"Did a wild beast take it away?"

Xia Ting thought so, and also thought that they were relatively remote and close to the mountains, and they could often see the paw prints of wild beasts.

However, Gu Lin shook his head with certainty, "No. There were very messy footprints inside, which were the marks of shoes, but when I got to the door, the marks were gone, and they should have been hidden. ”

The family fell silent for a moment.

Unexpectedly, what I didn't want to happen really happened.

Xia Ting didn't expect to recruit thieves so soon. It's so remote, they didn't tell anyone about it, and they didn't even know about Sister-in-law Wang's family.

The hill is steep, and most people don't go up that side, unless they come on purpose.

Who the hell is it? So what about paying attention to their homes?

"When there were no fish before, would someone steal from our rice fields?"

Gu Lin and Gu Yu glanced at each other and shook their heads. Their land was barren, and the road was out of the way, and there were hardly any visitors.

The eldest lady also walked out worriedly and said, "Then what can I do now?" Is the loss big? Why don't we sell the fish as soon as possible?" ”

Xia Ting understood that the eldest lady wanted to minimize the loss, but this was not a good plan. In the future, she still wants to continue to work, and at this time, the fish is just edible, but it is not yet the best time, and the advantages of rice field fish have not yet been brought into play.

Take it out and sell it now, there is no advantage, it is worthless. You can't back down because of a little setback, that's not her attitude to doing things.

"Auntie, don't worry. This fish didn't cost anything at first, and now it's not worth much, so there's no rush to sell it. As for the fish stealers...... We'll find a way to catch it. ”

"But everyone is from the village, won't it be very good......" The eldest lady is still worried, after all, she has lived here for decades, and if she makes trouble in the village because of this matter, I'm afraid it won't be good.

"Mother, you can rest assured. You don't have to worry about that, we'll take care of it. "At a critical time, Gu Lin still has to make a statement.

Playing little Gu Lin is sensible, before Gu Yu can do things, it can be said that this family is supported by him, and the eldest mother also listens to him. Seeing that Gu Lin had spoken, the eldest lady stopped talking. It's just that between the eyebrows, I still can't stop worrying.

Life is good, but there are also more troubles.

"In this way, my second baby and I will hurry up and fix the fence before it gets dark, and then find someone to keep vigil to see if we can catch the thief. After that, let's figure it out, okay? Gu Lin said.

Gu Yu nodded and went to get the tools.

Xia Ting didn't have the heart to cook, and he couldn't completely leave it to the eldest lady to do. She thought she would finish cooking first and then go and see.

She wanted to see what she had found.

This thief is also disgusting.

There are always some people who want to get something for nothing, and do some things like stealing chickens and dogs through the side door. she

She had thought that someone would steal, but she didn't expect it to be so rampant and so impatient.

Xia Ting cooked so fast for the first time in his history, said a few words to his eldest mother, and followed the two brothers out of the door.

The traces of the scene are more obvious than she imagined, no wonder the eldest brother is so definitely artificial.

The lock at the door was smashed, and the footprints in the rice fields were messy, and they disappeared as soon as they reached the door. Xia Ting compared the size and depth of the footprints, it should be a woman! Moreover, this imprint is very new, and it should be the case that was done last night!

"Ah Ting, Erwa, come and see, there is a piece of cloth hooked here."

Hearing this, Xia Ting hurried over to take a look.

Xia Ting took it and touched it, it was not a good fabric, it was rough, and it looked like a woman, it should be an older woman, and it was a little familiar. She should have seen it more often. It's an acquaintance!

"Let's take a look separately and see if there are any clues." Xia Ting had something in his head, but not exactly. She needs more proof.

Transporting so many fish away, in such a short period of time, it should not have had time to change hands. Well, either it's stored at home, or it's ...... Follow their example and keep fish in the fields?

If it is placed in the field, the fish will not survive without general modification. Moreover, if it is discovered, it should spread, and this direction is unlikely. Xia Ting was even more curious, why couldn't there be any trace outside, did it clean up so quickly. Is there really only one person who committed the crime?

There is insufficient evidence to screen candidates. The only way to do this is to start with the people they have been in contact with recently.

They have had disputes with people recently, including the brother-in-law's family and the peach blossom family......

Brother-in-law, they wouldn't care about our rice fields at all, and if it weren't for the leak of the news, they wouldn't know; Then the Peach Blossom Family remains......

They...... How do you know? Thinking about it, Xia Ting followed the rice field to the path home, this Y-shaped road, isn't this the place where she and Peach Blossom had a dispute at the beginning?

That...... Peach Blossom came to find Big Brother.

A series of things flashed through Xia Ting's mind, and a flash of inspiration!

On that day, the eldest brother and the second brother were both working in the field with rice fields, and after finishing the matter, they thought that Peach Blossom was gone, and it should be Peach Blossom who chased him over and saw it! In addition, the last time they came to the door to look for trouble, I'm afraid that Peach Blossom told her mother the news. Peach Blossom Lady is a typical greedy and cheap person, and she will not let go of this piece of fat.

