Crescent Village, this is Liu Yu’s fourth visit to this poor, backward and dilapidated village.

No one was seen on the rugged village road.

Li Zheng, who was in his fifties, was smiling and his face was wrinkled. He nodded and bowed as if he were a dog, trying to please him.

If Yun Xi and others were here, they would definitely recognize him at a glance as Lao Xie, who led them to Xiaofeng's house not long ago.

"Sir, according to your instructions, I have asked the villagers to stay at home and wait for you to come and search."

"Don't worry, we in Xinyue Village are all honest and responsible people, and we will definitely not harbor criminals from the imperial court."

"We are all farmers with responsibilities. If a stranger comes to the village, we will report to you as soon as possible."

Liu Yu only felt that he was noisier than usual and gave him a dissatisfied look.

Little did he know that the reason why he was so abnormal was not because he wanted to leave a positive impression in front of him, but because he felt guilty.

Yes, Xie Li was feeling extremely guilty, fearing that the government officials would find out that he secretly led this group of people to Xiaofeng's house a few days ago.

When he saw the wanted portraits of Yun Xi and others, he never had a peaceful sleep.

He should have thought a long time ago that twenty taels of silver for travel expenses could be so profitable!

Xie Lizheng felt uneasy for several days, and his intestines turned green with regret.

If he just brought those people into the village in the city, then he could openly tell the yamen officials clearly, but the problem is that not only did he bring the people into the village, but he also knowingly knew that the other party went to Xiaofeng's house and took them away.

Brought into the village.

He knew that no one should have discovered him that day, but he didn't dare to bet, what if! What if someone really saw him?

At that time, even if he has ten mouths, he will not be able to speak clearly.

Damn it, the bastard of the family, even if you die, don't let people live in peace.

Xie Li was cursing secretly in his heart, forgetting at all how many benefits he had received from the Lin family and the government.

Liu Yu led the government servants, officers and soldiers to search one by one, and soon arrived near Xiaofeng's house.

"Sir, several families around here have moved away a long time ago. There is no one here, so there is no need to search, right?" Xie Lizheng's guilty words were full of selfishness.

Liu Yu looked at the sweaty man and asked casually: "Xie Lizheng, are you hot?"

Xie Li was hurriedly waving his hands: "No, no, no, it's not hot, Nian, I'm old, my body is useless, I'm exhausted after walking a few steps, hehe, hehe..."

He smiled flatteringly, and Liu Yu looked at the gray hair on his temples without doubting that he was there.

"You said there is no one around here? Why? These houses were still very lively when I came here before."

When Xie Lizheng heard this, he felt that an opportunity had come. He hurriedly took a few steps closer to the other party, lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "Sir, you don't know something. The Feng family is haunted, and the neighbors around it have suffered greatly. That's why..."

He elaborated on the fact that the Feng family was haunted, hoping that the other party would be wary of the ghosts and gods and give up searching the area.

Little did he know, what he did aroused Liu Yu's suspicion even more.

Yes, the brothers said that they chased him here yesterday and lost him, and later he was deliberately led into the mountains for a detour.

Could it be...

"Really haunted?!"

"Yes, all the folks in this area have moved away."

"No way? Xie Lizheng, don't you see that the chimney of that house is still smoking?"

Xie Li was looking in the direction of his finger, cursing Mu Yong secretly in his heart, and said calmly: "Sir, you don't know something."

"That's Mu Yong's family. He's a notorious evil star in several villages near us."

"He suppressed his parents, relatives and friends since he was a child. When he grew up, he got a little bastard from nowhere to be his daughter. His daughter was even more amazing. Anyone who had contact with her was safe."

"People within a few miles around here will hide when they see their father and daughter. If the ghost sees them, they will have to take a detour and dare not come forward."

"Is there still such a thing? Then you haven't thought of a way to drive people out of the village?" an officer and soldier asked curiously.

Xie Lizheng's expression changed: "My lord, you don't know something. As for their house, the villagers often set fire to it in the middle of the night, trying to burn the father and daughter to death. They never succeeded.

"

Liu Yu also became curious after hearing this: "How do you say it?"

"It's either snowing or raining, and the thatched house that catches fire won't burn at all. It's so weird."

"I finally got caught twice, and the house was burned to ashes. Guess what the next day? He appeared in front of everyone alive and well, and the house was rebuilt."

Liu Yu's back felt chilly after hearing this, and he looked in the direction of Mu Yong's house with some fear. He felt a faint desire to retreat, but he had to take into account Magistrate Xu's order.

He subconsciously looked towards the officers and soldiers who had interrupted earlier.

In fact, he was apparently leading this search, but in fact, only a few insiders knew that the real leader was the newly appointed officer and soldier team leader Shi Wu.

As soon as Shi Wu saw Liu Yu's eyes, he knew he was timid. He felt contempt but didn't show it on his face.

"I want to go and see if the Mu family and his daughter are really as evil as Xie Lizheng said?"

"Brothers, you have to search carefully. Search carefully. If you let the suspect go, be careful when you go back. Mr. Xu will skin us."

He glanced at Xie Lizheng inexplicably, with a smile on his face that didn't reach his eyes.

Xie Li was pinching his thigh flesh to maintain his rationality, for fear of revealing any flaw.

"Let's go, brothers. We are about to make great achievements and make a fortune."

Following Shi Wu's order, the officers and soldiers immediately walked in the direction of Mu's house.

Seeing this, Liu Yu could only bite the bullet and wink at his Yamen servant.

The other party is also an old subordinate whom I have known for many years, and I understand his thoughts without saying anything.

"Brothers, since Brother Shi and the others have gone to Mu's house, let's search these unoccupied houses together to prevent thieves from taking advantage of the opportunity."

Liu Yu smiled with satisfaction, but Xie Lizheng wanted to cry.

The look in the officer's eyes and the specious words when he left just now frightened him, and he couldn't stop thinking about it.

Mu Yong looked at the officers and soldiers who suddenly appeared. He cringed and held his shivering daughter in his arms, with his toes inward and his head lowered.

On the other hand, the girl stood facing the direction of Mu Yong, burying her head in her adoptive father's arms with some fear. Her little body shook from time to time, and she looked obviously very frightened.

Shi Wu glanced at the obedient father and daughter in surprise, unable to identify the person in front of him with the person Xie Lizheng was talking about.

"Are you Mu Yong? Is this the adopted daughter you picked up?"

"Yes, yes, right, exactly the villain."

Shi Wu looked at the man who was so frightened that he couldn't even speak and smiled.

"I heard that you two, father and son, are so evil that you can't even be burned by fire?!"


Chapter completed!