Early the next morning, the outside of the county government was full of people, all of whom were big local families in Zhuo County, and there were also many businessmen, and there was no doubt that their families were very wealthy. It seems that Daddy's prediction last night was correct, the "Hunter" will never accept it when he sees it, and whenever he acts, he will definitely have multiple goals, and he will never return empty-handed, and there are no flaws.

"Lord Prefectural, our family lost several valuable items last night."

"Our family's ancestral treasure was also lost, and I don't know which damn bastard stole it."

"Some of the most valuable treasures in my jewelry shop have also been stolen."

……

The group cried to my father, not to mention how sad the expression on their faces was, and each of them took out a circular woodcut and handed it to my father, "This is left by the hateful thief, I don't know if it will help solve the case." "These circular woodcuts are exactly the same as last night's, both in size and pattern.

"County order, this thief won't be a famous 'hunter' on the rivers and lakes, right?" The owner of the jewelry shop asked suspiciously.

"Quite possibly." Dad said, "It is rumored that when the 'hunters' used to steal successfully in Luoyang, they would leave a woodcut at the scene. ”

"The 'Hunters' have not been heard from for so long, why are they back to their old jobs now? He also came to our small place in Zhuo County to do evil, what can I do? ”

"If it's really 'hunters', wouldn't we consider ourselves unlucky?"

"Oh, what can I do? I have some ancestral treasures, and they mean a lot to me! ”

"The things we lose are very valuable, so who doesn't it mean much?"

"Iniquity!"

……

They all showed a look of annoyance but helplessness, it seems that this "hunter" is indeed not an idle person, just hearing his title makes this dry man fidget like an ant on a frying pan.

"Everyone, calm down first, I will do my best to help you investigate this matter, no matter who it is, it is not right to sit idly by, please give me some time, and fully cooperate with me, I will find out about this matter." Daddy said in a firm tone.

Last night they said that this "hunter" could even steal Emperor Sui's playthings, such a top thief, how could my father help him? It is estimated that this group of people will only suffer a dumb loss in the end.

They saw that since my father had said this, it was not easy to quarrel any longer, so they all left in a huff.

"Xiao Sun, you go and transfer the information of all the big families in Zhuo County to me, I want to read it now." Daddy commanded his right-hand man.

After a while, Xiao Sun took over a stack of files, "In addition to those people, what other rich families are there in Zhuo County?" ”

"There are no less than ten, namely Li Wu who opened a jewelry shop, Chu Ran who opened an inn, and Song Yiren, a former waiter......"

"Each household is assigned more than ten officials to guard it, and there can be no negligence."

"Lao Li, it's a bad thing, it's a bad thing!" Xin'er's father hurried over, "My family still lost two pieces of high-grade treasure jade last night, and the ten officials you arranged didn't find any movement, it's really strange, stealing under the noses of so many people, and there is not the slightest flaw, except for a woodcut left, no other clues have been found." ”

Daddy frowned, his right hand pounding restlessly on the table.

"County order, is it necessary to arrange for the officials to guard the remaining large households?" Xiao Sun asked in a low voice.

"Arrange it now!" Dad replied categorically.

Daddy called the ten servants who were arranged at Uncle Zhao's house last night over and asked them, "You didn't hear any movement last night?" ”

"According to the county order, we really didn't hear any movement last night, not even any strange sounds, and we haven't slept all night, and we've been patrolling around very seriously."

"Okay, it's hard work, you guys go and rest for a while." Daddy waved his hand weakly.

"Lao Li, don't be too sad, he is a 'hunter' after all, and it will not be easy to catch him." Xin'er's father persuaded.

"Lao Zhao, before you, many people have come to me to report the case, this 'hunter' has more than ten thefts yesterday alone, if he is not arrested earlier, I really don't know what Zhuojun will be tossed into by him, and I have promised them in the morning that I will help them investigate this matter, in fact, I am completely helpless!" Daddy said helplessly.

"The 'Hunters' will definitely have some action in the next few days."

"Choosing to steal during the Dragon Boat Festival is really picking a day."

……

It has been two days since the theft of many households in Zhuo County, and there are still no clues about the "hunters". Just when everyone thought that the "hunters" had moved their "positions", five more families were stolen, and the most valuable things in the family were lost, and my father received five hunter woodcuts from the thieves. The officials guarding the former squire Song Yiren's house reported a message to his father: "Lord Song's family has many doormen, and our strict guards almost caught the thief, but this thief is extremely agile, and in the blink of an eye, he leaped to the roof and finally swam away from the river. ”

"What are the characteristics of this person?" Daddy asked in surprise.

"His whole body was covered, and he couldn't see any physiognomy features, only his tall figure."

