In the evening, in a manor in the north of Jincheng, County Magistrate Li and the city squires invited all the famous chefs in Jincheng and set up more than 30 banquets on a lawn of the manor to welcome Commissioner Liu Te. There was a bit of excitement in the city.
All the famous country gentlemen and wealthy businessmen were invited to accompany him.
Shanxi's fine Fenjiu, exquisite Shan cuisine, and enthusiastic local folks made the banquet atmosphere extremely lively. At the main table, County Magistrate Li looked at Liu Ruoshui's radiant face and cheerful expression. He raised his glass again and toasted: "This is a special mission."
It is really a blessing for us Jincheng folks to come to Jincheng as our first stop. No, we just received the news that you were coming. The snitch who had been causing trouble in Jincheng for half a month was captured that night.
You said, why is this not thanks to you?"
Liu Ruoshui laughed loudly and said: "This has nothing to do with me. It is the credit of your county, and I don't dare to take it. Besides, you just caught a thief, why should you rely on me?"
County Magistrate Li eagerly added food to Liu Ruoshui's plate and said: "Commissioner, you don't know, this is not an ordinary thief. He is as light as a swallow and as quick as a rabbit. How can he walk through walls and doors, fly over eaves and walk over walls?"
It's nothing to say. Moreover, he is as cunning as a fox, has no rules, and is hard to guard against."
Zhou Wen, who was sitting next to Liu Ruoshui, originally didn't want to attract attention and didn't talk much after arriving in Jincheng. Liu Ruoshui took care of all the social activities. Apart from the fact that others knew that he was the director of the Security Division of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Headquarters, Liu Ruoshui didn't know much about him.
Said. Everyone just guessed that he was probably a child of a wealthy family and a high-ranking official, and he was here to get gold-plated qualifications.
But after listening to County Magistrate Li's words, Zhou Wen became curious about this snitch. He was a martial artist, and he knew that this snitch was probably also a martial artist. He smiled and asked casually: "Then how did he steal it?"
? County Magistrate Li, please tell me in detail, how you were caught in the end?"
County Magistrate Li has been secretly guessing the identity of the young colonel. Thinking that such a young colonel must have a rich family background, it is rare to hear Zhou Wen ask this question, and he quickly replied: "Director Zhou wants to understand the situation, I'd better tell the person involved
Call us and give you a detailed report directly."
Zhou Wen declined: "Then there's no need. I'm not investigating a case. It's inappropriate to call several families here."
"There is only one family, Zhang Minghui's family. He is at the next table. I will ask someone to call him." After saying this, the person next to County Magistrate Li got up and left.
Zhou Wen was even more curious now. Before, he thought that if there were burglaries for half a month, at least several families would be in trouble, but only one family would suffer.
I saw a rich and fat old man walking over, nodding and bowing to everyone with a smile. County Magistrate Li said with a smile: "Boss Zhang, Director Zhou of the Provincial Party Headquarters Security Department is very interested in the burglary at your house.
, you come and talk about it."
Boss Zhang quickly bowed to Zhou Wen and saluted. Zhou Wen respected that the other person was an old man and how could he dare to ask for help? So he asked him to sit down next to him and said with a smile: "Boss Zhang, I don't mean anything else, I'm just curious. You don't want to
You’re too polite, let’s talk while we eat.”
Boss Zhang looked at this colonel officer who was younger than his own son. He spoke kindly and had an easy-going attitude, which made him feel close and friendly. He secretly praised him in his heart. When he thought about his unworthy son, he couldn't help but feel sad.
Suddenly he saw the young officer smiling and waiting for him to speak. He immediately blushed and quickly collected his thoughts and said: "The little old man has an unscrupulous son who is studying at Beiyang University in Tianjin. He suddenly came home more than half a month ago, and he brought
A few professors and scholars from Japan.”
Zhou Wen became wary when he heard this. At this time, anything related to the Japanese was mostly not a good thing. On the surface, he remained calm and continued to listen to Boss Zhang's introduction.
It turns out that Boss Zhang’s son is named Zhang Jiaju. He brought three Japanese back to Jincheng more than ten days ago. According to his son’s introduction, he was a Japanese archaeologist and specially asked him to be his assistant to come to Jincheng to investigate and study the tomb culture of the Song and Jin dynasties.
After arriving, he stayed at Boss Zhang’s house. As a result, a snitch came by that night and stole Zhang Jiaju’s personal belongings and several gold and silver utensils used to worship ancestors in the Zhang family ancestral hall. From that day on, snitches continued to visit him.
I went home several times. Sometimes I even went there in the middle of the night and again in the middle of the night. Sometimes there was no movement for several days.
This thief is very clever at stealing, specializing in stealing from warehouses and cash cabinets. Even though the guard was awake, the things were still missing. Zhang Jiaju's bedroom was the most visited, and even the dozens of dollars he had begged his mother for the day before were gone in one night.
Gone. All the clothes and belongings in the room were stolen, and Zhang Jiaju finally had to wear the clothes of a servant.
The snitch was very courageous. He seemed to be demonstrating and made a noise every time he left. When the servants ran out of the room, they could only see the distant black shadow on the roof. The snitch stole in and out, but
But he never enters a room with women. He seems to be a righteous thief.
On the tenth day, the snitch began to steal the Japanese's things. However, the Japanese did not say what was stolen. They just asked the Zhang family to report the case and make sure to catch the snitch. Boss Zhang had to report it to the county, which caused a stir in the county.
Sensational. Who could be so bold? He couldn't stop stealing from one family for ten days. What if he started to steal from other people's houses? So everyone in the courtyards of rich families was in danger, and every family was on guard against thieves.
County Magistrate Li was also worried that the snitch would expand the scope of his theft, which would make it more difficult to guard against, so he asked the security team to send people to ambush and guard the Zhang family residence overnight. The snitch was not afraid and would still come and steal at night. If you guard the inside, I will steal from the outside, even the Zhang family
The two gold-plated pull rings on the door were also pried away.
Later, a Japanese came up with an idea. He used thin fishing lines to form a dark net in every corner of the Zhang family's house. It was not easy to detect after dark. Bells were hung on the net, which would ring when someone touched it.
The people fired their guns outside.
This trick worked really well. That night, the security team who was squatting at Zhang's house heard the ringing of the bell. They fired their guns at any time. More than a dozen guns were fired at the same time. The snitch was actually hit in the leg.
He couldn't get up to the roof because his legs couldn't exert any strength. As a result, he was blocked in the alley outside Zhang's courtyard and was captured without any help.
After listening to this, Zhou Wen felt that the Japanese who came up with the idea was quite smart. This trick worked well for ordinary people to guard against highly skilled thieves.
Zhou Wen was a little strange. This thief seemed to have a personal enmity with the Zhang family. He stole from his family and deliberately wanted to let people know about it and make the Zhang family panic.
He asked Boss Zhang softly: "Boss Zhang, why didn't you report the crime to begin with? If you had reported it earlier, wouldn't you have caught it earlier?"
Boss Zhang's expression changed, and he hesitated and looked embarrassed. Zhou Wen smiled and said: "It's okay, I just asked casually out of curiosity. If it's inconvenient for Boss Zhang, don't tell me."