Chapter 26 Twenty-six golden carving secret treasure

The curtains are made of cotton, the thick carpet is as red as blood and as soft as catkins, and the furnishings in the stone room are all gorgeous.The lamp is in the center of the stone chamber.Eight long-burning lamps hang on a circular copper beam like seven stars accompanying the moon.The copper frame is hooked and hung under the top wall of the stone chamber.The seven stars have no light, and only one moon is bright. Only one of the eight lamps is lit.Everything was exactly the same as what Chang Huhua and the others saw when they entered the stone room for the first time.There are seven chairs and a table under the lamp, and twenty or thirty tables of various shapes around them seem to be placed in their original positions.There were 14 picture scrolls recording events and a suicide note of Cui Beihai on the table. These were taken away when they left the stone room for the first time, and brought back to the yamen to submit to Gao Tianlu for review.They did not take away the rare treasures placed on those tables.There were pearls the size of pigeon eggs on top of those stones, but gems as brilliant as flames were all empty now.The aura of jewels in the room was gone, and the whole stone room was shrouded in an unspeakable desolation and loneliness.

Fortunately, the seven boxes full of gold, silver and jewels stacked in the corner are still there.Chang Huhua's eyes fell on the seven boxes.Just as he was about to walk away, Yang Xun rushed past him like a galloping horse.With a happy face, he rushed to the other side of the wall.Fortunately, the seven boxes of gold, silver and jewelry are still here.With his hands on the box, the joy on his face grew even stronger.It was too early for him to rejoice.When a person is happy, he often neglects many things, not to mention that he is a careless person.He didn't notice at all that the seven big brass locks that locked the seven boxes were all scattered on the ground.Those copper locks were only false locks, so that time they easily took the copper locks and opened the box.Now the copper locks are all on the carpet, who will take those copper locks?Yang Xun didn't care, but Chang Huhua did.His brows finally furrowed.Yang Xun was ready to open the box.Although he was careless, when he touched the button with his hand, he felt something was wrong.

Aren't these boxes all fastened with brass locks?As soon as his eyes fell, he finally saw the copper locks scattered on the carpet, and felt even more strange.I remember putting those brass locks back where they were the last time we left.He remembered after all.Maybe it was the thief who took the brass lock off.However, he may not have time, nor may he have the strength to remove seven boxes of gold, silver and jewels at once.He comforted himself, and the joy that had faded a little on his face became stronger again.The joy that had just increased immediately faded away.He had opened the box, it was empty.He hurriedly took the box aside, turned around and opened the second box, and there was nothing inside the second box!How is it completely empty?Yang Xun let out a strange cry, as if he had turned into a monkey.Bang bang bang, all the boxes were moved down for him and opened one by one.As he said, all the boxes were completely empty.Yang Xun's entire face was stiff, and his whole body was stiff.This movement and stillness turned out to be so strong that even Chang Huhua was startled by him.

When Yang Xun fell silent, the whole stone room also fell silent.All eyes were on the seven boxes.No words, no movements, only the sound of breathing one after another.I don't know how long it took before someone broke the silence.This person is Long Yubo.The first sentence he asked: What about jewelry?Where is the jewelry?His voice was fast and sharp, and he shot everywhere in the stone room like random arrows.Everyone else was startled.Yang Xun was the first to answer, pointing to those boxes with one hand, and pointing around with the other hand, and said: When we left last time, those jewels were still in these seven boxes, and the twenty-three pieces More than a few children, but now they are all gone!Long Yubo said loudly: Really?Yang Xun scratched his head with both hands and hissed, "Of course it's true!"What exactly is going on?Long Yubo suddenly sneered and said: If you want to know what's going on, you have to ask someone!Yang Xun said: "Who?"As soon as Long Yubo's eyes fell on Chang Huhua's face, he pointed with his halberd and said, "He!Yang Xun couldn't help pointing at it with one hand, and said: "Him?"Long Yubo said: "It's him, only he knows about this matter!"He stepped forward in two steps, almost pointing his finger at Chang Huhua's nose, and said, "Where did you take those jewels?"

