mtl008 Chapter 359: Suspicious, could it be the scumbag dad who did it?
Chapter 359: Suspicious, could it be the scumbag dad who did it?
"There is no evidence, and it all depends on Lord Lu's words. Who knows if it is true! Lord Lu should find out the truth as soon as possible, find the things stolen from the warehouse, and give justice to my Shangshu Mansion." However, Shen Wenting lost his patience and directly put pressure on Lord Lu to solve the case as soon as possible.
"I will go and look for him right away." Lord Lu ordered half of the officials to search the mansion from top to bottom, leaving no corner untouched, and report back in time if they found any suspicious places. The remaining half of the people worked with him to ask the servants in the mansion one by one to see if there was anything wrong. Hearing that there was a thief in the Shangshu Mansion, the people in the Shangshu Mansion were in a panic for a while.
After an hour, they searched everywhere in the mansion except the masters' yard in the backyard, but did not find the stolen items.
"Is this the stolen thing you mentioned still in the mansion? Where is the thing, Lord Lu?" Shen Wenting sat in the main seat in the main hall, drinking cup of tea after cup for the whole afternoon, and finally waited for Lord Lu's people to come back.
"Master Shen, we have already checked the front yard and the area near the warehouse. There is no problem. Now the only things left are the yards of the masters of the backyards of each house."
"What do you mean? Do you suspect we did it? You know the situation in the Shangshu Mansion. I have never taken a concubine. The backyard is clean. Except for the yards of my two daughters, the old lady and the mistress, there are no other yards. They are all my family members. How could they do such a thing!" Shen Wenting rarely defended his family, which made Yao Qingnian, who had never spoken a word, look at him with admiration.
"Sir Shen, I am also handling the case impartially, please understand." Sir Lu was still polite.
"Master, what Lord Lu said makes sense. He also wants to help us find out the truth as soon as possible. We are all family. If we have a clear conscience, why would we be afraid of the officials investigating? Don't you think so?" Chen Shuhua said.
"What do you, a woman, know? This is a matter for men. How can you, a woman, have the right to speak?" Shen Wenting scolded unhappily.
"Shen Wenting, I am the wife of the Shangshu Mansion, and most of the things lost in the storehouse are my dowry. I am the most anxious, how can it not be my business?" In front of outsiders, she wanted to save some face for him, but who would have thought that he would be so arrogant? In this case, why should she care about him? Chen Shuhua directly ignored him: "Lord Lu, just go ahead and check it out."
"Thank you, Madam Shen, for your understanding. Someone, come! Go to the backyard of the Shangshu Mansion to check. Remember, you must be gentle and not damage anything!" Lord Lu sent someone directly to the backyard.
"You guys!" Shen Wenting looked at them ignoring him one by one, and sat back in his seat in anger, with a barely perceptible panic flashing across his face.
After a long while, the officers came back in a hurry. Seeing that they came back empty-handed, everyone's eyes were filled with disappointment.
Today, they have already searched everywhere in the mansion, including the courtyards of the masters in the backyard, and have found nothing or anything unusual. Lord Lu was puzzled for a moment. It's impossible. According to common sense, these things must still be in the mansion. How can they not be found? There must be something missing or overlooked.
Looking up at the sky, Lord Lu said, "Lord Shen, Madam Shen, today's time is a bit rushed, and the officials are bound to miss something. It's getting late, so I will take these more suspicious people back first. I will definitely come to inform you as soon as I have any news."
"Then I will wait for good news from Lord Lu. Don't waste the whole day like you did today." Shen Wenting said unhappily.
"Manager, please send the adults out. This silver is a small gift. Please treat everyone to a drink. It's considered as reward for Lord Lu's hard work today. I hope you can solve the case as soon as possible and get my dowry back." Chen Shuhua took a bag of silver and had someone quietly hand it to Lord Lu.
Lord Lu waved his hand to refuse in public: "Mrs. Shen, you are too polite. This is my duty. I cannot accept the money. Please rest assured that I will do my best." After that, he left with his men.
The two servants who were in charge of the storehouse in the mansion, as well as a few more suspicious servants, were taken away by Lord Lu.
Chen Shuhua and others were also busy for the whole day. After they left, they all went back to the yard to rest.
Yao Qingnian sat on a stool in the courtyard with his chin in his hand. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Shan Wei, what do you think about this?"
"Miss, I also think this is strange. No other places were stolen, only the warehouse. If it was a thief, how could he know the location of the warehouse clearly? Besides, what Lord Lu said is right. So many things must be transported out. They can't just disappear out of thin air, right?"
Yes, so many things can't disappear out of thin air, right? Not everyone is like it, with space to move things in quietly.
"If it was done by someone in the mansion, who do you think is the most suspicious?!"
"Young lady and Madam Shen are definitely not possible, so we can rule them out first. Shen Youran was captured in the princess's mansion, so she can't be the one either.
Only the old lady, Lord Shen, and Young Master Jinghong are left.
There is something wrong with Young Master Jinghong's brain. It is impossible for him to move so many things by himself.
Then only Lord Shen and the old lady are left. Judging from the old lady’s behavior today, she doesn’t seem to be someone who knows the truth.
The most suspicious person left is Lord Shen. He is unwilling to report to the police, and Lord Lu seems to be obstructing the investigation intentionally or unintentionally. It is unlikely that there is no situation. When they went to the backyard to investigate, I followed them. Only the Shangshu's study was searched briefly. "Shan Wei analyzed them one by one.
Shan Wei's words were similar to what she thought. Except for Shen Wenting, the others did not seem to have the motive or ability to commit the crime. When she heard that she only searched the study room briefly, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's so special about the study room?"
She had been in the Shangshu Mansion for so long, but she had never entered Shen Wenting's yard. The last time she went there, she was only outside the yard and had no idea what was going on inside.
"The officers checked every place in the backyard. Only Lord Shen's study was guarded. Someone followed them when they went in to check. It seems reasonable that the court minister's study was guarded. After all, it involves some court secrets. If leaked, it would be a serious crime. It's right to be cautious. So the officers carefully checked it roughly and then came out." Shan Wei told everything he saw today.