boyutpedia Chapter 189 Reporting to the Official
Chapter 189 Reporting to the Official
"That group of people have already succeeded and left. I think the people on the third floor will report to the police after suffering heavy losses. We may be searched. Grandpa, keep a few dozen taels of silver and give me the rest. I will find a way to hide it."
Grandpa didn't bother to ask any more questions when he heard it, and immediately found the family belongings. Su He looked at several people and began to rip their clothes. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly and he turned around, "I'll go find grandma and the others first, and I'll knock on the door and ask you to bring it to me later. Each person should have a separate package, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to tell them apart if they are mixed together."
After Su He finished speaking, he went out to inform the rest of the Wang family. When Su He returned to Wang Fugui's room after notifying them, the four cloth bags were ready.
"Uncle, you and my cousin should go inform Dali and the others. Let's have a common story. I don't think I can hide the fact that I wasn't knocked unconscious. Let's just say that we are used to keeping watch at night, so we covered our mouths and noses when we saw the smoke coming in, and we hid in the house because we were afraid. We don't know anything."
"If Dali and the others are willing, they can also give the silver to me for safekeeping, and I will return it to them when it is safe."
Wang Fugui agreed immediately.
Half an hour later, Su He collected all the money from Tian Yuan's group, and everyone cooperated and handed it over.
After Su He finished her work, she went straight back to her room and lay down. Miao Miao considerately fed her sister a candy, and Yan Zhi sat at the end of the bed and massaged Su He's legs.
"It's all hidden. Don't worry, no one can find it."
Su He looked at Yan Zhi who was a little worried and comforted her confidently. Su He was always reliable, and Yan Zhi relaxed instantly. If her cousin said it was okay, then it must be okay.
"Cousin, Miaomiao, we may have to settle down in the village. Peasants can't afford to buy a farm."
Yanzhi and the other person nodded, they understood.
"Wait two years and the sweet potatoes will be ready. Miaomiao, if there's chaos outside later, go tell grandma and the others. I was so busy hiding things just now that I forgot to tell them."
Miaomiao received the new task from her sister and promised with a serious face, "I got it, sister. I will go find grandma and the others later."
It was unknown how long had passed. Su He was already waiting till she was sleepy when she heard a scream from upstairs. Then she heard footsteps walking back and forth upstairs and the shouting of Manager Wang.
Su He waited until the crew on the first floor came out before taking Miaomiao out. Yanzhi stayed in the box to take care of Tiantian, who had not woken up yet.
Soon the corridor became lively. The crew knocked on all the doors and everyone came out one after another.
"Sister, I'm with you."
Mu Tou came out of the next room and stood next to Su He. Zheng Da also came over with a serious look and joined Su He. "Someone robbed a house on the third floor. All the money was stolen, and all the goods in the cargo hold were moved."
Su He looked terrified, "What a sin! Fortunately, these thieves don't think highly of us peasants, otherwise we would not be able to keep the dozens of taels of silver on us."
Dozens of taels?
Zheng Biaotou looked at Su He in confusion. What did this mean?
"Captain Zheng, we were on guard duty all the way. When we found the drug, we covered our noses and mouths with a wet towel and didn't pass out. However, we felt a little dizzy and didn't dare to go out until the crew called us out."
"Yes, they are all targeting the landlords and the rich businessmen, and they don't pay any attention to us small fry."
Zheng Da seemed to understand something. He looked at Xu Wansheng's family who were shouting and screaming coming down from the third floor and replied softly.
"The people on the third floor will report to the police. We are not afraid even if they search us. We only have a few dozen taels of silver on us, which we bought by selling our belongings. We are just waiting to settle down in Guangyuan and use this money to start a new life. We are all innocent people implicated."
Zheng Da nodded heavily, "Yes, we don't have much money in the escort agency. We left all the money to our families. The most we have is twenty taels of silver."
The two smiled at each other, and Zheng Biaotou said he would go back to the box to ask his brothers if they had lost anything, and then said goodbye to Su He.
"elder sister."
Miaomiao came running over breathlessly, and Su He lowered his head to listen to her.
"The mission was successfully completed."
"Okay, go back to our box and keep Tiantian company. If you're hungry, eat some snacks in the box. Sister and brother will go check on the situation."
"Ok."
Miaomiao said goodbye quickly and went back.
Mu Tou quietly watched Miao Miao enter the box and asked, "Sister, will we be affected?"
"That depends on how big the backstage on the third floor is. Anyway, we didn't steal it. Although we were awake, we are ordinary people after all. If we encounter thieves, we will hide and seek refuge. When we arrive in Guangyuan, I will take out the envelope given by Lord Chen. If anything goes wrong, we can still ask for help from the Zhao Mansion."
Su He took Mu Tou outside. At this time, Xu Wansheng was supported by Manager Wang and barely stood up. It was obvious that he had inhaled too much drugs, and his legs were still a little weak.
"You, Hongyun Company, must compensate me. Not only did I lose 100,000 taels of silver, but also all the full-month gifts. The things in the cargo hold are all valuables that I have collected over the years. The red sandalwood alone is worth more than 20,000 taels of silver. How can I explain this to my daughter and son-in-law?"
Xu Wansheng's eyes were red and he cursed at the ship owner and others. He no longer had the calmness and composure he had when he first got on board.
The ship owner secretly cursed his bad luck. Their Hongyun Trading Company was well-known and had been running on this route for more than ten years. They had not encountered such a thing for a long time.
"Master Xu, when we first boarded the ship, we also said that we would check the cargo and make a booklet clearly stating the quantity and type of the cargo, but you insisted on not doing so. Now that the cargo is lost, you open your mouth and claim that it is worth hundreds of thousands of taels. We do not acknowledge this."
The ship owner is no pushover. If he really accepts this, their Hongyun Trading Company will suffer heavy losses.
"The cargo in our cargo hold is worth more than 100,000 taels, and you guys refuse to admit it. Did you steal it? The thief is crying thief! Dad, call the police, tell my brother-in-law to arrest them all."
Xu Lian'er was also leaning on the servant. She was weak but still had great momentum. She pointed at the ship owner and cursed him. She caught a glimpse of Su He and the others and said that they were also thieves.
"None of you mud-legged people can escape. You will be put in jail as soon as you get off the boat."
The people of Tianyuan Village glared at them. Su He stood at the front with her arms folded. She felt quite sympathetic as she looked at the ship owner with a sullen face.
"Are you an official? Are you here to judge the case? From what you say, everyone except your family members is a thief?"
"If it's not you, who else could it be? There are only these few people on this ship!"
Xu Lian'er pointed at Su He and the others and started cursing them again. This time Xu Wansheng did not stop her. It was obvious that he also felt that Su He and the others were suspicious.
"If you dare point at us again, I'll throw you into the river!"
Su He walked forward, shook off Xu Lian'er's hand, and cursed back without any mercy.
"I think you guys staged this yourself. You're clearly looking for trouble, biting whoever you catch like a mad dog."
Wen Niang immediately fired back, "This cargo hold needs a key to open the door. Where do we get the key? Besides, you live on the third floor. Don't the people on the second floor know that we came up? Maybe it was your relatives who stole it. You can't find the thief yourself, but you come here to accuse innocent people like us."