Xia Yu said: "Yes, a few of us walking the rivers and lakes can be regarded as having some skills, catching a thief, it should be no problem." ”

Wan Shoucai said, "Okay, if you can help us catch the thief, I believe you are innocent." ”

Xia Yu asked, "Master Wan, what property has been lost in the house?"

Wan Shoucai looked a little flustered, pretended to be calm, and said: "Don't worry about what you lose, you just catch the thief." ”

Xia Yu didn't want to be nosy, and said, "Then may I ask Master Wan, where was the lost thing originally placed?"

"Come with me," Wan Shoucai led Xia Yu and them to a house.

The house is built with iron walls and strong walls, the doors are iron, the windows are iron, and ordinary people cannot enter at all.

Standing outside the house, Xia Yu looked at it, there was a hole in the iron window, and if such a solid iron window could be broken, the strength of this thief must be very great, maybe he is still a martial artist.

Wan Shoucai wanted to take Xia Yu and them into the house to take a look, Xia Yu waved his hand at Li Tie behind him, as well as those family members, and said, "I and Master Wan can just go in, don't come in, don't destroy the scene." ”

Xia Yu and Wan Shoucai cautiously entered the house, and the room was full of hidden weapons such as arrows, javelins, and darts.

Xia Yu asked, "What's going on?"

Wan Shoucai said: "I am afraid that someone will come to steal things, so there are many hidden weapons set up in this room, which are triggered by thieves when they steal. ”

There were hidden weapons everywhere, and there was almost no place to put his feet, Xia Yu took his toes and came to the center of the room. In the center of the room was a large iron cabinet, the door of which was opened, and the inside was empty.

Xia Yu looked at the door of the big iron cabinet, it was forcibly opened, Xia Yu touched the hardness and thickness of the big iron cabinet again, and he could forcibly open the big iron cabinet, this thief must be a warrior.

This room is dimly lit because of the strict precautions, Xia Yu took the torch in Wan Shoucai's hand, took a picture of it everywhere, and found that there were several darts on the ground stained with blood, and the blood stains were dragged all the way to the window.

Xia Yu said: "The thief was injured, and it seems that he is quite seriously injured. Master Wan, you quickly ask someone to seal off the entire mansion. ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it. ”

Wan Shoucai ran out and called all the men, women, and children in Wanfu, ten steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and blocked the entire Wanfu.

Xia Yu walked out of the house, followed the bloodstains with Li Tie, traced them all the way, chased them to the woods, and the bloodstains disappeared.

Where the blood disappeared, several rags were thrown, and the rags were stained with blood.

Xia Yu said: "The thief bandaged his wound here. ”

Li Tie frowned and said, "There will be no blood stains further on, and the clue will be broken here." ”

Xia Yu raised his head, looked around, and said, "The thieves are coming from the west, and the east is an open field, and thieves shouldn't run on the open land." To the south is the bedrooms where the families live, and to the north is the stables. ”

Xia Yu asked Wan Shoucai, "When do the family members sleep at night?"

Wan Shoucai said: "It's almost time, recently I asked them to grind flour, and they are not idle at night, and they will be busy until the time." ”

Xia Yu said: "The thief is likely to run to the north, let's go to the stable in the north to have a look." ”

Xia Yu, Li Tie and others came to the stable, and when the horses in the stable saw Xia Yu and them, they were panicked, jumped up and down, and shouted.

Xia Yu said: "These horses are frightened, someone must have scared them just now." ”

Xia Yu held the Tianxin Sword, tensed his nerves, walked forward, and walked to the hay pile, Xia Yu felt the breath of a warrior emanating from it.

Xia Yu lifted the Tianxin Sword, pointed to the hay pile, and said, "Friends inside, please come out and speak." ”

There was a sigh from the haystack, and a man in a nightcoat, dragging his lame leg, came out.

Wan Shoucai shouted, "Someone, someone, arrest him quickly!"

The housekeepers rushed into the stable and surrounded the injured thief, who looked at Xia Yu and said, "You are also a martial artist?"

Xia Yu said: "People who practice martial arts are above board, and they shouldn't steal other people's things. ”

Wan Shoucai pointed at the thief and instructed the family, "Tie him up for me, tie him tightly, and you must not let him escape!"

A few of the housekeepers were bound to the thieves with hemp rope and chains.

Xia Yu said: "He is a martial artist, and his cultivation is not low, so tie him tightly." ”

Wan Shoucai shouted at the family: "Did you hear it, tie it up tightly!"

The servants were not at all ambiguous, and with all their strength they sucked, and the rope was embedded in the flesh of the thief, and the thief was tied up in a strong knot.

Wan Shoucai waved his hand and shouted, "Take him down and keep him under strict guard!"

A few of the housekeepers dragged the thieves and walked out.

Xia Yu said to Wan Shoucai: "Master Wan, can we prove our innocence now?"

