This side effect is awesome

Jiang Yunhe, who followed suit behind him, was also surprised by Song Ankang's sudden movement, and there was a hint of approval in his eyes.

"Master, what are you going to do?" Liu Yuanqing bit the bullet and asked, apparently the events of the previous few days cast a shadow on his mind.

Song Ankang glanced at the surrounding farmers, looked at Liu Yuanqing and said, "You all want to conclude that the warehouse theft was done by Hao Jiyong just because of some personal speculations and conjectures. Don't you have any other conclusive evidence?"

"Conclusive evidence?" Liu Yuanqing was taken aback: "What conclusive evidence, isn't this conclusive evidence?"

Song Ankang was speechless: "The conclusive evidence I said is, has anyone witnessed Hao Jiyong stealing the precious medicinal materials from the warehouse, or found the key he stole?"

"This...not this one." Liu Yuanqing shook his head: "But he has the motive to steal the precious medicinal materials in the warehouse, and at the same time, he often stays out at night for about half a month, and someone saw him selling a ten-year-old ginseng plant. , Aren’t these all evidence, enough to confirm that this matter is what he did.”

Song Ankang frowned: "I remember that there are people guarding the warehouse day and night, especially at the gate. Since you said that Hao Jiyong opened the gate to steal precious medicinal materials through a key that was secretly allocated, can't the guards see it? "

"Eh..." Liu Yuanqing showed embarrassment, hesitated to speak, but soon someone in the crowd answered for him.

"In the past few months, no one has been assigned to take care of the warehouse at night, because it requires another monthly salary. Manager Liu felt that it was a waste, so he canceled it."

……

Song Ankang looked at Liu Yuanqing: "Is that so?"

"I have managed the warehouse for many years, and I have never been stolen in the past ten years, so...so I think the night guard is useless, so I canceled it." Sweat appeared on Liu Yuanqing's forehead.

Song Ankang sneered: "If this is the case, you should also be responsible for the theft of the warehouse, and why this matter was not reported, or do you think it is a trivial matter to guard the warehouse, and there is no need to report it, so you can Make your own decision."

"Master, forgive me. This matter is all the villain's fault. Please punish the owner." Liu Yuanqing's face turned ashen, and he also knew that he was responsible for this matter, so he wanted to solve the case as soon as possible, and it was best to recover the stolen goods. The precious medicinal materials, otherwise the punishment of the family will never be light.

After all, although the number of stolen medicinal materials is not large, they are all the most precious batches, and the worst ones are ten-year-old ginseng, which can catch up to about [-]% of the harvest of Zhaoyun Tianzhuang in normal years.

Seeing Liu Yuanqing admitting his mistake, Song Ankang sneered: "Let's talk about the punishment separately. Let me ask you, after you found out that Hao Jiyong was selling ginseng for ten years, did you ask the store where he sold it and whether Hao Jiyong still sells it there?" Have you tried other precious medicinal materials?"

"Not really." Liu Yuanqing shook his head: "We have asked about all the pharmacies in Tongxin Town. Hao Jiyong only sold a [-]-year-old ginseng in one pharmacy. The other medicinal materials are not sold in Tongxin Town. They should be sold in other places." It is sold in an unknown place, so avoid being discovered by us."

Song Ankang smiled: "Since Hao Jiyong has such a secret sales channel, why did he go to the pharmacy in Tongxin Town to sell a ten-year-old ginseng openly? Could it be that his brain is flooded, or your brains are flooded gone."

Chapter 018

"what……"

As Song Ankang's words fell to the ground, Liu Yuanqing and the surrounding tenants were in an uproar and were speechless for a while, only then did they realize that there was a huge flaw in their self-righteous speculation and conjecture.

Everyone was focusing on the suspicious points on Hao Jiyong before, but no one saw what was wrong. After Song Ankang said it, these people came to their senses.

Looking at Liu Yuanqing and others who were ashamed, Song Ankang continued: "Besides this, isn't there another way to prove whether Hao Jiyong has lied?"

"Since Hao Jiyong said that he picked the [-]-year-old ginseng recently, and the time since picking the [-]-year-old ginseng is so short, he must still remember the approximate place. Follow him to check, if the place really has grown for ten years When it comes to ginseng, there is always something special about it, and those of you who often grow ginseng must be able to see it."

"If the [-]-year-old ginseng survived last year, it must be quite different from the fresh ginseng. Just comparing it will produce results. Do you still need me to point it out?"

Everyone was silent, all speechless.

There are many things in this world that can be explained clearly, but because of the enthusiasm of many people, not only can they not be explained clearly, but they often push things to a worse place.

It was too late to prove that this matter was wrong in the end.

Some people may find it unbelievable, but when you think about the women in ancient history who were sent to the stake because of a wrong move, you will know how stupid those ancient people who did not have certain knowledge were.