Chang Huhua remained expressionless, and said coldly: I didn't take the jewelry away!You didn't take it!Long Yubo looked up to the sky and laughed.There was a hint of sarcasm in his laugh.Chang Huhua doesn't laugh or get angry.Long Yubo's laughter stopped suddenly, he withdrew his hand and put it on his waist, and was about to say something when Yang Xun shouted: "Why are you so sure that he must have taken those jewels away?"Long Yubo said: Why?Yang Xun said: Yes, why?Long Yubo said: Three reasons!Yang Xun said: Come and listen to me.Long Yubo said: First, only he can hide from the eyes and ears of those officials who stay in the study!Yang Xun nodded and said: His skill is undoubtedly very light.But he shook his head again and again and said: This reason is not sufficient, because he is not the only one with good martial arts.Long Yubo didn't make any distinctions, and continued, "Secondly, only he knows how to open the secret door, close the mechanism, and enter this basement."Yang Xun nodded again and again: This reason is very good, is there any better reason?

Long Yubo said: There is one more.Yang Xun said: Didn't you say that there are three reasons, and what is the third reason?Long Yubo stared at Chang Huhua with lightning-like eyes, and said: He is a thief!Except for Chang Huhua, almost everyone was startled.Yang Xun showed doubts on his face, and said: You say he is a thief?Long Yubo nodded again and again, and said: "And he's a big thief!"Yang Xun said: You can't talk nonsense!Long Yubo said: You think people like me can talk nonsense.Yang Xun said: But what evidence do you have?Long Yubo said: After a thief commits a crime, if there is any evidence left, he is not worthy to be called a big thief at all.Yang Xun said: Then how do you know that he is a big thief?Long Yubo said: It took me three years to combine all the evidence to dare to be so sure!Yang Xun suddenly sized Long Yubo up and down, and said, "You don't seem to be a member of the official family."Long Yubo said: It wasn't originally.Yang Xun said: If it's not why you investigate a person like this?Long Yubo said: I must investigate!Yang Xun said: Why?Long Yubo said: I have a problem with him.Yang Xun said: "What's the holiday?"Long Yubo said: He once robbed me of something!Yang Xun then asked: What is it?Long Yubo Road: Priceless jewels and jade, gold and silver.Yang Xun said: Is there such a thing?Long Yubo said: I don't have any good qualities, I just don't like lying very much.

Yang Xun continued: "Just because he snatched your priceless jewels, jade, gold and silver, so you investigate him like that?"Long Yubo said: Exactly!Yang Xun nodded slightly, and said: "I'm afraid this matter is the truth, otherwise I believe you would never have investigated him for three full years!"Long Yubo said: Absolutely not!He sneered and said again: But I didn't spend three years investigating him alone.Yang Xun let out another oh.Long Yubo said: Besides him, I am still investigating another person at the same time.Yang Xun said: "Who is that person?"Long Yubo said: Cui Beihai!Yang Xun was stunned for the third time.Long Yubo sneered and continued: "It didn't have to take three years. The problem was that the two of them had fallen out three years ago. One south and one north. I have no skills to separate myself. I went back and forth alone. It took three years before I knew it."Yang Xun asked tentatively: Could it be that Cui Beihai is also a thief?Long Yubo said: A big thief!Yang Xun said: From your tone, Cui Beihai seems to be Chang Huhua's accomplice!Long Yubo said: Exactly.

Yang Xun suddenly straightened his face and said: There is one thing you must first figure out!Long Yubo said: "What's the matter?"Yang Xun said word for word: You must be fully responsible for what you say.Long Yubo said in a deep voice: Of course.Only then did Yang Xun return to the original topic, and said: You mean that Chang Huhua and Cui Beihai teamed up to rob you of a large number of priceless jewels, jade, gold and silver?Long Yubo said: Those jewels, jade, gold and silver are actually not my personal things.Yang Xun said: But how many people belong to it?Long Yubo said: Three people.Yang Xun said: "Who are the other two?"Long Yubo said: Ruan Jianping, Zhu Xia!Yang Xun suddenly realized: No wonder Cui Beihai's suicide note left all the property to the three of you to share equally.Long Yubo said: "This is just returned to us, also known as returning the property to its original owner."Yang Xun said: What you said is really the same.Long Yubo said: If you still have doubts, you might as well ask Chang Huhua.

Yang Xun's gaze immediately turned to Chang Huhua, before he could say anything, Long Yubo stared at Chang Huhua, and said coldly: If a man dares to do something, he should dare to admit it.Chang Huhua sneered and said: Don't worry!Long Yubo said: It's best to be at ease.Yang Xun immediately caught up and said: Are you really a thief?Chang Huhua actually nodded and said: You can say this.Yang Xun asked: Cui Beihai too.Chang Huhua said: "Yes!"Yang Xun sighed and said: I misread you.Chang Huhua smiled lightly and remained silent.Yang Xun asked again: Did you really conspire with Cui Beihai three years ago to rob Long Yubo and the others of their belongings?Chang Huhua nodded.Yang Xun stared at him and said, "That's what is placed in this basement?"Chang Huhua said: Almost.Yang Xun said: Almost?Where are the others?where are you?Chang Huhua said: I don't have any of them.Yang Xun said: Oh?Chang Huhua said: None of those things were in my hands from the beginning to the end.Yang Xun said: Cui Beihai took it all?Chang Huhua said: Not bad.

