Xiao Yi looked around and asked the old man,

"Grandpa, do you know what happened last night?"

The old man rubbed his eyes and asked rhetorically,

"If you sleep soundly, who knows! It won't be someone who has drugged and fascinated everyone!"

The old man stuck out his tongue and tucked his head into his neck.

Xiao Yi nodded, looked around, and thought to himself, the rain outside has not abated, and the thief may still be in the tavern, so pay more attention. There were many other items in the backpack, some of which were still entrusted by others, and they really did not dare to lose them. He tried to think back to yesterday, there should be no increase or decrease in the number of people in this tavern, and the position is basically the same, and yesterday he obviously felt that someone poked his foot, at first he suspected that it was this white-haired old man, but it didn't seem to be very similar. Xiao Yi sighed, seeing that the fire had lost many sparks, then he got up with difficulty and went to the back kitchen to find some dry firewood.

When he came to the back kitchen, the door was hidden, and Xiao Yi pushed the door in. The cook lay down beside the stove, his right hand hanging on the ground, and beside him there was a jug, half on the ground, and the wine was spilled on the ground. The kitchen was much warmer than the outside, so Xiao Yi pulled a few sticks of firewood from the stove and went out.

Add the firewood, blow a few more mouthfuls, and the flames slowly rise, and the side of the fire instantly warms up. The old man trembled and put his calloused hands on the fire to bake, and when they were extremely hot, he quickly covered his ears and warmed them. Xiao Yi hugged Bai Qingtong Lu and Ah Guoquan over, and the old man took care of him for a while, while he searched around the tavern. When he returned, there was still nothing to gain. He was the only one in the whole tavern who was sober, and the old man was very talkative.

After another half an hour, a man at the table in the corner sat up with his head in his hands, probably the kind that did not drink much and woke up quickly.

"Oops, I have a terrible headache, there's something wrong with this wine!

Xiao Yi stood up,

"Big brother looks at the objects on his body, have you lost anything?"

When the man heard this, he quickly complied, and then replied with a bitter face,

"Nothing! Nothing!"

He looked at Xiao Yi, a little angry,

"It's you!"

Xiao Yi smiled helplessly,

"If it were me, why would I still be sitting here. My companion was also fascinated, and you see, all our belongings were stolen. ”

The man noticed the scattered belongings of Xiao Yi and the others last night, and knew that his loss was too small compared to them. He picked up the wine bowl in front of him, took a big sip, and was about to swallow it, when he remembered that the wine had been drugged, and quickly spit it out, and threw the wine bowl to the ground with force. The sound of the bowl breaking was extremely loud, but it woke up the two of them again. The two behaved exactly like him, and the atmosphere in the tavern was very depressing.

"Young man, you go to the kitchen and see what you have to eat, don't be afraid if you lose something, just don't lose your life!"

The old man touched his belly and said to Xiao Yi with a smile.

"I'll go with you!"

The man in the corner walked over and accompanied Xiao Yi to the kitchen, and the rest of the people gathered around, all of them didn't say a word.

There is a lot of food in this kitchen, after all, it is open to welcome customers, and there are still a lot of home-cooked dishes. Xiao Yi and the two picked up some meat, and just as the cook's medicinal power dissipated, the three of them returned to the outside together.

The number of guests who woke up slowly increased, and they were all looted. There are more people, some people are less, in short, this thief has not spared even a little. Some people cry, some people swear, and some people cover their mouths and snicker, just because they are afraid that they will see that others are more lost than themselves, and they will gloat. Xiao Yi roasted some meat and everyone shared it, and several people were angry and had no appetite.

"This thief is so hateful, if you catch him, you will definitely want him to look good!"

"Strip him naked, tie him outside, and let it rain for a day!"

"Cut his tendons, see how he can still make them!"

“......”

Bai Qing and the three woke up one by one, and Xiao Yi only told the three of them what he heard, but kept silent to the rest of the people. Xiao Yi gave the three of them meat, then stood up and said loudly,

"Everyone here drank last night!"

Everyone, look at me, I look at you, "Brother Gua" should have drunk too much, and he still lies down and doesn't want to move. Xiao Yi nodded and said,

"That's it, everyone drank alcohol last night, and this medicine should be in the wine. I also inquired about a few people in the room, because the rain was too heavy, so I drank some wine and went to bed early. ”

Xiao Yi looked at everyone's reaction and wanted to see the flaws in it,

"When I woke up in the morning, I looked around and saw that the doors and windows of the tavern were locked, and there was no sign of breaking in. The rain was so heavy that the thief would have to run away at night with his money, and he was afraid that he would have to suffer a little more! If he really escaped overnight, how could he explain the door and window, there must have been someone as an accomplice. If this thief had been a little bolder, he would probably still be in our group!"

