Seeing that the leader was defeated, the other two were shocked, jumped up together, and pounced on Thirteen Lang.

Thirteen Lang was tall and had long arms, and without waiting for two people to get close, one person punched them, and they retreated again and again. Then he stepped forward, slammed on the wrist of the man surnamed Meng, stepped on the sharp knife in his hand, and kicked it to the side.

Only then did Thirteen Lang lift the cloth covering the items under the table, revealing a bronze tripod inside.

The three people who fell to the ground saw the stolen goods exposed, and a fierce light appeared on their faces, and they jumped up together. The other two took out their hidden blades one after another, and stabbed them left and right, and stabbed them into the ribs of Thirteen Lang. Thirteen Lang was not afraid, so he picked up the bench beside him with his hand and slammed it down, knocking the two to the ground.

The man surnamed Meng saw that the situation was not good, and turned around and wanted to slip away. Thirteen Lang took a big stride, took two steps behind him, grabbed his neck and slammed it, and fell to the ground. Raising his big foot and kicking the three people together, Thirteen Lang pressed the bench in his hand on them, Shi Shiran sat on it, and pressed the three of them to death. At this time, Thirteen Lang said to Du Zhongxiao: "Official, these three thieves, I have already taken them!" ”

Tao Qiqi was dumbfounded, stepped forward, circled around Thirteen Lang, and said, "Brother, it's not close for a few months, and you're getting more and more courageous!" These three thieves are in your hands, like naughty boys! ”

Thirteen Lang smiled: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" If the three thieves can't be cleaned up, how can I follow the officials! ”

Du Zhongxiao stepped forward and said to Thirteen Lang: "It's a shame that you are strong and take down these three thieves together." Take a good look at it, don't take it lightly! They will have comrades, and if they get rid of it, they will be in trouble. Seventeen, you go to the back and call all the shopkeepers and servants. ”

The little guy obviously knew the three of them, and they had to be controlled together to avoid accidents.

Tao 17 went to the back, and Du Zhongxiao bent down to look at the bronze tripod on the ground. He didn't have any archaeological knowledge, but he could only see that this tripod was tall and had intricate patterns on it, which was obviously not an ordinary artifact. And it looks extremely ancient, and it is likely to be a Shang Dynasty bronze excavated from the excavation.

After a while, Tao Qiqi brought the shopkeeper and two small servants to the front, and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Official, there are only these three people in this store." Ben also has a cook, who goes home in the afternoon, and is not in the store. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "If you don't have to be in the store, you don't have to worry about it." You have taken these men in custody, and brought the stolen goods from the ground, and you go back to the inn first. ”

The two agreed, Tao Seventeen took the burden on the ground, and Thirteen Lang took the cloth and covered it, carried it on his shoulders, and escorted a few people back to the post house together.

Yi Cheng got the report from the post guard, hurried to Du Zhongxiao's residence, and saluted: "Official, what happened here?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "I have a few thieves here, you quickly send someone to the state city, report to the state, and send someone to detain you." ”

Yi Cheng was a little panicked: "I don't know what kind of thief the official is holding?" How to report to the state? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "I'll write a book here, and you can send someone to the state city overnight." ”

After speaking, he took pen and ink, roughly explained the original situation, and asked Xiangzhou to send someone to come immediately, and sign and draw the post.

Yicheng didn't dare to slack off, received the letter, sent a capable post man, rode a fast horse, and went to Xiangzhou City overnight.

Let Yi Cheng take people and his entourage to guard the residence, Du Zhongxiao closed the door and interrogated the prisoners with Tao Seventeen and Thirteen Lang.

looked at the six people in the house, the three thieves had cruel faces, and at first glance they were perennial habitual offenders, and they would not confess easily. Du Zhongxiao turned to the shopkeeper and arched his hand: "Master, dare to ask for a name?" How many days have you been doing business there? ”

The shopkeeper's face was full of panic: "The little one's surname is Huang, his name is Yongwen, he is known as Huang Yuanwai, he is a native of Hongxiang, and he has been opening a shop there for six years. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded, looking at the three prisoners looking at the shopkeeper with a fierce look on their faces. The shopkeeper and the two servants, when they saw the eyes of the three people, were all afraid, and lowered their heads, not daring to look at them.

