thief, don't run

On the way back to the county office, An Lingfeng asked: "Axue, are you going to sleep in the county office today?"

"Well," An Lingxue was full of energy, "Since she gave us the time and place to steal, then I have to think carefully about how to deploy to catch her without any chance!"

An Lingfeng flicked her forehead, "Don't use too much force, what should I do if I'm exhausted?"

"Brother," An Lingxue rubbed her forehead, her eyes brightened, "You care about me."

"You are my sister, of course I care about you!" An Lingfeng looked awkward, rubbed his hair, and added, "The sooner you catch the thief, the earlier you can go home and sleep, so you don't have to stay up all night."

"Oh..." An Lingxue nodded, feeling warm in her heart.

An Lingfeng looked at his younger sister, who was a head shorter than him, and felt pity in his heart. Their mother left early and hadn't taught her anything, and his father was often away. He was afraid that no one would talk to his sister, and he would I always feel that I haven't taken good care of her for so many years, so I want to make up for her and do everything for her.

"Axue, I have an idea about the deployment of the day after tomorrow, do you want to listen to it?"

An Lingxue naturally nodded in agreement. After listening, she held her head and thought for a while, "It's really good, but why didn't I do it..."

"You just want to catch the thief," An Lingfeng retorted, "It's up to me to catch the thief. Of course we want to catch the thief, but the most important thing is to protect the painting."

An Lingxue sighed unwillingly, "Okay, then do as you say."

"So," An Lingfeng held back his younger sister, who was about to turn left to go to the county government office, "go home with me today and sleep! Tomorrow, get enough energy to go out and catch thieves."

"Ah... well."

Ever since she got the target of that little thief's next attack, as well as the time and place, An Lingxue has been in a state of excitement. She can't wait to have another good trick with her on the appointed day.However, according to her brother's plan, this time she can only watch from the sidelines, hoping that her brother will work harder and catch her in one fell swoop.

Early the next morning, An Lingxue and An Lingfeng went out to the Cui Mansion in the south of the city. This is the old house of Mr. Cui, Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Master Cui is an official in the court, and he lives in Changle Jing on weekdays.It's just that the ancestral house is here, and it is allocated to the relatives of the clan to live in, that is, the younger brother of Master Cui, who is unknown on weekdays and is said to be an honest and responsible person.It's just that An Lingxue didn't expect to enter the gate of the mansion, and saw the purple official robe and the jade belt hook around his waist.

She didn't like it at all, because her father also wore this official robe.

An Lingxue and An Lingfeng glanced at each other, frowned deeply, and stepped forward to salute, "The county captain of Shangluo County pays homage to Master Shangshu."

Cui Shangshu was sitting at the head seat, and upon hearing the words, he raised his hand in vain, counting it as a gift, then put down the tea bowl in his hand, and said: "I heard that the thief 'Yun Zhongfei' will come tomorrow to steal the paintings in the house, Jiangshan Yunxue picture, but so?"

An Lingfeng took a step forward, clasped his hands and replied: "Exactly, but don't worry, my lord, we will guard the Tibetan paintings and catch the thieves."

"Bold!" Cui Shangshu slapped the table with his palm and shook the teacup, "There are such rampant thieves in the world, how did you catch the thief!"

An Lingfeng was about to speak, but An Lingxue quietly tugged at his sleeve, took a step forward, faced Cui Shangshu, and said harshly: "How well the county captain is doing, he has his own merits and achievements, the censor supervises, my lord Don't worry, the officials in Shangluo County will do their best to catch the thieves."

"Hmph!" Cui Shangshu got up, and said mockingly: "You should try your best? I heard that you fought against the thief 'Yun Zhongfei' several times, but you have not been able to capture him so far. Are you incompetent?"

An Lingxue replied: "Whether incompetent or not, the judges and the people will comment on it. If the adults doubt our ability, you can take the Tibetan paintings away and protect them yourself. We will also be exempted from this responsibility."

What An Lingxue said at this time was nothing more than angry words. These high officials in the court all had an official tone and were condescending, just like her father, which made people feel uncomfortable.But if Cui Shangshu really took the Tibetan painting away, then she would lose this opportunity, and she might not be able to catch that woman again in the future.It wasn't until I finished speaking that I felt regretful and annoyed in my heart.

Cui Shangshu pondered for a while, and made some calculations in his heart. 'Yun Zhongfei' is different from other thieves. In terms of experience, the county captain of Shangluo County has a higher chance of keeping the painting.But - this painting is not worth much, and he doesn't care about it. If the painting is lost, it will be a good thing for him.

Cui Shangshu smiled heartily, patted An Lingxue's shoulder, and suddenly felt something was wrong, withdrew his hand, coughed, and said: "Lord County Captain is worthy of being the daughter of An Lingshangshu, she is not chaotic in times of danger, she is safe and sound. The official is very relieved, even so, I believe that the county lieutenant will be able to keep the map of the mountains and rivers and capture the thieves."

"Thank you for your praise, sir."

"Okay, then I will leave this place to you and wait for your own convenience. I am waiting for good news in Changle Jing."

"Congratulations, sir."

Seeing Cui Shangshu go out and get into the carriage, An Lingxue breathed a sigh of relief. She hated these high-ranking officials and was not good at dealing with them. Nine out of ten sentences they said were not sincere, and there was also a tactful and polite one. It is very difficult to listen to the meaning in the words, but also to ponder the meaning outside the words.

