The atmosphere became relaxed. When Shiba saw that it was almost done, he told everyone that they were going to go out to buy vegetables. This time everyone was very busy and no one had time to accompany her. Shiba looked at their worried expressions and couldn't help laughing: "I just went to buy some vegetables. How many times have I been, I won't get lost."

After finally convinced everyone to rest, she took the vegetable basket and silver, turned left after leaving the county government office and was at the downtown entrance. Hawkers set up stalls to sell vegetables at a fixed time every day. In order to have fresh ingredients every day, Shiba would go out at this time every day.

But this time, he accidentally collided with someone. Shiba almost fell down by the strong recoil. He finally stopped and was still in a state of terror. The man opposite was dressed in a young man. When he saw her, his eyes suddenly lit up: "It's you?"

Shiba immediately took a step back: "I don't know you."

"How long hasn't you seen me now? Even if you don't know me, you should know the master, huh?" The man smiled, and the folding fan in his hand opened, showing a romantic and elegant look. He approached Eighteen step by step, carefully looked at her appearance, and once again confirmed that this woman was indeed the one he knew. "Look at your current dress, you look like a good family. Why did you find a man who is unknown to be a buyer?"

Xiba stared at him cautiously: "I don't understand what you are talking about."

"Yes, of course you don't understand. It's so sad that you don't recognize your old lover when you put on your clothes." As he said that, the man actually stretched out his hand, as if he was trying to touch Shiba's face. Shiba wanted to hide, but he couldn't resist the other party's strength, and was pressed against the wall. She looked at the other party in panic. The man looked at her face intrigue and sighed: "I haven't seen you for so long, I thought you were dead and I'll be sad for you for a few days. Do you still remember the feeling of that day? Well? If you don't obedient, you will be punished. The master has been looking for you."

"...What did the master ask me for?" Shiba grabbed the basket in his hand and asked calmly.

The man shrugged: "He hasn't played with you enough, but you ran away. Do you think you should look for it? Well... I don't know how my master would reward me if I brought you back. Tsk, I'm really searching for it without any effort."

Who is the master he said? Shiba lowered his head and said, "I won't go back there again, even if you find me, it's useless."

"You have the final say, beauty. Do you not miss there at all?" The man seemed to feel sorry, "I am the one you should ask for now, what do you think?"

"How do you want me to beg you?"

"Just be what you are best at." The man's eyes were full of ***k, "You remember all those things, right? You will be punished if you don't obey. You have to be more obedient to survive, do you understand?"

"Is that true?" Shiba smiled at him and raised his legs and hit the weakest part between the other party's legs. "Is that true?"

The man was pale in pain, bent down to cover important parts, staring at her viciously. Shiba raised the corner of his mouth slightly, kicked him hard, grabbed his basket, ran away.

The man knelt on the ground for a while, raised his head and stared at the direction where Shiba disappeared.

Today's dish seems to taste something wrong.

Everyone had this feeling. Looking at Shiba who was sitting on the table and eating blankly, I didn't understand what was wrong with her. The dishes today were sweet, salty, and the taste was particularly strange. However, Shiba herself didn't seem to think that because she sat there and ate very seriously, she didn't notice the weird taste at all. Everyone looked at each other and didn't know what was going on. Wasn't it okay when going out to buy vegetables in the morning? Why were she indignant during lunch?

They wanted to ask, but after dinner, Shiba stood up and left in dismay.

The adult looked at Shiba's back deeply. His sense of smell was very sensitive and he could smell that there was a smell that had never appeared on her body. It was a man's special incense. Has she had contact with a man today?

Could it be that someone was bullied outside?

The scholar gave Xiaojiu a look. Xiaojiu quickly put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand and chased him. Half an hour later, she came back and shook her head at the three of them: "I asked, she said nothing, but I see that her expression is wrong."

Next to a big tree outside the county government office, the man who was entangled in the morning stared at the county government office gate with cold eyes: "Are you sure she has entered here?"

"Yes, the young man asked someone about it. The girl was beautiful and many people have an impression of it. She is sure that she is from the county government office, and is said to be the wife of the county magistrate who has not passed by."

"Hmph." The man sneered. "Someone was rushing to see the broken shoes, which was also interesting." Then he looked cold. "You said just now, did that girl lose her memory?"

"Yes, the little one bribed the yamen runner who caught the girl's medicine, and confirmed that she didn't remember anything."

"It's better to be true, otherwise if you find the master's body from her, be careful not to get away!" The man glared at the servant first, got the other party nodded and bowed, then looked at the county government office and suddenly smiled. "What a coincidence, since that's the case, let her stay in the county government office for a few more days. Maybe it's useful. Let's go."

"...ah? Ah? Don't you catch her back? Didn't you say that the master has been looking for her?" The servant didn't understand.

The man glared at him: "Idiot! The master wants to find her, but the master wants to get rid of these annoying bed bugs!" It's all because Bai Qi was stupid before, and even left a handle for arresting people. If the master hadn't sent someone to the aftermath, he would have been found out by following the clues. It would have been stupid.

