If you are lucky, you may end up alone. How could Yuan Bao, such a good person, end up with such a fate?
Xia Chuyi couldn't figure it out, and her last thoughts slowly drifted to herself.
It wasn't that she didn't know what he was thinking, but to such a good man, she really didn't want to say certain things clearly.
She cares so much about them, Yuanbao, Feng Luo, Chang Huan... they have gradually become the most important people in her life, so no matter who they are, she doesn't want to lose them.
But, could Yuanbao's disaster be because of her?
There was a knot in her heart, and she felt uncomfortable even when she moved, as if someone was stabbing her softest part with a knife.
Next to her, Chang Huan held her hand a little harder and looked down at her, his eyes light and gentle as water.
Feng Luo's words to comfort Xia Chuyi were not uttered after all. His eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of Chang Huan's eyes, and a strange look flashed across his eyes.
"Good Changhuan, I'm fine." Xia Chuyi felt that the hand holding her was a little stronger, and she could even see how nervous the tall, simple man was. She couldn't help but smile at him
He smiled and reached out to pat the back of his hand.
Chang Huan's smoky gray eyes flashed for a moment, and then he relaxed his grip on his hand.
Xia Chuyi looked at the lights in the distance and felt that there was countless loneliness locked in that deep boudoir.
No wonder Yuan Bao wanted to move out, no wonder Yuan Bao wouldn't let them come to the city lord's mansion, no wonder Yuan Bao tried every means to hide it from her...
In fact, knowing some things is more depressing than not knowing.
Xia Chuyi got an answer she didn't want to get, and felt depressed. She was about to retreat with Chang Huan and Feng Luo, but was suddenly stopped by Mr. Jin.
"Xia Yushi, can you do me a favor?"
Xia Yushi...
This is her official identity. Except in Cang and Liuzhou, she really has no intention of using this identity along the way.
When she suddenly heard Mr. Jin calling her that, she looked stern and felt a little clearer in her heart.
I have something serious to talk to her about.
Turning her head, she looked at Mr. Jin and said, "What can I do for you, Mr. Jin?"
"Please also ask Xia Yushi to move to the study room."
Mr. Jin personally made a gesture of invitation, with a calm look on his face, which immediately made Xia Chuyi understand that maybe the matter between her and Jin Yuanbao was not the focus of tonight, and what he said next was the real reason why he brought her here.
Purpose!
She didn't hesitate and followed in stride.
Seeing Mr. Jin looking at Chang Huan and Feng Luo, she couldn't help but wave her hands: "They all know about me. Don't worry, old man, they are not that kind of people."
Mr. Jin nodded silently, and for a moment his smile disappeared, and his steady steps suddenly became awe-inspiring.
Xia Chuyi followed and thought, everyone said that Jin Yuanbao's talent in business was unparalleled in the world, but actually think about it, if there is not a strong driving force behind him, no matter how great his talent is, he will not be able to display it so smoothly.
Such a shrewd and experienced Mr. Jin, what problem cannot be solved that requires her to take action?
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Mr. Jin say "We're here." As soon as the four people entered, the door of the study was immediately closed, and no one was present.
When Xia Chuyi saw this formation, he did not dare to relax and waited for Mr. Jin to speak.
Mr. Jin did not mince words and said straightforwardly: "Xia Yushi, one of my account books has been lost. Can you help me look for it?"
"Looking for the account book?" Xia Chu opened his eyes and moved slightly.
Mr. Jin nodded: "Xia Yushi can even solve the haunting incident. I believe it is not difficult for you to find a ledger. I don't dare to tell the baby about it, so I can only ask you in private."
No, a haunted event is a haunted event, and looking for a ledger means looking for a ledger. These are two different things? Who said that if you can catch ghosts, you will look for a ledger?
Xia Chuyi didn't understand Mr. Jin's thinking, and when he heard that he couldn't tell Yuan Bao about this, he immediately raised his concerns: "What kind of account book is this?"
Mr. Jin suddenly sighed: "This is an old account book from more than 20 years ago. Who didn't do some bad things when they were young? I have done so many good things over the years, not just to redeem the things I committed when I was young."
It's okay. But if that account book falls into the hands of someone with intentions, it will kill everyone in my Jin family!"
Account books that can kill people, bad things from my youth...
Xia Chuyi narrowed his eyes: "Is it a black account?"
Mr. Jin raised his eyes and glanced at her, then nodded helplessly: "Back then, we were really desperate, so we gathered a group of people to rob a batch of gold shipped by the imperial court. Later, we relied on that little capital to make a fortune."
"Huh?" Xia Chuyi looked unbelievable.
