Looking at Chao Gai's calm look, Sun Tu felt a little stunned. Why did the truth have such a big deviation from his judgment? Wasn't Chao Gai and others the one who robbed the birth gift?

Then, he remembered some of the previous stories that were different from the ones he knew about, such as the deviation in time, and there were no Liu Tang and Wu Yong and others here. Thinking about this, it was obvious that he had misjudged the situation and wrongly accused Chao Gai.

But then another question came to my mind, and Sun Tu immediately looked at Chao Gai and asked seriously: "Since that's the case, why did you appear in the west of the county before and after the incident, and near the incident?" More importantly, since this matter was not what he did, why did the Ai Si, who was called Liu Yuan, insist that it was what he did?

"That's because someone has invited a banquet there. After all, he is a long-time friend, so it's a good idea to go there."

"But who is it?" Sun Tu vaguely noticed something and asked again hurriedly. He really couldn't believe that there would be such coincidences in this world, the time and place were so co-produced, and Chao Gai was regarded as a key suspect afterwards.

"This..." Chao Gai looked puzzled, not knowing whether he should answer.

Song Jiang was naturally aware of the elegant meaning when he was in the government office for a long time, and his expression became solemn. Seeing this, he hurriedly said, "Brother Chao, it's important, don't worry about it anymore. There are only three of us here, what can't be said?" With one sentence, he narrowed the distance between his family and Sun Tu.

Chao Gai hesitated a little, then smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not to hide it. The one I went to see that day was Du Hu on the hill of Xishan."

"The old tiger in the forest?" Song Jiang changed his face slightly and said softly.

After hearing this, Sun Tu was also surprised. He had lived in Yuncheng County for these days and had heard of this person's name. This was the leader of a group of strong men on the west hill outside the city. He heard that this person was very capable and the hamlet established was extremely strong. The county government had sent troops several times but failed to defeat him. Moreover, because he always adhered to the principle that rabbits do not eat grass by their nests and did not rob the people of the county, the government turned a blind eye to him in the past two years.

But the bandits are bandits after all. Now Chao Gai and his local Baozheng suddenly had an intersection with him, and claiming that both sides were friends, it still surprised him. However, Song Jiang was not surprised by this, but just frowned and said, "To be honest, the tiger in the forest really has the courage and means to grab the birthday gift."

"But he had been drinking with me all the time those days, so it was impossible for him to leave to grab the birthday gift! Even the people in his village were only a few people who left those days." Chao Gai shook his head and said.

Sun Tu had calmed down again at this time and analyzed: "Chao Baozheng and Song Aisi, I always feel that there must be some problems in this. The time and place between the two are too coincidental, just like someone deliberately set up this game to frame Baozheng."

After thinking for a while, Song Jiang nodded deeply and said, "I also think this matter is a bit strange."

On the contrary, Chao Gai, who was involved, smiled disapprovingly: "Since this matter has nothing to do with me, what are I afraid of when I sit upright? Even if someone really comes to the government afterwards, I can handle it. After all, the things are not something I robbed. Even if they want to treat me like 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 a general case, it will naturally be clear to Baozheng's reputation in the county, but this case is extraordinary. To put it bluntly, it will even make the most of the world. Now that the state yamen has sent people, maybe even bigger officials will come here to supervise it tomorrow, and the pressure on Liu County Yin will only be more severe. In this case, as long as there is a little suspicion, they will catch it. Even if you are not a criminal, the government will still impose the charges on your head. Song Aisi, you have been in the officialdom for a long time, so you should have heard of such things a lot, right?"

Song Jiang looked at Sun Tu in surprise again. The young man surprised himself again. How could he, an ordinary citizen, understand such official methods? It was himself, he had not had any worries or concerns in this regard just now.

Soon, Song Jiang nodded and expressed his agreement: "Baozheng, this matter is indeed very likely, you have to think twice."

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

The other two people were silent for a while and didn't know how to respond. After a while, Sun Tu said: "The most important thing now is to confirm what is happening. Who did this? As long as Liu County Yin can believe this, there is still a possibility of reversal." He had already seen that Chao Gai would never escape from this place with a crime when he was unjustly framed.

Song Jiang smiled bitterly: "It's not easy. Even the government has sent more people to investigate for several days but has not found out what is the clue. Can we still find out the truth when we sit here?"

"It's because of the humans." Sun Tu was not discouraged, but said, "After all, Lin Zhonghu suddenly invited Bao to the appointment at that time, which was a big problem. I'm sure he must be inseparable from this robbery."

"But what about the evidence? There is nothing to say. Moreover, I did not find anyone in his village for too long that I had left for too long, so it was even more impossible for him to be the birthday gift under his robbery." Chao Gai was still hesitant and raised his own concerns.

