Half an hour later, Xue Dabao returned to Lijia Village with a group of hunters.

He Xue Dabao may not be as meticulous in thinking as Gao Han and not as careful as Ji Xia, but he is extremely strong in action. The thought of this brought a look of pride to his face.

The crowd searched all over the house, inside and outside, but found nothing.

"Will it be buried in the ground, or left in the woods?" Xue Dabao asked anxiously while wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Ji Xia's heart suddenly twitched - this is also what she is most worried about!

She couldn't help but put herself in the role of a murderer, thinking repeatedly: If she was a murderer, after killing someone, where would she hide the murder weapon so that no one would find out?

Is it buried in the ground, thrown in the woods, thrown into the river, or ......

Seeing that everyone is exhausted, it is not a way to search aimlessly like this. Gao Han proposed that everyone go back to rest first, and then he and Ji Xia would meet that Yuan Bengang.

The sky was about to be twilight, and under the afterglow, the two of them were full of tiredness, shoulder to shoulder, walking on the streets of Taoyuan County.

It was as if they were being pressed against a big stone in their hearts, and they couldn't breathe.

A sudden quarrel in their ears attracted the attention of the two.

"You stole my jade wrench and still don't admit it!" A man was pulling the sleeve of the jewelry shop owner and said viciously, "I'm going to take you to see the official!" ”

"You are talking nonsense, I didn't steal your jade wrench!" The owner of the antique shop struggled to break free.

"It was still on my hand before, but when I left your store, it was gone, who else could it be if you didn't steal it?" The man didn't give up.

He suddenly came to his senses, pointed to the other jewelry in the store, and said, "I see that eighty percent of the things in your store are stolen goods!" ”

Everyone was gossiping and expressed their opinions. But the two still insisted on their own words, but they could not come up with substantive evidence.

Ji Xia's mind was full of Rong Gui's death at this time, and he didn't have the heart to solve these trivial things at all.

saw Gao Han step forward, "Don't argue, I'm the head catcher in this county, what's going on?" ”

Ji Xia shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and muttered in a low voice: "The people catch the people quickly and ...... for the people" He only has "human life is as big as the sky" in his heart, but Gao Han is "no matter how small it is, it is a big thing if it concerns the people", and suddenly felt that his pattern was not as good as Gao Han.

The two who quarreled briefly recounted the incident.

Gao Han thought for a moment and said to the man, "Are you sure that the jade wrench finger is still on your hand before entering the store?" ”

"Yes! So it must be ......"

Gao Han motioned to him that he didn't need to say anything more, and asked again, "What did you just pick?" ”

"I just picked out some jewelry."

The owner of the jewelry shop on the side took out a few plates of jewelry and said, "I remember that this guest officer just now made a selection among these plates of jewelry. ”

Gao Han asked, "Is that these?" ”

"Yes, yes, that's it."

Suddenly, the man said in surprise, "My wrench is here!" ”

"I didn't steal it!" The jewelry shop owner's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "If I stole it, how could I put it here." Believe me, sir! ”

Gao Han nodded and said to the man, "When you chose jewelry, did you try it on?" ”

The man nodded.

"According to my guess, you should have taken off the jade wrench when you tried it on, put it in the jewelry plate, and then forgot to put it back on."

Everyone present agreed with Gao Han's statement, and the man also shook hands with the owner of the jewelry shop.

Ji Xia clapped his hands and said: "Brother Gao is like a god in judging the case, I admire it!" ”

Gao Han smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's just a coincidence." My original intention was to help him remember how the jade wrench was lost, but I didn't expect ......"

"Brother Gao, do you think that the owner of the jewelry shop really doesn't know where the jade wrench is?" Ji Xia blinked and asked curiously.

"It's hard to say. After all, a jade wrench finger placed in a pile of jewelry is indeed easy to ignore. ”

"Brother Gao, what did you say?" Ji Xia was stunned for a moment, "What did you just say?" ”

Gao Han thought that Ji Xia didn't hear clearly, so he repeated it again. He looked at Ji Xia's suddenly thoughtful appearance, and couldn't help but be confused.

"You say, where is an axe hidden, and it is least likely to be discovered?"

"Huh?" Gao Han was stunned by Ji Xia's question all of a sudden.

He didn't understand what Ji Xia meant by asking this, so he had to stare at Ji Xia in a daze.

And the latter was watching him too.

The look was confused, serious, even expectant. She was waiting for Gao Han's answer, waiting for him to solve her doubts, and she was also waiting for Gao Han's answer, expecting him to confirm her conjecture.

Gao Han paced a few steps with his hands behind his back, and after thinking for a while, he finally came to the conclusion: "Put it in a pile of axes!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the moment he made eye contact with her, he suddenly understood the reason why she was asking this question.

