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"Have they all been dropped?" Xu Jinshan and Gao Jinlou's curiosity was no less than Zhao Yanhao's, and the three of them asked almost in unison. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Yes, almost. ”

"Almost, what do you mean?" asked this time, and Gao Jinlou took the lead.

"When the abbot heard the news, he hurriedly ordered the team to stop immediately, and then opened the wooden boxes to inspect them one by one, and found that except for the remaining fifty or so boxes of treasures, the rest of the boxes were all replaced with iron, stones, and the like......

"Strange, why do you want to keep some...... Why don't you replace them all?" Gao Jinlou scratched his head and said with a smile: "I understand, it turns out that these thieves pay attention to the rule of 'thieves also have a way'......!

"Hehe, close to the building, you are really smart!" Miao Yi stared at him with a smile, his expression and tone of voice were obviously sarcastic.

How could Gao Jinlou not hear it? Suddenly, his eyes turned red, and he lowered his head and said shyly: "Subordinate...... The subordinates are very stupid...... Please ...... adults."

"You're not stupid, you're too greedy!" Miao Yizhen sneered.

Gao Jinlou's complexion changed sharply, and suddenly a heart was pounding, and he fell to the ground in a hurry, and said in a trembling voice: "My subordinates don't dare?......! How dare your subordinates?......" At the same time, he thought confusedly: "What the adults are referring to, is it the incident in Qingzhou?...... How did he know?...... Who will tell the truth?...... No, it must not be admitted...... If you can't deny it, you have to pull them in...... Hmph, share the blessings and share the difficulties! If you really get to that point, don't blame me for not being righteous!"

"Get up!"

Gao Jinlou couldn't tell the joy and anger in Miao Yizhen's tone, so he stood up uneasily, lowered his head and wiped the cold sweat on his face.

"Hehe, look at your little bit of talent!" Miao Yizhen's tone was no longer stern.

Gao Jinlou glanced at him quickly, and found that there was already a smile on his face, like ice that had begun to melt, and he dropped a hanging heart to the ground.

Miao Yizhen took a sip of tea and said slowly: "The reason is very simple, that is: if you don't do this, you will soon be discovered......"

"Yes, yes, that's exactly the truth," Xu Jinshan's position is higher than that of a nearby building, and he is much smarter, "once it is discovered quickly, not only is it easy to be locked as a suspect target, but it is also too late to withdraw the stolen goods." On the contrary, the later it is discovered, the harder it is to determine when and where exactly it was dropped...... At that time, everyone will be the object of suspicion. ”

"Well, that's pretty much it. Miao Yizhen glanced at him with an appreciative gaze, then turned to Gao Jinlou and said in a sincere tone: "Jinlou, you should study hard from Jinshan, use your brains more in everything, don't keep talking." ”

"Yes. Tse-sama taught. Gao Jinlou bowed respectfully, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Your Excellency praises you!" Xu Jinshan was busy and humble, and said in his heart: "Hey, I don't know if you really don't understand, or if you don't understand?" Hmph, this guy from Gao Jinlou looks honest and well-behaved on the surface, as if he has no scheming, but in fact, what kind of good bird is he?"

Miao Yizhen smiled and looked at the reactions of the two, nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "When they unloaded the wooden boxes to rest, they placed the chests containing the most valuable treasures in the lower layer in the center, and only put those less valuable ones around and on the upper floor. The thief was very cunning, and when he dropped the bag, he took all the most valuable treasures and replaced them with iron and stones of about the same weight, but the chests on the side did not take ......."

"What do you mean, my lord...... Those thieves...... Do you already know which boxes they will inspect?" asked Xu Jinshan as he pondered.

"Well," Miao Yizhen nodded, "For the sake of convenience, I usually go to inspect the boxes on the side, and usually, I just randomly inspect a few boxes." ”

"Strange, how do those thieves know so well?...... It can't be an internal ghost, right?" Xu Jinshan's eyes flashed.

