It was the sun, the sky was clear, and the spring breeze was gentle.

This season is the most comfortable time in Los Angeles. The cold winter has completely disappeared, and the summer heat has not yet arrived.

The flowers are gorgeous and full, but there is still some time before they bloom and fail.

If it were the usual, Los Angeles would be bustling with crowds at this time, with shouts one after another. In the alleys and alleys with few shops, children running and frolicking, in the shade of the trees, old people gather in groups of three or five under the eaves, playing chess, drinking tea...

But the city of Los Angeles today is completely different from the past. The scenery is still the same, but the whole city is covered by a thick layer of "dead silence."

If you climb up the city wall and look down, you can see the anomaly in the city at a glance.

The streets and alleys are empty. On some roads, you can see vegetables falling on the ground, trampled into mud, and even some objects that were too late to be picked up. It can be seen how the entire Los Angeles city fell into a moment In the chaos.

All the government officials in the city were dispatched, and some jailers were transferred from the Los Angeles jail, every group of four, with their sabers beating the hurried gongs and running on the empty streets.

The city gate was shut down, and the soldiers guarding the city became vigilant, watching the surrounding wind and grass vigilantly, and even the water transportation on the pier stopped.

All the channels that can leave Los Angeles are blocked. Unless they can fly, no one or any cargo should leave Los Angeles for half a step.

Just an hour ago, there was a terrible case in Los Angeles. The new prefect, Mr. Zhong, was beaten in the street by a beggar. The beggar slapped him several times in a vicious way, and then knocked Mr. Zhong fainted with another punch. Unwilling to give up... After fainting, Master Zhong was beaten and kicked for a period of time, while beating and cursing words such as "dog official" and "fish and common people".

The two bearers who came out carrying Master Zhong did not know what means the beggar used to hurt their eyes and kept rolling on the ground, covering their faces.

If it hadn’t been for the screams that alarmed the officers and soldiers looking for the street, the beggar wouldn’t know when he would commit violence...

All the people in Los Angeles returned home and waited for the inspection by the government officials to release the seal. A beggar gathering place in the city became the focus of investigation. It is said that the follow-up arrangements for the arrest of the murderer were all done by the master. It seems that Master Zhong was seriously injured. After being carried back, he has been in a coma, and all the famous doctors in the city have been asked to leave by the Yamen.

All the bulletin boards in Los Angeles were posted with wanted warrants stamped with the seal of the prefect. It is said that... the master has written a letter asking the knife head to be sent to the adjacent military camp, and the commander of the military camp has requested the soldiers stationed in the army to assist the Yamen in the arrest.

Afterwards, according to the people who witnessed the case, the murderer was very arrogant. After his evil deeds were discovered by the street-seeking soldiers, the first reaction was not to run away, but to open his hair covering his face, and did a series of actions towards the soldiers and the onlookers. The grimace, and then ran away.

Because of this, a large number of people on the scene saw the true face of the beggar, so the portrait of the murderer was drawn less than one hour after the crime was committed and posted on the major notice boards in the city, next to the wanted order.

The bounty is as high as a hundred taels of silver, and the people in the city are encouraged... as long as you don't kill people, you can catch the criminals by any means.

...

Lin Buxian waited alone in the private room of Qibaolou. It was noon, but it was not Zhong Xiaoting who was waiting for her, but the shopkeeper of Qibaolou.

The shopkeeper came outside the private room and said to the inside through a door: "Miss Si, the street is closed."

Lin Buxian's heart jumped, but calmly asked, "What happened?"

"Suitable officials came and said that someone attacked the prefect in the street. The master gave the order to die on behalf of the prefect. The city gate and the water gate were closed. The gang was looking for the culprit from house to house. The villain courageously interrogated the fourth lady. Said: I'm afraid there will be a curfew tonight, maybe he will report to the master at the Yamen for a while and explain the situation. Please send someone to **** the fourth young lady back to the house, or notify the house to let Jiading pick up the fourth young lady back to the house."

"I got it." Lin Buxian swallowed the question when he came to his lips. Since the shopkeeper said so, it proved that the criminal who attacked the prefect had not been caught.

Lin Buxian naturally knew who had beaten Zhong Xiaoting, and she had personally covered that person to leave. The beggar who "stretched justice" was Yun'an.

...

Last night, Lin Buxian and Yun An were almost "forced" to despair by Lin Wei's "sending rebellion". Lin Buxian did not expect Aunt Liu to give birth, her father could do so well, and Yunan... With hindsight, I discovered how difficult it is for an inferior "young" "businessman" in such an era.

Some things really can’t be solved with caution, such as sending rebellion. If Lin Wei becomes frantic and wants to kill himself at all costs, he can call himself to his study, and then I took the tea cup to shine on my head, covered my head and ran directly to the yamen, to sue myself for the crime of rebellion.

Yun An stayed up all night. She fully realized how weak her self-protection ability was. What if she was killed by others, what would Lin Buxian do? She has basically no self-protection ability, what else can be done besides "death to death"?

Yunan stayed up all night, why not Lin Buxian?