With a body like Mr. Jin’s, how could he still steal the imperial court’s gold? Isn’t the imperial court’s gold so easy to steal?
"But we didn't hurt anyone, we just used some tricks to knock them out. We also left some gold for them. When they wake up, they can take the gold and hide in an unknown place to live.
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It can be seen that Mr. Jin and the others have indeed thought enough about it, but if they don't want to harm others, they will still harm some people after all.
The world is as big as the kingdom, and those officials and family members who escorted the gold will not be let off so easily.
Mr. Jin also looked very regretful, and said in a low voice: "Later, I looked around for the family members of those officers and soldiers. If I could find those who could be taken care of, I tried my best to take care of them."
Xia Chuyi didn't comment on what happened back then. Mr. Jin and the others went to rob the imperial court instead of ordinary people, which shows that they had tried their best to avoid harming others.
Moreover, who lives well and has not been forced into desperation, would do such a thing?
Xia Chuyi turned over those things and asked directly: "Where did you keep that account book? Who knows?"
Mr. Jin immediately walked into the back room of the study, and then pulled the bookshelves layer by layer, and finally opened a hidden compartment in a very inconspicuous corner.
The secret compartment is only about the size of a palm. If I didn't know that the thing was placed there, I would probably have turned the entire study upside down and it would have been impossible to find it.
"I have always kept my account books here, and no one else knows about it except me. How could I tell others this kind of thing?"
Mr. Jin looked at the empty secret compartment and couldn't help but sigh again.
This time, Jin Yuanbao must go back to Jincheng. In fact, he just wants to see him one last time. If something happens to him because of that account book, he will go without any regrets.
After all, someone must pay for the things we have committed.
Xia Chuyi carefully checked the hidden square, thinking that if fingerprints could be collected in this era, the processing would be much easier.
Unfortunately, conditions are limited.
She shook her head and sighed, thinking that she could only rely on her unparalleled mind to find the person who stole the ledger.
Mr. Jin looked at her and shook his head, and was suddenly shocked: "Is there no way to find it?"
Xia Chu smiled and said, "It's too early to draw a conclusion now. I have to try anyway, right?"
"Thank you for your help, Censor Xia." Mr. Jin raised his hand to Xia Chuyi, and she quickly helped him up.
She asked Chang Huan and Feng Luo to move all the books around, and while checking the surroundings for clues, she asked: "Old man, how long has this account book been lost?"
"It's been more than half a month."
"More than half a month?" Xia Chuyi's hand holding the book froze, and he turned his head to look at Mr. Jin strangely, "You haven't received any threatening messages?"
Mr. Jin shook his head and looked like he didn't think about it: "To make people go to great lengths to dig up old things about me must be for some purpose against the Jin family. I'm also surprised why no one has taken it for so long.
That account was threatening me."
Xia Chuyi rested his chin on one hand, lowered his eyes and thought for a while: "There are two possibilities. One is that it is not in time, and the other is that the person who stole the account book has no chance to hand it over."
"No chance?" Mr. Jin is also a smart man, and he knows it right away. Suddenly the light in his eyes flashes, "It's a mole!"
Their Golden City is a big commercial city, and the wealth accumulated in this city is as rich as any country. So the most indispensable thing here, besides money, is all kinds of bodyguards who exist like shadows.
In the entire city lord's palace, there are countless open and secret sentries. There are also agencies in many places, and strict records must be kept for entry and exit.
Even if Xia Chuyi and the others were so elusive, they almost got killed when they came here, let alone other people.
Xia Chuyi squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then said: "The possibility of being an insider is indeed quite high. The place where you put the account books, old man, apart from seeing it with your own eyes, the possibility that you can find it is that the person has destroyed the entire study.
I’ve gone through it all, it’s not something that can be accomplished overnight.”
Thinking about it, she asked Feng Luo and Chang Huan to move a cabinet, and walked to the back holding the oil lamp in one hand.
There was no way to clean it, and a thick layer of dust covered the finger-width gap. In the middle, a fingerprint that was not obvious caught everyone's eyes, and it was already covered with a layer of dust.
"As expected, it seems that that person has been looking for the account book a long time ago and has been staying in the city lord's mansion for a long time."
As soon as Xia Chu walked out with the oil lamp, he saw Mr. Jin's face was solemn, and he was obviously deep in thought.
"Has the old man thought of anyone?"
Mr. Jin shook his head: "It's scary because I didn't expect it. I actually let a spy stay in the city lord's palace for so long. Xia Yushi, do you have any way to find that person?"
Xia Chuyi didn't dare to give a definite answer. In the end, all he could say was a simple sentence: "Try it."