After one o'clock in the morning, everyone was whetted by this tempting bounty, and they quickly gathered in front of the village committee in full dress.

Zhang Cunshun found Li Ergen, pulled aside and asked in a low voice, "Ergen, why don't you talk to me about such a big thing, what does the police station say?"

Li Ergen resignedly said, "Second brother, don't you think you're in the health center and don't dare to disturb?"

Zhang Cunshun said with a gloomy face: "Don't come with me, tell me what's going on?"

Li Ergen hesitated for a moment, and said: "Early Haiwa drove the sheep out as usual, before leaving, I had an explanation, let him send the sheep back at noon, and then I forgot about this stubble, something went to Dasha Village, returned home It was more than eight o'clock, seeing that the sheep was not there, he went directly to Haiwa's house, who knew that the door was open but the person was gone, so he had to return home and wait, when it was almost nine o'clock, Haiwa came in and said that the iron rod was taking care of it during the day, he didn't know the specific situation. I suspected that the iron rod drove away the sheep, and I was going to steal it to the county seat to change money, so I found a group of people to search the place where Haiwa often herded sheep, but the iron rod and the sheep were missing, and I came back to discuss it for a while, and then reported the case to the police station. They said that they would let me wait for news at home, and tomorrow they would send people to the nearby market towns and the cattle and sheep markets in the county town to intercept the iron rods. The iron rod is gone, and now even the sea baby is missing, I wonder if they are playing double reeds, one red and one black, to tease me. Anyway, I've already reported the crime, let's wait for the director to come over!"

Zhang Cunshun was a little puzzled, "Didn't you say that Haiwa was back? Didn't you go to the mountains together?"

Li Ergen said with a wry smile: "This kid was beaten by me and ran out first, I thought about it for a while, and then knocked on the door one by one to say something, and when I rushed to the mountain, he never showed his face again, so I now suspect that he and the iron rod had colluded in advance, and he came back just to observe the movement, and there was a lot of suspicion and motive." ”

"What motive? Everyone knows that this flock of sheep is under his care, and now that he has lost the sheep, he will be fully responsible, what is the motive?"

"In the morning, he borrowed money from me, saying that he had advanced his wages in advance, and I was afraid that he would squander it indiscriminately, so he only gave 200 yuan, and I could see that he was unhappy at that time, but I was doing it for his good, and gave 400 at once, in case he lost the money, then he should drink the northwest wind next month? He said that he needed to buy medicine and injections for a cold and cold, and I thought it was also the case, the spirit was not right in the past two days, and he looked like he was demented and demented, and he should have had a severe cold. ”

"You, people need money when they are sick, how can you withhold it and not give it?"

"I really don't understand, I can't buy some cold medicine for an injection at most 100 yuan, and he repeatedly asks for 400 a month's wages, I feel a little unreliable, deliberately dragged it and didn't give it, I didn't think that he remembered it, so he secretly colluded with the iron rod to get rid of more than 10 of my sheep! If I caught the two of them, they would definitely be beaten to death!"

"Ergen, I warn you now, without my consent, none of you can touch a finger of Haiwa, and if he makes any mistakes, I will definitely investigate to the end. You also know that Haiwa is not the kind of person who does not speak of morality and is not grateful, and he is not a person of the same grade as the iron rod at all, he will not join forces with the iron rod to get rid of your more than ten sheep, I think the problem is on the iron rod, as long as you find this person, your sheep will have a whereabouts. You misunderstood Haiwa, this matter has nothing to do with him. ”

"Second brother, I know, then let's quickly mobilize the villagers to search, and if they are delayed, they will leave the village. ”

"I see. ”

"Folks, the Ergen family lost sixteen sheep, early Haiwa had a serious cold, entrusted to the iron rod, who knows that from the morning to now, the iron rod and the sheep have disappeared together, even the sea baby has disappeared together, has any of you seen the two of them and the more than ten sheep? If you find them, I will pay 500 yuan out of my own pocket to the informant, and if I find someone, I will reward 1,000 for finding a person, and reward 2,000 for finding a pair, if you just find a flock, and give a few hundred if you find a few, I have always been a talker, everyone think about it quickly, and then search all the way according to the clues provided, and there will definitely be some discovery. ”

Hundreds of villagers, you say, I guess, have been noisy for a while, and they can't tell the whereabouts of them and the sheep.

There was no way, Zhang Cunshun gave an order, and a group of people quickly divided into more than a dozen groups and launched a large-scale carpet search in the whole village and the surrounding areas.

And Li Xiaoli also went out with her father, did not participate in the collective search, and when everyone left, she quietly sneaked back to Qin Ruhai's house.

She felt that Qin Ruhai couldn't go far, and he hadn't searched the mountains again before, it was very likely that he was hiding at home, and the reason why he didn't lock the door was to get rid of the suspicion of the villagers, as the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place, with his current situation, it is best to stay where he is and wait for the opportunity to escape, not suitable for traveling long distances and waiting to be chased and caught.

Looking around, Li Xiaoli focused her suspicions on the cellar.

Usually, the cellar is a place to store artichoke vegetables, and generally no one cares about the artificial cave underground. From the ground to the bottom, the deep ones are more than ten meters, the shallow ones are five or six meters, some are up and down by ladders, some are transported by ropes, the middle is the same shape as the patio, the bottom end is a semicircular cave symmetrical on both sides, the space is at least four squares, it is used to store things, the mouth of the cellar is covered with wooden planks, it is very hidden, but it is a good place to hide from trouble.

Li Xiaoli covered the door, quickly moved the ladder and stretched it underneath, waited for her body to pass the ground, then turned on the flashlight to illuminate her feet, slowly climbed down step by step, and when she was about to reach the bottom of the cellar, she called in a low voice: "Brother Ruhai, it's me Xiaoli, I know you're hiding below, don't worry, I'm alone, everyone else has gone outside to look for you, and I won't find anyone coming." Ruhai Ge...... Brother Hai ......"

Qin Ruhai heard Li Xiaoli's voice, so he dared to reply in a low voice, "Xiaoli, why are you here?" Slow down, don't fall!"

When Li Xiaoli heard the response, she accelerated her downward speed and quickly fell to the ground.

"Brother Ruhai, why are you hiding here?"

"Iron Rod, this bastard betrayed me, now if I am caught by Uncle Ergen, I will not be scolded to death and will be beaten to death, I can only survive tonight, and then find a way to escape when I have the opportunity! Xiaoli, you shouldn't get involved, if they find out that you are with me, even if you jump into the Yellow River, you won't be able to wash it away. Now take advantage of the fact that they don't find out and don't suspect, hurry home, this matter has nothing to do with you, you will be affected, go up quickly, it's very dangerous here, I hid for a while and escaped, and I'm not worried about you here. ”

"Ah...... There are rats...... Ruhai Ge...... Brother Hai ......"

"Oh, you're stepping on my feet, hiss...... Hiss ......"

"Brother Ruhai, are you okay?"

"I ...... I...... It's okay...... It's just that...... Hiss...... Hiss ......"