Chapter 137: Backsliding

Seeing Ling Yun's smug look, Yuan Tingchuan said coldly, "It rained last night."

Ling Yun was skipping and jumping as he walked, and he responded casually: "Of course I know it's raining, I'm not a fool."

Du Ruo's teeth ached. This Ling Xiaosan was sometimes smart and clever, but sometimes she was really a fool.

She reached out and grabbed Ling Yun's arm, pinching it hard: "A wild goose leaves footprints when it passes by. Are you stupid? So many of us walked on this muddy road, do you think there would be no footprints?"

Ling Yun jumped high because of her pinch. He was about to scream loudly, but was stunned after hearing Du Ruo's words. He lowered his head to look at his feet. He reached out and scratched his head. He was really stupid.

He pulled Du Ruo aside and whispered, "What's going on? Let me do it again. How come you are getting smarter? Where's my IQ? Why has it dropped so low?"

Du Ruo pushed him away, turned around and walked back.

"You don't even have that thing, how can you turn into a butterfly and fly away?"

Ling Yun was not convinced. He took a few steps forward and said, "No matter how stupid I am, I am not as stupid as Qu Xin, am I?"

"You are only qualified to play chess with a lousy chess player. Look at the reference object you found. Does it look like it has any intelligence?"

Lingyun...

The journey went more smoothly than expected. Everyone joined up with the people guarding the intersection, and several cars sped away.

It was not until the next morning that someone in Qingshan Village discovered that the two brothers Niu Jiang were missing, and they hurriedly went to look for Han Ming and Qu Xin.

Qu Xin was still in bed, and when he heard the anxious noises outside, he became furious.

"Is this going to end? This damn place doesn't even let you sleep peacefully. Aren't they just two people who escaped? Let them run away if they want. As long as they didn't lose anything, it's fine. Get them out of here right away."

Han Ming was not like her. He stood up swiftly, pushed the door open and ran out.

"What happened? When did he disappear?"

"I saw them yesterday at noon. Oh, and their junior apprentice was there too. But Master Zheng used to come here often, and no one paid attention. Niu Jiang said his junior apprentice was here, and wanted the three brothers to have a drink together, so no one bothered him. But when I went to check this morning, there was no one in the room."

"Could it be that they are going up the mountain to play?"

"I thought so at first, but then I found that a lot of clothes and daily necessities were missing, and I realized that they were probably gone."

Han Ming lowered his head and pondered for a while, then said, "Send a few people to the county town to see if their family members are still there. Have they gone home? Also send someone to the warehouse to see if anything is missing."

These two brothers are the main persons in charge of the kiln. They have the key to the warehouse and need to check the things first.

The bodyguard agreed and ran out. Han Ming walked around in the yard with a frown on his face. A letter had come in yesterday saying that the investigation team would be here soon. They planned to sell all the goods and clear out the warehouse. Nothing could go wrong at this critical juncture.

The bodyguard came back panting soon.

"The goods in the warehouse are fine. The boxes are intact and there is dust on them. It must be that no one has touched them recently."

Han Ming breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the goods were fine.

He looked at the small cliff in the distance, frowned and asked, "Is everything okay over there?"

"The meals were delivered on time and received by everyone."

That means nothing happened, but Han Ming still felt a little uneasy.

"Send someone to check the nearby mountain roads. It rained yesterday. See if there are any unusual footprints?"

Qu Xin's scolding voice came from the room: "You are full, but you are still here so early in the morning. Are you looking for death? You don't have to go. What are you looking at?"

The bodyguard was a little hesitant. Logically, the eldest lady should be the one to make the decision. If the eldest lady didn't want him to go, he looked at Han Ming hesitantly.

Han Ming sighed and waved at the bodyguard.

"Don't worry about it. Just don't go."

When I pushed the door open and entered the room, Qu Xin had already gotten up from the kang. She was sitting in front of the dressing table, stomping and swearing.

"Who else would come to such a barren place except a fool like me? You worry about nothing every day. Even if those two people ran away, could they move so many boxes? It's impossible. Besides, didn't you hear what the bodyguard said? The boxes were covered with dust and no one had moved them for a long time. What were you going to check on the mountain for?"

Han Ming said nothing. He has always been a meticulous person and would not miss any clues. Although he knew that what the bodyguard and Qu Xin said made sense, he still had to check it again given his personality.

But he couldn't make the decision here. Everyone had to listen to Qu Xin. She was the one who made the decision. Han Ming had no choice but to give up. However, those boxes of things...

On the other hand, Yuan Tingchuan acted quickly. He kept his word and sent Master Zheng, his two brothers and their families out as soon as he returned to Yiyuan.

Before boarding the plane, Niu Jiang whispered to a bodyguard, "Thank you, Mr. Yuan, for saving the lives of more than a dozen of us. I would like you to tell Mr. Yuan something. It is not easy to discover that the goods have been swapped over there.

We brothers were a little selfish before, and the things had been moved out a long time ago. The things in the warehouse were all counterfeits, so they would definitely not be found there. Please rest assured, Mr. Yuan."

He was also doing a favor to Yuan Tingchuan. When you are in the world, there are bound to be accidents. What if one day he can ask Mr. Yuan for help? He was doing a favor in advance and leaving a way out.

Hearing what the bodyguard brought back, Yuan Tingchuan laughed. The three brothers from the Zheng family were really not peaceful people. It turned out that they had been thinking about embezzling the money for a long time, but they were weak and could not do it.

If he hadn't shown off his skills that day and calmed them down, who knows what kind of trouble those three brothers would have done to him?

Du Ruo also smiled and said, "Money can move people's hearts. It seems that you are not alone. Do you think the same thing as me?"

Yuan Tingchuan drank his tea carelessly: "Ambition must be matched with strength to be useful. What's the point of having ambition alone?"

That is true.

"Ling Yun has already moved to Wutong Road?"

Du Ruo is speechless when talking about this. On the way back yesterday, she casually mentioned that she bought a house on Wutong Road. As a result, Ling Yun unceremoniously brought several of his bodyguards and moved in directly.

Du Ruo said that it was not cleaned up yet, Ling Yun waved his hand generously and said it was okay, he was not picky.

Yuan Tingchuan pondered and said, "Why don't we just live in Yiyuan and don't move. You've got the things, so you'd better stay away from there."

Du Ruo disagreed. She had bought a new house, but she hadn't moved in yet. She would be going back to Linshan City soon, so she would live there for as long as she could.