(Logic Puzzle 11-12)
One day, an old woman was washing her newly bought boots and hat by the river. A passerby on horseback took advantage of her inattention and swapped her new boots with his old ones, then rode away. The woman reported it to the authorities, and the local officials came up with a method to find the boot thief. What method did the officials come up with for her?
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I have some things to take care of today, so I can't give awards to the friends who guessed correctly. To the friends who guessed correctly, I will make it up to you tomorrow ^o^
How do you reason this @_@ It says that an old pair of shoes was found by the river, with some money inside. Asking the owner to come and claim them………… ~_~
How can such long feet fit in, they should at least be bigger than the old woman's feet. Seeing someone barefoot holding shoes or putting shoes away, that's him. The barefoot strange man riding on horseback.
Local officials sent someone to the city gate to announce that these shoes were worn by a person who was killed, inviting someone to claim them. Whoever comes to claim them will be investigated, and the case will be traced from that person...
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