mtl008 Chapter 357 Stolen? The warehouse was robbed
Chapter 357 Stolen? The warehouse was robbed
After the two of them finished talking about Shen Jinghong's treatment, it was already dark. She was a little tired after a busy day, so she went back to her yard, washed up, and fell asleep.
In a daze, she dreamed that she returned to Taoxi Village. The village had changed a lot. Every household was planted with red peppers. She laughed heartily and picked a lot of peppers to make hot pot. The whole family gathered together, making a lively scene. They said they couldn't stand the spiciness, but she was the only one who ate with relish. Just as she scalded a piece of meat and was about to put it in her mouth, she was suddenly interrupted by a shout. She woke up from the dream and climbed out of bed with an unhappy look on her face. Who was shouting so loudly in the early morning and disturbing her sweet dream?
Oh, it seems that she ate too lightly in Beijing. She dreamed of going back to have a spicy meal. It was a pity that she didn’t even get to eat the freshly blanched meat. When she gets back, she must have a good meal.
"Miss, someone from Lord Shen's side is coming here in a hurry. It seems that there is something urgent, so they want you to go over quickly." Linglong said softly outside the door.
"Okay, I got it." What was Shen Wenting going to do again? It was a rare occasion that Shen Youran was not around, so she wanted to have a couple of days of peace. After washing up, she got dressed and went to the main hall of the outer courtyard.
As soon as I arrived at the outer courtyard, I heard the old lady's wailing: "Wenting, what should we do? How can so many things be gone just like that? How can we live in the mansion now?"
"Mom, don't worry. I've asked someone to investigate. I believe the truth will come out soon." Shen Wenting comforted her.
"Dad, Mom, Grandma, good morning!" Yao Qingnian walked in and greeted them first.
"Nian'er, you're here! Something bad has happened in the mansion!" Chen Shuhua saw her come in and hurriedly asked her to come and sit down.
"What's going on?" Yao Qingnian saw that everyone's face was filled with heavy expressions.
"My lady, there was a burglary in the mansion. All the things in the storeroom were stolen! The old lady is in charge now, so this morning, I was ordered to go to the storeroom to get some things. As soon as I arrived at the door, I was shocked by the scene inside. The door of the storeroom was open, and the two guards fell to the ground. The lock was smashed to pieces.
The old slave was startled at the time and went over to check the two men's breathing. Fortunately, they were not dead. However, he shouted for a long time but failed to wake them up.
At that time, I felt that something was wrong. I ran in and saw that the storeroom was empty. Everything had been looted. The old slave hurried back to inform the old lady and the adults. "The nanny beside the old lady spoke up. She was the first to discover that the storeroom had been robbed.
"Theft? Such a big thing, why is there no movement at all? Where are the people guarding the warehouse last night?" Yao Qingnian was a little surprised. The Shangshu Mansion is considered a wealthy family in the capital. There are guards patrolling the mansion at night. Important places like the warehouse are guarded by special people. If there was a thief, why was there no movement at all? Thinking of this, Yao Qingnian unconsciously looked at Shen Wenting, only to see that he also had an angry look on his face, and seemed to be more anxious than them.
"Go and bring over the person who was guarding the warehouse last night!" Shen Wenting ordered in a cold voice, his face looking dark and ugly.
The servants quickly brought up the two gatekeepers, who were tied up and thrown on the ground. A strong smell of alcohol spread in the main hall. Seeing a room full of people, the two men quickly got up and knelt on the ground, their heads still a little dizzy.
"Master, what happened?" One of the servants had a bad feeling and became much more sober.
"Let me ask you, were you on duty in the warehouse last night? Did you leave during that time?" Shen Wenting asked.
"Master, it was Ermao and I who were watching the warehouse last night. We were the only one standing outside the warehouse door and never left." The servant knelt on the ground and began to think about what happened last night. They were on duty at the warehouse door as usual last night. It was late at night and they yawned unconsciously. Ermao said that he got two jugs of good wine from someone else, and it was just right for the two brothers to have a few sips to relieve their fatigue.
There were guards patrolling the mansion at night, and they thought that no one would be so bold as to come to the Shangshu Mansion in the middle of the night to steal things, so the two of them started drinking. The wine was really fragrant, and they drank one glass after another and couldn't stop at all. They didn't know when they fell asleep after getting drunk, and when they woke up, they were tied up with ropes, and they had no idea what was going on.
"You were still drinking while on duty! How dare you!" Shen Wenting slammed the table angrily.
"Master, we didn't mean to do it. We just wanted to have a few drinks to relieve our fatigue, and somehow we got drunk. Please forgive us this time! We won't dare to do it again next time!" The two servants knelt on the ground, trembling, and kowtowed for mercy.
"Do you want to do it again next time? Do you know how big a mistake you have made and yet you dare to beg for mercy?" Shen Wenting shouted angrily.
"Master, we just drank two glasses of wine and didn't do anything else." What happened and why does the master look so angry?
"You just drank two glasses of wine? You dare to quibble when you are about to die! Do you know that the warehouse has been robbed? All the things are gone!" Shen Wenting went up and kicked each of them to the ground.
The warehouse was robbed? How could it be such a coincidence? They were always on duty seriously, but something like this happened after they drank a few sips of wine. Wow... How could they be so unlucky? It's over! Such a big thing happened, they must be in trouble. The two collapsed on the ground and begged for mercy: "Master, we don't know anything!"
"Someone, come here! Drag these two neglectful dogs away and beat them to death!"
"Master, please spare my lives!" Upon hearing that they were going to be beaten to death, one of them fainted.
"Wait! The matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet, and it's too hasty to deal with them in such a hurry. In my opinion, you should lock them up first, and it won't be too late to deal with them after the matter is clear." Chen Shuhua spoke out to stop them. She knew these two servants. When she was a slave, she saw that they were young, honest and pitiful. The mansion happened to be short of people, so she bought them back and found them odd jobs in the mansion. They didn't make any mistakes over the years. Seeing that they were serious about their work, she asked them to guard the warehouse and do some easy work.
"What mother said makes sense, father. The most urgent task right now is to find the things that were stolen in the mansion. I wonder if there are other places in the courtyards that have been stolen besides the warehouse?" Yao Qingnian asked in agreement.
"Except for the warehouse, I haven't heard of any other courtyard being stolen." The manager also came and checked the situation in the mansion as soon as possible. Except for the warehouse, everything else was normal.
"Let's report to the authorities first!" The incident had just happened, so it would be most appropriate to let the government investigate.
"No, I have my own plans for this matter. If I report it to the police and it gets out, how can I save the reputation of my Shangshu Mansion?" Upon hearing that they were going to report it to the police, Shen Wenting was the first to stand up and object excitedly.