One of them lifted up,

"That's weird, we're all drugged!"

Tong Lu touched his head and airway,

"Are you stupid, he can't steal things and hide them, and then drink some medicinal wine and pretend to be as fascinated as we are!"

"Well, that's right! You go on!" the man replied.

"Let's check this wine first!"

A big man was furious, and when he lifted the young man, he yelled in his ear,

"Is it your black shop, which will captivate us all and steal everyone's belongings!"

The young man was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, his legs trembled violently, the man made a hard effort, the little guy flew out, Xiao Yi rushed forward and hugged him, so he didn't fall to the ground.

"Slow down, brother, I don't think this guy is the same as the thief. The young man was drunk early, and it must not be him!"

"Hmph, then you say, who is it?"

Someone pointed to the "Gua Ge" who was still lying on the table,

"It's him! It must be him! It's him who pours wine for everyone, and he's the one who has the best chance of drugged!"

Another argued,

"'Brother Gua' is a man with a face in this area, how can he steal from us! I don't believe he would do this!"

"How do you know what he looks like in private! In my opinion, it's him!"

"Hmph, if you want to say it's me, it's still possible, if you want to say 'Brother Gua', it's a must!"

“......”

Everyone quarreled in one place, and Xiao Yi couldn't be separated.

At this time, the main "Gua Ge" woke up, he suddenly sat up, touched the huge bald head and shouted,

"It's noisy! I can't sleep well even if I sleep! Oh, this is a headache!"

"Brother Gua" opened his eyes and looked at everyone, and exclaimed,

"Why do you all look at me like that! Won't I just get drunk and fall asleep! Oh, this has a terrible headache! Man! You've got a problem with this drink!"

The man sat down on the ground, his face pale, and he didn't dare to speak!

"'Brother Gua', there is medicine in this wine, we are all fascinated! All the belongings on our bodies are gone, this little brother said that the thief is probably still among us, what do you say about this!"

"Brother Gua" touched himself and said angrily,

"Grandma's, my money is gone! Hmph, which one, stand up for Lao Tzu!"

The crowd sighed, not knowing what to do. Xiao Yi came to Gua Ge and said,

"Brother Gua, you took the drink from this guy yesterday?"

Gua Ge thought for a moment and replied,

"Yes, as soon as he came out, I took it into my hand, and poured it on everyone. ”

Xiao Yi nodded and walked towards the cook,

"I wonder who else is in this tavern on weekdays?"

The cook said aggrievedly,

"This tavern is now just me and this little man! I used to be my wife and I in a husband-and-wife shop, brewing some of our own wine, thanks to the love of past merchants, and earning a hard-earned income to make ends meet. But my wife passed away a few days ago, and it was difficult for me to be alone. We had no children, and after the death of our wife, I met this boy by chance, and I saw that he was pitiful and clever, so I brought him back to help in the tavern. After that, the store was run by the two of us, and there have been no problems, but it was just yesterday ......."

Xiao Yi said a few words in Tong Lu's ear, and the two discussed, and then stood on the table.

"This thief is among us, and I already know who it is!"

"Who's it!?"

Everyone coaxed, Xiao Yi pressed his hand, and said solemnly,

"The thief never expected that I was not completely fascinated, although my body was weak, but I knew it in my heart. I have heard what the thief said very clearly, and I have already recognized what you have just heard. ”

Someone shouted,

"Tell him up, talk about it, but tie him up and teach him a lesson!"

Xiao Yi smiled, and pointed to the boss and cook with one hand,

"I'm sorry boss, one of them is you!"

Everyone glared at the tavern owner, and Xiao Yi sighed softly,

"I remember your tone clearly, how could I be mistaken!"

The boss hurriedly argued,

"How could it be me! I drank and fainted! And, besides, there is evidence based on your words alone!"

Xiao Yi smiled,

"We've checked the drinks, and the drinks we drank last night were indeed drugged, and the amount of drugs was not small. But the amount of medicine in your pot of wine, boss, is obviously much less! I wonder if the thief deliberately drugged you alone? Also, before we came, the only people who had direct contact with the tenant were you and the young man, and the young man got drunk on the spot, could it be that the thief could be him?"

The crowd surrounded the boss and scolded angrily. The boss hugged his ears and squatted down, not saying a word. Then I heard a man cry in a loud voice,

"Little brother is sure it's him?!"

"Of course it's sure!"

