Uncle Zuo sat next to Xiao Yi with a frown and a worried look on his face. Uncle Zuo, on the other hand, couldn't stop for a moment, checking the situation here and asking about the progress there. But the closer it got to the end, the more anxious and distressed he became.
Uncle Zuo said angrily, "Look, look, look, look! You've poked through all the rat holes in this warehouse, but you haven't made any progress. What are you good for?"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Zuo quickly stopped his younger brother: "Why are you yelling like that! Professional things should be done by professionals. What are you doing, making things worse? Get out of here."
Uncle Zuo snorted, but obediently stepped back and sat down next to his elder brother.
Xiao Yi also heard what Uncle Zuo said, but he didn't even glance at him. He simply clapped his hands after Uncle Zuo sat down, signaling his men to finish their work and come back.
There were no clues outside the door, and no vehicles or goods were found entering or leaving any of the exits. The personnel registration was also very clear, and they were all members of the Zuo family.
Xiao Yi was just in a daze because a bold idea suddenly popped into his head: could it be that some superhuman with a spatial ability took everything away from here without lifting a finger?
Xiao Yi was also aware of the wild imaginations in some online novels these days, which were so outrageous that they were practically impossible to imagine. He had read some of them for a while as a pastime, but they became so ridiculous that he gave up on them completely.
People like them really don't have much interest in this kind of writing.
But at this moment, after observing the scene, if the Zuo family wasn't lying, the fact that all the supplies in such a large warehouse disappeared overnight without any trace of transportation was the only explanation Xiao Yi could come up with.
But his wandering thoughts were quickly brought back by Uncle Zuo's anger. Xiao Yi was just as heartbroken as the Zuo family for losing the supplies. He was even angrier than the Zuo family. If the Zuo family had agreed to store the supplies with the authorities, how could they have just lost them like that?
They arranged for someone to keep the food themselves and even wanted to save on rations and reduce the number of guards. They're really something!
Now that the items are lost, they want to shift the blame onto Xiao Yi, but Xiao Yi won't tolerate it.
When Uncle Zuo saw Xiao Yi stand up, he immediately stood up as well: "Captain Xiao, have you discovered something? What's going on here? Where have our supplies gone?"
The team members gathered around, most of them shaking their heads in silence. Xiao Yi knew they hadn't found much either. The guards said the newcomers had fired a bunch of tear gas canisters, but their men hadn't found a single empty canister at the scene. If the guards weren't lying, then this group was being far too cautious.
Xiao Yi showed no kindness to the Zuo family, coldly replying, "Millions of tons of supplies were wiped out overnight. Not a single vehicle passed through the checkpoints last night. You shouldn't be asking me now; you should be asking yourselves how you managed to get rid of all that stuff!"
Uncle Zuo was about to get anxious again when he heard this, but Uncle Zuo slapped him hard, which stopped him from saying anything arrogant to Xiao Yi.
Uncle Zuo said to Xiao Yi with great sincerity and urgency, "Captain Xiao, there's no need for our Zuo family to do this! If we really did such a thing, why would we be so stupid as to offer ourselves up for you to laugh at and cause trouble for each other? Please investigate carefully again. Since these things didn't get out, they must still be hidden somewhere in the shelter. We must find them as soon as possible to recover our losses!"
Xiao Yi had naturally thought of what Uncle Zuo had said, but the matter was too strange. If it wasn't the Zuo family causing trouble, Xiao Yi would have suspected that his subordinates had collectively betrayed him.
"I'm taking these guards with me. You can check your own men again and report any findings to us as soon as possible so we can solve the case quickly. This afternoon I'll bring some people to see your patriarch to get more information. As for what you mentioned, I'll make the arrangements."
However, you should all be aware of the situation. The items were in your own warehouse, in the hands of your own people, and then they mysteriously disappeared without any trace of being moved. You know exactly what happened, so don't keep bringing up our enforcement team's duties!" After saying this, Xiao Yi led his men away. Sitting here any longer wouldn't yield any more information.
Uncle Zuo shouted angrily at their retreating figures, "What kind of attitude is this? Don't they want to take any responsibility?"
Uncle Zuo rolled his eyes at him: "Shut up, what responsibility do you want them to take? What, do you want them to open the official warehouse to resupply you? Wake up and stop being stupid!"
Uncle Zuo said somewhat unconvinced, "Maybe our stuff ended up in the official warehouse? No one else could pull off such a big operation."
Uncle Zuo sighed. There was no reason for his family to steal from their own home, and the authorities had no reason to either. Just as Xiao Yi said, the strangeness of this matter had all fallen into the eyes of the Zuo family.
Each area of the shelter has sentry posts at its entrances and exits, and they also have guard posts at the exits outside the warehouse. However, everyone's statements are consistent, and no unusual people or vehicles have been seen entering or leaving.
Uncle Zuo spoke up, "Let's go back and discuss this with our second brother. He's the head of the family, so we'll have to see what he decides to do."
Uncle Zuo's face stiffened, and he said with a hint of fear, "Brother, you'll have to put in a good word for me. I'm just trying to save some food. Such a large group of people, all strong men who can eat and drink a lot, if we keep them, they could eat up an entire warehouse."
Uncle Zuo gave him a disappointed look, said nothing, and walked outside. Uncle Zuo, thinking about the storm that was about to hit him, could only follow his elder brother with a headache.
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