"The Signs of Four" tells a tragedy caused by the struggle for Agrander's treasures. Smoot, an Englishman, and three Indians got a box of treasures worth 500,000 pounds in the war. After they hid the treasure, they swore to keep it a secret. However, they were sentenced to prison for murder. In order to be free, smoot bribed Major Schulto, promised him a fifth of the treasure and asked him to help him escape. Major Schulto was treacherous and returned to England with all his treasures. Little bear a grudge. He later fled back to London with the help of an aborigine to seek revenge. However, Schulto died of illness, so Xiao managed to murder Schulto's son and restore the treasure. In order to defend his oath, Small left a note with his and three Indian names on it at the scene of the murder-this is the so-called "Four Signs".