Chapter 117: Zhao Shan is furious
Following Shen Xiangwan's instructions, Wei Chengyi threw the unconscious Chen Jianghai to the backyard. When he woke up, he had no recollection of what had happened. His memory only stayed before he fainted. He was unsure whether he had been exposed, so he did not dare to say anything. He could only pretend that nothing had happened for the time being. However, the next morning, the post station was still in turmoil.
"ah···"
It was just dawn and most people were still asleep. Zhao Shan, filled with murderous anger, strode towards the corner where the Shen family members gathered and whipped them hard with the whip in his hand. Sharp screams followed and everyone in the Shen family jumped up reflexively.
"The chief?"
When they saw clearly who was hitting people, they were confused and couldn't understand how they had offended him.
"Officer, what's going on...ah..."
When Shen Yishan came to his senses, he was about to say something, but Zhao Shan kicked him, causing him to stagger back and almost fall to the ground. Shen Xiangdong hurried forward to support him: "Captain, what do you mean?"
"What do you think I mean?"
Zhao Shan spat viciously and said sternly, "How dare you let Chen Xiangping steal my money? If you know what's best for you, hand it over to me. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."
He never dreamed that his money would be stolen. In the past, every time he stayed at an inn, he would count his belongings at night. He was really tired last night, so after seeing off the government officials, he went back to his room and fell asleep. It was not until this morning that he discovered that there were two hundred taels of silver bills missing from his purse. Apart from Shen Xiangping, who slept with him every day, who else could steal his silver bills without anyone noticing?
However, Shen Xiangping's body had been searched repeatedly, and no valuables were found. The only explanation was that she had given the money to someone else. As for who this someone else was, there was no one else to think of except the Shen family.
He even couldn't help but wonder if Shen Xiangping was strangled to death by someone from the Shen family. The reason, of course, was to silence her.
"No, not us, we didn't."
Hearing this, the Shen family waved their hands to deny it. They were not fools, so how could they let Shen Xiangping steal his money? Once discovered, he would definitely torture them to death.
No one noticed that a hint of unnaturalness flashed across Shen Xiangdong's eyes. No one knew about this except him. Although his family was present when he asked Shen Xiangping to steal the money that day, he lowered his voice and they could not have heard it. Later, he went to find Shen Xiangping alone. Now Shen Xiangping is dead, which means there is no evidence. As long as they can survive Zhao Shan's investigation, the matter should be over.
"Who else could it be if not you?"
Zhao Shan glared at them and insisted that they had asked Shen Xiangping to steal their money.
"Boss, what's going on?"
Several escorts came over yawning, they were all woken up by the previous noise. Yesterday it was not only the exiles who were woken up, they were also tired.
"What else could it be? They let that bitch Shen Xiangping steal my money."
Shen Xiangping is as timid as a mouse and should not have the courage to steal his money on her own initiative. It must have been intimidated and instigated by someone from the Shen family. Since she has no money on her, it must be from the Shen family.
"Oh, you're really brave."
Several escorts instantly perked up. They didn't think that their boss had wronged them. They knew that, apart from powerful and confident people like Wei Chengyi and his wife, most of the exiles were afraid of them and would not dare to steal their money. In this case, Shen Xiangping, who slept with the boss every day, became the only target.
"No we didn't, we really didn't."
Seeing that they were really going to be charged with theft, everyone in the Shen family, including Shen Xiangdong, cried out for injustice again.
"Search for me, the banknotes must be on them."
Not wanting to waste any more time talking to them, Zhao Shan called out to the escorts.
"yes."
“Ahh…”
The escorts had no intention of being polite and rushed forward in an instant. The men were fine, but the women screamed in fear. Unfortunately, no one dared to step forward to help. To the exiles, the escorts who were escorting them were like heaven, and whether they liked it or not, they had to let themselves be searched.
"Tsk tsk...it was a good show early in the morning."
On the second floor, Chen Xiangwan, with her long hair loose, leaned on the railing with both hands, looking down at the farce being played out below, with a faint smile on the corners of her mouth.
"I remember that Shen Xiangping was a very timid kid, how could he possibly steal the money from the police chief?"
Zhao Yuping, who also saw this scene, frowned. Although she didn't recognize the illegitimate sons and daughters of the Shen family, she still knew that the Shen family gave their good daughter to Zhao Shan to play with. She had felt pity for the timid-looking girl many times, and now she didn't believe that she really had the courage to do such a thing as stealing the money of the errand boy.
"That may not be the case."
Glancing at her sideways, Shen Xiangwan shook her head and turned away. Zhao Yuping was good in every way except that she was too kind. She always thought the best of others. If it weren't for their protection, who knows how she would have been bullied.
"ah?"
Zhao Yuping was stunned, then looked at her in confusion. Wei Ling'er, who was standing beside her, took her arm and whispered, "Mom, she may not have done it voluntarily, but she must have stolen the money."
Otherwise how to explain that she secretly cried in the corner yesterday?
"How do you know?"
Zhao Yuping couldn't help but become even more confused. Wei Ling'er didn't know how to explain it, so she hugged her and said coquettishly, "Okay, mom, don't ask anymore. This is not our family's business anyway."
“My little sister is right, mother, whether it is Shen Xiangping or not, it has nothing to do with us.”
Wei Chenghe also hurriedly joined in. As for Wei Chengyi, he had already returned to his room with Shen Xiangwan. He had never been very interested in these farces.
"Let's go back too."
The Yan family members who also saw this scene looked at each other and turned back to their rooms. As Wei Chenghe said, whether Shen Xiangping stole the escort's money or not, it had nothing to do with them. As exiled people, the most taboo thing was to meddle in other people's business, not to mention that this was the escorts' business.
"Just wait for me!"
Ignoring the Shen family's pleas and struggles, Zhao Shan led the escorts to search them one by one, even searching the corners where they gathered, but still could not find the banknotes. Seeing that it was getting late, they had to give up for the time being. However, Zhao Shan did not dispel his suspicions. He still believed that it was Shen Xiangping who stole the money, and the banknotes must be on the Shen family, but they just didn't find them.
“Woo woo…”
The men in the Shen family were fine, they just didn't look too good. But the women all had red eyes from crying. Whenever they thought about how the escorts had roughly searched their bodies in public, they couldn't help but shed tears. A woman's reputation is more important than anything else. How could they face people in the future?
[End of this chapter]
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