The jailer said that no one else had been there last night, but that the prisoner had been crying out and jumping up and down in the cell like crazy, and that there was nothing unusual about it. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After listening to this, Liu He nodded. It was reasonable for the prisoner to behave like this, presumably knowing that the time of death had come, so he had a mental breakdown.

After turning around, Zhuge Liang made no new discoveries, so the two were about to leave, and at this moment, Liu He suddenly seemed to remember something, walked to the door of the cell, and stared at the ground carefully.

After a long time, Liu He suddenly raised his head and said to Zhuge Liang: "Someone has come, the prisoner did not commit suicide, but someone else killed him." ”

Zhuge Liang walked to his side, also looked at the ground carefully, and said with some doubts: "There are obviously no footprints on the ground, how do you see it?" ”

Liu He pointed to the ground of the cell and said, "It is precisely because there are no footprints that it means that someone has come." Do you remember what the jailer said just now, this guy jumped up and down in the prison like crazy before he died, but why is there not even his own footprints on the ground? ”

Zhuge Liang looked at it, and sure enough, there were almost no footprints of this prisoner on the ground, which was too different from what the jailer said.

Liu He turned to look at the two jailers, his eyes were sharp, and suddenly he shouted: "Do you two know that the crime of collaborating with the enemy will be dealt with by military law?" ”

The two jailers were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, saying that last night when the two of them arrived late at night, they secretly drank here, and when they were drunk, they fell asleep, but they never dared to cooperate with the enemy.

Liu He looked the two jailers up and down a few times, but still believed the jailer's words. If they were in the same party, they should have absconded in fear of crime a long time ago, even if they dared to stay, the scolding they had just made, the two of them would jump over the wall in a hurry and draw their knives against each other, so blindly begging for mercy, it seems that it is indeed just a temporary dereliction of duty.

Walking out of the prison, Zhuge Liang kept frowning, and Liu He asked, "What did you think of?" ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said slowly: "I'm not thinking about the prisoner, I'm thinking, if the two jailers just now were in the same party, what if they wanted to kill you and me after your scolding?" ”

Liu He's expression was stagnant, and he was in a cold sweat.

It seems that if you have the opportunity in the future, you must find a few reliable guards to follow you at all times, otherwise it will be too dangerous to fight and kill all day long.

The two reported the matter to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei was shocked.

Unexpectedly, this military camp was not only mixed with spies, but also more than one, and if it continued like this, there would be endless troubles.

So the two of them asked for orders and wanted to go back to discuss that they must find the person who killed the people.

Early the next morning, the two came to Liu Bei's place, but before they could speak, a soldier came to report that something had happened in the camp.

Liu Bei had to put down the matter at hand first and check the situation first, and Liu He and Zhuge Liang naturally accompanied him.

When I arrived at the camp and inquired, I learned that it turned out that the money of many soldiers had been stolen last night.

The military salaries that were just paid a few days ago have not yet been able to ask someone to take them home, so this money is not a small amount.

Don't underestimate this military salary, in this era of war and chaos, in addition to being able to have something to eat, you are waiting for the military salary to be sent to your family. Many people come out to fight, and the money they get in exchange for their lives is not just to feed their families, but now that the money has been stolen, the family will run out of food, how to explain to the family?

Liu Bei has been fighting abroad for many years, and he knows the truth very well, if he doesn't solve this matter first, the army's morale will be chaotic.

But how easy is it to catch the person who stole the money in a short period of time? As soon as he returned to the Chinese army's tent, Liu Bei couldn't stop sighing.

Zhuge Liang walked up a few steps and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I have a plan, but I can find the person who stole the money today." ”

Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked Zhuge Liang to offer advice.

Zhuge Liang asked someone to take a box, put it in front of Liu Bei's table, and said: "This is an iron cat that I have passed down from my ancestors, as long as it is a person who does evil, as soon as it touches this iron cat, it will make a real cat-like sound." ”

"Oh?" Liu Bei was overjoyed, "There is such a strange thing in the world? Can you catch someone stealing money with it? ”

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Exactly, but this thing can't see the light, you need to set up a tent in advance, and only let one soldier in at a time to be effective, if it is in public, it is just an ordinary iron cat." I don't know the reason, but when my ancestors passed it down, it has always been like this. ”

"Since this is the case, I will do as Mr. said, come here, and quickly follow Mr. Zhuge to the school to prepare."

Liu Bei ordered, Zhuge Liang immediately went to do it, and after a while, a simple small tent was set up on the school ground, the tent was not big, and it could only accommodate one person.

Due to the urgency of the situation, all the soldiers were soon gathered in the school grounds, and everyone was waiting to catch the thief.

Zhuge Liang cautiously walked to the tent with the box in his arms, and kept chanting in his mouth, as if it was a spell, and the soldiers looked at each other, no one knew what Mr. Wolong was doing, but it sounded very powerful.

After Zhuge Liang finished reciting the incantation, he walked into the tent alone, placed the iron cat in it, and then respectfully withdrew from the tent, and after coming out, he also bowed respectfully to the tent.

Then, under the command, the soldiers walked to the tent one by one in an orderly manner to touch the iron cat.

It's just that there are too many soldiers, and Zhuge Liang asked everyone to recite ten times silently in their hearts when they touch it, but at noon, even half of them haven't finished touching.

If it were to be changed to usual, these people would have been crying out together for a long time, but today, no one was clamoring for food, and those who had not touched it were still honestly queuing, and those who had touched it did not leave, just watched quietly from the side.

Everyone knows what military pay means to them, and the person who steals military pay is so hateful that if he is not caught today, no one will give up.

Zhuge Liang once said that everyone must be quiet, so as not to hear the cry of the iron cat, so that from beginning to end, all the soldiers were silent, waiting for the prisoner to be caught.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer people left, the soldiers who had waited for a long time and still found nothing were a little impatient, and some whispers began to be heard in the crowd, which seemed to be doubtful that the iron cat could catch the thief.

Liu Bei was also anxious, but he didn't show it on his face, seeing that the soldiers were a little anxious, he just wanted to ask, and listened to "meow, meow, meow".

The iron cat barked!