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

"Yes," Long Aotian nodded, "but now, it's no longer possible."

Jiang Beichuan wanted to ask him why, but the two of them had already arrived near Liu San's house as they walked.

In order to dispel the doubts in his mind, Long Aotian decided to pay a visit.

Liu San's home was a small, dilapidated house by the dock. The people living in the vicinity were either fishermen who had made a living by fishing for generations.

Or they are women who have nowhere else to turn; they will open their doors and hang a red ribbon outside to distinguish themselves.

Those crew members who had been on the ship for a long time would come to this area to have fun after docking.

In general, the people living here are all of low status and humble origin within Qianzhou City...

"Hey, sir, come and have some fun!"

"Sir, you are quite handsome. Would you like to come to my courtyard? I will treat you to the finest wine and food."

Among these women, there were some who were slightly flirtatious. Unlike the quiet ones, when there were no customers, they would stand by the door and wave to passersby to attract customers.

Long Aotian, a modern person from the 21st century, was reading those time-travel novels or watching historical dramas.

Everyone wants to know what kind of place this brothel is, and whether it's true that if you have money, you can enjoy emperor-like treatment without having to worry about seeing uncles in hats~

"Get out of the way! The Night Watch is investigating a case and has no time for you!"

Jiang Beichuan, who was standing next to Long Aotian, showed no tenderness towards the women and directly sent all the beautifully dressed women back into the house.

They arrived at a courtyard gate and confirmed that this was the courtyard where Liu San lived.

But now the courtyard gate is tightly closed, and after knocking several times, there is still no answer.

Just as Jiang Beichuan was about to climb over the wall, his neighbor suddenly opened the door and threw a basin of water outside.

Long Aotian immediately seized the opportunity and stepped forward to ask, "Miss, do you know where this family is? I've been knocking on the door for a long time, but no one has answered."

The young woman, dressed in light gauze and pink makeup, her fair body partially obscured, was suspiciously scanning Shen Congxin up and down. However, she quickly recognized him and her expression relaxed as she said, "I know you. You must be Shen Congxin from the Zhenye Division, Lord Shen."

Long Aotian thought to himself that he had actually been recognized, so he prepared to speak and put on a little act.

But Jiang Beichuan, standing to the side, pointed at the girl and said directly, "Since you know it's Lord Shen, why don't you hurry up and tell the truth?"

Upon hearing Jiang Beichuan's words, the woman immediately lost interest and coldly said, "If I remember correctly, this family is also run by government officials. An old woman lives there; he's quite old himself, and yet he's still unmarried and childless..."

“We already know all of this, so you don’t need to tell us. Just get to the point!” Jiang Beichuan shouted again.

The woman looked speechless and said, "They moved out last night, but strangely, it seems only his mother left; the official didn't..."

"That's all I know." The woman shrugged, turned and walked into the yard, slamming the gate shut behind her.

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian immediately turned his head and looked at Jiang Beichuan beside him.

Jiang Beichuan immediately understood, leaping over the wall and opening the door from the inside.

The courtyard was very simple; apart from a few clotheslines and a wooden basin table and chairs, there was nothing else.

The rooms inside were the same; everything was dilapidated. If they hadn't known that Liu San was also an official of the Zhenye Division, they probably would have thought they had stumbled into a beggar's house.

"I never expected Liu San to live such a simple life," Jiang Beichuan said with great admiration. "I thought he would be very rich following those guys."

After all, Zhang Zhong, who was also a patrol officer like him, was also very generous because he had latched onto Lin Boguang, a powerful figure in the military...

"I think he spent all his money elsewhere." Long Aotian raised his hand, grabbed the medicinal herbs from the bamboo basket hanging on the beam, and said calmly, "Let's go, let's go to the nearby pharmacy and ask."

“I’ve heard about this too. Liu San’s elderly mother is seriously ill, and it seems that it will cost a lot of money,” Jiang Beichuan said as they left the hospital.

As a result, he had just left the hospital when he ran into the same sly guy who stole the Dongfu Guang chicken he had encountered before.

The moment the little guy saw Long Aotian and Jiang Beichuan, he turned and ran away.

Long Aotian immediately followed, but the guy was running too fast. Just as he was about to give up, he felt a gust of wind pass by him, and then he saw a lithe figure that had caught up with the slippery guy.

"Let me go, let me go!" The sly man fell to the ground, and Jiang Beichuan held him down. He struggled and shouted, "Come and see, come and see! The officials are beating a child!"

Long Aotian walked over and squatted down beside him, then slapped him on the forehead and said, "We didn't hit you just now. If you keep talking nonsense, I really will hit you."

Upon hearing what Long Aotian said, the boy immediately became obedient and stopped shouting.

At this moment, Long Aotian also noticed that the child seemed to be carrying something in his arms.

So he gestured to Kitagawa to turn the child over and take the things out of his arms.

"That's mine! What are you doing? Give it back to me!" The little rascal shouted anxiously when he saw his things being taken away.

"Let me see. I don't want your stuff." Long Aotian ignored him and looked at the things in his hand.

The thing in the boy's hand was exactly the same as the medicinal herbs in the bamboo basket hanging in Liu San's house.

"You stole this packet of herbs again, didn't you?" Long Aotian smelled the herbs and said to the little rascal.

"What do you mean by stealing?" the rascal argued. "I earned this by working for that shopkeeper for half a day!"

"How about we go ask the pharmacy owner?" As soon as Long Aotian finished speaking, the little rascal's face immediately fell.

"Look, still lying." Long Aotian looked at him, quite disappointed.

"You brat, tell the truth now!" Jiang Beichuan shouted angrily from the side. "If you don't tell the truth, I'll drag you into the Black Prison!"

Hearing this, the little rascal panicked and begged the two of them not to take him to the dark prison.

"Then tell me, did you steal this medicine?"

"Yes."

The little rascal lowered his head in shame, but the next moment, he suddenly raised his head and said angrily, "But this is not my fault! If anyone is to blame, it is that shopkeeper. I clearly agreed with him that I would work for him for half a day and he would give me some medicinal herbs!"

"But he took advantage of me being a child and refused to honor his promise. I only took back what was rightfully mine, and I did nothing wrong!" He clenched his fists and shouted angrily, "If one day I can become an official like you, I will kill him first!"