There were no lights on in the attic study at this time, and the sunlight coming in from the window was not very bright. Sun Tu was still some distance away from the top of the bookshelf under the skylight, but even so, according to his eyesight, I can easily see the clues above.
There are actually four circular marks on the thin layer of floating ash on the top of the shelf, as if they were touched by something. Moreover, the floating ash on the top of the shelf facing the skylight seems to be denser. Some, obviously dust falling from above.
"What a powerful person. He was able to enter through this small skylight, and he only left these few traces that were barely noticeable." Sun Tu muttered softly, and then let go. Returning to the ground, he later revealed what he had discovered above.
After listening to his story, the Luo family, including Luo Chan, all showed expressions of disbelief: "Is there really such a weird person in this world? And how did he get up to the attic... "
"Well, you'll know when you go out and take a look." Sun Tu smiled and went downstairs first. His eyes only turned to the two big trees. The two Jiangzhou soldiers understood immediately, walked over and climbed up the trees flexibly. , while looking for something carefully while going up. After a while, someone said: "Captain, there are scratches here where someone tied them up with ropes!"
Sun Tu nodded with satisfaction: "That's it. The other party used ropes to hang to the top of the attic because the two big trees were higher than the attic. As for how he entered your house, I want to use the extraordinary ability he showed With time, a few courtyard walls shouldn't be able to stop him at all."
Luo Chan was dumbfounded. He had never imagined such a theft method. But then, he thought of something else: "Superintendent Sun, even if we now know how the thief stole my jade phoenix bracelet, how can he take it away?"
"Well, this will have to fall on you, Mr. Luo." Sun Tu said, getting closer, bowing his head and whispering something in his ear. The latter was stunned again, and after a while he mumbled something. : "This... this is too risky..."
"Exceptor Luo, if you want to get back your family's heirloom, you always have to take some risks. You should also have confidence in me and these brothers. In addition, I have just inquired. Over the past month, , that thief has stolen treasures from seven wealthy merchants in Qingzhou City. Your seven families are the only targets that he can covet in Qingzhou City. If there are not enough treasures to attract the thief, he may fly away. , then your treasures will never be found again." Sun Tu said solemnly, and patted the other party on the shoulder: "In the next few days, I will arrange manpower here, can he really fly into the sky and escape from the earth?"
After struggling and hesitating for a while, Luo Chan finally gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I just trust the governor's judgment and take a gamble!" The pair of dragon and phoenix jade bracelets have been passed down in the Luo family for several generations. He really didn't want to lose one of the treasures in his hands.
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Just that afternoon, a saying spread in Qingzhou City
"Have you heard that the master thief in the city has recently stolen the treasures of the seven rich merchants in Qingzhou, but he
Although he succeeded, he was not completely successful. "
"How can you say this? This thing is either obtained or not stolen. How can you say this?"
"Then we have to rely on Luo Yuan's wife. It turns out that the carved phoenix jade bracelets stolen from his house were a pair, and there is also a dragon bracelet in the hands of the Luo family. And it is said that the real value of this pair of bracelets is in the dragon bracelet. , that phoenix bracelet is not considered a treasure at all. So even though the thing has been stolen, the thief is still blind, so it cannot be considered a success."
Similar topics soon spread throughout the four cities of Qingzhou. To ordinary people, the news that rich merchants were stolen and the gangsters failed was much more interesting than the fights between officials in the yamen, and everyone was more willing to do so. to discuss these trivial matters that have no consequences.
It can be said that in less than a day or two, the news of a certain thief's failure in Qingzhou became known to everyone and became the object of many people's jokes. And these statements soon reached the ears of a thin man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, making his whiskers quiver with anger.
Seeing that he was getting angry, a young man quickly pulled him into his courtyard: "Brother Shi, don't listen to those guys' random arrangements. If I guess correctly, this may be the government trying to lure you out and arrest you." It’s just a trick, you must not fall for it.”
But this person was still a little intolerable and snorted: "I think I, Shi Qian, have stolen all over the north and south in the past few years, but I have never been belittled like this. Will I mistake those treasures with my tricks? But? The jade and phoenix bracelets are indeed a little weird, there should be a pair, and it’s not perfect to only get one now. I decided to go to Luo’s house again and get the dragon bracelet as well. "
"Brother Shi, you can't act on impulse. They must have made arrangements for doing this. As soon as you go..."
