Xin Yi made a big noise.

The news spread quickly.

The prince of Guangling County, the prince of Jingzhao County, and the eldest daughter of the Cao Mansion were all implicated in the theft case. Even people who didn't know her were looking for people to ask, who is this little lady?

The Kaifeng Prefecture immediately sent Zeng Qinda and the promotion officer Meng Shao, leading a dozen government servants, and went to Zhangjiacun in a mighty manner——

The village was already bustling with excitement.

Both the judge and the prosecutor were in charge of prison litigation, and they were familiar with all kinds of criminal litigation cases, but they had never seen such a thief.

"It's enough to steal the hairpin and the rouge button. Why did you steal the cat as well?"

Living things are different from dead things. Living things can make sounds. How can they be stolen easily?

Xin Yi said: "The women of the people are also wondering, what exactly is this thief planning? Fortunately, the thief left footprints. Sir, please follow me."

The footprints are scattered beside the courtyard wall and the nux vomica tree, and are very messy, but because of the evenly sifted plant ash, they appear very clear.

Meng Shao knelt down and carefully observed the footprints, his brows furrowed.

"It's the shoe print of an adult man, there's nothing special about it..."

A powerful trace appraiser can deduce the person's height, height, weight, and even age through the footprints and shoe prints left by the murderer.

Xin Yi didn't dare to expect this recommendation officer to have such professional knowledge, but she believed that there were police officers and spies from the Imperial City Division in the village, and there were no dogs barking last night, so no one should have come in...

Then, the search scope will be smaller.

Xin Yi said: "Sir, please look at the lines and stitches on the shoe prints..."

Zeng Qinda said: "They are just ordinary farmers' shoes. Most of the shoe stores in Bianjing City are like this. What's so special about them?"

Xin Yi smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Zeng doesn't know, I have a kind of medicine that reveals the appearance. As long as you give the order, let the men in the village step on the evenly sifted plant ash, and I will use the medicine to smear on the marks, and I will definitely be able to find the difference."

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"this……"

Zeng Qinda hesitated.

"To mobilize troops and mobilize people like this, I have to report to Mr. Zhang first..."

Xin Yi smiled: "Aren't you the masters who have the final say in this village? When the case is solved, Prince Guangling, Prince Jingzhao, and Miss Cao will all be grateful to you, Master Zeng..."

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Gao Miao came the fastest.

Has she ever given Xin Yi any rouge buttons?

The cunning woman used chicken feathers as arrows and threatened her without saying a word, making her use her unwillingly——

Gao Miao was afraid, what if it was the bellyband that was stolen?

If she fell into the hands of thieves, would she still be shameless?

The Lord of Jingzhao County was furious and drove his horse into the village. When he saw Xin Yi, he looked at him coldly, but after hearing Xin Yi's suggestion, he agreed without saying a word.

"Do as she says." Gao Miao gritted his teeth, "I want to see which little thief dares to be so bold."

With the endorsement of the Lord of Jingzhao County, Zeng Qinda dared not obey the order.

All the young men in the village were called to the scene by Zeng Qinda.

Xin Yi asked his husband and Xiang Ling to sift the plant ash carefully and spread it on the soft soil, not deep or shallow, and said to Meng Shao:

"Sir, please ask the men in the village to walk in groups of six from one end to the other. After walking in one group, I will continue to sift the plant ashes until all comparisons are completed..."

The scene was crowded with villagers.

Everyone stretched their necks and held their breath for fear of missing out on the excitement.

The atmosphere was extremely tense.

For those who walked in front, Xin Yi only asked her husband and Xiang Ling to use wet tissue paper to trace the shape of their footprints, but did not say anything, nor did she take out any revealing medicine for comparison, until there were only three people left.

, Xin Yi suddenly smiled and walked slowly and unhurriedly to an unattractive young man.

"it's him."

The crowd was in an uproar.

"He has never walked through the ashes of vegetation..."

Zeng Qinda also frowned: "Why do you think it's him?"