"What's so strange about that? Maybe the thieves are peeping in the shadows and have mastered their inspection habits. Gao Jinlou couldn't control his mouth, and interjected.

"It's all possible. Miao Yi really said: "It's just that there is a greater possibility of an inner ghost." Because there are so many skilled guards along the way, it is impossible for those thieves to get too close without being detected, so it is unlikely that they can see so clearly...... Therefore, it is less likely that the building is talking about this......"

"Uncle Shi, this inner ghost should be someone from the Nangong family, right?" Zhao Yanhao, who had been listening intently, suddenly interjected and asked.

"I said it, it's not entirely certain. Miao Yizhen looked at him with a solemn expression and added, "However, it belongs to this Nangong family that is the most suspicious. ”

"It must have been done by someone from the Nangong family! Otherwise, how could the colorful neon beads be in their hands?" Xu Jinshan was accustomed to observing his face and watching the wind and steering the rudder, so he hurriedly echoed his opinion.

"Yes, yes, Brother Xu is right. Gao Jinlou hurriedly echoed Xu Jinshan, but it was a little similar to him, but he kept in mind the teaching of Master Miao just now, and he had to use his brains more in case of trouble, so he put forward his own thoughts, "It's just ...... My lord, please forgive my subordinates for their false words, my subordinates think that what kind of gods were caught back then, is it too ...... Since the old thief Dou later stole the colorful neon beads from the Nangong family, they should immediately understand that the thief back then should be the Nangong family!

This time, Miao Yi's reaction was a bit unexpected by Gao Jinlou, not with a look of disdain, but with a smile and a slow voice: "I said earlier, few people know about the fact that the old thief Dou stole the treasures of the Nangong family, and of course they won't know that what he stole was the colorful neon beads. ”

"I see. Zhao Yanhao bowed his head lightly, "It was when Uncle Shi captured Dou Xingkong and searched for the string of colorful neon beads that it was proved that the thief back then was a member of the Nangong family." ”

"Nor can it be said to be certain. Miao Yizhen looked meticulous, "Perhaps, the Nangong family was purchased from thieves, but it was not stolen." ”

"Well, it's really possible!" Zhao Yanhao's eyes flashed, "But ...... At least, the suspicion of the Nangong family is the greatest. ”

"Who's to say it's not?" Miao Yizhen sighed.

"Uncle Shi, I still have a doubt," Zhao Yanhao muttered: "Although it is inconvenient to look through it, the most valuable things that are pressed down are generally not sampled before departure, but what if they are sampled again?—— after all, they are the most valuable, how can you not pay special attention?...... Since they've all been dropped, wouldn't it be completely exposed if you just open any of the boxes?"

Miao Yizhen listened carefully and said slowly: "That's because most of the most precious treasures are fragile items. This kind of thing, let alone being broken, even if it takes a little bit, it is ruined, and it is worthless immediately. Therefore, when packing, it is wrapped layer by layer, and the ...... is heavily protected"

"Oh, I see. Zhao Yanhao was relieved, "In this case, whether it is unpacked for inspection or re-wrapped, it is indeed very laborious!

"However, there is still a risk of being dismantled and inspected," Xu Jinshan's brain is very active, "I think those thieves can find some fakes to drop the bag!"

"Hehe, Jinshan, you can think of this, it's good!" Miao Yizhen smiled and said, "However, this is simply not feasible." First, how many people in the world can forge such exquisite and exotic treasures? If this is the case, it is no exaggeration to say that even if they are fakes, they are worth a lot of money! Second, how can such a huge number of fakes be created in such a short period of time? Even if one or two can be made, what will it do? Third, among the escort team, there is no shortage of people who know how to know treasures -- for example, the Murong family, the Huanhua Xiao family, and of course, the Nangong family, of course, there are connoisseurs of treasure appreciation. ”

"After listening to the words of the adults, it is really better than reading the book of ten thousand years!" Xu Jinshan's sycophants were very explicit, but he was sincerely impressed in his heart.

"My lord, my subordinates still have doubts...... Gao Jinlou was not criticized for his remarks just now, and he became bold again.

