"Go in and search!"
Upon hearing this, the entire team of constables turned pale and, without any further courtesy to Grandmother Jia, went straight into the mansion to search it.
Shen Ajiao smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Grandma."
It's not that we're so great, it's just that our competitors make us look bad!
On this busy street, especially around the New Year, even if someone wants to make some sales, this isn't the way to do it. Even if she's giving money, she should do it secretly with some New Year's gifts. Who would be so blatant about it?
If someone with ulterior motives overhears this, these constables will all be investigated. Even if they didn't take anything from her, what if they did take something else?
You're saying this to my face now, isn't that a slap in their face?
It's unreasonable for people not to work hard!
Grandmother Jia was so angry that she felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand up. She looked at Chen Ajiao and said, "You...you poisonous woman, you've ruined me!"
Shen Ajiao was confused. "How could I be the one who harmed you? I was perfectly fine at home, I didn't provoke you or anything, and you just came here saying all sorts of nonsensical things. If anyone is harming someone, it's you who harmed me!"
The baby is innocent, but the baby is going to speak out!
"You just wait! Oh dear, Baoyu!"
Grandmother Jia, disregarding Chen Ajiao, followed them inside. Sure enough, the yamen runners searched the mansion and all said that their Master Bao had been missing for two days.
"Did Master Bao say anything before he left?"
The maidservant serving Baoyu was a maidservant from Grandmother Jia's side named Amber. Amber cried and said, "Second Master Bao hasn't said anything. These past few days, he's often gone out early and returned late, and he doesn't talk much."
"Have you seen anyone you don't know? Or have you gone to the homes of acquaintances and not returned?" the bailiff asked, looking at Grandmother Jia. "Did you run away from home because you were scolded?"
Amber shook her head. "There's only one Second Master in the family. Who would dare say a harsh word to him!"
"It just disappeared without a trace?"
Not only did Shen Ajiao not believe this, but even the yamen runners didn't believe it.
Grandmother Jia snorted coldly, "They said they went to the Lin family."
Shen Ajiao hurriedly cried out her innocence, "No, absolutely not! I can guarantee that Second Master Bao has never set foot in the Lin family!"
But Grandmother Jia insisted that it was lost at the Lin family's house!
The yamen runners found their attitude increasingly suspicious; both men were insisting on their own point of view. Could they be having a conflict?
What's your relationship?
Shen Ajiao said, "Her daughter is my master's deceased wife."
When the bailiff noticed that Shen Ajiao and Grandmother Jia's expressions had changed, he initially assumed it was some kind of affair between an ex and a current girlfriend.
Then Shen Ajiao said, "It's a pity that when our master had the accident, this old lady was afraid of getting involved, so she wrote a letter severing ties with my master and daughter."
The constables: So it turns out to be a feud between a wealthy family.
"Later, after my husband returned safely, she denied everything and tried to curry favor with my husband's power."
The constables: This old lady is shameless!
Grandmother Jia was so ashamed by Shen Ajiao's words that she almost fainted on the spot. "You...you're the one who's slandering me and my granddaughter, disgracing our relationship, and you're a vixen!"
The constables: Oh my, we've heard quite a few inside stories today.
Shen Ajiao laughed, "Thank you for the compliment, which means you also acknowledge my looks and methods. But your Second Master Bao is indiscriminate in his desires and wants to be a toad trying to eat swan meat, he's not worthy!"
"Sir, I will cooperate with the investigation. You may search the Lin family's house as you please! If you find her, I will go with you; if not, you may take her with you."
Grandmother Jia said, "It was you! Why did you bring me here? That's my grandson! He's lost, and I won't let go of any clue."
Shen Ajiao said, "Oh, so you're also making unfounded accusations."
Just then, the Lin family arrived with another group of constables, shouting, "We've found him! We've found him!"
Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia breathed a sigh of relief, and the hatred and anger in her eyes as she looked at Shen Ajiao were no longer so intense.
Is it Gillian Chung? Did she get scammed?
Where was the person found?
The Lin family guard whispered, "When we arrived, they were being forced to have their heads shaved."
Ordination? So, a temple?
"Was it successful?"
The Lin family guards understood their wives' thoughts perfectly well, suppressing a smile, "We didn't find him when we arrived, but we were afraid of alerting him. That man was holding a knife, so we waited until he put it down before we dared to rush in."
Wow, that's exactly what I wanted! I'll get extra chicken legs tonight!
Who is behind this?
Judging from Grandmother Jia's expression, she probably knows who it is, but it's impossible for her to say it out loud.
"We're still investigating, but..." The Lin family guard took out a token from his pocket.
Shen Ajiao glanced at the familiar words, smiled, and said, "Just hand it over to Master."
What was her purpose in doing this?
"Why don't you go outside and find out what's going on today?"
She was shocked to learn that she had indeed been tricked.
Upon hearing this, Shen Ajiao felt that if she dared to go out now, she would be pelted with vegetable leaves and rotten eggs!
The Lin family guards, having received their orders, went to the bustling city center and indeed overheard something.
Passerby A: "Have you heard? Didn't Doctor Lin of the Imperial Library perform meritorious service a while ago?"
The auntie buying groceries said, "This is all ancient history, why are you bringing it up again?"
Passerby A: "Oh dear, I'm not talking about him, I'm talking about his wife, Madam Shen. You don't know, Madam Shen is no good!"
The woman buying groceries asked, "Huh? What do you mean? Did you abuse a child? Beat an elderly person? Or did you take a bribe behind Lord Lin's back?"
The auntie buying groceries exclaimed, "Is it really child abuse? What?!"
Passerby A: "Child abuse! But there are even worse cases! They even hurt their own younger brother!"
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