Chapter 23
"What treasure of the grassland? Is it the ruby that Xiaofan just mentioned?" Zhaojun seemed to understand.
"Yes, we have already searched. We will find out soon." Geng Xiaofan was full of confidence and glanced at Shen He who was shivering on the ground.
After a while, the soldiers who went out to search came back and "reported that no abnormalities were found in Shanyu, Shenhe's camp."
"What?" Geng Xiaofan was shocked, how could this happen?
"Where did you hide the gem?" Geng Xiaofan strode forward and grabbed Shen He again.
"I said, I was wronged." Shen He seemed to let out a sigh of relief, and his tone became tougher.
"Take him, follow me!" Geng Xiaofan didn't believe that nothing could be found. It must be that these two Huns soldiers were too "stupid".
"Let me go. You can't accuse me unjustly. So what if you can't find me?" Shen He struggled and began to "defeat" Geng Xiaofan's army.
"If we can't find it, I'll let you handle it!" Geng Xiaofan gritted his teeth and said harshly.
Hehe! If you play this trick with me, even if you hide it deeply, I can't find it. Let's see what you dare to do with me!
Shen He had nothing to say, so he was dragged staggeringly out of the camp by Geng Xiaofan. Liu Fei'er quickly followed. Brother Xiaofan had never seen the gem before, so he had to go and help.
Geng Xiaofan also frowned when he came to Shen He's tent. There were not many furnishings in Shen He's tent. The most furnishings were a pile of bamboo slips, all wrapped in brocade and silk. It could be said that he could see everything at a glance without having to look through it.
Where will the gems be hidden?
Geng Xiaofan stepped forward and turned over the bamboo slips, but there was nothing unusual.
After looking through Shen He's bedding, there was nothing unusual.
There was a wooden box in the corner of the tent, which should have contained bamboo slips. Geng Xiaofan walked over.
The bamboo slip bag inside had obviously been rummaged through by the soldiers just now and was a bit messy.
Geng Xiaofan looked through it again and still found nothing unusual. However, a few brocade bags seemed to be stained with ink.
Geng Xiaofan looked at it and was about to put it down when he suddenly smelled a faint fishy smell!
Fishy smell, ink stains! Geng Xiaofan understood somewhat and began to carefully inspect the four corners of the tent.
The four corners of the tent were tightly nailed to the ground with wooden wedges as thick as arms, and the edges of the tent were pressed down with stones of varying sizes. Geng Xiaofan looked carefully and soon discovered a dark stone!
"Fei'er, do you think that black stone looks very similar to your father's gem?" Geng Xiaofan smiled, glanced at Shen He, and found that his eyes were scattered and he was obviously timid.
"Well, the size is about the same and the shape is similar." Liu Fei'er walked up and took a closer look.
"You two, go pick up that stone for me." Geng Xiaofan had already seen the clues. It looked like the stone was not light. He didn't want to get his "brocade robe" dirty.
The two Huns soldiers didn't know what was going on, but they still stepped forward and picked up the stone.
"Let's go back and see Shan Yu!" Geng Xiaofan felt a little proud. He grabbed Shen He with his own hands and walked back. He could clearly feel that this guy was trembling, and his confidence became stronger.
"Tell me, where did this stone come from?" Returning to Shanyu's tent, Geng Xiaofan picked up the wooden bucket at the corner of the tent and began to "wash his hands."
"This, this is the stone I picked up to press the account." Shen He was still quibbling.
Geng Xiaofan said no more, brought the bucket to him, and asked the soldiers to put the stone into the water in front of him.
"Why is it so dark!" The soldier holding the stone found that his clothes and hands had been dyed black by the stone.
"We have to ask our smart Lord Shen He!" Geng Xiaofan chuckled and started cleaning the stone in the bucket. After a while, he took it out.
"The ruby I take is the bloodstone!" Geng Xiaofan finally saw the Wanshanhong that everyone had been talking about for several days. It is just a "giant" bloodstone. But the color is bright and the texture is fine. It should be pretty good.
"Soapstone?" Everyone was stunned.
"Ah, ruby, ruby! I think its color looks like chicken blood. I'm talking nonsense, I'm talking nonsense." Geng Xiaofan quickly changed his tune.
"This is indeed Lord Liubao's Wanshanhong." Hu Hanye looked at the gem in Geng Xiaofan's hand.
"Well, it's Wanshanhong." Liu Feier also recognized it.
"Sister, do you like it?" Geng Xiaofan held the gem and showed it to Zhaojun.
"I think the chicken blood stone you mentioned is more suitable for it." Zhaojun looked at the stone carefully, "I am not interested in these jewelry and jades, and I don't want to take away the love of Lord Liubao. Xiaofan, take it back and give it to Lord Liubao.
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Zhaojun said calmly.
"Chanyu, do you like it? If you like it, I will give it to you." Geng Xiaofan was not interested in the bloodstone either.
"Haha! What's the use of these stones for a man, other than to give them to the woman he loves. Since Yan doesn't like them, what's the use of them? You'd better take them back!" Hu Hanye didn't care about this gem either.
"Fei'er, I found the gem, and I can report it to the castle master." Geng Xiaofan held the stone and gave it to Liu Fei'er.
"Just for this stone, you will kill someone cruelly?" Liu Feier kicked Shen He who fell to the ground hard.
"Chanyu, Chanyu, I stole this gem to dedicate it to your Yan family. I am loyal to you!" Shen He was still making his final struggle.
Hu Hanye was a little hesitant. This Shen He always gave him ideas and was a rare talent. He had expected that Shen He would steal gems, because he had long discovered that Shen He was a
People who are greedy for money!
Geng Xiaofan also saw the importance of Shenhe to him from Hu Hanye's expression.
"The Chanyu gave you a chance, but you don't cherish it! I'll give you another chance. If you tell the truth, I'll plead for you and spare your life!" Geng Xiaofan really didn't want to let go of this "scum" of the Han nation.
"Why kill Dongzi?" Geng Xiaofan must understand all the doubtful points of the "case".
"He, he wanted to take the gems for himself, so I had no choice but to kill him." Shen He said tremblingly.
"How did you kill him?"
"I hid in the inn room where he was staying. As soon as he entered the room, I stabbed him directly from behind."
"Then what?"
"Then, I picked up the gems he stole and ran away."
"Where did you go then?"
"Then, then, I found a caravan and asked them to help me take the gems out of the fort. We met in Wulipu, and I lied to him that I wanted to donate the gems to the Yan family, and defrauded him.
return."
"Where is the knife you used to kill?" Geng Xiaofan had already heard the loopholes in Shen He's confession, and he was making final confirmation.
"Here, here." Shen He shook his hands and took out a dagger from his arms, but accidentally, the dagger fell out together with a jade plaque.
Geng Xiaofan didn't care, picked up the dagger and jade token, and observed them carefully.
The dagger was made very sharp. Geng Xiaofan was sure it was not a murder weapon! Because it was completely inconsistent with Dongzi's wound. Moreover, Shen He said it was a stab in the back, but Dongzi was wiped on the neck and died.
Obviously, Shen He was not the direct murderer of Dongzi. He was lying!
But why is he willing to take the blame for "murder"? What is he trying to hide?
Chapter completed!