Chapter 13 The Policeman Arrives
Qin Lang was still waiting for the officials to arrive at the Qin family, but he met He Jiaojiao first.
He could no longer care about Manager Tong kidnapping people, so he had to bite the bullet and go to see He Jiaojiao despite the injury on his face.
Fortunately, when he went out to meet people, he asked the servant for a set of clothes to wear.
Even though it doesn't fit, it's better than nothing.
He Jiaojiao ignored Qin Lang and followed the old woman directly to the place where the dowry was placed.
She opened the dowry boxes one by one, and found that they were indeed empty. She asked angrily, "Where is my dowry? Will Qin Lang give me an explanation?"
She raised her eyes to look at Qin Lang and was startled by his appearance. "What's wrong with you?"
Qin Lang was born with a good appearance - his face was as pretty as jade, his eyebrows and eyes were as picturesque as paintings, especially his pair of peach blossom eyes. When he looked at people, he always had three parts of smile and seven parts of tenderness.
He has a high nose bridge, thin and pale lips, and when he smiles, the corners of his lips slightly curl up, giving him a bit of the suaveness of a playboy.
However, although his eyes were gentle, a closer look revealed that they lacked the perseverance of a scholar, but instead revealed a calculating shrewdness.
But how could a girl like He Jiaojiao, who was raised in seclusion, see these things?
In the past, He Jiaojiao liked this face of Qin Lang the most.
Seeing Qin Lang being beaten like this, it was really a pity, as if a piece of jade had been bumped.
Although there was a hint of disgust in the depths of He Jiaojiao's eyes, there was more heartache.
Especially his outfit, it was really not decent enough.
Looking more closely, it seemed that Qin Lang had lost his hair too. Even though he covered it up, it was still visible.
Qin Lang saw that He Jiaojiao felt sorry for him and cried, "I woke up early this morning and found that my house had been robbed. Not only your dowry, but almost everything in the house was taken away. The thief also beat me up like this.
Jiaojiao, my elder brother has already reported this to the police, but don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation."
Seeing that Qin Lang was crying sincerely and did not seem to be lying, He Jiaojiao put away her suspicion of him.
But looking at his appearance, I'm afraid the wedding banquet today won't be able to take place.
"Then I will go back to the He Mansion and wait. I believe Qin Lang will give me an explanation."
He Jiaojiao didn't want to force Qin Lang, after all, he was the man she loved, so she thought about leaving Qin's house first.
She would wait until she returned and discuss it with her father and aunt.
Looking at He Jiaojiao's anxious back, a hint of anger flashed in Qin Lang's eyes.
If it were Lin Zhiyi, she would have come over to comfort him with concern.
They would be more understanding and say that it was not his fault, and would help him find the thief.
But when He Jiaojiao saw the wound on his face, she not only didn't say a word of concern, but also walked away very quickly. He seemed to see a hint of disgust in He Jiaojiao's eyes.
Thinking of this, Qin Lang clenched his fists.
He Jiaojiao walked to the door and suddenly saw Manager Tong tying up all the servants in the Qin Mansion. She asked, "What is Manager Tong doing?"
He Jiaojiao also knew Manager Tong. She had once gone to Chenji Yahang to buy a servant.
Shopkeeper Tong bowed and said, "Miss He, these servants and this house have been sold to us, Chen Jiya, by Madam Lin. I am here to take them away, but these servants are really disobedient, so I have no choice but to kidnap them."
There were seventeen servants in the Qin residence excluding Chai Ya.
Shopkeeper Tong kidnapped a total of fifteen people, and two of them are still missing. He has already sent people in to search for them.
He Jiaojiao frowned slightly, "Are you saying that this house is also sold to you?"
Shopkeeper Tong looked displeased and said, "Yes."
Could he still lie to her?
"Okay, I'm aware of this matter. Thank you, Shopkeeper Tong, for letting me know."
After saying this, He Jiaojiao left Qin's house.
After leaving the house, she asked the maid beside her, "Besides my dowry, what else was lost in the Qin Mansion?"
"My dear, besides your dowry, I heard they also said there was Lin's dowry and some valuable items in the mansion."
He Jiaojiao heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and said slowly, "Well, let's go back home."
At this moment, she just wanted to go back as soon as possible to talk to her father, Minister He.
If Lin Zhiyi's dowry is gone, the entire Qin family will have to rely on her for support.
She is not that stupid person like Lin Zhiyi!
Father must find a way to get Lin Zhiyi's dowry back.
Just after He Jiaojiao left, someone from Chenji Yahang came to invite Qin Lang. Manager Tong had something to ask him.
Qin Lang had no choice but to put his thoughts aside and go see Manager Tong.
"Master Qin, I bought seventeen servants in total, but now I only see fifteen. I hope Master Qin can help me find the remaining two."
Qin Lang lowered his head and looked at the ground.
All the servants had their hands and feet tied, their mouths gagged, and were piled on the ground like animals.
There was Mother Wang who took care of his mother, the maids who served in his eldest brother and sister-in-law's rooms, the servants who served his younger brothers and sisters, the boy in his room, and so on, all of them were here.
Seeing that they were all looking at him with pleading eyes, Qin Lang turned his head.
Now he can hardly protect himself, let alone these servants.
"Shopkeeper Tong, two servants have gone out to look for someone and will be back soon. But you can't take them with you yet. Once I find the daughter of the culprit from the Lin family, I'll have her return the money to you."
“Heh~”
Shopkeeper Tong sneered, "If I want to buy back the things I bought from Chen Ji, the price will be different."
Their Chenji Yahang business is mainly about buying and selling. How is it possible that he goes through so much trouble and just wants to return the money and not sell the goods?
Qin Lang's face darkened when he saw that Shopkeeper Tong didn't give him any face at all, but he couldn't do anything to him.
"Master, we've found Lin. She's at the government office. Do you want to come over?"
The two servants who were sent out just ran into Qin's house and saw Qin Lang there, and hurriedly reported.
"Yamen? Which Yamen?"
Qin Lang was delighted. He didn't expect that the government office would act so quickly. As soon as his brother went to report to the authorities, the government office arrested Lin Zhiyi.
"My lord, it's at the Jingzhao government office. I'll prepare a carriage to take you there right away."
There were two carriages in the mansion, which were the only property in the Qin family that had not been stolen.
"Master Qin can go, but you two can stay. Come, tie them up."
The two servants were only busy reporting to Qin Lang, and only then did they discover that something was wrong in the mansion.
"Who are you? Why did you kidnap us?"
When they looked up and saw that it was Shopkeeper Tong, they immediately understood, "Master, have we done anything wrong? Why are you selling us out?"
Although Qin Lang was very angry, he felt helpless. "It wasn't me who sold you out. It was the Lin family. The Lin family wanted to sell you out."
The two servants were startled, then realized that their indentures had always been with the lady.
They betrayed their master and treated the lady like that. She must have hated them very much.
Thinking of this, their faces were filled with panic. It was over, all over!
"Please, Master, save us, please, Master..."
Then his mouth was gagged.
Qin Lang had no time to care about these servants. Without servants, he had to prepare the carriage himself.
As he stepped out of the door, he suddenly saw a group of Jingzhao Prefecture officials filing in.
He quickly put on a smile, took two steps at a time and went forward to greet them, bowing and saying, "Thank you all for your hard work, my Excellencies. I was about to go to the Jingzhao Prefecture government office, and I am so sorry to have made you all run this trip."
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