But then-
"Sss~ sss~"
"Pop, pop, pop..."
The crackling of firecrackers suddenly rang out, and the little dumpling and the two adults were swallowed by dust.
Terrified that his daughter might get hurt, Xia Siheng charged into the firecrackers to scoop her out.
But Xia Wanwan thought the firecrackers lacked punch, so she tossed a talisman into them!
"BOOM!"
With that thunderous blast, the entire Minister's Residence shook.
Liu Shi was still brewing tea in the tea room.
The explosion instantly made him jolt!
Well, well!
The Bombing Criminal he'd spent days investigating, the Bombing Criminal who hadn't appeared despite his days of staking out the Imperial Palace, had actually come to blow up his home!
He'd found him without lifting a finger!
His feet practically trailed smoke as he charged over with the servants, shouting as he ran.
"A handsome reward!"
"Capture the Bombing Criminal alive!"
Meanwhile, Xia Qianhui and Jing Wu, who were scrubbing the latrine, exchanged a glance, as though reaching an unspoken agreement.
Wonderful!
They had another chance to redeem themselves through good service!
Abandoning the chamber pots, the two men with bruised, swollen pig faces charged toward Minister Liu's Courtyard!
Minister Liu coughed from the dust kicked up by the blast, his face considerably blackened.
Then he saw Liu Shi charge in with his men, kick the courtyard gate open, and laugh.
"Ha ha! Bombing Criminal, I've finally caught you!"
"Men! Seize them!"
Liu Shi lunged forward and grabbed his father. "Ha ha! Bombing Criminal!"
The servants also rushed into the dust.
A flurry of fighting ensued!
In the end, they hauled out a tiny thing with a soot-blackened face, not even knee-high.
Her big eyes darted around, and she showed two tiny, milky-white baby teeth in an utterly satisfied grin.
"Ha ha, little thing,