Chapter 85: Discovering the thief hole!

Li Zhao and Yasha were in a close relationship and immediately ran over to check. The treasure house was surrounded by large pieces of granite, and giant blue bricks were paved with two and a half feet long and one foot wide.

This blue brick is made of clay and is extremely strong. It is not afraid of wind, frost, rain and snow, or insects and rats. It can last for thousands of years without any damage. It is the best material for building city walls.

If the things are good, the price will naturally be expensive. It costs at least a few dozen cents to burn such a piece of blue brick. Only Chang'an, Luoyang and some important military cities can be used. As for ordinary city walls, they are built with loess.

The Wang family can be regarded as a luxury when paving the floor with such blue bricks.

...

Li Zhao looked carefully and touched it with his hands. The blue bricks on the ground were intact and there were not even cracks. What did Yasha find?

On the other side, the Sun Rat seemed to have thought of something, and immediately lay on the ground, knocking on the blue bricks hard, listening with his ears... "Young Master, there is a dark hole underneath!"

"What, dark hole?"

"You can't be wrong. The thief used the earth escape method to steal things from the treasure house. The dark hole was so precise, and the work was so beautiful that there was no trace left. There were no more than five people in the entire Guanzhong Dao!"

"Old butler, please borrow a shovel and pickaxe to use it. We need to lift the blue bricks to check it out."

"well!"

The old housekeeper also understood and immediately asked someone to bring a shovel and pickaxe. Then everyone started to work together and quickly lifted up more than a dozen blue bricks.

There were several long wooden boards under the blue bricks. After lifting them up, a dark hole suddenly appeared, with a diameter of about five or six feet, and it was so dark inside that it was so dark that it was unknown where it led... Now I figured out that the thief really used the earth escape method.

The first step is to observe the terrain, dig an authentic tunnel from a distance, lead directly to the bottom of the Wang family treasure house, and then dig upwards.

The treasure house is surrounded by huge granite, but the ones are laid underground are blue bricks. Although these blue bricks are strong, they cannot resist the thief's steel shovels.

The second step is to enter the treasure house, take the gold, silver, jewelry and glassware inside along the tunnel, and then carefully seal the tunnel opening without leaving any trace.

Digging tunnels in the treasure house will inevitably cause some sounds. Therefore, the thieves specially found a thunderstorm to use the thunder to cover up their movements. It's such a scheming and a good means!

But what is strange is that the thieves have worked hard to finally enter the treasure house. Why did they only move away twenty boxes of jewelry and eighty-one glassware? Why didn’t they take more?

Could it be that time is limited and there are not many people?

"Let's go down and take a look. Maybe you can follow the clues and find the traces of the thief!"

"Young Master, come on, let me do it first!"

Li Zhao wanted to enter the tunnel, but Jiang Hao took a step forward, and the four major guards followed closely, so Li Zhao had to follow them...

At the same time, the old butler trembled all over excitedly and ran around to report the news. The case finally made breakthrough progress, and there was hope for retrieving the stolen glassware.

"Brother Jiang, be careful!"

"Don't worry!"

The tunnel is more than one person tall, four or five feet wide, and it is very neatly excavated. There are several turns in the middle, cleverly avoiding the rocky areas, water accumulation areas, and tree areas... but the direction is not wrong at all. It can be seen that the person who digs the tunnel is a master among the masters.

Jiang Hao groped forward carefully, holding a fire stick in his left hand to illuminate the light, and holding two iron galls in his right hand to be ready to throw them out at any time.

This is a hidden weapon of strange doors that looks inconspicuous, but it is quite powerful. Once hit by them, the bones and tendons will be broken at the least, and the nerves will be broken at the worst. It is very suitable for melee combat... The rest of the people followed closely, holding short weapons such as daggers and darts in their hands to prevent unexpected events.

After about a meal, I found three or four hundred feet away and finally arrived at the end of the tunnel, with a circular exit of about five feet in diameter, and was also covered with several wooden boards.

Jiang Hao made a gesture of silence, carefully pressed his ears to listen to what was going on outside, and then pushed open a gap to peek... The outside was very quiet, with no voices.

Next, the four guards stepped forward to help and pushed away the wooden board and the things pressed on it... The group quickly rushed out of the tunnel and looked around at the surrounding situation, but was shocked!

The exit is located in a dilapidated hall, surrounded by dozens of statues of Buddhas, Guanyin and Arhats, one by one, one is also damaged, covered with dust, spider webs and other objects.

Outside the main hall is a dilapidated temple, covering a considerable area, but no one is seen. Where is this?

"It seems to be Yuelong Temple here?"

"Yes, it's Yuelong Temple. I didn't expect that the thief would use this place as a stronghold and he really could choose a place!"

Jiang Hao and his friends were very familiar with Chang'an City. After a little observation, they immediately knew where they were.

