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The city lord has an amazingly good memory. He deals with many matters up and down the city, and the personnel affairs are endless. However, he still remembers people and events clearly.

The rope that had tied him up for many hours was finally untied, and the little thief couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, moved his stiff arms a few times, and mumbled something small unconsciously in his mouth. Speaking of words, it seems that he doesn't have much fear even in court. After all, he is already somewhat familiar with this place.

"Be honest!" The officer beside him raised his fierce eyebrows, pushed the man unceremoniously, and said, "Liu Er, why are you standing there in a daze? Why don't you salute the Lord of the City! I've rebelled against you. !”

The yamen servant obviously recognized the little thief. He spit out the thief's ordinary name. It could be seen from the helpless look on the yamen servant's face that he seemed to be used to it.

The little thief named Liu Er was scolded like this, and he knelt down as if he was belatedly. He knelt down in a familiar manner, lay on the ground, and honestly accepted his crime.

"Mu... everything Mr. Mu said is right. The villain was obsessed with something he shouldn't have. He broke into Mr. Mu's house and was caught stealing. Please punish me, the Lord of the City. I will have no complaints!"

After the large piece of cloth gagged in the little thief's mouth was lifted, his really unpleasant and somewhat wretched thieves' eyes became more and more obvious. The city lord took a closer look and frowned slightly. Already vaguely recognized this little thief.

This place in Yuecheng is neither big nor small. This little thief was escorted to the court again and again, just for trivial thefts.

This kid is actually very principled when it comes to stealing. He only steals from wealthy people, and he only steals a few valuable things in one trip, and he doesn't dare to take more. Therefore, every time he was escorted over, the amount of money he stole was really very small. According to Yuecheng's laws, he was only fined for a period of time in jail, and it was difficult to punish him severely.

It's just that this little thief was frequently escorted here for stealing and imprisoned in the dungeon. As the number of times increased, not only the officials were familiar with this man's appearance, but even the city lord recognized him at a glance.

In order to maintain the stability of Yue City, the city lord naturally cannot tolerate thieves. However, the crime of this little thief is not serious and he has never hurt anyone, so the punishment cannot be too severe. However, because he repeats the theft again and again, the city lord every time Every time he comes, he will be punished more severely than before, especially since the last time he stole dozens of taels of silver, he was directly sentenced to be locked up in the dungeon for more than two months by the city lord.

After all, knowing the law and breaking the law will result in an additional penalty.

Since the last time this little thief was escorted to court was more than a year ago, he thought that this man had finally started doing serious work honestly, but he didn't expect to meet him again today and resume his old business.

Inexplicably seeing this familiar look with stern eyebrows and ratty eyes again, the city lord almost laughed out loud and stared at him coldly, scolding: "It's you again, a thief again, your kid has been escorted to the court again and again. Have you ever felt the slightest bit ashamed!?”

The little thief lowered his eyebrows and knelt on the ground obediently. He accepted the blame very naturally. He seemed to have remembered the warning from the aunt last night. He raised one arm repeatedly and said hurriedly: " The villain knows that he is guilty. He has committed theft many times and has not corrected despite repeated admonitions. The crime will be increased! But the villain has other important things to report today!"    According to the usual procedure, this little thief has honestly shouldered his crime. When he came down, he didn't dare to say another word. The city lord suddenly squeezed out such a sentence. He didn't expect it. There was a trace of doubt between his eyebrows. He looked down and signaled in a deep voice: " explain."

The important reason why he had such a deep impression on this little thief was that when ordinary people were escorted to the court, most of them would shout a few words of defense such as "Unjust", but this man was a freak among them. He could He accepted his charges frankly and never defended himself. If he wanted to be convicted of contempt of court, his attitude was quite sincere, which made the city lord somewhat confused.

Therefore, this time the little thief actually had something else to say, which made the city lord feel a different kind of doubt and curiosity.

The little thief Liu Er was lying on the ground obediently. He had shaken out the words he had pondered over last night, and his tone was very sincere.

"The villain was ordered to steal this time. The man's name was... Mu Zhengbai. As my employer, he gave me twenty taels of silver... The villain was not familiar with him. He was just in the market. I encountered it occasionally in the market. The villain has clearly explained the truth of the matter. I hope the Lord of the City can understand it clearly."

Originally, this little thief didn't even know that his employer was called Mu Zhengbai. He only heard this from Mu Yunxiao. He didn't even know what grudges Mu Zhengbai and Mu Yunxiao had between them, so he just told the truth clearly. If you speak out, you may not be able to reduce your punishment by confessing and being lenient.

Hearing Mu Zhengbai's name from the little thief's mouth, the city lord vaguely understood something. He looked sideways at Mu Yunxiao, who was quiet and silent, nodded solemnly, and ordered the government servants on the side to go and arrest him immediately. Mu Zhengbai brought him to the court so that the two men could confront each other in court.

Since he had official duties, and Mu Yunxiao was only responsible for escorting the little thief here, the subsequent specific matters were left to the city lord to judge. Therefore, when he saw the yamen officer going out to summon Mu Zhengbai, Mu Yunxiao respectfully He knelt down on his knees and excused himself in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Your Majesty the City Lord, the guilty people have important matters to attend to, so I may have to leave first. I hope the Lord City Lord will grant me your permission."

"Go." Of course the city lord knew that Mu Yunxiao would be on duty early this morning. After all, he had arranged the position himself, so he nodded and waved.

"Thank you, Lord City Lord.

The meaning of Mu Yunxiao's words was actually quite clear. Mu Zhengbai was still eloquent when he was escorted over, but when he confronted this little thief, he was dumbfounded and couldn't utter a single word of defense. Naturally, there was no need to say anything for being so guilty.

With such solid evidence, and with the secret instruction of the city lord, Mu Zhengbai and the little thief Liu Er were thrown into prison for two months.

For the Mu family, it would be a great blessing to be able to let Mu Zhengbai rest for two months. (End of chapter)