Chapter 233: A Major Clue
After Sun Shi carefully described the appearance of the boss, second, and third of their gang of mountain bandits, Hetai had already determined, wasn't that group of people the first group of mountain bandits to appear when Yu Die'er was robbed?
Moreover, the leader of the mountain bandits had also told him that they had been bought to rob people. It's not that they happened to meet it, and they robbed it for money.
The person who bought them must be the one behind it, the one who dug the tunnels and kidnapped Fluttershy. It's a pity that before he could ask for something useful, the mountain bandit leader was killed without knowing it. Now that Sun Shi is with that gang of bandits, he may know who the person who bought them is, even if it is some clues.
"Do you know who made the money?" asked Tsurutai.
"This, the little one doesn't know. Sun Shi shook his head and said, "The little one said before that the little one was hiring, and the little one also listened to what Boss Qin said." In fact, at that time, the little one really thought he was bragging. Do you just want to give hope to your brothers?"
"What happened after that, you go on?" Tsurutai held back his inner turmoil and sat down again.
Sun Shi also continued, "Maybe five days ago, six days ago?" He hesitated a little, scratching his head, "It seems to be seven days ago." ”
"How many days ago, you can tell me clearly! What five days ago, six days ago, seven days ago, is there still a quasi-head!" the Master Cheng shouted from the side. He was anxious for Sun Shi.
Don't annoy the prince! The previous general, without saying a word, was almost slapped to death by a palm, just Sun Shi's body, let alone a chapter, the prince probably poked him with a finger.
So before Hetai got angry, he taught him a lesson first, thinking that this would also quench Hetai's fire.
was reprimanded by the officials, Sun Shi also felt that what he said was really unreasonable, so he cried and said with a sad face, "Lord forgive me, the little one really doesn't know a few days ago, because since the incident, the little one has been hiding in the cellar, and it has always been dark inside, and the little one doesn't know how many days he has been in it." ”
"Then it doesn't matter how many days ago, just talk about it. Hetai said dryly.
Hetai is so good-natured and accommodating? Lord Cheng is a little unaccustomed to it.
"On the day of the incident, about the second half of the day, Boss Qin gathered us all together, saying that he was going to do a big deal, and said that if this deal was done well, he would get the rest of the silver, and he would have a foundation. At least half a year without moving the nest can eat and drink without worrying. Boss Qin also named the little ones to follow them to see and learn. ”
"The little one once said that although he joined the gang, the little one was unwilling to do bad things in his heart, so when he was leaving, the little one excused himself that his stomach hurt badly, and he didn't go. Boss Qin scolded the little one that the mud couldn't get on the wall, and then led the brothers to set off. ”
"It was already dark. When they went, they were very happy, and said that when the matter was done, they would go to the city to be dashing, drink wine and eat meat. Boss Qin brought some skilled people. Those who don't know martial arts stayed in the temple, and there were about eighteen people connected to the small ones, in this broken temple. ”
"Who would have thought that not long after Boss Qin and they went down the mountain, it would only be an hour at most, maybe not yet, and a few people wearing black cloaks came to the ruined temple and killed all the brothers who were left behind. ”
Speaking of this, Sun Shi's eyes were frightened, painful, and sad, although they were bandits, but all of a sudden they were all dead, for Sun Shi, there was still an indescribable taste.
Then, he sighed, "Speaking of this, the villain is still rejoicing. Didn't the villain want to go down the mountain? So he made an excuse at that time, saying that he was in trouble. Who knows, then I really got into a stomach, and I thought about it at the time, it seems that this lie really can't be told, but God has eyes! I just told a lie, and it came true so quickly. ”
Because his stomach hurt so badly that he couldn't help it before he got to the thatched house, the villain went to the grass next to the temple to solve it on the spot. Not long after squatting down, the group of people came in, and at first they didn't see it clearly, and they thought it was Boss Qin and they were back? Later, they didn't see it right, so they didn't say anything, they first killed the three people outside the temple, and then the group of people rushed into the broken temple to do something. ”
Xu is recalled the situation at that time, Sun Shi became emotional, and his expression was also full of horror, "The little ones can hear the screams of the brothers. But the little one hid in the grass and did not dare to move. Those people lingered in the temple for a while, presumably searching to see if there was any alive, and then left. ”
"They also said a few words as they left, to the effect that the eldest brother and they were all dead, and the temple was now clean, and there were no clues or anything. Only then did the villain know that Boss Qin and the others had all been killed. After the gang left, the villain did not dare to come out, and the villain was afraid that they would come back. ”
"It wasn't until dawn that the villain came out of the grass, and he didn't dare to go down the mountain, because the villain was afraid that if the gang sent someone to guard the mountain, wouldn't it be blocked. So the little one simply hid in the cellar behind the temple. I want to wait a few more days before going out. ”
At this point, Hetai has roughly understood that the kidnappers of Fluttershy must have found the gang of bandits first, and hired Boss Qin and his gang to rob them for money. And they will hide in the shadows, if Boss Qin succeeds, they don't have to make a move. If Boss Qin fails, they will use another set of plans, that is, to rob people in the tunnel.