Du Zhongxiao said to Thirteen Lang: "You take these three thieves to the next door, and I will talk to the shopkeeper." ”

Thirteen Lang promised, stepped forward to push the three thieves, they didn't move, and Thirteen Lang's big fist hit it.

The three of them couldn't stand it, so they had to follow Thirteen Lang to the door. When he arrived at the door, the man surnamed Meng suddenly turned around and said viciously to the shopkeeper: "Huang Lao'er, speak well, otherwise be careful of your wife and children!" ”

Thirteen Lang smashed a fist in the face of the man surnamed Meng, knocked out his two teeth, and scolded: "You thief is dying, you dare to be scary!" ”

After saying that, he raised his leg and kicked the person out of the door, dragged the other two out together, and closed the door.

Du Zhongxiao asked Tao Seventeen to bring tea, asked Huang Yongwen and the two little servants to sit down, and said warmly: "Don't be afraid, since those thieves have fallen into my hands, they will definitely be tried by the public." I saw that the bronze was dug up from the tomb, and according to the law of this dynasty, it was a capital crime to rob the grave and dig up the grave, and they would not be able to live if they thought about it. I ask you, though, to speak directly, without fear of retaliation. ”

Huang Yuanwai was shocked, and nodded again and again: "The official asks, how dare the little one not say it?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is the best. Let me ask you, do you know these three people? ”

Huang Yuanwai said: "Meng Erlang, who is the leader, is a person from the nearby Sandaoliang Village, and he knows him well. The two subordinates only felt familiar, and thought that they had been to the store, but they didn't know their names. ”

Du Zhongxiao turned around and asked the little guy who greeted Meng Erlang in the store: "Do you know those two people?" ”

The little guy shook his head: "I saw Meng Erlang take him to the store a few times, I don't know their names." ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said to the three of them: "You are frightened, drink tea." ”

The three of them were frightened by this scene, their mouths were dry, they took the tea on the table, and cooed and drank the cow. Du Zhongxiao watched coldly, and saw that the little guy who greeted Meng Erlang was shaking with the hand holding the bowl, and he knew in his heart that he knew what he should know about Meng Erlang's gang.

After the three of them drank the tea and put down the bowl, Du Zhongxiao said to the little guy: "Where are you from?" How many days have you been in the Huang Yuanwai store? ”

The little guy looked flustered and replied: "Official, the little one is called Tan Sanlang, he is from Erdaoliang Village, and he has been in the store for nearly a year. ”

This area is the Taihang Mountains, and many small villages in the mountains often use village names such as Liang. Meng Erlang is Sandaoliang Village, and this Tan Sanlang is Erdaoliang Village, it seems that it is not far away, no wonder there are more things to know.

Du Zhongxiao showed a smile on his face and said to Tan Sanlang: "You don't have to panic, everything is decided by the government, and no one can help you." Since your home is not far from Meng Erlang's house, you want to come and know about him, and talk to me. ”

Tan Sanlang hesitated for a while, and when he saw Du Zhongxiao's eyes staring at him, he finally didn't dare to lie, and said: "Official, Meng Erlang's home is indeed not far from Xiao's home, and he has known it since he was a child." This Meng Erlang has been gambling since he was a child, and his parents died when he was a teenager, and the family's field was quickly lost. When he had no land, he did odd jobs for others, earning some money to eat and drink, often without a meal. Three years ago, I didn't know what I knew, and suddenly I became rich. Gambling in the village every day, drinking with a group of unsuccessful people every day. I heard that he was digging up ancient tombs nearby, and every time he took out bronze artifacts and sold them to a nearby grandson to get some silver. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "What is the origin of this grandson?" ”

"This man used to be a smelter, and he cast iron for the government. I don't know how to cast bronze later, so I changed to bronze casting. ”

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