Anle stroked his chin, lost in thought as he continued to speculate.
"However, Master He is gone, your mother is gone, the concubines in the mansion have all run away, and the servants have all been sold to brokers, leaving only you."
When you instructed the caravan to distribute the notices, the concubines should not have run away yet, right? As far as I know, the concubines ran away in the middle of the night, right?
So when the caravan left the town, they didn't know that the He family was completely wiped out, and naturally they couldn't have told the Cui family.
But the Cui family knew about this!
Since you're the only one left, if the other party is still doing this, their purpose is obvious: they're targeting you!
Clearly, this seems to stem from some deep-seated hatred towards you, which is why they are deliberately targeting you.
Otherwise, why would anyone bother doing this thankless errand-running and messenger work?
Tipping off the creditor and letting them come to collect the debt doesn't benefit the other party either, does it? It's a lose-lose situation.
"Little sister, how do you know that the Cui family knows about the He family's situation?"
Anle stared at Anning with an expression as if she were an idiot.
"Come on, little sister, let me explain it to you."
First, following our line of reasoning, the Cui family has been secretly keeping an eye on the He family, so they are naturally very clear about any of the He family's movements.
Secondly, those creditors clearly knew that the He family was now completely wiped out, with only the young master He remaining.
I was at the He residence at the time, and I clearly heard the creditors who came to collect debts say this—
[Where is the He family? Have they all run away? Is there no one in charge?]
The money must be paid back! Even if the person dies, the money still has to be repaid.
"Hurry up, Young Master He, let's settle this score."
This statement clearly indicates that the entire He family has fled, leaving only He Yusheng.
So, the creditors who came to collect the debt went straight to He Yusheng, and at that time they directly called him Young Master He.
When He Yusheng pressed me to explain what "settling accounts and repaying debts" meant, I heard the creditors say the same thing again.
[Hmph, sending a delicate young woman to run the business, the He family has really declined. I knew from the start that she was unreliable, and now look what's happened, she owes us money and has run away.]
[Ha, it doesn't matter if the person runs away, there's still someone in charge, isn't there? The old one is dead, so it's the same if the young one pays the debt; it's only right for the son to pay the debts of the father.]
In that case, wouldn't it be obvious that these creditors already know about the He family's affairs?
Although this matter has spread quite widely in our town, if they came to collect a debt, they should have rushed to our town without stopping and headed straight for the He residence.
They're here to collect debts, so they probably don't have time to sit down and listen to the townspeople gossiping about the He family's affairs after dinner, do they?
So the person who told them about this was naturally the one who tipped them off.
An Ning scratched her head.
"But this is all just your hypothetical deduction from beginning to end, right? Is it really what the Cui family said?"
"Weren't these Cui family members just something you made up?"
Anle rolled her eyes.
"An assumption can only be valid if it is based on sound reasoning and evidence. When all the possible and impossible factors are combined, the truth will naturally come to light and become clear."
"Wait here, we'll eliminate the impossible factors in this ledger, proving that the creditors are innocent and didn't collude with that runaway aunt. We'll exclude the aunt and the creditors from the picture."
An Yi raised his eyebrows in satisfaction.
How can you prove it?
"Isn't there a teacher named Zhen who loves to read every day living in our Paradise Dessert Shop? Let him take a look at these ledgers and bills."
An Yi was questioned.
"Little sister, are you sure Teacher Zhen can figure out these accounts?"
Anle shrugged, spread his hands, and uttered a sentence.
"If he's not up to par, we'll find someone else. There's always someone who can figure things out."
When Zhen Buyan was invited to settle the accounts, everyone sat around the coffee table, silently waiting for Zhen Buyan's result. The round table meeting was quiet.
It wasn't until after midnight that Zhen Buyan, who had been flipping through the account books, relaxed his brow, put down the account books, and stopped fiddling with the abacus with his long, well-defined fingers.
"Fifth Sister, it's all settled."
Anle quickly pressed for more information.
"How about it?"
“These ledgers are problematic; the losses have been covered up, creating false accounts.”
There shouldn't be any problem with this bill; it's just that the person who made it used a clever method of transfer.
According to Wu Guniang, with these ledgers and bills added, everything will become clear.
In fact, these debts are the profits that these shops have been making on the surface. The money that the aunt handed over to the warehouse as profit was the money that should have been paid to these creditors.
However, this aunt did not hand over the money to the creditor to make the purchases.
Instead, they obtained the goods on credit by issuing IOUs, and then took the outstanding payments back into the warehouse as 'profit'.
The money earned from selling goods purchased with IOUs in this shop, along with the proceeds from the sale of those goods, naturally creates the illusion of ever-increasing profits.
These debts are actually profits.
"Huh? So, these thriving shops are actually still operating at a loss." Anle blinked, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, those shops have always been in the red and have not improved. It's just a facade created by this aunt."
According to Fifth Sister, it was probably just a means to gain Master He's trust and obtain the deeds to the mansion's houses, fields, and shops.
"Wow, this woman is really something else! She's amazing. Her mind is so quick and sharp. I'm completely impressed."
That makes sense. If no profitable money went into the He family's treasury and they couldn't produce any so-called profitable funds, how could Master He possibly trust her?
So she used this trick of shifting the blame, simply transferring the deficit in the warehouse from inside to outside, where Master He couldn't see it, turning it into a debt.
This kind of woman is terrifying, but it's also quite admirable that she has such a brain.
He Yusheng pursed his lips and remained silent.
Anle bared his teeth and gave earnest advice.
"You'll learn from your mistakes; you really need to learn this from your experience."
Although this woman caused you to suffer a huge setback, losing everything and even your family.
However, it is also a valuable experience and asset in your life.
Of course, your father died because of this; it was a truly tragic event.
He Yusheng sneered.
"It's just my father. My mother was also killed by that woman. I haven't even had a chance to take revenge yet, but she's already reached out her evil claws."
Anle's expression froze, and the smile on her lips stiffened on her face.
"Your mother was... killed by her, are you sure?"
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