"There are... there are bad guys in the village, a lot of them!" Yuan Qiu ran home and immediately whispered to Cen Xiao.
"Go back inside and don't come out."
Yuan Qiu nodded vigorously, but as he stepped across the threshold, Cen Xiao didn't follow: "Why aren't you coming in? Come on in!"
"I'll go check it out. You lock the doors and windows."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qiu became anxious: "They outnumber us, and they have knives!"
"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Lock the doors and windows, don't let your godmother out, and guard the house."
In fact, Cen Xiao noticed them as soon as they entered the village. Having fought on the battlefield for many years and survived numerous assassination attempts, his perception of danger was a hundred times more acute than that of ordinary people.
Cen Xiao silently approached the group of bandits. There were six of them in total, all with their faces covered by black cloths and holding long knives.
"Third Brother, how much money can this poor, destitute man possibly make? I heard there's a woman in this village who's really good at making money. She only has three children at home. We should go there first."
"Don't do anything reckless! The boss ordered that we can't touch that woman! Anyone else in the village is fine, but not her! And don't call me Third Brother, call me Big Ox Brother!"
They spoke in hushed tones, but Cen Xiao's hearing was extraordinary, so he heard every single word.
Cen Xiao sensed that there was more to the story.
Immediately afterward, they tried to pry open the door, but Cen Xiao acted without hesitation, easily taking down all six of them and breaking one of their legs, preventing them from escaping.
Screams echoed throughout the village, finally waking the village chief and his family.
That's right, they broke into Village Chief An's house!
The An family has been woken up, but no one is up yet.
Cen Xiaohan stared at "Third Brother": "Who is your boss? What is his purpose?"
Ding San remained silent.
With a wave of his hand, Cen Xiao sliced off one of his ears.
Ding San screamed in agony, clutching the spot where he had been slashed, and curled up into a ball.
The other bandits looked at Cen Xiao in horror.
Cen Xiao's gaze fell on another person, the tip of his knife slowly pointing at him. The man was terrified and, before Cen Xiao could ask any questions, he immediately said, "I... our boss... our leader Zhang Biao, he told us to come here to rob a few places."
"Why were you told not to touch Xiao Cui?"
“Xiao…Cui? You mean that rich woman with three kids? We don’t know why.” This person was afraid that Cen Xiao would cut off his ears if he didn’t believe him, so he repeatedly assured him, “Really, hero, I’m telling the truth! But our boss also specifically…specifically instructed us to call Third Brother ‘Big Ox Brother’ in front of the victim.”
After all that, it turns out they were after me!
Ah, interesting!
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"These damned beasts! Waaah..."
"Our family's two years of hard work have been wasted! You heartless bastard!"
...
Early in the morning, the village chief's family's cries shattered the village's peaceful morning.
The neighbors came running when they heard the noise.
"What's wrong with the village chief?"
"Auntie, what happened?"
The village chief's wife, An Huangshi, cried as she spoke, "Last night a group of people came, each wielding a big knife, and they stole everything from our house! How are we supposed to live now! Waaah..."
The villagers then discovered that the village chief's house was indeed in a mess.
"I heard some noise coming from your place last night. I didn't expect it to be robbers. Luckily, you're all safe."
"Yes, thankfully no one is hurt. Money can be earned back. We'll be able to earn it back sooner or later by following Xiao Cui."
"Everyone should keep their doors and windows tightly closed at night. I think things are getting a bit unsettled lately."
"They must be seeing how well we're doing with Xiao Cui. These beasts just can't stand seeing others living a good life!"
At this moment, Zhang Chuntao stepped forward and said, "That's not necessarily true."
"Chuntao, why didn't you go to work at the restaurant today? Have you paid off your debts?" a villager teased.
"Of course the money has been paid off," Zhang Chuntao said, head held high.
"Wow! You've struck it rich! You've managed to pay off your debts of several dozen taels of silver. You're so wealthy, be careful of bandits and robbers coming to your house!"
"Pah! Niu Jindi, shut your mouth!" Zhang Chuntao said. "If we're talking about money, who in the village is richer than Yang Cui? Wouldn't it be easier for her, a woman with three children, to get away with it? Why didn't the bandits rob her, but instead robbed the village chief's house? Don't you find that strange?"
As soon as Zhang Chuntao finished speaking, the scene fell silent, and then everyone started discussing it.
Zhang Chuntao continued, "It's common for chickens and ducks to go missing in our village, but this is the first time I've encountered a robbery with a knife like this in almost twenty years of living in Anjia Village. I've heard that Yang Cui's fiancé is a bandit leader, and I don't know if this has anything to do with him."
Upon hearing this, Wen became furious: "Zhang Chuntao, you filthy woman, stop talking nonsense or I'll tear your mouth apart!"
“I’m not wrong. It’s been circulating in Lin’an Village for a while now. Look at his unapproachable demeanor, he’s more frightening than a tiger. I think this matter is most likely related to him. Before Yang Cui moved here and didn’t know Cen Daniu, none of this happened in our village!”
Now, the villagers were also nervous and began to doubt Cen Daniu, feeling that Zhang Chuntao's words made some sense.
“I didn’t know my aunt was a detective.” Yang Cui and Cen Xiao walked over side by side.
Zhang Chuntao showed no fear in the face of Yang Cui and Cen Xiao.
Yang Cui glanced around and then said, "Since everyone is worried, let's report it to the authorities."
Yang Cui took the initiative to report the matter to the authorities, which dispelled the villagers' initial suspicions. If they were really bandits and robbers, who would take the initiative to report them to the authorities? They would be trying to avoid them as much as possible!
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