Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

"Lord Shen, have you figured it out?"

"hiss……"

Long Aotian looked inside and out but found no clues.

Fortunately, just when he was at his wit's end, Kitagawa discovered a clue.

"Sir, there are some footprints on the roof."

"Oh?"

Long Aotian was very excited and immediately asked Sister Li for some butter paper.

These papers were originally intended for wrapping food such as steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and roast chicken, but Long Aotian had other clever uses for them.

"Sir, what are you doing with these butter papers?" Kitagawa looked at him with great confusion.

"Beichuan, sprinkle some water on these pieces of greaseproof paper, then go up on them and press your finger onto all the footprints. See if you can make the footprints." Long Aotian handed him the greaseproof paper.

"it is good!"

"I'm not trying to be mean, Lord Shen, but what good will it do with these footprints?" Sister Li was equally puzzled. "There are no suspects now, so even if you wanted to use these footprints as a reference, you certainly couldn't."

Long Aotian smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Sister Li, I have a clever plan."

quickly,

The agile Kitagawa imprinted all the footprints on the yellow paper.

With a thin layer of water on the surface, the butter paper can be used to stick the approximate shape of the footprint onto it.

"Sir, what should we do now?" Jiang Beichuan, despite being a young man, was still full of energy.

"Let's call it a day." Long Aotian carefully put away the yellowed paper, then looked up at the sky and then at his shadow, saying, "It's almost noon, let's have a meal and fill our stomachs first."

"But..." Jiang Beichuan was still somewhat unsatisfied.

"Hey, we need to take our time solving this case," Long Aotian said, putting his arm around his shoulder. "Listen to me, let's eat first!"

"Well... alright." Jiang Beichuan nodded.

On the way, Jiang Beichuan was still feeling unsatisfied with what had happened that day.

He had been in the Zhenye Division for some time, but because he wasn't tactful enough, didn't know how to flatter, and wasn't willing to give gifts to the higher-ups.

Despite having the best skills and knowledge, no one was willing to mentor him.

So much so that he was ostracized and relegated to being with Shen Congxin, which made him very resentful!

But today, I can finally vent my anger!

"My lord, I never expected that you would actually guess that it was that old woman who, in order to seize the Shi family's ancestral home, protected her son and hid the money. You're truly amazing!" Jiang Beichuan exclaimed excitedly, showering Long Aotian with praise!

Long Aotian smiled slightly, saying it was no big deal, but in his heart he was thinking to himself.

What a joke! If he can't even guess these things, then what's the point of watching all those melodramatic TV dramas over the years?

"Stop! Don't run!"

"Stop!"

Suddenly, a commotion broke out ahead. A handsome man dressed in brocade robes was chasing a teenager in tattered clothes.

Although the man was clearly skilled, the little rascal was like an eel, dodging and weaving through the crowd, making him impossible to catch.

"Don't run!"

The man seemed somewhat angry and immediately threw three copper coins from his pocket.

The three copper coins struck the little rascal's leg with great precision, causing him to fall to the ground, and the roast chicken he was carrying immediately flew out of his arms.

"Hmph, you chicken thief, I'll teach you to run!" The man stepped forward slowly. "You're unlucky today, running into your grandpa! Today I'll take you to the authorities and make sure you suffer the consequences!"

The sly fellow was clutching his foot with one hand, seemingly in too much pain to walk, but he still reached out his other hand toward the fallen roast chicken, repeatedly saying things like, "Don't steal my roast chicken."

"Hmph, want some?" The man slowly walked up to the sly man, picked up the roast chicken that had fallen to the ground, and placed it in front of him.

As expected, the cunning fellow couldn't resist the temptation. He swallowed hard, picked up the roast chicken, and suddenly stood up. His legs no longer hurt, and he was about to run away.

But the man was clearly prepared. As the rascal ran away with the roast chicken, he tripped him with his foot, and the rascal fell heavily to the ground again.

Before he could even beg for mercy, the man grabbed his ear. "You little rascal, you're quite the actor. Let me tell you, if I hadn't held back, your legs would have been broken by those three copper coins!"

"In this world, the person who can steal my things probably hasn't been born yet! Come on, follow me to the government office!" The man picked up the roast chicken with one hand and grabbed the scoundrel with the other, preparing to walk towards the government office.

The people of Qianzhou who were passing by saw this scene and whispered among themselves.

"How audacious is this thief? He dares to steal someone's chicken in broad daylight! He should have been taken to the authorities and had his hands and feet broken long ago!"

"That's right, that's right! He even stole some steamed buns from my house a few days ago! If he weren't so young, I would have reported him to the authorities and had him arrested!"

"Report to the authorities? What good would reporting to the authorities do? If reporting to the authorities were useful, pigs would fly!"

Long Aotian and Jiang Beichuan, standing to the side, had dark faces, “…”

Originally, Long Aotian didn't want to get involved in this matter, but then he thought, isn't this a good opportunity for him to show off in front of everyone? If he wants to change his image, he has to know how to put on a show!

Aren't those celebrities and politicians examples of this? As long as they can create a persona and act as if they love the people like their own children, people will naturally believe what he says.

"Hey, sir, where are you going?" Seeing that Long Aotian was about to step forward, Jiang Beichuan immediately stopped him.

"Sir, you don't know this, but this thief is called Slippery. He is an orphan, so he has no name or surname." Jiang Beichuan thought that Long Aotian was going to arrest him for performance evaluation, so he cautiously pleaded, "I've arrested him a few times. He's not a bad person. He steals to support his sister. Could you please not arrest him?"

"Hahahaha." Long Aotian laughed and patted him on the shoulder. "Beichuan, you've misunderstood me. I'm trying to help him!"

"Huh?" Kitagawa was somewhat surprised.

"Don't worry about it, just watch from the side." Long Aotian didn't explain, but silently stepped forward and stopped the handsome man.

It must be said that some men in ancient times were indeed quite handsome.

Although the man was not tall, he had the appearance of a refined gentleman.

"Sir, please stay."

"What to do?"

The man glanced at Long Aotian, his face full of arrogance.

"I am Shen Congxin, the chief inspector of Qianzhou City," Long Aotian said, clasping his hands in greeting.

"Oh?" The man glanced down and indeed saw the waist tag on Long Aotian's waist, but he did not show any respect. Instead, he looked disdainful.