Looking at Chao Gai's calm appearance, Sun Tu felt a little dumbfounded, why did the truth deviate so much from his own judgment? Wasn't it Chao Gai and others who robbed the Birth Gang?

Then, he remembered some of the things that were different from the Water Margin stories he was familiar with, such as the deviation in time, and the fact that there were no Liu Tang, Wu Yong and others here. Thinking about it like this, it is obvious that he has misjudged the situation and wronged Chao Gai.

But then, another question came to mind, and Sun Tu immediately looked at Chao Gai Zhengse and asked, "In that case, why did Baozheng appear in the west of the county border before and after the crime, near the crime?" "What's more, since this matter was not his doing, why did the priest named Liu Yuan also insist that he did it?

"That's because someone invited someone there for a banquet, after all, they are old friends for many years, and they should go for a trip."

"But who is it?" Sun Tu faintly sensed something, and hurriedly asked again. He really couldn't believe that there would be such a coincidence in the world, the time and place were so in sync, and Chao Gai was actually regarded as a key suspect afterwards.

"This ......" Chao Gai looked embarrassed, and he didn't know whether to answer or not.

Song Jiangjiu was in the official mansion and naturally knew the elegance of the string song, and his expression became solemn, and when he saw this, he hurriedly said: "Brother Chao, the stakes are very high, you don't have to worry about it anymore." It's just the three of us here, what can't we say? In one sentence, the distance between his family and Sun Tu was shortened.

Chao Gai hesitated slightly, and then said with a wry smile: "I can't hide it, the person I went to see that day was Du Hu on the West Mountain Gang." ”

"Tiger in the forest?" Song Jiang's face changed slightly, and he said softly.

When Sun Tu heard this, he was also taken aback. After living in Yuncheng County these days, he has also heard of this person's name. This is the leader of a group of strongmen on the west hill outside the city, I heard that this person is not small, and the cottage he has set up is extremely strong, and the county government has sent troops several times but failed to knock him down. And because he has always adhered to the principle that rabbits do not eat the grass next to the nest, and did not rob the people of the county, the government has turned a blind eye to him in the past two years.

But bandits are bandits after all, and now Chao Gai, a local Baozheng, suddenly crossed paths with him, and claimed that the two sides were friends, which still surprised him a little. Song Jiang, on the other hand, was not too surprised by this, but frowned and said, "Speaking of which, the tiger in the forest does have the courage and means to snatch the Birth Gang." ”

"But he has been drinking with me for the past few days, and it is impossible for him to go out and snatch the Birth Gang! Even the people in his village, only a few people left in those days. Chao Gai shook his head.

Sun Tu had regained his composure at this time, and immediately analyzed: "Chao Baozheng, Song Zhusi, I always feel that there must be some problems in this. The time and place between the two are too coincidental, as if someone deliberately set up this game in order to frame Baozheng. ”

After thinking for a while, Song Jiang nodded thoughtfully: "I also feel that this matter is a little strange. ”

On the contrary, Chao Gai, who was the party concerned, smiled a little disapprehantly: "Since this matter has nothing to do with me, what am I afraid of if I sit upright?" Even if someone from the government really comes later, I can handle it. After all, I didn't rob the goods, even if they want to treat me as a thief, they have to take out the stolen goods, right? ”

"Baozheng, things are not as simple as you think." Sun Tu still said with a solemn expression: "If it is an ordinary case, it will naturally be able to defend itself clearly in order to ensure the prestige of this county, but this case is not trivial, and it is even big and even clear." Now that the state government has sent people here, maybe there will be bigger officials here tomorrow to supervise it, and the pressure on Liu Xianyin will only be heavier at that time. In this case, if there is the slightest suspicion, they will catch it. Even if you are not a prisoner, the government will still impose the charges on you for the sake of the errand. Song Abbot, you have been in officialdom for a long time, you should have heard of such things, right? ”

Song Jiang glanced at Sun Tu with some surprise, this young man actually surprised himself again. How could ordinary people at such a young age understand such officialdom? It's just that I didn't have any worries and concerns about this just now.

Soon, Song Jiang nodded in agreement: "Baozheng, this matter is indeed very possible, you have to think twice." ”

Hearing this, Chao Gai's face finally changed a little, and he became worried: "There is such a thing? But if I leave, won't I be treated as a prisoner? ”

The other two were silent for a while, and they didn't know how to respond. After a while, it was still Sun Tu who said: "The most important thing now is to confirm who did this." As long as Liu Xianyin can be convinced of this, there is still a possibility of reversal. He had already seen that Chao Gai would never flee here with a crime under the condition of being wrongfully framed.

Song Jiang smiled wryly: "This is not easy to say." Even the government has been unable to find out any clues in the past few days, so can we still find out the truth of this matter while we are sitting here? ”

"It's a matter of people." Sun Tu was not discouraged, but said: "After all, Lin Zhonghu's sudden invitation to Bao Zheng to go to the appointment at that time is a big problem in itself, and I am sure that he must have nothing to do with this robbery." ”

"But what about the evidence? There is no basis for empty words. Moreover, I really didn't find anyone in his village for too long in those days, so it is even more unlikely that it was his people who robbed the birth gang. Chao Gai was still hesitant and raised his own concerns.

yes, what's the problem? Of course, the most important thing now is to confirm that this matter was committed by people in Du Hu's cottage, just evidence? After thinking for a while, he suddenly looked up at Chao Gai: "Baozheng, during this period, did Du Hu give you anything?" ”

Chao Gai was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "When I left, he did give me a set of jade pots and cups, is there anything wrong with this?" ”

"Please take a look at it." Sun Tu was not polite, and asked at the moment.

