At dawn the next day, Shukin rushed back. also brought a definite message: "I went to Xincai first, and with the assistance of the Xincai County Order, I contacted the owners and asked them to identify these pieces of jewelry." One of the owners immediately recognized the jade pendant as his stolen object, and the other also recognized his golden hairpin. According to my brother's instructions, I didn't need to go to Liyang County to confirm, so I rushed back immediately. ”

Shu Yan rejoiced: "Undoubtedly! Hurry up and call Wu Qian. ”

When Wu Qian heard that the case had made significant progress, he came over at a trot, and said, "Where are the thieves, I will personally tie them up!" ”

Shu Yan was not in a hurry at this time: "There is no doubt that Zhu Da and the thief are fighting for the tiger, and it is easy to catch Zhu Da." But we're targeting those thieves. If you catch Zhu Da hastily, startle the snake, and let those thieves escape, it will be meaningless. The main thing now is to determine where the thieves are. If it is really hidden in the Zhu family, it is the best, you can serve it in one pot. But if it is hidden elsewhere, it will add another layer of trouble. ”

In the past few days, Wu Qian has been annoyed by his dereliction of duty and caused the murder, and he can't sit still at this moment, "The thieves are so rampant, it is possible to do another case one day later." We can't wait any longer! ”

Shu Yan smiled confidently: "Now the whole county is on alert, before leaving Ruyin, they don't dare to act rashly." Besides, I won't give them another night to commit crimes. Start around noon. You go back to your thief Cao at once, take ten brave men, ordinary people dressed up, hide blades, and wait for my news. ”

"Do it in two hours? We don't know the whereabouts of the thieves yet! ”

"I'll find out right away."

Not long after Shu Jin came back, Ruoxin had already gone to the city to wait for Zhu Da to appear according to Shu Yan's instructions. This time it's not tracking, it's personal contact.

Today, Zhu Da really came again. He went around the West Market, then changed places and went to the Beicheng area. Successfully shot two beads, but there was still a silver hairpin bead left in his hand.

Ruoxin stepped forward, showing curiosity.

Zhu Da saw that a interested person came, and hurriedly accosted: "The ancestral treasure, sold at a discount, do you want to see it?" ”

"If it's an ancestral thing, why should it be sold?" Ruoxin deliberately pretended not to know and asked tentatively.

"Money is scarce, and it's a last resort." Zhu Da said, and showed Bu Shao to Ruoxin.

Ruoxin took the step and looked at it for a while and said, "This bead is not bad, but I don't know how much it will cost to sell?" ”

"It was supposed to be sold for four thousand dollars, but if my brother sincerely asks for it, he will give you two thousand dollars."

Ruoxin's eyes seemed to light up: "Two thousand dollars, it's really not expensive." To tell the truth, both parents died, but there is a younger sister who is 16 years old this year, and she has already promised to be married soon. But in my tile house, I haven't prepared the makeup yet, and I'm trying to create a few pieces of head jewelry. Do you have anything else besides this string of beads? ”

"I still have two golden hairpins at home, but I don't have them with me. If you want, I'll bring it to you tomorrow. ”

"Why wait until tomorrow? I see that you are also like a local, if the mansion is not far away, how about I go back with you to get it now? ”

It's not easy to meet such a coincidental buyer. Of course Zhu Da is willing: "It's okay, it's okay, we'll leave immediately." ”

Ruoxin hesitated: "I can't go with you." After all, it's not a small deal with little money, and I must be allowed to go home and say it, and take the money by the way. You tell me your name and address, go first, and I'll be there. ”

"Balipu in the east of the city, Zhu Da. Little brother, don't miss the appointment. ”

"Never."

successfully won Zhu Da's trust, Ruoxin was happy in her heart. He hurried back to the county office, informed Shu Yan, and then took the money and left Dongcheng.

I just came here yesterday, and Ruoxin is familiar with the road. When I heard about Zhu's family, the firewood was closed, but I couldn't push it away. shouted twice, only to see Zhu Dalai open the door.

"The little brother really kept the promise, and he came so soon."

