Lu Qiqi stood behind the village chief, looking around at the expressions on everyone's faces, trying to find something unusual on the villagers' faces.
However, the other party had a strong mental fortitude and did not let Lu Qiqi notice anything different about them.
After waiting for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, no one was still willing to turn themselves in.
The village chief sighed wearily and said, "Since you refuse to turn yourself in, just expel you from the village once you're caught."
The villagers were furious when they heard they were to be expelled from the village!
Leaving aside how they will survive in the future, they don't even have a place to stay. How can they possibly survive in the dead of winter?
Li Shoucai hadn't expected the punishment to be so severe. He shouted, "Who is it? Step forward now! Being expelled from the village is no joke. It's hard to say whether we'll even survive this winter!"
"Yes! As long as we speak up, if there are any difficulties, we can all work together to solve them."
"Return the items, apologize to everyone, and nothing is insurmountable. It's not worth doing this!"
"Everyone makes mistakes, so step forward!"
Despite the loss of belongings and being driven out of the village, the villagers of Lijia Village were clearly kind-hearted and couldn't bear to drive people out of the village in the dead of winter.
No one stepped forward to admit their mistake. Everyone was on tenterhooks, wanting to know who had stolen the things, but also worried that banishing the thief from the village would lead to a murder.
It would be such a pity if they didn't die of thirst or hunger on the way to escape famine, but then froze to death after being settled!
The village chief's gaze gradually dimmed, and his heart sank to the bottom. "Lu girl, take out that piece of clothing and let your dog go look for the person."
There was bloodstain on the hem of his clothes. Wangcai had fought with that shadowy figure yesterday, so he would definitely find the person.
So, Lu Qiqi let Wangcai smell the corner of her clothes and asked him to go and find the person.
People who have never done anything wrong will naturally feel comfortable letting Wangcai pass by them.
People who have done something wrong will not dare to run away at this time, because if they run away, they will confirm their crime of theft.
Lu Qiqi followed Wangcai through the crowd. Wangcai sniffed left and right in front of her, occasionally raising his face to look at the other person's appearance.
"Ouch! That bastard pushed me!"
The crowd was drawn to the sound of the insults and turned to look in the direction of the noise.
Li Erma fell to the ground, then sat up, glaring fiercely at the group of people who had been standing behind him.
He cursed loudly, "You son of a bitch, step forward right now and I'll spare your life!"
Li Erma fell to the ground, and the people Wangcai had checked and those he hadn't were thrown into chaos again, unable to tell who had been checked and who hadn't.
"Did you steal Li Erma? You've never done a single good deed in the village!"
Someone shouted something, and everyone's suspicious gazes turned to Li Erma.
Feeling uncomfortable under the scrutiny of everyone around him, Li Erma patted the mud off his pants and stood up.
He started cursing as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Damn it, I'll steal if I want, take if I want, rob if I want, there's nothing I'm afraid to admit. Anyone who dares to smear me, I'll beat them to death!"
"Who said that just now? Step forward right now!"
The villager who spoke was just being impulsive, saying what he thought without any real evidence, so naturally he didn't dare to stand up and confront Li Erma.
At this moment, Wangcai suddenly turned around and walked towards Li Erma, eventually stopping in front of Li Erma.
Wangcai bared its teeth at Li Erma and let out a low growl.
The villagers looked at each other, beginning to suspect Li Erma.
Suddenly, Wangcai pounced on Li Erma.
"Help!"
"You damn dog, don't tear my clothes."
"Lu Qiqi, get your dog away right now!"
Wangcai tackled Li Erma to the ground, but instead of tearing at Li Erma's flesh, it held onto Li Erma's clothes tightly, as if it wanted to tear them off.
Seeing Wangcai tearing at Li Erma's clothes, Lu Qiqi first made Wangcai stop biting so she could pull the person out.
"Wangcai, shut up!"
Upon hearing Lu Qiqi's words, Wangcai forcefully bit off a piece of cloth from Li Erma's clothes, then disgustedly threw it aside and crawled to Lu Qiqi's side.
"What a mad dog!" Li Erma was both angry and a little scared. Fortunately, the dead dog only bit his clothes. If it had bitten him, this beast would have torn off a piece of his flesh!
Lu Qiqi said, "Wangcai wouldn't bite you for no reason. You must have done something to anger it!"
Li Erma stammered for a long time without saying a word, and his appearance only deepened the villagers' suspicions about him.
"I think it's him. He can't say a word for a long time and just can't find a reason to lie to people."
Li Erma glared at the man angrily, "Li Dashun, don't make false accusations! I just said to teach the dog to call me 'Dad,' it's not like I dug up your ancestral graves, you don't need to slander me like this!"
Li Dashun had felt a tightness in his chest for a long time after being choked by Li Erma, and now that it was true that Li Erma had been pounced on and bitten by a dog, he would naturally have such suspicions.
"Then why does this dog only bite you and not chase after others?"
Li Erma was also annoyed, so he simply gave up and said, "I just threw a handful of mud into its bowl, who knew this damn dog would hold a grudge like that!"
Everyone was speechless, never expecting that Li Erma would be so bored as to put something in the dog's bowl.
Lu Qiqi's lips twitched. This Li Erma, who was more trouble than he was worth, actually had such a peculiar habit of touching things.
Fortunately, Wangcai avenged himself, which is good; he always seeks revenge!
No wonder he's the wolf raised by Lu Qiqi, just like her!
Lu Qiqi patted Wangcai's round head as a reward, and Wangcai squinted its eyes, enjoying the touch.
The thief wasn't caught. This time, Lu Qiqi had everyone line up in a square formation and check them one by one.
During their previous escape, Song Yanqing had organized the villagers to train as soldiers. Forming a square formation was not difficult, and the team was quickly arranged in an orderly manner.
Lu Qiqi continued to follow Wangcai, searching for the shadowy figure from last night.
Finally, Wangcai stopped in front of a young man in the center of the formation, looked up at the young man, and then carefully smelled his scent.
He repeated this several times, as if he was unsure of his own judgment.
Lu Qiqi also noticed Wangcai's unusual behavior. She knew that animals like wolves had excellent night vision for hunting at night, and it was not unreasonable for them to remember human faces unless the other party was wearing a mask.
However, wolves and dogs belong to the same family of species. Compared to their eyesight, their sense of smell is much greater than their vision, and they rely on their sense of smell more.
As long as the other party hasn't showered and washed away their scent, Wangcai will definitely be able to catch the thief.
Wangcai stood in front of the young man, reluctant to leave, and made no further move.
Zhang Cuihua tried to drive Wangcai away, saying, "Go away, go somewhere else."
His son is destined to be a top scholar, so he can't let this mudslinging get to him.
Otherwise, let alone becoming a top scholar in the imperial examinations, the academy won't even accept someone of questionable character, and he won't even have the chance to take the preliminary examinations.
Thinking of this, how could Zhang Cuihua allow a beast to ruin her son's path to success?
"Get out of here!"
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