hand and waved, signaling the deputy mayor to stop talking.
Then, he looked Chu Li in the eye calmly: "Your Excellency is angry for a reason. But my original intention was to save you. I hope you won't think too much."
Chu Li frowned, knowing that this group of people might not be lying to her. She curled her lips, wanted to say something, but stopped herself.
"However, since you are such a small guest, I think I have a rough idea of where the spirit pets are hiding."
"Where is it?!" Chu Li asked loudly.
Jiang Xizhi sighed lightly, his eyes filled with helplessness.
He glanced at Chu Li, then at You Chengze beside him, and slightly turned his body, revealing the path the four sisters had taken them last night, and said softly, "Please follow me."
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