Concubine

Chapter 226
Yang Qiuchi answered for them: "It was a burly man who changed the God of Wealth. He used the hollow God of Wealth to let you fill the belly of the God of Wealth with silver, and then he transported it away in a cart, right?"

The two guards were stunned, and almost doubted whether Yang Qiuchi had seen it secretly from the side, and they nodded in agreement.

"What for God of Wealth?" Kang Huai asked in surprise, "Why don't I know?"

Yang Qiuchi pointed to the statue of the God of Wealth in the middle of the warehouse: "This statue of the God of Wealth smells like paint, did Mr. Kang notice it?"

Kang Huai went to the God of Wealth, smelled it, looked at it again, and came back and said, "Exactly, what's going on?" He kicked the guard and shouted, "You two thieves, hurry up!"

"I said, I said," the guard with the injured palm kowtowed, glanced at the other guard, and said, "Our brother is a gambler and owes Dongcheng Hua a lot of money. He asked us to pay it back, or he would kill us." Two. We had no money to pay back, and we couldn’t beat him, so he forced us to agree to steal money from the bank.”

"He asked us to pretend to be outsiders stealing, so that we could avoid being traced, and said that we would give each of us 100 taels of silver afterwards. We were forced to do nothing, and we were also obsessed with money, so we agreed."

"He asked us to make an excuse that the God of Wealth in the treasury was too old, and then he took the opportunity to send in the new God of Wealth and take the old God of Wealth away. The belly of the God of Wealth he sent was hollow, and we put it inside After it was filled with silver, we asked us to say that the God of Wealth was not good and asked him to do it again, and then he used this as an excuse to enter the Yamen to change the God of Wealth in the warehouse, thus transporting away the previous God of Wealth who was full of silver. He said When this matter is stable, give us the 200 taels of silver he promised."

Yang Qiuchi hastily asked: "When did he leave the Yamen?"

"He came in the evening when he was lighting the lamps, and it was already dark when he left."

"Why do you have to wait until dark to leave?"

"The gate of the yamen is open during the day, and the search is very strict when entering and exiting. When it is closed at night and the small door is opened, the search is not so strict."

Yang Qiuchi turned around and asked Kang Huai: "When the gate of the yamen was closed, was the city gate closed?"

Kang Huai said: "The gate of the yamen is closed at the same time as the gate of the city, and it should be closed." Speaking of this, he suddenly showed joy, "Master Yang means that the gate of the city was closed when the thief left the yamen, and I found out that night Immediately after the money was thrown away, the city gates were strengthened, so the thieves must have escaped from Kunming City?"

"Exactly!" Yang Qiuchi said.

In ancient times, there was such a thing. To get out of the city, you can only walk through the four city gates. When you find something, as long as the city gate is closed, you can catch the turtle in the urn. This is how the housekeeper Hu San was caught last time in the Yin family incest case.This is not the case in modern society, with convenient transportation and extending in all directions, you can sneak around everywhere.

Kang Huai was overjoyed, turned around and shouted, "Come on, quickly, go and arrest the carpenter Nahua, no, I want to go in person. Master Yang, please rest in the living room. I will catch this thief and come back to thank you!"

Yang Qiuchi said: "Let's do this, Mr. Kang, you are busy first. I will go back and bring the exiles here, and handle the handover with your lord, so that I can send the officials of Yingtian Mansion back."

"Okay, tonight I will host a banquet in honor of Mr. Yang at the yamen. I'll go first!" Kang Huai started to leave.

"Wait first!" Yang Qiuchi shouted, "My lord, you need to bring more arrests, this thief is probably very skilled in martial arts."

"Okay!" Kang Huai said, and ordered the warehouse door to be locked, and the two guards were detained, bowed to Yang Qiuchi, and then rushed away.

Song Yun'er asked: "Brother, how do you know that this thief is strong in martial arts? How is that thief's martial arts better than mine?"

"Kungfu and other things can't compare to you!" Yang Qiuchi winked at Song Yun'er.

Song Yun'er was happy when she heard Yang Qiuchi praise her, and then asked a little strangely: "Others? What else is he inferior to me?"

Yang Qiuchi pointed to his own cheek and smiled grinningly.

"Okay! How dare you say I have a thick skin, hum~!" Song Yuner puffed up her face with a stern face.

"How dare I, miss!" Yang Qiuchi laughed, pointing to his own head, "I mean his head is not as bright as yours!"

Song Yun'er knew that he was teasing her on purpose, so she slapped him lightly, and said, "How do you know that this man is very skilled in martial arts?"

"Let's chat while walking," Yang Qiuchi said, and walked out: "Have you observed the statue of the God of Wealth on the wall carefully?"

"Well, I looked carefully, and the work is very good, and the craftsmanship is also very good." Song Yuner tilted her head and thought for a while.

"I didn't ask you this, have you noticed what material the God of Wealth is made of?"

"Wood."

"How much does it weigh?"

Song Yuner thought about it again: "I guess it should be fifty or sixty catties."

