The little female is incredibly sweet and soft, healing the five evil beasts right from the start.

Chapter 206 Okay
The little girl's evasive gaze clearly made Lu Zhi's expression turn slightly cold.

Has this child learned to steal at such a young age?

Is there a gang behind this? Or is there a gang operating behind the scenes, specifically training this group of children?

Lu Zhi didn't say anything. He simply took the child to the service area's supervision office and carefully reviewed the surveillance footage again. After confirming that everything was correct, he had someone bring out all the things the child had stolen.

"Follow the clues from this child and investigate the chain behind it," Lu Zhi coldly instructed the staff in the supervision department. "What do you find next? Send it to me."

"Yes, Marshal Lu." The staff member naturally nodded in agreement.

The surveillance footage shows that there were not just one child stealing, but many; they seemed to have come out as a group, seizing the right opportunity.

They clearly underwent special training, and the chain behind them could uncover more human trafficking cases, going beyond simple theft.

Lu Zhi frowned.

"Marshal Lu, the woman outside is telling you to release her quickly." A man walked in from outside. "She said she's leaving and doesn't have time to linger there."

Lu Zhi then remembered Jiang Mian outside. He hadn't expected that he had misunderstood her. The main reason was that Jiang Mian's action of injecting anesthesia made him very suspicious, and he had misjudged the situation.

"I understand," Lu Zhi replied, and strode out.

Jiang Mian waited outside, still shackled and handcuffed to a pillar.

The other party seemed to be stubborn, insisting on watching the entire surveillance video and confirming that she had no suspicions before they planned to release her.

Lu Zhi walked to Jiang Mian's side, took the key and unlocked the shackles, and said in a calm voice, "Sorry to have kept you waiting here for a while, but this is a necessary procedure. We need to confirm that you are not a suspect before we can let you go. Now that we have confirmed that you are not a suspect, you can leave."

The shackles were removed, and Jiang Mian's bound hands were finally freed.

"Where are my things?" Jiang Mian looked at the man coldly.

Seeing Jiang Mian's impolite manner, Lu Zhi only frowned slightly before saying, "The things the little girl stole are all here. Come with me and see if your things are among them."

He then walked ahead first, and Jiang Mian followed him.

The items on the table were scattered, but her gift box was nowhere to be found.

"Why not?" Jiang Mian frowned, then looked at Lu Zhi as if she had thought of something. "Have that little girl come over again. I have something to ask her."

Lu Zhi fell silent. The girl's commanding tone was far too matter-of-fact; it was the first time someone had ever ordered him around so casually.

"Go and bring that little girl over here." Lu Zhi remained silent for a moment before giving the order to the staff.

The little girl was brought back again. Jiang Mian looked at her and asked softly, "Hey, little brat, did you open my gift? Which two items on the table are mine? Give them to me."

It must be that her gift was opened. For a moment, Jiang Mian didn't know what gifts Qi Xu and Zhou Bai had given her. There were quite a few things on the table.

The little girl pursed her lips and finally walked over slowly.

So she took out a silver bracelet and a pink cross earring.

"These are the two." The little girl handed the two items to Jiang Mian.

Jiang Mian accepted the two pieces of jewelry without suspicion.

The pink cross earrings do look a bit like the ones Qixu is wearing.

The other bracelet must have been a gift from Zhou Bai.

Jiang Mian retrieved the gift, feeling a sense of relief. After all, it was a thoughtful gift, and even if she didn't know how to wear it, she wanted to keep it safe. "Let's go," Jiang Mian said, glancing at the man before preparing to leave.

However, she touched her wrist, which ached from being pulled by the shackles, and was in a bad mood. As she passed the man, she still said, "The Empire is really getting worse and worse. How can someone like you be a marshal?"

The woman's clear, beautiful black eyes were calm yet took it for granted that he was useless, and she questioned him just as naturally. Her clear gaze fell on him with suspicion.

Lu Zhi's mood froze slightly, and his deep black eyes suddenly turned cold.

He frowned slightly: "You..."

Jiang Mian ignored Lu Zhi and, upon seeing Li Yan waiting outside, her expression instantly brightened, and she walked over cheerfully.

Lu Zhi could only see the girl's departing figure.

His lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything more. He just lowered his eyebrows slightly, looking somewhat somber.

The warships are about to set sail.

Lu Zhi did not linger; he boarded the warship and left.

Jiang Mian finally got to eat the candied hawthorn as she wished. Actually, she didn't necessarily need to eat the candied hawthorn, but since it had been knocked away by someone, she decided to eat it.

“Here, Liyan, this is your reward for eating the first one.” Jiang Mian held the candied hawthorn to his lips.

"What did I do? Is there a reward?" Li Yan asked, but he had already bent down and deftly bit into a candied hawthorn.

Actually, he doesn't like sweet things.

But if she gives it to me, I'll eat it obediently.

"This is a reward for you queuing up for so long to buy me food," Jiang Mian said with a matter-of-fact smile.

"Like this." Li Yan slightly twitched his sharp, pierced eyebrows, then his dark eyes looked at her, his gaze lingering on her. He reached out and encircled her reddened wrist. "How was it just now? Are you done?"

"It's all taken care of." Jiang Mian nodded, eating a candied hawthorn. "It's alright, I've already retrieved the items."

"Does your hand still hurt?" Li Yan gently pressed the flesh of her wrist with his fingertips.

"It doesn't hurt anymore." Jiang Mian smiled faintly.

When Li Yan saw the sugar stain on the corner of her lips, he really wanted to help her eat it. However, since they were in public, he ended up just wiping the sugar stain off her lips with his rough thumb, then putting it in his own mouth and eating it. It was indeed sweet, much sweeter than the candied hawthorn from before.

"Eat slowly, you've already tasted it." Li Yan couldn't help but pinch her cheek again, giving it a slight tug.

Jiang Mian brushed his hand away and raised her eyebrows slightly: "I know, but don't touch me in public."

Li Yan just chuckled softly, his eyes filled with doting affection as he looked at her.

"Jiang... Jiang Mian!" Jiang Liang hadn't expected that after having a meal, he would be planning to buy a starship ticket to return home, but instead, he saw someone who looked somewhat familiar.

For a moment, Jiang Liang didn't dare to recognize him. Although the appearance was the same, the temperament was completely different, making it easy for people to tell them apart.

That idiot doesn't have that kind of temperament at all.

Jiang Liang even suspected they were twins and didn't dare to admit it.

A person's appearance can be altered through plastic surgery, but their temperament needs to be cultivated.

(End of this chapter)