"Well, just now you said that there is more than one thief, I don't know who else?"

Several people dragged the boss and asked him to say that he was an accomplice, but he curled himself up in a ball and let them beat and scold. Everyone looked back at Xiao B helplessly, Xiao Yi nodded, and continued,

"This person is interesting, I listened to you just now, but I didn't find this character, I think this is a veteran, and I will pay attention to hiding people's eyes and ears on weekdays. There is a more interesting detail last night, our tavern has a big hole, and the rain has half flooded, but no one is soaked in the water, which is very strange. Also, a few of my companions were drenched for a while, and then they came lying down behind me!"

"You're saying someone pulled someone who got caught in the rain to a dry place?"

"Yes, maybe I'm afraid of being damaged by the rain!

"That makes sense, but did you find an accomplice?"

Xiao Yi came to "Brother Gua" and asked,

"I don't know what 'Brother Gua' thinks, you have some prestige in this area, and what you say, everyone is more convinced!"

The "melon brother" touched his bald head, shook his head and said,

"I drank a little too much last night, and I still have a terrible headache, little brother can just say it if he has something to say, don't beat around the bush!"

Xiao Yi lightly hugged his fist,

"Then ask 'Brother Gua' to take out everyone's things!"

Everyone was shocked, you must know that although everyone is not very familiar with this "melon brother", they have already heard of it, how can there be such a despicable behavior. Therefore, some people still question,

"You said that 'Brother Gua' is the thief, but there is evidence!"

Xiao Yi looked around at everyone and said with a smile,

"Look, 'Brother Gua' was not flooded, but Brother Gua's legs were wet. Drinking last night, if 'Brother Gua' drank the same wine as me, he drank so much, he should have been stunned first, that medicinal power, logically speaking, he can't wake up now! At that time, many people saw it, hehe, you must know that the roof was not broken at that time! From the time I woke up, to the time 'Brother Gua' woke up just now, no one touched him during this period, if he was really stunned, how could his shoes be soaked?!"

'Brother Gua' snorted,

"What's so strange about being drunk and getting my pants wet! I didn't drink all the wine I drank last night in that jar, that's too much of a stretch!"

Xiao Yi saw that he still didn't give up, shook his head and said,

"Everyone has heard of 'Gua Ge', but who has seen him in person?"

Everyone was dumbfounded, and no one should have seen it. Listen to Xiao Yi again,

"'Brother Gua' is indeed a well-known figure on the road, both righteous and brave, but unfortunately, it is not this person!"

The "melon brother" jumped up, stood on the table, and said angrily,

"You kid is talking nonsense, you're mad at me!

Seeing that he was about to make a move, everyone scattered, but Xiao Yi clenched his fists and laughed,

"Don't do it yet, it's not too late for me to finish! ”

Xiao Yi pointed to the bald head of 'Brother Gua' and said,

"We know that 'Guago' is bald on the top of his head, which is indeed somewhat similar to this person's head shape, but everyone doesn't notice that the top of this person's head is not naturally bald, but deliberately, and then applied with essential oil, it looks like real baldness. Can you take a closer look at his right forehead, is there a few hairs on his forehead?"

Someone with sharp eyes saw it at once and screamed. The "melon brother" wiped his head indiscriminately, and this fake identity has been recognized. He was ashamed and angry, roared, raised the long knife, and was about to jump off the table to reason with Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi is already ready,

"Look how many more you have left!"

The blade slashed straight down, and Xiao Yi gently swung the stick and swept the knife away. The knife was not badly forced, and it slashed at the ground crookedly, cutting up a large piece of mud. Xiao Yi swept a stick, and the man blocked it with a knife. The stick didn't seem to be heavy, but it was a lot of strength, and the man only felt that the blade and the black stick were only lightly touched, and then it was a rolling torrent, and his body fell sharply backwards without obeying the call. It's easy to stand up, put down the words,

"You kid, you have some ability! Just now you were just moving your muscles, don't blame grandpa for my black hands!"

The man pounced with a knife, and a set of knife techniques made it smooth, and if he performed on the street, he would be applauded. But this tavern is too small, and there are so many people gathered together, and if you are not careful, someone will fall under his sword. Xiao Yi thought to himself, this person is really ruthless, and deliberately uses the knife like this, so that Xiao Yi can't concentrate on dealing with him. The crowd was in chaos, and the knife was also slashing everywhere, Xiao Yi blocked left and right, but he couldn't find a chance to stop him.

The rain was unstoppable, enveloping the tavern, where fierce fighting was raging, and the only sound of rain could be heard outside.

