Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

With a bang, Li Ci was thrown outside the mountain gate by two stewards.

"Sir, please give me another chance!" Li Ci got up from the ground and shouted.

"Okay, it's useless to yell. You should think about where you went wrong."

The two stewards sneered and turned around to enter the mountain gate, leaving Li Ci with a dull look on his face.

"Where did I go wrong?"

After thinking hard for a while, Li Ci's eyes lit up and he said fiercely.

"That's right, it must be the man surnamed Fan who offended sir by making such nonsense in the academy!"

"Otherwise, sir, there's no way he could drive me away!"

After identifying the culprit, Li Ci dusted himself off and walked toward the thatched cottage in an aggressive manner.

He had long disliked this kid, and if it hadn't been for him, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

"Hey, Xiao Ci, why are you back? Aren't you going to prepare for the exam in Hongwen Hall?"

Xiaoshi asked in surprise when she saw her brother coming back.

"My husband said that I don't have much homework these two days and I don't need to stay in the library, so I came back."

Li Ci said a few casual words and glanced at Fan Xin who was lying on the bed.

He felt that the seriously injured man in front of him was very suspicious. He was probably a robber who committed murder and swindled goods.

If he were handed over to the government, he might be happy and let himself go back to take the exam.

So he planned to find out first before talking.

After all, he is his only relative. Seeing his brother come home, Xiao Shi didn't think much, wiped his hands on his apron and said with a smile.

"You sit down for a while, and I'll make you a bowl of chestnut rice."

Li Ci nodded and came to sit in front of Fan Xin on the wooden bench.

"What my brother said in the Hongwen Hall made me feel ashamed. Don't you know Gao's surname?"

"It's just something I feel. It's not a shocking statement. You can call me Fan Renyan."

Fan Xin was curious as to how the young man in front of him could change so much.

"It turns out it's Brother Renyan. I'm glad to meet you." Li Ci politely handed over his hand and changed the subject.

"By the way, I see that your brother has an extraordinary bearing. He doesn't look like an ordinary person. How could he be so seriously injured?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the wounds on your body should have been caused by a knife, right?"

Mentioning the wounds on his body, Fan Xin nodded with emotion.

"It's a long story. There was a fight that day due to the large number of people on the other side, and he was stabbed twice in the chaos."

"I guess it will be fine if I take care of it for a while."

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the intention, and the fan's words are the same as what he thinks.

Li Ci suddenly became excited. His guess was good. This guy was indeed a robber carrying a murder case.

If this person is handed over to the government, wouldn't it be a great achievement?

After thinking about this, Li Ci forced down the joy in his heart and comforted him.

"Brother, don't worry about your injuries. Just stay at home and recuperate. You'll feel better in a while."

It happened that the meal was ready at this time, and the three of them gathered around the wooden table to have a reunion dinner.

After the meal, Li Ci excused himself that he forgot to pick up the book and left in a hurry.

Looking at his back, Xiao Shi said happily.

"Thanks to you, otherwise Xiao Ci wouldn't have changed so much..."

"I hope..." Looking at the gradually blurring figure in the darkness, Fan Xin smiled meaningfully.

...

Hongwen Museum.

Li Ci did not go directly to the government to report the case, but told the old master about it.

Hearing that the person who defiled Fan Qingtian's statue was a robber who committed murder and swindled goods, the old man suddenly became excited.

Recently, Zheng was worried about how to become a preacher. Unexpectedly, the opportunity came.

"Do you mean what you said?"

"Mr. Hui, this is absolutely true. The man named Fan Renyan has a knife wound on his body. It seems that he was injured by an official when he was on the run."

"If we hand him over to the government, wouldn't it be a great achievement?"

The old master's eyes flickered non-stop. He looked at Li Ci for a while and then looked at the books on his desk.

Finally gritted his teeth.

"Okay, I will trust you once. After catching the fugitive murderer, you can come back and continue taking the exam!"

Li Ci was overjoyed and quickly bowed.

"Thank you for your generosity, sir. I will accompany you to the government office."

The two of them changed their clothes and rushed all the way to the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion, where they found Sima who was on duty.

"Yang Sima, this is very close. The person's origin is mysterious and he was seriously injured. He is most likely a murderer on the run."

"You must never let such a cruel thief go."

The old master said excitedly.

"Oh? Is this happening?" Yang Feihong glanced at the two of them and asked his subordinates.

"Check through the arrest warrants from the neighboring state capitals to see if there are any murderers on the loose."

"Yes, Yang Sima."

The subordinate brought a stack of wanted documents, flipped through them, and said with fists in his hands.

"Back to Yang Sima, there is indeed a murderer on the run. His name is Zhou Wenlong. He robbed and killed a caravan on Gannan Road. The government has offered a reward of 500 guan."

Upon hearing that there was indeed a murderer on the loose, Old Master and Li Ci looked at each other and both became excited.

Yang Feihong seemed to know what the two of them were thinking, and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, as long as our government catches this murderous thief, we will definitely not treat you badly."

"First take us to the murderer's hiding place."

Li Ci nodded: "This is natural. Sima, please come with me. The murderer is recovering at my home!"

On the way back, all the officials changed into plain clothes in order not to alert others.

"Dang Dang Dang! Sister, are you asleep?"

Signaling the officer to hide, Li Ci patted the door and asked.

"It's Xiao Ci, why did you come back so late?"

The door opened and Xiao Shi walked out wearing his coat. When he saw a dozen strangers hiding on both sides of the door, he was stunned.

"You are?"

"Step aside!"

The official had no intention of talking nonsense with a woman, so he pushed Xiao Shi away and rushed in.

Facing the stranger who broke into the door, Fan Xin frowned.

"Who are you that dare to break into a house in the middle of the night?"

"Hmph, we are the ones you can't afford to mess with!" Yang Feihong snorted coldly, crossed the official line and came to Fan Xin, showing a wanted warrant.

"Zhou Wenlong, you don't have to pretend anymore, we already have evidence that you committed murder and swindled goods in Gannan Road."

"Come with us wisely, otherwise you will know the consequences!"

"Come here, arrest me!"

"Yes!"

Seeing that several wolf-like officials were about to take action, Xiaoshi quickly opened her arms to block them.

"My lord, are you mistaken? Mr. Fan can never be a thief who kills people and sells goods."

"Made a mistake?" Yang Feihong sneered and looked at Li Ci standing aside.

The latter said bravely.

"Sister, you'd better get out of the way. This guy has nothing to do with our family. Why would you kill someone just for the sake of him..."