Chapter 107: The Vanishing Crystal
After Wang Long, Leopard and the others heard what Lin Xu said, they all felt that it was feasible and would definitely be able to greatly improve the efficiency of collecting spars. That way, they wouldn't have to stay in the quarry for so long, and they wouldn't have to suffer so much.
"Okay, Brother Lin, just do what you say. We mine hedron with the Red Fire Hand Bullet. Wang Lung and the others said happily to Lin Xu, expressing their complete agreement.
"Then our first step is to make a red fire hand bullet first, so that we can blast through the rocks and collect the crystals. Lin Xuan said to his good brothers.
Under the leadership of Lin Xu, Wang Long, Leopard Print, Huangjiu and Song Xianyang rushed to produce dozens of Red Fire Hand Bullets in one day, and it is estimated that they can be used for a while.
Lin Xu led his brothers to blow up the heavenly rock with a red fire hand bomb, and then easily hit it with an iron hammer a few times, and they were able to collect the spar buried under the rock very smoothly. This is indeed much less effort than relying on their own physical strength to smash the rocks before, and the efficiency of collecting hedrons has increased exponentially.
With the help of the powerful power of the Red Fire Hand Bullet, Lin Xu and the other five collected more than 800 spars in one day. The five of them only need to collect fifteen thousand hedrons in total to complete the task. At this rate, they will be able to complete the task in less than a month. This is much shorter than the first year or two of the estimates.
Lin Xu's good method was a great success, not only was he happy, but Wang Long and others were also very happy. They felt that they were really blessed to follow Lin Xu. If it weren't for Lin Xuan reminding them and leading them to make the Red Fire Hand Bullet, then they would still be working hard to collect spars in the old way. Then they will suffer a lot of sin.
The success of Lin Xu and others also attracted the attention and envy of others, and some were even very jealous, and they had bad ideas about the spars collected by Lin Xu and others.
Because the house he lived in was too small, Lin Xu concentrated all the spars he collected every day in an open space in front of the house. He had thought that the people who worked on the quarry were all members of the same family, and there should be no theft or anything like that, but the truth was a big surprise to him.
Early the next morning, when Lin Xu went to inspect the spars, there were only half of the original large piles of spars left. It was clear that the hedron he and his brothers had collected had been stolen. Lin Xu immediately told Wang Lung and the others about this.
Wang Lung and the others hurriedly ran to look, and sure enough, they saw that there were obviously many fewer spars, and they couldn't help but feel very angry. They themselves are also like Lin Xu, they all have a kind heart, and they believe that those who can join the Thousand Ice Sword Sect should have good character and disdain to do those things that steal chickens and dogs.
However, now it seems that they are living the belly of the villain with the heart of a gentleman. Even if the Thousand Ice Sword Sect is a Great Sword Sect, there are many people in the mess, and there are really thieves mixed in it.
"If I knew which bastard stole our hedrons, I'd have to kill him, it's disgusting. Leopard Print couldn't help but scold. He swung his fists with strength and strength, and gritted his teeth with hatred for the thief.
"Brother Lin, why don't we go and tell the director of the quarry about this matter, and ask him to help us investigate and see who stole our spars. Wang Lung suggested to Lin Xu.
"I don't think it's better not to tell the field manager yet, so as not to startle the snake. Because it's hard to find out in the first place, every hedron is almost identical, and we don't have any evidence to prove which hedrons are ours. When the time comes, others insist that they picked it themselves, then we will have nothing to say, but fall into passivity. After thinking about it seriously, Lin Xuan finally rejected Wang Long's suggestion, and also expressed his concerns.
When Wang Lung heard this, he felt that what Lin Xu said was indeed reasonable, and he couldn't help but feel distressed, and felt a little dilemma. He then asked Lin Xu, "Big brother, are we going to leave it like this? Let that hateful thief take our hedron for himself." If we don't find him, maybe he won't stop and continue to steal our hedrons. ”
"Hehe, I'm not afraid that he will continue to come, I am afraid that he will not come again. Lin Xu actually said to Wang Lung with a smile instead.
Wang Lung listened to Lin Xu's words and felt a little incomprehensible. Not only him, but even leopard print and Huang Sa, as well as Song Xianyang, didn't understand the true meaning of Lin Xu's words. They didn't know what good medicine was being sold in Lin Xu's gourd.
"Boss, how do you say this?" Wang Lung had no choice but to ask Lin Xudao with a puzzled expression.
"The thieves must have acted at night. I'm going to stop sleeping tonight and just wait for him to come. That way we'll be able to figure out who stole our hedrons. If he doesn't come, we really can't know who it is, so I hope he continues tonight. Lin Xu told Wang Long and the others in detail about his plan.