Say. ”

"Uh...... My lord, didn't you say that there were only about fifty boxes that hadn't been dropped?" Gao Jinlou scratched his head, "I think, nearly a thousand boxes are piled together, and there should be more than fifty boxes on the edge...... Therefore, there should be more than 50 boxes of ...... for easy inspection."

"What you mean, I see. Miao Yizhen looked at him with a smile, and there was a hint of relief in his tone, "Jinlou, you are willing to use your brains, I am very happy." Let me answer your questions!"

"Do you know what these fifty boxes are?" Miao Yizhen took a sip of tea and replied to himself: "Tell you, they are all calligraphy and paintings, ginseng, deer antler velvet and the like......

"Oh, I see. Zhao Yanhao suddenly said, "These things are neither rare nor fragile, so they don't need to be tightly wrapped, so they are easy to see......"

"Brother Zhao, some calligraphy and paintings, such as the calligraphy of Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Zhao Mengfu, etc., and the paintings of Gu Kaizhi, Wu Daozi, Zhang Zeduan, etc., are all rare and rare!" Xu Jinshan interjected, a little pretentious.

"Uh...... Zhao is a rough person, he doesn't know calligraphy and painting, which makes Brother Xu laugh!" Zhao Yanhao said embarrassedly.

"Haha, vassal elegance!Yan Hao, don't be frightened by him, he has a few catties and a few taels, Uncle Shi, I know very well!" Miao Yizhen stared at Xu Jinshan with a smile, "Jinshan, then tell me, what kind of works do the people you listed just now have?"

"Hmm, "Orchid Pavilion Preface......", "Xingshu Thousand Character ......Text", "Qingming Riverside Map...... "Seventy-Eight Immortal Volumes", ...... "Xu Jinshan racked his brains before stammering four out.

"It should be "Eighty-Seven Immortal Scrolls"!" Miao Yizhen corrected with a smile, "Then tell me, whose work is this?"

"Wu Daozi!"

"What about the Thousand Words of Xingshu?"

"Hmm...... Yan Zhenqing!"

"Hehe, it's Zhao Mengfu!"

Xu Jinshan saw Gao Jinlou sticking out his tongue at him mockingly, and pinched his nose embarrassedly.

"The calligraphy and paintings in the box are not the works of such top masters, but the works of some second-rate calligraphers and painters. Therefore, Yan Hao's statement is completely correct. Miao Yizhen put away his smile, "Get down to business...... Since you are all willing to use your brains, let's analyze and analyze, where will those treasures be dropped?"

"Your Excellency...... Could it be that the bag has been dropped before packing?" Xu Jinshan guessed.

"There is no such possibility," Miao Yizhen waved his hand to deny, "All the treasures are ...... in the box in public."

"By the way, is there a seal on the box?" Zhao Yanhao interjected and asked.

"Absolutely. Every time the goods are inspected, they are also opened in public, and after the inspection, they are sealed in public. ”

"Oh, that's it,...... The people of the Sanxiang Dart Association are really confused, their own box has been replaced, and they still can't see it?" Zhao Yanhao muttered to himself, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "By the way, Uncle Shi, is the box after being dropped the same as the original?"

"The material and style are exactly the same, and it is the style of the special box of the Sanxiang Dart Union. Therefore, this is why even the people of the Sanxiang Dart Association can't see it. ”

"Is it the same seal?"

"Yes. ”

"It's amazing, it's really not simple!" Zhao Yanhao's expression darkened, "In this way, it seems that the Sanxiang Dart Federation has the biggest suspicion?"

"Yes, the original box is theirs, and the box after the bag is also theirs. ”

"Yes...... But this trick of stealing beams and changing pillars is too obvious...... Besides, they wouldn't have the audacity?!...... By the way, did they make those boxes themselves, or did they entrust someone else to make them?"

