At this time, two servants who were awakened hurriedly ran down from the fourth floor. Li Meng came back to her senses, handed Lu Hongmin's body to one of the servants, and hurriedly ran to the living room next door.

The walls of the living room are covered with valuable collections, including Tang Bohu's calligraphy and paintings, and some weapons of this century, including long and short swords, pistols and rifles of various sizes. Knowing that the guns were always loaded, Rimon removed a rifle from the wall and ran to the balcony.

It had only been fifty or sixty seconds since the man had slipped down the ladder just now, and the man had removed the ladder in order to prevent people from chasing him, so he had been delayed for some time and had not run too far. The beautiful and brave Limeng poked her head out of the balcony railing and looked around the courtyard. The man was running in the moonlight, and he jumped over the rubble in the grass and ran to the back door. Limeng picked up her rifle, took aim, and pulled the trigger. "Bang", the sound of gunfire broke the silence of the night.

The man's body shook violently, and he fell headlong. "Hit!" A servant shouted, "I'm going to catch the robber!" At this point, the man staggered to his feet again. "Ah, he's going to run! Uncle Good, you run and close the door. ”

"Yes, miss." Goode ran to the balcony and tried to go down the ladder, but the ladder had been moved away by the man who had been shot, so he had to run around the long corridor and then down the stairs. At this time, the man who had been shot staggered and walked a few steps, and then fell down again. Li Meng hurriedly shouted to another servant, Ah Cai: "He fell again, right there!" Ah Cai leaned out from the railing, looked down, and said, "I saw it!" He was crawling in the grass, he was wounded, and he couldn't run now. I'm going to get him!"

"You're here to spy on him, let me go."

"No, Miss Limeng, that's too dangerous, don't go."

"It's okay, I still have a gun!" Limeng carried a gun and bravely ran downstairs.

The servant Ah Cai looked at the brave girl and thought: What should I do if I am attacked by robbers? He couldn't let go of it, so he had to look at her with uneasiness. "Miss, the thief has hid to the side, it's the small door, you have to be careful!"

But Limeng was so bent on catching the robber that she didn't listen to the servant, took her gun, and went straight to the back of the ruined temple.

The servant Ah Cai was very anxious, he also wanted to protect the young lady, but it was too late to go downstairs, he stretched his body, stretched out his arms, tried his best to pull the ladder that had been removed, dragged it back, and then quickly got down the ladder, and hurried to the back of the hall. When he arrived, Limeng and his servant Goode were standing there in a daze.

Ah Cai hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Goode said, "We didn't catch him, he fled!"

"How so? Didn't he pass through the little door?"

"I've been on guard until now, but I haven't seen anything, and lo and behold, it's the key to the door!"

"So where will the robbers go?"

"I don't know!"

"Strangely, he did flee here...... Miss, do you see anything?"

"Nope." Rimeng had a strange expression on her face.

"No way, he has no way to escape, he must still be hiding in the yard." Ah Cai said.

"Damn, see how long he can hide, we must find him!" Goode said hatefully.

"Yes, even if he gets into a rat hole, we're going to dig him out."

At this moment, two of Su Jinmao's tenant farmers were awakened by the sound of gunfire, and the two of them ran out of the farmhouse.

"Have you seen anyone suspicious?" Goode asked.

"No, we didn't see anything."

"Let's split up and look for it." Limeng said, not knowing where to go.

They searched the woods, the grass, and even the stone statues and columns crawling with vines, and they were all carefully searched, not even a pit of dirt, not a single stone. The doors and windows of the temple were also closed, the doors were locked, and the windows were intact. In short, there is not the slightest trace of anyone hiding.

But where did the thief flee? Everyone saw him crawl here after being injured, only to mysteriously disappear into the grass. The only thing they found was that the thief had been shot and fell, leaving behind a yellow fur hat that taxi drivers often wear. This hat is the only physical evidence left behind by the prisoner, so it becomes an important clue to solve this mystery.

The next morning, just after dawn, the town's security arrived at the scene and began to investigate. After a general investigation, they quickly sent a record of the case

At about 10 o'clock, two cars from the Southern Security Bureau came speeding up, one of which was occupied by Inspector Zhou and Detective Liu of the District Security Bureau. In another car sat two young reporters: one was a reporter from Jinbao and the other was a reporter from a major newspaper in Dongzhou City.

The two cars were parked on the gravel road in front of Su Jinmao's house.

Su Jinmao's wife has long since died, and he now lives with his daughter Susan, the adjutant Lu Hongmin, and the hired male and female servants. His life can be said to be very luxurious.

And the girl Li Meng is an unfortunate girl, she became an orphan because of the death of her parents, Li Meng's father is Su Jinmao's sworn brother, five years ago, Su Jinmao took Li Meng to live with, treat her and Susan the same, like his other daughter.

After Inspector Zhou of the District Security Bureau learned about these circumstances, he began to ask everyone again: "The prisoner must not have escaped from this courtyard, right?"

"Yes, Inspector Zhou. So far, it seems. Inspector Zhou listened to the detailed report of the village security guards and continued to study the case with the security guards.

"All the doors in and out are locked. The small door at the back had been opened, and the two men with the stolen goods might have fled from then on, but Goode had been there since then, and the wounded man should not have been able to escape. ”

"Let's assume that the man is still hiding in a hidden place in the courtyard. But what did the two thieves who fled first steal? Let's check for lost items. ”

After some inspection, nothing was missing. Several famous paintings of Tang Bohu hanging on the walls of the hall are still embedded in old frames. These paintings are Su Jinmao's beloved things, no matter how high someone bids, Su Jinmao will never sell them, but is there really no change in these precious paintings?

"If the thieves don't even care about these priceless paintings, then why did they come here?" This question puzzled everyone present. So there are other items that have been stolen? But after Su Jinmao checked, he still couldn't determine what he had lost.

But the two thieves clearly stole a large bag of things. What was going on, the security guards looked at each other, not knowing why.

At this time, Su Jinmao and the doctor came in together. Su Jinmao was in good spirits, and he greeted the two security guards loudly and said, "Please come here!" And lead them into the bedroom.

In the bedroom was the scene of the attack on him and his adjutant Lu Hongmin. Fragments of the clock and vase were all over the house. The chair was knocked over, and there was blood stains on it. On one side of the wall, Lu Hongmin's body was covered with a white sheet and was lying flat on the ground. Although the deceased was killed in the middle of the night, he was wearing the suit and boots worn during the day. The doctor lifted his blood-stained shirt and had a large wound on his chest.

After a careful examination, the doctor said: "The deceased was stabbed with a short sword and died immediately. ”

"Is it that dagger on the fireplace in the living room? The one that sits side by side with the murderer's yellow fur hat?" Inspector Zhou asked.

"Yes." Su Jinmao replied: "Weapons such as short swords and rifles were hung on the wall by me to decorate the living room. The hat must have been left behind by the prisoner. ”