"This person is ignoring curfew; he dares to wander the streets at this hour? Quite suspicious. Let's follow him and see."
Hanging far behind, Fang Yuan noticed that the man was making a strange attempt to climb into a courtyard. So, he quickly walked up, grabbed the man's collar, and pulled him back.
The man screamed in fright and tried to resist, but Fang Yuan easily stopped him, pinning him to the ground with his hands behind his back. The man could only stare blankly at Fang Yuan, stammering, "You...you are...?"
With poor visibility in the darkness, Fang Yuan squinted and carefully examined the other person. The more he looked, the more familiar they seemed. Suddenly, he exclaimed in surprise:
"Xiao Fan? What are you doing here?"
Fan Zhi, a constable from the Six Doors, recognized Fang Yuan at this moment. He broke free from his restraints, stood up, and punched Fang Yuan in the chest with a smile: "Hey! Brother Fang, we've been waiting for you to come back!"
"What are you doing?" Fang Yuan asked, puzzled. When did the Six Doors start doing things so secretly?
"Ugh! Don't even mention it. Without Brother Fang in charge, the Six Doors would be in complete chaos. There's this important official in the court whose only son has been missing for months. We nobodies have all been sent out to look for him recently."
Fan Zhi sighed.
"I was in charge of Keluo City, but that person kept telling me to keep it a secret, so I had no choice but to pretend to be a thief and search house to house under the cover of darkness."
Fang Yuan: You're such a clever little devil.
That's a good idea, but don't think about it again.
Fang Yuan said helplessly:
"I happen to be staying in Keluo City soon. Stop pretending to be a thief and come with me to catch a fugitive. Leave the finding to me... By the way, what's the name of the person we're looking for?"
"Yan Fei, son of the Imperial Censor!"
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