The first forty-three chapters cattle have thieves
Everyone was in a heavy mood, and they could guess that the conditions of the three shops were similar. However, Gao Sucong did not give up, and still had a glimmer of hope. He also jumped off his mount and stared at Cui Yuan fiercely: "Where are the goods in our shop?"
Cui Yuan knelt down and said, "Uncle Master, the goods were still there when we left!"
Gao Sucong clenched his fists, then finally released them, and raised his hands to slap his forehead. This really gave him a headache!
Liao Sen sat on the horse with a sullen face and remained motionless. He probably didn't have to take any chances anymore. The situation in the shop was the same. Those two families had not met well, and it was unlikely that anything good would happen to the Fuyun Sect.
Now he feels that Gao Sucong is a little bit itchy, why would he bring them in?
Although the three sects all have some influence from the Song family, because the son of Liu Lu, the housekeeper of the Song family, is practicing in the Liuxian sect, the distribution of interests is inclined to the Liuxian sect, and it is also the Liuxian sect that has an enmity with Niu Youdao.
They were unlucky this time, so what's the point?
Bang bang! Gao Sucong, who was walking back and forth, slapped his forehead hard, then turned to look at Cui Yuan who was kneeling, "Who dares to do such a thing in Star Reaching City? Did you leak the news when you left? Think about it carefully, who is the most popular?
Is it possible that the goods were stolen?"
The goods sold in the three shops cost more than a little bit, and by any calculation, they would cost millions of gold coins. Of course, they would have to recover them if they could.
Cui Yuan shook his head repeatedly: "Uncle Master, there is absolutely no leakage of information here. I really don't know who stole the goods."
Gao Sucong pointed to the scent-seeking bird that landed on the shoulder of a disciple, "What's the matter with the scented bait? Aren't you here after the scented bait? Why are there traces of scented bait along the way to lure the scent-seeking bird?"
"This..." Cui Yuan was stunned and cursed in his heart. What the hell did that lunatic Niu Youdao do? If something is stolen, it is stolen. What does it mean to leave clues behind? He said blankly: "Uncle Master, how is this possible?
?The disciples and others chased all the way here and fought with Niu Youdao. They really don’t know what is happening in the city!"
Liao Sen, who was sitting on horseback, said: "So, the person who left the scented bait along the way is probably related to the person who stole the shop."
Gao Sucong frowned, this was possible, and asked Cui Yuan: "Didn't the bait be given to that Lei Zongkang? Didn't he follow Niu Youdao?"
Cui Yuan: "The disciple handed the fragrant bait to Lei Zongkang personally. There is absolutely no mistake. He did follow Niu Youdao, but the disciple really doesn't know why the uncle said there was fragrant bait along the way.
What a matter! I really don’t know this!”
Liao Sen jumped off his horse and walked up to Gao Sucong: "Could it be that Niu Youdao returned to Star Picking City again, and that Lei Zongkang left clues again? But that's not right. How did they know that there was no one in the shop? Could it be that the city
There are accomplices here who are paying attention to several of our shops? This is unreasonable. If we had known about it earlier, how could our people follow us? We can't just want to loot several shops from the beginning, right? This is impossible, we
The two shops were not involved in this matter at all from the beginning."
This matter was unreasonable from the beginning and was confusing at every turn. There were all kinds of possibilities. None of them were sure what was going on and they were almost confused.
Wu Qianhao walked back and forth with a sullen face, saying: "The time they fought, the time the shop was stolen, and the clues about who left the scented bait. If we understand these two things, we will probably have a clue.
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Liao Sen: "Get it clear? Is it more important to trace the goods now, or to hunt down the cattle in a right way?"
Gao Sucong: "Both things are important. Maybe Niu Youdao stole the order. The two things are going on at the same time. Brother Wu, you take people to the scene to verify. Brother Liao and I will continue to chase the scented bait. Golden Wings summons
Keep in touch, what do you think?"
The two nodded, and the group of people mounted their horses again and galloped away.
As they walked, the group gradually realized that something was wrong. The men and horses who were planning to split into two directions could not be separated. The direction that the fragrant bird went was exactly the direction pointed by Yao Youliang and Cui Yuan, and the routes were highly consistent.
After running out of the Gobi, arriving at the grassland, and arriving at the foot of the hill, the fragrant bird that was about to fly in another direction was temporarily summoned back.
A group of people inspected the scene of the fight and found traces of the fight. As a member of the same sect, one could tell at a glance whether some of the traces were the techniques of the disciples.
Yao Youliang and Cui Yuan could not confirm whether the others were dead or alive, and no bodies could be found at the scene. Even if there were corpses, in a place like this, they would have been carved up by wild beasts and vultures.
Yao Youliang and Cui Yuan knew that they were also listed as suspects, otherwise they would not have to conduct on-site inspections to verify their words.
After confirming that there had indeed been fights and fights among his disciples here, Liao Sen asked the two of them: "When did the fight happen?"
The two of them thought about it for a while and gave their answers one after another, "It's about five hours from now."
Gao, Liao and Wu looked at each other. Such a long time was enough for Niu Youdao to walk back and forth to Star Picking City. Two trips back and forth would be no problem.
Gao Sucong said in a deep voice: "It took five hours for you to walk so far? Logically speaking, you should have arrived at Star Reaching City by now, right?"
Cui Yuan said hurriedly: "The two disciples were fleeing before. How dare they take the original route and go around in a different direction, which wasted time." He pointed in the direction and made a circle gesture.