The more Xia Ting thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. Whether it is time, place or event, it is all related to the Peach Blossom Family.

"Ding! Trigger Quest: Ask the host to find the real culprit who stole the rice fish. Reward: +10 Affinity (Meet strangers and make a good first impression), Time Limit: 3 days. Do you accept it? ”

Xia Ting showed a confident smile and replied "accept" inwardly.

Affinity is very necessary for her to do business in the future. To put it more exaggeratedly, it's simply a golden finger.

Originally, I wasn't quite sure just now, since the task was triggered, there is a chance that the real murderer is Peach Blossom Niang, perhaps, the one who helped hide the traces, and Peach Blossom. With the personality of the peach blossom girl, once you succeed, you will not give up, you have tasted the sweetness, and you will come again these days.

Simply, she will do it. Let's make a move!

Xia Ting told the two brothers about his thoughts and results, and then told them about the plan to design Peach Blossom Girl, but warned them not to say it, and not to have any emotional fluctuations if they saw Peach Blossom Girl, so as not to startle the snake.

The two brothers looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

And so, they got into action. Drive the rest of the fish to the corner first, let the peach blossom girl walk in a little, and it will be more difficult to escape when the matter is revealed; Second, the fish are there, and the excitement of the moment can make her relax her vigilance, so that the villagers who rushed to hear the news can catch her.

At the same time, Gu Lin dug a small hole in a place in front of the door and poured some water on it to make it sticky and slippery.

One night, two people stood guard, one in the grass at the Y-shaped junction, and the other under the bushes outside the gate of the rice field, and after taking down the thief, one was responsible for arresting and the other was responsible for shouting.

When the time comes, there will be all the human and material evidence, and she can't help but quibble.

When Xia Ting proposed that the three of them take turns guarding the guard, they were strongly opposed by the two brothers. They insisted that Xia Ting go to sleep, and the two of them would keep vigil.

Xia Ting was helpless: "How can it be done, it's not a matter of one day." What if she doesn't come tonight? One day, two days? Can you still take it? Don't thieves come before they come, you fall first. Besides, you still have to work during the day, and you definitely won't have enough rest. ”

The two brothers were silent, as if they knew the seriousness of the matter, but they still refused to back down.

"I promise!" Xia Ting held up three fingers, "I'll definitely do what I can." If you're too tired, I'll ask you for a change of guard. If I can take care of myself, let me keep a vigil too, okay? In the end, Xia Ting showed a killer feature, and even used coquettishness.

If not, she ...... She found a piece of tofu and killed herself.

At night, when everything was silent and the night was dark and windy, Xia Ting was dressed in black, and her hair was drooping down a little to cover up, and she and Gu Lin went out on their front and back feet. In the middle of the night, Gu Yu came over to take over.

"Stay safe and remember to put yourself first." Before leaving, Gu Yu frowned slightly, and repeatedly instructed, expressing great concern that she was guarding the post alone.

"Don't worry, it's right on your doorstep. I'll shout if there's something. Xia Ting was very excited, she didn't seem to care about the danger or anything.

There's nothing more exciting than catching a thief yourself.

With snake-proof items and even her clothes smoked, she felt that everything was safe and that there was nothing to worry about.

When they arrived at the Y-shaped intersection, Gu Lin went to the rice field alone, but Xia Ting was worried about the eldest brother, it was extremely dark over there, wild beasts often haunted, and it was still the time for them to wander around at night.

Xia Ting walked into the half-human-tall grass and hid behind a large tree that could fit two people. It's also a backlit place, a great place for Tibetans. As long as she didn't make a noise and didn't leak it out in advance, she could be sure that the thief couldn't see her.

In the first half of the night, Xia Ting was a little sleepy, but her spirit was very excited, and even when Gu Yu came to take over, she still refused to leave.

For several days in a row, the thieves did not commit any more crimes. This made them very puzzled, could it be enough to do it once? This really doesn't look like the way people like Peach Blossom Lady do.

Or is it someone else who steals the fish?

Although everyone didn't say it, Xia Ting's confidence was exhausted in the past few days. One more day!

If there is still no one tonight, she will accept her fate and suffer a dumb loss. Fortunately, the system did not punish this time, otherwise she would have hesitated.

Xia Ting looked at the sky, the east had opened a gap from the night, the moon's silver glow slowly faded, and the day seemed to be quietly coming.

After the second brother changed shifts with her, he couldn't sleep at all. It's almost dawn, is it really just a failure? What went wrong with their plan?

When he was confused, a sharp whistle sounded in Xia Ting's ears! It's their code! Got something to discover? Or haven't slept well and are hallucinating?

Xia Ting's eyes lit up suddenly, and the decadent aura in his body was swept away, and he strode to the place where the incident occurred.