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

"Who asked you to pay?" Jiang Beichuan said, and was about to take out a silver ingot from his pocket, but was stopped by Long Aotian.

"What, you don't want me to treat you? Or is it Lord Shen who's going to treat us today?" Manager Jin said, his tone full of sarcasm.

"Haha." Long Aotian chuckled awkwardly, touched the tip of his nose, and said, "How can I treat you? Manager Jin, please do the meal."

This remark caused all the patrons of Ruyi Restaurant to burst into laughter. Manager Jin shook his head and advised Jiang Beichuan, "Jiang Xun, I'm not trying to be mean, but if all else fails, you should find another master. Following Lord Shen will lead nowhere..."

Jiang Beichuan ignored it, but he really didn't understand why Long Aotian would do such a thing.

"Sir, why are you doing this? Kitagawa doesn't understand, it's not that we don't have money."

That wasn't what he actually wanted to say. Instead, he wanted to take this opportunity to tell everyone that his father was different from before, and had truly turned over a new leaf...

"Beichuan, you don't understand." Long Aotian didn't care, fiddling with the teapot on the table, and said indifferently, "We are now in a predicament, and this money is not exactly from a legitimate source. Since someone is treating us, why should we make a fuss?"

“But, the way they talked about you, I…” Jiang Beichuan lowered his head.

"Don't worry, Kitagawa, I won't mind." Long Aotian patted his shoulder. "When you're in a hurry to prove something, they won't believe you at all. But if you do it steadily and do it well, people will naturally believe you."

"I understand." Jiang Beichuan nodded.

"So what should we do now?" he asked again. "Although there are footprints near Sister Li's house, there are still no clues at the moment."

"No rush. Did you bring the map of Qianzhou City that I asked you to get?"

"Bring it."

Jiang Beichuan rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a map tied with a ribbon.

Long Aotian took it, untied the ribbon, and then spread it out on the table.

"Sir, I've never asked you, what use is this to us?"

"You'll find out then." Long Aotian's lips curled up, and he said confidently, "Beichuan, you should still remember that place where thefts frequently occurred, right?"

"Of course I remember." Kitagawa nodded.

"That's good." Lin Chuan took out the Book of Impermanence from his pocket, took out the brush inside, and continued, "Read out those locations one by one later, understand?"

"no problem."

quickly,

Long Aotian and Jiang Beichuan worked together. As long as Jiang Beichuan said a name, Long Aotian would find the corresponding place name on the map, draw a circle around it, and then write a tally mark next to it.

Manager Jin brought up the wine and dishes and was curious to see them drawing circles here. He asked them what they were doing, but they were so focused that no one paid any attention to him. Frustrated, he put down the wine and dishes and left in a huff.

In about half an hour, the map of the entire city of Qianzhou was almost completely drawn, with only some slums and places like the docks left undrawn or drawn in smaller quantities.

"Sir, what are we doing?" Jiang Beichuan looked at the map in Long Aotian's hand with some confusion.

“Beichuan, you don’t know this, do you?” Long Aotian replied with a smile, “The famous detective Ke Bei once said that, generally speaking, as long as you find the place where the criminal commits the most crimes, you can easily narrow down the area and find the criminal’s residence.”

"Sir, who is Ke Bei? I've never heard of him before."

“Ke…” Long Aotian was taken aback upon hearing this, his mind racing. “Lord Ke Bei is a reclusive genius, it’s normal that you don’t know him.”

"Oh, I see, I've learned something!" Jiang Beichuan clenched his fist!

Long Aotian breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that this silly child was really easy to fool.

Then he looked at the map on the table, which he had circled the most in red, and divided it into three parts.

The entertainment district in the west of the city, the Qianzhou Restaurant in the east, and the Haimao Street in the south.

Although this theft may have involved multiple perpetrators, they would still likely have chosen to commit the crime in familiar environments.

Furthermore, they shouldn't go too far, because Qianzhou City is by the sea and has a curfew. If they go too far, the risk of being discovered will greatly increase, and the stolen goods will be difficult to transport. If they are discovered by the patrolling soldiers, they may be shot on the spot.

"There should be a total of three hideouts," Long Aotian speculated to himself, looking at the map.

"Don't you find this strange, sir?" Jiang Beichuan suddenly asked.

"What's weird?"

"Here." Jiang Beichuan pointed to a spot, puzzled. "This place is surrounded by so many red circles, so why isn't it marked with a red circle?"

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian looked in the direction he was pointing and noticed it as well.

That place was none other than the famous brothel in Qianzhou City.

"Beichuan, have you ever been to this brothel?" Long Aotian asked.

"No, I've never been there." Kitagawa lowered his head, a little embarrassed.

Of course, it's not his fault. After all, those who go to brothels are all guys who never stay at home. In brothels, they can enjoy everything except gambling, and they are not subject to the control of the government. It can be described as "paradise on earth".

"Forget it, if you haven't been, you haven't been. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future," Long Aotian said, patting him on the shoulder.

"what?"

"Come and take a look at these three places. Which one do you think is more likely to be hiding people?"

"oh oh."

Long Aotian felt that since it was a case of multiple people committing the crime, catching one would be equivalent to catching the other two, so he wanted to catch one first.

These three places are the entertainment district in the west of the city, the dock in the south of the city, and Qianzhou Street in the east of the city.

"Hmm..." Jiang Beichuan looked around again and finally pointed to the South City Wharf and said, "Sir, I haven't been to many other places in Qianzhou City. But I am very familiar with the South City Wharf. It's a mixed bag of people. If you want to hide someone, this is definitely the best place to do so."

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian nodded, as he had the same thought.

After all, the South City Wharf was also within their jurisdiction, so it was perfectly reasonable for them to catch thieves there.

Moreover, there are only two of them now, and if they really want to arrest someone, they will probably be at a disadvantage.

However, familiarity with the surrounding environment can greatly reduce this disadvantage.

“Alright, let’s go to the South City Wharf then.” Long Aotian immediately said, “See you at ten o’clock tonight.”

"Ten o'clock?" Kitagawa scratched his head again. "Sir, what time is that?"

"Uh, it's probably around 7 PM." Perhaps it's because Long Aotian has become familiar with Jiang Beichuan, but lately he can't help but use modern language.