Chapter 142 I Dream of Having a Donkey

After Captain Lei vomited, he felt more heartbroken.

The cart was not valuable to begin with, especially since it was carrying the smoked-dried corpses of the Lin family, so no one would bid for it.

Only the four carriages were worth some money, but they were second-hand goods, and people had died in the accident, so they couldn't be sold for much money.

He raised his eyes to look at his men and asked without giving up, "Nothing else?"

"We've checked the area thoroughly. It hasn't rained in nearly half a month, so the road is dry. There are no footprints left, and there are no signs of disturbed soil in the woods."

Captain Lei frowned, and dragged Sun Laoer and Song Laoer forward, asking, "Besides gold, silver, and jewelry, what else does Mr. Lin have?"

Sun Lao Da couldn't get it himself, and he didn't want Song Lao Er to get it or take it to the ground, so he hurriedly reported: "There are also cotton clothes and quilts, cloth shoes, several pieces of cotton cloth, salt, sugar, etc., which take up more than half of the double carriage!

"Sir, please interrogate Song carefully! How could he have hidden so much stuff so quickly? He must have had someone to help him. Maybe he'd already secretly contacted family or close friends, which is why he's refusing to admit anything!"

I can see that he wants to exchange himself for his family's lifelong wealth and glory."

Captain Lei's eyes suddenly lit up. Yes, if the gold, silver and jewelry were still in Song's hands, he would definitely reveal them under torture.

As long as it's in his hands, there's nothing to worry about. With their means, they can even get something out of a stone!

But the man surnamed Song was not in a hurry. Once he fell into their hands, he would not be able to escape. The villagers still had to search him before they could feel at ease.

He winked at his men, who immediately understood and stepped forward to bow to Mr. Jiang, saying politely, "Village chief, you know how our officials work. Regardless of whether we trust you or not, we have to conduct a search as a formality.

Actually, this is a good thing for your team. As long as you didn't do it, it can prove your innocence, right?"

The people in Qili Village stood there in a daze. They were robbed, so why were they still being searched?

What does this mean!

Immediately, a man stood up in dissatisfaction. Just as he was about to speak, Mr. Jiang reached out and pressed him down.

The official spoke in a polite tone, but his words were actually full of threats!

'As long as they haven't done it and prove their innocence' obviously means that if they don't allow the search, they must have done it.

He negotiated the terms and said, "Okay, but I have a request. After the search is completed and our innocence is proven, please give us a written document.

We have paper, pen, and ink. All you need to do is stamp it with your personal seal."

After all, there are still twelve donkeys. With this document, it can be proved that all their property has nothing to do with this matter. No matter where they take out the document in the future, they don’t have to be afraid!

Captain Lei agreed immediately: "Okay!" There was no need to spend money or apologize, just issue a document, which was the most convenient.

Seeing that Master Jiang had gathered everyone aside, Captain Lei immediately waved his hand and the officers, soldiers and constables quickly stepped forward.

He lifted the oilcloth, rummaged through the things, even untied all the hemp ropes tied to the sacks, and reached in to try again and again;

He knocked on the carriage from top to bottom and left to right to check if there were any partitions.

The people who were searching knew that the items were lost together. The clothes and fabrics were all valuable things and they would definitely not throw them away. If it was done by someone from Qili Village, as long as they found the large items like cloth and tortured them, who would be afraid that they would not reveal the gold and silver?

Among those present, apart from Captain Lei, Song Lao Er was the most nervous and looking forward to finding something!

If they found any gold, silver, or valuables in their group, he would be happy. But if not...

"Boss, no!"

"In winter, all clothes are made of linen. Only in spring and autumn do we have a few sets of half-worn cotton clothes.

The cotton in the quilt was caked and black, and the cover was badly worn;

The most important thing is that there are no complete rolls of cloth, only scraps, which can't even make up three feet of cloth!"

.....

After hearing what happened next, Captain Lei looked at Song Lao Er with eyes as sharp as knives.

Good, good, scholars are really cunning, even their stories of ghosts and gods have many loopholes. This is deliberately leading him in other directions, right?

Song Lao Er collapsed to the ground in despair, feeling that even if he had a mouth full of mouths, he wouldn't be able to explain himself...

After Jiang Xiangzhong finished writing two documents according to Mr. Jiang's instructions, Captain Lei and several constables quickly stamped their private seals on them. Then they shouted angrily, "Let's go! Back to the city!"

I ran such a long way but didn’t get any benefits. It’s unlucky just thinking about it!

The officers, soldiers and runners took away more than a hundred people including Boss Sun and Boss Song, and the place where the people of Qili Village were located immediately seemed more empty than ever before.

Granny Qin, Zheng Hui, Xu Hongmei, and the others cleaned up while cursing, "Damn it! Just search it, but you made a mess for us. It's not their family, so they don't feel bad."

"Think about it, we've been so guilty. We've been so nervous for days. Last night, we worked so hard to fight the enemy, but today the officials came and not only didn't reward us, they treated us like thieves! Now we have to clean up this mess."

"But where are the gold and silver that those evil men stole?"

"Who cares where it is? As long as it's not in the hands of those detectives, I'm just happy!"

"Where else could it be? It must be buried somewhere. But what I want to know more is where all those donkeys went. Oh, donkeys! It would be great if we could run into them."

Gold and silver are too far away, so far away that they would never dream of a whole ingot of silver, nor have they seen a whole ingot, let alone gold. But they not only see donkeys every day, but also know its benefits!

I dream of having one at home.

"Stop dreaming. Now that the danger is over, we can make brushes properly again. When you earn enough money, you can buy one too!"

"Even if I earn enough, I still can't bear to buy it. I don't know how much money it will cost to settle down in Jincheng. Of course, I will feel at ease if I have enough..."

Mr. Jiang folded his document neatly, wrapped it first in cotton cloth, then in oil paper, and finally put it in his own wooden box;

He took the other copy and found Shen Qing: "Keep this one."

Shen Qing didn't expect that Mr. Jiang would want two copies, and would choose one for her to keep.

Shen Qing hesitated for a moment, and the others advised: "This thing is useless on weekdays, but it will be very important when it is needed. You keep it so that we can rest assured!"

"Yes, yes, I'm afraid of looking at these things written in black and white! I'm so clumsy that I'm afraid of tearing or dirtying them."

"Besides, you have a scholar in your family, so you should keep it. If we were illiterate, we wouldn't be able to understand it."

Shen Qing thought about it and realized that it was most appropriate for her to have a storage cabinet to store these things!

It is not afraid of insects and rats, and it will not go bad.

"Okay, you must keep this paper well."

When there is nothing going on, it is just a piece of paper; when there is a dispute, it is the best physical evidence.

The matter came to an end and the land returned to its former peace after a rest.

Mr. Jiang wanted to set off tonight, but he was afraid that he and Xie Qingshan would take the wrong path, so he could only wait patiently.