As for the tunnel, it should have been dug in advance, and as for the long digging, it was because they didn't know where the carriage would stop, so they simply dug longer, no matter where it stopped, as long as it was on that road, they could make a hole and rob people anytime and anywhere.
And no matter whether Boss Qin and his party succeed or fail, they will not leave a living mouth. Boss Qin and his gang were just used as tools, playing the function of covering people's eyes and ears, diverting attention, and scapegoating. If you run out of use, you won't keep it. They also acted strictly, and did not even leave a living mouth for those who did not come down the mountain. There's no trace of it.
"You said that those people who came to break the temple and commit murder were wrapped in a black cloak and couldn't see their faces clearly, did that have any special characteristics that impressed you, or did the bandit leader Qin Si tell you anything, for example, about what the people who paid to hire you were like, who were they?"
"Impressive?" Sun Shi repeated slowly, frowning, and seemed to be trying to recall.
"Nope. He shook his head.
When Hetai was disappointed, Sun Shi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said loudly, "The little one remembers, and it really has a characteristic." ”
"What is it?" said Hetai, who was overjoyed and immediately asked.
"Well, the little one was hiding in the grass and saw that the men were all wearing black cloaks. ”
As soon as Sun Shi said this, Master Cheng suddenly interrupted, "Sun Shi, you have said this eight hundred times. The prince is asking if there is anything special about your group? If you can find the characteristics of the identity of that group, the prince is looking for clues, understand? You come with a black cloak, and you go with a black cloak, and you can't say anything in vain if you turn the sky upside down. ”
"My lord, you can finish speaking. Sun Shi shook his head.
"Master Cheng, don't interrupt, let him say. Hetai spoke.
"Yes. Master Cheng respectfully stepped aside.
Sun Shi stared at his expression and said seriously, "When the gang rushed into the courtyard to commit the murder, the little one was hiding in the grass at that time, although he was trembling with fright, but he also opened his eyes and stared at them deadly, the little one just wanted to see clearly who was coming to kill us, and the little one wanted to wait for Boss Qin to come back, so that he could avenge his brothers!"
Sun Shi didn't know at that time that Boss Qin and the brothers who went down the mountain were dead. Because the group only said the fact that Boss Qin and his gang were dead after the murder, if he had known about it, maybe he wouldn't even dare to look at it.
But the men were wrapped in cloaks, and their faces were not read. However, because he was wearing a black cloak, it was jet black, so he could show it even brighter, and even if it was a little bright, he could see it clearly. The younger one noticed that the corners of the group's robes glowed red. ”
"Glowing red?" asked Tsurutai, confused.
What does this mean?
"Yes, it's red. Although it is not very obvious, there are many shadows, but in the dark night, the black clothes look much more conspicuous. In fact, at first, the little ones thought it was strange, and thought it was the bright red blood stains they had splashed when they killed people, but the blood stains would be soaked in the clothes and would not shine? And when they left, the corners of their robes were still glowing red. ”
Sun Shi recalled, "In the past few days when I hid in the cellar, the little one suddenly remembered something. In the villain's hometown, there is a mountain with a flower, and if you go to the mountain at night, you will find that this flower glows slightly red, because the pollen in the stamen of this flower will glow. ”
"But the mountain where Boss Qin led us to hide doesn't have this kind of flower at all, including the mountains near this mountain, and the small ones have never seen this kind of flower, so the little ones thought that the pollen on that group of people must have rubbed on it elsewhere, maybe it was the place where they often haunted, or the hiding place had this kind of flower. That's why they got it on their robes. ”
Sun Shi's well-founded remarks made Hetai look pleasantly surprised. This is a big clue that can't be ignored!
If it was really as Sun Shi thought, the light on the group was really the pollen of the flower he was talking about, and this mountain did not have that kind of flower, maybe it was really the group of people who were in the place where they often haunted. As long as you find a mountain where this flower grows, you may not be far from the nest of the gang.
Unexpectedly, this Sun Shi still had a little brain, he was not scared stupid, and he actually connected this seemingly unrelated thing to form a clue that the murderer had nothing to hide.
The surprise came so easily, but Hetai was a little unconvinced, because he had really never heard of this kind of flower, and couldn't help but confirm, "Sun Shi, what you said is true?
Sun Shi nodded heavily, "What the villain said is true, and he will never dare to deceive the prince." ”
Hetai believed this, forgive him and didn't dare to deceive, not to mention that there was no reason to make up this matter.
Lord Cheng on the side also stepped forward and confirmed, "Lord Wang, what he said is true, Xiaguan also knows this kind of flower, and there is indeed such a flower in Xiaguan's hometown, sometimes people are in a hurry to touch this flower, if the pollen of this flower is stained on the pants and shoes, if it happens to be at night, you can see the shining light." ”