Chapter 44
Catching a thief in the middle of the night
"Dad, there are so many people in the house and the place is so big. I'm afraid it won't be easy to find this thing."
Gu Nianen's expression was full of concern, "I don't even know about this medicine, but the other party can know about it. I think it might be someone close to my sister.
If there is such a person around my sister, then my sister will be in danger."
Hearing this, Gu Hanxuan and Luo Yi's expressions changed slightly, "Nian En's words are reasonable, this person must be caught!"
"I also feel like someone is staring at me recently." Gu Niansheng showed fear, "Actually, I had a few things missing before. I thought it was my own carelessness, but I didn't expect that something like this happened again today...
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"Is there such a thing?" Gu Hongzhen's face turned pale, "Even if we search the entire mansion today, we must find this person!"
The Zhenguo Duke's Mansion had already begun a vigorous search, and the guards searched every corner, not missing any place where they could hide anything.
Seeing that there was so much movement today, Gu Nianen couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Originally, with Nian Sheng's character, he didn't dare to make any public announcements about such things, so he just kept the matter a secret.
Unexpectedly, her temperament changed drastically and she actually wanted to search the entire mansion.
Even though she hid her things very well, she still couldn't help but panic when she saw such a posture.
Seeing everyone's worried looks, Gu Niansheng was not panicked at all.
"In fact, there is no need to search like this. When it gets dark, we will naturally find the liquid and the thief."
"Sister, what do you mean?" Gu Nianen asked doubtfully.
Gu Niansheng smiled slightly, "After my things started missing a few days ago, I noticed something was wrong, so when Yiyi went to help me get the medicine today, I did something to prevent someone from stealing it.
However, I didn't expect this person to be so bold and actually knocked Yiyi unconscious."
"What means did you use?" Gu Nianen asked quickly.
How come she has never heard about Gu Nianen's missing items? Will today's incident be found out?
"Yes, what method was used?" Gu Hongzhen was also a little curious. His sister was really getting smarter and smarter now.
Gu Niansheng smiled mysteriously, "The time has not yet come. If I say it directly, I am afraid that the other party will be on guard. We will know when the time comes."
"Mysterious!" Qin Minglang was a little disgusted. He didn't believe that Gu Niansheng could come up with any ideas.
"Whether I am being mysterious or not, you will know later when you look at it!"
Luo Yi saw the unhappiness between Qin Minglang and Nian Sheng, and also understood that he was unhappy about breaking off the engagement, so he came out to smooth things over.
"Since Nian Sheng said that we can't find the thief until it gets dark, why don't we just stay and have dinner with the third prince?"
"Okay!" Qin Minglang responded, "I also want to know what method you have to find this person!"
As the sky gradually darkened and stars filled the sky, Gu Niansheng showed a satisfied smile.
"We can talk now." Qin Minglang said impatiently.
"When Yiyi went to get the medicine for me today, I smeared fluorescent powder on her hands.
This fluorescent powder is colorless and odorless and cannot be seen at all during the day, but it will show fluorescence at night."
Everyone subconsciously looked at Yiyi, and sure enough, her hands were glowing with fluorescence in the dark night.
"Miss, this..."
Yiyi couldn't help but froze when she looked at her hands. She had no idea about this before, and she didn't expect that the lady was already prepared!
"If Yiyi's hand touches the medicinal solution, there will be residual light on the medicinal solution.
Not only that, the fluorescent powder I used is so special that it cannot be washed off within three days, and there will be little bits of residue wherever it goes.
So as long as we extinguish the candles in the house and follow the fluorescence to find the location of the liquid, we can also find the thief!"
"Awesome!" Gu Hongzhen said with admiration, "Nian Sheng, this move of yours is really brilliant!"
Gu Hanxuan and Luo Yi also looked pleased, their daughter was indeed getting smarter and smarter!
Gu Nianen's face instantly turned pale, and she quickly stuffed her hands into her sleeves, not daring to show them at all.
She couldn't understand how Gu Niansheng could come up with this method?
"Now send someone immediately to extinguish the candles in the house. We must find out where this thing is and who the thief is!"
Gu Hanxuan gave the order, and the brightly lit Zhenguo Palace suddenly went dark. Everyone came to the place where Yiyi was knocked unconscious before, and as expected, they saw dots of traces on the ground.
Everyone followed the traces and walked forward. When they suddenly realized that the location was Nian En's courtyard, their expressions became a little weird.
At this time, the guards led the two of them to Gu Hanxuan.
"Sir, during the investigation, my subordinates found that the hands of the housekeeper and this girl were glowing."
"Xiao Cui?"
Luo Yi recognized Xiao Cui at a glance, and noticed that dots of fluorescent powder along the way were pointing directly at Nian En's courtyard, and the anger in his eyes became stronger.
"How dare you steal the lady's things?"
Xiaocui was also dumbfounded at this moment. She had no idea why her hands became like this.
The guard suddenly extinguished the candle, and then her hands became particularly conspicuous in the darkness.
"Madam, Xiaocui doesn't know why this is happening, I really don't know!"
Gu Niansheng glanced at Gu Nianen indifferently and was not in a hurry to expose it.
"I didn't expect Xiaocui to be so bold. Sister, I don't want this girl like you!"
Gu Nianen didn't know what to say at this moment, so she heard Qin Minglang say: "This girl's hands and feet are dirty, she must not stay with Nianen!"
"Go in and take a look. This girl must have stolen a lot of things. Find out where they are hidden!"
Everyone walked into Nianen's courtyard together, and the fluorescent light was particularly obvious. Soon everyone discovered that this fluorescent light actually appeared in Gu Nianen's house.
Everyone fell silent until they saw a locked cabinet.
After a long while, Gu Hanxuan finally said: "Nian En, this cabinet belongs to you, right?"
"Dad, I don't know about this at all." Gu Nianen explained anxiously, "I usually put some things in this cabinet that I don't need, but I have never opened it these days.
Xiaocui knew I wouldn't open it, so she put it here, it really has nothing to do with me!"
Gu Hanxuan and others had mixed feelings, and no one was convinced about this statement.
They were looking for the thief, but they didn't expect to find Nian En's maid in the end. Does this have anything to do with Nian En?
They can't say it directly, but if it is really Xiaocui who did it, there is something fishy...
Chapter completed!