Lost the Son as Well as the Grain (IV)

He forced himself to calm down and asked a subordinate to look for an experienced hunter who knew the mountains well in Hejian County to guide him.

About going in town? Nevermind! The location on the painting was not in town, anyway. It would just be a waste of time.

He needed to clarify one more thing before leaving town: How did Meng Hun's people sneak all the coarse cloths in the wagons?

He was not the only one that was puzzled––the laborers were, too.

In order to keep the inventory accurate, they scrutinized the wagons whenever they stopped for breaks.

Therefore, it was almost guaranteed that the last time, before they had time off, there were no strange cloths on the wagons.

The head of the guards knew about it, but he didn't squander any time on it. Instead, he went through all the laborers on his dispatch team suspiciously. 

He asked, "Does anyone remember who ever got close to the wagons?"