Yuelong Temple was built in the second year of Renshou in the Sui Dynasty. It covers an area of ​​more than 200 acres. There is also a pool in the temple. The water is clear and deep. It is said that a long time ago, a dragon jumped out of it and flew straight to the sky, so it was named: Yuelong Pond.

The temple became famous with the water of the pond, so it was called Yuelong Temple!

During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty, the Yuelong Temple caught fire, almost burning the entire temple to ruins. The monks ran away to death, and no one left, and the temple was completely abandoned.

In the decades that followed, some people proposed to rebuild the temple many times, but unfortunately, due to various reasons, they failed to do so.

Unexpectedly, the thieves were so cunning that they used this abandoned temple as a stronghold and dug an authentic tunnel several hundred feet long, leading directly to the bottom of the Wang family's treasure house, and secretly stole the things inside.

"Look around and see if you can find useful clues!"

"promise!"

Everyone scattered and searched carefully in the temple, but no one was found. It seemed that after the thieves succeeded, they immediately ran away.

However, Jiang Hao has rich experience in handling cases and observed the footprints left around him, he still got some clues: There were three thieves, all of whom were adult men, one of whom was a fat man, weighing at least 250 kilograms, and the footprints left were very heavy.

One of them was injured in his right leg and was a little sloped when walking.

The last one is even more strange. Although he is obviously a big man, he likes to tinker with women's things. He found residues of lead powder, dark powder, rouge and other items in a room!

...

"It's already very difficult for only three thieves to steal twenty boxes of gold, silver and jewelry and eighty-one glassware overnight. It's even more difficult to transport these things out as if they were ascending to the sky. They couldn't get through the city gate alone. The smartest way for them was to hide the things first, and then use the method of moving the ants to make a move bit by bit.

Therefore, the subordinates judged that those things were hidden nearby, and even in Yuelong Temple. We gathered all the bad people and searched several nearby yards carefully, and perhaps we could find those things."

Jiang Hao has rich experience in handling cases and proposed a feasible solution.

After weighing the pros and cons, Li Zhao shook his head helplessly: The families living near Yuelong Temple are either rich or noble, and they all have deep backgrounds. How easy is it to search their house?

Besides, judging from all the signs, the three thieves are quite smart and must have hidden their things in a very secret place. Even if they carry out a large carpet-style search, they may not be able to find them within three days.

If you can't find it, if you can't pay the wrong payment in Jingzhao Mansion, you may be punished, at least you will have to beat the board.

Is it scary to hit a board?

Quite scary!

You should know that the yamen runners in Jingzhao Mansion have been specially trained and have great skills in their hands. Once they hit the board, they can make people's butts bloom and bloody, but they will not hurt their muscles or bones. As long as they apply golden sore medicine, they will be cured in three or five days.

If you hit the board with one stroke, you can not hurt the skin, but the muscles and internal organs inside are broken. The person will die within three to five days, and there will be no scars.

Li Zhao believes that if he gets beaten, he will most likely be the latter!

what to do?

It's easy to deal with, just use a little trick and let the thieves pop up by themselves.

"Let's go back. If we want to catch the thief as soon as possible and find the stolen things, we have to ask the God of Wealth to help!"

"promise!"

...

In the lobby of the Wang family's house, Li Zhao met Yuanbao, the world's No. 1 God of Wealth.

He is about sixty years old, with a medium figure, slightly thin, wrinkled face, gray beard, wearing extremely ordinary clothes, and no gold or jade all over his body... If he walked on the street, it would be no different from an ordinary old man.

If there is anything special, it is Wang Yuanbao's eyes, which are thin and long, with a slightly yellow eyes, and there is a flash of light from time to time. It is a typical fox eyes!

"Young man, you are very good. You only took a little while to find out the cause and effect of the stolen treasure house, which is hundreds of times better than the yamen runners who eat hard meals in Jingzhao Mansion."

"Thank you for your praise, I am ashamed of you!"

"The cause and effect have been found out, can you catch the thief sooner?"

"No, the thieves have already escaped and have not left many clues. It is too difficult to catch them."

"Yes, there are millions of people in Chang'an City. It's like finding a needle in the seabed, it's so difficult!"

Wang Yuanbao sighed and could not catch the thief, so he could not find the 81 glassware. This year's Qianqiu Festival is overshadowed, and the Wang family cannot escape the blame. Although the heads will not fall to the ground, once they lose their holy favors, their days will be difficult to endure. What should we do?

"Seniors don't have to be too anxious. Although it is difficult to find thieves, you can use a little trick to make the thieves fall into the trap."

"Oh, tell me, what strategy?"

"Haha, it's very simple. Let's do this...this way...this way..."

Li Zhao attached himself to Wang Yuanbao's ear and muttered for a while. The latter nodded frequently, his eyes full of praise!

"Good plan, don't worry, I will definitely help you sing this big show, haha!"

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!