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"Ascension to the Hall."

The yamen runners on both sides pounded the ground with water and fire sticks: "Mighty."

The majestic Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming sat down on the armchair, picked up the gavel on the court table and slammed it on the table.

"Who are you, what are you doing, and who are you suing?"

A woman slumped to her knees and said, "Sir, six of our chickens have suddenly disappeared. Please help us find out what happened."

Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming frowned: "Are the six chickens missing?"

"Exactly."

Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming brought the yamen runners to the woman's house, surrounded by onlookers.

Everyone looked at the three-meter-high wall, craning their necks to watch.

"Hey, who do you think stole this chicken?"

"Who knows."

Someone speculated: "It can't be the neighbor next door."

Among the onlookers were the woman's neighbors, who all grumbled in rebuttal when they heard this.

"Don't talk nonsense. Our family doesn't do such immoral things."

"We won't do that in our family either. If you do something as immoral as that, you'll go to hell."

And inside, Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming looked around for a long time, his brows never relaxed.

The yamen runners who were maintaining the scene kept following him with their eyes.

Mo Yan said, "Sir, this is not easy to investigate."

Zhang Yang suddenly saw footprints on the wall: "Sir, look there."

Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming looked closer and found that the footprints were very wide, which made him feel puzzled.

"These are clearly the footprints of an adult man."

Mo Yan gestured with his hands and found that the footprints were bigger than his own.

"This guy's feet are incredible. They feel bigger than ours."

Zhang Yang analyzed aloud: "Why not let everyone see the footprints of everyone nearby."

Mo Yan exclaimed in surprise, "That'll take forever. Besides, how are we supposed to identify the footprints? Do we have to ask them to climb up the wall and use their hands?"

Ming Guifu, Liu Haiming, who had been pondering the issue, shook his head: "There's no need to go to such lengths. Let the artist draw the footprints one by one on paper, in all sizes."

He is of great use.

Zhang Yang personally brought a painter over, and soon several copies of the footprints were completed.

"Sir, please take a look."

Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming took it, pulled out one, and handed the rest to the painter. He compared them and found they were roughly the same, then stood up and looked outside.

"Go and ask the neighbors, especially the men, to come over."

The police captains armed with knives immediately went out to look for people. After about a quarter of an hour, several men were brought in.

Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming gave a look, and one of the yamen runners immediately asked the men to step on it for comparison, but several people in a row failed to verify it.

While he was deep in thought with his brows furrowed, a man walked in accompanied by yamen runners.

"So does he, sir."

"Try stepping in."

The man followed the instructions one by one, but the footprint still didn't fit and was even one size smaller.

Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming waved his hand to signal him to go down, but when the man turned around, he found something strange.

The man's walking posture always seems tense. He seems relaxed, but in fact he is not relaxed at all.

"and many more."

The man was stunned: "Sir, is there anything else?"

Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming had a guess in his mind. He stared at the man for a long time before blinking and moving.

"Where is your home?"

"what."

When the people saw Jingzhao Yin and others following a man, they couldn't help but follow.

Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming and others also knew that there were a group of people following behind them.

"Hey, why do you say adults have to follow?"

"I don't know."

When they arrived at the man’s home, Ming Gui’s husband, Liu Haiming, suddenly spoke.

"Take out all your shoes."

Then he whispered to Mo Yan, "Take a pair over there and have them checked later."

"Yes, my lord."

While checking the shoes, a boy suddenly spoke up.

"Dad, what are you doing with grandpa's shoes?"

Hearing this, the man's face changed.

"Sir, the child is talking nonsense."

Ming Guifu-Liu Haiming and Zhang Yang looked at each other silently.

A quarter of an hour later, when everyone came back with several pairs of shoes, the onlookers were stunned.

"How come you're bringing the shoes back?"

The detectives who entered the yard took out the man's father's shoes and compared them one by one, and found that they matched exactly.

"Sir, it matches."

"My lord, these two also match."

……

Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming suddenly looked at the man angrily: "Where are the chickens?"

The man's frightened eyes betrayed him: "Sir, what kind of chicken is that?"

Seeing that he still refused to admit it in the face of evidence, Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming looked directly at the captain of the police.

"Take it."

"Yes." The man was immediately caught by two constables.

Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming left and went to the court for the case to be handled.

"Bring someone to commit the crime."

Faced with the water and fire sticks in the hands of the yamen runners, the man trembled with fear.

Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming slammed the gavel, and the man fell to his knees in fright.

"Physical evidence shows that the footprints in the yard match the size of your shoes. Your son also said they were your shoes. Why don't you quickly call those chickens and find out where they went?"

After going through mental torture, the man finally confessed his guilt.

“They were all eaten.”

When the onlookers saw him admit it, they were all surprised.

"Oh my god, it was really stolen."

"My God, he actually stole from his neighbor."

When the woman learned that all the chickens had been eaten, she wailed with anger, her chest heaving.

"God damn it, you ate all my chickens. I prepared them for my daughter-in-law and future grandchildren."

The man was eventually beaten with twenty sticks and sentenced to six years of hard labor.

After all the hassle, it was already noon, and Ming Guifu - Liu Haiming and others also returned to the backyard for lunch.

After half a month of tiring journey, the supplies led by General Anyong are about to arrive in Yunzhou.

On a city wall, General Nan Shaoan stopped and looked ahead.

General Shi came up behind him and said, "General, General An's supply team should be here in two days."

"Well, send someone to pick it up."

"Yes, General."

On a city wall, General Nan Shaoan stopped and looked ahead.

General Shi - After the Shi army left, General Nan Shaoan once again looked towards the front of the city wall and the surroundings.

They have been stationed at the border for more than six years and go back to the capital for a few months every year, so they know everything about the situation here and in the capital.

He looked at the blue sky, his lips curled up slightly.

Your Majesty, it’s time for me to go back.

Thinking of that woman who was both strong and gentle, General Nan Shaoan felt as sweet as honey in his heart.

The months he looked forward to most every year were those in the palace.

Shangguan Wanjun was taking a nap far away in the hunting ground, but the man's face in her dream became clearer and clearer.

After waking up, she sighed as she thought of the man she hadn't seen for months.

"This man really knows how to torture himself." Even when he is not around, he still appears in her dreams. Is he afraid that she will forget him?

Ou He, who was on duty, sat up from the mat and said, "Your Majesty, what did you say?"

"Ah, it's okay, get up."

As soon as he finished speaking, thunder sounded outside. The sudden sound scared Shangguan Wanjun.

"Is it going to rain?" She was about to get up, but it seemed she should continue sleeping.

Ouhe came to the bedside, and Shangguan Wanjun sighed softly.

"Go back to sleep. It's rare to have thunder and rain. There's nothing you can do anyway, so you might as well go to sleep."

Ou He was stunned for a moment: "Yes, Your Majesty."