At midnight, Yun An seemed to have suddenly made up his mind. He sat up and said to Lin Buxian: "Yixi, help me do a scene..."

On the evening of the day Zhong Xiaoting was beaten, Lin Buxian was able to go home. The ban in the city was not lifted. It was only that the prefect was awake and sent the government officials to inform the people of the Lin House to take Miss Lin Si back.

Lin Buxian was very nervous and didn't dare to show "showing" half a point. After finally returning home, he was called by Mother Lin. After talking for a while, he let go. Lin Buxian went back to the room and locked the door and hurried to the bed. At the same time, it was a sigh of relief to see Yun An lying on the bed safe and sound.

Yun An narrowed his eyes into a slit, and when he saw that Lin Buxian was the only one, he immediately opened his eyes and looked at Lin Buxian with questioning eyes.

"Only myself." Lin Buxian whispered.

Yun Andan sat up and took Lin Buxian's hand: "Are you okay?"

"I... fine, how about you?"

Yun An hooked the corner of his mouth and replied, "I'm fine too, but it's a pity that the officers and soldiers came too fast..."

Lin Buxian looked at Yun'an for a while, and was completely relieved to see that she was not injured. She came to the screen alone, took off her coat, unbuttoned her skirt, and "exposed" the leggings on her calf...

Lin Buxian bent down and unfastened the flintlock on his leggings. Following Yun'an's method, he unloaded the bullet inside, silently holding the flintlock in his hand and covering it with his other hand.

Lin Buxian sat in front of the dressing table wearing only his Chinese clothes, and while unloading Zhu Chai, put the flintlock gun in the wooden box on the dressing table.

However, Lin Buxian did not intend to tell anyone about all this, including Yun An.

It was Yun'an's idea to beat Zhong Xiaoting in disguise and disguise to prevent him from reaching Qibao Tower.

Yun'an Yulin Buxian took one step out of the Lin Mansion, and before Lin Buxian went out to make the appointment, he suddenly remembered the flintlock and took it with him in a mysterious manner.

Lin Wei wanted to "send Yun'an to disobedience", which gave Lin Buxian a very bad impression...

In the past, Yunan did a lot of ignorant things. Although Lin Wei was angry, he was more helpless. He never expressed his intention to "send Yun'an to disobedience".

There must be demon in the abnormal situation. Although Lin Buxian didn't say much to Yun An, he secretly planned for the worst.

Fortunately, Yunan succeeded, and the rest can only be left in imagination.

Lin Buxian sat beside Yun'an casually, told Yun'an what she had heard from the shopkeeper of Qibaolou, and then said, "I don't know if the day of our departure will be affected."

"It's a big deal. Let's go a day or two later. The road is a little faster. How can we get the time back. I think the lockdown is only temporary, and it will not exceed two days at most. Los Angeles is a trading city. The loss of the day is immeasurable. If it is more than two days... Without our words, someone will come forward for us. Besides, he was not beaten up in the street, and it was not a life lawsuit. Why should I make such a big disturbance? When beating him, I said a lot of bad things about him, that is, the problems that will exist for corrupt officials and officials. I think Zhong Xiaoting has a little touch, and it will not take long...The reason for Zhong Xiaoting's beating will be Many versions have been deduced by the shop, when that time..." Yun An snorted coldly, and said in a low voice: "It's best to have Yushi and others pay attention to these folk rumors, and look up this Master Zhong. . We can’t do anything about him. Could it be that no one can cure him yet?”

Lin Buxian was silent for a moment, and said quietly, "I hope."

Yun'an didn't understand the situation of Yan State, Lin Buxian knew a little... and I don't know why, there are very few deadly admonishers in this dynasty.

The second prince sat in the East Palace, and Zhong Xiaoting became the cousin of the prince. Although he was a relative of the prince, he was also regarded as a relative of the emperor. After less than a hundred days, Zhong Xiaoting squeezed out Li Qingshan, who had been sitting in Los Angeles for more than ten years. , It is not difficult to see how much the prince's Royal Highness attaches great importance to his uncle.

Li Qingshan is not an ordinary prefect, who doesn't know that he is relying on His Royal Highness King Ning?

Speaking of it, Li Qingshan is also considered a royal relative... But in this matter, the prince did not save any face to King Ning. In the first few things after the imprisonment of the country, King Ning was "inserted" in Luocheng. The "nails" were pulled out.

"Yun'an." Lin Buxian called.

"Ok?"

"Tomorrow we will go to my private library. I have something I want to put in your...space. If Aunt Liu gave birth to a boy, we will stay in Yongzhou and won't be back in the short term."

"Where is your mother's birthday?" Yun'an asked.

"I will find an opportunity to apologize to my mother and explain it, and then think of a reason that will not constitute "unfilial piety". Before we have the ability to protect ourselves, try not to return to Los Angeles, or... wait until my father announces the abolition of my heir status. After that, it is probably safe. Moreover, Zhong Xiaoting is not a fool. He happened on the way to the appointment. We are all within the scope of his doubts. Taking him as a human being, even if there is no conclusive shame. Evidence does not prevent him from venting his anger on others. The two words "official" are not his words."