Chapter 238 Interrogation
Looking at the direction they left, Lin Baoer looked around anxiously and immediately made up her mind to run in another direction.
The dull sound of fighting came from the narrow alley, and soon Lin Zhishen pressed the man to the ground.
"Don't hit me, don't hit me! I'll give you the money back!"
The thief under his command kept struggling for mercy and threw out the bag of money.
At this time, Lin Baoer also rushed over from another direction, panting. Seeing this scene, she was furious, "Do you think that paying back this money is enough?! What about the seventy taels?! Where is it?! Hurry up and return it!"
The thief's face was pressed to the ground, and his face was squeezed and deformed. He was dumbfounded and his voice trembled, "Where is the seventy taels?! The money is obviously here!"
When the two heard it, they felt something was wrong and looked carefully.
The light in the alley was not very good. They only saw that the height of this person was similar to that person and thought it was him. If it wasn't...
Lin Zhishen pulled off the collar on the thief's neck, revealing his whole face.
The skin was rough and the appearance was ordinary, without any outstanding features. The eyes were not as delicate as the shopkeeper's.
The next second, Lin Baoer pried open his hand and found that there was no scar mark on the base of his right hand. She regretted it immediately.
"It seems I found the wrong person."
Lin Zhishen frowned, but his hands did not loosen up. After examining the man for a moment, he said, "What's your name?"
The man answered obediently, "Si Gou."
[Why are they all bad names? Is it because they are easy to keep?]
Lin Baoer muttered to herself and picked up the money bag on the ground. She counted the money and found that it was still there.
"Why did you come to steal our money?"
Si Gou answered timidly, "I've been paying attention to you all day and found out that you are very rich. We have been hungry for a long time, so we were thinking of trying our luck..."
"You?" Lin Zhishen grasped the word sharply and narrowed his eyes, "Who else besides you?"
Si Gou seemed a little hesitant and did not speak for a while.
Seeing this, Lin Baoer raised her eyebrows and weighed the purse in her hand, "You have to think about it carefully. Now is your chance. If you send us to the government..."
Such a threat frightened Si Gou so much that he trembled and quickly explained, "I'll tell you! I'll tell you!"
"It's Atuan! We all live in that dilapidated temple in the north of the city! We make a living by begging! The government has been cracking down recently and beggars are not allowed to beg on the streets, so we have been hungry for a long time... This time we took the risk and wanted to give it a try..."
The more Si Gou spoke, the more guilty he felt. He didn't dare to look at the two of them.
After hearing this, Lin Zhishen pondered, "Are you the only two people in that dilapidated temple?"
Si Gou shook his head, "Not only that, homeless people would go there to live for a while, like beggars, pickpockets, or passing tourists, etc., but I'm only familiar with Ah Tuan."
"Pickpocket..." Lin Baoer hinted.
Seeing that she was interested in this, Si Gou quickly said, "I just happened to learn a trick from that pickpocket, so..."
"What does that pickpocket look like?" Lin Zhishen asked.
Si Gou was puzzled and didn't understand why they asked this, but he answered obediently, "The people who temporarily live in the ruined temple are different each time. I have met three pickpockets in total, one woman and two men. The trick just now was taught to me by one of them named Xiao Jiang."
"The woman is more pretty, and the other two men... look like ordinary people."
Si Gou frowned, as if trying to find adjectives to describe them.
It's the same as saying nothing.
Lin Zhishen simply said: "What about the body shape? Does anyone have a mark on the base of the right hand? For example, a scar or a burn mark."
Thinking of Lin Baoer turning his hand just now, Si Gou suddenly realized, "So you are looking for someone... to deliberately lure me out?!"
Lin Baoer: "..."
"It's intentional to lure someone out, but not you."
Si Gou smiled embarrassedly.
Too lazy to listen to his nonsense, Lin Zhishen increased the strength of his hands, "Is there any?"
The pain in his arm made Sigou wail, "Wait wait! I don't know! Their body shapes are similar to mine, but if you ask if there are scars on their hands...how do I know! I'm not a pervert who stares at other people's hands..."
Lin Baoer wiped her face and sighed.
It seems that today's work was in vain.
Lin Zhishen's expression was also mixed with a little impatience.
As if sensing their emotions, Sigou changed the subject and said, "But I can go back and ask Ah Tuan! Ah Tuan has been with them longer than me, maybe he will know."
Lin Baoer's eyes lit up, and just as she was about to agree, she saw Sigou's rolling eyes.
She understood immediately and said, "Tsk", "Come on, what do you want?"
Si Gou chuckled with a twisted face and lowered his posture, "I don't dare to ask for too much, I just want to ask you if you can buy some food for me and Atuan, we really haven't eaten for a long time..."
"I promise! No matter what you want to know, Atuan and I will tell you everything!" He was a little anxious.
Without hesitating for too long, Lin Baoer agreed, "Okay."
Finally, after Si Gou repeatedly promised that he would not run away, Lin Zhishen released his hand that was clamped on him. In
the end, Lin Baoer bought a bag of cakes and two roast chickens on the street and handed them to Si Gou.
"Thank you, my lords!" Si Gou hurriedly wiped his hands and carefully took the roast chicken and cakes, his eyes slightly red.
After a long while, he wiped his eyes and was very happy, "The broken temple is not far from here, please follow me!"
Following Si Gou all the way to the north, until they were about to leave the city, they saw a broken temple in a remote place.
It was unknown what this temple enshrined. From a distance, it was already dilapidated. The words on the plaque above the top could no longer be seen. The surroundings were desolate and deserted, and basically no one lived here. No wonder these people used this place as a shelter, and it was not a good place.
The two did not go in. According to Si Gou, they were dressed like rich people and would scare others if they went in. To avoid any accidents, it would be better to wait outside. He would bring Ah Tuan out.
Then he put the roast chicken and cakes with them, saying that he was afraid that if they went in, they would be seen by others and cause a scramble. Then his work would be in vain.
Lin Baoer understood his concern and said nothing.
In ancient times, there would be many refugees at a certain time, and their qualities would vary. They could not guarantee that every one of them would be like Si Gou, so they would avoid them if possible to avoid trouble.
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