The middle-aged man didn't expect Ouyang Lian to say this. He was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of gratitude.

"Young Master, you really touched me. If it is proved that this kid did not steal, I would be willing to kneel down and apologize to him."

A complex expression appeared on the young man's face.

Ouyang Lian looked at the young man's reaction and became more sure of his guess.

He smiled slightly and said, "How is it? What reason do you have to refuse to search now?"

The young man's face turned pale, his lips trembled slightly, but he couldn't say a word.

In the inn, everyone's eyes focused tightly on the young man like spotlight.

The guests shouted: "Yes, search for your body! If you don't let your body search, it's a sign that there is a ghost in your heart."

Their faces were filled with righteous indignation and wanted to seek justice for the middle-aged man.

Ouyang Lian was carrying his hands on his back, his figure as straight as a pineapple.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the young man with a sharp tone, his tone was calm but with a sense of oppression.

"What do you have to say now? Although you make sense, others should not search your body at will, but now I and this elder brother have made a promise. What reason do you have to resist?"

The young man's face became paler and fine beads of sweat emerged from his forehead.

The atmosphere in the inn was extremely tense, as if it was about to break.

Xi Yu sat aside, observing all this quietly, with appreciation for Ouyang Lian in his eyes.

Under the strong pressure of everyone, the young man's face became extremely ugly.

His eyes were full of helplessness.

Finally, he gritted his teeth, slowly stood up, and said in a low voice: "Search."

The middle-aged man couldn't wait to walk forward, his hands trembling slightly and began to search.

After a while, the middle-aged man indeed found the wallet from the young man.

He held the purse tightly and asked the young man with cold eyes: "What else should I say now?"

The young man's body shook suddenly, and his face turned pale as paper.

Ouyang Lian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his wallet was found.

Others in the inn blamed the young man, and their words were filled with anger and contempt.

"It turns out that he is a thief, he is so careless!"

"I didn't learn well at such a young age, but I actually did such a stealing thing."

"This kind of person should be sent to the government and let him receive the punishment he deserves."

The accusations in the inn came to an abrupt end, and everyone's eyes were once again focused on the young man.

The young man was soon replaced by a desperate decisiveness.

He straightened his body and said loudly, "This wallet belongs to mine, why did I say I stole it?"

He knew that the excuse was far-fetched, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and persevere.

The middle-aged man was so angry that his face flushed, and pointed at the young man with a wide eyes wide open and said, "You are talking nonsense! This is obviously my wallet, how could it be yours?"

Ouyang Lian carefully observed the young man's expression.

"You said this wallet belongs to you, but what evidence is there?"

The young man's eyes flashed and he stammered, "I...I have always carried this purse."

The middle-aged man was so angry that he shivered all over. He widened his eyes, pointed at the young man angrily, and accused loudly: "You thief, are you talking nonsense! You dare to say that it is yours after stealing my wallet. Is there any reason for it?"

Everyone in the inn also shook their heads and expressed their shame for the young man's behavior.

"This person is too rogue. He doesn't admit it even though he has been searched."

"That's right, it's really unreasonable to steal things."

Everyone was talking and talking, but there seemed to be no better way to solve this problem.

The young man's face turned blue and white, and a hint of panic appeared in his eyes, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "I'm not cheating, I'm telling the truth. This wallet is mine."

Ouyang Lian frowned slightly. He looked at the young man and thought in his heart how to solve this problem.

Xi Yu sat quietly aside, observing all this with interest. He wanted to see how Ouyang Lian would deal with this difficult situation.

Ouyang Lian's eyes revealed a wise light, and he calmly said, "This is easy to deal with. Let me ask you two of you first what professions they do."

The middle-aged man replied without hesitation: "I am a cattle killer."

The young man seemed a little hesitant, and he stammered: "I...I don't have any legitimate job."

Ouyang Lian nodded slightly and continued, "Now you are not allowed to open your wallet, and then write down how much money is inside with paper. Please bring the paper and pen to the shopkeeper."

The middle-aged man immediately nodded in cooperation. He took up the paper and pen with confidence, and began to seriously recall and write down the amount of money in his wallet.

But the young man seemed very panicked, his hands trembled slightly, and he was reluctant to write.

But under the gaze of everyone, he had to bite the bullet and write on paper.

After a while, everyone's eyes were fixed on the two answers.

When Ouyang Lian asked someone to pour out the money in his wallet to check it one by one, the scene was silent.

But neither of them answered correctly.

A look of joy appeared on the young man's face, as if he felt that he had grabbed the life-saving straw.

There was pride in his eyes, thinking that he could not easily determine that he was a thief now.

Ouyang Lian frowned slightly, turned to the middle-aged man, and asked seriously: "What's going on?"

The middle-aged man suddenly realized and hurriedly said, "Oh, I remembered that I spent some money to buy things in the morning, so the amount in the wallet was wrong."

But the young man immediately accused: "You are just talking nonsense! This wallet is not yours at all."

The middle-aged man was not willing to be outdone and retorted: "Didn't you not answered correctly? Why do you say this is not mine?"

The young man's face was full of disdain.

He hugged his hands in front of his chest and said contemptuously: "I have never counted money and I usually don't remember it, so I can't remember anything strange?"

A hint of provocation was revealed in his eyes, as if he was declaring his innocence to everyone.

The middle-aged man was so angry that his face turned red. He pointed at the young man and said loudly: "You are clearly just quibbling! Who wouldn't remember how much money is in your wallet? You just stole my wallet."

Just as everyone was arguing, Ouyang Lian suddenly said, "The shopkeeper, come and take a basin of water."

Although the shopkeeper was full of doubts and did not know what Ouyang Lian's move was intended, he still quickly ordered his friend to bring a basin of water and did it seriously.

After a while, a basin of clear water was placed in front of everyone.

Ouyang even asked someone to put the currency into the water, and everyone looked at each other, not understanding what they were going to do.

A hint of nervousness appeared on the young man's face, while the middle-aged man was full of confusion.

Ouyang Lian looked at the curious expressions of everyone, smiled slightly, and said, "Don't be anxious first, I'll explain it to everyone later."

Xi Yu also looked at the basin of water with interest, and already understood Ouyang Lian’s intention in his heart.

Time passed by minute by minute, and everyone was waiting anxiously.

Ouyang Lian stared at the water basin with his eyes tightly.

After a while, he nodded with great satisfaction and then asked someone to fish the currency out of the water.

Then he greeted a few onlookers and asked them to take a closer look at the currencies.

Then, Ouyang Lian asked, "Have you seen any changes in water?"

Everyone approached to observe, with a look of confusion on their faces.
Chapter completed!