Not to mention that this matter is related to the life and death of everyone, and there are indeed many doubts about Hao Jiyong. With Liu Yuanqing's instigation, it is normal for everyone to do this kind of thing.

"Thank you, uncle, for saving your life. I really didn't do this. I can take everyone to the place where I dug ginseng. I remember it clearly."

"The owner's life-saving grace, our family will never forget it. After returning, we will definitely set up a longevity tablet for the owner and pray for you day and night."

"Thank you, owner, thank you, uncle."

……

Hao Jiyong's family cried with tears streaming down their face, and knelt in front of Song Ankang to thank him. The whole family also knew that if Hao Jiyong was imprisoned in the dungeon tonight, he might not be able to withstand the torture, and eventually he would be beaten into a trick, waiting for them at that time A family must be doomed.

Song Ankang's actions seemed small, but they actually saved their family.

"Master, what should we do now? We have lost more than a dozen of the most precious medicinal herbs. After paying taxes this year, everyone is afraid that there will be nothing left. Many people will starve to death in winter."

Seeing that Hao Jiyong's suspicions might be cleared away, Liu Yuanqing also became a little anxious, and looked at Song Ankang pleadingly.

Song Ankang pondered for a moment: "You first follow what I said to confirm whether what Hao Jiyong said is true or not, and at the same time, he is not allowed to leave the farm during this period of time. I will assist you in investigating this theft case, and if something like this happens again next time The matter must be reported to me as soon as possible, rather than deal with it privately."

"Yes, yes, the villain can save you." Liu Yuanqing nodded again and again, and began to get busy. Under his arrangement, some of the surrounding tenants went home, and some continued to search for clues inside and outside the warehouse, and at the same time confirmed whether what Hao Jiyong said was true or not.

Song Ankang did not go back immediately, but walked into the warehouse with Qiu Shi and Jiang Yunhe, looking for suspicious things.

"Grandpa is so amazing. He saved Hao Jiyong's family in just a few words. Before that, I thought it was Hao Jiyong who did it."

Qiu Shi is an excellent little supporter, just after entering the warehouse, she held her delicate cheeks with two small hands, her eyes full of stars and authenticity, and she was a proper fan girl.

Jiang Yunhe also nodded: "To be able to discover so many suspicious points in a short period of time, my uncle's talent is indeed extraordinary. If he participates in the imperial court selection in the future, he might be able to become an official."

"You guys are overrated. In fact, these doubts are not difficult to find. It's just that everyone has been dazzled by enthusiasm. In addition, this matter is related to everyone's wealth and life, so everyone is a little impulsive."

Song Ankang smiled and shook his head: "What's more, although these suspicious points are eye-catching, they are not without rebuttals. If the thief cannot be found later, everyone will definitely focus their suspicious eyes on Hao Jiyong."

"How could this happen? Can't everyone see such a big doubt, and blame Hao Jiyong for this matter." Qiu Shi was stunned.

Song Ankang said: "If there is no other person who is more suspicious, then Hao Jiyong is still the most suspicious person. At that time, everyone will naturally make up their minds, refute these loopholes, and make the best guesses for themselves. So now The most important thing is to find the thief who stole the medicine."

"This..." Qiu Shi Tongyan's little face showed confusion, obviously she still didn't understand. She didn't have a deep understanding of the complexity of the human heart and human nature at a young age.

On the other hand, Jiang Yunhe nodded in admiration, "Young master is very true. I didn't expect you to see it so clearly at such a young age."

"If you read a lot of books, your brain will naturally be a little brighter." Song Ankang said with a smile: "In the future, we can spread some basic knowledge in the farm, otherwise there will always be some problems when encountering things."

While talking, Song Ankang carefully observed in the warehouse to see if there was anything suspicious.

Although Liu Yuanqing is a bit cunning, the warehouse is well organized. All kinds of food and medicinal materials are neatly arranged and handled properly. At least they can be stored for more than a few years, or even decades. decay.

Being able to sit in the position of warehouse manager for so many years, Liu Yuanqing's professional ability is still qualified.

Walking in the spacious warehouse, for some reason, Song Ankang always felt that something was wrong, as if there was something hidden in the warehouse.

But there are often people coming and going in this warehouse. If there are ghosts and ghosts hiding, they must be discovered immediately. How could they stay until now.

Today, many people came to look for clues during the day and night, and nothing happened. How could there be ghosts and ghosts lurking now.

Moreover, the ghosts should not be interested in the food and medicinal materials here, and the dozens of stolen medicinal materials would have no effect on the ghosts.

As for the monsters and monsters, once the medicinal materials are stolen, there will definitely be clues, and it will not be small. Now there are no traces in the warehouse, so it should not be the monsters and monsters.