"What if it's filled with Kuyin?" Yang Qiuchi reminded her with squinted eyes.

"That's heavy..." As soon as she said this, Song Yun'er immediately reacted: "Brother, you mean, this person can lift such a heavy thing without martial arts, right?"

The reason is simple. There are more than 2000 taels of treasury silver that were lost. In addition to the weight of the God of Wealth statue itself, it is difficult for ordinary people to lift such a heavy object. This man has extremely strong arms, so he probably has martial arts.

"By the way," Yang Qiuchi nodded, and said again: "However, it is very likely that they will miss out this time."

"why?"

"It's been almost half a month, and the four gates are so strict. This person has so much money hidden in him. If he is smarter, he should move it immediately. He won't wait there foolishly."

"Then what should I do?" Song Yun'er said anxiously. She also sympathized with Mr. Kang Huaikang. He did such a big favor to his brother. I really hope that my brother can help him get back the money this time.

Yang Qiuchi smiled and said, "Because this thief probably has already slipped away, we have to go back first."

"What are you doing when you go back?" Song Yuner immediately guessed after she asked this question: "Take the little black dog to catch up!"

Yang Qiuchi sighed: "Yun'er is really getting smarter and smarter. In a few days, I'm afraid she will surpass me."

Song Yuner was very proud: "Then let's go quickly, take the little black dog back to the yamen and wait for them."

Yang Qiuchi and others returned to the inn, took Mrs. Bai's mother and daughter, and all the guards, and all of them came to the Yamen of the Prosecutor.

The concierge already knew that this person in front of him was a distinguished guest of Mr. Kang, and he spent a lot of money. Now that he led a large group of people back and forth, he quickly led them to the living room and served fragrant tea.

After drinking tea for a while, Kang Huai led the policemen back downcast.Seeing Yang Qiuchi, he shook his head: "The thief has already run away. I found the old statue of the God of Wealth and the new statue of the God of Wealth in his house. The new statue of the God of Wealth is indeed empty. Search. I just don’t know if he has slipped out of the city. If he slips out, he can only be hunted down with portraits.” Having said this, Kang Huai’s face was bleak, “At that time, even if the thief catches him, I’m afraid Ku Yin will be gone .”

"Shouldn't have slipped out yet. When I entered the city today, I found that the city gates were strictly checked. The 2000 taels of silver were not needles. It would be difficult for the thieves to hide and sneak out of the city. Therefore, they should still be in the city." After thinking about it , Yang Qiuchi said again, "Don't worry, Mr. Kang, let's do it, we will catch it for you!"

"Really?" After hearing this, Kang Huai rekindled hope in his heart.I thought to myself, Yang Qiuchi spotted the thief in this case at a glance, and immediately discovered the whereabouts of the stolen goods. It's really a good skill. Since he offered to help, he might be able to catch him.

"Take us to the house of the thief." Yang Qiuchi didn't talk nonsense.

Kang Huai was overjoyed, first he arranged for servants to lead Mrs. Bai's mother and daughter to wait in the living room of the yamen, and then led the arresters to lead Yang Qiuchi and others to the thief's residence.

Yang Qiuchi pushed open the door and looked around, his heart sank, and he saw that although the arresters had turned the room upside down, the water left in the iron pot in the kitchen had a stench and had begun to stink. It is rusty, and there is also a light layer of dust on the stove, which should have been unused for several days.

It seems that the thief probably left the residence that night when he got the money.It has been more than ten days since now, and the smell left behind has disappeared long ago, and there is no way to track it with a little black dog.what to do?
I can only see if there are any clues in the room. However, the things in the room have been messed up by the police, and the footprints and fingerprints have been messed up. How to find clues.

Yang Qiuchi stood in the room, staring at the mess.

Kang Huai and others didn't dare to disturb him, they stood behind him and waited for his flash of inspiration.

Yang Qiuchi said, "Call Lizheng here."

Li Zheng was brought in quickly.It's an old man.

Yang Qiuchi asked: "Do you know this thief who lives here? Tell me about his situation."

Li was present when the procuratorial envoy brought the arrester to arrest this person earlier, and he already knew that the person who lived here was probably the thief who stole the treasury of the procuratorate half a month ago. This place is in charge of this area. He is equivalent to the current director of the sub-district office. He is already sweating for fear of being involved in an accident in the lot he manages.

Hearing the adult's question, he quickly replied respectfully: "I know you in a humble position. His name is Hua Gang. He just came to our place not long ago. His accent seems to be from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. I don't understand it well. This house is rented by him. It turns out that he helps people. Some coolie work, carpentry later."

"Has anyone associated with him?"

"No," Li Zheng curled his lips, "he is very poor, he can't understand what he says, and he has a bad temper, so no one interacts with him."

"Does he have no relatives?" Yang Qiuchi asked.

Li Zheng thought for a while and said, "Probably not. He has been here for so long, and I only see him walking around alone, and there is no one at home."

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