Yang Xun said: Who planned that robbery?Chang Huhua said: "It's up to him."Yang Xun said: "What kind of benefits did you get as a fellow party?"Chang Huhua said: There is no benefit, but one thing is lost.Yang Xun said: "What is it?"Chang Huhua said: friend, a friend!Yang Xun said: Cui Beihai?Chang Huhua is silent.Yang Xun stared at him, shook his head and said: You big thief doesn't seem to be doing very well.Chang Huhua smiled lightly.Yang Xun shook his head again and said: Are you just letting him take you away?Chang Huhua said: I didn't notice until long after he left.Yang Xun shook his head again, and said: Although your body is light, your mind is still not flexible enough.Chang Hu Huadao: It's not that I'm not flexible enough, but that I have always been sick, old problems.Yang Xun raised his eyes subconsciously, and said: What's the old problem?Chang Huhua said: Too much trust in friends, especially old friends.Yang Xun said: Trusting friends is also a disease?Chang Huhua nodded and said: "And it's a fatal disease."He smiled lightly, and said again: Fortunately, my illness has been cured eight out of ten.

Yang Xun immediately asked again: Why didn't you chase it back?Chang Huhua smiled again, and said: Anyway, it's not my own, since he likes it, let him take it.Yang Xun said: You are very generous with other people's things.Chang Huhua said: What's more, because of this, knowing the true face of a friend, isn't it already a harvest?Yang Xun nodded, straightened his face, and said, "Do you know that you must be punished by law if you commit crimes?"Chang Huhua said: I know.Yang Xun was slightly taken aback, and said loudly: If you know the law and break the law, the crime will be aggravated, do you know that?Chang Huhua said: I know.Yang Xun said: You only said one word, but Chang Huhua cut off his words, and said: I believe you must understand the law very well.Yang Xun straightened his chest and said: Of course.Chang Huhua continued: Then let me ask you a question first.Yang Xun said: Say it! Chang Huhua said: Is it illegal to rob stolen goods?Yang Xun was stunned again, and said: "It's like breaking the law to eat black people!"Chang Huhua smiled and said, "If you treat me as a thief, then of course it's black and white."Gao Tianlu also smiled, and said: As long as it is taken for oneself, it is also called black eating black.Chang Huhua said: If you don't take it as your own, isn't it?Gao Tianlu said: "It's not right to send it to the government and send it back to the original owner."Chang Huhua said: If that's the case, I can't justify my name as a thief.Gao Tianlu nodded and said: "I know that chivalrous people in the Jianghu have always had the so-called hoeing the strong and helping the weak. This is actually completely illegal. It should be the government's business and responsibility to punish evil and eliminate rape."Chang Huhua said: It should be.Gao Tianlu suddenly sighed, and said: "It's a pity that most people in the government are timid and fearful, and there are not many responsible people, and the officialdom is dark. Even if there are bold and responsible people, they may not be able to let go."Chang Huhua said: I understand this.Gao Tianlu sighed again: Therefore, chivalrous middle-aged people who fight against the strong and help the weak are indispensable in the Jianghu. As long as there is no direct friction with the government, the government will not interfere with these people.Chang Huhua said: It seems so. Gao Tianlu continued: Although the actions of these people are unjustifiable in law, their human feelings make a lot of sense.He paused, and then slowly continued, saying: Law is nothing more than human feelings.Chang Huhua smiled and said: I can rest assured.Immediately, Yang Xun added: You just said it was a robbery.Are Long Yubo, Ruan Jianping, and Song Xia also thieves?Chang Huhua said: Don't you ask him?He focused on Long Yubo, and continued: "If a man dares to do something, he should dare to admit it, but you said it."Long Yubo smiled and said: You can rest assured.Chang Huhua said: Of course.Long Yubo said: This matter is actually like this. Yang Xun rushed to say: "How?"Long Yubo pondered and said: Do you know the name of the Golden Eagle League?Yang Xun changed his color and said: Mobei Golden Eagle League?Long Yubo said: Exactly!Yang Xun said: From what I know, it is a huge criminal organization. Long Yubo nodded, and said: "It is led by the so-called Twelve Golden Eagles, twelve thieves with high martial arts skills and all kinds of crimes. There are a total of one or two thousand bandits from all over the alliance.Because he is far away from Mobei and has a large number of people, the government has always had no other way.Yang Xun said: Yes, that's right.Long Yubo said: Twelve golden eagles ran from south to north, plundered from east to west, and collected a lot of gold, silver and jewels in