If their conjecture is correct, then the murder weapon must be in that place!

He took her hand, walked through the crowd, and went straight to the west of the city to strike the blacksmith.

"No, Brother Gao, let's go over in such a hurry, if we guess wrong and don't find the axe, wouldn't it be a surprise to the snake?" Ji Xia slowed down and said, "Moreover, it will take time for the vinegar to react with the bloodstains. ”

"What do you think?"

"We have to think of a way to verify our conjectures without startling us." Ji Xia thought for a while and continued: "I have an idea......

Ji Xia stood on tiptoe and leaned into Gao Han's ear to quietly inform him of his method.

The warm breath brushed through his ears, crispy and numb, and his ears turned red when they brushed the ground. His eyes drifted, not daring to look at her, just nodding his head in agreement.

Early the next morning, many people spread the word of mouth, saying that a rich man surnamed Ge came to the capital, and his ancestors dreamed of coming to Taoyuan County to look for the artifact, claiming that as long as this artifact is found, the descendants of future generations can enjoy endless glory and wealth.

In a restaurant in the west of the city, Aji took Da Zhuang and Ayi, disguised as ordinary people, and several people gathered together, lowered their voices, and discussed this matter.

Yuan Bengang happened to be sitting at the table next to them, and what they said happened to fall into his ears word for word.

"I've heard that he's looking for an artifact that can help people fulfill all their wishes."

"Who would want to give it to him if he has this good thing!"

"Don't you know, this thing is a treasure for their family, and a disaster for other people's families."

"What do you mean by that?" The other three gathered around and listened attentively to his analysis.

Yuan Bengang was also very curious, and couldn't help but prick up his ears.

"I heard that this treasure recognized the lord by the ancestors of the Ge family, if it wasn't for the people of the Ge family who owned it, it would definitely be a disaster!"

"Ahh So scary? The other three sighed.

"Yes! However, the one surnamed Ge said that he would give up 100,000 taels as a thank you in order to thank others for giving away the treasure. ”

"One hundred thousand taels!" The other three couldn't help but exclaim.

"Shhhh What's this, after he got the treasure, the money is not inexhaustible? What is a mere 100,000 taels! It's just a drop in the bucket. ”

"The more I listen to it, the more mysterious I feel, where did the charlatan come from? And, for a long time, no one knows what this thing looks like? One of them questioned.

"It's true! The rich man is now waiting in the yamen of Taoyuan County. I heard that this baby is related to 'iron', more than one, the county catcher Xue Dabao you know, he took his kitchen knife in the morning to try, and the result was ......"

Before the words fell, the three of them happened to see Xue Dabao passing by.

"Eh, isn't that Xue Zhutou, Xue Zhutou, Xue Zhutou!"

Xue Dabao heard the greetings of several people, and strode in. He hugged a burden tightly with his arms, and the burden looked heavy, and Rao was as strong as him, and it was a little difficult to hold it.

"Xue Zhutou, are we talking about your deeds?" One of them poured a cup of tea for Xue Dabao with a smile and said flatteringly.

"Oh?" Xue Dabao took the tea, tilted his head with interest, and listened to them continue.

"We heard that your kitchen knife was bought by the rich man?"

"What a kitchen knife, that's an artifact!" Xue Dabao couldn't hide the smug look in his eyes.

"Okay, okay, artifact! Then he gave you a lot of money, right? ”

Xue Dabao hugged the burden in his arms tighter, "No, no, I don't understand what you're saying." I'm going to go first. ”

After speaking, he got up and left, and when he left, he ordered: "By the way, I have already resigned and stopped being a head catcher, don't call me Xue head catcher in the future, shame!" ”

"Tsk. With money, it's different! Look at his vibrancy. ”

"Isn't it, it's not even appropriate to catch heads, and I'll drink the northwest wind in the future?"

"You are stupid, with 100,000 taels, he can do whatever he wants, and are you still willing to die for the county master!"

The corners of Yuan Bengang's mouth twitched, he snorted coldly, and said in his heart: "Short-sightedness! Sooner or later, the silver will be spent, and if he has 100,000 taels, he will definitely use it to do big business and make more money.

As soon as he thought of this, he also planned to try his luck, it was related to iron, he opened an iron shop, and there were not many others, that is, the most ironware!

He hurriedly settled the account and walked out of the restaurant quickly.

In the shadow of the street corner, three handsome young men stood in the wind.

"Did you say we succeeded?"

"I think he should have gone to the shop to find ironware in such a hurry!"

"Oh, I acted so well, he will definitely believe it, you just wait for him to be sent to the door in the county office!"

With that, the three of them giggled.

These three people are none other than Ji Xia, Gao Han and Xue Dabao. Their hearty laughter echoed through the streets and alleys for a long time.