Unlimited: I, the self-selection system, check in the heavens

On the other side, Qin Chu and his party left the rice shop.

"Let's split up!"

Catcher Xing immediately said: "I'll go to the East Gate first, and then we..."

"Do not talk!"

"follow me!"

Qin Chu interrupted Xing Tutou, and walked ahead alone, holding the horse with one hand.

Guo Furong followed closely behind him.

After so many days of getting along, she has figured out Qin Chu's character.

Since he interrupted Xing Butou, there must be some reason.

Maybe he has already found the clue, but now there are too many people and it is difficult to speak.

I don't know when it started, Guo Furong has gradually trusted Qin Chu unconditionally.

It's just that she hasn't discovered it herself.

Yan Xiaoliu looked at Xing Tutou with puzzled eyes.

"Master? What shall we do?"

Xing Butou immediately stepped forward to catch up.

"Don't talk nonsense, listen to Qin Chu!"

Qin Chu walked several streets forward.

The three of them followed closely behind him with their own thoughts, and no one spoke.

...

When passing by a grain store, Qin Chu suddenly stopped.

"Shop! What is the price of food now?"

The owner of the grain shop replied: "Doumi costs 130 liters."

"So expensive?"

Qin Chu was a little surprised: "Why did the price of rice suddenly rise so much?"

"The guest officer doesn't know anything!"

"Last year there was a severe drought across the country, and this year is another year of severe floods. Grain production has been severely reduced in various places."

"It is normal for food prices to rise."

The owner of the grain shop said: "Besides, I heard that the price of grain near the capital has almost risen to three hundred yuan per bucket of rice."

Xing Butou nodded seriously, and sighed: "In this way, the price of grain in our Guanzhong is really not expensive."

Qin Chu touched his chin.

At present, disasters are serious in various parts of Daming, and people in many places cannot afford to eat.

The price of grain across the country has risen, and the shopkeeper of the rice shop is likely to take the risk of acting out this drama in order to stockpile grain.

Wait for food prices to rise to a certain level.

The shopkeeper of the rice shop will take out the previously hidden grain and sell it, and he will be able to make a huge fortune for the country.

It's really no profiteering!

Thinking of this, Qin Chu finally sorted out the causes and consequences of the rice shop theft.

He didn't say a word at the rice shop on West Street before, because he didn't understand the true purpose of the shopkeeper of the rice shop.

It was never Qin Chu's goal to only arrest a young man doing odd jobs.

Now that we have figured out the cause and effect of the theft, it is time to catch this big fish.

"If the guest officer thinks it's too expensive, I still have some old rice in my store. Although it's not delicious, it's good enough to satisfy your hunger."

"I can sell it to you at a lower price, so I can make friends with you!"

The shopkeeper of the grain shop looked at Qin Chu with a grin.

"Thank you, shopkeeper!"

Qin Chu waved his hand and said, "I can buy it after I finish eating."

After speaking, he led the horse and left the grain shop.

"Little Qin..."

Xing Butou quickly stepped forward to chase, and asked: "What do you mean..."

With his operation, Xing Butou was at a loss.

Why are smart people acting so strangely!

They did a good job of investigating the case, so why did they suddenly ask about the price of grain?

Qin Chu turned his head and said: "I suspect that the shopkeeper of the rice shop is calling for a thief."

"I think so!"

Guo Furong nodded and said, "Now that grain prices have risen so severely, the shopkeeper of the rice shop is likely to stockpile grain for profit."

Xing Butou looked at them in surprise.

He thought it was the Thief who did it!

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the shopkeeper himself!

No!

It's going to be embarrassing if it goes on like this, and I have to find a way to remedy it.

Xing Butou said seriously: "Is it possible that Pirate Saint is playing a big game of chess?"

"This shopkeeper of the rice shop is his pawn, and his purpose is to steal all the people's money at once?"

Qin Chu: "..."

I have explained everything so clearly.

You can still bring the topic back!

Seeing that Qin Chu didn't speak, Catcher Xing became more and more sure of his answer.

He sighed: "Sage Thieves really deserves to be the Holy One among Thieves, to think of such a sinister method!"

"Master, I was about to understand."

The expression on Yan Xiaoliu's face became more and more confused, he scratched his head and said, "But when you say that, I'm a little confused again."

Catcher Xing curled his lips and said, "You child, how can you talk!"

"Stop guessing."

"I can say responsibly that this matter has nothing to do with Saint Thief."

Qin Chu got on his horse, looked at the crowd and said, "It's all due to the greed of the shopkeeper of Mipu."

"Okay, I'll continue now!"

"You say!"

Xing Butou looked at him adoringly.

"Since the shopkeeper of the rice shop wants to stockpile grain for profit, he probably wouldn't take the risk of transporting grain out of the city."

Xiao Liu looked puzzled and said, "Why?"

Xing Butou was also very puzzled: "Isn't it safer to transport grain out of the city?"

One sticks to the rules, and the other is born with a head that doesn't like to turn.

It would be a ghost if they could solve the case by themselves.

"Stupid!"

Qin Chu explained: "The bandits are rampant recently, and the food transported out of the city can easily be snatched away. He won't be so stupid."

An idea flashed in Guo Furong's mind, and she said, "So the food must still be in the city!"

"Catch the thief and catch the stolen goods!"

Qin Chu nodded and said: "As long as you find their temporary grain depot, you can hide there and ambush them, and then solve the case in one fell swoop!"

"It's that simple?"

Catcher Xing scratched his head.

Qin Chu rolled his eyes at him, and said, "Catch a thief, sometimes it's that simple."

"Qin Chu!"

Guo Furong suddenly called out to him.

"What's wrong?"

"Put your butt up a little bit."

"What are you doing?"

Qin Chu was full of doubts and said: "I don't want to face the public!"

"no!"

Guo Furong blushed: "Where are you going, I want to say why does this horse have stick noodles on it?"

"Ok?"

Qin Chu looked down.

There is indeed a lot of stick noodles rubbed on the horse's buttocks.

The colors between the two are similar, and Qin Chu didn't notice it for a while.

Xing Butou asked: "Could it be that you were at the grain store just now?"

"will not!"

Qin Chu's memory is very good. He remembered that there was no stick noodles at the door of the grain shop.

"Old Xing, where has your horse been?"

Xing Butou's expression tightened, his heart beating wildly.

Quickly opened his mouth to remind: "It should be your horse!"

"Good good..."

Qin Chu smiled and said, "It's my horse, isn't it? It scares you!"

"What's yours is yours, and what's mine is mine!"

Xing Butou looked serious, and said: "This is not a joke!"

"okay!"

Guo Furong said with an unhappy face: "Tell me quickly, where did it go?"

"Yamen, Tongfu Inn, Rice Shop on West Street."

"Um…"

Xing Butou touched his chin and said, "There should be no other place."

"That's easy."

Qin Chu said with a smile: "Let's search along this road, and we will definitely find it before dark!"

"Inside..."

Yan Xiaoliu raised his hand and said, "I seem to know where the grain depot is."

People asked, "Where is it?"

Yan Xiaoliu said while recalling: "Walking one street west of Tongfu Inn, there is a rouge shop that has been closed for rectification, and there are many bags piled up in the yard."