C22 News of the Arrest

In the midst of their fear and shock, they finally managed to wait for the huge group to pass. Before they could heave a sigh of relief, they suddenly heard someone call out, "Young Master Du, so you're here. I was just about to look for you."

Du Qi and Yao Fugui's hearts tightened when they heard this, and they hurriedly looked towards the source of the voice. They saw a person leaving the group and quickly walking towards them. Du Qi saw that the person who came was Wu Dingfang, the other constables of the magistrate court. He couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. He greeted, "Hello, Sir Wu. May I know what advice you have for me?"

Wu Dingfang walked to the front of the two men and pulled Du Qi to the depths of the alley. When he saw that there was no one around, he stopped and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. I just want to tell you about Head Constable Huang."

Du Qi heard this and could not help but feel energized. He hurriedly said, "That's great. Sir Wu, please speak."

Wu Dingfang said, "I have asked people to ask around. I only heard that someone saw him near Nine Palace Mountain years ago. I don't know the specific situation of him, and I also don't know his current situation."

Du Qi could not help but be greatly disappointed when he heard that. Four years ago, Huang Da was ordered to lead eleven constables to chase after Guo Qinggong and Luo Changhe. At that time, everyone thought that this was something that Huang Da could easily do, and it wouldn't take much effort at all. Who knew that Huang Da had been gone for four years? Not only did he fail to capture Guo Qinggong and Luo Changhe, but he also failed to capture them. Even Chief Wu and the others in the yamen didn't know about his exact situation. He could not help saying dejectedly, "Sir Wu came all the way here to find me for this matter?"

Wu Dingfang said, "That's true and that's not the case either."

Du Qi said faintly, "Your magistrate's constables also went with them to arrest the imperial offenders?"

Wu Dingfang said again, "That's not true either."

At this moment, Du Qi was already unhappy because he did not obtain any concrete information regarding Huang Da. When he heard Wu Dingfang speak in such a manner, he could not help but feel even more annoyed. He said in a displeased manner, "Sir Wu, do you only know this sentence?"

Wu Dingfang smiled and said, "It has always been you who makes your own decision. When did you ask me to go into detail?"

Du Qi could not help but laugh. He hurriedly said, "Sir Wu, please speak!"

Wu Dingfang said, "We have other matters to attend to regarding the arrest of imperial offenders. Just now, we just happened to bump into those people."

Du Qi said, "So you are eating dust behind those people for another reason. I wonder what kind of major case you are working on?"

Wu Dingfang said, "A few days ago, a group of country bumpkins reported that a group of powerful flying bandits had appeared in Xiangyang and were running amok. In the past two to three years, they had committed many shocking and pointed cases. The prefectural magistrate had his subordinates investigate carefully. They must be arrested and brought to justice! "

Du Qi's heart could not help but move when he heard this. He said as if he did not care at all, " Oh, why haven't I heard about what happened in the Xiangyang in the past two years?"

Wu Dingfang said, "That's normal. If everyone knew about it, then the matter might have been resolved long ago. It's precisely because no one knows about it that we have to investigate."

Du Qi suddenly asked curiously," Such a secret matter, I wonder if I can find out about it? "

Wu Dingfang smiled and said, "Although this matter is confidential, there is no need to hide it from Young Master Du. It is just that there are too many things that cannot be said for the time being. For example, three years ago, the jewelry and money of Wang Youcai's family, a wealthy family in the east of the city, were all stolen. Two years ago, the young master of Wang Youcai's family was inexplicably punished. The year before the New Year, when Yang Lin was standing at midnight, his hair had been shaved off and hung on the city wall, especially recently. Our Xiangyang's famous martial arts expert, Bai Yang, was actually nearly crippled at home. I wonder how much suffering he suffered!"

Du Qi asked in surprise, "These things were all done by those thieves?"

Wu Dingfang said, "It's hard to say. Judging from the time and place of the incident, perhaps it was done by one person. Moreover, this person must be very familiar with the situation in Xiangyang. He shouldn't be an outsider."

Du Qi couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Wu Dingfang's words. He didn't expect Wu Dingfang to be so good at reasoning. Du Qi could guess that it was only based on the appearance of the matter. He couldn't help but think. What if Inspector Wu knew that each of the parties involved received a letter of account regarding their mistakes, the reason for punishing them, the punishment methods for committing another crime, and so on? Because all of these were his masterpieces, and he was naturally clearer about it than Wu Dingfang.

In the past four years, Du Qi had frequently interacted with the magistrate court, the garrison, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the Eastern Factory, as well as various large and small gangs. Their relationship was quite harmonious, especially the Embroidered Uniform Guard and East Factory soldiers who were stationed in Xiangyang. They were especially polite to Du Qi. They often invited Du Qi to play in their government offices. This was a great thing that most people would not even dare to think about. However, Du Qi did not use this as a reason to do whatever he wanted. Instead, he was very careful. Life was simple, and he never used his wrists for his own food and clothing. Even if he stole other people's things, he still had a set of principles. He specifically picked those rich people who handled things unfairly, did evil in the countryside, and used their power to bully others. Moreover, what he got would definitely be used to help the poor. The pastoral tobacco pipe that he had just become came from a rude bully.

Because of his extraordinary skills, Du Qi had never failed in the past few years. Even if someone found out about it afterwards, they would not dare to extend their hands, much less cause trouble for Du Qi. If not, it would definitely attract many criticisms and even summon the authorities to investigate. The various pawn shops also took good care of Du Qi, but Du Qi only believed in this family. It was quite fun to bargain without making the store suffer a loss.

The reason Du Qi occasionally attacked other people's pockets was because he was fooling around on the streets. He wanted people to think that he was just a hoodlum who did not do proper work and even stole from others in order to hide his extraordinary skills. In order to secretly avenge more people. At first, Du Qi only wanted to train his skills. Later, he gradually became aware of how to punish those evil people. As his skills grew deeper, he moved more and more frequently. Who knew that he had attracted the attention of many people with ulterior motives?

Now, the government sent Wu Dingfang to investigate this matter without restraint. Du Qi could not help being horrified. However, he said calmly and indifferently, "Those people are all people who bully the weak, tyrannically oppress the weak, and commit evil deeds. They should have been punished. It is not excessive to receive some punishment. Could it be that Sir Wu is preparing to work hard for them? "

Wu Dingfang sighed and said, "Sigh! It's hard to disobey the orders! Young Master Du has a wide circle of friends. Do you have any clues?"

Du Qi smiled and said, "I just heard about this matter, where are the clues?"

Wu Dingfang also smiled and said, "This official does not dare to stay long on official business, so I will not chat with Young Master Du. Goodbye!"

Du Qi casually said, "Sir Wu, please do as you wish!"

Seeing Wu Dingfang's figure disappear into the alley, Yao Fugui came over and said, "Qi, is there any trouble?"

Du Qi smiled carelessly and said, "What do you think?"

Yao Fugui said, "There shouldn't be any trouble, right?"

Du Qi said with certainty, "Of course not! So what if there is? At most, I can just leave. It is not four years ago, who can stop me?"