Chapter 341: Tune the tiger away from the mountain
Di Chu didn't react at first, but after being stunned for a moment, his expression turned sharply.
"What did you say?" Di Chu shouted angrily as soon as the person who was going to report was caught under his nose.
"Dear, great... Sir, when we returned just now, we found that... the lioness in the cage was not... not missing...
"Siwei was trembling, but he still managed to finish the sentence.
Di Chuna was furious. He had gone through so much trouble to get the lioness back, but now his men suddenly told him that the lioness was missing...
"waste!"
Di Chu was so angry that he hit Si Wei in the face with one punch. Si Wei fell to the sky with an "ouch" and his two bloody teeth fell to the ground at the same time.
Pu Junxiong was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to hold Di Chu: "Old Di, calm down!"
Di Chu pointed at the fallen Siwei and said angrily: "You can't even watch a lion that big. What use do I need from you losers?"
Si Wei's head was dizzy and he was rolling his eyes on the ground. The punch was so sudden that he hadn't recovered yet.
"Hello Liu Tong, this is what you did!" Di Chu turned around and glared at Magistrate Liu.
Di Chu believed that if Liu Tong hadn't brought many people to guard the animal cages, there would have been no neglect of defense there.
This glare frightened Liu Tonghao to the point where his legs became weak. Fortunately, the two policemen around him supported him in time. After Liu Tonghao regained his balance, he noticed that there was a warmth in his crotch.
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Pu Junxiong reminded: "Old Di, it's important to find the lion first!"
Di Chu nodded immediately, and then shouted loudly: "Everyone, follow me!"
After giving the order, Di Pu and others led Wude Si and others to rush to the government office.
Liu Tong didn't even bother to change his pants, so he immediately urged the police officers to follow him.
Xu Youde, who was lying on the door panel, saw everyone running away, and immediately shouted anxiously: "Hey, hey, hey, there's still me here, someone can take care of me..."
Soon, two lieutenants who heard his call ran over, then lifted the door panel and followed him to the county government office.
Di Chu was the fastest. He was the first to rush into the county government office. He took a closer look and saw that the oilcloth outside the animal cage had been removed. There was nothing inside the cage. The lioness had indeed flown without wings.
"How could this happen..." Di Chu immediately looked around and shouted loudly: "Where was the person on duty just now?"
After the roar, four government officials with bruises and swollen faces were thrown in front of Di Chu. The four were so frightened that they quickly fell to their knees and begged for mercy...
"My lord, have mercy on me...my lord, have mercy on me..."
Just as Di Chu was about to ask questions, Pu Junxiong led a large group of people into the county government office.
When everyone saw the empty animal cage, they were all shocked.
"Dead, dead, dead now..."
Not only did Liu Tong's mouth turn white, he was also trembling. Thinking of the catastrophe he had caused, his feet became weak again and he collapsed on the ground with a heart filled with despair.
Pu Junxiong reacted very quickly. Knowing that he could not waste time at this time, he turned around and shouted to everyone: "Listen everyone, the lion must still be in the city. You should work in groups of three and search everywhere! Even if you dig three times,
You have to find the lion for me!"
As soon as the order was issued, everyone in Wude and the county government officials left the county government office to search for the whereabouts of the lioness.
Di Chu and Pu Junxiong had no time to worry about Liu Tonghao, who was scared into a puddle of mud. They now wanted to know why the lion disappeared.
"Tell me, why did the lion disappear?" Di Chu looked at the four government officials with fire in his eyes.
A government official quickly said: "Your Excellency, it is clear that a few of us were knocked unconscious from behind. When we woke up, we saw that the lion had long disappeared..."
"Been knocked unconscious?" Pu Junxiong was very surprised and asked quickly: "Aren't there four of you? Are you going to be knocked unconscious together?"
Unexpectedly, the four government officials nodded in agreement and started talking about how they were knocked unconscious.
After Di Chu and Pu Junxiong inquired in detail, they probably understood the context of the matter.
It turned out that after Liu Tong learned that there was a fire in the inn, he wanted to help Di Pu and the two. He thought that as long as the cage of a lion was locked, it would be impossible for a beast to escape, and it would be impossible for anyone to dare to attack it.
, so Liu Tonghao left only four government officials to guard the animal cage.
Unexpectedly, after Liu Tonghao and his men left the government office, some men in black sneaked into the government office and knocked out the guarding government officials. When they woke up, the lioness in the cage had long disappeared!
"Made, I asked you how the inn caught fire for no reason. It turned out to be someone else's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain!"
Pu Junxiong quickly linked the fire in the inn with the disappearance of the lioness.
Di Chu angrily walked to the animal cage to check. Soon, he made a surprised voice: "The lock is still fine, how could the lion disappear?"
Pu Junxiong hurriedly ran over to take a look. Sure enough, the big lock on the animal cage door was still locked, without any sign of being damaged.
"Lao Di, do you still have the key?"
When Pu Junxiong spoke, Di Chu took out a key from his waist, nodded and said: "Yes!"
Di Chu inserted the key into the keyhole, and then heard a "click" sound, and the lock opened.
Then, Di Chu locked the lock again, and then looked at Pu Junxiong in surprise.
This process means that the lock is still the original lock and has not been broken or replaced.
There is only one key to the animal cage, and it has been kept by Di Chu himself since the day he captured the lioness. However, judging from the current situation, it is clear that someone opened the lock and robbed the lioness, and then gave it to him again.
It's locked.
"Old Di, could it be that someone stole the key and made a copy of it while you were not paying attention, and then secretly returned it?" Pu Junxiong made a guess.
Di Chu shook his head and said firmly: "Impossible! I never leave this key. No one has such a chance!"
Pu Junxiong thought about it carefully and felt that it was impossible. Di Chu could not make such a low-level mistake, so he said decisively: "Old Di, these people are not simple. Their actions must have been premeditated!"
Di Chu nodded with an extremely ugly face and said fiercely: "No matter who it is! If you dare to disturb me, Di Chu, I will never give up!"
Pu Junxiong suddenly looked confused and said: "Old Di, ask Chai Yan to help. With him here, you should be able to know the location of the lioness soon..."
Di Chu immediately frowned and looked hesitant.
Pu Junxiong knew what he was worried about, so he advised: "Old Di, now is not the time to care about personal grudges, but to focus on the overall situation! The enemy is cunning, and we don't have time to be headless flies anymore. If we are uneasy, we will fall short of our achievements!"
Pu Junxiong's words touched Di Chu's heart. If the lion could not be found, this mission would really be in vain!
"What you said is true, but what about others?"
Di Chu was so anxious that he spread his hands. There was neither Chai Yan nor Hang Baiqiu in the government office.
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