Chapter 59: The Thief
Bai Ye thought for a moment. “I think I’ve actually seen this cotton in some places. Shall I take a look at it for you tomorrow?”
He didn’t get a response. When he turned, he saw that she looked upset. She was staring at the pile of bricks nearby.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
Tang Guo narrowed her eyes and said, “Someone touched my bricks.”
There were thirty-eight hundred bricks in total. She had piled them in several places and had instructed the males who were helping to build the house to take them in piles.
She covered the piles of bricks she hadn’t retrieved with vines. The vines had been added with superpowers. Without her permission, anyone who tried to take the bricks would be pricked by the spikes on the vines.
And the green vines would turn red from sucking blood.
Just like the patch of vines in front of them. Several of them had turned red. It could only mean that someone had tried to attack from different directions to get the brick.
In that case, it was definitely not the workers who had gone to the wrong place and taken the wrong brick!
Because if he had taken it wrongly, he should have known the first time he reached out and was pricked. He wouldn’t have tried a second or third time!
Bai Ye looked at the bricks too. He didn’t understand why she was so sure, but he trusted her abilities now.
So he stood firm beside her and said nothing. His presence was a statement. He was backing her up.
Tang Guo’s eyes scanned all the bricks on the field, then she said with certainty, “Two bricks are missing.”
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There were thirty-eight hundred bricks in total, but now two were missing.
Bai Ye was very surprised. “Really? Are you sure?”
Tang Guo nodded. “I’m sure.”
Bai Ye’s expression turned serious. His sharp tiger eyes swept across everyone. He was about to call everyone over to investigate the whereabouts of these bricks.
Tang Guo stopped him. “What are you doing? Why are you mobilizing so many people just for two bricks?”
“Forget it. In any case, these bricks won’t be rare in the future. After the rainy season and winter, anyone in the tribe can make them if they want.”
“But now someone in the tribe has stolen from you!” Bai Ye was furious, not only because a thief had appeared in the tribe, but also because this little thieving thing had stolen from her!
She was his partner now. Whoever touched her would be provoking him!
Tang Guo pointed at the vines on the brick and asked him, “Then can you smell someone on those vines?”
Bai Ye shook his head with an ugly expression. There were a lot of people coming and going here every day, so there was a lot of orc aura on the vines.
Tang Guo said, “That’s why. We didn’t see it with our own eyes, so we can’t catch the thief.”
“Now, rather than catching the thief, why don’t we think about what the other party is going to do with the bricks?”
Bai Ye took a deep breath. “I understand,” he said. “I’ll definitely arrange for someone to keep an eye on the interior and exterior of the tribe.”
Bricks were used to build houses. There were special ways to make them. Even if someone deliberately stole the bricks, they wouldn’t know the recipe and would definitely show up again.
Tang Guo continued to ask him about what he had just said. “Did you say you’d seen cotton? Where? Is it far from here? Why don’t you take me with you?”
Compared to losing the bricks, Tang Guo was more concerned about the cotton.
Because the rainy season was coming soon, if they did not pick them in time, they would be wet from the rain. There would be almost no sun in the rainy season. When that time came, it would be troublesome.
Bai Ye saw that she was anxious. “It’s a little far from here, but if I go, I should be there soon.”
Tang Guo immediately decided, “Then we’ll go after lunch!”
“I’ll make lunch now. Wait for me!”
With that, she ran back to the cave to cook.
She wanted to pick as much cotton as possible. When the time came, not only could she use it, but she could also protect the old and weak in the tribe from the cold. Thinking about it made sense!
Bai Ye saw that she was in such a hurry and laughed helplessly. Then he turned and went out to deal with some arrangements. He also wanted everyone to pay special attention to the bricks.
If someone in the tribe had stolen them, it wouldn’t be a problem to hide them and use them quietly.
But if they stole and use them outside the tribe and revealed the secrets of their Back Cliff tribe…
His tiger eyes narrowed instantly, and killing intent appeared in his eyes.
Because she had to pick cotton and return early, Tang Guo stewed a pot of meat at noon with wild vegetables and 40 catties of roasted meat. She ate half a catty and a bowl of wild vegetables. The rest went into Bai Ye’s mouth.
After eating and drinking, Bai Ye transformed into his beast form. Tang Guo climbed onto his back. Bai Ye leaped out and headed straight for the forest he remembered.