"Gu Su and his son, who live in this house, have seen him."

At this moment, a very sturdy old farmer came out of the grove of the orchard, and when he saw Shirakuro standing in front of the door talking to the security guard, he came over. There was also an old-fashioned shotgun in his hand, which seemed to be quite tight.

"I'm a private detective, named Lang Xiaobai, because I was going to investigate a case, I happened to pass by here, and I heard that there was a very strange theft case here, so I ran over to take a look. Do you need me to do some on-site investigation for you?" Bai Lang said

Hearing Bai Lang say this, the security guards in the village and the old farmer Gu Su all seemed very happy.

So, Bai Lang asked Gu Su about some details.

"Two weeks ago, we went out hunting with five of us, but we were very unlucky and didn't get anything, only to come back disappointed."

"When you came back, did you close the door?"

"It was closed immediately, and I was the last to come in and locked the door. You see, this door is the same as that wall, people can't climb it, and there is barbed wire on it. ”

"Is there a back door?"

"Nope. My four sons and I were walking through the orchard and had just walked near the house when we heard my wife crying for help. My four sons immediately ran over there. They saw a man rush out of the house and run into the orchard. That man was none other than the old beggar Tullena."

When Gu Su and his sons entered the house, they found that his wife had fainted. After she was rescued, she also confirmed that the man was Tulna

Six 1,000 dollar bills were stolen, and the security guards and the villagers were divided into several groups and searched the house inside and outside for a total of four hours, all places, including the basement, the stables, the warehouse, the trees, and the grass, but Tulna was not found.

Of course, they also carefully inspected the stone wall, but found no signs of anyone climbing over it. The thief disappeared like smoke without a trace.

"If the thief was really hiding inside, it would have been two weeks, and during this time, if you don't eat anything, you can probably forcibly hold back, but if you don't drink water, it's always not okay, right?"

"That's right. If you don't drink water for a day, you can't live. Is there a well here?"

"Nope. We have a fountain here, so we built a trough under the tree and stored the water in the trough for everyone to share. ”

"So, the thief probably went to the sink to drink at night?"

"We also thought of this possibility, so we sent people to take turns guarding the sink all night. However, there was no suspicious person at the edge of the sink, and there was a soaked dirt field next to the sink, on which no sign of a thief had been found.

As he listened, Shirarou tilted his head sideways and fell into deep thought. However, I couldn't figure out the mystery of this matter for a short time.

Led by the old farmer and the security guard, Shirarou carefully inspected every corner of the house. Although his vision is very sharp, he also cannot detect the stealth of the thief.

"Well, this guy is really a smarter thief than me. What is his origin? I'm going to find him out. ”

Therefore, he was determined to scout carefully.

However, no matter how capable a thief is, he will definitely not survive without drinking water for two weeks. …… Oh, oh, I almost forgot, is that guy carrying a hydration bag or something?"

Hearing Bai Lang say this, Gu Su shook his head firmly, "No, it won't." Even the largest water bladder will never hold enough water for two weeks. A common water bag can only hold enough water for half a day's drink at most. ”

As he spoke, Gu Su pointed to a water bag hanging in the kitchen.

Shirakuro's gaze touched the water bag, and his eyes immediately radiated an extraordinary light.

"...... in that hydration bag"

"It's been a long time. My wife was always tired, so my sons used that water bag to fill two or three bags of water every day for their mother. ”

Bai Lang didn't say anything more, he stood up and walked over to the water bag and touched it. There was about half a bag of water in it. This hydration bladder is anything but ordinary. When he was at home, Shirarou guessed that the leather bag that the old warrior used to hold wine was probably made of black sheepskin.

Now, in front of his eyes was a black sheepskin bag. The leather pouch and wallet are made of black sheepskin. The "gold" in the three sentences on the family emblem probably refers to the wallet; And "aging" probably refers to this leather bag.

The mysterious language on the family crest has now been solved 2/3, and only the phrase "said by the man of God" is still unknown to meant. So, what exactly does this sentence refer to?

In order to hide the excitement and surprise in his heart, Bai Lang calmly returned the water bag to its original place, and then searched other places.

Under the guidance of the old farmer Gu Su, the farmer's sons, and the security guard, Bai Lang found the water tank in the orchard.

"Besides, there's no more water to store?"

For the sake of prudence, Bai Lang asked again. Gu Su told him that this was indeed the only fountain. At this time, there is a continuous gushing of clean water from the bottom of the sink, and this clear water flows outside through the pipes below.

"Someone is guarding here day and night, the pipes are buried deep underground, and there won't be a drop of water for that guy to drink."

As he spoke, Gu Su picked up a wheat stalk from the sink and said to his son:

"Be careful in the future, this water is for drinking, and if you see a leaf or a wheat stalk falling into the water, you should pick it up immediately."

After saying that, he wanted to throw it away.

"Wait!" As he spoke, Bai Lang took the wheat stalk and observed it carefully. This is a stalk of wheat, and it is the one between the two knots, and one end has long been broken. Bai Lang carefully observed the rupture, and he found that the ruptured end was the relatively thick end. Bai Lang was shocked, and he asked Gu Su:

"It's not the time for the wheat to ripen, so why does the water fall into the stalks? Where did this come from?"

Gu Su pointed upward.

There were many large branches that stretched from the tall tree and covered the top of the sink. There is a scarecrow, hanging in the thick foliage.

"Although the scarecrow man was dressed in tattered clothes and wore a tattered hat, because it was made of wheat stalks, when the wind blew, some of the wheat stalks would fall and fall into the water."

"How did that scarecrow man hang here?"

"Just a few days before this case, a fox, probably foraging for nothing, climbed onto the head of the scarecrow swaying in the wind, showing two rows of white teeth, and seemed to be smiling at us. One of my sons saw it and was very angry and immediately shot the fox. So, the straw man was planted, but when it fell into the air, it was caught by a branch, and it is still there today. ”

Because of the dense foliage of the strawman's hidden place, when people look up, they can't see clearly, and they can only see that the strawman's head is hanging down, posing like a horse, hanging straight there.

Suddenly, Hakuro burst out laughing, pulled out his pistol and pulled the trigger on the scarecrow's buttocks.