At this time, it was not the time to take into account etiquette, Chao Gai immediately ordered a henchman who was guarding outside to go to his study and get a brocade box. As he opened the box, he explained to the two of them, "According to Naduhu, this set of drinking utensils was taken from a merchant by him, and it is worth a lot of money. Because I knew that I liked to drink, I gave it to me. As he spoke, he touched the shiny cup with cherishment.

Sun Tu didn't know how to appreciate these antique treasures, so he could only look at Song Jiang to see what he had discovered. And the latter really did not disappoint him, after seeing the jade pot and a few jade cups in the box, his expression changed, and then he reached out and took out the jade pot, opened the lid of the pot and looked at it carefully in front of the candlelight.

At first glance, his brows furrowed more and more tightly: "This pot is carved from a whole piece of jade, and its own value is already extremely high. Moreover, the payment here was also the jade maker today, and it was the worship of the official utensils in the Daimyo's mansion! As far as I know, there is such a set of jade in the birthday compendium sent to Bianjing this time to congratulate Taishi Cai on his birthday! ”

"What?" When Chao Gai heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he almost bounced up from his seat. Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Du Laohu, you dare to harm me like this!" ”

Sun Tuze's face was solemn, and he sighed softly: "This is really a good calculation, not only did he take Bao Zheng to the place where the crime occurred, but also left such a stolen object in Bao Zheng's hands." In this way, as long as the government sends someone to search, Baozheng will not be able to wash it even if he jumps into the Yellow River. ”

Chao Gai suddenly trembled with anger, and almost smashed the jade cups on the ground with the brocade box with a single hand. Fortunately, Sun Tu was quick enough to stop this move in time, and then said: "Baozheng, now we can be sure that this is Du Hu's trick to trap you." ”

"I really didn't expect that I regarded Du Hu as a friend, but he was so calculating to me!" Chao Gai's mind was agitated, and he slammed his palm on the table, and his face became extremely ugly.

Sun Tuze's expression remained unchanged: "So now as long as you solve the mystery of why the people in his village never left, you can be sure that the Shengchengang was robbed by Du Hu and his gang!" ”

"But I really don't understand this. What do you two think? Chao Gai glanced at Sun Tu and Song Jiang, but the two of them also shook their heads a little dazedly, after all, they were not at the scene at the time, and it was impossible to find out the flaws just by listening to their simple description.

"Master......" At this time, the henchman who had brought the brocade box just now suddenly hesitated a little and shouted.

"Huh? What do you have to say? Sun Tu reacted the fastest and hurriedly asked. Subsequently, Song Jiang and the others also looked at his face. This one was obviously a little nervous, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Did the master mention that we went to Xishangang a few days ago?" ”

"Exactly, did you find anything?" Chao Gai asked urgently.

"The little one once saw two acquaintances there, they were the bankers of Jijiazhuang, and the little one felt a little strange at that time, I don't know why the two of them suddenly fell into the grass......

Hearing him mention that this matter was related to Jijiazhuang, Sun Tu's heart suddenly moved. But he didn't show it on his face, just slapped the table and said, "I see! This is just a trick to steal beams and change pillars, and the people in the Xishangang village that day were not the bandits under Du Hu at all, but the people of Najijiazhuang. It's impossible for Bao Zheng to remember the looks of these minions, so they can easily hide it from you, after all, Du Hu was present at the time, and anyone would think that the people and horses there were bandits in the cottage. But in fact, I'm afraid that the real copycat bandits are already robbing the Birthday Gang! ”

This inference was reasonable, which made Chao Gai and the others suddenly open their mouths, and they both nodded: "What you said is right, it must be like this!" They are really scheming, in order to plant the crime of snatching the birth gang on my head, they actually set up such a big game! ”

Song Jiang then added: "Moreover, Liu Yuan has always had a close relationship with Ji Yang, the owner of Jijiazhuang, so everything makes sense!" ”

Sun Tu sneered: "Take the birth gang, blame Baozheng, and let that Liu Zhisi make a great contribution to exposing the thief in front of the county Yin." Such a strategy of killing three birds with one stone is really leaky! ”

At this time, Chao Gai was so angry that his face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, good, although Ji Yang and I have some festivals, I didn't expect him to be so vicious, this revenge will not be avenged, I Chao Gai swears not to be a person!" After saying that, he stood up at once, as if he wanted to call someone.

Sun Tu hurriedly got up and stopped: "Keep the integrity and calm your anger first, if you take someone to kill Jijiazhuang like this, it will not only help, but it will be right in his heart." We must take a long-term view and get through this current difficulty first. ”

"So far, what else can we do?" Chao Gai hated the authentic.

"If it had been too late, things would have been irretrievable, but now it's a different story." Sun Tu's eyes flashed, and finally his gaze fell on the brocade box containing the jade wine vessel.

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A new week has begun。。。。。 Everyone's books are there, passers-by sincerely ask for recommendation votes。。。。。 The collection is also wanted。。。。。。