Chapter 24 This time, someone else will kill
Since it was the sponsor who asked the question, Xu Chuchu didn't hesitate and replied calmly, "Because the ancients, no, in burial customs, believed that insects like cicadas crawled out of the ground and could survive by eating only dew, which symbolized 'rebirth'."
"So some wealthy families would place a jade cicada in the deceased's mouth as a blessing, hoping that their family member could be reborn or bless their descendants."
"Do all jade cicadas look like this?" Xiao Yu asked.
Xu Chuchu shook her head inexplicably: "No, it all depends on the craftsman's skills."
Xiao Yu took the jade cicada back and asked Shao Mingjie, "Brother Shao just said that this jade cicada was found on a tomb robber that was captured earlier?"
"That's right." Shao Mingjie said, "It's a pity that when we found those tomb robbers, they were already dead. It's possible that they didn't divide the loot evenly."
"If the spoils were unevenly divided, why didn't they take the Jade Cicada?" Xiao Yu frowned. "And to be honest, Brother Shao, the case I'm currently handling might also be related to the Jade Cicada."
"Really?" Shao Mingjie was surprised again.
Xiao Yu sent his men to the warehouse to retrieve several things, including calligraphy and paintings, as well as ornaments.
At first glance, they appear ordinary, but upon closer inspection, you can discover that the back or bottom of these objects are engraved with cicada marks. Although they are not made of jade, their appearance is indeed exactly the same as this jade cicada.
"No wonder you were so interested in this jade cicada the moment you saw it," Shao Mingjie said. "Is this related to the Dragon King sacrifice case you're working on?"
"That's right." Xiao Yu nodded and said to Xu Chuchu, "These things were all found in the home of County Magistrate Zhang."
"Oh?" Xu Chuchu also became interested after hearing this. "So, County Magistrate Zhang is also related to the tomb robbers? Was he the one who sent people to rob the tomb?"
Xiao Yu shook his head. "Not necessarily. It's possible that County Magistrate Zhang sent someone to rob the tomb. It's also possible that County Magistrate Zhang is connected to the owner of the robbed tomb. Or perhaps County Magistrate Zhang and the tomb robbers belong to the same gang, and there are people above them."
Xu Chuchu almost fainted after hearing this, and nodded quickly, unwilling to be left behind: "Yes, that's the truth."
Xiao Yu secretly thought that since the clues in the Dragon King case had been cut off, he might as well change the direction of investigation. He said to Shao Mingjie, "Brother Shao, I wonder how the progress of your pursuit of the tomb robbers is going?"
"This..." Shao Mingjie glanced at Xu Chuchu quickly, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Seeing this, Xiao Yu said, "Xiangshi Xu is one of us, so Brother Shao, please feel free to speak."
Shao Mingjie secretly complained that Xiao Yu didn't understand his heart, so he had to be honest: "...We have sent people to strictly guard the surrounding counties to ensure that the tomb robbers cannot escape from Tailing County. However, based on the clues we have now, they are probably hiding back in the tomb to avoid the search."
"Can't we search the tomb?" Xiao Yu asked.
Shao Mingjie said, "It's not impossible, but the mausoleum is sealed off on all sides. We can't find the hole the tomb robbers dug, so we can't track down the gang."
He hesitated to speak just now because he didn't want to say this in front of Xu Chuchu, for fear that Xu Chuchu would say that she could find the entrance to the tomb and slap him in the face.
But he was overthinking it. Xu Chuchu didn't want to help him at all and was happy to remain silent.
But there was one person who obviously didn't want to miss this opportunity.
"Master Xu? You must have a solution, right?" Xiao Yu flung open his folding fan and looked at her inquiringly. "How about we go solve the Dragon King case together? You name the reward."
"Hey, Mr. Xiao, you are too polite. Given our relationship, why bother talking about reward or not?" Xu Chuchu raised her eyebrows.
"As for this split gold to determine the blood relationship, it's not completely impossible." She touched her chin in embarrassment and turned to look at Shao Mingjie. "This Xiangshi Master is still in need of a positioning magic tool. I wonder if Master Shao would be willing to spend a little money to help this Xiangshi Master solve this problem?"
She naturally wanted to be paid for her efforts, but this time she wanted someone else to be slaughtered.
Xiao Yu chuckled and shook his head, knowing that Xu Chuchu would not give up until she had vented her anger. Thinking that Shao Mingjie was indeed wrong in what happened the day before, she did not speak to stop him.
Shao Mingjie's face turned pale with anger. "Are you still asking for an exorbitant price? What kind of magical weapon? Where can I find one for you?"
"Don't look for it, don't look for it." Xu Chuchu waved her hand hurriedly. "The things are in a paper-making shop in the southwest of the city. Buy them and I'll be able to find the entrance to the tomb."
Shao Mingjie felt unlucky the moment he heard the word "paper-making shop." He endured it for a long time before saying to his followers, "Go, follow this incredible fortune teller and buy the things back."
After saying that, he glared at Xu Chuchu, meaning that if he couldn't find you, he would be doomed.
Xu Chuchu knew that with Xiao Yu as her backer, Shao Mingjie didn't dare to do anything to her and just made a face in return.
Shao Mingjie was so angry that he stormed out. Shao Zhi, who had been silent all this time, finally found a chance to interrupt and hurried over.
She came up and gave Xu Chuchu a smile: "Sister Xiangshi, I'm sorry, my brother has this temper, I apologize for you."
Seeing Shao Zhi's sensible attitude, Xiao Yu gave her an admiring look and said, "Brother Shao may be a little reckless sometimes, but having a sister like you by his side is a blessing he has earned in several lifetimes."
Xu Chuchu thought to herself, "Isn't that right? What a blessing!"
Shao Zhi lowered her head shyly and smiled: "Brother Yu, don't praise Azhi like this, Azhi will take it seriously."
Xu Chuchu was almost sick of listening to it, so she fast-forwarded to the process of buying the magic weapon and called Shao Mingjie's men to go out.
Xiao Yu didn't know if he didn't notice Shao Zhi's tenderness and affection, and stopped Xu Chuchu in front of her.
"What are you going to buy? You're going to the same shop I took you to last time?" he asked. "If it's something you might need, why didn't you buy it all last time?"
Xu Chuchu saw Shao Zhi also secretly looking at this side, and cast a big wink at Xiao Yu: "How can you bear to spend your money?"
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On the way to the paper-making shop, Xu Chuchu couldn't help but laugh when she thought of Shao Zhi's expression at the last moment.
Although I don't like the two of them, if I can make a lot of money from them, it would be considered a small revenge.
What she wanted to buy was the compass that she had seen that day but was unable to purchase due to her lack of money.
She was not blackmailing Shao Mingjie. She wanted to quickly divide the gold and find the source of the crime. To catch the tomb robber, she definitely needed a compass to locate the location.
But this time she didn't bargain. She took the compass and said to the follower who followed her, "This is it. Pay for it."
Seeing how generous she was, the shop owner bought the item without even asking the price, his face blossoming with smiles.
This allows him to name his own price.
"Two hundred and fifty taels are yours." He rubbed his hands towards his attendant.
The boss thought that this follower was Xu Chuchu's follower, so Xu Chuchu could order him to pay, but he didn't expect that he actually belonged to someone else.
The follower obviously didn't expect the price to be so high. When he came out, his master was furious. He didn't dare to ask if there was a price range for buying the magic weapon, for fear of being scolded, so he just followed him in a daze.
Now the arrow is on the string and has to be shot. He picked up two hundred and fifty yuan by searching and picking, and just waited to go back and get scolded.
This 250 is not a small amount for the master...
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