I was just solving crimes, how could I become an immortal?

Chapter 153 Counterattack against Mu Bai
  In the early morning, the first ray of sunshine shone into Shangjiang City, and the busy people began their day's work with great vigor.

Outside the north of the city, carriages dragged their tracks in the mud and slowly drove up the official road.

The escort leader spat on the ground: "This damn weather is so torturous. I really want to go home and take a hot bath."

The official in charge of the reception said jokingly while checking the situation of the convoy: "Yes! It's time for Lieutenant Shi to go back and take a look, otherwise my sister-in-law will be too lonely and I'm afraid..."

"Go, go, my girls love me so much that they won't let me down." Captain Shi replied proudly, but as he said this, he lost his confidence.

For more than a month, he went to Beiyan Lengada every day, not sure whether his beloved wife at home could endure the loneliness.

"Fortunately, this is the last batch." Looking at the ice sculptures on the car, Lieutenant Shi of Jinwu Guard finally breathed a sigh of relief.

From the Beiyan Ice Cave, King Yong's ice sculpture troops were transported thousands of miles back to Beijing. Even if they were the elite of the Forbidden Army, they were still exhausted.

Fortunately, he was relieved today. Colonel Shi laughed and joked with his subordinates, preparing to go drink and relax tonight.

But he didn't know that the real game had only begun now.

Near the handover point, the demon clan's spies were nervously hiding in the dark, quietly recording the number.

Cao An and Pang Shi also met in the teahouse in Dongshi.

Watching Cao An, a seven-day tour of the beautiful Southern Chu, life is so nourishing.

Looking at Pang Shi, this man had not slept for several days and nights. He was trying his best to complete the work arrangement amidst the enemy's reconnaissance.

"I, Pang Shi, have left countless romantic names in Shangjiang City, but ever since you appeared, I haven't had a day to spare."

Pang Shi drank a bowl of tea worth 10 taels of silver and vomited his bitterness to Cao An.

Cao An asked the waiter to fill up again, and while making money, he joked: "You are the person next to the emperor, so you should be tired. After you finish this job, you will be promoted."

This rhetoric always sounds like a bandit, but that's not the point.

"The key is that I didn't get promoted! I'm in the Imperial City Division, where can the Holy One promote me?"

The Imperial City Division, Emperor Wan Jing's absolute confidant, Pang Shi is so capable that he may be locked up for the rest of his life.

"But you just know it. Don't you have an envoy from the Imperial City above you? If you find an opportunity some other time, I will help you get a copy of him to ensure that you can smoothly ascend to the throne."

"...The Imperial City Envoy is my father. I'm afraid he will beat me when he comes home."

The topic ends here. When father and son go into battle, the son is destined to be unable to compete with me.

As for Pangzi’s complaint about too much work.

"It's almost over, don't sleep too much tonight, the big one is coming."

"Big one? How big is it?"

"I'm afraid most of the monsters in Shangjiang City will jump out, and the group of monsters will dance wildly. Have you arranged your counterattack plan?"

"Don't worry, it's all done."

Monsters are difficult to detect by the Monster Slayer Division without using their demonic energy. No one knows how many monsters are lurking in Shangjiang City.

Cao An kept Mu Bai dancing in Jiaofangsi for so long just for this day. Tonight, he wanted to catch them all.

"What now? Where are we going?" Since they wanted to pretend to be defenseless, the two of them couldn't be too abnormal.

“Do something good for your physical and mental health.”

"For example?"

"For example, going to the west of the city to see the widow."

"???"

Is visiting a widow considered beneficial to physical and mental health?
  "It's so healthy! Count me in." Fatty Zhu Xian also came over from the side.

Cao An asked strangely: "Of course it's okay to count you, but you're usually too lazy to move. Why are you running around today?"

"It's the end of the year. Didn't you agree last time that you would treat your colleagues in the department to a meal? I am informing everyone."

Tsing Yi Department, miraculous revenue this year!
  The department is also miraculous. There are some group activities, which is really touching.

"Okay, let's go together. In fact, I went there yesterday. Unfortunately, her son was there, so I couldn't do anything. You guys can help me cover her for a while."

"Eh~~" Pang Shi and Zhu Xian both showed contempt.

How anxious are you! In broad daylight, he wanted to drive away someone else's son and do something to the widow.

Cao An quickly explained: "I went to investigate the case, don't get me wrong."

"Are you sure you're investigating a case? The kind that doesn't take off your clothes?"

"I'm investigating a case, but I have to take off some of my clothes."

The widow Cao An was going to investigate was naturally not the one Liang Qifeng had offended, but the wife of Gong Shilang, the Hua Zhi who was entrusted to him.

The information Mu Bai gave him was half true and half false. Cao An couldn't tell whether Hua Zhi was related to [Ten Eyes] and had to verify it.

……

A group of three people came to the west of the city, where Hua Zhi bought a small house with the thousand taels of silver given by Cao An.

It's not very big. There are some flowers and plants planted in the backyard. After some decoration, it looks quite warm.

Especially in the past two days, Hua Zhi was overjoyed when his son who went out to study came back. He went to buy a chicken to prepare extra dishes tonight.

He didn't want to meet Cao An as soon as he arrived at the door. Hua Zhi was very grateful to this great benefactor.

He hurried forward to greet them: "Master Cao Jin An, two masters Jin An."

Huazhi gives people the impression that she is not only beautiful, but also has the mature temperament of an official lady, beautiful and intelligent.

She is indeed the widow that Cao An likes! Much better than Liang Qifeng's vision, the two gave Cao An an affirmative look.

Cao An just rolled his eyes in response. He was really here to investigate the case, but it was just a prerequisite that he needed to lure Huazhi's son away.