An Lingfeng also knew her temperament, so he smiled helplessly and said, "Axue, don't think too much, let's go and see the painting first?"

"Hmm." It's useless to think too much, the next deployment is the topic.

The Tibetan painting was placed in the study. An Lingxue thought it was a handed down work of a certain master, but found that it was usually hung on the wall of the study and mixed with other paintings, which was unremarkable.

Taking the painting from the wall, An Lingxue was puzzled, every time 'Yun Zhongfei' stole priceless treasures, and then exchanged them for silver to help the common people, but this painting didn't look like it. Precious and worthless, how could she want it?

An Lingxue thought that her eyesight was not enough, so she asked, "Brother, what do you think of this painting? I don't think it's worth much at all."

An Lingfeng rolled up the scroll, put it in the brocade tape prepared in advance, handed it to An Lingxue, and explained: "Let you read more books, you won't understand."

"what?"

"This picture is really not valuable, and I don't even know who painted it. The reason why it can be collected by the world is because it used to be in Zhang Guo's collection."

"Zhang Guo?"

"That's right, Zhang Guo, named Mr. Tongxuan, is good at Taoism. It is said that several emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty had summoned him into the palace in order to obtain immortality and Taoism, but he declined all of them by pretending to be dead." , lived alone in Xiangyang Tiaoshan, and now he has been granted the title of immortal. And this painting has his seal, so this is one of his collections."

The immortal's collection is naturally extraordinary, but it has lasted for a long time, and no one knows whether it is true or not. There is nothing special about this picture of mountains, clouds and snow, so it is naturally reduced to an ordinary painting, and no one cares about it.

An Lingxue was puzzled: "So, I still don't know why that woman wants this painting?"

An Lingfeng shook his head, "I really don't know, maybe it's just an itchy hand? However, as long as I can catch her, everything will be resolved."

"That's true." This time, I must catch you!

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"Sister Yun, you've really taken things too seriously this time." Standing on the ridge of the house, Rong Rong bent over to cover the sun with one hand, looking at the three floors of government servants inside and outside the Cui Mansion in front of her, with a worried expression on her face. .

Zhong Liyun squinted his beautiful eyes, folded his hands on his chest, scanned around, tapped his fingers on his arm, and roughly jotted it down. "Rongrong, don't worry, don't you know me yet? You can handle it."

"Of course I know that Sister Yun is very powerful, but—" Rong Rong saw two people coming out of Cui's study, and continued: "However, that county lieutenant is also very powerful, not to mention that you set the time, place and target all this time. Tell her, they must be prepared."

Zhong Liyun simply sat down on the ridge of the house, and said with a smile: "So, didn't I find you this time, with Rongrong here, I am a little more confident."

"Then sister doesn't need to tell her, if it fails, the one above..."

"Enough!" Zhong Liyun roared sharply, and Rong Rong shut his mouth consciously.

After finishing speaking, Zhong Liyun realized his gaffe, felt guilty, reached out his hand to touch Rongrong's head, "I'm sorry, Rongrong... I didn't mean it."

"I know," Rong Rong took her hand away, hugged her hand, and leaned forward, "I know sister Yun is the best for me! But, can you stop touching my head all the time, I'm not a child ..."

Zhong Liyun breathed a sigh of relief, pinched her little face, and couldn't help laughing, "But Rongrong is just a child, so cute."

"That's not it," Rong Rong sat up straight, trying to refute with her, but found that her eyes kept looking at... that county lieutenant!Rong Rong was angry, turned her face, looked at him, and said dissatisfied: "I and that county captain are both 16 years old, so we are not children! And...you can get married..." Speaking of the latter, Rong Rong felt a little embarrassed, blushing and said in a low voice.

"That's right." Zhong Liyun nodded his lips and thought for a while, "Is Rongrong someone he likes? I have to check for you."

Holding a breath in his chest, Rong Rong glared at her, threw his arm, and turned away not to look at her.

wood!angry!

Zhong Liyun retracted his arm, with a puzzled expression on his face, what's the matter, why did he get angry all of a sudden?Ever since she entered the "Cloud and Water Room", she has been taken care of by Rong Rong, and she is also the closest to her. She has always treated her as a family member, but this girl's temper has become more and more weird in recent years. It often made her unable to find the north.

So he stretched out his finger and pointed at her, and said with a smile: "What's wrong with Rongrong, are you shy?"

Rong Rong sighed inwardly, feeling very helpless, her elder sister always didn't understand what she meant, which made her very irritated, but she couldn't get angry with her elder sister, so she could only be led away by her.

"Rongrong is fine, but Rongrong just thinks my sister is too stupid! I'm very angry!"

"Oh...oh." Zhong Liyun understood her well, she was willing to speak, but she was not angry, and didn't care too much, and asked, "Did Rong Rong prepare anything for my stupid sister?"

"Of course!" Rong Rong said to herself, "Wait until tomorrow night, my sister will take care of it."

"Well, that's going to be hard work."

Zhong Liyun looked at the little county captain in the courtyard again, resisting the urge to go down and say hello, see you tomorrow, county captain, how will you entertain me this time?It's really exciting~

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