Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 49: Stealing a chicken but losing the rice (asking for monthly tickets!)
In fact, for people like County Magistrate Xie, money is just something outside of his body, and no matter how much he loses, it will not cause him to vomit blood.

But the problem is that the loss is public property!

Especially since he had just sent someone with generous gifts to Beijing to make arrangements in order to officially take over Xiejiazhuang.

He also vowed to keep an eye on the money and grain on the farm for the clan...

The distance between the capital and the county is only about 150 miles, which is not much farther than the distance between the county and Fangxian Township. Therefore, the higher-ups must have known that he has temporarily taken over the affairs of Xiejiazhuang.

It's only been a few days, and it was completely burned down!

The fire also burned down his reputation and future.

The clan would not give a second chance to a bastard like him. This major setback meant that he was sentenced to death forever by the clan leaders...

Fortunately, all those who practice cultivation are determined and indomitable. County Captain Xie quickly controlled his emotions and thought clearly that the most urgent task was to get the 60,000 strings of cash back and try to recover the loss!

First of all, the copper coins definitely would not be burned by fire, so how did they disappear?

This question is really relevant to his expertise as a county lieutenant in charge of public security and catching thieves.

So he came to the scene and conducted a careful investigation.

Xie Ji and Lao Ji dared not breathe, for fear of disturbing the detective's investigation.

It was not until County Lieutenant Xie finished his investigation that the two hurriedly asked, "How is it going? Any clues?"

"Bullshit." County Lieutenant Xie said unhappily, "The entire warehouse has collapsed. Where can I find any clues?"

"Then is there still Facha?" Xie Ji asked.

"Yes." County Lieutenant Xie said in a deep voice: "Use magical powers!"

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The so-called supernatural power of County Magistrate Xie is the spirit writing.

This is one of the two crime-solving spells he relies on the most, the other being Qianlongwenqushu.

Hearing that his father was going to consult a planchette, Xie Ji's expression brightened up and he immediately went to prepare the planchette.

The so-called spirit writing plate is a red plate holding sand, with a pen holder on top and a spirit writing brush hung on the pen holder.

Xie County Lieutenant had great magical powers and did not need the cooperation of a spirit medium. He lit a stick of incense and silently chanted a spell to summon the gods. After a while, the spirit medium moved on its own and wrote four ghostly characters on the sand table.

County Lieutenant Xie identified it and slowly read out, "Qingxie, are you paying back?"

"Green Fly Mother and Child Coin?" Xie Ji and Deputy Tower Master Ji said in unison.

"Yeah." County Lieutenant Xie nodded. He had encountered this kind of thing in the county before.

Legend has it that when a green fly gives birth to a child, the mother and child will reunite after being separated, even after death.

Some unscrupulous businessmen smeared the blood of the mother and child of the green fly on money. In this way, the money smeared with the child's blood would fly back after it was spent, so there is a saying that "the green fly returns the money".

But if you use this method more often, there will naturally be a way to break it. The most worry-free way is to get a Pi Xiu.

The Pixiu can only take in money but not give it out, so the money collected cannot fly back to you, so there are Pixiu guarding every shop to prevent people from cheating by using the "Green Fly to Pay Back Money" trick.

Therefore, nowadays, unscrupulous businessmen can only use this method to fool ordinary people, and they can't cheat their peers at all. Not to mention this kind of treasury that is specially used to store money.

Xie Ji looked puzzled and said, "My son and the accountants have checked. There are Pixiu on all four sides of the warehouse. Even if the money is coated with green fly blood, it should not be able to fly out."

Lieutenant Xie had completely lost confidence in his son, so he dug in the ash pile himself. After a while, he dug out a Pixiu... "Look, he didn't lie, did he?" Xie Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

Lieutenant Xie looked at the stone Pixiu for a long time, and suddenly kicked it down. He saw that the buttocks of the Pixiu, which should have been smooth and without any mark, actually had an ugly chrysanthemum.

Xie Ji and Lao Ji also found three other Pixiu, and without exception, they all had their assholes ripped open...

“Which bastard did this?!” Master Xie’s roar echoed throughout the ruins.

"Who else could it be? Of course it's that kid Xie Cheng!" said County Lieutenant Xie with a dark face.

“But hasn’t he already…” Master Xie couldn’t help but lower his voice.

"Yeah." County Lieutenant Xie nodded. He had received a report the day before that the boy had already gone to the bottom of the river to feed the turtles.

This is the most depressing part. The person is dead, who can he hold accountable?
"Don't worry about who did it. The most urgent thing now is to get the money back." County Lieutenant Xie calmed himself down and consulted the spirit writing again. However, the answer from the spirit this time was confusing.

"Not in this world?" After Xie Xianwei finished reading, everyone became even more confused. "What does this mean?"

"The same thing happened with the six jars last time." Lieutenant Xie stroked his short beard and said, "'Not in this world' means that the things are not in this world."

"Could it be some kind of magic weapon?" Lao Ji guessed.

"How is it possible to rely on the mountain spirits and ghosts in this rural area and the shrines of the community gods?" County Lieutenant Xie shook his head decisively and said, "Those are the treasures that only the real gods have."

"Could it be..." Old Ji shuddered and didn't dare to say anything else.

"Impossible." County Lieutenant Xie still shook his head: "Heaven and earth are not kind, and they treat all things as straw dogs. The gods are the same, and will not interfere with us ants."

"Why not just ask who did it?" Xie Ji said impatiently.

"No." Xie County Lieutenant shook his head and said, "This is the first time, the second time, but not the third time. The Pen Fairy can no longer answer this question."

“Is this the end of it?” Xie Ji found it hard to accept.

"Of course we can't just let it go like this." County Lieutenant Xie said, "We just have to put it aside for a while and do more important things first."

"What's the matter?" Xie Ji asked.

"You don't need to know." County Lieutenant Xie shook his head. He had always kept his son away from that matter. So Master Xie didn't know that today was also the day when Mr. Chen launched the operation.

Now that one thing has been messed up, the other thing must not be messed up. As long as the other thing is done, it can still make up for the mistake. If that noble person can say a few more good words for me, maybe the account of Xiejiazhuang can be written off.

If he fails in both tasks, not to mention his future, he might even lose his life!
"Is there anything I can do to help?" Xie Ji volunteered, wanting to make amends to his father.

"You? Not making things worse is the biggest help." County Lieutenant Xie looked at his miserable appearance and asked in a muffled voice, "Did you take the medicine again?"

"No, no." Xie Ji denied it hastily.

"Humph!" No one knows a son better than his father. But in front of outsiders, County Lieutenant Xie did not expose him, but warned him again: "How many times have I told you not to learn from those direct descendants? They were born on the golden platform, so they have the capital to surrender! People like us can't make it even if we try our best. If you surrender again, won't you be completely useless?!"

"Yes, father. Your son will remember it." Xie Ji nodded repeatedly, not knowing whether he heard it or not.

"Alas..." County Lieutenant Xie knew that he would probably forget what he had heard, so he sighed and said, "Come back to the county with me now. Xiejiazhuang has been destroyed, and we will start over after we finish this matter!"

"Oh, yes." Xie Ji responded dejectedly.

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