Sure enough, after hearing everyone's conversation, a young man walked out of the house. This is Gong Shilang's son, Gong Ding. He was 7 years old. He heard that when the Gong family was in trouble, he was spotted by the Taoist sect and went to study.

Because there were relatively few ships that could pass through the thundering sea, the court was too lazy to send people to arrest him and simply recorded Gong Ding as a missing person.

Unexpectedly, he came back these days.

It's just that this person didn't have Hua Zhi's warmth and gentleness at all. He just stood at a distance with an indifferent expression and didn't even say a word of address.

"Ding'er is young and doesn't understand the rules. Don't be offended, adults. Please come in quickly. I have prepared a lot of wine and food today."

Hua Zhi greeted everyone with a bright smile. It was obvious that she was very happy because her son had returned from studying arts.

All the busy work she did was to make up for her hard-working son. Even though this son was not her biological son, Hua Zhi still regarded her as her own son because of the life they had spent together when they were young.

It's just that Gong Ding seems a bit awkward!

Cao An gave the two people behind him a wink and told them to deal with his son while he dealt with his mother. Naturally, they received ruthless contempt from them in return.

But forget it, just investigate the case as Cao An said. How difficult can it be to deal with just a 7-year-old child?
  Zhu Xian walked over with a smile, as if coaxing a tinder, opened a paper bag in his hand, revealing several roasted legs: "Kid? Do you want to eat?"

Gong Ding looked at him indifferently, as if looking at a fool.

"He looks down on me?" Zhu Xian looked at Pang Shi beside him with a look of shock.

Pang Shi smiled disdainfully: "You can't do this. Children these days mature early. It's up to me."

As he said that, Pang Shi took out 10 taels of silver from his arms and tossed it in front of his eyes: "Kid, do you want some silver? You can buy a lot of things~"

Pang Shi's words finally made Gong Ding's eyes change.

From looking at one fool to looking at two fools.

Two people:…

……

On the other side, Cao An followed Hua Zhi into the kitchen.

A man and a woman were alone in the same room. Hua Zhi didn't think about anything else. She was still cooking happily, hoping that Cao An would have a taste of her craftsmanship.

But Cao An! He just wants to take off people's clothes.

He whispered softly: ""Ten lives are wandering""

"Add some more wine, eh? Master Cao, are you talking to me?" Hua Zhi was a little surprised when he heard Cao An's words, obviously not understanding what they meant.

Looking at her whole body, there was no trace of tension. She didn't look like a liar. Could it be that the ten eyes had nothing to do with her.

Cao An didn't give up and asked straight to the point: "Hua Zhi, do you have anything on your body, any tattoos or marks?"

The sudden whisper made Hua Zhi's face flash with shyness unconsciously. He lowered his head and replied in a voice as loud as a mosquito's fly: "Sir, why do you suddenly ask this question?"

"Oh, I'm just curious. I heard from the madam from the Jiaofang Department that you have a tattoo on your body, so I asked."

Huazhi nodded shyly and said, "There is indeed a tattoo, but I don't know when it appeared. I can't wash it off even if I want to."

Suddenly got a tattoo? Still can’t wash it off? Is it that weird?

"Where is the tattoo? Can't you let me see it?"

"On, on the shoulder." Hua Zhi was a little shy, but she did not refuse Cao An's request.

Maybe in her heart, everything is fine with Cao An.

It's a pity that she is an unlucky woman and is determined to take care of her ex-husband's children. She is really not worthy of Cao An.

Now that Cao An suddenly asked, she would naturally not refuse.

She shyly opened some of her clothes, and the tattoo appeared. It was an eye with a 'cross' drawn on it.

Mubai did not lie to himself, Huazhi indeed had the sign of ten eyes.

But she was so frank and had never heard of the secret code, so what did she mean?
  For a moment, Cao An had some doubts about the function of [Ten Eyes].

Having no clue yet, Cao An stopped pressing: "I just stopped by to see you today. Do you have any difficulties in life? Do you have enough money?"

"That's enough. I've learned from some female workers and helped out in the embroidery room. The money you gave me hasn't been used up yet."

"That's good. In that case, I'll leave first."

"Huh? Don't you have dinner here, sir?"

"No, there's a dinner party at the office tonight."

Cao An just wanted to come and try Huazhi. If he couldn't find a breakthrough, he wouldn't stay for long.

"Zhu Xian, it's time for us to leave. The dinner is about to begin."

The two fools outside the room tried their best to face an indifferent child, but the other child didn't show any expression. They were really comparable to Xiao Jiu.

But they didn't see that after leaving, Gong Ding looked towards the north of the city with a slightly thoughtful look: "Shangjiang City tonight may not be peaceful!"

"Huh? Ding'er, why are you in a daze again? Wash your hands quickly and eat. It must be very hard for you to study abroad. I made some chicken soup to replenish your energy."

The gentle and sincere smile prevented Gong Ding from swinging out the dagger he had hidden in his sleeve for three whole days.

"Forget it, you should go find Cao An!"

"Huh? Ding'er, what are you talking about? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Hua Zhi saw Gong Ding talking to himself and came over worriedly and asked.

All that could be seen was the confused look in Gong Ding's eyes. The world was spinning for a moment, as if he had forgotten where he was.

"Go to the Tsing Yi Department to find Cao An tonight. Don't wander around." Gong Ding used a commanding tone, seeming to be controlling Hua Zhi's behavior.

Hua Zhi was also confused, obeyed his words, and walked towards the Tsing Yi Department with slow steps.

Gong Ding looked at Hua Zhi's back, his eyes showing tenderness for the first time: "Your mission is over, live a good life in the future. You have never been a player in the game."

(End of this chapter)