Wan Shoucai smiled: "I misunderstood a few people just now, how offensive, please forgive me." Wansan, hurry up and arrange three rooms for a few distinguished guests!"

Wan San ran over, took Xia Yu and Li Tie and them into the upper room, and also sent melon and fruit snacks to Xia Yu and Li Tie.

Wan Liang Jin picked up an apple and said, "Why is this apple so big? It can't be compared with the fine apples I ate for one tael of silver and one pound." ”

Wan San said: "Several guests, this apple is brought by our lord to entertain distinguished guests, and usually the lord and lady are reluctant to eat a bite. ”

Li Tie said beside him: "Seeing that your master's family has a big business, he should be quite rich, why are you so stingy?"

Wan San said: "One person is one party, one person is one way to live, our master is like this, although there are mountains of gold and silver at home, but with a penny has to be broken in half to spend." ”

Xia Yu sighed, "Your master is so tired. ”

Xia Yu and Li Tie only ate a little hard dry food at night, their stomachs were hungry, and when they saw a table full of snacks and fruits, they grabbed them and ate Haisai.

Everyone was eating, and suddenly, there was a creepy scream outside.

Xia Yu frowned and asked, "What's the situation?"

Wan San said: "It must be the master who is interrogating the thief." ”

Before Wan San's words fell, a miserable scream pierced everyone's ears like a steel needle.

Wan Liangjin pursed his lips and said, "In the middle of the night, the ghost is crying like a wolf, and you don't let people rest?"

Li Tiezhi frowned and said, "What kind of torture is it to make such a miserable scream." ”

Xia Yu stuffed the snack into his mouth, swallowed it into his stomach in two bites, and said, "I'll take a look." ”

Xia Yu walked out of the house and saw a small room in the distance with lights on, and the screams must have come from that small room.

Wan Shoucai has a rule that if you light a lamp casually without his permission, you will be punished heavily.

Xia Yu walked over, pushed the door and entered the house, and saw Wan Shoucai rolling up his arms and sleeves, and was whipping the thief fiercely.

The thief's flesh and blood are blurred, and he gritted his teeth, but he just didn't speak. Wan Shoucai was so angry that he picked up a red-hot iron and pressed it on the thief's chest.

"You don't say it, you don't say it, you don't say it!" Wan Shoucai shouted hysterically.

The thief let out a heart-rending scream, fainted, and Wan Shoucai refused to give up, and ordered the family members around him, "Wake him up for me!"

At this time, Xia Yu stepped forward and said, "Master Wan, you are abusing lynching, what if you beat him to death?" ”

Wan Shoucai was furious and shouted, "No, he stole my things and hasn't handed them over yet." ”

Xia Yu asked, "Master Wan, what did you lose?"

As soon as Xia Yu raised this question, Wan Shoucai looked flustered and said, "You don't care what it is, it's very valuable anyway." ”

Xia Yu said: "Master Wan, if you tell me what you lost, maybe I can help you find it." ”

Wan Shoucai looked at Xia Yu and felt that Xia Yu had some ability, maybe he could really help him find it.

Wan Shoucai coughed, thought for a while, and said, "That's a big ding, it's my family heirloom." ”

Xia Yu asked, "How big is that ding?"

"So big, so tall," Wan Shoucai stretched out his arms and weighed.

Xia Yu said: "Such a big tripod, it is not easy to hide, if the thief has no accomplices, this tripod should still be in the house." ”

After listening to Xia Yu's analysis, Wan Shoucai's eyes lit up, "So, this kid hid Dading?"

Xia Yu nodded.

Wan Shoucai scooped a basin of water from the water tank and splashed it on the thief's face, waking the thief up.

The thief was pale and looked at Wan Shoucai weakly.

Wan Shoucai shouted: "Boy, where did you hide Dading, tell me quickly!"

The thief said, "Don't ask, kill me." ”

"You think I wouldn't dare?!" Wan Shoucai took the dagger and put it against the thief's throat.

The thief closed his eyes, looked serene, ready to die.

After killing the thief, Da Ding had no way to find it, and Wan Shoucai screamed with hatred and threw the dagger on the ground.

Xia Yu said: "Master Wan, this thief is a tough guy, if you come hard, I'm afraid I will kill him, and he won't say it." ”

"You mean let me be soft?"

Wan Shoucai blinked, changed his face, approached the thief with a smile, and said, "Young man, if you hand over that big ding, I will give you whatever you want." ”

The thief squinted his eyes, looked at Wan Shoucai, grinned with a bloody mouth, sneered, and said, "You miser, the famous iron rooster, what can you give me?"

Wan Shoucai's eyes widened and he wanted to be angry, but after thinking about it, he suppressed his anger again, and said with a pleasant face: "In this matter, I am absolutely not stingy, as long as you ask for something, I will definitely give it to you." ”

The thief said casually, "I want ten thousand taels of silver." ”

Wan Shoucai didn't hesitate and nodded, "Okay, I'll send someone to bring it to you." ”