"Was there anyone else in the house at the time?" , Nie Xiaohu asked with a slight frown.

"No, it's just the two of us!" , Yang Xuanqi shook his head.

"Where's the window?"

"The window was closed, and if someone went through the window, we wouldn't have been unaware, because the window was on the left side of the door, and we were both standing in the doorway."

"Is there a back door?"

"No, there's only one door in the whole study."

"Take me to see the study", Nie Xiaohu stood up.

"Okay, Nie Zhutou, please here!"

Nie Xiaohu and the others followed Yang Xuanqi and the two brothers to the backyard, the backyard is not big, the east side is a wooden two-story building, the west side is against the wall is a blue brick house, Yang Xuanqi's study is the tile house on the west side.

Nie Xiaohu entered the house, his eyes lit up, the walls of the room were hung with all kinds of strange musical instruments, Nie Xiaohu had almost never seen them, in front of the window was a table case, the table table was placed with the four treasures of the study, and in the middle of the table there was a white porcelain bottle, the shape of the porcelain bottle was very peculiar, the belly was particularly large, but the bottleneck was very slender, and the bottle mouth was open, like the bottom of something.

"At that time, the night pearl was placed on this white porcelain bottle," Yang Xuanqi said, pointing to the porcelain vase on the table.

Nie Xiaohu carefully observed the porcelain bottle, an almost transparent gelatinous white spot on the bottle caught his attention, Nie Xiaohu touched it with his hand, it was hard, and at the same time it was a little elastic, as if something had melted and solidified.

On the smooth and tidy desktop, Nie Xiaohu found a few thin dusts, Nie Xiaohu thought about it for a while, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he raised his head to look up.

Above the table is a sloping roof, which is empty.

"Let's go, go outside!" , Nie Xiaohu waved his hand.

When he came to the house, Nie Xiaohu asked someone to bring a wooden ladder and put it on the eaves.

"Little stone, go up and have a look, see if there are any bamboo poles or anything like that on the roof!"

"Great!" , Shi Yuning agreed, and climbed up the wooden ladder to the roof.

"Tiger head, there is a bamboo pole!" , Shi Yuning stood at the end of the ladder and turned his head down and shouted.

"Take it down!" , Nie Xiaohu is happy, but the two Yang Xuanqi brothers are you look at me, I look at you, both of them are at a loss.

"Tiger head, give!" After Shi Ling condensed, he handed a long bamboo pole to Nie Xiaohu's hand.

Nie Xiaohu took the bamboo pole and looked at it, the length of the bamboo pole was about the same as the height of the house, and a ball of cloth was tied at one end of the bamboo pole, which looked like a torch, and the appearance of the cloth was covered with white things, all of which had solidified and become hard, and it was still a little elastic when pinched by hand.

"What is this?"

Yang Xuanqi frowned and asked, "I've never seen this kind of thing in my home." ”

"This is the tool that the thief used to steal the Pearl of the Night!" , Nie Xiaohu said with a smile.

"What?" , Yang Xuanqi and the two brothers asked almost at the same time.

"Quite simply, the thief had laid an ambush on the roof of the study, holding the bamboo pole in his hand, and he had covered the cloth with a very sticky paste, and gently uncovered the tiles of the roof above the desk.

When you are admiring the Night Pearl, it is actually above your head, and there is a pair of eyes that are also admiring the Night Pearl", Nie Xiaohu smiled when he said this.

Yang Xuanqi and Yang Xuanqi glanced at each other, with sad expressions on their faces.

"Then the thief threw a vase into the courtyard, and when the sound of the vase breaking succeeded in luring you two away, he stretched the bamboo pole down from the tile hole, and glued the night pearl on the white porcelain bottle, the whole process is so simple, but this thief's skills are really neat, and the slightest mistake will not succeed!"

"I see!" , Yang Xuanqi and Yang Xuanqian nodded at the same time.

"Then Nie Catcher, is it possible to recover the Night Pearl?" , Yang Xuanqi asked with some hope.

"This is not easy to do, if the thief leaves Luoyang after he succeeds, then there will be nowhere to be found", Nie Xiaohu shook his head.

"Yes!" , Yang Xuanqi shook his head helplessly, "I can only think that I am unlucky, but the day of the princess's wedding is approaching, and it is really troublesome to find a better gift!" ”

"Master Yang, you are busy, and you still have official business below, so don't bother much, farewell!" , Nie Xiaohu smiled slightly, hugged his fists and said.

"There's a Raine headcatcher!" , Yang Xuanqi said.

"Brother, it just so happens that I'm going back, and there is still something at home, so I'll send Master Nie for you!" , Yang Xuanjian said.

"That's great!" , Yang Xuanqi said with a smile.

After leaving Yang's house and coming to the street, before Nie Xiaohu could speak, Yang Xuanjun preemptively said: "Lord Nie, Xia Guan still has something to say to you alone, I wonder if I can find a quiet place?" ”

"That's it", Nie Xiaohu's brows furrowed slightly, and then he said with a smile, "It's okay!" ”

Then he said to Shi Yuning and the others: "You guys go back first, I'll go back with Bin Zi and Cao Zhutou in a while!" ”

"Yes!" , several people agreed, turned around and left.

"Lord Nie, let's go to Linhe Tower, the scenery there is good, it is quiet, and it is the best place to chat!"

"Lord Yang, please!" , Nie Xiaohu smiled slightly.

Linhelou is located on the side of the Luoshui River, is a luxury restaurant, surrounded by green trees, the cool breeze on the river, climb the building and overlook, the scenery is beautiful, it is an excellent place to drink tea and drink, but the price of wine and meals here is more than double that of other places, so there are not many guests in the building.

The four of them went up to the third floor, found a box on the riverside and sat down, asked for two pots of West Lake Longjing, and told the shopkeeper not to come up without being called.

"Lord Yang, if you have anything to say, just say it!" , Nie Xiaohu said with a smile after taking a sip of tea.

"In front of Lord Nie, I can't afford the word adult!" , Yang Xuanjian hurriedly waved his hand.

"Alas!" , Yang Xuanjian turned to sigh and said, "I don't know if Lord Nie knows anything about our Yang family?" ”

Nie Xiaohu, Cao Xiaohui, and Tang Yibin glanced at each other, and they all smiled and shook their heads.

"My ancestors were officials in the Sui Dynasty, my father Yang Wang, the official worshiped the Sui Dynasty's Shangzhu State, the Ministry of Shangshu, after the fall of the Sui Dynasty, my father was beheaded by the emperor's decree, the emperor's grace was vast, the emperor was merciful, and did not kill our Yang family, we are grateful to the Tang Dynasty, and there is no rebellion, this heart can be learned!" , After saying that, Yang Xuanjian hugged his fist diagonally upward.

Nie Xiaohu smiled slightly and nodded.

"Since our Yang family has such a disgraceful past, do you know why my niece of Yuhuan still appears on the invitation list for Princess Xianyi's wedding?"

Nie Xiaohu, Tang Yibin, and Cao Xiaohui glanced at each other again, and they all shook their heads gently.