Yunding Ranch

Chapter 325
Lu Li's joke successfully made everyone laugh. This incident was full of absurd and uninhibited sense of drama, but now that Lu Li explained it like this, it was even more joyful. It really made people laugh, and the atmosphere suddenly changed. Take it easy.

After laughing, Ronald asked curiously, "Is this treasure hunt real or a joke?"

Richard waved his hand, "Listen to Buck's nonsense."

As a result, Buck spread his hands innocently and shrugged his shoulders, which made his appearance even more ridiculous, and Richard couldn't help laughing again, "There are rumors, but they only caused a group of fans to explore And research, we are not filming 'National Treasure', no one will really break the law like acting in a movie, just for a illusory legend."

"What happened to the thief?" Cole also asked.

"The rumor is an introduction." Buck took over the conversation, and then explained, "Recently, there have indeed been some strangers near the town, and they are basically amateurs from detective agencies. They went to the library and the city hall to investigate , and then seek the consent of the rancher to study the location of the treasure."

"We are guessing now that these two thieves are two of them. They walked in various pastures, and then saw valuable things, and then went back at night to wait for an opportunity to steal." Buck finally explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly, " This is the most reasonable explanation. However, the specific situation will only be known after the thief is caught."

There are very few strangers around the town, just like Lu Li's appearance, any strange face will attract attention.All of a sudden, the ranch was burglarized, and, as Barker said, the so-called detective amateurs were indeed the prime suspects.Of course, other possibilities are not ruled out.

Lu Li turned to look at Cole, "Is anyone here to ask about our ranch?"

"Actually, there really are." Cole thought about it carefully, and couldn't help but find it ridiculous, and laughed, "About two weeks ago, a group of people came over, a total of five people, and they said they were investigating some western History, wanting to know how the ranch used to be, I invited them to sit in the main house for a while, treated them to a beer, had a good chat, and then they left."

"It seems that our ranch doesn't have any valuables, so the thief didn't come back." Lu Li shrugged and said jokingly.

This made everyone chuckle again, and Richard said again, bringing the topic back on track, "Whatever this treasure hunt thing is, thieves do exist."

"From the current information, the thieves should be a man and a woman, but they can't tell the age, so I don't know what the relationship between the two is." Richard shared some information, "From the appearance, there should be two All of them are white, wearing camouflage uniforms, not regular army, more like Halloween costumes. Other information is temporarily absent.”

"The point is, the ranch needs to be more vigilant. When resting at night, the doors and windows are locked." After Buck finished speaking, he blinked and tilted his head. "Special period, special treatment."

The folk customs here in New Braunfels are simple and honest, and they really do not close their doors at night.Now, it is indeed too rare to suddenly lock the doors and windows.

Ronald complained directly, "Is this back to the Cold War?"

Lu Li shrugged, "Professor Indiana Jones experienced the Cold War period."

This wonderful taunt made everyone burst into laughter.

"Okay, then I won't disturb your party, it's still early in the night." Richard waved his hand, and was about to leave, but then he thought of something, stopped, looked at Lu Li, then looked at Lu Li again. Looking at Ronald, he said meaningfully, "It seems that Mr. Lu has adapted to life in Texas."

Richard noticed this detail, Ronald and Cole both stepped forward and took the initiative to deal with the police.This shows that Lu Li has established contacts here, and won friendship and respect.

Lu Li immediately understood the meaning, and nodded with a smile, "You can call me Fourteen. Of course, next time we meet, I hope it's not because of business."

Amidst brisk laughter, Richard and Buck got back into the police car and drove away.

The three of them turned around and walked back. Lu Li raised his hands high and shouted, "The party starts again!" Everyone cheered again.

However, not everyone joined the carnival right away. Randy, Brandon and others all came over one after another and asked about the situation in detail.

After Lu Li finished explaining, everyone's expressions were indescribably strange. Tony was the first to bear it, and burst out laughing. The more he thought about it, the funny it got, and he couldn't stop.

But Randy thought about it seriously, and then said seriously, "Then why don't we start searching around the ranch tomorrow? What if it's in our ranch? Then we won't make a fortune? That's gold! Whatever Dig a few gold bricks, and we won't have to worry about it for the rest of our lives."

Brandon gave Randy a cold look, and said mercilessly, "Are you going to dig every inch of the ground? If you're that free, the rest of us are fine."

