Goldfield
Chapter 204: Pursuing the Criminal

“Stop trying to create tension and just say it! Whose residence did he enter?” Yu Xiaocao's voice was ferocious, but he had a petite figure and looked at them with his big, adorable eyes, so it didn't seem intimidating at all.

Shorter bandits keep bidding, “You should promise to let me go after I say it! Otherwise, I won't tell you even if you beat me to death ... "

Yu Xiaocao was so angry that he started to smile. He sneered, “Still refusing to say it? All righty! Young Master Zhu, please accompany me to the yamen area. This kind of ferocious bandit needs to be sent to yamen! With the methods used by the yamen people, I'm sure they can make you talk!!”

"Don't! Please don't!” The shorter bandit saw that the little girl's face was flushed red with anger. If he really sent it to the yamen, then he would definitely be killed! He might still have a chance to stay alive in the hands of this young girl and her family, so he hurriedly said, "I'll tell you!"

Under the strict supervision of Yu Xiaocao, the shorter bandit obediently explained, “The servant entered the residence called ‘Fang Estate’. It looks pretty impressive, so it must be a very wealthy household. Back then, I regretted not asking for more money!”

Fang's Plantation? In the city, other than his godfather's residence, there might not be another family called the 'Fang Estate', right? A servant from his godfather's household wanted to kill him? Other than that Xia Furong girl, there might not be anyone else, right?

With tightly furrowed brows, Yu Xiaocao had to reevaluate Xia Furong's girl in his heart. He knew that Xia Furong had always disliked him. However, he never took his godmother's niece too seriously. He felt that it was only the jealousy of a young girl who could not get help from an older person. He had not expected a little girl under the age of ten to be so cruel and wanted her life!

Zhu Junxi asked in surprise, “Fang Estate? Isn't that General Fang's residence in the city? Isn't General Fang your godfather? I heard from my mother that your godparents loved you very much down to their bones. How could they let their own housemaids hurt you? This guy must be lying!”

“Young Master, please save our lives ah! This lowly one swore to the sky that the maid had actually entered a house called 'Fang Estate' ah! The shorter bandits hurriedly defended themselves.

After Yu Xiaocao carefully inquired about the figure and appearance of the maid, he felt even more confident in his heart. For this trip, Xia Furong had only brought one second-rate servant from the capital, named Zixiang. He had been serving Xia Furong ever since he was still living with the Xia Family, so he could be considered one of his most trusted servants. Most of the servants in the residence in Tanggu City were older servants who had been transferred from the General's Plantation in the capital. So, Zixiang was the only one he could use.

“Whether it is true or not, we will know after my godfather finds that person and asks. Young Master Zhu, please help me put it on my donkey. By this time, my godfather should have already returned to Dongshan.” Village Yu Xiaocao felt the need to teach Xia Furong a lesson.

This Xia Furong was extremely dangerous at such a young age. He paid someone to kill him just because his godparents treated him a little better. In the future, if her godmother got pregnant and this wicked girl did something to hurt her godmother, even crying would be useless back then!

Young Master Zhu was worried about leaving an eight or nine year old girl alone with two ferocious bandits. Therefore, he decided to be a good person until the end by escorting the little girl back to Dongshan Village and handing her over to General Fang before returning to the city.

After this suspension, the sky was already dark. Fortunately, it was a smooth official path along the way, which he was familiar with, and the speed of the little donkey did not decrease at all. As they were about to arrive at the entrance of the village, they heard the sound of horse treads galloping. The tall figure on the horse shouted, "Is that Xiaocao?"

Xiaocao quickly replied, "Godfather, it's me !!"

A moment later, the figure of Fang Zizhen riding a tall horse appeared clearly in the dim night. He came to Xiaocao's side and looked up and down for a long time before he finally relaxed and reprimanded him, “Why did you come back so late? Don't you know that your family will be worried?

Yu Xiaocao felt guilty in his heart, but before he spoke, Zhu Junxi quickly cupped her hands to greet him and said, “General Fang, please, your daughter met the bandits on the way home and suffered from fear, so you should stop scolding her! ”

"What's? What kind of bandit would dare to rob my daughter, Fang Zizhen, in broad daylight? I think they want to die early!!” Upon hearing his words, Fang Zizhen instantly exploded in anger. His voice, which sounded like a huge bell, shook throughout the mountain forest and caused the birds to fly all night in panic.

“Godfather...” Yu Xiaocao has never experienced such a dangerous situation before. Seeing his godfather was really worrying about him, his eyes were sour, and his voice trembled as if he was crying.

Fang Zizhen hurriedly got off his horse and hugged his daughter, feeling heartbroken. He said, “Princess, do not be afraid. Godfather is here! Godfather will skin the damned bandit and avenge you!”

The corner of Zhu Junxi's mouth twitched, 'Is it alright to say such a horrible thing in front of a little girl of eight or nine?'

He looked at the originally strong girl crying in General Fang's arms, and sighed in his heart, After all, she is a young girl. No matter how calm and strong he is, he will also show his weak side in front of his family ah!’