"It's not far from the city, what is eight miles away?" Ruoxin said as she looked around, but she didn't find a single figure, so she couldn't help but be a little flustered, and asked, "Why are you the only one in the mansion?" ”

"No family, no one."

"Since you don't have a little girl, in broad daylight, why do you close the door as a big man?"

Zhu Da was slightly cramped, then rolled his eyes, and said: "I heard that there have been thieves recently, and it is not safe, so it is better to be careful." As he spoke, he took out a golden hairpin, and after some bargaining, the two reached a deal.

Ruoxin originally wanted to take the opportunity to follow Zhu Da into the house to check the situation, but who knew that Zhu Da was not hospitable, and completed the transaction directly in the courtyard. Where is Ruoxin willing? deliberately wiped the beads of sweat and said: "Although the distance is not far, but the walk is too fast, thirsty and tired, anyway, there is nothing inconvenient for you to be alone, can you go into the house to rest?" ”

Zhu Da hesitated for a moment, and then agreed. This made Ruoxin a little disappointed. When I entered the house, I didn't see a single figure. After taking a sip of water, he said two words without a match, and then took his leave.

Aren't the thieves here? If you're not here, you're in for another layer of trouble. Ruoxin thought as she walked. However, after all, he was still unwilling, walked out of a few zhang, and secretly returned to Zhu's house, looking in through the crack in the door. This hope shocked him.

It turned out that in a cellar in the courtyard, three big men were crawling out of it, and while crawling, they scolded in a foreign accent: "This Zhu Da has to lead people home, causing us to drill this broken cellar!" ”

The thieves are hiding here! Ruoxin hurriedly withdrew and ran to the woods three miles outside the village. Shu Yan and Wu Qian had already taken a dozen brave soldiers to hide in the dense forest, and when they got the exact news of Ruoxin, they immediately rushed to the village.

At this time, Zhu Dazheng was drinking with the three thieves.

I heard a thief at the head ask Zhu Dadao: "How many shots?" ”

"There are seven or eight of them."

"It's about the same, we'll leave tonight."

"In addition to these seven or eight, there are five or six, why not wait until they are all shot before leaving?"

"Don't wait. If you sell stolen goods by yourself, it is easy to arouse the suspicion of others. What's more, the wind here is very tight, and if you stay any longer, you can't continue to commit crimes, and you will only take risks in vain. ”

Another bandit also complained, "Not really. I didn't expect the government here to react so quickly. In the past, in other places, three or four cases were done, and the government was not in a hurry, but only two cases were done here, and one case failed, and the government strengthened its vigilance, which is really hateful. I have to say that you Ruyin have such a guard, which is really a blessing for the people. ”

"Taishou?" Zhu Da sneered and said, "Our Taishou is like a person outside the world, how can he ever worry about these mundane things? ”

"If you don't have a council, then who will preside over the affairs of the county?" The bandit leader was puzzled.

"It's all in charge of Jun Cheng Shuyan. Speaking of this Shu Yanlai, you should have met with him. ”

"Nonsense, it's too late for us to hide, how can we meet him?"

Zhu Da insisted: "I said that if I have seen it, I have seen it." Not only have you seen him, but you have also been to his house. ”

The bandit leader suddenly remembered: "Are you talking about the one who attempted to rob Shujiazhuang?" ”

"Exactly. On that day, I was looking for a thief target for you in Ruyin City, and I found a person carrying a bag of money out of Shifu, so I informed you. Actually, I don't know this Shu Yan. Until today, I heard people in the city say that the thieves also went to Shujun Cheng's house to rob, but they were unsuccessful. I found out that person was Shu Juncheng. ”

"It turns out that he is Shu Yan." The bandit leader said indignantly, "I want my brother to wander the rivers and lakes, and he has never missed it, but he not only lost it that day, but he was almost planted in his hands." ”

Zhu Da listened to it and was a little incredulous: "The three elder brothers are all people with some skills, no matter how capable he Shu Yan is, he is only one person, three to one, how could he miss?" ”

The bandit leader sighed and said: "How do you know that Shu Yan is not only good at himself, but he also has two beautiful girls who are like flowers and jade." If it were any other woman, she would have been paralyzed to the ground in fright in the face of our three bandits, but those two women were not afraid at all, and one of them was very powerful. ”

"It's not just about dealing with their family of three, Shu Yan's appeal is very strong, and it can be said that he responds to every call. When the neighbors heard the shouting, they all came out to help, where can we be beaten? Another bandit added.

