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We’ve asked the people on every ship. None of them said they had lost anything. It doesn’t make sense. Someone must have lied. Why don’t we ask a foreigner instead? Sounds reasonable. You’re a foreigner too. Maybe you can get something out of another foreigner. [Xintan Wharf] Go over there. What did he say?
We’ve just hit the “ball’s” eye. What on earth did he say? He said among the ships in this goods yard, since the river silted up six months ago, many have been stolen from. The thieves especially targeted the ships that carried highly valuable goods. Nonetheless, every time the theft happened, the loss was small.
All the ship owners just pretended not to know about it. But recently, the ships that carry valuable goods would try to avoid coming to this wharf. Is that so? He also said, on the night before last, his blanket was damp with dew. He couldn’t have a good sleep,
So he got up and stayed outside for a while. That’s when he saw a ship dock here.