Seeing the little girl crying so much that she started hiccupping, she told General Fang about what the bandits said, and then said, “If the bandits aren't lying, then there's a rat in your house. General Fang must conduct a thorough investigation to prevent this incident from happening again in the future.”

Zhu Junxi politely exchanged a few words with him, and then quickly said goodbye to return to the city.

When they returned to Dongshan Village, Fang Zizhen was filled with killing intent as he picked up the bandits in each hand and threw them to the ground violently. He stepped on one of the bandit's legs, making the sound of bones cracking. The higher bandit, whose bones were broken after being trampled, squealed as if he was a pig being slaughtered.

Looking at Fang Zizhen's fierce-looking face and full of beards, the shorter bandit's face turned deathly pale with fear. He prostrated repeatedly until his head started bleeding. He repeatedly begged for mercy, “My master, please save my life! My lord, please save my life ah!”

With his pair of bell-like big eyes, Fang Zizhen suddenly glared at him and shouted, “Speak! Who ordered you guys? If you want to hurt my daughter, Fang Zizhen, then you must consider whether your life can bear it!!”

The shorter bandit quickly said, “It was a young girl from Fang's Plantation. He gave us money and asked us to throw this little lady off a cliff and make it seem like an accident. He said that he will give us half of that money after we finish his act.” After saying that, he honestly and thoroughly described the appearance of the young girl again.

Lady Fang, who came out after hearing the move, still had fear left as she held Xiaocao in her arms and gently calmed her down. There was a burst of fear in her heart: A very clever and wise princess, she could barely see him anymore.

Linglong, who was beside Lady Fang, heard the bandit's description of the maid and exclaimed in shock, “There is a red mole, the size of a grain of rice, in the corner of the mouth? Isn't that Zixiang serving Miss Xia..”.

Beside him, Zhenzhu gently pulled his sleeves. Seeing the expression on the mistress' face, Linglong quickly stopped talking! Miss Xia usually doesn't get along with Miss Cao'er, but she won't want her life too much, will she?

Lady Fang had a grim expression, and a fierce storm raged in her heart. 'I never expected this ah! I have raised a cruel and savage wolf beside me ah!’ In the past, when he had no children, he wanted a niece from his girl family as a friend. At that moment, the seven or eight-year-old Xia Furong looked reasonable and beautiful, so she was chosen. She knew that the little girl usually had some small ideas on her mind. In an environment like the Xia Family, those who did not even have a cunning heart would not even know how they ended up dying.

She also knew that the girl did not like her goddaughter. He initially thought it was just jealousy among the young girls and it wouldn't be anything serious. However, she never expected that the little girl had such a wicked heart and really wanted to take her daughter's life…

“Cousin Servants? I have no enmity with him. Why would a little servant want to kill me? Where did he get so much money to hire a hit man?” Yu Xiaocao pretended to be confused and asked weakly.

Fang Zizhen gripped his hand so tightly that a cracking sound rang out. He took the front collar of the shorter bandit outfit, as if he was holding a dead dog in his hand, and shouted, “When did the waiter go looking for you? What time do you agree to get the rest of the money?”

Holding his collar, the shorter bandit's eyes instantly spun to the back of his head as he stuttered, “That was.. yesterday afternoon! She said that this little lady would go to town alone today and return at night, which was the perfect time to act. We agreed to raise money the day after tomorrow. He said that he needed to make sure that we had completed the task before giving us the money... uhuk uhuk!!”

The bandit would be strangled to death when Fang Zizhen finally loosened his hand. He fell hard to the ground and coughed violently.

Fang Zizhen looked at Lady Fang, and after a brief consideration, he asked, "When does your nephew go to town?"

Lady Fang looked at her grimly and replied with an expressionless face, “Yesterday morning, she said that she is not feeling well and wants to see a doctor in the city, she said, then he went to the city with that Zixiang servant. I offered to go with her, but she refused.”.

Yu Xiaocao knew that her godmother must have felt very uneasy in her heart, so she immediately grabbed her hand and looked at her with concern. Lady Fang looked at her daughter's eyes, which were as pure as the clear night sky, and forced a faint smile to show that she was fine.

Yes, being born into such a family, even though she was protected by the matriarch, doesn't mean she doesn't know anything about these filthy things. Lady Fang was used to seeing people in the courtyard in killing others in a cunning manner, so she quickly adjusted her state of mind. Her goddaughter had just experienced fear, yet she still wanted to comfort her and was worried about her mood — she did not adopt it in vain ah!

“That's not Old Cousin, is it? The older cousin was still very young, so how could he have done such an evil thing? Godfather, godmother, maybe we wrongly accused him?” Yu Xiaocao widened his eyes and pretended with a doubtful expression.

Fang Zizhen furrowed his brows and sneered, “Whether it was him or not, we will know by the test. Cao'er, don't come back tonight. I'll be acting with your father.”.

That night, the entire Dongshan Village had been alerted! Wh why? Princess Yu Hai went to the city, but still did not return when the sky arrived