hotmtlnovel Chapter 142 Fire in Luo Shuhuan's Backyard
Chapter 142 Fire in Luo Shuhuan's Backyard
"Zhang San!"
"Sir!" The first name was Zhang San. Zhang San was startled and stood up immediately.
"John Doe!"
"The grass people are here!"
"Zhao Wu!"
……
Every name the captain called out was answered, and soon it was the turn of Jiang Youzhen and the other three. When they answered, the adult looked at Jiang Youzhen intently.
Jiang Youzhen thought he was quite perceptive. He still suspected her even when he couldn't find her.
"Sun Qian!" A loud shout startled everyone.
However, this time, no one stood up immediately, and everyone became more nervous.
The constable's eyes were as sharp as a hawk's as he scanned the people present and observed their expressions.
“Sir…sir…sir?” At this moment a man suddenly stood up.
"Your name is Sun Qian? Why didn't you answer just now?" A bailiff jumped out and asked loudly.
"No, no, no! I'm a waiter at the inn, I just want to go to the toilet!" The man shook his head quickly and said with a bitter face.
"Don't breathe heavily when you speak in the future. Even if you have to poop or pee, you have to hold it in!" a yamen runner scolded.
Jiang Youzhen: ...Not humane at all!
The captain looked at the bailiff coldly, and the bailiff quickly smiled ingratiatingly and stood aside swiftly.
Jiang Youzhen was very surprised. He didn't expect that this man would get better so quickly? Except for just now, he looked quite dignified.
"Who is Sun Qian?" The captain shouted again, but still no one answered.
"There are forty-six people here, three assistants and one manager, but why are there only forty-five people in the store book?"
He suddenly looked at the shopkeeper and raised the store book in his hand.
"Bring this man out." The captain quickly pointed out a person in the crowd. Jiang Youzhen immediately looked over. She had a good memory and remembered that the man did not stand up just now.
The shopkeeper nodded and bowed, "Reporting to the Lord! This man is my nephew. Because his parents just passed away, he came to me from Donglin Prefecture and has been staying in the inn for three days. Because he is a relative, he didn't pay any money, so..."
The shopkeeper felt a little embarrassed, as he had kept this a secret from his boss. It would have been fine for him to stay for a few days, but he was still occupying the No. 1 room, which was abusing his power for personal gain.
"All the staff in our inn know about this matter, and they can testify to it! Ergou, quickly show your pass to this official!"
Ergou? Jiang Youzhen thought this name was really unique.
"Sir! There is indeed a pass for Room No. 7." A yamen runner quickly brought Ergou's pass. After the captain looked at it carefully, he returned it to him.
"Let's retreat!" The captain of the police took the lead and walked in front.
"Ah? Sir, if we don't catch the thief, how are we going to explain this to the prefect?"
"Everyone has run away, why are you still catching them?" The man said without even turning his head.
Everyone in the inn was left confused, not understanding why the matter just ended like that after no one responded.
"I don't know who the thief is or whose treasure he stole that's worth mobilizing so many troops."
"Yes! It also made us feel uneasy. I was arrested and interrogated in the middle of the night. I almost peed myself."
"I didn't expect that Chengfeng Inn would be investigated by the government. I really didn't check the almanac before going out!"
Everyone complained continuously, and the shopkeeper kept apologizing to everyone, and then everyone went back to their own rooms.
"Erlang, you should go back to sleep too! Be careful." Jiang Fugui still warned him worriedly.
Jiang Youzhen nodded and entered the room. After entering the room, she walked around the room first, then walked to the berth as usual and lay down on the bed with her clothes on.
I hope that thief has found a way to leave. The captain of the police is very smart, and he might come back to attack me. If I run into him then, I will have no way to explain myself.
The last name, Sun Qian, was definitely not the name registered in the store book. This person probably made it up on purpose to see if anyone would come forward. If someone did come forward, he would definitely be the thief.
In this case, the head constable must have seen the thief run into the inn, and he also knew that it was impossible for this person to register and stay in the wing room of the inn. If you ask how he knew this, it must be because he knew the identity of this person and was very clear about his origins.
No matter what, she would rather not let this kind of thing happen to her in the future, and she doesn't want to be involved in these whirlpools.
The captain who had just walked out of the inn stopped and said, "Go and bring the shopkeeper and the waiter here. I have something to ask you. Move slowly so as not to alert the enemy. Let's evacuate first, and leave five people to closely monitor this inn. If anyone comes out before dawn, arrest him first."
"Yes! Sir!" The bailiff who had been smiling playfully just now immediately replied with a stern expression.
"Sir! This is all I remember!" A waiter said with a sad face in a small courtyard.
"You said that Jiang Youzhen separated from his family twice? And one of them happened when it was getting dark?"
"Yes, they did twice, but they came back not long after, and they didn't take anything with them. But when they first entered the inn, the three of them went out together."
The guy recalled, and then remembered, "Oh~ When the three of them went out, they were still holding a small cloth bag in their hands, but it was gone when they came back."
"You know what to say and what not to say, right? I'll let you go when daybreak comes. Now stay here and don't move around casually."
The captain of the police frowned slightly, and when he returned to the other room, he ordered a man to disguise himself as a waiter and go back to the inn.
"Sir! Li Dongsheng couldn't have arrived earlier than us. After he succeeded in his attack, he did enter this inn, but we turned the inn upside down and didn't see anyone. The innkeeper just said that the door to the backyard should be locked at night and it can't be opened at all. Where did he escape from?"
The yamen runner who collected the money just now had lost his greed and flattery, and was replaced by coldness and sternness.
"What if he didn't leave?" Qin Yandong sneered.
"Your Excellency said he is still in the inn? But we really didn't find him. Do you want to wait for him to come out? Li Dongsheng is so cunning that he won't be fooled easily."
"That kid should not be Li Dongsheng's man. He couldn't have arrived earlier than us. Does the lord have any doubts about him? I think he is just a scholar." He Cang felt that the lord was too concerned about that kid Jiang Youzhen.
"I have a hunch that he has some relationship with Li Dongsheng, but I have no evidence." Qin Yandong frowned. His intuition was always accurate. If he really returned to the capital like this, how would he explain to the emperor?
"Let's observe for a while longer! Although we arrived late, the person died right under our noses. If the emperor holds us accountable, he will punish us for not doing our job well, and we will become the laughing stock of those people."
"Yes!" He Cang took the order and went out.
If Jiang Youzhen were here, she would be shocked. It turned out that the heroine's harem was on fire again, so didn't they start fighting?