Yes, what is the problem with this matter? Of course, the most important thing now is to confirm that the matter was done by the people in Duhu's mountain village, just evidence? After thinking for a while, he suddenly looked up at Chao Gai: "Baozheng, during this period, did Duhu give you something?"

Chao Gai was stunned for a moment before nodding, "When he left, he did give me a set of jade pots and jade cups. Is there any problem?"

"Please take it and take a look." Sun Tu was not polite and asked immediately.

It was not the time to take into account etiquette. Chao Gai immediately ordered a confidant who was guarding outside to take a brocade box in his study. While opening the box, he explained to the two: "According to Du Hu, this set of wine was taken from a merchant, and it was of great value. He gave it to me because he knew that I liked drinking." As he said that, he touched the shiny and refreshing cup with cherishing.

Sun Tu did not understand the appreciation of these antique treasures, so he could only turn his eyes to Song Jiang to see what he found. The latter did not disappoint him. After seeing the jade pot and a few jade cups in the box, his expression changed. Then he reached out to take out the jade pot, opened the lid and put it in front of the candlelight to check it carefully.

At a glance, his brows frowned even more and more: "This pot is carved from a whole piece of jade, and its value is already extremely high. Moreover, the signature here is Zengxian, the jade making masters today, and it is a worship of the official utensils in the Daming Mansion! As far as I know, there is such a set of jadeware in the birthday gift that was sent to Bianjing to celebrate Grandma Cai's birthday!"

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

Sun Tuze looked solemn and sighed softly: "This is really a good plan. Not only did he swear Bao Zheng to the crime site, but he also left such a stolen goods on Bao Zheng's hands. In this way, as long as the government sends someone to search, Bao Zheng will not be able to wash it even if he jumps into the Yellow River."

Chao Gai was so angry that his whole body was trembling. He almost raised his hand and smashed the jade cups and brocade boxes to the ground. 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 and the others have designed to harm you."

"I really didn't expect that I treated Du Hu as a friend, but he plotted against me so much!" Chao Gai was excited and slapped the table with a palm, his face becoming extremely ugly.

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

"But I'm really puzzled by this. Do you two have any opinions?" Chao Gai glanced at Sun Tu and Song Jiang, but they shook their heads in a daze. After all, they were not on the scene at the time, and it was impossible to find the flaws just by listening to their simple narratives.

"Master..." At this time, the confidant who had just taken the brocade box suddenly hesitated and shouted.

"Hmm? What do you have to say?" Sun Tu responded the fastest and asked quickly. Then, Song Jiang and the others also looked on his face. The man was obviously a little nervous and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Master, have you mentioned the fact that we went to Xishangang a few days ago?"

"That's right, have you discovered anything?" Chao Gai asked anxiously again.

"The young man once saw two acquaintances there. They were tourists from Jijiazhuang. The young man felt a little strange at that time. I wonder why the two men suddenly fell into trouble..."

When he heard that this matter was related to Jijiazhuang, Sun Tu suddenly moved. But he did not reveal it on his face, and just slapped the table and said, "So that's it! This is just a trick to replace the pillars. The people in Xishangang Village that day were not the bandits under Du Hu, but the people from Jijiazhuang. Bao Zheng could not remember the appearance of these minions, so they could easily hide it from you. After all, Du Hu was present at that time, anyone would have decided that the people there were bandits in the village. But in fact, I am afraid that the real bandits in the village were already robbing the birthday gift!"

This reasoned reasonably made Chao Gai and the others suddenly understand and nodded: "You are right, that must be the case! They were really determined to put such a big plan in order to put the charge of snatching the birthday gift on me!"

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

Sun Tu sneered: "Snatching the birthday gift and plaguing Baozheng, and asking Liu Aisi to make a great contribution to exposing the thief in front of the county magistrate. Such a plan to kill three birds with one stone is really a waste of water!"

At this time, Chao Gai was so angry that his face turned pale. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, okay, although Ji Yang had a little celebration with me, he didn't expect that he would be so cruel. If you don't take this revenge, I, Chao Gai, swear not to be a human being!" After that, he stood up suddenly, as if he wanted to call someone.

Sun Tu quickly stood up and stopped him: "Baozheng, please calm down first. If you take people to kill Jijiazhuang like this, it will not only be of no help, but will also hit the point. We must make a long-term plan and pass the current difficulties first."

"At this point, what else can we do?" Chao Gai said angrily.

"If it was a little later, things would be irrescue, but now it's a different matter." Sun Tu's eyes flashed, and finally his eyes fell on the brocade box containing a jade wine vessel.

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Chapter completed!