Chapter 3 The Horse Stealing Case, Osmanthus Fragrance
What the hell……
"Lingxiao Yin Ce" broke through the third level. The little carpenter has officially advanced to become a top-notch player in the world. It was when he was in a good mood. As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard such bad news. It was like a cockroach floating in the soup while eating.
That disgusting, so depressed.
He jumped out of bed, opened the door, and saw the waiter standing at the door, his face full of anxiety.
The little carpenter asked, “When did it happen?”
The waiter said, "I saw it when I got up in the morning to feed the chores in the horse house."
The little carpenter frowned and said, "Don't you arrange for someone to guard it tonight?"
The waiter said with a bitter face: "It must have been arranged. Our inn is so big, everything is regular, but...ah, you should go and take a look with me and talk about it."
The little carpenter had no choice but to change his clothes and follow the waiter to go outside.
He came to the backyard of the inn. When he arrived at the horse shed, he found that in one corner of the horse shed, he actually took out a deep pit three or five feet in diameter. He was a little shocked.
The waiter who followed in said, "Our people were at the door, but the horse thief unconsciously took out such a hole and transported your white horse away. There is really nothing we can do about this..."
The little carpenter pointed to the deep pit and looked disbelieving: "Are you deaf people on night? With such a big pit, can't you hear any movement?"
The waiter shouted into the pit: "Sanlangzi, come out."
Someone responded in the deep pit, and then a dirty boy came out. The waiter said, "Sanlangzi, this is the owner of the white horse, tell him."
The boy said with a sad face: "Brother, I really didn't hear it. This guy really didn't move at all. Let me tell you, I can definitely hear it if there is a little neighing and tossing sound..."
The little carpenter saw that the man was drilled into a deep pit, his head, face and body were covered with mud, so he couldn't bear to blame him, so he asked, "Where is the hole?"
Sanlangzi replied: "In a yard next to Dongmen Street, it is almost three or four feet away from here."
The little carpenter asked: "Are you finding anything there?"
Sanlangzi shook his head and said no.
The little carpenter saw that the boy was a little stupid and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he turned around and looked at the waiter, and then asked, "Where is your boss?"
The waiter said, "I heard the news and went to report to the official as soon as possible."
Although the horse was stolen, the inn was handled quite well, and the little carpenter couldn't find any reason.
He was thinking about whether to go down to the pit to search and see if there were any clues left. At this time, a few people came to the yard, and the inn's boss Hua Sanniang, and behind her were several public men in uniforms.
The previous one was a middle-aged man with serious eyebrows and eyes. He walked up, looked at the little carpenter, and then asked about his situation.
This is a policeman. Even if the little carpenter doesn't like it, he can only deal with it carefully. Fortunately, he is the owner and Hua Sanniang is also dealing with it, so there is no investigation too much, and Hua Sanniang helps both parties introduce it.
The little carpenter then realized that the other party was the sheriff of Yange Town.
Of course, the sheriff is a fashionable name nowadays. In the past, it was a business such as police officers and constables.
In fact, this sergeant named Luo Ding Mansion had actually been a police officer in the Qing Dynasty before. According to Hua Sanniang, this is a great god. He is famous throughout the northwest territory. He was invited to Yange Town and became the official sergeant.
This background looks very similar to the official Lin Yimin who the little carpenter met in Sandaokan Town.
Sheriff Luo is a practical worker. After listening to the introduction, he went down the hole and touched it inside.
The little carpenter wanted to go down and take a look, but the sheriff had gone down and he followed him, probably not being able to hold on to the other party's face.
So he thought about it and finally gave up.
When Sheriff Luo got out of the cave, leaving Hua Sanniang here. The little carpenter asked, "What kind of Mabentang, the Ma Family Store, I bought horses yesterday. Does the boss know where they are?"
Hua Sanniang was a little surprised when she saw that the young man was not angry too much, but when she heard him ask this, she smiled.
She said: "Are you suspected that the Ma Jiaji people stole your horse?"
The little carpenter pointed to the big hole in the horse shed and said, "The horse is not particularly valuable except for white and beautiful. If it weren't for really liking it, it wouldn't take such a lot of effort. Overnight, I dug out such an authentic piece of work. This project is not simple. Even if there are more than a dozen, it may not be able to make such noises, let alone silently?"
