Ruan Zhizhi and the eight men each had their own version of events. Ruan Zhizhi said that the supplies had been stolen, while the eight men said that Ruan Zhizhi did not provide the supplies.
"You ungrateful wretches! I've raised you for so long, and instead of being grateful, you stole my supplies. Now, in front of Miss Qin, you even dare to lie?"
"Tell me quickly, where exactly are the supplies hidden?"
The eight men cried out in protest, "Miss Qin, we really didn't steal any supplies."
"If we had supplies, would we need to come here and make a fool of ourselves?"
Now it's the end of the world, and life has returned to an era where survival depends on physical labor, which has led to the phenomenon of women depending on men for survival.
Now, they, as men, are dependent on a woman; they have utterly lost face.
Qin Su raised an eyebrow: "Both of you say you haven't seen the supplies, so where did they go? They couldn't have just vanished into thin air, could they?"
This is in Wancheng, where the Li Tang dynasty has people constantly monitoring the situation. Not to mention robbery cases, even the slightest conflict will be resolved in a timely manner.
"Ruan Zhizhi must have hidden the supplies!"
"They must have stolen the supplies and hidden them!"
Ruan Zhizhi and the eight men began to blame each other.
Qin Su gave Li Tang a look, and Li Tang immediately turned around to investigate the situation of these nine people.
When was the last time you saw the supplies?
"After they beat me up, they threatened to take away my belongings and make sure I could never keep a man again!"
Ruan Zhizhi said angrily, "It's my freedom to do whatever I want, and they have no right to tell me what to do."
"You bitch, you deserve to have your supplies stolen. But you owe us what you owe us, or we'll make sure you never have peace!"
Both sides were ruthless. Qin Su slammed her hand on the table, signaling them to stop arguing.
"Shut up!"
"Answer my question properly!"
The eight young men immediately quieted down and obediently said...
"Miss Qin, we don't ask for anything else, we just want the reward that is rightfully ours."
"The last time we saw the supplies was after we argued with Ruan Zhizhi that day. We did go to the warehouse to get the supplies, but it was locked. We tried to get in several times but couldn't, so we went back."
"Ha, who would believe your nonsense? You must have gone to get tools, then went back to pick the lock and stole all my supplies."
Ruan Zhizhi snorted coldly.
"Miss Qin, things are clear now. These pretty boys are masters at playing the victim, so please don't be fooled by them."
"Oh, you all say the supplies aren't in your hands, so where are they?"
Yes, what about the supplies?
Ruan Zhizhi's face turned pale. She had hidden the supplies very well. If it weren't for these young men snatching the supplies, wouldn't they have been targeted by others long ago?
Right there, Li Tang returned.
"Miss, we have searched the entire city of Wancheng, but we have not been able to find the whereabouts of the supplies."
Li Tang was also puzzled. If Ruan Zhizhi left the city, she took several thousand kilograms of grain with her. So much grain would be conspicuous no matter where it was placed, so how come it could not be found?
"We also checked the residences of these individuals, but found nothing."
Ruan Zhizhi's face turned completely pale. These past few days, she'd felt something was amiss and wanted to move the grain out. But she'd been waiting for the right opportunity, only to have it stolen before she could act.
Transporting so much grain out of Wancheng while it was under patrol was no easy task.
Qin Su knew the patrol team's capabilities well; under normal circumstances, it would be absolutely impossible for them to have made such a huge oversight. Unless, someone was an inside man!
"Ruan Zhizhi, after you married Secretary Li, who did you get close to?"
Ruan Zhizhi is an absolutely flirtatious woman. After marrying Secretary Li, in addition to these eight young men, she also frequently flirts with those high-ranking municipal officials.
Although the municipal leaders were all carefully selected, even Secretary Li could be tempted, let alone the others.
"I……"
Ruan Zhizhi was caught in a dilemma, clearly not wanting to reveal that person's identity.
Just then, Secretary Li brought in a man who had been kidnapped.
The man looked tall, slender, and refined; he clearly had more charisma than the young heartthrobs.
Even though they are tied up right now, they still have the courage to face danger without fear.
As soon as Ruan Zhizhi saw him, she subconsciously wiped the dirt off her face, clearly not wanting anyone to see her unsightly side.
“Miss Qin, he has been in contact with Ruan Zhizhi these days.”
Secretary Li said coldly that after getting over the emotional turmoil, he no longer had any feelings for Ruan Zhizhi.
However, he still paid attention to Ruan Zhizhi's entry into Wancheng this time, after all, this woman had access to so many municipal supplies.
When Ruan Zhizhi saw Secretary Li, she seemed to understand something instantly.
"You did all of this, didn't you? You knew I was going to enter Wancheng all along, deliberately made me lower my guard, and took the opportunity to steal the supplies, didn't you?"
Secretary Li coldly looked at the crazed woman: "He took the supplies."
As he spoke, the man was pushed to the ground and forced to kneel!
"Ms. Qin, please forgive my negligence in supervision, which allowed Liu Feng to do something against the rules."
It turns out that after Ruan Zhizhi joined the municipal government, she maintained contact with Liu Feng. Liu Feng's help was also instrumental in Ruan Zhizhi obtaining so many supplies from the municipal government.
The two originally intended to use these supplies to escape and make a living, but they returned after hearing about the solar storm.
Little did they know, Secretary Li had been monitoring Ruan Zhizhi all along, so their plan was completely under his watchful eye.
"Liu Feng embezzled the supplies! All the supplies we recovered have been returned to the municipal warehouse."
With things brought to this point, Secretary Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He would never forgive himself if he couldn't recover the supplies.
But Ruan Zhizhi was dumbfounded.
"What? Liu Feng swallowed the supplies?"
She stared blankly at Liu Feng: "You clearly promised me that we would use those supplies together and survive together."
"Why?"
Knowing he was doomed, Liu Feng stopped pretending and his seemingly refined face revealed a chilling undertone.
"Who would really like a piece of trash like you? I'm only with you for the supplies."
Ruan Zhizhi was teetering on the edge. She had been with so many men and thought she understood them, but in the end, she was deceived by this man.
"But I'm already carrying your child. Don't you even want the child anymore?"
Liu Feng sneered: "If I didn't have a child, would you believe me?"
"This child is just a way to gain your trust."
Ruan Zhizhi collapsed to the ground. It was over; she was completely finished.
This farce ended with Ruan Zhizhi and Liu Feng being sentenced to death, and the other involved parties being expelled from Wancheng.
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