Randy couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Then what if it's near the main house?"

"Then Edward and the others have already left with gold in their hands." Lu Li's understatement stunned everyone, and then they understood that the construction team led by Edward had been building and renovating here for several months, and everyone burst into laughter.

The small episode of the police car's visit did not affect the excitement of the party. It lasted until 11:30 in the evening, and everyone left one after another. After everyone left, Lu Li simply tidied up the main house and washed up. , When I was about to go to bed, it was almost one o'clock in the morning.

Back in the room, Lu Li was about to turn off the lights and go to bed, but found that the lights in the wine cellar were still on.

Although the new batch of wine has not had time to be brewed and the wine cellar has not yet been officially used, a small amount of wine is still stored in it, and all the wine purchased by Romanee-Conti Winery is also stored in the wine cellar. .Tonight, they went to the wine cellar at least three times and took out different wines.

Who was the last to enter the wine cellar?

Lu Li put on his coat again and walked towards the wine cellar, but he couldn't help but start to think wildly - could it be that someone forgot to turn off the lights, but two thieves hid in the wine cellar?
The idea had just germinated, and it was thriving in a blink of an eye.

It's very possible, and very likely.If it is really a thief, then it makes sense. After they left Marshall Valley Ranch, they came to Yunding Ranch. While everyone was partying, they sneaked into the wine cellar and waited for the wind to pass. leave.It won't cause any commotion, and it won't attract any fire either.

So what should he do?He's alone against two thieves, it's hard to beat two fists, should he just surrender?Or smack in the face?Or just sow dissension, separate the two of them, and break them down one by one?How did this happen in the movie?

After Lu Li's brain opened, he couldn't stop. The more he thought about it, the further he went. In this short distance of a few hundred meters, he had already made up the plots of several movies in his brain.

After entering the wine cellar, Lu Li subconsciously slowed down his pace, and at the same time lightened his pace, walked into the wine cellar lightly, and then carefully looked around.

In the early hours of the morning, the wine cellar was completely silent. You couldn’t even hear the wind outside. Everything was quiet and there was no sound at all, which made people feel a little creepy. After entering the basement, the feeling became more obvious, and the chilly feeling was everywhere. Even the temperature of the blood seems to have dropped a little.

Lu Li looked around carefully, but he didn't see any creatures in his line of sight. However, he still didn't relax his vigilance. He walked around the wine cellar, carefully inspected every corner, and at the same time confirmed all the wine reserves. Still nothing.Not to mention thieves, even mosquitoes and flies were not found.

Apparently, the light in the wine cellar had just been left on by someone.Who was the last person to come to the wine cellar tonight?Jessica or Randy?Lu Li's memory is a little fuzzy. Although he wasn't drunk tonight, he drank a lot.At this time, Yehan was dew heavy, and he was a little more awake, but he was still a little top-heavy.

At this moment, Lu Li noticed that his careful espionage was not only unprofessional, but also a little funny. Think about the treasure hunting story told by the two police officers at night.Lu Li deeply felt that he was thinking too much.It seems that the work of the recent column seems to be a bit delayed, and he should put his imagination on the work.

Perhaps, he could try writing fiction instead, which seemed like a good idea.

After turning off the lights in the wine cellar and locking the door again, Lu Li was ready to go back to rest.However, Lu Li's footsteps could not help but stop, and he found that the lights in the warehouse seemed to be off.

According to the usual practice, it is Brandon who confirms to turn off the lights every night.But today, Brandon was drunk - because it was the father-to-be, Cole and Randy carried Brandon back.Therefore, everyone forgot about the job of turning off the lights, even Cole. After all, everyone has long been used to this job being in charge of Brandon.

What happened to the lights in the warehouse, did he forget to turn them off today?When he was cooking at night, he went in and out of the basement warehouse several times, and it is very likely that he really forgot the last time.

Push open the warehouse door, walk all the way down the stairs, and then see the mess in the underground warehouse.Lu Li couldn't help but patted his head. He was really busy today, and he didn't have time to tidy up the vegetables after picking them up.Although it's late now, Lu Li still quickly tidied things up.

It wasn't a difficult task. It took only 10 minutes for Lu Li to arrange all the vegetables on the shelf. He turned around and was about to leave, but there was a slight sound next to his ear, as if he had hit something. Could it be? mouse?

(End of this chapter)