When Wang Lung and the others heard this, they suddenly realized that Lin Xu was going to arrest the thief in person, rather than telling the field manager with great fanfare. If that happens, it really alarms the thieves, and it may scare the thieves into coming back. And a plan and wisdom like Lin Xu's ability to find the thief by himself is much more likely to succeed than asking the field manager to help find it.
Therefore, Wang Lung and the others all deeply felt that Lin Xuan was resourceful and had many good methods, and the thieves would definitely not be able to escape from his palm, and sooner or later they would be caught by him.
Lin Xu then reminded Wang Lung and the others to go to the stone field to collect the spars as usual, not to make the matter public, and pretend that nothing had happened, so that the thieves could relax their vigilance, thinking that they had not found out that the spars had been stolen at all, so they couldn't help but continue to steal their spars.
Lin Xu and the others acted according to the plan, and they did pretend to be okay during the day, but at night, Lin Xu did not rush to bed, but hid behind the door of the house, staring at the movement outside the house. Wang Lung and Leopard Print, as well as Huangjiu and Song Xianyang, also helped Lin Xuan keep an eye on him, waiting for the thief to appear at any time.
With the strength of the five of them, it should be enough to deal with the thieves. After all, the people who collected the spars on the stone field were only the peripheral disciples of the Thousand Ice Sword Sect, and none of them could match Lin Xu's martial arts cultivation, and even Wang Long and Leopard Pattern could single-handedly take on anyone on the stone field. Needless to say, Lin Xu.
According to Lin Xu's instructions, Wang Lung and Leopard Print also specially prepared a few brushes, as well as two large bottles of black ink. However, when they asked Lin Xu what he wanted to write, Lin Xu told them that the brushes and ink he had prepared were not used for writing, and as for their real use, they would naturally know when the thieves appeared at night.
Lin Xuan temporarily sold a pass, which made Wang Lung and Leopard Print feel very curious, and at the same time, there was some expectation in their hearts to be able to unravel this bright bottom as soon as possible. However, they are 100% free of Lin Xu, and feel that Lin Xu has his own reasons, and they just need to follow it.
In the middle of the night, a dark shadow finally appeared outside Lin Xu's house. Through the faint moonlight, Lin Xuan could see his approximate appearance, a tall thin man with a sharp-beaked monkey gills, and a big sack in his hand, which seemed to be used to hold spars.
During the day, Lin Xu had also seen this person in the stone field, but he had just arrived and didn't know his exact name.
Lin Xuzhen didn't expect that this person who looked thin would dare to be a thief and steal from his head. Lin Xuan secretly made up his mind in his heart that he must give this bastard a look, not only to retrieve the spar he had stolen by him, but also to make him pay a high price.
"Is this bastard just coming alone? will there be accomplices?" Wang Lung had already seen the thieves outside the house with Lin Xu, so he asked in a low voice.
"I don't know if he has an accomplice yet, let's not go out and alarm him, let him steal enough, anyway, we want him to look good tomorrow." Lin Xuan said to Wang Lung and the others very confidently.
At this time, the thieves outside the house looked around vigilantly, and after feeling that there was nothing unusual, they walked to the pile of spars of Lin Xu and the others, squatted down, and quickly put the spars into his sack, and began his theft.
Seeing this scene, even though Wang Lung and the others felt very angry, they wanted to rush out immediately and beat up the hateful thief, but they did not forget what Lin Xuan had just said, and they couldn't alarm the thieves for the time being, so they had to hold back for the time being.
They secretly thought in their hearts that since they already knew who was stealing his hedrons, there would always be a time to vent. Now it's up to Lin Xuan to use what method he plans to use to punish the thieves.
The thief seemed to be moving quickly, and in a few moments he was filling a bag full of hexa. He actually stood up, carrying a full sack and checking it, as if he was very satisfied, and there was a lewd smile on his face.
The thief tied the sack full of hedron to the mouth of the bag, carried it to his shoulder, and quickly left. He still thought that he had done something unconsciously, but he definitely didn't expect that everything he had just done had all fallen into the eyes of Lin Xu, Wang Long and the others. No matter how fast he goes, he will definitely not be able to escape.
"Brothers, let's go down and see where the thieves live and where they put the hedrons. But remember, we must not alarm him, and we must not be discovered by him. Lin Xu very seriously instructed Wang Long and Leopard Print and the others.
"Yes, big brother, we know. Wang Lung and the others nodded in response.
Lin Xu asked the brothers to bring the brushes and ink that had been prepared a long time ago, and then walked out of the house, following the thief from a distance, but did not let the thief find out.
The thief returned to his house, laid down the hedron, and went into his sleep. He stole another big bag of hedron tonight, and thinking that it was almost enough for three thousand, he couldn't help but be full of joy, and actually hummed a little song in his mouth.