Chapter 645: Catch the thief
Lu Hao and Lan Ruoxi searched carefully, and finally found clues. Inside the collection room, it was pitch black, and the firelight lit up, illuminating the whole room.
Lu Hao glanced at it and found that there were no windows in the collection room, and it was difficult for the sunlight outside to shine in. The layout of the collection room is simple, with a desk, a chair, and a wooden cabinet for storing porcelain and calligraphy and paintings.
There were many storage compartments on the wooden cupboard, which used to be a place to store porcelain, but later, the police broke in and took all the porcelain, calligraphy and paintings.
Lu Hao carried a kerosene lamp, looked at it carefully, and found that there were clear footprints on the desk, and the surrounding area was covered with dirt.
This is strange, how can there be footprints on the desk, and whose footprints are they? This dirt is even stranger, it is supposed to be the mud on someone's shoes, and when standing on the desk, the dirt falls.
Lu Hao looked up and found that there were cracks in the roof, and the sunlight could shine in.
Lu Hao's heart sank, he flew up, stretched out his hand and touched it, and the tiles on it actually moved away. A hole appeared in the roof that allowed an adult to get in.
This hole could not have been done by Zhang Guobin, nor could it have been done by the police, but it was most likely done by a thief. Because only thieves will make a hole in the roof and then enter the room to steal.
Lu Hao went up to the roof, took a closer look, and found clear footprints. The footprints were covered with dirt, just like the footprints on the desk.
Lu Hao suddenly understood that a thief had infiltrated the collection room and stole something valuable. In order not to startle the snake, Lu Hao moved the tiles back to their original position.
Lan Ruoxi flew up to the roof, looked at it for a while, and asked, "Brother Lu, what did you find?" ”
Lu Hao said in a deep voice: "I suspect that on the night of the crime, a thief entered the collection room and stole the blue and white porcelain. ”
"This is a bad thing, blue and white porcelain falls into the hands of greedy people, and it must be the same as Zhang Guobin, possessed by evil ghosts and killing innocent people." Lan Ruoxi said worriedly.
Lu Hao nodded and said: "This is the only clue, we have to wait for the rabbit, maybe the thief will come here to steal things." ”
Lan Ruoxi said: "The valuable things in the collection room have been taken away by the police, how can the thief not know." ”
Lu Hao frowned and said, "My intuition tells me that the thief will come?" ”
"Why, there should always be a reason!" Lan Ruoxi raised her eyebrows and asked.
Lu Hao explained: "Blue and white porcelain is a treasure and worth a lot of money. After the thief got it, he sold it and made a lot of money. ”
"Thieves have one characteristic, greed."
"This greedy thief, who has made a fortune here, may come back to try his luck, and if he finds something of value, he will not be rich again."
Lan Ruoxi nodded, feeling that his explanation was reasonable. "How do we catch the thief?"
Lu Hao said: "Just wait for the rabbit, come with me." ”
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In the middle of the night, a black-clothed masked man appeared on the roof, with flexible hands and feet, hunched over, and walking quickly. Come to the target location, look left and right, and then quietly remove the tiles.
A hole appeared in the roof that allowed adults to drill in and out.
The black-clad masked man untied the rope from his body and lowered one end. The rope landed right on the desk. At this time, the masked man climbed down the rope.
This masked man is athletic and thin, just right for burglary. If it's a fat person, you can't get in at all.
The masked man looked left and right, very vigilant, took out a fire fold, opened his mouth and blew it, and the flame ignited. The masked man lifted the fire fold and began to look for something of value.
The masked man looked at it for a while and found that everything of value was gone.
"Damn the policeman, they took all the precious porcelain, and if they knew it was so, they should have taken more valuable things that night." The masked man cursed, and suddenly stepped on something.
"Hey, what is this?" The masked man bent down to pick up an object, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a silver dollar.
It's strange how there are silver dollars here, could it be that they were left behind when the police were looting their belongings.
The masked man put the silver dollar in his trouser pocket and searched carefully, finding not just one silver dollar on the ground, but many silver dollars. The masked man looked happy and began to pick up the silver dollar.