Xin Yi said: "Body language can't deceive people. He has delayed stepping on the ashes several times. Every time the adults let six people go, he would shrink back. Even if there were only three of them left, there was no way to escape.

Even now, he was still hesitant, his body was stiff, and his eyes were evasive, as if what was in front of him was not ashes of grass and trees, but mountains of swords and seas of fire."

"No, it wasn't me. I didn't do anything."

The man screamed loudly, his voice trembling, and he was very scared.

Xin Yi laughed and said, "There is nothing wrong with you. What are you afraid of?"

"I, I... I'm so timid."

"Okay." Xin Yi smiled lazily, suddenly changed his face, grabbed the man's collar, and pushed him to the ground paved with ashes.

The man kicked his feet a few times and stepped on the ashes of vegetation. He was immediately frightened out of his wits, screamed, jumped up with his feet off the ground, and rushed out quickly as if something burned his feet.

Then, he was restrained by two government officials.

Xin Yi looked at those messy footprints with a smile.

In fact, it is not easy to judge based on such footprints alone without professional equipment or professionals. Of course, she also made up the drug, and she only used the "guilty conscience" of being a thief to expose the thief himself.

This person's name is Zhang Fugui, and everyone in the village calls her Zhang Liu. She and Zhang Xunsuan are brothers.

There was no need to take him to Kaifeng Mansion. Even before Zeng Qinda had time to interrogate him, Zhang Liu confessed with tears in his eyes.

He said that an immortal told him last night that the tree that Mrs. Zhang brought back was a money tree. If he shook it, he would have good luck and become rich from then on.

Zhang Liu was half convinced and half doubtful, but when he thought that Madam Zhang, whom everyone used to shout about, had suddenly had great luck recently, with good fortune and abundant wealth, he took it seriously.

As for who the immortal is?

Zhang Liu scratched his ears and cheeks for a long time but couldn't explain why. He only said that the man was wearing a white robe, white hair, and a white beard. He was energetic and had an air of immortality.

Seeing his stammering look, Xin Yi seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

"Things that appear in the middle of the night are not necessarily fairies, there are also ghosts."

Zhang Liu's eyes widened: "Ghost?"

Xin Yi threatened him, "It's a ghost, a water ghost. A Bianhe River water ghost that can eat people -"

Zeng Qinda coughed displeasedly: "My dear lady, didn't you read the notice of peace and security issued by Kaifeng Mansion? The water ghosts of the Bian River have already been killed."

“Really?”

In the blue sky and white sun, people were horrified by what she said.

Zeng Qinda lowered his voice and said, "Don't confuse the public with your evil words."

Xin Yiruo smiled like nothing, "My lord, if you say it's not a water ghost, then it's not."

She said no, but her expression was meaningful.

There was a lot of discussion in the crowd.

Xin Yi knew that her opponent was cunning and would never be caught without mercy. What she wanted was not to catch someone today. Such a bluff was nothing more than causing panic to her opponent and forcing him to take action.

At the same time, let the people in the village know that she is not a water ghost.

After all, she still has to do business, and everyone in the village is a potential customer...

What else...

She looked at the empty official road and narrowed her eyes slightly.

Why hasn't Fu Jiuqu come yet?

It shouldn't be.

If you don't come, the play won't be able to continue.

…

Zhang Liu tried everything, except that he couldn't find the things that Xin Yi had stolen. He said that he didn't enter the house at all, but was just curious, looked around the base of the wall, and then left.

Because we lived close by, we didn’t attract the attention of others, and we didn’t expect to leave footprints...

Zeng Qinda was interrogated and frightened.

"Come here, take Zhang Liu back to Kaifeng Mansion, torture him severely, and see if he can do anything..."

Zhang Liu was trembling with fear, "Master, I really didn't steal anything. I swear, I swear I really didn't steal anything."

"Master Qingtian, my sixth son has always been timid. He doesn't dare to steal anything..."

Zhang Liu's mother also came.
To be continued...