Although he drank too much last night, his perception was still very sensitive. If there was a lot of noise, he would probably be able to sense even if he rested in the inn.
Hua Sanniang said, "Your guess is indeed very reasonable, but the Ma Bentang and their ladies have always lived in the store and have never left. Although they have motivation, they are not capable of clones. Moreover, the Ma family is rich and has always been generous. If you say you are knocking on you in the wild or even robbing you directly, this is possible, and it is really unnecessary to steal a horse in the middle of the night..."
The little carpenter glanced at Hua Sanniang and did not continue to entangle here. Instead, he asked another thing: "Her Brother Shen who drank with me yesterday, has he left?"
Hua Sanniang said, "I left before dawn - why, do you suspect it was him?"
The little carpenter shook his head and said no, I wanted to ask, did he see this big pit in the horse shed when he led the horse away?
Hua Sanniang said he was not riding a horse and walked with empty hands.
The little carpenter was a little surprised when he heard this.
Not long after, Sheriff Luo had already returned from there. He was very experienced and talked about three points. First, the horse thief transported the white horse away through this thief. The white horse should have taken some kind of herb with a sleeping effect. The whole process was in a state of drowsiness, so there was no movement; Second, the horse was dragged into the yard of Dongmen Street and loaded into the car. Two ruts were found and headed towards the street to the west; Third, judging by the marks on the tunnel and the entrance of the cave, there were not many people involved, at most about three people, or even fewer.
After saying this, he analyzed: "That was so complicated and he made such a big noise. He was really not an ordinary person - especially the horse, who died after falling asleep, but was dragged away by one or two people. It was not simple..."
After saying that, he asked the little carpenter: "You are here, have you ever made enemies with others?"
The little carpenter immediately told the story of Ma Bentang who wanted to buy a horse in Ma Jiaji yesterday. Sheriff Na Luo did not hesitate and said directly: "Let's go find him."
The group of people also came to Ma Bentang's room and knocked on the door.
It was early morning, and Ma Bentang didn't get up. He yawned and opened the door. After he knew it, he was very surprised and asked a few more questions, quite annoyed.
He also blamed the little carpenter: "Look at you, if you sold it to me yesterday, wouldn't there be any of these things? Oh my, I promised my lady yesterday that no matter what, I had to help her get the big white horse down. As a result, it's so good now, the horse is lost..."
The little carpenter was already very depressed, and when he said this, he felt even more uncomfortable. He couldn't help but say, "Yes, so you came up with such a move?"
Ma Bentang was annoyed and cursed, "Hey, who do you look down on? I want that horse, do you need to do it secretly in the middle of the night? Let me tell you the truth, you have saved your life. I originally planned to ask you again today. If it doesn't work, I will wait for you to leave the town and find someone to intercept you halfway... Now that the horse is gone, you have escaped."
This person was very arrogant and had no concern about the identity of Sheriff Luo next to him. Sheriff Luo knew the origin of the other party and did not know when he heard these threats.
After chatting for a few more words, Sheriff Luo said goodbye and left after confirming that the other party was not suspicious.
At this time, the Ma Bentang shouted to the little carpenter: "By the way, kid, you are not good at keeping that horse. Now I'm lost. Let me go to the horse market to take a look. If you buy it, don't make trouble with me, do you know?"
After hearing this, Sheriff Luo said nothing. After going downstairs, he said to his subordinates: "You go to the horse market to find someone to inquire. If someone sells the white horse, report it immediately and inform me."
The subordinates responded, and then Chief Luo said to another subordinate: "Look for the patrol brothers to ask if anyone saw the white horse or could pull its car out of the town; by the way, I would like to ask if there are any famous people in the town recently..."
The man also left. Sheriff Luo then turned around and asked the little carpenter: "You said you are going to Ningxia, when will you leave?"
The little carpenter smiled bitterly and said, "There is no horse now, how can I leave?"
Sheriff Luo nodded and expressed his knowledge, then said, "I try to help find it, but if you can't find it, don't complain..."
He was quite polite. The little carpenter expressed his knowledge and followed Hua Sanniang to see the person away. When he turned around, the proprietress whispered to the little carpenter: "If you have time, come to my room later..."
Chapter completed!