There was one silver dollar on the ground every five meters, and it stretched all the way to the dark place.
While picking up the silver dollars, the masked man wondered if the police were really careless and had made a fortune by dropping so many silver dollars.
When the masked man picked up the last silver dollar, he found a man crouching in front of him, who also had a Mauser pistol in his hand.
The muzzle of the gun was aimed right at his head.
"Damn, fooled." The masked man was startled and suddenly realized that this was a trap designed by the police to arrest me.
The masked man turned and ran, and suddenly, a peachwood sword stabbed in the chest.
The masked man subconsciously raised his hands and begged: "Comrade policeman, this is the first time I have done such a thing, let me go." ”
"Little thief, open your eyes and see clearly, am I a policeman?" Lu Hao walked over with a gun.
The masked man took a closer look and found that the people who grabbed him were a man and a woman, and they were not wearing police uniforms.
"Who are you, and why are you arresting me?" When the masked man saw that the other party was not a policeman, he immediately became emboldened.
"Be honest." Lan Ruoxi waved the peachwood sword in his hand and struck at the masked man.
"I'm a good law-abiding citizen, you can't ......" The masked man stopped talking, his gun was pressed to his head, and if he was not careful, he would be killed by a single shot.
"Big brother, big sister, I was wrong, don't kill me." The masked man trembled with fright.
Lu Hao snorted coldly: "I'll just ask you one thing, what did you see and what did you steal last night?" ”
"Big brother, who the hell are you!" The masked man was terrified.
"You don't need to know who I am, just answer my questions." Lu Hao said coldly.
The masked man said in a trembling voice: "I am a thief, and the murder has nothing to do with me." ”
Lu Hao was surprised: "Did you see the killing process?" ”
The masked man shook his head and said, "When I came, their family was already dead. The man was lying on the ground, a bronze sword in his hand, and there were blood stains on it. ”
"I wanted to take the bronze sword for myself, but on second thought, the bronze sword was a murder weapon, and if the police came to the door, I would be in trouble. In order not to be caught by the police, I gave up the bronze sword. ”
"It was very dark, so I crept into the room and found a blue and white porcelain. This blue and white porcelain is very beautiful, with clouds and delphiniums depicted on it. ”
"I'm a connoisseur, and when I saw that this blue and white porcelain was a valuable treasure, I took it."
Lu Hao's face sank, and the blue and white porcelain was indeed taken away by the thief.
The masked man said, "Big brother, I just took a blue and white porcelain, and I didn't dare to take the rest." ”
Lu Hao said in a deep voice: "I just want to find this blue and white porcelain, where is it now?" ”
"I sold it for three hundred oceans."
Lan Ruoxi asked angrily, "Who did you sell it to?" ”
"Sold to Wang Ermazi."
Lu Hao asked, "Who is this Wang Er Mazi?" ”
"It's an antique dealer who specializes in buying porcelain and calligraphy and paintings."
Lu Hao frowned and said, "Where does this Wang Er Mazi live?" ”
"He lives on the east side of the city."
Lu Hao pondered for a moment and asked, "When you took away the blue and white porcelain, did you find anything abnormal?" ”
The masked man recalled for a moment and said: "I heard an eerie laugh inside, I was startled, I didn't dare to stay by my side, and sold it directly to Wang Er Mazi." ”
Lan Ruoxi raised her eyebrows and asked, "What did this Wang Er Mazi say after he got the blue and white porcelain?" ”
"He said that this thing was stolen from the ancient tomb, and it was very unclean, and he needed to find a Taoist priest to open the altar and expel the evil qi before he could sell it for a good price."
"That's why I sold it for just three hundred oceans. According to my estimates, this blue and white porcelain should be from the Song Dynasty and is worth 800 oceans. ”
Lu Hao said coldly: "You lead the way in front and go to find Wang Er Mazi." ”
The masked man said: "This Wang Er Mazi is extremely vicious, and if you go to him, you will suffer." ”
"You don't have to worry about this, you just need to lead the way." Lu Hao forced the thief to find Wang Er Mazi. Blue and white porcelain must be found as soon as possible, otherwise, there will be endless troubles.