Daddy sat down weakly, "How is this good?" He shook his head and commanded softly, "There are still five families that may be stolen, and all the remaining servants will be placed in these people's homes to guard them." ”

It's been another two days.

It's been four days.

……

"Tell your lordship, someone was killed in his home." Xiao Sun hurriedly said to his father.

"What? Why have there been bad things in Zhuojun recently? Daddy quickly changed his clothes, "Take me to see it." ”

Seeing that my father went out, I said to Xin'er, "You stay at home obediently, I won't play with you today." ”

"Brother Xiao Sheng, why are you going?" Xin'er asked.

"I'm going to follow Daddy to the scene to see, you stay at home obediently. By the way, if my mother asks you where I have been, you will say that I have something to do with Chen Lin and will be back soon. With that, I ran out. Along the way, I deliberately kept a certain distance from my father, and if he found out about me, he would inevitably scold me and drive me back.

When I came to a simple room, I sneaked in, and saw a corpse lying on the bed in the room, the mattress had been stained red with blood, his head had been smashed open, and his brain was bleeding out, and the scene was very horrific. His eyes hadn't closed yet, and he was staring straight in my direction, and I couldn't help but shudder.

"Why are you here?" Startled by the sudden sound, I took two steps back, and when I looked up, my father had spotted me.

"I, I came to play with friends, and I happened to see you and walked in to have a look." I feigned composure and replied.

"Isn't this nonsense? How dangerous it is in Zhuojun now, hurry back! Daddy said angrily.

"It's all here, I'll go back with you later, I promise I won't disturb your investigation."

Daddy didn't bother to care about me, so he walked to the corpse with Kisaku and began to perform an autopsy.

The man looked familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere, and I struggled to remember it in my mind. He seems to be the first place in the Dragon Boat Festival duck catching competition, I heard Chen Lin say what is Ahua, yes, it seems to be him - Ahua!

Ah Hua was actually put on a collar around his neck, and he was still holding a hunter woodcut in his hand, which is another "masterpiece" of "Hunter"? Why haven't you heard my dad mention the "hunter" killing people? Isn't he a master thief?

"My lord, we found these things in the room." The servants carried in their hands some brightly colored precious jade, as well as some other valuables, which contrasted sharply with the humble room, and it was evident that this could not have been his own.

Xiao Sun held a hunter's woodcut in his hand, and said, "County order, I found this woodcut, and I brought it all." ”

"Investigate all his information for me, tell those who stole it, let them come to the yamen to claim the treasures, and we will go back to the yamen." Daddy said, "Isaku will give me the autopsy report." ”

Those who stole were grateful to their father when they saw the lost treasure. All the treasures were recovered, but things were not so simple.

"Lord Bao, the dead man is called Zhang Hua, and everyone else calls him Ah Hua, who has been in Zhuojun for generations. Zhang Hua worked as a handyman in Zhou Cheng's jewelry shop for several years, and in recent years, he has become addicted to gambling and has nothing to do all day. Xiao Sun reported.

"It seems that he can't be a 'hunter', but why are all these stolen jewels found in his house? Why do you want so many hunter woodcuts in his family? Daddy muttered, not knowing if he was asking Xiao Sun or talking to himself.

"Could it be that someone planted the blame for Zhang Hua?" Xiao Sun said.

"If you're the one who killed someone, and you want to blame someone else, why don't you keep some of your jewelry? Otherwise, why bother you with so much trouble and not getting any benefit? Daddy said, "And if you want to blame the blame, there is no need to kill people." ”

"So what did the murderer do this for? What's the point? Xiao Sun asked suspiciously.

"That's the crux of the matter."

Kisaku came over and reported the results of the autopsy to his father: "Lord Prefectural Commander, the deceased had a fight with the murderer before his death, and the fatal blow was a heavy object hitting the back of the head, but several sword piercing wounds were also found on his body, and it was not time, and it was six or seven hours before the deceased's death. ”

"Killed."

"My lord, this Zhang Hua is a good gambler, could this be the reason why he stole things? And the person who killed him was completely enmity with him, not for money or for the sake of blame? Xiao Sun guessed.

"It's a possibility, but it's not conclusive yet."

"Zhang Hua was put on a collar around his neck." I whispered.

Daddy turned his eyes to me and scolded, "Don't get involved in this matter, you kid, and don't go out with Xin'er these days." ”

"My lord, do you think this Zhang Hua will be the so-called 'hunter'? His stealing skills are truly superb. Xiao Sun asked.

"The 'hunter' used to live in Luoyang, and this Zhang Huashi has been in Zhuojun for generations, which is not quite in line with this." Daddy pondered and said, "But why are there so many hunter woodcuts in his room?" Could this have anything to do with the Hunters? ”

A wave of unevenness has risen again and again.