"This thief stole my wife's purse. Everyone, disperse. I'm going to take him to the yamen for punishment!"
Feng Beichuan cleared his throat and solemnly explained to everyone.
Seeing that this young man's demeanor and attire were unlike those of ordinary people, everyone believed his words and dispersed.
Meanwhile, Zhuque was completely exasperated. She felt that there was probably no other man in the world more shameless than her master!
Feng Beichuan was clearly satisfied with his performance. Seeing that Li Chang'an didn't react, he grinned and moved closer to her: "How about it, wasn't I clever? How about..."
"screw you!"
Before he could finish speaking, Feng Beichuan received a sharp rap on the head from Li Chang'an.
Good, well done!
Suzaku couldn't help but cheer in his heart.
They found a quiet place nearby and prepared to interrogate the man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like face. After Zhuque released his pressure points, the man was finally able to speak.
"Have mercy! I don't know anything!"
The man was already quite frightened.
Li Chang'an was too lazy to listen to his nonsense. He was trying to shift the blame before he even asked anything. He was dreaming!
"Where did this thing come from?"
With a flick of his wrist, the booklet was thrown in front of that person, and Feng Beichuan now resembled a judge in a courtroom.
"I don't know, I don't know anything... Ouch!"
The man with the pointed face and monkey-like features tried to play dumb, but Zhuque kicked him hard, and he fell to the ground with a scream.
"You'd better tell the truth honestly, or I'll make sure you never have a chance to speak again!"
Although Suzaku's tone was calm, the murderous intent in her eyes spoke volumes about the weight of her words.
The man shuddered, feeling as if he had suddenly fallen into an ice cave.
"I really didn't know, I was just doing it for money..."
The man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks now had a bitter face. His face was already gaunt, but now it was all wrinkled up, making him look even more sleazy.
"Then tell me everything you know. I'll only give you one chance, so you'd better think it through from beginning to end."
Li Chang'an spoke in a deep voice, which startled the other party even more.
This tactic of coercion and enticement worked; the man even revealed his name and address.
This man's surname is Hou. He is the second son in his family. Because he looks like a monkey, people who know him call him Monkey Second. He is usually a good-for-nothing loafer. When he runs out of money, he will work for others for a couple of days to earn some money to eat, drink and have fun.
Because he was short of money recently, Monkey Second was trying to find ways to make money. He originally wanted to steal, but he was caught red-handed.
Strangely enough, the man didn't report him to the authorities after catching him. He just asked Monkey Lao Er for a favor, promising that if he could do it well, he would not only not pursue the theft but also pay him extra.
To show his sincerity, the strange man also gave Monkey Lao Er a deposit.
How could anyone refuse such a great opportunity? Not only did Monkey No. 2 accept the task, but he also volunteered to find a few more cronies. The other party was very generous, paying deposits to the others and then giving Monkey No. 2 a referral fee.
The task was to help distribute some picture albums throughout the capital.
Although there were many booklets, the person only told them to distribute them, not to sell them, so it was relatively easy to handle. In just two days, Monkey Lao Er and his group distributed several hundred booklets. They were about to complete their task, get paid, and leave when Li Chang'an and his group caught them red-handed.
After understanding the whole story, Feng Beichuan seized the opportunity and had Zhuque capture the others.
The group was all pinned to the ground. Except for Monkey Two, the others were full of questions, wondering what important person they had offended.
After another round of intimidation, one of them finally provided some valuable clues. It turned out that the man was a food deliveryman who had delivered a lot of ingredients to the Prime Minister's mansion once when it hosted a banquet. The person who received him was the one who had paid them to distribute the brochures.
It's like searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly!
After getting the answer he wanted, Li Chang'an's expression softened a little, but his disgust for that old fox Bai Yuanshan intensified—this man really wouldn't shed a tear until he saw the coffin!
Because of this turn of events, Li Chang'an lost all interest in going to the suburban villa with Feng Beichuan. She immediately ordered Hou Lao Er and his group to hand over the remaining hundreds of booklets that had not yet been distributed, intending to throw them into the fire pit and burn them all.
Feng Beichuan knew that Li Chang'an was angry, but all he could do now was to deal with the picture albums together, so he ordered someone to prepare a large vat to be used as a brazier.
"Let's just burn the stuff to calm things down. We'll find a chance to get our revenge!"
As he spoke, Feng Beichuan personally picked up a flint and lit the straw in the large vat.
Flames suddenly shot up. Feng Beichuan grabbed a stack of picture books and threw them in. The books were instantly engulfed by the flames. He reached out and grabbed another stack, but was stopped just as he was about to throw it in.
"Fine, since it's evidence, let's keep it!"
Li Chang'an frowned slightly. She took the things from Feng Beichuan's hands and put them back together with the rest: "Keep them and return them to their rightful owners!"
Feng Beichuan always respected Li Chang'an's decisions, so he said nothing more and instructed people to pack up the picture albums.
He originally intended to send them to the General's Mansion, but after thinking about it, he was afraid that Li Chang'an would get angry if he saw these things, so he decided to put them in the Regent's Mansion first.
"No need, I just said I wanted to return it to its rightful owner, so just send it directly to the Prime Minister's residence!"
Li Chang'an had already returned to his usual calm and composed demeanor.
"Could it be that you want to..."
Feng Beichuan's heart skipped a beat, and he turned his gaze intently to the woman beside him, but Li Chang'an simply lowered his eyes, waved his hand, and turned to leave.
An hour later, Bai Yuanshan received a "big gift".
It was called a grand gift, but that was only the literal meaning, because the cloth bundle was indeed very large. When Bai Yuanshan first saw it, he was also completely bewildered and thought that the people below had made a mistake.
After confirming that the item was for him, Bai Yuanshan curiously opened the bundle.
"How could this happen?!"
Upon seeing what was inside, Bai Yuanshan's expression changed drastically, his old face turning ashen.
These are clearly the picture albums that I had someone make rubbings of a few days ago!
"Who delivered the things?"
Bai Yuanshan roared in exasperation, but it was too late, because the servant said that the person who brought the things over had already left.
After calming down, Bai Yuanshan immediately pointed his suspicions at Feng Beichuan and Li Chang'an, because only the two of them would be so arrogant.
This is clearly a warning to myself!
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