"Delegate it to someone else. Miao Yi thought sincerely: "Hey, don't say it, although this kid is honest, he is really smart, and his thinking is also very strict, and he is definitely a big name catcher...... Having said that, it is not surprising, if it weren't for his brilliant and young age, how could his achievements in martial arts reach such a height?...... His skills are really terrifying, and he will only be above the abbot and the empty pure brother, and will never be below them...... What if I'm one-on-one with him? Well, I'm sure I'm no match for him!"

"Who did you entrust it to?" Zhao Yanhao's question interrupted his thoughts.

"It was made by a workshop called 'Zhouji Box Number' in Zhuzhou. "It seems that Miao Yizhen has already studied this case in detail, so he is familiar with any small details," their boxes have always been supplied by this 'Zhouji box number'. ”

"Those boxes, was it personally ordered by the Sanxiang Dart Federation and retrieved it in person?"

"Yes. ”

"......" Zhao Yanhao thought sideways, and stopped talking.

Miao Yizhen smiled at him and said gently, "Yan Hao, don't ask yet...... In this way, when I finish the case at that time, you can continue to express your opinions!"

He took a sip of tea and continued: "After discovering the robbery, everyone agreed that it was most likely to happen in these two places: one is Changlinggang in the northern suburbs of Macheng, and the other is Wuli Inn in Xinyang. ”

"Long Ridge Ridge was their third resting stop—it was in the wilderness. At midnight, a group of thieves suddenly came, but they were killed and repulsed not long after......"

"How many people are there?" Zhao Yanhao couldn't help but be curious, and interjected again.

"According to records, there were about 100 of them. ”

"Are these thieves strong in martial arts?"

"Hmm...... Not strong. Only the three thieves are quite strong in martial arts, and the rest of them are mediocre in martial arts...... In the blink of an eye, he was killed. ”

"Did you catch the mouth?"

"No," Miao Yizhen pondered, "I just killed more than ten people, and the rest all fled in a hurry." ”

"Can you identify yourself?"

"I can't tell it, it's just some fresh faces - nobodies in the rivers and lakes. ”

"Oh," Zhao Yanhao lowered his head in thought and muttered, "strange...... It's really: dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head!"

"Who said it wasn't?" Miao Yizhen shook his head lightly, "Because everyone is afraid of the plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, they don't dare to chase after it...... Immediately afterwards, the boxes were inspected, and it was found that not only were there a large number of them, but all of them were unscathed, and even the thieves had never come within five feet of the boxes. ”

"In this way, it is impossible to lose it...... How can you say that it is possible?"

"You'll understand after listening," Miao Yizhen smiled faintly, didn't answer him immediately, and continued: "When resting at the Wuli Inn, the boxes are piled up in the backyard, and then divided into several groups of people to take turns to guard, the one on duty is in the courtyard, and the rest are in the guest room and lie in clothes. Nearly four days later, I suddenly heard the neighing of the horses outside the inn - because there were so many horses, the inn could not accommodate so much, so most of the horses were tied outside the inn, and everyone was immediately startled......"

"Isn't it another thief?" guessed Gao Jinlou.

"Exactly. Miao Yizhen took a sip of tea, then wiped his mouth with a hand towel, and continued: "This group of thieves is more numerous than the last time, and their martial arts are much stronger......

"No matter how strong they are, they are definitely not their opponents!"

"Of course, of course, but many of the thieves were so good at their arrows that they had extinguished all the lanterns hanging in the backyard in the blink of an eye. At that time, it was more than 30 disciples of the six factions of the Wudang faction, the Emei faction, the Hengshan faction, the Longhu Mountain, the Huanhua Xiao family, and the Nangong family, who assisted the dart masters of the Sanxiang Dart Federation on duty. As soon as the thieves invaded the courtyard in the dark, they were immediately intercepted by the startled crowd...... This time, the battle lasted for a short time, so it was just a meal...... As a result, similar to the last time, the thieves were killed and wounded dozens of people, and the rest escaped. ”

"Hehe, I haven't been killed after all!" Zhao Yanhao's face was excited, "So that you can interrogate those living mouths!"

