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The one-night search was fruitless. The officers and soldiers took Shi Jin's portrait but couldn't find him. It seemed that there was no such a person in Dongping Mansion.

"Have you found out who the villain is?"

Sitting on the lobby, Cheng Wanli patted the gavel and asked.

"Reporting to Enxiang, it is a young man named Shi Jin, who is said to be a son of a rich family. He met that prostitute on the road, and followed him all the way to Dongping Mansion, where he lived in Xiwazi for ten days."

One of them nodded and said, Shi Jin's situation has been inquired clearly.

"So it's love killing?"

Cheng Wanli frowned and speculated that a rich man and a prostitute could only hate each other because of love, and then kill each other.

"The prostitute of the brothel said that Shi Jin was very infatuated with Li Ruilan, and he was very generous in his actions. For some reason, he killed him."

They all shook their heads.

"Is this person still in the city?"

Cheng Wanli looked at the arresting envoy again and asked.

"Wu Zuo said that the three deceased were all killed after dark. At that time, the gate of the city was closed. It is expected that the thieves should still be in the city."

The arrest envoy said.

"Then why haven't you caught it yet?"

Cheng Wanli slapped the gavel again, and made a fuss all night, even the box soldiers were dispatched, but he couldn't catch the thief, how could he explain to the whole city.

"This...maybe the thief jumped over the wall and left!"

The arrest envoy said.

"Impossible, our army is strictly guarded, and it is absolutely impossible for the thieves to escape over the wall."

Dong Ping immediately retorted that Dongping Mansion's defense has never been relaxed since Liangshanbo held a hero meeting and defeated the government army.

"But the city has been searched, and there is no trace of the thief. Dongping Mansion is so big, it is too easy for one person to hide. You can't keep the city gate closed like this!"

The apprehending envoy said that his subordinates in the city had already searched, and there would be no results if they searched again.

"Open the gate of the city tomorrow, but the guards must not be relaxed. The thief has committed such a crime, and he must be terrified all day long. Take him when he leaves the city."

Cheng Wanli said, sealing the city and searching it is not a long-term solution, and it will make the people in the city panic in the long run. Now that Liangshan is powerful, people's hearts must be stabilized.

"Enxiang, I suspect that Shi Jin is a bandit from Liangshan!"

Dong Ping said at the right time, Liangshan's rise is too fast, it doesn't seem like an ordinary mountain. There are three or two thieves, and Liang Shanbo now has seventy or eighty leaders. Except for Sun Lei and a few other thieves, the names of the rest are not the same. No word spread.

But none of this matters. No matter who Shi Jin is, he will firmly insist that Shi Jin is a bandit from the Liangshan Mountains. When Shi Jin is caught, shot to death, and there is no proof of his death, he will be considered to have made a great contribution.

“How come you see?”

Cheng Wanli looked at Dong Ping and asked.

"Enxiang, if it weren't for Liangshan bandits, who would be so bold to kill innocent people in Dongping mansion? What's more, besides Liangshan bandits near Dongping mansion, who else would dare to do this?"

Dong Ping casually talked about reasons, but Cheng Wanli had no evidence anyway.

"It's possible, then go check it out."

Cheng Wanli frowned as he got off work.

"Yes, sir!"

Everyone clasped their fists in salute and went down.

City Inn.

"Brother, the search is very strict!"

Du Po looked at Sun Lei and said that there were three waves of officers and soldiers coming to search just at night, but the officers and soldiers only arrested Shi Jin, and because of the testimony of the brothel, Shi Jin entered the city alone, which made Sun Lei and his party suspect that they had directly was ruled out.

"It should be almost there. No matter how anxious Cheng Wanli is, he can't keep searching. We can bear it, but the common people can't bear it."

Sun Lei said with a smile, he spent three ingots of silver to send three waves of officers and soldiers, and even inquired about the situation with the officers who searched, saying that he was going to catch thieves and receive rewards, but was ridiculed by the officers and soldiers for not knowing life and death, so he told him to go to the inn Wait, be careful to be killed by thieves.

"Brother, we have to go out of the city! Now that the gate of the city is under martial law, it's not easy for us to go out."

Shi Jin said.

"It's not that we can't go out, it's that you can't go out!"

Sun Lei looked at Shi Jin and said, the one who is wanted now is Shi Jin, and they haven't been exposed yet.

"Then brothers go first!"

Shi Jin is a bachelor, as long as Sun Lei and others leave Dongping Mansion, he will not be in danger.

"You think it's simple, let's wait for the city gate to open."

Sun Lei said with a smile, there are hundreds of soldiers and horses outside the city, as long as they go out to meet up, there is nothing to be afraid of.

One day without incident, the officers and soldiers who searched on the street gradually dispersed. It seemed that everything was over. The only ones who died were a prostitute and two servants.

Early the next day.

"Brother, the city gate is open, how do we get out of the city?"

Sun An looked at Sun Lei and asked, he just went out to inquire, and the gate of the city has been opened. Although a search is needed, there is no problem entering and leaving the city.

"Mr. Wen, what do you think?"

Sun Lei looked at Wen Huanzhang and asked.

"Brother, I'm afraid this was done on purpose. He let go of the city gate in such a hurry, obviously trying to trick Brother Shi Jin out of the city."

Wen Huanzhang said.

"I think so too. The search at the city gate must be very strict."

Sun Lei looked at Sun An and asked.

"It is indeed a bit strict. Everyone will strictly compare against the wanted notice."

Sun An said.

"Sure enough, last night I was trying to scare the snake out of the hole, and today I want to lure the snake out of the hole. If that's the case, let's give him a slap in the face!"

Wen Huanzhang smiled and said.

"Sound from east to west?"

Everyone was puzzled for a while, and their faces were full of puzzlement.

"Didn't Dong Ping's mansion want to arrest us? Let's make some noise for them and let them be busy for a while..."

Wen Huanzhang introduced.

"Okay, just do it!"

Sun Lei clapped his hands.

In the evening, water flowed in several places in Dongping Mansion. This movement was caught by Dong Ping in an instant, and it was easy to know that someone was deliberately creating chaos.

Dong Ping immediately ordered the city gates to be closed, and he led the army to search and arrest several fire spots.

Dong Ping led an army to surround several places where the fire was on fire, but after a round of search, they found nothing. Dong Ping was furious when he saw the fire. The piled sundries ignited, and the people quickly extinguished it by themselves.

"What's the situation?"

Dong Ping looked at the arresting envoys and Dutou. If the thieves want to set fire to create chaos, it shouldn't be just such a small movement. The fire is too small.

"The direction of the barracks! It's on fire!"

A soldier exclaimed.

Dong Ping looked back, only to find that the barracks was really on fire.

"Quick, go back and put out the fire!"

Dong Ping was shocked, the enemy was trying to sneak away from his lair.

The fire in the barracks suddenly caused chaos in Dongping Mansion, and the soldiers ran to the barracks one after another, shouting to put out the fire.

The fire burned until dark, and the soldiers with smoky faces managed to put out the fire.

"Catch the thief out for me!"

Dong Ping was furious when he saw the tent turned into ashes. The thieves were really abominable. They didn't burn food and grass, but only burned his Chinese army camp, and all the things he put in the camp were burned.

Seeing that Dong Ping was furious, the soldiers didn't care about being tired, and started searching all over the city again.