There was a faint smell of dust in the room, but to Shen Youfu's disappointment, there was no movement.

This means that the house is empty.

Otherwise, no matter how good the thief's psychological element is, if he is suddenly broken by someone, it is impossible to hide where he does not move.

Could it be that when he was in the yard just now, he was already discovered, so the thieves hid?

Shen Youfu unwillingly glanced around the room, not even letting go of the beams!

The Cao family is so poor that there is no place for Tibetans. Shen Youfu looked at the thin beams of the roof, and the thin roof without any mezzanine - these places can hide a cat at most, and as for people, even if they are only a few years old, it is absolutely impossible.

There was also an old chest of drawers in the room, but there was no door, and it was empty.

I think the fifth sister took away everything she could use.

Shen Youfu looked at the bed frame again, and the table ...... Without exception, they are all made of simple wood. It's also clear at a glance.

Bad luck - there's no one in this room.

I wonder if it will be on Shi Jingyi's side?

Shen Youfu fluttered into the air, a little depressed, she slowly withdrew from the house, and then stood in the courtyard and watched the movements of the other rooms.

Shi Jingyi was the second to exit the house: "Miss, there is nothing in this room." ”

Shi Jingyi must be more experienced than Shen Youfu in finding people to catch thieves, and the houses he has inspected will not be a problem. Shen Youfu nodded, it seemed that this thief was at odds with her outlook on life...... I don't seem to like to pick a comfortable place to live.

Lu'er seemed to hear Shen Youfu and Shi Jingyi talking in the courtyard, so she stuck her head out of the side room and whispered, "Miss, I've looked for it several times, but there is really no one in this one." ”

Shen Youfu once again confirmed her judgment - if the thief likes to choose an uncomfortable place to live......

…… The firewood room in the backyard might be the best fit for him.

"Luel is waiting here. If you find something, call me out immediately, Shi Jingyi, you come with me. ”

Shen Youfu immediately made a second round of deployment.

When the matter came to this, even Shi Jingyi felt that Miss Master was joking.

Not to mention anything else, after the man fled, he felt guilty, but he had carefully investigated those clues many times.

Even the high wall outside the Grange has been climbed up to see it...... There was no broken fabric on it. Broken blood stains and so on.

In a word. It is impossible for any clue to point directly to the hiding place of the thief. The answer that Miss Master came up with must have been based on her own speculation.

Shi Jingyi had such thoughts. followed Shen Youfu to the backyard, but after only a few steps, he was stunned.

There were some miscellaneous items piled up in the backyard, and then there was the small room that was built against the courtyard wall.

This house is usually stacked with these miscellaneous items and firewood. And now, all of that has been moved outside...... And Yelun Gongzi was standing at the door of the firewood room.

There is only one small door in the firewood room. It's about the width of one person.

Yellen stopped like this, almost blocking the entire door. The people inside can't get out, and the people outside can't go in.

Shen Youfu seemed to hear her heavy heartbeat, looking at Ye Lun's appearance. The thief is here!

Shi Jingyi also looked incredulous, but at this time, he couldn't let the master rush ahead - Shi Jingyi jumped forward without saying a word. squeezed in from Yellen's side, and then opened his hand to stop in front of Yellen's son.

"You thief who kills a thousand knives! Why did you steal my master's melons? Shi Jingyi's angry shouts came from the room.

Shen Youfu was overjoyed. Hurriedly stepped forward to take a look.

Ye Lun moved his position a little away, leaving a gap for Shen Youfu.

Shen Youfu couldn't care about it at this time, and sighed at Ye Lun's gentlemanly style.

She looked from behind Shi Jingyi - the Cao family's firewood house was very small, about the length of one person horizontally and vertically. Speaking of which, it is about the same size as Shen Youfu's bed, just enough for a person to sleep in it...... In short, you can see the head at a glance.

And now, this firewood room has really been used as a bed!

Shen Youfu saw a lean and short man, leaning against the wall, looking at these people who suddenly appeared in front of him in horror...... And at his feet, there are three golden melons!

The man's shabby gray clothes were stained with loess, and his face was malnourished with turmeric complexion - Shen Wansan was right, he was just a thief. It's not a robber or a master.

"Ask you! Why did you steal my master's melon!? Shi Jingyi took another step closer, his sturdy figure like a cast-iron tower was in stark contrast to the thief.

The thief was obviously afraid, he glanced at the melon under his feet, and then at Shi Jingyi and the others who came one after another behind him...... There was no second way out of this place, and he couldn't escape today anyway!

The thief slipped down the wall, and then knelt in front of Shi Jingyi with a pop.

He looked at Shi Jingyi nervously: "Uncle, uncle spare your life!" I was only blinded by lard for a while, so I had the intention of stealing...... Uncle spare me once, I've been hiding here for the past two days, it's because my conscience is uneasy, if you don't come, I plan to report to the official myself! ”

The thief burst into tears as he spoke, and his cowering body made him look pitiful.

