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Chapter 73 20. Rainy Night
After the door was opened, a group of officers and soldiers dressed in uniform and wearing raincoats and hats came in, and the rain on the raincoats flowed down, converging into a stream in the lobby...

Outside, I don't know when it started to rain.

"Gentlemen, I don't know, I don't know what case you are investigating?" the shop owner asked politely.

The leading officers and soldiers glanced lightly at the shop owner and the waiter standing behind.

After looking around at the store furnishings, he waved his hand forward, and the officers and soldiers behind him were ordered to divide into two teams, one team walked to the backyard, and the other team searched in the lobby of the inn.

The leading officers and soldiers took off their coir raincoats and bamboo hats and put them aside.

The shop owner looked at the rude actions of the officers and soldiers and wanted to stop them but did not dare to stop them, "Master, sir, all the customers in the shop are resting at this hour..."

"Is there any suspicious person living in the store recently?" The leader of the officer and soldier asked lightly while touching the saber on his waist.

The shop owner swallowed his saliva, and replied tremblingly: "Back, if you go back to the official, there is no suspicious person in the shop."

"I'll give you a moment to burn incense, and call out everyone in the store." The leader of the officers and soldiers said so and sat down on the chairs that the officers and soldiers had set up for him behind him.

"This this……"

The shop owner and the shop waiter looked at each other in embarrassment, then looked at the officers and soldiers who were searching in the shop, took out two pieces of silver from the cuffs of their coats, and quietly stuffed them into the hands of the officers and soldiers in charge.

"Officer, you see that the guests are resting, this..."

Weighing the two pieces of silver in his hand, the leading officer snorted coldly, "Just to remind you, it's best not to get involved in today's matter. I want to meet someone!" store owner.

The shop owner and the shop waiter looked at each other, gritted their teeth secretly, and signaled the shop waiter to go up with him to call someone.

Cheng Qiqi, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes the moment he heard the knock on the door, his eyes were clear, not at all like being awakened from sleep.

Putting on a robe, Cheng Qiqi walked over and opened the door, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw the shop owner standing outside.

Cheng Qiqi rubbed his eyes, and said in a daze, "Uncle Zhao? It's so late, what's the matter?"

The shop owner glanced back and whispered to Cheng Qiqi before seeing the officers and soldiers upstairs, "Hey, I don't know what happened, a team of officers and soldiers came and are searching for something!"

Sighing, she looked at Cheng Qiqi and continued: "Girl, pack up and go downstairs, there is an official who wants to ask you something, if you ask me something later, you can say that it is my distant niece who came to see the Lantern Festival Yes, I get it."

Cheng Qiqi looked at the shop owner who looked sad but was thinking about her, and smiled softly, "Thank you, Uncle."

The store owner waved his hand and went to knock on the next room.

After closing the door, Cheng Qiqi twitched into a smile, lit the candle, put on her clothes, and took a good look at her eyebrows and eyes. After confirming that there was no problem, she turned around and went downstairs.

At this moment in the inn lobby, there were already many guests with unsuspecting faces. After Cheng Qiqi went downstairs, he walked behind the owner of the inn under the leadership of the waiter.

After another half a cup of tea, all the customers in the store arrived in the lobby. Although they all looked gloomy, they didn't say anything when they saw a group of officers and soldiers who were neatly dressed and holding sabers.

After everyone arrived, the leading officers and soldiers ordered a group of soldiers to enter the room to search.

This move naturally attracted dissatisfaction from many people, and they complained in twos and threes.

The leading officer took out the saber from his waist, and slapped it heavily on the table, "Everyone had better cooperate, and after confirming that there is no problem, I will naturally let everyone have a good rest."

Even though they were very angry, most of the people were still afraid of getting into trouble, and one or two who were still talking a little bit just now lowered their heads one after another.

When the officers and soldiers upstairs searched carefully, everyone downstairs was questioned one by one.

It's nothing more than when, where, and what to do, whether you recognize the person in the painting, and so on.

When it was Cheng Qiqi's turn to ask questions, the shop owner said politely to the leading officers and soldiers: "Master, this is a little distant niece, there is nothing suspicious..."

The leading officer and soldier just glanced at the shop owner indifferently, then waved his hands to let his subordinates continue to ask questions.

"When did you come to Linchuan City?"

Cheng Qiqi looked at the pale rain marks on the ground, and replied nonchalantly, "Yesterday."

"Where is it?"

"Jiang...Jiangcheng."

It's not what Cheng Qiqi said casually, but her accent in the capital of her previous life is a bit like that of Jiangcheng in this world, so now she really has a Jiangcheng feel when she speaks.

"What are you doing?"

"I've always heard that the Lantern Festival in Linchuan City is very lively, so... I came here to watch it."

Cheng Qiqi's voice was soft and trembling, very much like a young girl pretending to be calm.

Sure enough, the leading officers and soldiers glanced at Cheng Qiqi and nodded, then let her go down.

The sky had already brightened, and after more than an hour of tossing, the bright officers and soldiers finally left.

After the officers and soldiers left, the obedient people in the lobby seemed to have inspired their fighting spirit, and they scolded each other harder.

Cheng Qiqi was sarcastic, but she said to the shop owner with a tired look on her face: "Uncle Zhao, I'm a little tired, I'm going back to rest first, you should rest for a while too."

The shop owner also nodded with a tired face, "Go, go, take a good rest."

After returning to the room, Cheng Qiqi leaned against the door, closed his eyes and let out a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, his fatigue disappeared.

After washing up, Cheng Qiqi looked through her suit, found a new dress that she hadn't worn, put it on, then sorted out other things, packed everything, and closed her eyes quietly in the room. Sit quietly for a while.

An hour later, Cheng Qiqi came to the store owner with the package on his back, "Uncle Zhao, I'm going back today, and I have to take care of Uncle Zhao for the next few days."

"Girl is leaving now?" The shop owner was also a little bit reluctant, this little girl was about the same age as his daughter, and had a good personality.

"Well, it will take a few more days on the road, and it has been a few days since I came out, so I should worry if I don't go back home."

After finishing speaking, Cheng Qiqi took out ten taels of silver from his purse and put it on the counter, "Uncle Zhao, this is the cost of my board and lodging for these two days."

The shop owner looked at the ten taels of silver in front of him, but he didn't take it. In fact, Cheng Qiqi only stayed for two days and didn't eat a few meals, so he didn't need so much at all.

Not to mention ten taels of silver, this little girl's expenses are not even three hundred Wen, and he planned not to accept this little girl's money at first, and he had to express his disapproval if the little girl called him an uncle.

Pushing the money back to Cheng Qiqi, "Hurry up and put this money away, girl, don't let people see it, since you call me uncle, you can't take this money uncle."

Seeing the nervous look of the store owner, afraid that someone would see that the money was not good for her, Cheng Qiqi felt that she was really lucky, and often met very good people.

"Uncle Zhao, you can just keep the money. I plan to bring my younger siblings with me if I have a chance. If you don't accept it, I won't come." After finishing speaking, she blinked playfully.

Seeing Cheng Qiqi's insistence, the store owner sighed, shook his head and smiled, and put away the money, "Okay, Uncle Zhao will accept the money, and come back with your younger siblings when you have time, Uncle Zhao will entertain you."

(End of this chapter)