Unless the monsters and monsters have amazing spiritual intelligence and know how to hide their traces, but if there are monsters and monsters with such strong spiritual intelligence, how can they still value such things in the warehouse.

According to the classics, monsters and monsters with spiritual intelligence that can reach this level are basically above first-class warriors. If they need medicinal materials in the warehouse, they can just grab them directly.

Moreover, the interior and exterior of the warehouse are all made of green gang stones. If monsters and monsters come in to steal things, they will basically cause a lot of movement and leave many traces.

Therefore, whether it was Liu Yuanqing and others or Song Ankang, the possibility of demons and ghosts was quickly ruled out. Since it was not demons and ghosts who did it, it was man-made.

Chapter 019 Add fuel to the fire

It was speculated that the theft of the warehouse in Chaoyun Farm should be man-made, and Hao Jiyong's figure also appeared in Song Ankang's mind for the first time.

There is no other reason. Compared with other people, Hao Jiyong really has a lot of doubts.

Moreover, Liu Yuanqing also investigated other warehouse workers, and found that the suspicious points of these people were not as good as that of Hao Jiyong, so it is no wonder that Liu Yuanqing pinned this matter on Hao Jiyong.

Song Ankang also frowned, and carefully observed inside and outside the warehouse, but found nothing, but when he left, Song Ankang inexplicably thought of the feeling of something wrong in his heart when he just entered the warehouse. Feel.

In the next few days, while practicing, Song Ankang often came to the warehouse to check the progress of the theft case, but he found nothing, not even the feeling that something was wrong before.

There is good news about Hao Jiyong's investigation, that is, the [-]-year-old ginseng sold by Hao Jiyong is indeed newly dug, not left over from last year.

Moreover, Hao Jiyong also found the place where he dug up the ginseng for ten years, and got the affirmation from the experts in the field of ginseng planting that there was indeed a good year of ginseng growing in that place.

Even so, due to the delay in the progress of the theft case, the doubts shrouded in Hao Jiyong's body quickly rose back after a little less, especially with the occurrence of one incident.

"Hao Jiyong, you are my big brother, why don't you help me, the people from the Ningmen Society are already driving me to a corner, you still have to hide it and not take it out, right?"

"Everyone said that you stole more than a dozen precious medicinal herbs and sold them for a lot of money. As long as one-third of it is enough to pay off my gambling debts, why didn't you save me?"

"Since you want to watch me being driven to a dead end by the Ningmen Society, don't blame me for sharing this matter. You must have stolen those precious medicinal materials, because you told me about it once .”

"At that time, you also said that there were so many loopholes in the warehouse management of Chaoyun Farm, as long as the people inside made a little mistake, they could get out a lot of precious medicinal materials from it, so you made a mistake, right?"

……

This morning, Song Ankang was practicing against Jiang Yunhe in the yard to improve his combat experience and skills, when he heard harsh shouts from outside.

Song Ankang's face darkened. Originally, because the theft case hadn't progressed for a few days, many people focused their attention on Hao Jiyong. Now after Hao Jiyong's younger brother Hao Jimeng's shouting, I'm afraid more people will doubt Hao Jiyong again.

Hao Jiyong spared time to pick medicinal materials in the middle of the night for his younger brother Hao Jimeng, but Hao Jimeng was lucky, he didn't know how to repay him, but because of other people's gossip, he also thought that Hao Jiyong stole the precious medicinal materials from the warehouse of Chaoyun Farm.

After failing to get what he wanted from Hao Jiyong, he even bit Hao Jiyong with revenge, clearly trying to drive Hao Jiyong's family to a dead end.

This kind of unconscionable white-eyed wolf is fortunate that Hao Jiyong treated him so well.

Although in Song Ankang's view, Hao Jiyong's actions proved more and more that Hao Jiyong did not steal the precious medicinal materials in the warehouse, but in the eyes of most people, Hao Jiyong's suspicion was even greater.

"Even Hao Jiyong's younger brother said that Hao Jiyong stole the precious medicinal materials in the warehouse. Obviously, this matter cannot be faked. The owner of the villa misjudged the wrong person this time, and he wasted so long for nothing."

"I just said that Hao Jiyong has so many suspicious points, who else can there be besides him? Although what my uncle said has some truth, maybe this is Hao Jiyong's deliberate attempt to confuse us. In fact, he stole those precious medicinal materials from the warehouse."

"Hao Jiyong doesn't admit it now just because we are all staring at him, so he dare not tell Hao Jimeng that he stole the precious medicinal materials in the warehouse, and put his younger brother to death for the sake of his own family. Hao Jiyong is cruel enough."

"My uncle is too stupid to believe someone like Hao Jiyong. In the final analysis, my uncle is too stupid to manage a farm. After all, my uncle was just a frail scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken. What can he do?"

