The Regent's Concubine is Crazy

Chapter 435

The moonlight cast a mysterious veil over the quiet courtyard. It was already late at night, but Mo Feng, Bei Suqi and his group still stayed here.

Mo Feng's mouth twitched unconsciously when he heard Bei Suqi's complaint. He turned to look at the prince beside him, only to see Bei Suqi's brows were tightly knitted, his eyes full of dissatisfaction and fatigue.

"Bei Shizi, please stop joking." Mo Feng shook his head helplessly, trying to ease the tense atmosphere. He knew that Bei Suqi had always been straightforward.

However, Bei Suqi rolled his eyes at Mo Feng and continued, "Your master is so good. He took my cousin back to rest, leaving us here to feed mosquitoes all night. It's almost dawn, and I guess the flower thief won't come tonight. We've fed mosquitoes for nothing tonight!"

When Mo Feng heard this, he couldn't help feeling a little bitter. Why didn't this damn flower thief come tonight?

From time to time, the buzzing sound of mosquitoes could be heard in the grass in the yard, as if mocking their helplessness and fatigue.

Mo Feng gently patted the mosquitoes on his body and said, "Prince Bei, do you think this flower thief knows that we have set a tight net, so he doesn't dare to come?" Mo Feng said in a deep voice.

Bei Suqi yawned and said lazily: "Who knows! But this also means that the flower thief might be very skilled in martial arts and may have sensed the danger, so he didn't show up."

Mo Feng was silent for a moment after hearing this. He looked up at the starry sky, with a hint of complicated emotions flashing in his eyes.

"What should we do? If the flower thief doesn't show up, we can't catch him, and he will continue to harm people!" Mo Feng said anxiously.

Bei Suqi patted Mo Feng's shoulder, his tone revealing a bit of helplessness: "There's no use in being anxious, we haven't seen a flower thief before, we can only wait. As long as he shows up, we can catch him." He looked into the distance, as if looking for a possible clue in the darkness.

Mo Feng frowned when he heard this, and looked at Bei Suqi and said, "What if the flower thief doesn't show up?"

Bei Suqi heard this and slapped Mo Feng on the forehead. Although the force was not strong, it was enough to wake Mo Feng up instantly. He glared at Mo Feng and said, "Have you ever seen a dog change its eating habits?"

Mo Feng covered his head, he understood what Bei Suqi meant. The flower thief had done so many evil things, how could he stop so easily?

Mo Feng curled his lips, "What if the flower thief left this Flower City and went somewhere else?"

Bei Suqi looked at Mo Feng coldly, "Say one more word, will you?"

Mo Feng covered his mouth and said, "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it!"

As time passed, Mo Feng's heart began to ripple. He thought of the innocent women who were victimized and the arrogance of the flower thieves, and the anger in his heart burned fiercely. He held the sword tightly, his eyes firm, as if he wanted to pour all his anger on the sword.

Bei Suqi seemed calmer. He knew that impatience would not solve the problem, and only calmness and patience were the key to catching the flower thief. He closed his eyes and gathered his strength.

After daybreak, Bei Suqi and his party returned to the county government office from Zhang's house, exhausted.

The night had faded, and the dawn was breaking. Their tired faces were filled with reluctance and helplessness. After walking through the long corridor and returning to the backyard of the county government office, they were slightly surprised by the scene in the yard.

I saw Mo Shaoxie and Shangguan Ziling sitting at the stone table, enjoying their breakfast leisurely.

Shangguan Ziling was wearing a lavender long skirt, the hem of which swayed in the wind like a blooming violet.

Shangguan Ziling looked up and saw Bei Suqi and the others coming back. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she waved, "Cousin, come over quickly and have breakfast. How was it? Was the flower thief caught last night?"

Bei Suqi walked over and sat down.

Qiu Kui moved upon hearing the sound, and swiftly brought up a set of bowl and chopsticks and gently placed them in front of Bei Suqi.

Bei Suqi looked at the breakfast in front of him and sighed, "What are you catching? The flower thief didn't show up all night."

Shangguan Ziling frowned slightly when she heard this, and asked in confusion: "Ah? The flower thief didn't show up last night? What's going on?"

Bei Suqi rubbed his sore eyes, shook his head and said, "Don't mention it. I'm tired and hungry now." As he said that, he grabbed a steaming bun and took a big bite, as if he wanted to bite all the tiredness into pieces.

Shangguan Ziling chewed slowly while asking, "What happened last night? Why didn't the flower thief show up? Did he know in advance that we had set a trap in Zhang's house?"

Bei Suqi put down the bun in his hand, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and said, "Maybe."

Shangguan Ziling looked at Bei Suqi's tired expression and said, "Cousin, have breakfast first and go to rest!"

"Ok".

At this moment, the county magistrate looked extremely panicked. He hurried into the yard, with beads of sweat on his forehead gleaming under the light.

The county magistrate's eyes were filled with anger, and his voice trembled slightly with excitement: "My lord, it's bad! Something big happened at the Li Mansion, which is next to the Zhang Mansion yesterday!"

Mo Shaoxie was sitting at the table, his eyes as dark as ink. When he heard the county magistrate's words, his brows furrowed and he asked in a cold voice, "What happened?"

The county magistrate took a deep breath, tried to calm himself, and said angrily: "Last night, the flower thief went to the Li Mansion next door. Miss Li from the Li Mansion was humiliated and hanged herself early in the morning! When her maid found out this morning, it was too late..."

Shangguan Ziling stood up suddenly when she heard this, and her face instantly became extremely angry.

Seeing this, Mo Shaoxie quickly stretched out his arm to support her and comforted her softly, "Ling'er, slow down and don't get excited."

Shangguan Ziling looked at Bei Suqi who was standing beside her, her eyes full of doubts: "Cousin, you were guarding Zhang's house last night, didn't you hear any movement?"

Bei Suqi shook his head, a puzzled look on his face: "No! We stayed in the dark corner of Miss Zhang's courtyard all night, not even letting a mouse go, how could there be any movement?"

Mo Feng stood aside, his face gloomy as water, and said angrily: "Damn it! We kept watch all night last night, and thought that the flower thief was scared, but I didn't expect him to run to the Li Mansion next door! It's absolutely abominable!"

Shangguan Ziling was silent for a moment, with a determined light flashing in her eyes: "We must go to Li's mansion to see if we can find any clues. This flower thief is so rampant, we must bring him to justice!"

So, the group hurriedly left Zhang's Mansion and went to Li's Mansion next door.

When the group arrived at Li's house, a white lantern was already hung on the door, swaying in the wind.

When the bailiff saw his master coming, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Sir."

The county magistrate uttered "hmm" and his expression looked very ugly.