Seeing Ling Yun's smug look, Yuan Tingchuan said coldly, "It rained last night."
Ling Yun was skipping and jumping as he walked, casually responding, "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 he was really a fool.
She reached out and grabbed Ling Yun's arm, pinching it hard: "Even geese leave traces when they pass by. Are you stupid? With so many of us walking 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 by 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 muttered quietly, "What's going on? Let me do it again. Why are you getting smarter? Where's my IQ? Why has it dropped so fast?"
Du Ruo pushed him away and turned around to walk 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."
"You're only fit to play chess with a lousy chess player. Look at that reference you found. Does it look intelligent?"
Lingyun...
The trip went smoother 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 when she heard the anxious voices outside and became furious.
"Is this going to end? This damn place can't even let you sleep peacefully. They just ran away, right? Let them run, as long as nothing is lost. Let them get out of here right away."
Han Ming was not like her. He stood up quickly, pushed the door open and ran out.
"What happened? When did he disappear?"
"I saw them both yesterday at noon. Oh, and their junior apprentice as well. But Master Zheng used to come here often, and no one paid much attention. Niu Jiang said his junior apprentice was here, and wanted the three brothers to have a drink together, so no one bothered us. But when I went to check this morning, there was no one in the house."
"Maybe he went up the mountain to play?"
"I thought so at first, but then I noticed a lot of clothes and daily necessities were missing, and I realized they were probably gone."
Han Ming lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "Send a few people to the county town to see if their family is still there. Perhaps they've gone home? Also, have someone check the warehouse to see if anything is missing."
These two brothers are the main persons in charge of the kiln site. They have the key to the warehouse and need to check the things first.
The bodyguard agreed and ran out. Han Ming frowned and walked around in the yard. A letter had come yesterday saying that the investigation team would be here soon. They planned to sell all the goods and clear the warehouse. No problems could happen at this critical juncture.
The bodyguard came back panting after a while.
"The goods in the warehouse are fine. The boxes are all intact and there's still dust on them. It's clear no one has touched them recently."
Han Ming breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the goods were fine.
He glanced at the small cliff in the distance, frowned, and asked, "Is everything okay over there?"
"The meals were delivered on time and there were people to pick them up."
That means nothing is wrong, but Han Ming still feels a little uneasy.
"Send someone to check the nearby mountain roads. It rained yesterday. Are there any unusual footprints?"
Qu Xin's voice could be heard from inside the room: "You've got nothing better to do than to make such a fuss 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 let him go, he looked at Han Ming hesitantly.
Han Ming sighed and waved at the bodyguard.
"Don't worry about it. If you don't want to go, then 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, slamming things around and cursing.
"Who else would come to such a godforsaken place besides a fool like me? You're just worrying about it all the time. Even if those two ran away, how could they move so many boxes? It's simply impossible. Besides, didn't you hear what the bodyguard said? Those boxes are covered in dust and haven't been touched in a long time. Why are you still going up the mountain to check?"
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, given his personality, he still had to check it again.
But he couldn't make the decision here. Everyone still listened to Qu Xin, and she was the one who made the decision. Han Ming could only let it go. However, those boxes of things...
On the other side, Yuan Tingchuan acted quickly. He kept his word and as soon as he returned to Yiyuan, he sent Master Zheng, his three brothers and their families out.
Before boarding the plane, Niu Jiang quietly said to a bodyguard, "Thank you, Mr. Yuan, for saving the lives of more than a dozen of us. I would like to ask you to tell Mr. Yuan that it will not be easy to discover that the goods have been swapped.
We brothers were a little selfish before, so we moved the items out a long time ago. The items in the warehouse were all fakes, so they definitely won't be discovered over there. Please rest assured, Mr. Yuan."
He was also doing Yuan Tingchuan a favor. When you're in the underworld, accidents are inevitable. What if one day he could ask Mr. Yuan for help? He was doing a favor in advance, leaving a way out.
After listening to what the bodyguard brought back, Yuan Tingchuan laughed. The three brothers of the Zheng family were really not peaceful. It turned out that they had the intention of embezzling the money for a long time, but they were too weak to do it.
If he hadn't shown off his skills that day and intimidated them, who knows what kind of trouble those three brothers would have done to him?
Du Ruo also smiled and said, "Money can really move people's hearts. It seems like you're not alone. They have the same idea as you."
Yuan Tingchuan sipped his tea nonchalantly. "Ambition has to be matched with strength to be useful. What's the point of just having ambition?"
That's true.
"Lingyun has moved to Wutong Road?"
Du Ruo was speechless when this was mentioned. On the way back yesterday, she casually mentioned that she bought a house on Wutong Road. As a result, Ling Yun moved in directly with several of his bodyguards without any hesitation.
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 not move. You've already got the things, so it's better to stay away from there."
Du Ruo disagreed. She had bought a new house, but she hadn't moved in yet. She would be returning to Linshan City soon, so she wanted to stay as long as she could.
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