But this time, let's wait until the master comes to deal with it personally.

"Sir, someone saw Bai Qi enter the embroidered emblem pavilion."

Hearing Cheng Pu's words, the adults asked in confusion: "What did he do in the Embroidery Pavilion?"

Shiba, who was quietly embroidering, quietly raised his ears. The embroidery pavilion was the one where she was the embroiderer. The proprietress was a very generous person. What did Bai Qi do when he went to the embroidery pavilion?

She encountered Bai Qi's incident that day, and she didn't tell anyone that if Bai Qi had not been to the county government office to "assist" the investigation of the case, she wouldn't even know that the person who caught her that day was Bai Qi.

Bai Qi, Master... Who are these people?

"I don't know, anyway, it won't be a good thing. The embroidered clothes are all sold in women's clothes." Cheng Pu said with a lip.

"By the way, didn't Shiba know the boss of the embroidery pavilion? Why not ask Shiba to ask him at that time to see if he could ask anything."

Shiba looked up and smiled at Xiaojiu: "Okay, I will ask."

He lowered his head, but his eyes suddenly became deeper.

"Someone witnessed Huancui turning into the alley and never coming out again, but there was nothing in the alley. The person just disappeared, and there was no clue left. However, the alley was very close to Bai Mansion. I just didn't know how the other party took Huancui away. It was a dead end." The scholar smacked his lips and said.

"If a person in the world wants to kidnap a girl, Cheng Pu can do it." Xiaojiu said indifferently. "If I was more serious and better at learning kung fu, I could do it." Unfortunately, she learned half-baked, and her light skills were probably only enough to jump to the wall. No matter how high she was, she would be helpless.

"Officials, businessmen, and civilians, the person behind Bai Qi is really not simple."

The scholar suddenly remembered a very important thing: "By the way, sir, the emperor sent the governor to inspect the political achievements of various prefectures and counties. I just arrived in Lin County yesterday, and I am afraid that it will be a few days before we come here. Just to investigate the case, you won't forget this matter, right?"

The adult shook his head: "I haven't forgotten, all the official documents and county annals are ready."

"That's good. Then let's see how the governor is an official. If you can trust it, tell him the clues and evidence we have at hand. If the governor helps, you can get twice the result with half the effort. Our case is too wide and you will lose authority if you investigate it further. It's really difficult."

The lord nodded: "It's so good, so let's wait until the governor arrives."

Eighteen has been thinking.

Three days later, the governor indeed arrived at the county government office. He was not many people with him, only a few guards and a servant who was serving him. The governor looked about forty years old, with a beard, and he looked dignified and upright. In short, it made people feel very fond of him. His conversation was also gentle, but if he really thought he looked so easy to figure out with his appearance, he would be wrong.

The more gentle a person is, the less he cannot be taken lightly.

Because there are many people, 18 cannot cook so many meals per person, so Xiaojiu and Cheng Pu both came to help her, while the adults and scholars accompanied the governor to review the files.

Xiaojiu said intoxicatedly while scraping fish scales: "At such an old age, he is still so graceful. He is obviously a scholar. I wonder if the young master can be so elegant when he grows up in the future. A high-ranking official will be a high-ranking official!"

Cheng Pu said: "What's the matter? Our adults are still young now and will definitely be promoted to high-ranking officials in the future. They will definitely have temperament at that time."

"Oh, you don't understand!" Touch Eighteen with your shoulders. "What are you talking about Eighteen? Oh, by the way, you haven't seen the governor yet. When you wait for lunch later, you must remember to see that they really have aura. They are a high-ranking official at first. When I first met the adult, I felt panic. Although this sentence was gentle, it was a lot of oppression."

Shiba Xiaoxiao didn't say anything and continued to cut the ginger in his hand.

After finally making lunch, she wore a headscarf when cooking. She and Xiaojiu and Cheng Pu couldn't sit down. She had to wait for the guards to finish their meal before it was their turn.

When the food was brought into the lobby, the governor who was chatting and laughing with the adult scholar saw her at a glance: "This one is..."

"Oh, this cousin Shiba who is far away from home is gone, so he came to join Wansheng. The adults are kind and keep her." The scholar chuckled, blocking the governor's view that the governor looked at Shiba.

The governor nodded repeatedly: "What a beauty. I wonder if Mr. Du's cousin has allowed him?"

When the beauty was mentioned, his whole eyes lit up.

The master said in a deep voice: "The eighteenth girl in my heart, we are already known as an unmarried couple, and we only wait for the date to get married." The governor smiled and said: "It's so great, the two talented and beautiful ladies, even the officials are quite envious of me. Let's do this, I will stay here for a few more days, and it happens to be the mastermind for the two. What do you think?"

Shiba was shocked. She looked at Xiaojiu and looked at the adults. She didn't know how to react. The adults responded quickly: "If this is the case, it will be a blessing for the governor."