"It's not that cheap!" Miao Yizhen muttered: "Yan Hao, you can't imagine how vicious the methods of those underworld gangs are!"

"Poisonous and spicy, what kind of poisonous method?"

"Those wounded people had highly toxic drugs in their mouths, and once they were caught, they all bit through the medicine sacs and died of poison instantly. ”

"What a ruthless method!" Zhao Yanhao exclaimed.

"What happened later?" asked Gao Jinlou with great interest.

"No more. Miao Yizhen shook his head lightly and added: "After that, it will not be the same, and there is nothing wrong with the inspection box." ”

"Uncle Shi, there are cases of thieves, and it's just these two times, right?"

"Yes. Therefore, the chance of being dropped is the largest in these two times. ”

"Yes, indeed. Zhao Yanhao said while pondering: "I think that the appearance of those thieves is just a trick to attack the west...... The goal is simply to create chaos and attract the attention of the other party so that their accomplices can take advantage of the chaos. ”

"Hehe, the analysis is completely correct. Miao Yizhen looked at him with a smile, "Actually, those divine hunters also analyzed it like this...... Yan Hao, if you analyze and analyze again, where is it more likely to be dropped?"

"Uh......" Zhao Yanhao's eyes flashed, "The little nephew thinks that it is still the most likely to be in the Wuli Inn." ”

"Why?"

"That's what I think," Zhao Yanhao cleared his mind, "These two robberies should have been committed by the same group." Changlinggang was just a test time, and its purpose was probably to test whether the way the treasure team inspected the boxes would change after this happened...... If it is to be tested, either give up or use another method of looting, or if it does not change, then the original method will be ......"

"Yes, Brother Zhao is right!" Xu Jinshan agreed, "When they found that the test method had not changed, they designed to drop the bag at the Wuli Inn according to the original plan. At the same time, because there are their accomplices in the treasure protection team, of course they will try to make the team stay there......"

"By the way, Uncle Shi," Zhao Yanhao interrupted him, "who proposed to stay at the Wuli Inn?"

"Hmm...... There is no record in the dossier on this issue, "Miao Yizhen pondered hard," and the dossier recorded it like this: ...... When the team arrived at the Wuli Inn, they were already sleepy and thirsty, and because they thought that they could not go to the village or the store in front of them, they proposed to rest here for a night, and then continue their journey the next day......"

"Can't go to the village in front of you, can't you go to the store behind?" Zhao Yanhao scratched his cheek, "Is the Wuli Inn deserted?"

"Not really," Miao Yizhen replied immediately, "I have been to inspect it myself, and it is next to the official road in the northern suburbs of Xinyang—the inn is very large, and guests from the north and south like to stay there. If the treasure protection team continues to advance, it will have to reach Zhengyang County, which is 90 miles away, before they can find a place to eat and rest......

"My lord, I have a question," Xu Jinshan looked puzzled, "My subordinates have been to that area, and there are many restaurants and inns along the way......

"That's now," Miao Yizhen interrupted, "the situation at that time was: just after the flood, the four fields were barren, and if it weren't for the high terrain of the Wuli Inn, it would have long since ceased to exist...... So, it's not easy to find a place to eat and rest!"

"Understood," Xu Jinshan was relieved, "In other words, the reason why the treasure protection team will stay there is no choice!"

"It's not that there is no choice, but it's very, very possible!"

"Uncle Shi, those famous arresters also think that they were robbed here, right?" Zhao Yanhao asked with a straight face.

"Of course!" Miao Yizhen smiled, "It turns out that it is true." ”

"That's amazing?!...... Who found out?" all three of them asked silently.

"Of course it's me!" Miao Yizhen smiled and pointed to his nose, and said proudly: "Back then, they didn't understand, but I found out." ”

"Really...... It's incredible...... My lord, how did those thieves drop their bags?" Gao Jinlou's eyes widened in surprise.

"Hehe, of course it's with a mechanism!" Miao Yizhen stroked his black beard and said slowly.