But Shi Jingyi was not deceived by his appearance at all!

He grabbed the thief's collar and easily lifted the other party up and threw it against the wall: "You dare to lie if you get the stolen goods!" The thief along the way didn't go to the street to steal silver, but you came to steal the fruit!? ”

Shi Jingyi forced the thief into the corner step by step: "Say! What the hell is going on! If you have a lie today, even if the master is willing to let you go, I won't let you go! ”

Shi Jingyi was really angry.

He's never done anything serious in his life! The most serious time was to guard these melons in the fields. In the past, he was a person who couldn't even count, since he guarded these melons, not to mention the hard work of the wind and rain, he remembered every melon in the field clearly!

Can you not be angry!

The light in the thief's eyes flashed, and then he lowered his head and did not speak......

At this moment, even Shen Youfu and Ye Lun understood that this person really didn't tell the truth!

Shi Jingyi said very reasonably, the golden melon is now famous in all directions, but if someone comes to steal, one is to weigh Ye Lun's weight, and here, you should also consider the market!

It won't be stolen home and eaten by yourself!

"Say it! Otherwise, not only will you break your legs, but you will also have to tear off your hands, and then you will be sent to see an official. Shen Youfu added without hesitation. Saying such words from the mouth of a delicate woman was undoubtedly more effective than Shi Jingyi's previous threats.

The thief shrunk his shoulders, and finally begged for mercy again in a trembling voice: "Grandparents, grandmothers, spare your lives!" The little one is indeed a thief, the kind of thief who touches the money on the streets of the city, as this lord said...... The reason why the little one went to steal these melons was because he heard that someone bought them at a high price......"

"Let's be clear, who is going to buy it, and at what price!?"

Shen Youfu also walked into the house, and if anyone wanted to buy it, they could go to her village to buy it—as long as they didn't need seeds, she could provide all kinds of delicious and beautiful melon fruit bowls, and even have them delivered to their door.

The thief didn't seem to expect that the last person to ask a question was actually a young lady.

He looked at Shi Jingyi and then at Ye Lun, and saw that these two had no opinion on the young lady's words, and immediately knew that the young lady should be in charge here.

He quickly changed his expression of begging for mercy, looked at Shen Youfu and said: "The little one doesn't know who wants to buy this melon, but now it has been spread all over Jing'an City, saying that someone asked for a thousand taels to buy five golden melons, and if anyone has the goods, they can go to him to exchange for silver." ”

I don't know who and how to change the silver?

Shen Youfu thought about it, it didn't matter, she had a golden melon, and when the time came, take five of them and find a clue to lure the snake out of the hole.

She's more concerned about "one thousand two five" now - that's too low, isn't it!?

Come to her to buy the genuine one, one hundred and fifteen, this is only two hundred seeds with skins, and it's really stingy!

Moreover, no matter how Shen Youfu thinks, she feels that this thing is becoming more and more strange.

There seemed to be a lot of clues in front of her, but she couldn't see it clearly—she suspected that the thief still hadn't told the truth!

Interrogating a person is actually a bit like the process of bargaining, if no one is forced to admit all their crimes - there are many people who don't shed tears when they don't see the coffin.

Shen Youfu no longer used these ordinary questions to question the thief, she glanced at the thief again, and then said to Shi Jingyi: "Put the golden melon back on the car first, and then go find the rope...... Trapped him and tied him to the back of the carriage and took him on a parade through the streets! ”

When Shi Jingyi heard this, his eyes lit up, and he was angry and had nowhere to spill it!

Moreover, taking the streets with him is his forte......

Shi Jingyi did all Shen Youfu's orders in three or two clicks!

…… Shen Youfu and Ye Lun Gongzi returned to the carriage, but unlike when they came, there were a few more golden melons under their feet, and behind the carriage, there was an extra rope, and the end of the rope was tightly tied to the cockroach who stole the melon.

"Let's go, pick a place with a lot of people, and if someone asks you, you can answer a few words." Shen Youfu explained to Shi Jingyi, "Walk with a little bit, don't let him fall." ”

"Don't worry, master, the little one understands." When Shi Jingyi had not yet joined Shen Youfu's men, he had pressed the ninth aunt with Lu'er to go to the mansion, and now this time he is even more familiar with the road.

Along the way, Shen Youfu could hear the discussions outside, and Shi Jingyi also smiled and answered everyone from time to time, sometimes seeing that there were too many people, he simply stopped the carriage and told the people outside - this person actually dared to steal the golden melon of Cuibei Mountain, but he was tracked down in one day, and now he is preparing to kidnap him and go back to compensate! (To be continued) R466