Shiba left the hall in a daze, and Xiaojiu immediately hugged her and smiled and shouted: "It's so good! Congratulations to Shiba!" Ahhhhhh, her money is about to be obtained!

"How can this work?" The first reaction of Shiba who came back to his senses was to go in and explain it clearly, but Xiaojiu grabbed it: "You are stupid! The governor asked you just now, and probably he was tempted by lust. In order to avoid him coveting you, the adult said that you were an unmarried couple. He took a step back and said that marrying an adult is not better than being a bad old man?" She patted Shiba on the shoulder, "And if you say it clearly now, maybe the governor would think that the adult deliberately deceived him. What should I do if the performance appraisal is to wear small shoes for the adult in the performance appraisal? You must know that the annual political performance inspection is very important. The adults have been here for almost a year, and the opportunity for promotion is in the hands of the governor!"

After Xiaojiu said this, Shiba gave up the idea of ​​explaining it clearly, but she was still a little uneasy.

On the one hand, the adult wanted to stop the governor's covetousness of Shiba, but on the other hand, it was actually for his own selfishness. Shiba was indeed a good girl. He wanted to take care of her for the rest of his life, but she was too knotty and could not nod and agreed to marry him, so she had to come up with this bad plan.

After lunch, the scholar started to check the auspicious days of the zodiac signs, and the entire county government suddenly became lively.

Unfortunately, before the wedding was started, it was diluted by a bad thing.

Another Bai Qi died.

He was cruel in death, but his heart was cut out by someone. He had a terrified expression on his face. I don’t know what he saw before his death. As soon as the heart-wrenching case came out, the happy event was immediately put on hold. Due to the serious circumstances of the crime, the governor refused to leave, threatening not to capture the murderer and not leave!

Xiaojiu's autopsy concluded that Bai Qi died neatly. The murderer used some weapon to cut his chest open, and blood was everywhere. What is strange is why the murderer threw his heart aside after cutting it, as if it was not important at all. If it was not important, why did he have to cut it?

In addition, Bai Qi has traces of torture. It can be seen that he was not easy to die, but the question arises again. Why did the murderer torture Bai Qi? What did he want to get from Bai Qi?

Bai Qi was in the Bai Mansion for a long time. The Bai Mansion was so strict with vigilance, but no one noticed Bai Qi's death?

The adult, scholar and Cheng Pu went to Bai Mansion to investigate the murder scene again. When the three of them came back, Cheng Pu was normal. The expressions of the adult and scholar were a little weird. Xiaojiu asked when he saw it, but no one answered her.

The governor also went to Bai Mansion, but he seemed not good at investigating the case. He looked around for a long time but could not see any results. In the end, he could only encourage the adults and let him continue to work hard.

"Look at what this is."

In the evening, the scholar went to Xiaojiu and Shiba's room and showed them what they found today.

Xiaojiu was confused, but Shiba showed a thoughtful expression: "This symbol... seems to have seen it somewhere, where did you find it?"

"In Bai Qi's bedroom, just like the previous Bai Qi, this token was placed on the wall and the tattoo on the back of his body. Xiao Jiu, you didn't find it when you were on the autopsy. Do you have the same tattoo on both Bai Qi?"

"Of course I found it." Xiao Jiubai glanced at him. "I have reported to you, so can't you listen carefully to what I said?"

The scholar coughed twice and continued, "Xiba said that this symbol is familiar. Think about it carefully, where have you seen it?"

Xiaojiu racked his brains and couldn't think of anything, but Shiba said, "...Governor."

"Not bad!" The scholar looked at him with appreciation. "The governor's family emblem is this symbol." "Even if this is the case, it cannot prove that Bai Qi has a relationship with the governor." Shiba said.

"So we have to make a long-term plan, and the Lord sent Cheng Pu to the capital."

"Go to the capital?"

"Does Bai Qi have anything to do with the governor? Will you know when you go to the governor's house to check it?" The scholar smiled proudly. "It is still useful to have a martial arts master around us. Do you think so?"

Xiaojiu and Shiba both smiled slightly. Cheng Pu went to the capital without doing anything else, but as a thief, but then again, all this was too coincidental. The governor deliberately stayed in the county government office and refused to leave. On the surface, it was to investigate the case, but in fact, what was it for?

Because of Bai Qi's case, the county government started to work hard again. Only Shiba had nothing to do, and still embroidered and cooked every day. Cheng Pu was not there, and Xiaojiu began to be responsible for the safety of adults and scholars, so he could not stay with Shiba every day. Shiba stayed quietly in the room and did not go out.

On this day, the adult scholar and Xiaojiu got new clues, and they were not in the county government office. Eighteen clothes were washed and hung, and they sat in the corridor embroidery, lowering their heads until a huge shadow blocked her. She looked up and saw that it was the governor, so she was so scared that she stood up and saluted: "The civilian girl has seen the governor."
To be continued...