The two of them fought together, and Xiao Yi saw a great opportunity and was about to knock him down in one fell swoop. Suddenly, the chef jumped up and swooped straight at the man's sword. Xiao Yi didn't expect this to happen, changed his tricks, the black stick went up and down, smashed on the back of the knife, the blade of the knife was inserted into the ground with great difficulty, and the chef boss crashed into the man's arms and bounced out again. He got up quickly and ran out quickly, but before everyone could react, he had already opened the door and ran into the rain, shouting something, but no one could hear it clearly.

As soon as Xiao Yi was distracted, the fake "Brother Gua" figure had already floated to the side of a person, and choked his throat with a knife.

"Hmph, boy! If you want him to live, let him have a fast horse and food to eat! ”

There happened to be a companion of the man in the tavern, so he hurried to get ready to go.

"If you have something to say, be careful!"

The man laughed,

"It was planted in the hands of this kid of yours, hmph, it's because that guy is too soft-hearted!"

He walked as he spoke, slowly retreated to the back kitchen, and when he came out, he had an extra rucksack on his body, which was Xiao Yi's, which was bulging inside, and it should be everyone's belongings. Seeing that the companion of the robbed man was standing at the door with his coat and leading the horse, he quickly approached, threw the person in his hand backwards to Xiao Yi, and turned over on the horse. Xiao Yi greeted him, and the future people caught him, but the fake "Brother Gua" was up and down with a knife, wanting to kill the person who led the horse, and let out a bad breath. Xiao Yi hugged one person, how could he save him.

Seeing that the man was about to splatter blood on the spot, suddenly an object flew from inside, hitting the side of the knife, and the blade went downward, cutting the long sleeve of the man's left hand. The fake "Gua Ge" shook his body and almost fell off the horse, he knew that it was not good, and there were masters present, so he grabbed the horse and wanted to escape. As soon as the horse turned, another object flew in and cut off the knapsack tether. The rucksack had some weight and fell heavily to the ground. The fake "Brother Gua" still wanted to pick it up, but Xiao Yi had already rushed to him, so he had to grit his teeth and smoke wildly, so he dodged Xiao Yi's final blow.

The rain was so heavy that I don't know if the horse would be able to see the way. Xiao Yi was only drenched for a while, and he was already soaked, he took the backpack and beckoned Tong Lu to say a few words. Tong Lu poured out all the belongings in his backpack and asked everyone to line up to claim them, and everyone was also knowledgeable, and everything was in order.

Xiao Yi came to the old man and sat down,

"Thank you, grandpa, for the rescue!"

The old man shook his head fast,

"The old man only has wine in his heart, and he doesn't want to get involved in many things. ”

Xiao Yi thought for a moment,

"If it wasn't for grandpa's help last night, how can Xiao Yi know who did it, grandpa ......"

The old man shook his head, couldn't stop smacking his lips, and said with a smile,

"Oh, by the way, what kind of wine is the 'sweetheart' you said yesterday, I haven't drunk it, what does it taste like, where can I drink it, tell me quickly!"

Xiao Yi was interrupted by him, knowing that he didn't want to say anything else, so he had to reply,

"It's probably in the southwest of here, a place called Caohai Town, there is a Haizi there, called Caohai, there is a family on the south side of Caohai, surnamed Tian, and the young man is called 'Sweetheart', which has the same name as wine!"

"Caohai Town, Caohai Town......"

Someone next to him replied,

"I know Caohai Town, it's quite far away, but if you take a boat down the Golden River, it will be much faster. This rain is so heavy that I am afraid that the river will swell and the boat will not be able to sit down!"

The old man nodded, and asked the fellow with a smile,

"Young man, do you have a robe, the old man borrowed it and put it on for a few days. ”

The young man was frightened by the change just now, and it took a while to react,

"Grandpa, wait a minute, there is it. ”

He quickly fetched the robe, and the old man took it and put it on his body. He stood at the door and looked out, Xiao Yi was about to speak, but the old man raised his right arm lightly, and he stopped speaking.

"Old man, it's raining so hard outside, let's wait!" someone shouted.

The old man ignored it and walked straight into the rain.

Xiao Yi stood on the spot, thinking that this old man was not simple, and he didn't know where it came from. While he was thinking about it, the old man came back again, and came in to speak,

"Young man, this tavern belongs to your adoptive father!"

The young man hesitated for a moment, nodded, and listened to the old man again,

"Kneel on the edge of the Golden River and die! This tavern, you will be alone in the future! Grandpa likes to drink your wine, come back next time!"

The old man shook his coat and turned to walk into the rain.