Chapter 65: The Three Caves of the Crafty Rabbit
That night, the yamen runners of Jingzhao Prefecture gathered together, and the constables were fully armed, with chains, wooden shackles, and rulers not pulled. The leader was Zhang Wannian. Zhang Wannian ordered the number, and walked to Chen Ao with his big belly and reported: "Young Master Chen, everyone is here."
The Duke Qiguo Mansion was stolen, and it was so great that it was so great that Jingzhao Mansion was in chaos. All the tolls on duty or not on duty were on standby, just waiting to catch the criminal. Chen Ao personally ordered Zhang Wannian to do this job, which was also a kind of repayment. As long as the prisoner was held, Zhang Wannian's contribution was indispensable, and he could also be regarded as repaying his favor.
Chen Ao lazily held a dog, nodded, and said, "Thank you all for your hard work. You have caught the criminals. The country will be rewarded."
The black-clothed people all laughed and said, "You are so polite, this is our duty."
As he said that, everyone began to act. Chen Ao's picture of egrets was actually deliberately adjusted to a mixed smell, mixing incense and cat urine into a stimulating smell, and this smell is difficult to eliminate. Of course, ordinary people will undoubtedly have him, but if they find a dog, they can immediately follow the smell and find the painting back.
Chen Ao’s trick to crack Wang Xianggong’s scam is very simple. In fact, it is just a kind of passive setting. First, he used himself as bait and asked Wang Xianggong to set up a plan against him. What Chen Ao had to do was just be deceived.
The highlight is at the end. The tricked painting fell into the hands of Wang Xianggong. The first thing Wang Xianggong had to do was to bring it back to his nest. The smell mixed in the painting happened to be GPS. Chen Ao led the dog and could lead the constables to find Wang Xianggong's hiding place.
I took the dog to the courtyard last time. As expected, the people were gone, but the dog barked wildly excitedly, as if he was about to break free from the rope and run outward.
"Come on." Chen Ao made a gesture. As a thief, he didn't expect to become a detective today, and this feeling is pretty good.
Everyone followed the dog's footsteps and passed through several streets and alleys. The dog barked more and more frequently. When they chased a lonely alley, they suddenly stopped and barked at a room.
Zhang Wannian frowned, called several leaders in a low voice, and ordered: "Call a few brothers in the back alley, and a few brothers in the front alley, and the rest follow me in."
A group of constables dispersed one after another. Zhang Wannian took the ruler and broke into the door first, shouting: "Wang Zhuzi, you have already reported the truth. Why don't you follow me to the yamen?"
The detectives rushed in one after another, and in an instant, the sound of equipment smashing came from the room. Chen Ao led the dog to chase after him and shouted: "Brother Zhang, tell your brother to be careful and don't smash things."
Zhang Wannian exclaimed and said, "Where are people in charge?"
Then a constable said, "Ban Tou, there is a secret door here."
"Wow, the prisoner has fled, hurry up, let the brothers surround this street and alley, and no one is allowed to go out."
When Chen Ao rushed in, he realized that the king had left. There was a secret door on the wall of the bedroom, which led directly to the next room. He crawled through the secret door and arrived at another house. Here, he saw a lot of hurry-changed clothes and threw them on the ground.
"The head of the troupe, I have been searched everywhere, and there is no trace of anyone." A constable came to report.
Zhang Wannian's face looked like earth, and said, "What's going on? Could it be that this man's magic trick? Will we come to get people tonight?"
Chen Ao was silent for a moment and smiled and said, "The cunning rabbit has three holes. This man is too cautious. He actually rented two houses in one breath and opened the two houses. Whenever there is any movement, he rushed to another house. Zhang Bantu, look at the clothes that were thrown away at will..." Chen Ao picked up the clothes and could still feel the warmth at the fingertips: "This should be taken off by someone not long ago, but what clothes would he change into after taking off his clothes?"
A constable said: "There are no idle people walking around the streets just now. I guess this person hasn't left yet."
Chen Ao shook his head: "He has left, but he has just changed into a black robes."
The black robe is the constable's public uniform. After changing into it, he went out of another house without knowing it. Tonight, so many constables are squatting here, and no one can see who is clearly in the dark. It is mixed in it, and it is easy to slip away.
After listening to Chen Ao's analysis, Zhang Wannian smiled bitterly: "Young Master Chen is so powerful. This man is also very powerful. I have been a mistress for so many years and have never seen such a cunning man. Alas, if the ring cannot be retrieved, it is not easy for the Duke to explain."
Chen Ao shook his head and smiled, "The ring is still in this room."
Zhang Wannian was overjoyed: "Where is it?"
Chen Ao let go of the dog's rope, and the dog lowered his head and began to smell it. When he arrived at a few cases, he began to bark again.
"Come on, move these cases away."
Several constables immediately moved several cases away, but there was nothing under several cases, just a piece of loess.
Chen Ao said, "Go and find some pickaxes and dig the ground."
Many black clothes rolled up their sleeves and looked for various things to dig. Sure enough, a brocade box wrapped in oil cloth appeared after digging a foot of the ground. Zhang Wannian came out with the brocade box and opened it. It happened to be a scroll inside. In addition, there was a ring and some small objects.
"This is the stolen goods. Should Captain Zhang take it back to the yamen?" Chen Ao asked with a smile.
Zhang Wannian hurriedly handed the brocade box to Chen Ao and said, "There is no need. The master's things are here. That's good. I'm ashamed to not catch the murderer this time."
Chen Ao took the brocade box and said, "It's a blessing to be able to recover the stolen goods. Thank you for your hard work. The Duke of the State will definitely have a reward at that time."
The officials were excited and said, "I dare not."
Zhang Wannian asked: "Young Master Chen, why did you conclude that these stolen goods are still here?"
Chen Ao smiled and said, "It's very simple. This suspect is too cunning. When there is a panic, he will never be interested in a few treasures. Mingzhe is the most important thing to protect himself. Has Zhang Bantuo seen a gecko? Once the gecko feels danger, he will immediately throw his tail and flee wildly. In fact, this person is the same, not to mention that he is confident that the secrets of these treasures are hidden, we may not be able to find them, so we can escape first, and wait until the limelight passes, and then come back to get it."
Zhang Wannian smiled and said, "If Mr. Chen comes to serve as a servant, we brothers will have no food to eat."
Chen Ao put away the brocade box and said with a smile: "Everyone is working hard, so I won't bother you. I will go back and report to the Duke. Your contributions will definitely be conveyed. Let me say goodbye first."
Zhang Wannian smiled and said, "Young Master Chen is easy to leave."
Chen Ao approached Zhang Wannian's ear and whispered: "Master Zhao has been detained, right?"
Zhang Wannian nodded: "I'm already in the class room. Don't worry, Mr. Chen, we will definitely serve him well."
Chen Ao whispered: "Tell you that this Chief Zhao has at least two thousand guan in his hands. Zhang Bantu, don't say that I didn't remind you, you can do it yourself."
Zhang Wannian smiled ambiguously, immediately understood, and said with a smile: "Thank you Mr. Chen to reward him."
"If he spits out the money, let him have a way out. After all, it's just a matter of thought. There is no need to force people to death." Chen Ao finally said a good thing for Master Zhao, but I'm afraid that this sentence is the most sincere. He shook his sleeves: "I'm leaving."
Carrying the brocade box, Chen Ao led the dog to the Duke's mansion, but he was thinking in his heart that this Wang Xianggong was too cunning and indeed a powerful opponent. If the bait he took out was too tempting, this man would have been careless for a moment, and he was afraid that who would have been deceived by whom.
Chapter completed!