……

The same thing has different interpretations in the eyes of different people. Song Ankang felt that Hao Jimeng's actions further proved Hao Jiyong's innocence, but most people didn't think so, and it also affected Song Ankang's innocence in Chaoyun Grange. status and reputation.

"My lord, what should we do? Many people in the village are saying that you were blinded by Hao Jiyong, and that you have to stand out even if you don't have the ability. If you really can't find the medicinal materials, you have to bear a lot of responsibility."

"We shouldn't interfere with this matter. In fact, they should handle it themselves. My uncle is new here. Even if there is any punishment, my uncle's responsibility is not great. But my uncle is kind and saved Hao Jiyong's family. If this matter If they really did what they did, it would be too unfair.”

……

The little maid, Qiu Shi, also became a little anxious, circling around Song Ankang, even more anxious than Song Ankang himself.

Seeing her worried look, Song Ankang smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, even if I made a mistake about this matter, it's okay, not to mention that in my opinion, Hao Jimeng has confirmed my previous speculation."

"Let's go to the warehouse to have a look later, maybe we can find some clues."

Jiang Yunhe next to him remained silent, frowning slightly, also a little puzzled.

After lunch, Song Ankang practiced the Sutra of Seven Injuries for a while, and then led Qiushi and Jiang Yunhe towards the warehouse, but just halfway there, he heard Hao Jimeng's shout again from outside the wall.

"Hao Jiyong, the assistant manager of Chaoyun Tianzhuang's warehouse, is my elder brother. He has money there, and he will help me pay back the money owed to you. He has helped me pay back many times before. Don't you know it, so don't worry. , don’t force me anymore, give my brother some more time.”

"A few days ago, my elder brother dug a wild ginseng plant that was ten years old. Didn't he already pay off the interest? He has the ability to dig a few more plants and return the capital to you. You can give us some grace. time."

……

The voice was very familiar. After all, I heard it in the morning. Song Ankang was stunned. He didn't expect Hao Jimeng to come back not long ago.

Regardless of going to the warehouse again, Song Ankang and his entourage came to the wall of the village, and saw Hao Jimeng who was surrounded by several fierce and strong men outside the wall of the village, and Hao Jiyong, who was full of helplessness, beside him. Hao Jiyong's wife and children were standing on the wall of the village. looked worriedly.

Chapter 020

"Hao Jimeng, it's not that we don't give you time, but that you owe us too much money to the Ningmen Society this time, a full 200 taels of silver. It's good that we can let you delay for more than half a month. You must give Let's explain."

The leader of the Ningmen Society was a burly man with small eyes, dressed in a blue robe popular among scholars, and looked a little weird.

Hao Jimeng pointed to Hao Jiyong and said, "My elder brother just confessed, you ask him to mortgage something for you, or ask him to pay you a sum of interest first, and then you delay me for a few days, my elder brother has hidden money."

"Brother Hao Jiyong, what do you say?" The burly man in green robe looked at Hao Jiyong.

"200 taels of silver!" Hao Jiyong took a deep breath: "Even if our family does not eat or drink for ten or twenty years, we will not be able to earn so much money. How can I afford it?"

"I can't do anything about this matter. Besides, I've only heard of the principle of father's debt repayment by son, but I've never heard of the principle of brother's debt repayment. I can't do anything this time."

"Why can't you!"

As soon as Hao Jiyong finished his words, Hao Jimeng couldn't help shouting: "Don't you have a lot of money hidden, even if you don't have this money, you can still dig ginseng for ten years, and if you dig a few more plants, you will have it. "

"After the death of parents, elder brother is like father. My business is your business. You should help me pay back the money. Do you want to watch me die? Hao Jiyong, you are so vicious!"

Hao Jiyong's expression changed, he looked at Hao Jimeng and said, "It's so easy to find ginseng when you've been there for ten years, and let me tell you one more thing, I didn't take a single plant of the medicinal materials in the warehouse of Chaoyun Farm, and if I did, I wouldn't I took the risk to dig for medicinal materials at night."

"Also, so what if I just watched you die. Didn't you want my family to die this morning? I've helped you so much over the years. Is this how you repay our family?"

Seeing Hao Jiyong's resolute attitude, Hao Jimeng's face changed for a while, and suddenly he knelt down in front of Hao Jiyong and said, "Brother, what happened in the morning is all my fault, am I not being forced by them, that's why I acted that way?" Sensible thing."

"For the sake of me being your younger brother, please forgive me this time and help me again, otherwise they will definitely kill me. There are only two brothers in our family, and there are no sisters. Parents After I left, I have always regarded you as my father and mother, so please give me another chance."

"Besides, I am so old that I don't even have a wife or children. The reason why I go to gamble is to make a lot of money and live a good life, so that I can marry a wife and have children. Isn't this what you have always expected of me? , if I was killed by them this time, how can you fulfill your wish."