Chapter 526 Liu Ji is arrested
Liu Ji didn't expect Xiao Liuzi to bring this up.
His expression changed in an instant, from anger to shame, and then to gritted teeth, forbearance, and perseverance.
"I...I might have misremembered, it's okay to correct it..." Liu Ji said through gritted teeth.
Making the accountant admit that the accounts he recorded were problematic is tantamount to slapping him in the face and telling everyone that he is incompetent.
But compared to being caught stealing money from the restaurant, this is obviously nothing.
He didn't know that Chen Yongliang had come prepared this time and wouldn't let it go just because he admitted to miscalculating.
“But the amount of silver you just calculated was correct. The amount of silver you recorded is the same as the existing silver.” Chen Yongliang said innocently, then tilted his head and asked, “Where did the missing one qian of silver go?”
One tael of silver is not a lot, but it's not a small amount either.
One qian was equal to one hundred wen, which was almost a day's income for an average family of five.
This is just one mistake. If all of the dozen or so places that Chen Yongliang registered were the same, it means that the restaurant was losing at least five or six hundred coins a day.
In just two days, I earned more than one tael of silver.
At this point, everyone suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation.
Some people looked at Liu Ji with a hint of fear, and some even looked at him as if he were a thief.
Liu Ji suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly said, "It might have fallen somewhere. Let's check it at the counter!"
As he spoke, he began rummaging through the drawers of the counter, and even squatted down to search the floor.
Chen Yongliang and Xiao Liuzi exchanged a glance, both of their eyes revealing disappointment and even a hint of reluctance.
The spectators seemed to realize something was wrong and began whispering among themselves.
“I knew Liu the accountant looked strange; he doesn’t seem to lack money.”
"Yes! I just bought his wife a silver hairpin a while ago, it cost more than ten taels of silver!"
"Where would a mere accountant like him get so much silver? He probably got it all from the restaurant."
"You can know a person's face but not their heart; I never imagined he was this kind of person!"
"I think he'll pretend to find some silver on the ground and take it out later..."
Before the man could finish speaking, Liu Ji grabbed a handful of loose silver from the ground and held some in his hand.
He laughed and said, "I knew it was gone..."
When he saw the expression on his fellow workers' faces, he realized that they not only didn't believe him, but even seemed to dislike him.
"I'm not lying to you, I really found it on the ground." Liu Ji was still trying to struggle and prove his innocence.
But what Xiao Liuzi said next plunged him into despair.
"Actually... before we called you, we had already searched the counter inside and out, and the floor was empty..." Xiao Liuzi looked very disappointed, and even found it hard to believe.
Everyone trusted Liu Ji, thinking he was a good person and treated everyone well.
They all felt that Liu Ji wouldn't betray them, no matter what the other staff members did, after all, he had been there since the restaurant opened and had been through so much with it.
Who would have thought that he would do such a thing when the two shopkeepers trusted him so much?
If Chen Yongliang hadn't been good at accounting and meticulous in his work, who knows how much silver Liu Jishun would have taken from him.
"You must not have looked carefully. I found it right here, really!" Liu Ji was still struggling, unwilling to admit it.
If this were discovered, he would not only lose his job, but other restaurants would also be unwilling to hire him again.
If the restaurant owner were more ruthless and reported the matter to the authorities, he would have no choice but to spend the rest of his days in jail.
Thinking of this, Liu Ji broke out in a cold sweat.
Manager Zhu could plead with the other party to return the stolen money, but Manager Wan was a ruthless man who wouldn't tolerate being deceived...
Does he have any way out?
The answer is: No!
Wan Qiqi and Zhu Chengye had been watching the play from the sidelines, quietly observing Liu Ji's struggles.
Zhu Chengye's eyes were filled with disappointment.
He couldn't believe that someone he trusted would do such a thing.
That's definitely true in real time!
"Qiqi, I'm leaving this to you. I'm going back now!" Zhu Chengye turned and left through the back door, his voice full of vicissitudes and a hint of weariness.
No one wants to encounter such a thing, yet there's nothing one can do about it.
Wan Qiqi watched Zhu Chengye's figure disappear, then turned her gaze away and gently patted the shoulder of the onlooker.
When the shopkeeper saw him coming, the waiter immediately made way for him.
Before Wan Qiqi even stepped inside, Liu Ji saw her.
The city walls that had been built collapsed instantly at that moment.
Liu Ji collapsed to the ground as if all his strength had been drained, the silver coins slipping from his fingers and falling to the ground, leaving a shallow mark.
Wan Qiqi stepped forward, glanced at the surrounding waiters, and did not let them leave.
She lowered her head, her voice icy, and asked, "Liu Ji, is there anything else you want to say?"
Upon hearing her voice, Liu Ji felt a chill run down his spine.
It was just a cold female voice, but for some reason, it made his heart pound, as if the other person was a demon crawling out of hell.
His lips moved, but no sound came out.
Chen Yongliang said, "Sister-in-law, just counting the last two days, we've already collected more than one tael of silver. If we recalculate the previous amounts, it would probably be several dozen taels of silver."
In fact, no one can say for sure how much was taken, since the accounts were always kept by Liu Ji, and only Liu Ji himself knew how much was taken.
But Wan Qiqi was determined not to let this matter rest.
Liu Ji must have left traces if he took the money.
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