Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Chapter 146 Almost Fainted

"Oh no! My living thing is also lost!" Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd. A young man squeezed to the front and glared at Manager Fan angrily.

Manager Fan was stunned for a moment. He usually stayed in the back hall, and only valuable items were looked at by him. He had no idea what the young man said suddenly.

Manager Fan shouted guiltily, "Who knows whether what you said is true or not! Maybe you are an accomplice of those thieves and are here to confuse people!"

The young man sneered and took out a pawn ticket from his pocket. The name of Heng Shudian's shop was clearly printed on the top.

The people around here have lived on this street for a long time, and even if they have never pawned anything at Hengshu Pawnshop, they are familiar with his pawn tickets. They recognized it at a glance, it was Hengshu Pawnshop's pawn ticket.

Manager Fan also saw the anti-counterfeiting talismans on the pawn ticket, and at first glance, it was indeed their ticket. But who knows which damn thief not only emptied the pawned items, account books and furniture in the open, but also took away the private account books in the secret compartment.

On the pawn ticket in the young man's hand, there is an extra secret pattern on the corner of the anti-counterfeiting mark, which is the mark they use for their secret transactions.

Since the death of the old master, Jiangnan's control over the industry in Beijing has gradually weakened. In the past few years, not only Heng Shudian, but also the managers of other Xue family shops in Shenjing City have become more active. Manager Fan is the leader among them.

Among these people, many made enough money, redeemed themselves from their masters, and fled far away.

At this moment, Manager Fan really regretted his decision!

If it weren't for the fact that Heng Shudian, which he was in charge of, had the most lucrative business, and he wanted to make a few more profits in the end, he might have asked for retirement like the other managers.

His eyes rolled around and he looked up to deny it: "All the account books in our shop have been stolen. Who knows if this pawn ticket of yours is real?"

As soon as he said this, the surrounding area immediately exploded and everyone started talking even more enthusiastically.

"I think they are the ones who stole the money. Now the account books are gone. Who knows what is in the pawnshop? He just said the shop is not profitable, but there is no evidence anyway!"

"Maybe they destroyed the account book and put the blame on the thief!"

"That's right! The master of Heng Shudian is so unlucky to have such a mean slave!"

"This shopkeeper Fan has been working at Hengshudian for at least 20 to 30 years. Maybe his boss has changed once."

"That's right! Maybe they are the ones bullying their master!"

Seeing that the people around him had pieced together most of the truth through their conversations, Manager Fan began to sweat.

If he had a glimmer of hope before, he thought that since the account book was gone, there would be no evidence to prove that they had embezzled money before.

But at this moment, he only felt deep regret for not getting away earlier!

"You have no evidence, so stop talking nonsense here!" Manager Fan didn't care about anything else. He hurried back to the pawnshop with his clerk and slammed the counter door.

He hurriedly told his son: "Go back quickly and tell your mother and the others to take your things and find a safe house to hide. I will come to find you when this matter has been solved!"

"Okay, Dad!" In a panic, Manager Fan's son did not notice the loophole in his father's words. He himself did not know where he would hide, so how could Manager Fan know?

Seeing that everyone from Heng Shudian had retreated behind the counter and there was no more obstruction, the curious people and the young man rushed to the counter.

Among them were several tall people, such as the young man, who stood on tiptoe to look inside and found that the interior of the pawnshop was empty!

"They ran away!" Someone shouted, and immediately the crowd in front of the counter began to commotion.

Even though the counter was made of hardwood and embedded in the wall on both sides, it still couldn't withstand the shoving of so many people. Soon, the counter of the pawnshop was pushed down, and the door to the backyard didn't last long.

The person who built this pawnshop probably didn't expect that it would be attacked by so many people!

"Master! Look, they have all rushed in! Should we go in and take a look?" Qingwen was eager to try. The roof of the pawnshop completely blocked the situation inside, so nothing could be seen, and even the sounds were vague.

"With so many people rushing in at once, aren't you afraid of being bumped into?" Daiyu glanced at her and pointed at the side dishes on the table, "Eat quickly! The snacks in this restaurant are pretty good. I can talk to the cook when I get back, and maybe we can add them to our usual dishes."

The cook in Daiyu's courtyard was sent by Lin Ruhai to take care of Daiyu's diet, so she mainly cooked Huaiyang cuisine. It was after she came to Beijing that she established a good relationship with the cook in Jia's mansion and learned some northern dishes.

This time they ordered mostly northern dim sum in this restaurant. Daiyu tasted a little of each and then put down her chopsticks.

The group searched the pawnshop, but they found nothing. It was like a swarm of locusts, and not even a single piece of furniture was left in the other rooms.

They were now frightened and left the pawnshop one after another. They were worried that the official would come and trap them in the empty pawnshop, where they would be unable to escape.

The young man had just arrived in Beijing and had spent all his money. He was penniless and had no choice but to pawn his sword for silver. He planned to redeem the sword after finding a job.

But now that Manager Fan had run away, he had no choice but to go to the Jingzhao Prefecture government office to report the case.

Seeing that the onlookers were gradually dispersing to avoid suspicion, Daiyu felt that there would be nothing exciting to watch today, so she urged Honglian and Qingwen to finish their meal quickly.

"Sir, why haven't anyone from the Xue family come for so long?" Honglian asked vaguely, her cheeks puffing up.

Qingwen held back her laughter and pointed at Honglian: "If Master Gu... saw you like this, he would definitely say that you didn't learn well!"

Daiyu saw the oil stains on Honglian's lips and laughed secretly: "Maybe she was tripped up by something."

At this moment in the Jia Mansion, Aunt Xue felt as if struck by lightning.

She sat on the edge of the bed, her face pale, her body shaky, and she almost fainted.

In the early morning, she was awakened by the quarrels of the maids. She listened to their reports impatiently, thinking it was just a prank between them.

However, when she stood up and prepared to get dressed, she found that except for the small and middle clothes she was wearing, she had no clothes at all!

After a thorough inventory, she discovered in despair that, apart from the furniture, her dressing boxes and chests were all empty!

All the clothes, jewelry, and money were gone!