Suddenly, footsteps sounded behind her.
The voice was messy and hollow, and did not sound like it was coming from a well-trained enemy.
Immediately afterwards, the other party gently and quickly stretched out her hand to Luo, aiming directly at the luggage behind her.
"Snapped."
Luo turned around slightly and easily grabbed the visitor's arm.
It was a boy whose height only reached her chest. His wrists were as thin as firewood. When he saw that he was being captured, he was shocked and said, "Aren't you blind? Let me go!"
"You want to steal my stuff?" Luo asked gently.
The boy didn't answer. Seeing that he couldn't break free, he rushed forward, opened his mouth and bit her hand.
Theft is a crime, but it does not lead to death. Luo Qingqing had no choice but to take his hand back and let go.
The boy who took the empty bite almost fell down and chewed the mud. He turned around and ran towards the houses on both sides of the road.
Through the induction of Qi, she noticed that there were several figures waiting for the boy in the house and alley.
Is this really Qianren City? Luo Qingqing couldn't help but have a question in her mind. She had lived in Luo Family Mansion for a long time, so she was quite familiar with the city where she was. As one of the major cities in Youzhou, although there are markets and residential areas around Qianren City, their scale is much smaller than that of Jinxia City after its rapid expansion. But now she discovered that the area of gray bungalows seemed to have increased a lot, almost surrounding the outer circle of the city.
If the city has also entered a state of rapid expansion, the few pedestrians on the main roads are inconsistent with this phenomenon. What's more, the Luo family is in charge of Qianren City, and the surrounding security has always been quite good. Even if there is petty theft, it will not be done openly like this on official roads.
And the boy didn't seem to be a habitual criminal. In terms of stealing skills, he basically had none. Even if she is not a Qi-sensing person, she can still subdue him the moment he approaches.
It is somewhat intriguing that newcomers of this level can form a gang.
She glanced in the direction of the city gate and decided to go to the residential areas around the road to inquire about the situation.
"No, that woman is coming!"
Several hidden figures suddenly panicked.
"Why did she know we were here?"
"Damn it, who said this foreigner is blind!"
"I saw with my own eyes that she had a cloth wrapped around her face!"
"No matter, let's run away! We are familiar with this place, there is no way she can catch us!"
As expected, he was a newbie, and even he could hear the shouting clearly. Luo raised his eyebrows slightly and suddenly sped towards someone!
The guy who was targeted was so frightened that he ran away - there is no doubt that he was very skillful in escaping. He opened the wooden board and got into the small hole in the corner, or crawled into the low debris. In the pile, its movements were as slippery as a loach. It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to keep up with him, let alone catch him.
However, Luo Qingqing was not an ordinary person.
The energy of living things stood out in the dark world. No matter how much he hid, he could not escape Luo Qingqing's pursuit.
Soon, she forced the other party into a blind corner.
"You can't run away." Luo Qingqing deliberately applied pressure.
The other party clung to the wall, his teeth chattering. Although she couldn't see his expression clearly, she could feel the tension and panic of the person in front of her.
Maybe now would be a good time to press the situation.
When Luo Qingqing was about to ask a question, a loud shout suddenly came from behind, "Let him go, I was the one who stole things just now! Just come after me, this matter has nothing to do with him!"
Luo turned around slightly in surprise and looked at the boy with clenched fists - she didn't expect that such a thing as loyalty could be seen in a thief.
"What's your name? When did you come to Qianren City?"
"Why should I tell you?" the other party said harshly.
"If you can answer my question, I can put the blame in the past and no longer hold you responsible for the theft." Luo replied gently.
This sentence made the boy obviously stunned.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course." She stretched out a hand, "Why, do you have to give me a high-five before I believe it?" Thanks to Luo Youer and Qianzhi, her experience in coaxing young children has made great progress.
The boy hesitated for a moment, then cautiously stepped forward, raised his hand and touched her, "My name is Li Le. I used to live in Changkang Town. I have been here for almost a month."
Changkang Town—Luo Qingqing is quite familiar with this name. It is a large lakeside town more than 20 miles away from Qianren City. Its specialties are Youzhou grouper fish and pickled duck eggs. It has a large population and is considered the granary of Youzhou. one. Residents living in this kind of place rarely run out except for businessmen.
"where is your family?"
Li Le bit his lip, "They... are all gone."
Gone? A bad premonition suddenly arose in Luo Qingqing's heart, "Did something happen in the town?"
"It's robbers!" The man who was huddled against the wall said, "Countless robbers came outside, and they killed all the government officials in one go! They set fire everywhere, and everyone had no choice but to flee to the big city. .”
robber? Are they rogue bandits... Luo Qingqing remembered that there were not many thieves entrenched in Youzhou. On weekdays, if they robbed a caravan, they would be easily surrounded and suppressed by the government. If it weren't for rogue bandits, it would be hard to imagine that such a large group of thieves suddenly appeared in Qian. Around Rencheng.
"People living outside the city are all from Changkang Town?" she asked again.
"No... there are many people from other places, but from what they said, it seems that the reason for fleeing was because they encountered bandits."
How could there be so many bandits in Youzhou in the blink of an eye, and they were all operating near Qianren City! Luo Qingqing thought to himself that there must be some reason why banditry was so rampant.
She wanted to ask more about the details of the attack on the town, but was interrupted by an uncoordinated voice.
"Gulu——"
Li Le couldn't help but clutch his stomach.
Recalling the feeling when she grabbed his wrist before, Luo Qingqing suddenly said, "Did you sneak into my bag to find something to eat?"
The boy lowered his head.
It was obvious that he didn't want to admit this.
Luo gently took off his luggage, opened the bag, took out a piece of scone, and handed it to him, "Take it."
Then she heard a series of louder grunts.
Li Le looked at the scone several times, and finally couldn't help but take it, put it between his nose and took a deep breath. But what puzzled Luo Qingqing was that he didn't start nibbling immediately. Instead, he put his fingers between his lips and whistled like a bird.
After a while, several more heads poked out from the side of the alley, like moles emerging from the ground. After confirming that there was no danger, everyone approached cautiously.
"I got food." Li Le tore open the cake in his hand and distributed it to the other children one by one. The "unlucky guy" who was forced into the corner also cautiously bypassed Luo Qingqing and returned to the In the team of partners.
A piece of bread can fill one person's stomach, but it is obviously not enough to share it with seven or eight people.
Luo thought for a moment and simply took out the remaining dry food, "No need to divide it. Everyone has a share. Come and get it."