Gao Sucong: "Niu Youdao had enough time to commit the crime. If he did it, how did he know that no one was in the shop? He had a fight here, and then returned to Star Picking City to steal things. What a courageous dog. Didn't he know what he was doing?
Weird, did you leak the news?"
Cui Yuan started to cry, "Uncle, did you suspect that the disciple betrayed the master and leaked the news? If it is true that the disciple leaked the news, the disciple killed Niu Youdao. How could Niu Youdao let us go?"
Yao Youliang also nodded repeatedly to Wu Qianhao, who looked suspicious, "Yes, yes, uncle, we were lucky enough to escape. We really didn't leak any information."
After saying these words, both of them wailed in their hearts. It would be better if the truth of the matter was not exposed. Once exposed, they would be dead!
However, as soon as these words came out, everyone's doubts were dispelled. Thinking about it, if the person who killed him fell into his own hands, there was no reason to let him go easily. A madman who dared to kill even the envoys of Yan State would never
Be afraid of this!
The eyes of everyone looking at the two men softened a lot. They came out to fight for their master and almost lost their lives. In the end, they were still suspected. You can imagine how they felt.
Wu Qianhao patted Yao Youliang on the shoulder, "Youliang, don't forget it. You also know that this matter has become a big deal! I definitely want to ask clearly."
Yao Youliang nodded and said aggrievedly: "Disciple understands and can understand."
Gao, Liao, and Wu walked to the side to meet again. After checking, the place where the fight occurred was here, and the bait's induction route was also here. It was a perfect match. How could such a coincidence happen? In addition, Niu Youdao had enough
At the time of the crime, it is difficult not to confirm that it was Niu Youdao who committed the crime.
So here comes the problem. If Cui and Yao leaked the secret, it means that other disciples leaked the secret. After Cui and Yao escaped, it is entirely possible that some of the other disciples fell into the hands of Niu Youdao and said something that should not have been said.
things to say.
Which disciple of the three families leaked the secret? Now that the three families are joining forces, it is not the time to shirk the responsibility. It is easy to hurt the harmony. There is no way to shirk it for the time being. No one will be seen alive, no body will be found dead, and the devil knows who leaked the secret.
The three of them looked at each other and put the matter aside for the time being.
"This bull is really rampant!" Liao Sen gritted his teeth. The other two factions at least had one alive. "I don't think this bull should be called Niu Youdao. From now on, it's better to call Niu Youdao, a thief's thief!"
Gao Sucong said in a deep voice: "It is very likely that Lei Zongkang has not been exposed yet and is still leaving clues along the way. It is not appropriate to delay any longer and continue chasing!"
Wu Qianhao: "It's also possible that he deliberately set a trap to lure us there!"
Gao Sucong spread his hands and said, "Brother Wu, what do you think we should do? How about we forget it and stop here?"
Wu Qianhao rolled his eyes. Isn't this nonsense? He wanted to stop it, but could he stop it? The three sects jointly failed to catch such a person, and they also damaged their disciples. Even their old nest was raided, so let's stop it.
?Is it true that the dignified Golden elixir monk will really end up being demoted back to guard the mountain?
Liao Sen said with a bitter look on his face: "Even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, we still have to jump in! Let's continue chasing. As long as we catch Niu Youdao, we can get back what we lost, and at least we can atone for our sins."
, if you can’t catch it, let’s all wish ourselves good luck!”
If they knew that the goods in the three shops were sold at a low price by Niu Youdao, the three of them would probably be so angry that they would vomit blood. It would be impossible to find the sects of Lingzong to redeem the lost things at the original low price. The three sects added
No one else is as powerful as the Ling Sect!
"These mounts need to maintain foot strength to transfer. You two can walk back slowly!"
Yao Youliang and Cui Yuan were seriously injured and had not recovered. It was useless to bring them with them, so they were left on the spot.
After watching the group of people galloping away, the two looked at each other and said, "Oh!" They both breathed a sigh of relief and finally got over it.
Just looking around again, the two of them were quite speechless. After arguing for a long time, they came back. The previous journey was in vain and they had to go back and walk it all over again.
The stars were shining brightly, and the two of them continued to travel together under the moon...
It's daybreak, the sun is rising, the inn is a large hub inn.
Niu Youdao and others, who came from the dust, rode directly into the inn and jumped off their horses one after another. The twelve horses were only panting heavily.
The group ordered some hot food to eat and drink at the inn, which usually also handles the business of visiting guests.
Others ate it, and Black Mudan went to find the postmaster at Niu Youdao's signal to exchange horses.
Although they changed horses along the way, the horses' physical strength was limited after all. After a long night of tossing, they really couldn't bear it, but the group didn't want to stop, so they had no choice but to change horses.
There are also some small inns along the way, but small inns will not keep so many horses. This kind of large inn is still no problem. There are horses in the stables that are well fed and refreshed.
However, the horses at the post station can't be exchanged with outsiders. These are official supplies. Even if you buy them, they won't buy them. However, Black Peony pushed a hundred gold coins in front of the post director. Everything is done. It's just a replacement. The post station
It’s not like there is a missing horse, and it seems that their horses are all good horses. They are just tired and can be restored by raising them.
"This is a secret servant of the imperial court. There is official business to be done. Go and help them change the horses!" The postmaster asked a postman to come over and asked the postman to bring Black Peony to change the horses for any reason.
After a brief stop, the group changed horses, rushed out of the inn again, and galloped away.
A postman sweeping the floor outside the fence with a broom lowered his head. After Niu Youdao and others passed by, he looked back, then picked up the broom and walked quickly back to the inn.