Chapter 16 I have neither the ability nor the motive.
As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes were on Shan Jianshe.
Indeed, why would Shan Jianshe betroth Cen Yan to Hu Zhiwei out of the blue? There must be another reason!
The emptying of the Cen family's house was either done by Shan Jianshe, or by Hu Lier and her lover together.
But it absolutely cannot be Cen Yan!
She is the heir of the Cen family, and it is only natural that she can inherit the family property. There is no need for her to secretly move the entire family out of the house.
More than anyone else, Shan Jianshe wanted to know who did it, because what he transferred to the ship were nothing more than antiques, paintings, jewelry and jade, which were not easy to sell in a short time and could not fetch the highest price.
So he converted all his money and assets into gold bricks, intending to wait until after he had dealt with Cen Yan before transferring them to the ship. However, he never expected that his efforts would be in vain, as his home was stolen before he could get it!
"Yanyan, why did you force us to drink last night?" Shan Jianshe's bloodshot eyes were fixed on Cen Yan's face, trying to find some flaws.
Hu Li'er quickly chimed in, "That's right! You silly girl, you never drink a drop of alcohol normally, but you made us drink out of the blue. After drinking the wine you prepared, Zhiwei and I actually..." She hesitated to finish, but could only firmly say, "It must have been you who did it!"
Cen Yan remained unfazed: "I'm about to get married. Shouldn't I have a drink with my father before my wedding to thank him for raising me? Besides, how could I, a girl, possibly have the ability to quietly empty the entire house and keep it a secret from everyone?"
"Besides, who am I, Cen Yan? I am the heir of the Cen family. Every blade of grass, every tree, and every stone in the Cen family belongs to me. Why would I do something like taking money from my own pocket?"
"I don't have that ability! And I have no motive to do these things. On the contrary, Aunt Hu and Dad, you brought an outsider back, and then things started going missing from the house frequently. Could it be that you're the thief crying 'stop thief'?"
Cen Yan's gaze fell on Hu Zhiwei, and the people around her followed her gaze and suddenly realized what was going on!
“Indeed, Yongle Lane has always been fine. There have never been any thieves, not even oddball neighbors who would misuse other people’s oil bottles in the communal kitchen. But trouble just happened as soon as Hu Zhiwei arrived. If it weren’t for someone working in the wrong place, how could the Cen family have been robbed?”
“Yan Yatou and Shan Jianshe were both drunk last night and slept like dead pigs, but Hu Lier and Hu Zhiwei still had the mind to commit adultery. It’s obvious who the thief is.”
"Captain Chen, your enforcement team shouldn't just stand by and watch. Quickly arrest the thief, take him back for interrogation and torture, and use the torture if necessary! Yan's family is the richest in Shanghai. If the whole family is robbed, it's not a small amount of money they've lost!"
Aunt Wu sympathized with Cen Yan and said a few more words in her defense, "Once the interrogation is over, Hu Zhiwei, that thief who messed around with women and colluded with Hu Li'er, will surely be executed, right?"
Cen Yan nodded emphatically: "Yes, Captain Chen, I'm begging you, once this money is recovered, I will donate it directly to the Academy of Sciences, the Water Resources Bureau, and the Railway Bureau. I won't keep a single penny for myself! We absolutely cannot let the thieves benefit from it!"
Having said that, the three leaders could no longer stand idly by.
"Captain Chen, Yongle Lane is your jurisdiction. You have to catch the thieves. Whether the country's water conservancy, railways, and scientific research can reach new heights depends on your law enforcement team!"
With everyone putting pressure on him, Captain Chen's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. If things continued to develop this way, he would have no choice but to cut his losses and bring Shan Jianshe and Hu Lier, who were transferring assets, to justice. However... there might be a second option.
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