The officer in uniform looked at the inconspicuous little house in front of him and asked Song Xixi in a deep voice.
"This is not far from the corner with bloodstains. With a sense of smell of 250, it is unlikely to go wrong." Song Xixi touched the dog's head to calm it down and stop trying to pull the closed courtyard door.
The sergeant in uniform did not hesitate and raised his hand to make a gesture. In an instant, more than twenty uniformed constables who were ambushing all around rushed out. Several of them jumped into the yard neatly without making a sound.
This was the first time that Song Xixi saw someone with such nimble skills. She couldn't help but tighten the traction rope in her hand, wishing she could learn a few moves so that she would be more confident when facing opponents with martial arts skills in the future.
Not long after, the courtyard door was opened from the inside, and one of the detectives was heard saying: "Bago, we caught a thief who was about to faint from hunger. There was no trace of Luda or anyone else in the house."
When Ba heard this, he looked towards Song Xixi.
Song Xixi patted 250: "Go in."
As soon as she finished speaking, Erbai Wu rushed into the room with her, and finally took out a pair of wrinkled underwear with some suspicious marks on it from the corner of the bed.
Captain Ba quickly frowned and picked up the undergarments, looked back and forth, and held back his disgust and sniffed them. He was not sure that these were left behind by the gang of thugs, but there were many small items in the room, so he took this one in his mouth.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the gagged thief. Ba quickly removed the gag from his mouth and asked coldly: "When did you come in?"
The thief hadn't eaten for several days. Now he was so weak that he had to rely on the help of the policeman to stand firm: "Hey, sir, the villain came in over the wall three days ago."
Three days ago?
Captain Ba's expression changed and he asked, "Have you met the owner of the house or anyone else?"
The thief didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly he was short of breath and shouted in fear: "I, I just wanted to steal something valuable. I didn't want to kill anyone. I didn't want to kill anyone. I didn't kill the couple. I really didn't kill them."
, not me..."
It turns out that the owners of the house are an old couple with no children. Three days ago, a thief who was short of money had a good time here, so he broke in at night and planned to steal something valuable.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the house, there was a knock on the courtyard door. After the old couple got dressed and went to open the door, he heard the voices of several men. Worried about being discovered, he hid in the side of the bed in a panic.
In the barn.
Immediately afterwards, he heard a collision in the living room, and something fell and broke. After that, he never heard the couple's voice again, only knowing that it was a young man who came in to sleep every night.
Realizing that this group of people was not easy to deal with, the thief was so frightened that he did not dare to go out and stayed in the narrow, dark barn for three days and three nights.
Even when I was sleepy and tired, I didn't dare to close my eyes, for fear of accidentally making a sound and being heard by people outside, which would lead to death.
Hearing this, Song Xixi and the police officers concluded that something had happened to the old couple. The blood stains in the corner outside were either left by them or by the person who murdered them.
The people who murdered the old couple were most likely Luda and his party, whom the government searched all over the city but could not find!
"How long have they been gone? Did they say where they were going?" Ba quickly asked, anxious, grabbing the thief by his collar.
The thief was so hungry that he lowered his head and thought for a while, then said vaguely: "Go to Jingxin Lake. He said he wanted to work hard and leave here."
Ba's expression darkened: "Let's go to Jingxin Lake!"
After taking two steps, he thought of something again and said to Song Xixi: "I will send someone to take you back to the government office."
Song Xixi shook her head: "I know the way, just go back by yourself. You guys go to Jingxin Lake quickly. If you are later, it will be too late!"
After that, she took 250 and left.
Just as Captain Ba was about to say something, the thief who was about to faint muttered: "The richest man, the son of the richest family. They are eyeing the young master of the richest family and want to catch him asking for money from the richest family..."
Song Xixi's expression changed drastically: "Zhao Mingliang!"
Jingxin Lake is the largest lake in the city and is connected to the tributaries of the moat. The lakeshore is also the liveliest and most prosperous place in the entire city. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the place is crowded with people who come to admire the moon and tour the lake to guess lantern riddles.
At this time, Zhao Mingliang and Pang Yue had already boarded the painting boat and were admiring the scenery on both sides of Jingxin Lake under the moonlight.
Pang Yue accidentally discovered that one of the people serving him was missing, so he asked the guard standing beside him: "Where is Xiao Tong?"
Guard: "Little Tong suddenly had a stomachache before he came up. He was worried about dirtying the young master's ears, so he didn't say anything. He should be waiting at the pier for the boat to dock."
Pang Yue nodded and didn't care.
"Come on, let's have a nice drink tonight."
Zhao Minglang came over with a jar of good wine and filled Pang Yue a glass with his own hands: "Old Zhao brought this back from Yunshan Mansion. It is said to be a century-old wine, a good wine that even the rich can't buy!"
Pang Yue was not good at drinking, but his interest was aroused. He picked up the wine glass and invited him to drink with him: "If it doesn't taste good, you can drink it all by yourself in a while."
Zhao Minglang chuckled: "Drink all you can, I will never get drunk after a thousand cups!"
Pang Yue shook his head: "Just brag!"
The two of them clinked their glasses and were about to put them into their mouths when suddenly there was a violent jolt on the boat, their bodies shook uncontrollably, and the wine spilled all over them.
"What's going on!" Zhao Mingliang was furious because his interest was disturbed. He stood up unsteadily and wanted to go outside to see what was going on.
Soon, a guard hurriedly walked in and reported: "Sir, a ship hit and pierced the boat. You must find another boat as soon as possible, otherwise the boat will sink."
Zhao Mingliang realized the seriousness of the matter and did not bother to pursue the boat that hit the boat. He hurriedly grabbed Pang Yue who was startled: "Hurry up, we can't fall into the water on such a cool day!"
As soon as the two of them arrived outside the boat, they saw that the boat that had crashed into the boat had not moved.
Zhao Mingliang opened his mouth to curse when he saw a fair-faced and handsome man walking out.
The white-faced man bowed deeply and apologized to Zhao and Pang: "My boatman made a mistake and crashed the boat of the two gentlemen. It happened that my friend's boat was right behind. I also asked the two gentlemen to board the boat to avoid danger."