On the way back to the city, Chen Ao was still thinking about it. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.

Zhao Ling is strong in his own conspiracy, but he is not good at solving this kind of case. She was now wondering how she could find the bandits. She had already thought about it, and now she wanted to track it, but she was afraid that it was unlikely to catch up. But he was still a little unwilling, and sent a light skill master who was good at tracking to try it along the rut.

Back at the county office, Chen Ao discussed with Xu Minghua, and then issued an order to sign and ordered people to strengthen security at the city gate and inspect the passing pedestrian caravans. At the same time, these businessmen should also be reminded to try not to go on the road alone. Although according to Xu Minghua, that gust of wind only came out occasionally to loot. But the necessary protective measures are still indispensable.

A day later, the man sent by Zhao Ling came back, but he didn't bring back any useful information. Since that road was a trade route between east and west, there were many people walking on it. Even if there are rut marks and other clues on the ground, if you don't go far, they will be mixed with the marks next to you, and you will not be able to identify them at all.

Chen Ao rubbed his forehead, a little embarrassed. It's very windy in this area, and it's not easy to find that "gust of wind" here!

At this time, people came to identify the body one after another. Nowadays, commerce is developed, and businessmen from all over the country have spontaneously organized themselves and established chambers of commerce. In this way, many troubles can be avoided. The one who came to identify the body was the person from the Chamber of Commerce to which the caravan belonged.

Some of them were also related to the people in the caravan, so they were all sad. Chen Ao asked a few simple words, and everything was normal.

Chen Ao asked again: "What kind of business is this caravan going west this time?"

A middle-aged man who looked like a steward said respectfully: "This caravan is newly formed, and I have just purchased a few carts of silk, a few carts of tea and porcelain in the Central Plains, ready to be transported to the Western Regions for sale. The silver was sold, and then the spices and other goods from the Western Regions were brought back to the Central Plains. It will take at least half a year to come back and forth, but the profits can be a thousand gold! It's a pity that the first time they went out into business, they encountered this kind of thing......

Chen Ao sighed and said to himself, "Is this the first time this caravan has gone out...... Moreover, the caravan went out with goods. That is, they do not have a large amount of money except for the necessary entanglement. So what can this gang of robbers get by going to such great lengths to rob a huge caravan? Could it be that they want to sell these goods themselves?"

A flash of inspiration crossed his mind, and a faint thought popped into him. After sending off the caravan, Chen Ao immediately called Master Wu and asked him to take all the case files involving horse bandits in the past few years. Although Master Wu was a little puzzled, he still did so, and took the two strong men to the treasury to look for the dossier.

At this time, Zhao Ling strode in. She has always been idle in her thoughts, so she has always appeared in men's clothes and became Chen Ao's master. Chen Ao always felt a little awkward, got up to greet him, and said, "What can't you say in the backyard, you have to come to the lobby?"

Zhao Ling put his hands behind his back and said, "When talking about business, of course we have to talk here." I thought about it, there were so many people in a gust of wind that it was impossible to find no trace at all. Since they are plundering in this area, the lair must be in this mountain. I'm going to send a few people to the mountains to investigate first!"

Chen Ao held her hand and said, "Just leave this kind of thing to me." You still don't believe me?"

The corners of Zhao Ling's mouth curled, and he smiled: "It's not that I don't believe you." It's just that I'm better at this kind of vendetta thing. As you saw yesterday, this group of people is a rabble, although they are outnumbered. If I can't even deal with these people, won't I be sorry for my reputation back then?"

Zhao Ling was full of confidence, and he was not disappointed at all by the bad news brought by the person sent out yesterday. On the contrary, there is a faint feeling of competitiveness. Chen Ao knew that she had been rolling in the underworld since she was eleven years old. Maybe she does know the psychology of these underworld people better than she does.

Thinking of this, Chen Ao said: "Then you should be careful yourself, and leave the specific matters to Feng Hu and them." You stay in the back office, and you will never be allowed to set foot in danger without my permission!"

Chen Ao married five wives in a row, became a winner in life, and now he is even more spoiled and crazy. Zhao Ling smiled sweetly and nodded in agreement.

Zhao Ling left the lobby, Chen Ao thought to himself, she has her way, I still have to think about whether there are any other clues in this case.

He thought, changed into civilian clothes, and walked around the street except for the county office. I wanted to see how the people of Hulu County reacted to this case, and maybe I could get some clues from the people's discussions.

As a result, after a walk, the people in the entire Hulu County were busy with their own work, and the business was still hot. There was almost no reaction to the notices posted by the government. It seems that they are all already familiar with such things as horse robbership. Maybe for ordinary people like them, business is done as usual, shops are open, anyway, it is impossible for the government to exterminate the horse bandits, and it is impossible for the horse bandits to enter the county town.

Chen Ao found nothing, so he had to go back to the county government and continue to think of a way. Who knows that more than a month has passed, and it is still at a loss. The gang of horse bandits really disappeared and disappeared. Almost everyone had forgotten about the case.

The checks at the gates of the city had long since been relaxed. Caravans continued to be on the road, trafficking back and forth. It's just that now that it has entered a harsh winter, the caravans have decreased significantly.

Chen Ao was still thinking about what Zhao Ling could gain from there. As a result, as soon as I looked at her gloomy face, I knew that it was the same result. It was impossible for her people to search for it with great fanfare, and it was almost impossible to find a hundred or ten people in the middle of those mountains.

During this period, there were only one or two small cases in the county government, which were nothing more than some economic and civil disputes. The Zhang family occupies the position of the Wang family's stall, or the Zhao family builds a wall to occupy the courtyard next door, and so on. Chen Ao was extremely bored, and read all the two boxes of files sent by Master Wu.

Judging from the dossier, the situation introduced by Xu Minghua that day was generally in line with the facts. There were banditry activities here until seven or eight years ago, when the Western Xia was in turmoil and the imperial court was unfavorable, so that the border was uneasy. Those horse bandits also took advantage of this opportunity to develop and grow, and gradually gained momentum.

But at that time, these horse bandits were not so rampant. They did not dare to rob the larger caravans, and basically only plundered goods, and did not kill people unless absolutely necessary. It wasn't until three or four years ago that a gust of wind came out of nowhere and several big cases were done.

A gust of wind strikes, and people and animals have always been left behind. In this way, it is tantamount to fishing in the dry water. But since ancient times, there have been many people who take risks for profit. Although there are many crises on this road, there will still be countless businessmen rushing to it.

Fortunately, this gust of wind only takes one case every two or three months to make a case, otherwise those caravans would have looked for another way to avoid here.

After a gust of wind, there were noticeable signs of other bandit activity. Presumably, a gust of wind swallowed up the less powerful horse bandits. This also reflects the evidence found at the scene that day, and the martial arts among the horse bandits are uneven. Those who are strong in martial arts must be the first people and horses of a gust of wind. And the others, naturally, were added later.

After reading the last dossier, Chen Ao walked to the courtyard and paced slowly for a few steps. A firework suddenly bloomed in the sky in the distance, Chen Ao suddenly came back to his senses, and looked back to see that several of his wives had already walked to the yard and looked up at the fireworks in the distance.

Chen Ao then remembered that the end of the year was approaching......