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"Let's go." Without asking any more questions, he turned around and climbed out of the cellar.

Si He followed closely behind.

After leaving the cellar, Ning Ji took the horse again, went out with her, and then took a detour from the back of the alley.

The alley became more and more remote, and finally stopped in front of a remote courtyard.

"This is another house of mine. I haven't lived in it much, so it's a bit simple."

As he spoke, he opened the gate.

Si He followed him in, only glancing at it casually, not paying attention to the humble surroundings. Her mind was now entirely on the parchment scroll, wondering how to retrieve it and how to deal with it.

"You take a rest first. I'll go out and investigate. I'll spend some money and see if I can get any useful information. After all, Gucheng isn't that big, and people from the lower classes will probably have some common information."

Hearing him say that, she immediately cheered up, "Okay, then go quickly, I'll wait for you to come back."

"Yeah." He responded and turned to walk out the door.

Si He watched his back as he left. After a while, she sat on the stone bench in the yard and waited quietly.

Momo crawled out of her sleeve and rubbed the back of her hand before she looked down.

It is hungry.

She absentmindedly took out the quail eggs from her bag, cracked the eggshells casually, and put them on the ground for the bird to eat.

Her gaze turned to the gate of the mansion again, hoping that Ning Ji could bring back good news.

She waited until midnight.

As soon as the gate of the mansion opened, she stood up immediately and looked at Ning Ji with burning eyes.

Knowing she was anxious, he closed the door and said, "According to the information I've checked, there are probably three people who stole the things. They are habitual offenders, just a small gang, but they left the city this morning. There are reports that they often stay in several villages outside the city. We will go out of the city again tomorrow to look for them."

Hearing this, Si He couldn't explain her feelings; they were very complicated. The news was good news, but she was also afraid that the secret of the parchment would be revealed. She felt uneasy. After a long pause, she said, "Okay."

Seeing her so distracted, he tried to comfort her, "It'll be fine. Get some rest tonight, or you won't have the energy to look for her tomorrow."

"Okay." She responded and followed him into the house.

He lit a candle and placed it on the table to illuminate the room.

Si He then realized that she had not lit a candle and had been staying in the dark. He should not have noticed anything unusual about her, right?

"Just make do with this for one night."

The room had not been occupied for a long time and there was some dust everywhere. He took the initiative to make her bed and clean it up briefly.

Si He stepped forward to help and asked, "Where do you live?"

This house is quite small, with just this one house and a front yard, nothing else.

He said: "I will sleep outside for a while, you should get some rest early."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

"cousin."

He paused, then heard her say sincerely: "Thank you."

He said nothing and walked away again.

……

That night, not only Si He did not sleep well, but the person who stole the parchment scroll also did not sleep well.

Huang Ergou and his two companions had been examining the parchment scroll for a long time since they stole it last night. However, due to their limited knowledge, they really couldn't understand what was written on it. However, based on their many years of experience in stealing, they believed that this thing should be quite valuable.

So early in the morning, Huang Ergou and the other two took the sheepskin roll to the pawnshop to exchange it for some money.

Since the pawnshop had just opened at that time, the owner had gone to the teahouse opposite to have breakfast. There was only one new clerk in the pawnshop, and that clerk happened to know the language of the Lin Kingdom, a country that had been destroyed a hundred years ago, so he checked the parchment scroll first.

At first, in order to show off his knowledge, the guy read the words aloud while looking at them.

However, the more they read, the more shocking it became. They all realized that this parchment was not simple.

When the guy was halfway through reading, Huang Ergou immediately snatched the parchment back and stopped him from reading it. Then he pulled his accomplice and left in a hurry, saying he would never do it again!

When the pawnshop clerk realized what was happening, he quickly chased after them, but they had already gone far away.

The shopkeeper who was having breakfast in the teahouse opposite saw this and thought something had happened. He hurried out of the teahouse and asked what was going on. The waiter told him everything.

The pawnshop owner was also surprised when he heard this, and looked deeply in the direction where Huang Ergou and the others left.

Huang Ergou and the other two hurried out of the city with the things, because this parchment scroll was too unusual and did not look like something to fool people, because the workmanship, texture, and text were all exquisite, and it was obvious that it came from a wealthy family.

They have to think carefully about how to deal with it or how to sell it for a higher price.

But because this thing is too unusual, it might cause trouble if not handled properly, so they have a lot to consider.

Even though they are thieves, being a thief also requires using your brain!

So that night, many people tossed and turned because of the parchment scroll.

……

Early in the morning, just as it was light, Si He got up early, washed up simply, and then she and Ning Ji led the horse and walked towards the city gate.

The streets were empty in the early morning, with only a few stalls selling breakfast. Ning Ji bought some buns and the two of them ate as they walked. When they arrived at the city gate, it had just opened.

After leaving the city, the two mounted their horses. Ning Ji was still walking in front, holding the reins for her and jogging.

The information Ning Ji obtained last night was limited, and it was a clue he had to pay a lot of money to buy. He only knew that the three theft gangs were named Ergou, Shunmao, and Huzi, and they had no specific whereabouts.

So the two of them first went to the nearest Lijia Village to start their investigation, but they couldn't make it public so as not to attract attention.

Ning Ji was the one who was gathering the information. He did not bring Si He into the village, but asked her to wait in the woods outside the village because he could do things faster if he was alone.

Si He obeyed his command obediently, waited quietly and did not cause him any trouble. She held a dagger and a whistle in her hands. He was afraid that she would be in danger, so if anything happened, he asked her to blow the whistle.

Time passed little by little, and when the sun rose high in the sky, he came back and shook his head at her.

They had no choice but to go to the next village and continue searching.

After the two walked away, someone in the village suddenly screamed loudly, and then shouted, "Someone's dead!"

A body was floating on the pond, and it looked like the person had fallen into the water and drowned.

……

This day was destined to be uneasy.

In Gucheng, Lida Pawnshop.

The shop owner and the shop assistants were kneeling on the ground trembling. A group of cold-faced guards were guarding the shop and the door was closed.

Sitting on a chair in the middle of the hall was a majestic old man. He was dressed in black, wearing a veil on his head and a pair of exquisite black gloves on his hands. He looked very mysterious.

He is Jiang Yuan, the current imperial preceptor.