more than ten years. They piled up these jewels in a secret place in the alliance, and set up many traps outside. , This is the so-called Golden Eagle League treasure.He rested for a while, and continued: "The news has spread, and many people are thinking about the treasure, but no one dares to take action, because the twelve golden eagles teamed up, and there is no one in a million who can resist. There is no one in a million.Yang Xun said: Is it really that powerful?Long Yubo said coldly: You don't have to believe it.Yang Xun shut his mouth. Long Yubo continued: "The Twelve Golden Eagles were originally sworn brothers, and it is said that their relationship has always been good, but it's a pity that their biological brothers can even fight against each other, let alone sworn brothers."He walked out slowly, and continued: Three years ago, the twelve golden eagles finally divided into two groups and fought together in the alliance. This time, as a result of the fighting, the golden eagle alliance suffered heavy casualties, and only six of the twelve golden eagles were at the head. To survive, two of them were seriously injured. They have offended many friends in the world over the past few years. If the news spreads, the enemies will definitely take the opportunity to come and take revenge. It is because the top and bottom are strictly keeping the secret, but the problem is on the day of separation. The gang was not completely killed, and five or six people escaped by chance, and the news spread. While talking, he had already come to the wall over there, and the conversation continued: At that time, several sworn brothers and I were nearby.Long Yubo said: I can't have it.Yang Xun quickly shook his head and said: I didn't mean that.He asked again: How many sworn brothers do you have in total?Long Yubo said: Six!Yang Xun said: "Including you, there are seven brothers in total."Long Yubo said: Six plus one is of course seven.Yang Xun said: Are Ruan Jianping and Zhu Xia your sworn brothers?Long Yubo said: All of them.Yang Xun asked again: Are your brothers also enemies of the Golden Eagle League?Long Yubo immediately shook his head and said: No.Yang Xun was still about to say something, but Long Yubo's words had already been picked up, saying: "Although our brothers also know all the treasures of the Golden Eagle League, we didn't have the idea of ​​hunting for that treasure at that time. It wasn't until we heard the news that we coveted it." He turned around and said again: We found one of the people who escaped from the Golden Eagle League, and asked him if it was true, so we forced him to take us to the Golden Eagle League.His voice gradually became agitated: Under his guidance, we easily sneaked into the golden eagle's stronghold, caught them unawares, annihilated the remaining six eagles in one fell swoop, and then destroyed many traps to break into the treasure of the Golden Eagle Alliance .Yang Xun said: So the treasure of the Golden Eagle League fell into your hands?Long Yubo nodded slightly and said: "There are only three of our seven brothers left."Yang Xun said: Zhu Xia, Ruan Jianping and you?Long Yubo nodded, and said: "When destroying the mechanism, Zhu Xia was careless, and half of his life was shot by random arrows."Yang Xun said: "Your loss is not too light, but it is some consolation to finally get the treasure of the Golden Eagle League." Long Yubo sneered, and said: "So even though we lost four brothers, we didn't feel too sad. We happily moved those treasured silver boxes outside. Who knew that extreme joy begets sorrow, just as Ruan Jianping was exchanging the last A box of jewels was brought out, and two masked men appeared like ghosts, without saying a word, and Ruan Jianping and I stepped out, and they struck with both swords, forcing us to put down the box and retreat after a few strikes. When we went back, we took out our weapons and yelled at someone. Before we were ready to fight, the secret door of the treasure house, which had been broken by us, worked again, and suddenly closed, locking us in the treasure house.Yang Xun said: Are you locked up like this?Long Yubo said: "This incident was too sudden, and we were shocked by the opponent's martial arts so high and powerful. We were so focused on finding out who the opponent was, we didn't even notice that we had been forced into the treasury." . Yang Xun added for him: What's more, you all think that the door has been broken.Long Yubo said: Exactly.Yang Xun said: How long have you been locked in the treasure house?Long Yubo said: The whole day.Yang Xun said: "How can I come out?"Long Yubo said: We spent a whole day opening the secret door.He sneered again, and said: By the time we come out next time, all the gold, silver and jewels have been lost, and there is nothing left.Yang Xun said: "The praying mantis catches the cicada, the oriole follows behind, it's amazing!"Long