"I have known for a long time that the officers and soldiers in the city were trying to get me. If I was really afraid of them, I would not stay here instead of leaving early. With my ability, some officers and soldiers are planning to get me? This time I will let the officers and soldiers in Qingzhou know how powerful I am. I just want to take away the things under their noses so that the people in the world know what I can do with Shi Qian!" Shi Qian chuckled, but I have completely made up my mind.
Seeing that he had already said this, the young man could only sigh with some worry and did not dare to persuade him any more. After all, the opponent's skills are indeed extremely high, and maybe he can actually accomplish something.
"Don't worry, I, Shi Qian, have always been loyal. Even if something goes wrong this time, I won't hurt you. If you are still worried, just leave the city early. It won't be too late to come back after I succeed." After saying this, Shi Qian walked into the room where he temporarily lived. Soon there was a jingling sound inside, and it was unknown what he was busy with inside.
It wasn't until the sky turned completely dark again that Shi Qian came out of the room. At this time, he had put on a set of black and more close-fitting clothes, and there were several things wrapped around his shoulders and waist. However, due to the darkness of the night, it was difficult to see what they were. In addition, he also carried a small package on his back, which was still squirming slightly at this time. He didn't know what living things were hidden inside.
Wait for a moment until
It wasn't until nearly the second watch that Shi Qian crossed the courtyard wall and came to the small alley. Then he walked through the alley lightly but quickly and came to the quiet long street.
In fact, he has been in the habit of walking outside in the past few nights. One is to practice his light body skills of climbing over walls and courtyards, and the other is to master the marching routes and habits of the night watch officers and soldiers. So when he sneaked towards the Luo family's house this time, he was very familiar with the route. When he was about to encounter the officers and soldiers, he would quickly stop and duck into the shadows of the corners, thereby avoiding their searches.
Just walking forward like this, after half an hour, he finally arrived at the side of the Luo family compound. Shi Qian did not jump over the wall like an ordinary thief, but clung to the wall and slowly climbed up like a gecko. Although doing this is much slower than crossing the wall directly, it makes almost no movement, so you don't have to worry about being discovered by the guards who may be in the yard.
After quietly climbing into the yard, Shi Qian found a big tree with ease. In just a few moments, the person was already on the tree. A moment later, there was a soft sound, and a black shadow swept from the top of the tree. He passed by and quickly climbed up to the highest roof of the side courtyard, allowing him to have a panoramic view of everything in the Luo family compound.
Sure enough, there were more than ten or twenty people guarding the courtyard, each holding a torch, and the study attic was completely surrounded. Not to mention the time has passed at this time, even if a bird wants to fly into the attic, it is afraid that it will be discovered by these people.
But when Shi Qian stopped at the top of the side hall, he didn't show any anxiety at all. He even had a disdainful smile on his face: "You can guard me with such a stupid method? That's too disrespectful to me." The fleas are capable." Thinking of this, he turned sideways, stepped on the tiles on the roof of the hall, and ran all the way to the other side. Although he was very fast, he actually didn't make a sound. His effort was so light. It can be seen.
After a while, a flame rose from the west courtyard, and then someone shouted in panic: "The water is breaking out, the water is breaking out, someone is coming to put out the fire..." Then someone was seen hurriedly running towards the front yard. , go to the big tank there to get water to put out the fire.
As expected, the incident that occurred in the West Crossing Courtyard attracted the attention of the guards in front of the attic. After a moment's hesitation, they detached some of their staff and rushed over to help put out the fire. In the end, only five or six people were left here.
But this way, the distance between them is a bit large, and they have to guard their surroundings, and they have to move around to ensure safety. And just when one of them was walking past a bush of flowers and trees, a figure suddenly flashed out from the middle. With a soft thud, the person fell down, but he did not touch the ground. Even the torch in his hand was attacked by a sneak attack. Shi Qian took it and then dragged him to the back of the tall flowers and trees.
Shi Qian's hands and feet were indeed fast enough. In a moment, the clothes on this man's body had been stripped off, and then he quickly jumped to the other corner.
After a while, another person came over with a torch. After discovering that the flowers and trees seemed a little strange, he hurriedly came up and shined a light with the torch in his hand. Then he changed his color and exclaimed: "No, something happened." ! Fang Laoqi was actually knocked unconscious here, and all his clothes were gone... "