At this time, the bandit who had been cut on the head by Shu Jin's sickle slapped his thigh and gritted his teeth: "Big brother, not only have we made a name for ourselves here, but my younger brother and I almost died by that sickle, should we just leave?" ”

The bandit leader drank a glass of wine, gritted his teeth and said: "Shu Yan caused us to hide in Tibet, and cut my brother, how can this revenge not be avenged!" ”

Zhu Da smiled disdainfully: "You can save it." Shu Juncheng did not go home, but lived in the county office, do you dare to go to the party hall to seek revenge on him? ”

"We're just rampant, not stupid! I wasn't stupid enough to send it to the government myself. However, although he can't kill Shu Yan, he can take out his anger on his two women. ”

Zhu Da originally thought that these three bandits would sneak out of Ruyin County honestly, but he didn't expect them to commit another crime, so he couldn't help but say with some worry: "You don't know the situation outside. Now not only is the city heavily guarded, but the entire Ruyin County, including the subordinate counties, has stepped up patrols. I advise the three of them to make less trouble, accept it when they see it, and escape from Ruyin County safely, whether it is to Huainan County or to Runan Kingdom, it is not too late to return to their old business at that time. ”

"Hahaha, are you afraid that something will happen to us? You're thinking too much about it. Because a dead man is afraid of what to implicate! ”

Zhu was taken aback: "Hero, what do you mean by this......"

The bandit leader didn't wait for Zhu Da to react, and he was killed with a knife.

A few days ago, Zhu Da came into contact with these bandits by chance, helped them sell their stolen goods, and acted as eyeliner, wanting to get a piece of the pie, but where did he think that the other party would come to kill the donkey for the sake of insurance, and gave his life in vain.

After the bandit leader killed Zhu Da, he instructed the other two: "Pack up the remaining stolen goods and the money sold by Zhu Da, and after dark, we will go straight to Shujiazhuang." ”

When the other bandit heard this, he smiled and said, "Those two beautiful girls in Shujiazhuang are really not bad!" If you kill them, it's a pity, it's better to take them away and enjoy them slowly later. ”

The three bandits burst into laughter.

Before the laughter stopped, there was a "clang", the door was kicked open, and more than a dozen officers armed with sharp blades broke in. The first person, holding a long sword, shouted sharply: "Bold thief, who has done a lot of evil, and he is not caught yet?" ”

Through this shout, the three bandits had already identified Shu Yan, and then looked at the angry, righteous and heroic eyes in the mighty eyes, they had already been frightened, and they knew that they couldn't escape, so they could only be arrested obediently.

The three thieves confessed to their crimes, and all of them were sentenced to death according to the law.

The seized goods were returned to their owners. The jade pendant and the three golden hairpins in the goldsmith's hand were confiscated, and the four taels of gold ingots he had given were still returned to him.

In addition to a big harm to the people, Shu Yan applauded all the people in Ruyin County, not only in the county town, but also in the eight subordinate counties. The people below are grateful for Shu Yan's merits, but the above only knows that this is Ruyin's Taishou Supervision and Supervision in a good way, and it has left a strong mark on Yu's performance evaluation.

This gang of thieves endangered several counties in Yuzhou, and now they are eliminated by Ruyin County, and the assassin of Yuzhou is of course happy, and immediately fulfills the promise of a reward of 100,000 yuan.

Although Biyu did not ask about this matter, he got rid of the robbers under his rule, and was praised by the assassin for this, and of course he was happy. This reputation is more important than anything else, and as for the 100,000 yuan, he disdains to ignore it, let alone swallow it alone.