Yan Cigui

Chapter 70 Everyone gets the stolen goods

Li Yuanfa greeted the people and took a step forward.

Hands were full of rainwater, and there was nowhere to wipe it off at this time, so I couldn’t care less, so I bent down and prepared to use my strength.

“Don’t just watch,” he urged, “help everyone.”

Wang Si bumped Wang San with his elbow.

 Look, the businessman has little strength in his hands. He only has one box. How come there are so many people?

 It’s a joke, they work for money, so they naturally have to contribute.

The two brothers stood on one side and wanted to show off their skills to the master, but when they exerted force in their hands, the box rose slightly from the pit, but not completely.

 “Why is it so heavy?” Wang Si was incredulous.

Li Yuanfa and the two exchanged glances.

 How about gold bricks? Can they not sink?

 When it is handed over to the master, some of it will leak out from the cracks of people's fingers, which will be enough for them to eat and drink.

As for embezzlement, I have never even thought about it.

They are British officials, so squeezing them to death is like squeezing ants.

"It's wet from the rain, and it's all mud. My hands are slippery and I can't use my strength." Li Yuanfa found an excuse to fool the people first, "Come together, come together."

In this way, several people worked together to lift the box out of the pit and onto the cart.

“It’s because the car is strong.” Wang San patted the car board.

After pushing the car to the entrance of the alley, Wang Si went out to look around first. After making sure it was safe, he called on the people behind him to follow.

Unexpectedly, before pushing into the alley next door, a loud roar suddenly came from behind.

“Bold thieves! If you dare to steal from me, I will kill you!”

Wang San shivered in fright and looked back.

It was pitch dark and it was difficult to see the situation clearly. All they could see was someone rushing towards them.

Li Yuanfa thought something was wrong, so he was busy pushing the cart to run away, but how could he outrun the empty-handed man?

Before they could get even a few steps away, they, the thieves, were surrounded by a dozen strong men.

Gao An stood at the front, raising his eyebrows and staring at the Wang brothers: "It's still you two brats! This time you both get the stolen goods! Let's go and meet the officials with me!"

 At midnight, the big drum outside the Shuntian Yamen was being beaten loudly.

 Shan Shen, who was extremely sleepy, got up from the bed, tidied up briefly, and came to the lobby with his hands behind his back.

Looking at the clay figures and clay boxes in front of him, he asked the master next to him: "What's going on? Are you digging the mountain?"

The master hurriedly explained to him: "Brothers Wang San and Wang Si really went to Lao Shi Alley to steal things, and they were caught by Gao An."

 “Stay up late at night!” Shan Shen commented.

Gao An heard this and laughed happily: "Master, you have to be a thief in the middle of the night!"

Shan Shen coughed dryly, spoke boldly and sat down on the chair without thinking about safety.

 Gao An explained the incident in detail.

“It started to rain heavily in the evening, so the villain asked the workers to go back and rest.”

“I caught these two probing things before. I can’t sleep well no matter how hard I try. I’m thinking about going to Lao Shi Alley again.”

"This time, the villain really discovered that someone was digging in the ground. The villain did not disturb them. He went back and called a dozen workers to block them."

　　"When someone is blocked, the villain will quickly send the person over."

“Sir, everyone has gained the stolen goods this time, can we put them in jail?”

Shan Shen touched his beard.

 Gao An’s confession sounds fine and is consistent with the situation at hand.

As for the two brothers Wang San and Wang Si... He asked the Yamen servants to question them.

The yamen servant took a serious look at Li Yuanfa's face, which was muddy with rain and cement, and said, "Sir, that's right. The Wang brothers went to find these two businessmen as soon as they left the yamen yesterday."

When Li Yuanfa heard this, he was so angry that he wanted to kick Wang Si.

 Can you do anything? !

 I didn’t even know I was being followed yesterday.

I looked around the alley today and found no ambush set up by Gao An.

Are you blind?

Shan Fuyin asked the Wang brothers: "Did they ask you to go to Lao Shi Lane to inquire about the news? What benefits did they allow you?"

Wang San shrank his neck and said: "Gao An is setting us up. We just passed there, and he said we stole things from Lao Shi Xiang. Does this box say Lao Shi Xiang? We moved it from somewhere else!"

"You don't know how to handle cases when you are a governor?" Gao An pointed at Wang San's muddy body, "Thank God for being kind, otherwise I really can't tell. Should you take off your shoes and compete in Lao Shi Alley?" Than? The footprints haven’t been finished yet!”

Wang San can’t talk anymore.

Wang Si looked left and right, but he didn't hold on and gave the answer honestly.

“Li Dahu and the others gave us money to dig out things from inside,” said Wang Si. “I heard that it has been buried for many years and the owner is gone. Whoever digs it out gets it.

Dig it out and give each of our brothers twenty taels.

Sir, we didn’t make any money, just twenty taels, really.

 So far, only the deposit has been collected, not the entire amount.

We don’t know the ins and outs, let alone what we dug up. Sir, are accomplices like us supposed to be detained for just a few days?

 Ouch! "

As he was talking, he felt a pain in his butt, and he was really kicked hard by Li Yuanfa.

Wang Si gritted his teeth in pain and muttered: "Li Dahu, we can do as many things as we need with the money, but we can help you dig a box and go to the government office twice. You can't point at our brothers to take the lead, can you?"

Li Yuanfa wanted to kick him, but was pushed away by the Yamen servants. He was so angry that he opened his mouth to curse.

 Looking up and seeing Shan Shen sitting in the hall, Li Yuanfa had no choice but to restrain himself.

Shan Shen asked Li Yuanfa and the two men again.

Li Yuanfa had a dark face.

Golden bricks are eye-catching, and the fourth master has told them not to let any news leak.

Even if he strayed into the Yamen, no matter how tight-lipped he was, Shan Fuyin would still open his mouth, so it was impossible to hide it.

 It's just that we can't recruit the fourth master...

"The villain's ancestors have some valuable things. I heard the old man said that they were buried in Laoshi Alley a while ago, and the villain just wanted to dig them out," Li Yuanfa said. "That means they said it too late. Otherwise, the villain would have been buried in Lao Shi Lane a few months ago." Just go dig it, there’s nothing wrong with it. Master Xi is a good friend of the villain, so he helped after listening to the villain.”

Shan Shen said: "You have a beautiful idea. A few months ago, the land deed belonged to those businessmen. Now the land deed belongs to Jing Daduan and Gao'an. Whenever you dig, the things will not be yours."

Li Yuanfa smiled apologetically: "You are right, that's why I went to dig it secretly. There is no seal of the villain's family on the box, so I don't understand, but this thing really belongs to the villain."

 “What?” Shan Shen asked.

Li Yuanfa smiled in a flattering manner: "You have to open the box. The villain knows it. Why don't all the irrelevant people retreat? Can you take a look?"

 “Unlock.” Shan Shen did not agree and only urged him.

Li Yuanfa didn't have the key, so he had to say: "The old man didn't pass down the key."

 There was no locksmith in the middle of the night.

The yamen servant was ordered to take an ax and smash the lock.

Shan Shen walked down and opened the lid halfway.

 The piles in the box seem to be all books?

 (End of this chapter)