Chapter 84 Breaking the Window Paper
"Brother, should we buy some supplies and money for our trip? We should also pay attention to our food expenses. We can't just eat dry food and biscuits like those exiles..."
"Back in the day, those herders on the plains would often drive their flocks of sheep and cattle. The meat they made by cutting the beef and mutton into strips, drying them, and then repeatedly beating them with a hammer was quite delicious. I wonder if they still sell it in this town? It would be great to buy some as dry food..."
As the saying goes, "food must be prepared before troops move out." The road of exile is long and boring. If they are not treated well in terms of food and eat worse than the exiles in the Prince of Qingping's Mansion, the officials will really feel disappointed and immediately offer suggestions.
Wang Gang took a look at the money that Chen Er had collected in front of him. On the table were strings of copper coins, small change, and some exquisite small jewelry. His eyes fell on the pile of gold and silver jewelry and he hesitated.
"Whose jewellery do these belong to? Come forward so I can identify them."
The warehouse in Li Dabao's mansion is not necessarily filled with boxes of gold. Most of it is gold, silver, jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings. The only thing that seems a little suspicious is these exquisitely crafted pieces of jewelry.
"Brother, do you need cash? We'll go to the pawnshop and pawn it later. These are all gifts from the exiled prisoners. I heard that many of them are rare items in the palace..."
Several officers stepped forward with flattering smiles. It was obvious that they were unaware of the theft in Li Dabao's house as they stood there naturally and generously. Wang Gang already knew in his mind that this matter had nothing to do with his brother.
"No, brothers, you've worked hard. Just stay at home for the next two days. Don't get close to such a sensitive place like the pawnshop. Let's all go back and rest..."
Wang Gang waved his hand somewhat annoyedly, signaling everyone to take back their travel expenses. He had just accepted a box of jewelry from Li Dabao. His brothers didn't need to worry about the travel expenses. They were all hard-working people and should help out if they could.
The current situation is unclear. Li Dabao has a tough attitude and will not let the team go before the situation is clear. He also has to keep the tempers of his people stable.
When the officers heard that they didn't have to pay for it and could rest for two more days, they immediately walked out with smiles on their faces, intending to go back and continue to indulge in the pleasures of the land of love.
Chen Er was a thoughtful person. After leaving Wang Gang's room, his brows furrowed. He felt that his elder brother's state and words today were a little strange...
The other brothers were all overjoyed, but Chen Er's gloomy face stood out. Li Kui put his arm around Chen Er's shoulders and said jokingly, "What's the matter? You can have a girl and save money, so why not take a break for a few days?"
Chen Er was amused by Li Kui's heartless appearance, but he quickly regained his composure: "You reminded me that those girls are not simple either. It's like they have been taught the art of talking. They are trying to find out about my wealth and where I was last night in a roundabout way. I feel like there is something fishy going on here..."
Li Kui was a little disapproving. This Li Dabao looked like a slave, too busy trying to please his elder brother to get anything done. He felt that Chen Er had suffered too much hardship and wouldn't be able to adapt in a short time...
In his pride, he bumped into the mansion's guard unexpectedly. Li Kui smiled and reached out to pat the guard's chest: "I'm sorry, little brother. Are you hurt? Let's drink together tonight?"
From what Butler Wu had said before, it seemed that if the theft wasn't resolved, the guards' own brothers would be fired. Now that these officers were the primary suspects, conventional wisdom suggested they should be rounded up and severely tortured...
The guards were already in a state of panic because of the theft in the mansion, and Li Kui and his group of officers were still wandering around the mansion in a brazen manner, which was completely walking into their trap.
"Who are you calling brothers? Are we close? I advise you to be more careful and hand over whatever you took honestly, otherwise don't blame us for being rude..."
These fiery words immediately ignited the anger of the officers: "What do you mean by 'keep your hands clean'? What have we done to you? It's your master who eagerly invited us to be his guests, and the master hasn't given the order, and you're the guard dog barking here?"
There was a conflict between the officers and the guards, and it almost came to a head. Fortunately, Wang Gang and the housekeeper heard the noise and went out to coordinate.
Originally, we could have investigated secretly, but once the theft in the mansion was leaked, it would be like a broken window paper. Once it was exposed, it would be difficult to end it in a good way...
The treatment of the officers plummeted. Originally, several people shared a wing of the wing, but now, except for the leader Wang Gang who retained his original treatment, all of them were driven to a large courtyard and detained together like exiles.
The people on the exile team stretched their necks and looked at the reversal through the open gate with some curiosity.
Everyone had witnessed how free the officials had been in the mansion before, and many of the exiles felt a little happy that they had been inexplicably treated like prisoners that night.
"What are you looking at? Believe it or not, once the troops leave, I'll gouge out your eyes..."
Li Kui was annoyed by the faint smiles on the exiles' lips and the gloating in their eyes, so he immediately rolled up his sleeves. However, before he could take two steps, he was blocked from view by the guards.
"What are you doing? Do you need me to remind you of your status? Cooperating with the investigation is good for you, me, and everyone else..."
The guards were not protecting the exile team. Both courtyards were suspects and were suspicious. They just couldn't stand the superior behavior of the officials.
In order to get all his belongings back, Li Dabao ordered the housekeeper Wu to search everywhere in the mansion carefully, while the guards would go to trouble the officials every now and then in order to find clues or make the officials spit out the things they had.
As the saying goes, when cranes and clams fight, the fisherman benefits. The courtyard of the exile team was relatively quiet. In order to lure the snake out of its hole, Butler Wu even allowed the exile team the right to enter and exit the house normally. In fact, his spies were spread all over the pawnshops and markets in the town.
Being able to leave the house made Cheng Weiyao's mind more active. From the plains to now, the crops in QQ Farm have been harvested several times. The warehouse is piled with many seasonal fruits and vegetables. This vacant stall is just right for selling them.
After she had simply sorted out the supplies in the farm warehouse, Cheng Weiyao pushed open the gate of the exile team and headed out of the mansion. The guards who had been watching from the dark were suddenly enlightened and secretly followed her...
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