Chapter 486 487. Searched everywhere

They searched several houses and carriages, but found nothing like the lost items that the merchants had mentioned.

Xu Mutou and Cao Lei were in disbelief when they heard the news. They asked anxiously, "Have you searched the front and back of the house? The village is limited to this area. If you haven't found it yet, shouldn't we search the surrounding area?"

"Yes, we haven't searched the area yet. Can you guys search the house thoroughly? That way we can give up."

Jin Qianqian sneered, "Promised them."

Magistrate Wu also felt that these people were somewhat ungrateful. If this happened to him, he would not be as magnanimous as Madam Gu.

He turned to the captain who was following him and said, "Take your men and search carefully around here, so that no one else will use this as an excuse to cause trouble later."

The captain was about to lead his men away, but Cao Lei stepped forward and said, "Let's follow the police officer to look for it together, it will be faster this way."

The local villagers also joined in the fun, "Yes, yes, we villagers can also help to look for it together. If all else fails, we can dig up Zhou Zhou Shan. We have to make them satisfied."

Who wants to accompany these people here endlessly? It is better to solve this matter as soon as possible, and then go back to the mountains to pick some wild vegetables.

Since no one had any objection, County Magistrate Wu would not stop it and nodded to show his agreement.

With so many people out looking, the scope naturally became larger. People were standing in front of and behind the houses. Some people even searched the outer perimeter of the back mountain, but still found nothing.

Xu Mutou and Cao Lei looked at each other secretly, feeling a little anxious. How could they not find it?

Jin Qianqian sat leisurely in the yard, hugging and teasing Gu Bencan who had just woken up.

Even if these people searched the entire back mountain, they would not be able to find the things.

Although it is still unclear who is plotting against her, it does not ruin her good mood. Although it has been delayed for a while, she has still made a small profit.

Thinking about the wealth lying in the space now, she knew that these people wanted to frame her and they had spent a lot of money.

Probably they wanted to make her guilt more serious, so they chose some expensive things, even thousands of taels of gold. Someone paid for the expenses of this trip, and they could make a lot of money.

Cao Lei's heart felt like it was on fire.

How come they didn't find anything? He was the one who put it there with his men.

They originally planned to put it behind this house, but who knew that these guards would watch here all night, so they chose to put the things in the back mountain.

Now these things have disappeared out of thin air. How is he going to explain to his master when he goes back?

Xu Mutou was also anxious. If this mission failed, they could still find an excuse, but now so many things were lost, and the future of his family... he didn't even dare to imagine it.

"How about looking around here again?" Xu Mutou could only look at the captain anxiously. This time, his anxiety was genuine, but it made those around him feel upset when they heard it.

This is not over yet...

"We have already searched our village thoroughly, but we haven't found anything. Do you want to search this entire Daqing Mountain?"

"They think our village is easy to bully. They want to pin this incident on our village no matter what."

"Who knows if they didn't bring the stuff out at all? They came here to blackmail us."

"What you said does make sense. I don't think they want to blackmail our village. After all, our village is so poor that we can't even afford to eat."

This gave everyone a new idea, and everyone looked at Xu Muto and the others with contempt.

This person is really even poorer than these villagers. He can come up with such a bad idea.

Xu Mutou: "..."

Cao Lei, "..."

Other merchants who lost items were complaining in their hearts, and now that it has come to this, they have no choice but to accept the loss.

It seems that this business trip was in vain. With a sigh, these people silently retreated into the crowd.

Xu Mutou and Cao Lei were really anxious now. If so many things were really lost, even if they could get away safely, they probably wouldn't be able to explain to the host.

But they simply couldn't bring themselves to speak about this matter. Are they just going to suffer this loss in silence?

Of course not. They wanted to swallow this loss in silence, and Jin Qianqian would not allow it.

Seeing that the matter was almost over, she handed the child to the wet nurse, straightened her skirt, and then walked out of the gate with the servants.

"Mr. Magistrate, now that things have become clear, we have nothing to do with this so-called crime of theft.

But I feel that there are many doubts here, and I would like to ask you to give me justice. "

When County Magistrate Wu saw this situation, he groaned in his heart. This was about to happen.

"Madam Gu was wronged today. I will punish them for false accusation."

Jin Qianqian looked at the merchants who were being guarded by her guards and said, "Your Excellency is wrong. I suspect they came prepared. Otherwise, how could such good goods disappear out of thin air?

Especially since they were certain that the lost item disappeared near here, either there was a thief in their group, or they planned all this.”

County Magistrate Wu had already had his doubts in his mind. These people had made such a big fuss and insisted that they were looking for something here. It seemed that there was indeed a conspiracy behind this.

He looked at Xu Mutou and Cao Lei thoughtfully for a few times. At this time, the anxious expressions on their faces were even more anxious than before.

Moreover, they have come to where they are today step by step, and it was these people who slowly led them, which makes people have to doubt.

"Several owners of lost items, please come forward and tell me what you lost. What is the value of your lost items?"

The lawyer at the side had already taken out paper and pen, and borrowed a desk from the girl next to him, ready to take notes on the spot.

Before, everyone just hurriedly reported lost items, but now they have to count the specific items no matter what they say.

…

After everyone reported the loss, the eyes of the people present when they looked at Xu Mutou and Cao Lei changed.

It would be fine if he brought gold with him on this trip, but he actually brought a box of jewelry?

All those businessmen know that they like to exchange their valuables for silver bills and keep them close to their bodies. Who would carelessly put these things in their luggage?

Moreover, these merchants who travel back and forth from north to south will try their best to exchange all the cash they have for goods, otherwise how can they make the biggest profit?

Cao Lei lowered his head, feeling filled with remorse. He thought that something was a sure thing, but now there had been such a big change.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have fought so hard for this job. Now he has to handle it carefully, otherwise he might not be able to leave the village.

He glanced secretly at Xu Mutou, feeling anxious in his heart, hoping that his bones could be harder.

(End of this chapter)