Yubo said: "It's really powerful."Yang Xun said: You didn't mention Zhu Xia just now, is he also trapped in the treasure house?Long Yubo said: No.Yang Xun said: Where is it?Long Yubo said: The injury is lying outside the exit of the treasure house.Yang Xun said: Then he saw the actions of the two masked men after the secret door of the treasure storehouse was closed?Long Yubodun: He watched eagerly as the two masked men loaded all the jewels on the backs of a large group of camels and left.Yang Xun said: "I didn't try to stop it."Long Yubo said: He is lucky to be able to save his life. He sighed, and said: "But even though his life is saved, it won't last long. When Ruan Jianping and I went out to the door of the treasure house, he was already in a coma state.Yang Xun said: Is it too bad?Long Yubo said: This is one reason, the main reason is that he couldn't swallow that breath. He has a bad temper and a narrow mind. Seeing that the treasure of the Golden Eagle League that he had already got was taken away like this, it's strange to be sick. Not long after returning home, He also died of illness, in fact, it can also be said that he died of anger.Yang Xun said: Could it be that what Cui Beihai left for the three of you to share equally is the treasure of the Golden Eagle League?Long Yubo said: Can't be wrong.He glanced at him, and said: Otherwise, we and Cui Beihai are neither close nor old, why would he bequeath so many gold, silver and jewels to us?After a pause, he continued: A person who knows he is about to die will inevitably feel remorse. He probably feels that he is really sorry for our brothers, so he made this move. Yang Xun asked again: How can you be sure that the two masked men who intercepted you that day were Chang Huhua and Cui Beihai?Long Yubo said: As far as I know, there are at most thirteen sword masters who can knock me and Ruan Jianping back with a single strike. Among these thirteen people, there are only four groups of eight people who are connected with each other at most. After three full years of research, various observations, and arranging the collected information, I found that only Chang Huhua and Cui Beihai were the most suspicious.He sneered, and continued: Besides, I am also a master of sword use. I already knew how the opponent's sword moves. In those three years, I have seen both of them strike.Yang Xun said: Is it the same?Long Yubo nodded, and said: I had doubts at first, but now I have finally fully confirmed that my suspicions before were not just suspicions, they were completely true.Yang Xun said: It seems that you have spent a lot of thought and effort.Long Yubo sighed. Yang Xun continued: I can't settle this account for you.He made a hand gesture, and said: The treasures of the Golden Eagle League are undoubtedly stolen goods. You brothers ruined the Golden Eagle League and took those gold, silver and jewels as your own.Long Yubo did not deny it.Yang Xun continued: "Chang Huhua and Cui Beihai will come to cheat again. These multiple relationships alone are enough to cause headaches."But Yang Xun paused before continuing: Under the circumstances at the time, those gold, silver and jewels could be said to be ownerless, because they had not left the Golden Eagle League after all, so it cannot be said that Chang Huhua and Cui Beihai robbed you.Long Yubo waved his hand and said: "Yes or no, it doesn't matter now. What we have to solve now is just one problem."Yang Xun said: Which question?Long Yubo said: Before we talk about that problem, we must first understand that those gold, silver and jewels cannot be treated as stolen goods at all. Yang Xun said: Oh?Long Yubo said: There is no record on the gold, silver and jewels. No one can prove that the gold, silver and jewels are stolen, because the leaders of the Golden Eagle League are all dead, and none of my brothers exists, except me.Yang Xun said: Of course you will not testify that those gold, silver and jewels are stolen.Long Yubo said: Absolutely not. As for Chang Huhua, one-sided words are more than justified. For now, those gold, silver and jewels can only be treated as Cui Beihai's inheritance.Gao Tianlu responded, "That's right."Long Yubo said: That is to say, those gold, silver and jewels belong to me completely now, they are my property!His voice was steep, and he said: At present, only I can bear Cui Beihai's inheritance.No one denies this fact.Long Yubo continued: "Now those gold, silver and jewels are missing. Of course, both the government and me must pursue them."Long Yubo swept his eyes and said: The question is who stole those gold, silver and jewels?Yang Xun was speechless, and neither were the others.Long Yubo slowly continued: This is the only problem we need to solve now.As he spoke, he glanced again, and said: According to the three reasons I just mentioned, the treasure thief is none other than him who often protects flowers!