After being read, she became an empress by eating melons

As night fell, Dacongming, Youyue, Xiaozhang and his group quietly came to the vicinity of Uncle Che's house and found a secluded place to hide. They stared at the wall of Uncle Che's house with their eyes wide open, holding their breath.

Time passed by, and the night became darker. There was silence all around, with only the occasional chirping of insects and the sound of wind adding a little liveliness to the quiet night.

Uncle Che's house is an old house in the village, and there are many strange legends circulating in it. Tonight, they decided to find out who is playing tricks here.

Just when everyone was about to lose their patience, suddenly, a black shadow flashed past from the corner of the wall. The black shadow was so fast that it seemed to pass by like a gust of wind, which made people feel puzzled.

"Look! What is that?" Youyue exclaimed in a low voice, her voice revealing surprise and curiosity that was difficult to conceal.

"Don't make any noise, just follow me!" Da Congming widened his eyes, stared at the black shadow, and ordered in a low voice.

So, the group followed quietly, weaving through the alleys of the village, trying not to make any noise, for fear of alerting the enemy.

The shadow didn't seem to notice the pursuers behind it. Sometimes it moved quickly, and sometimes it stopped to look around, as if it was looking for something. The group followed carefully, trying to keep a distance to avoid being discovered, but also to ensure that they would not lose it.

Soon, the black shadow entered a house.

The door of the house was closed, but through the crack in the door, they could vaguely see the light inside. However, the group knew that they could not rush in and had to act with caution.

"We have to find a way to see what's going on inside the house without being discovered by him." Da Congming said thoughtfully.

Xiao Zhang looked around and suddenly pointed to a small window on the side of the house and said, "Look there, that window doesn't seem to be closed tightly. We can take a look from there."

The group approached the window cautiously, and indeed, as Xiao Zhang said, the window was not tightly closed. They gently pushed the window open.

The house was quiet, with only a faint light flickering in front.

The black shadow slowly turned around, revealing Yuan Zhen's face. His eyes were glittering with cunning.

"Look, isn't that Yuan Zhen?" Xiao Zhang exclaimed in a low voice.

Da Congming narrowed his eyes, looked inside carefully, and whispered, "It is true. Look, there is not only eel blood, but also little hedgehogs! These are all props used by Yuan Zhen to play tricks."

"Great!" A hint of determination flashed in Youyue's eyes, "Now we have caught the criminal red-handed. Everyone, get ready to follow me in to arrest him!"

She raised her left hand, clenched it into a fist, and signaled to her companions, ready to kick the door in. Everyone immediately understood what she meant, and got ready, waiting for Youyue's order with great momentum.

"One, two, three, kick!" Youyue counted to three in a low voice, put down his left hand, and the detectives kicked the door fiercely.

The door opened and everyone rushed into the house and surrounded Yuan Zhen.

Yuan Zhen was startled by the sudden intruders. He stared at these uninvited guests with wide eyes in disbelief. He tried to escape, but it was too late and he had to surrender.

"How...how did you find this place?" Yuan Zhen asked stutteringly, his face full of fear and confusion.

"Humph, do you think your tricks can fool us?" Da Congming sneered, "We have seen through your tricks a long time ago. This time we caught you red-handed. What else do you have to say?"

Yuan Zhen lowered his head, speechless. He knew that this time he was completely exposed and there was no longer any excuse or reason to defend himself.

Uncle Che's family finally returned to peace. Dacongming and Youyue told them the whole story. He was very grateful to the small yamen and sent a lot of freshly dug sweet potatoes to Nan Rongxi.

The next day, Nan Rongxi was eating melon seeds behind the scenes in the meeting room, and was also looking around to see if there was anything to eat.

Aunt Li rushed in and said breathlessly, "Assistant Dacongming, Assistant Youyue, when I woke up today, I found that a lot of the sweet potatoes I planted were stolen! This is terrible, I estimate that dozens of kilograms are missing!"

In troubled times, dozens of kilograms of sweet potatoes can be considered valuable, especially in these border areas.

Youyue asked: "Did you find anything unusual?"

Aunt Li continued, "It looks like it was clearly man-made. It's impossible for a wild animal to carry off so many sweet potatoes!"

Da Congming scratched his head and said, "That's strange. Who is so bold?"

Nan Rongxi was a little curious: [Tongzi, Tongzi, what's going on? ]

Youyue: Now I can know the answer directly.

System: [Obviously, this is man-made! ]

Dacongming: Now everyone has land to farm, who would do this!

Nan Rongxi: [Tongzi, the villagers in Bailan Village are living a pretty good life now, who would steal food? ]

System: [It wasn't done by the villagers of the Random Village. It was because of the recent war between the Great Zhou and the Northern Qi, and the food supply was insufficient, so many soldiers escaped. This time, it was a group of soldiers who stole the food. They knew about the existence of the Constable Team, so they didn't dare to come out during the day! ]

Dacongming: I see. If that’s the case, it means that the war between Northern Qi and Great Zhou is almost over.

Aunt Li: What a group of poor children again.

Nan Rongxi: [Tongzi, these soldiers are just ordinary people. They are treated like cattle and horses in prosperous times, and become targets in troubled times. I'd better ask Da Congming and the others to save these people. Where are they now? ]

The detectives felt the same way when they heard this. In prosperous times, they are treated like beasts of burden, while in troubled times, they become targets. This is so apt and it is exactly the reflection of their reality.

System: [They are hiding in the ruined temple on the mountain now.]

Dacongming: Oh, the case is solved!

Youyue: There is still enough food in the granary!

Da Congming looked at Aunt Li and said slowly: "Aunt Li, we have actually investigated this matter thoroughly. Don't worry, we will take action right away!"

"Aunt Li, please go back first, we will handle it properly!"

After Youyue finished speaking, she patted Aunt Li on the shoulder.

"Okay, okay, I'll go back first. Sorry to bother you guys!"

After Aunt Li left, Youyue quickly ordered: "There is still enough food in the granary. Prepare the porridge immediately and follow me up the mountain!"

Nan Rongxi: [These two people are really good. Not only did they do a good job of investigation in advance, but their operation also met my expectations! ]

Great Wisdom: This is not necessary!

Youyue: It’s great to be praised!

After hearing Youyue's order, everyone quickly got busy.

This time, maybe we can directly recruit a group of regular soldiers, which is a good thing. This way, the team of the Ruined Village will be even stronger!