After crossing over, I am popular with both men and women

If he hadn't arranged everything early on, and if Su's father and mother hadn't been at home to take care of him, he probably wouldn't be able to do his duty properly now.

This period of time is also the busiest time of the year for the Jinwu Guard, as the number of merchants coming and going increases dramatically.

Even the people from nearby counties and prefectures who came to Chang'an to buy New Year's goods were crowded like a swarm of fish crossing a river.

Several streets that were originally wide enough for horses to run were packed with people. In addition, with so many people there were naturally more problems, such as more beggars and thieves.

Look, the familiar figure in front has been squeezed in the crowd for quite a while. I guess he will slip into the remote alley in front to check the spoils soon.

Sure enough, as soon as Su Qinchao followed him in, he saw Niu Shisan squatting in the alley, preparing to look through the purses he had stolen one by one.

"Hand over the stolen goods!" Su Qin stretched out his hand to stop Niu Shisan who was about to sneak away.

Because there were so many people recently, he did not ride a horse, but took the palace soldiers with him and hid in various places to keep watch. That's why he was able to discover Niu Shisan so quickly.

"Tsk, you caught me again!" Niu Shisan resigned himself to handing the stolen goods in his arms to Su Qinchao.

"Anything else?" Su Qinchao frowned as he looked at the six or seven purses made of different materials in his hands.

"It's gone, it's all here." Niu Shisan opened his torn coat and shook it.

"What's wrong with you? Who hit you?" Su Qinchao poured the stolen goods into his sleeve, but when he accidentally saw the large purple bruises on Niu Shisan's body, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

Although Niu Shisan likes to steal things on weekdays, he is very sweet with his mouth and rarely offends people.

The nearby constables and palace soldiers have all watched him grow up, so they won't really use harsh measures against him.

Every time someone was arrested, they were only asked to hand over the stolen goods, thrown into jail, and fed for two days before being released.

But now, there are large purple bruises on Niu Shisan's waist and abdomen, which shows that he has been beaten severely recently.

Could it be that he accidentally offended some high-ranking official? Su Qinchao guessed this and asked this question.

"No, a big villain came to the temple where we lived before!" Niu Shisan shook his head and told the whole story.

It turned out that some time ago, a middle-aged man in his thirties suddenly broke into the temple.

The man was over seven feet tall. Although he was not big, he was very intimidating to the children.

Not only did the man take possession of Miaomiao's mother, but one night he also tried to make a move on the handsome Niu Shisan.

Fortunately, two adult children who had left the dilapidated temple and no longer begged for a living came to see them, and he was able to escape.

Recently he didn't dare go back to the dilapidated temple. Except for going out to the streets to look for food, he had been staying in an abandoned cellar outside the city.

"I escaped, but there are two children younger than me in the temple. I don't know if they will fall into his hands." Niu Shisan said, looking at Su Qinchao with worried eyes.

Because he was afraid, he didn't dare go back to check, and only asked a few other brothers who grew up with him to occasionally watch over him nearby.

Especially Miaomiao, who was only three years old and a girl, really worried him.

"I'll stop by to take a look when I'm off duty." Su Qinchao frowned. The Jinwu Guard and Chang'an County had a general record of their situation.