Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 553
In fact, Li Qinzai didn't have a deep impression of Zi Nu's caring service every day. He was born in the Duke's mansion.

It is difficult to establish a gentle and well-behaved persona in front of Li Qinzai.

Li Qinzai's deepest impression on Zi Nu was the flying dance when he first met her.

The graceful and moving dance, the Buddha's voice and the wind, with a little nostalgia from the Dunhuang murals of the previous life, are really unforgettable.

Your dear friend.

Zi Nu quickly bent over to pick up the comb, with a look of surprise and panic.

She didn't know why Li Qinzai asked this question suddenly. What happened last night was so serious that it was normal for him to doubt her, but he asked her "whether she dances beautifully" without thinking, which made people feel uneasy.

"Slave... Slave was practicing dancing at that time." Zi Nu's expression was still calm, and the panic in his eyes disappeared in a flash.

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "I know you are practicing dancing, so I just want to ask, is your dancing graceful?"

"You, Youyou... right?" Zi Nu whispered.

"There was a lot of movement outside the mansion when the incident happened, didn't it disturb your dance practice?" Li Qinzai asked again.

Zi Nu was silent for a moment, and said: "When the incident happened last night, the officers and soldiers in the mansion searched for the thieves everywhere with torches, and they also searched in the backyard. Some officials wrote down the names of all the people present. It was so chaotic at that time. The dancing had to stop."

Li Qinzai murmured, "Soldiers blaspheming dancing postures is really the most unsightly thing in the world. It's like burning pianos and cooking cranes. If the thief is caught by me, the punishment of cannon fire and knife cutting is not enough to pay for the beauty's alluring dance..."

Zi Nu's body trembled, she lowered her head and dared not make a sound, but her pretty face was a little pale.

Li Qinzai glanced at her, then smiled and said, "Do you know what the thieves took away last night?"

Zi Nu shook her head: "I don't know."

Li Qinzai said leisurely: "The things they stole are important, but they are not too important. It's ridiculous that the thieves are stupid, thinking that they can know the details of the Tang Dynasty's top-secret weapons by stealing an object..."

"Hehe, actually, even if I put the new weapon in front of them and let them imitate it, I'm afraid they won't be able to produce results in a hundred years."

Li Qinzai looked at her again and said, "Do you know why?"

Zi Nu bit her lower lip and shook her head.

Li Qinzai nodded his head with his index finger, and said: "The real secrets are all in my head. If the thief is a little smarter, he should know that stealing things is worse than stealing people. Stealing me is the key. An object running away, I have to say, is stupid enough."

"Maybe, they are still complacent behind their backs at the moment, haha!"

After all, Zi Nu is a girl under the age of 20. After Li Qinzai finished speaking, she couldn't control her expression. Her stunning face was covered with haze, but she had to try her best to pretend that this matter had nothing to do with her. The complex and tangled emotions made her face a little distorted.

Li Qinzai swept across her face calmly, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

After a long time, Zi Nu couldn't help asking: "Since the stolen items are not important, why did you order the city gates to be closed and the whole city searched?"

"It's a coincidence that I ordered the city gates to be closed before the incident happened last night, but at that time I was dealing with the envoys of the two countries. As a result, the gang of thieves who robbed me happened to bump into them. The thieves are probably still in the city now... ..."

"Liangzhou City is only so big, and in addition to more than a thousand soldiers in my hands, the emperor also sent Baiqisi to help me. The name of Baiqisi may not be familiar to you, but they can be said to penetrate every hole in this small city. It's easy to find a few thieves here."

Zi Nu's face became paler, even his lips lost their color, and he stared blankly at the ground.

Li Qinzai pretended not to see her gaffe, but turned his head to look at the sky outside the house, and murmured: "According to the time, there should be a result by this time, and Bai Qisi's gang of killers had better not let me down... "

Just as he finished speaking, Liu Ah Si's voice came from outside the house.

"Fifth Shaolang, report something."

"Speak." Li Qinzai said lazily.

"Baiqisi, Director Song, came to report. Two hours ago, Baiqisi captured five thieves in the city, and the rest fled in the streets. Director Song promised that all the culprits would be brought to justice before dark."

Li Qinzai's expression relaxed, and he laughed loudly: "Finally, I didn't let me down. Tell Song Sen that the Baiqisi who participated in the arrest belonged, and each of them will be rewarded with ten guan!"

Liu Ahsi should be, and said again: "The five thieves who have been captured have been put in prison, and Governor Pei personally tortured them. I can ask my party members and accomplices before dark, please rest assured."

"Have you found the stolen thing?" Li Qinzai asked.

"It has been found. It was buried under a Populus euphratica tree in the backyard of a residential house by the thieves. It has all been taken back now."

Li Qinzai laughed, and said: "It took so much effort, it was a layout and an ambush, what did you do to sneak in, and it ended up robbing you of loneliness, tsk, the work at hand is not good, no amount of planning is useless .”

Zi Nu listened quietly, his face became paler, and his hands in his sleeves were tightly clenched into fists.

Li Qinzai, who was in a good mood, looked at Zi Nu, turned a blind eye to her ugly face, and said with a smile: "Zi Nu, the matter is over, I just need to wait until dark to find out who their henchmen are. It's a small joy, you Let's dance to celebrate it, I can't get enough of that song 'Flying Heaven', would Zi Nu dance for me?"

Zi Nu tried hard to squeeze out a smile: "Your servant obeys."

"Beautiful wine, let's dance!"

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In the side hall of the backyard, a group of maiko dancers are dancing in the hall. The purple slave standing in the middle holds the pipa behind her back, sometimes hooks her feet, sometimes lowers her waist, and her body is like a piece of willow catkins fluttering in the wind along with the dance music like Sanskrit singing. , weak and flamboyant.

It's just that Zi Nu's dancing posture and movements today are not as natural as in the past, and his every move is mixed with a bit of bluntness. Li Qinzai has watched the dance for a long time, and soon saw the difference.

Liu Asi pressed the knife with his right hand, and stood motionless behind Li Qinzai. At this time, the singing and dancing were in full swing, but Liu Asi couldn't help but said: "Five Shaolang, since she has been identified as a suspect, why don't you just take her down? Is this a dance?"

Li Qinzai squinted at the dancing Zi Nu, but answered the question inappropriately: "Her dancing posture is messed up."

Liu Ah Si scratched his head in puzzlement.

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Lady Gua, you have a lot of things on your mind. A young and not so deep city mansion is really not suitable for this job..."

Liu Ahsi said softly: "Is she sent by Tubo or Tuyuhun?"

"It doesn't matter, we've hit a snag anyway. But we can't catch her now, those thieves haven't got it yet, so taking her down will scare the snake away."

"Si, tell Song Sen to hurry up. Searching is Baiqisi's strong point. Don't let me down, or the next time I see him, my words will not be so nice. Don't stimulate him to hang himself." I take his last name."

(End of this chapter)