They had searched all their rooms and several carriages, but they found none of the missing items the traveling merchants had mentioned.
Upon hearing this, Xu Mutou and Cao Lei looked incredulous. "Have you searched in front of and behind the houses?" Xu Mutou asked urgently. "The village is only so big. If you haven't found it yet, shouldn't you search the entire surrounding area?"
"That's right, the area around the houses hasn't been searched yet. I'll have to trouble you Brothers Chai to search the front and back of the houses thoroughly, so we can finally put this to rest."
Jin Qianqian sneered. "Let them."
County Magistrate Wu also felt these people were pushing their luck. If he were in her shoes, he certainly wouldn't be as magnanimous as Mrs. Gu.
He turned to the arrest officer beside him and said, "Take your men and search the area thoroughly. We don't want anyone using this as an excuse to cause trouble later."
