Chapter 2189 Treasure Hunt 1
The mountains are densely wooded and many places seem to have never been reached by humans, so they are difficult to search.
Governor Duan also followed them into the mountains to search. Once they entered the mountains, they split into several teams and scattered. Their team went directly to the thieves' den - oh, the mountain stronghold.
The village is behind a large rock. Most of the mountains on the grassland are not high, and this one is naturally not very steep. However, with this mountain wall, the village is directly isolated inside. It is rare to find such a village that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Governor Duan said, "It is because of this barrier that they are never able to be annihilated."
He suppressed bandits four times, but only twice he drove the bandits out of the grassland and into the mountain stronghold. One of those times took him half a year to plan. He used a caravan as bait to lure most of the bandits out of the mountain stronghold, and then killed them. He then sent people forward to lure the enemy, and finally dispersed and drove them out.
But this time, it was because they had attacked the stronghold last time and had searched the mountain, so they had a general understanding of the situation in the mountain. So they took advantage of the daybreak when the people in the stronghold were sleepy, went around from another path, killed the guards, and then attacked.
Governor Duan led them inside. Bai Shan and the others saw the messy houses inside and couldn't help but feel disgusted. "With so many people, why don't they build the houses more neatly?"
Governor Duan: "...They are thieves. This is a den of thieves, not a city."
Manbao looked left and right and asked, "It's such a big place, why didn't they hide the treasure here?"
Governor Duan said, "We have searched thoroughly, and this is not the first time. Although we have found a lot of valuables, it is far less than we expected."
There was some valuables in the thieves' den. There were some gold, silver, jewelry, cloth, tea and other things. But no one believed that these were all the valuables of the horse thieves. They must be kidding.
If they are really so poor, why would they become horse thieves?
Is it exciting to tie your head to your belt?
It was the first time for Manbao and his friends to enter a den of thieves, and they were very curious.
Adhering to the principle of increasing their knowledge, the group toured the place in great detail. No, they searched the thieves' den. Koko muttered twice in quick succession, "Host, there are hidden things about 868 steps to the left, about 219 steps straight ahead, and about 560 steps to the right rear."
This was a unit of measurement that Manbao was very familiar with. Manbao responded in his heart, but did not take people there directly. Instead, he still followed everyone to search it out with great interest.
The location that Koko reported to her must be where a lot of things were hidden, but the bandits must have private property, and Manbao felt that they should have hidden something as well.
She was very interested in the scavenger hunt.
Koko didn't urge her. He saw her kick a door open and walk in with a swagger.
Bai Jilang was startled by the sound of the door hitting the wall and complained, "Can't you be a little gentler?"
"That's how it looks impressive. Isn't that how it always happens in books when government troops conduct searches?" Man Bao said, "They're incredibly ferocious. They just break down the door and find all sorts of treasures."
Her reasoning was particularly strong. "These houses won't be inhabited anyway, so they're just abandoned. Why not kick them out?"
The officials (Inspector Duan) and soldiers (soldiers) on the side remained silent. Did they treat them as minions?
Bai Shan tilted his head in thought, then turned to Governor Duan and said, "Why not demolish these houses to prevent more people from becoming bandits in the mountains in the future?"
Governor Duan: "...demolishing houses also requires manpower and material resources."
Bai Shan shook the unstable door and looked up at the gray houses. He didn't quite understand how much manpower and resources would be needed to demolish such houses.
Manbao excitedly said, "Then we'll tear it down for you?"
Governor Duan held out his hand and said, "Doctor Zhou, please do as you please."
He couldn't understand it. They had all been tired all day. The military doctor could hardly get out of bed today, and Zhou Liru also complained of foot pain. But this person who was obviously the busiest became full of energy after a good night's sleep.
Manbao started walking around the room. She was told to just go wherever she wanted, so she wouldn't be particularly careful when looking for things.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang also let go, and the three of them kept throwing things out. When Governor Duan saw the wooden shelves and various sundries falling in front of him, he was speechless for a long time.
He couldn't help but say, "Master Zhou, our people have searched these houses..."
He thought they were there to look for clues to the treasure, not to search the houses of the horse thieves again.
Manbao turned a deaf ear and said perfunctorily: "Let's look for it again."
As she spoke, she had already dismantled half of the bed, then climbed in to take a look. After a moment, she said happily, "There really is a hole in it."
Upon hearing this, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang immediately dropped what they were holding and ran over. "Hurry up and take a look under the mud to see if there's anything unusual. Someone might have dug a hole, laid out some wood, and then covered it with mud to hide something."
Manbao was banging around inside, and then he said, "There's no problem underground."
After a moment, she screamed "Wow!", and then Governor Duan saw her legs moving quickly, and she crawled out in a short while. She didn't get up, but sat on the ground, stretching her hands forward. Governor Duan was almost blinded by the dazzle.
His eyes widened. "This is..."
"Wow—" Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were even more excited than him and asked quickly, "There are so many gems, are there any more inside?"
Manbao shook his head, "No, this one is wrapped in oil paper, there are seven in total."
Manbao picked out the best ones and stuffed them into his purse. Halfway through, he remembered something and immediately gave one to Bai Shan, Bai Erlang, and Duan Zhishi, saying with a smile, "Whoever sees it gets a share, whoever sees it gets a share..."
Governor Duan: ...
He took it silently and then gave a wink to his guards.
After the guards left, the soldiers who had been perfunctorily searching everywhere rushed into the rooms like wolves and tigers and began to search the wall behind the bed.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang divided the spoils, and immediately pulled Man Bao to another room. Seeing people everywhere, the three of them went to the innermost room.
The yard in the middle belongs to the bandit leader and his confidants. Even their houses are bigger and tidier than others.
Governor Duan said, "They took possession of several women they had robbed..."
Manbao waved his hand and said, "Let's go, search!"
So before Governor Duan could finish his words, the three of them rushed in. One started crawling under the bed, one started looking for something in the bathroom, and the other started rummaging through drawers and cabinets.
They really rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, and everything in them was turned out. Even a piece of clothing was taken away as stolen goods, so now the cabinets and boxes are empty.
Bai Shan simply turned the box over, pushed the cabinet over, and then knocked and banged around. Under the watchful eyes of Governor Duan, he pried open a corner of the cabinet and took out two thick pieces of gold.
Bai Shan weighed it, but was not sure about the weight, so he handed it to Daji.
Daji weighed it and said, "About four ounces."
Governor Duan's eyes widened. Four taels of gold was equivalent to forty taels of silver. As for copper coins...
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(End of this chapter)
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