Welcome! Han Bin discovered that someone was still following Qiao Yu. If this person were an adult, Han Bin wouldn't be surprised. But the little guy following Qiao Yu was at most eight years old.
When Han Bin first saw him, he thought the little boy was just playing around. Later, when it was noon, the little boy didn't go home for lunch. Han Bin could tell the little boy was very hungry, but the little boy stubbornly endured his hunger and stayed with Qiao Yu all day.
That night, after the lights in Qiao Yu's room were turned off, the little boy left. Han Bin followed him out of curiosity.
After more than half an hour, the little boy stopped beside a large courtyard. He leaned over the gate and listened; the courtyard was quiet. Then, the boy went around to the back of the courtyard. There were no houses behind the courtyard, so Han Bin figured there might be a small garden behind the walls.
The area behind was a mess. The little boy groped around and moved a few stones, revealing a small hole in the wall. He climbed through the hole.
Han Bin became increasingly curious about the little boy.
After the little boy climbed in, Han Bin jumped onto the wall. He was right; there was indeed a garden behind the yard. The garden wasn't large, but it was quite exquisite. It not only had a rockery but also a small pond.
The little boy went inside and crawled into the artificial hill. After a while, he came out of the artificial hill, holding a clay pot in his hand. The little boy scooped some water from the pond and then crawled back into the artificial hill.
Han Bin thought the little boy might have lived here before. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so familiar with the place.
Han Bin wanted to see what the little boy was doing inside the artificial hill, so he jumped down from the wall and went over. Once there, Han Bin looked inside the artificial hill, but found nothing. Han Bin circled the artificial hill several times but still couldn't find the little boy. As he circled, Han Bin smelled a fragrance. The fragrance was very faint; you couldn't smell it unless you were very careful.
Han Bin figured the artificial hill must be hollow; otherwise, he wouldn't have been unable to find the little boy. After thinking for a moment, Han Bin hid himself.
About half an hour later, the little boy emerged from the artificial hill. He was very cautious, glancing outside first to make sure no one was around. He then took the earthenware pot to the pond and washed it.
After washing up, the little boy wanted to go back. But when he turned around, he saw Han Bin. The little boy was startled.
Han Bin immediately said, "Don't scream, I won't hurt you."
The little boy raised the earthenware pot and smashed it at Han Bin's head. Han Bin caught the pot in one go: "I won't hurt you. I'm asking you, you followed that woman all day, were you trying to get back at her? I wanted to get back at her too."
The little boy looked at Han Bin: "You're following me?"
"No. I was following that woman."
Why were you following her?
"She wants to harm my family. And you? Why are you following him?"
The little boy gritted his teeth: "She killed my dad, my grandpa, and my grandma."
"And where is your mother?"
The little boy turned his face away: "I don't have a mother."
Han Bin suspected the little boy's mother might not want him anymore: "Is this your home?"
"It used to be, but it's not anymore."
"You hid food in the artificial hill?"
Why are you asking this?
"I'm just curious. If you don't want to tell me, that's fine too."
The little boy looked at Han Bin and said, "I don't want to talk about it."
Han Bin smiled and said, "Then I won't ask. By the way, what are you trying to do by following that woman around every day?"
The little boy clenched his fist: "I want to avenge my dad, my grandpa, and my grandma."
Han Bin looked at the little boy: "You?"
The little boy glanced at Han Bin and said, "Don't look at me. I'm telling you, I know a lot of secrets."
"secret?"
The little boy nodded: "That woman always secretly keeps a few things after she robs someone's house. The people who go robbing with her also secretly keep a few things."
"Robbing someone's house?" Han Bin thought for a moment: "You mean ransacking their home, right?"
"I think it's robbery."
"Okay. How did you know?" Qiao Yu and her men would definitely be very careful when doing something like this.
The little boy puffed out his chest: "I can just find a place to hide and they won't be able to see me."
Chao Bin thought about it and realized it made sense. "Aren't you afraid they'll find out?"
"I'm not afraid. If they find out, I'll just say I'm playing hide-and-seek. Uncle, what do you plan to do with that woman? Let me tell you, that woman is really wicked."
Han Bin originally intended to take action directly. However, looking at the little boy, Han Bin asked, "Do you know where she hid those things?" Han Bin thought that Qiao Yu often led people to raid other people's homes, so she should be very experienced in hiding things.
"Know."
"Where did she hide it?"
The little boy looked at Han Bin: "Why are you asking this?"
"If it can be proven that she took those things, Uncle will have a way to deal with her."
How can you prove it?
"Tell your uncle where she hid those things first, and then your uncle will try to prove that she took them."
"Okay. She hid those things on the roof of her house."
"On the roof?!"
"Um."
Since she was able to hide on the roof, "she must have been carrying only small items?"
The little boy nodded.
"Do you know what she took?"
“I know. She took the jade pendant, ring, earrings, gold coins, and gemstones.”
These things can really be hidden on the roof. They're impervious to rain and sun. "How do you know all this?"
“I’ve been following her for a year. Every time she goes to steal something, I hide behind her and watch.”
Han Bin patted the little boy's head: "You really have perseverance."
"My grandfather said, 'Where there's a will, there's a way.' Uncle, do you have a way to prove that she took those things?"
"Since it's on her roof, there's no need to prove it."
"Uncle, do you have a way to deal with her?"
"Yes, Uncle is going to write a big-character poster for her."
The little boy blinked: "Write a big-character poster? Would that work?"
"It worked. By the way, didn't you say that the people who went with her also took things from other people's houses? Do you know where they hid them?"
The little boy shook his head: "My grandpa said to catch the thief by catching the king first, so I've been keeping an eye on that woman. That woman is their king. I want to catch her first, then catch the others."
Han Bin originally wanted to ask what your grandfather did, but then he thought that since he was already dead, it was best not to ask, as it would only upset the child. "Could you help your uncle find some paper and a pen?"
The little boy shook his head in frustration: "Everything in my house has been stolen. My house has been taken over by someone else."
Han Bin patted the little boy's head: "It's okay, Uncle has a way. You go back to the artificial hill and wait for Uncle, Uncle will be back in a little while."
"Okay." The little boy looked at Han Bin and asked, "Uncle, does writing big-character posters really work?"
"It works. Go back and wait for your uncle. He'll be back soon."
"good."
After the little boy went into the artificial hill, Han Bin climbed over the wall.
Half an hour later, Han Bin returned with a writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. After calling the little boy out from under the artificial hill, Han Bin took him to a secluded spot. After finding out what Qiao Yu and her group had taken from other people's houses, Han Bin began writing a big-character poster.
Han Bin wanted to deal with Qiao Yu and her followers, so he was careful when writing the big-character poster.
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