Although learning lock picking at such a young age is not a good thing, this skill helped Ye Changnian save himself successfully in a critical moment, so the adults didn't know what to say for a while.
Scolding wasn't appropriate, and praising didn't seem appropriate either, so she simply let Ye Changxue go for now.
It was obvious that the whole family could not fit into one suite, so Boss Ye went downstairs to find the shopkeeper to open two more rooms for everyone to squeeze into, rest for a night and go home tomorrow.
But when I went downstairs and asked the shopkeeper, I found out that Qin Hexuan had already booked the entire floor of the Tianzihao restaurant.
The innkeeper bowed and said, "You can use all the rooms on that floor. I have two waiters waiting at the stairs. Please feel free to ask for anything you need."
Boss Ye thought for a moment and said, "There's no need to keep them here. Please boil some more hot water for us.
"We have walked so much today looking for people, and we are all very tired.
"A little water for everyone to soak their feet and relieve fatigue."
"Okay, don't worry, I'll ask someone to prepare it right away." The shopkeeper said and went down to make arrangements.
Not only did someone have to boil water, but they also had to go out and buy a few more basins, because there weren't that many foot basins available in the inn.
The shopkeeper had just finished explaining things to a few of his employees and turned back to the lobby when he saw a man dressed as a constable walking in, followed by another person.
"Sir, you are so polite. Are you two here for dinner or to stay at the hotel?"
"Is there a family surnamed Ye staying at your store?"
The shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this family had committed some crime? Otherwise, why would the police come to their door for no reason?
Just as he was trembling with fear and having wild thoughts, Boss Ye suddenly came downstairs again.
Because everyone was very tired this afternoon, both physically and mentally, no one wanted to go out for dinner.
Boss Ye was about to go down and ask how much the food in the inn cost. If the price was right, he would have dinner in the restaurant.
If the price is too high, then go out and buy some food, have a bite and go to bed early.
As he came down the stairs, someone grabbed him by the arm.
"Master Ye, I finally found you!"
The person who came was none other than Qi Yaxin, whom he had met before in the government office.
The person following behind Qi Yaxin was the gatekeeper who had let Boss Ye into the yamen before.
Menzi also came forward and grabbed Boss Ye's other arm.
The shopkeeper took three steps back and hid behind the counter, thinking that if a fight broke out, he must not get hurt.
Boss Ye was startled at first, but then he breathed a sigh of relief after seeing who was coming.
He thought it was because he had promised to pay but had not fulfilled his promise, so he hurriedly said: "Qi Tou'er, my family just found the child, and I haven't had time to go to the government office to thank you yet!
"It's all thanks to you today, come on, go upstairs quickly.
"I've said before that as long as I can find the child, I will definitely repay you well.
"Don't worry, I never break my promises. You..."
Qi Yaxin followed Boss Ye all the way upstairs, avoiding the shopkeeper and the innkeepers, and then said, "Oh, Master Ye, you are simply embarrassing me by saying this!
"I'm a detective, and this is what I'm supposed to do.
"We failed to lead the team to improve the security of the capital, and it was our fault. Helping you find your child was our duty, so how can we ask for compensation?"
As Qi Yaxin spoke, he took out two pieces of silver and stuffed them back into Ye Laodao's pocket: "Actually, the reason I accepted the silver you gave me before was mainly because I was afraid that you would be anxious.
"You were already worried because your child was lost, and I refused to accept the money. You must be wondering if I didn't want to help because the money was too little.
“So I accepted the silver at that time, and it was also a temporary measure to appease you.
"Now that the child has been found safely, I came here specifically to ask you to return the money!"
The doorman behind Qi Yaxin also quickly took out the silver coin he had received and stuffed it into Boss Ye's pocket.
He was too tongue-tied to find any excuse to give himself, so he could only smile along without saying a word.
Boss Ye was completely confused by these two people.
How can someone take money and then spit it out these days?
But in fact, Boss Ye didn't know that Qi Yaxin and Menzi were also complaining in their hearts when they looked at him.
Why didn’t you tell me earlier that you have such a strong background and connections?
Since you know the Qin family, why don’t you go directly to the Qin Mansion for help?
Why did you have to come to the yamen to tease us two little rascals?
Is it fun to mess with us?
But no matter what he thought in his heart, Qi Yaxin's attitude when speaking was completely different from before in the yamen.
"You don't know yet, do you? The people from the Qin Mansion found the child's body in the house where Ye Changnian escaped. Now this case has escalated from child trafficking to a murder case!
"The New Year is approaching, and the court is taking this matter very seriously. The emperor has directly assigned Lord Qin and Lord Xiao to take over the case.
"Our yamen's current mission is to cooperate with the two masters to thoroughly investigate this case."
When he heard that a child had died, Boss Ye was so frightened that his knees went weak and he almost rolled down the stairs.
Fortunately, Qi Yaxin and Menzi were quick-witted and supported him one on each side.
Qi Yaxin said, "Anyway, that's what happened. We have to go back quickly. There are a lot of things waiting for us at the government office!"
After Qi Yaxin finished speaking, he called Shang Menzi and quickly slipped away while Boss Ye was still unconscious.
By the time Boss Ye came to his senses from the shock, the two men had already disappeared.
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