于中丞成龍，按部至高郵。適巨紳家將嫁女，妝匳甚富，夜被穿窬席卷而去。刺史無術。公令諸門盡閉，止留一門放行人出入，吏目守之，嚴搜裝載。又出示諭闔城戶口，各歸第宅，候次日查點搜掘，務得贓物所在。乃陰囑吏目：設有城門中出入至再者，捉之。過午，得二人，一身之外，並無行裝。公曰：「此真盜也。」二人詭辨不已。公令解衣搜之，見袍服內著女衣二襲，皆匳中物也。──蓋恐次日大搜，急於移置，而物多難攜，故密著而屢出之也。
於中丞成龍巡視轄區，來到高郵。恰好一個大鄉紳家要嫁女兒，準備的嫁妝十分豐厚，卻在夜裡被鑽牆爬窗的盜賊全部偷走。刺史沒有辦法破案。於公下令關閉所有城門，只留一座城門讓行人出入，派吏目守著，嚴格搜查隨身攜帶和裝載的東西。又張貼告示，命全城各家各戶都回到家裡，等候第二天逐戶清查、搜尋挖掘，一定要找出贓物藏在哪裡。他又暗中囑咐吏目：如果有人第二次從城門出入，就把他抓起來。過了中午，抓到兩個人，除了身上穿的衣服，沒有帶任何行李。於公說：「這就是真正的盜賊。」兩個人不停地狡辯。於公命人解開他們的衣服搜查，發現袍子裡面穿著兩套女人的衣服，都是嫁妝裡的東西。原來他們怕第二天大搜查，急著轉移贓物，卻因東西太多，難以攜帶，便偷偷穿在身上，一趟趟地運出去。
于中丞成龙，按部至高邮。适巨绅家将嫁女，妆匳甚富，夜被穿窬席卷而去。刺史无术。公令诸门尽闭，止留一门放行人出入，吏目守之，严搜装载。又出示谕阖城户口，各归第宅，候次日查点搜掘，务得赃物所在。乃阴嘱吏目：设有城门中出入至再者，捉之。过午，得二人，一身之外，并无行装。公曰：「此真盗也。」二人诡辨不已。公令解衣搜之，见袍服内着女衣二袭，皆匳中物也。──盖恐次日大搜，急于移置，而物多难携，故密着而屡出之也。
于中丞成龙巡视辖区，来到高邮。恰好一个大乡绅家要嫁女儿，准备的嫁妆十分丰厚，却在夜里被钻墙爬窗的盗贼全部偷走。刺史没有办法破案。于公下令关闭所有城门，只留一座城门让行人出入，派吏目守着，严格搜查随身携带和装载的东西。又张贴告示，命全城各家各户都回到家里，等候第二天逐户清查、搜寻挖掘，一定要找出赃物藏在哪里。他又暗中嘱咐吏目：如果有人第二次从城门出入，就把他抓起来。过了中午，抓到两个人，除了身上穿的衣服，没有带任何行李。于公说：“这就是真正的盗贼。”两个人不停地狡辩。于公命人解开他们的衣服搜查，发现袍子里面穿着两套女人的衣服，都是嫁妆里的东西。原来他们怕第二天大搜查，急着转移赃物，却因东西太多，难以携带，便偷偷穿在身上，一趟趟地运出去。
Governor Yu Chenglong came to Gaoyou on a tour of inspection. It happened that a great gentry family there was about to marry off a daughter. Her trousseau was very rich, and one night burglars made off with all of it. The prefect could do nothing. Yu ordered every city gate shut but one, which was left open for travellers to come and go. He set the police clerk to guard it and search every load strictly. He also put up a notice telling every household in the city to stay at home and wait to be inspected and searched the next day, so that the stolen goods would be found without fail. Then he secretly told the police clerk: if anyone goes out and comes in through the gate more than once, seize him. By afternoon they had caught two men who carried nothing but what they had on. “These are the real thieves,” said Yu. The two kept up their crafty denials. Yu had them strip and be searched. Under their robes they were wearing two sets of women’s clothes, all from the trousseau. They had feared the great search next day and were in a hurry to move the goods, but there was too much to carry, so they wore it in secret and went out again and again.