Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

That night, Ji De appeared quietly in Yu Mansion and left a warning letter on Mr. Yu's desk. For a moment, Mr. Yu panicked. The next morning, he hurriedly asked the housekeeper to take the warning letter to Governor Hong for help.

The reason why he decided to do another job was mainly because he heard the people discussing the purpose of accumulating virtue. Someone mentioned the Yu Mansion, saying that the Yu Mansion was more unscrupulous than the Zheng Mansion, and that if anyone had to be punished, the Yu Mansion should be punished as well.

Yan Yiyi thought it was a good idea. In order to prove that "accumulating virtue" was only aimed at corrupt officials and ruthless rich people, she discussed with Xin Ye and left a notice letter when she went to scout the place.

That night, the two began to discuss the crime against Yu Mansion. Through the incident at Zheng Mansion, Yu Mansion would definitely report it to the authorities, and their actions would be further restricted.

Fortunately, the notice said that the event would be held in three days, so they had plenty of time to think of ways and make preparations. They could also take the opportunity to increase the discussion about "Ji De" and let the name of "Ji De" spread faster.

The couple also discovered that the gossip they heard while eating in the inn was far less than that heard in the teahouse, so they went to the teahouse after eating something in the morning.

As expected, the teahouse was full of people who wanted to listen to gossip. The couple did not want to participate in the discussion, so they chose to go to the second floor. It happened that the seat where they sat yesterday was empty.

Yan Yiyi expressed curiosity: "Don't they have to go to work?"

How could Xin Ye know? He had been living in the mountain village for so many years and knew very little.

Seeing him shaking his head, Yan Yiyi didn't ask any more questions. When the waiter came up to serve tea, she asked the waiter.

Seeing that they were dressed simply but had extraordinary temperament, the waiter thought that they were the young masters and mistresses of the aristocratic families who had sneaked out to watch the fun, so he did not dare to neglect them.

The waiter smiled and explained, "Some of the customers downstairs are small vendors doing business on the street, some are servants sent by various governments to gather information, and those upstairs are young masters from aristocratic families who come here to chat and kill time."

Yan Yiyi understood that those on the second floor were all second-generation rich kids who liked to tease cats and dogs, while those downstairs were mainly spies from various mansions. Some of them were collecting information for their masters, and some were sent by young masters and young ladies to listen to some interesting stories and pass the time.

As for those small vendors, when I came, I saw people tending to their stalls and doing business. I guess those people who came here were either gossipy or were looking for excuses to be lazy.

After Yan Yiyi thanked the waiter, she and Xin Ye listened carefully to the discussions below.

Mr. Hu hasn't started his speech today. He was listening to the news brought by others yesterday and this morning. Of course, he also had his own channels to get some inside information, but in order to whet the appetite of his guests, he was in no hurry to tell them.

At this time, a young man suddenly appeared, whispered something in his ear hurriedly, stuffed a piece of paper into his ear, and left. Mr. Hu made an excuse to go to the toilet, and after a while, he slowly came back.

After taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, Mr. Hu stood up and motioned for everyone to be quiet before he began his lecture.

The previous part had already been discussed yesterday, and he did not intend to change the narrative style, but instead began with a flashback.

"Jide is a very mysterious person. According to reliable information, Jide specifically targets wealthy people. Common people like us are not his targets, so don't worry."

Mr. Hu also knew what to say and what not to say. He could exaggerate people to make them sound great, but he would not let the people panic after hearing what he said. Otherwise, the government would put him in jail for spreading rumors and shaking the people's hearts.

He also knew the exact information and the target group chosen by Ji De, but he didn't dare to say the words "corrupt officials" and "rich but unkind" people. If he did, the Zheng family and the Yu family would not let him go!

"The specific method of committing the crime is unknown, but he did steal from the Zheng family, and the value of the stolen goods is immeasurable. Dear listeners, can you guess what he stole?" Mr. Hu is very good at motivating the audience, and he started to interact with them.

"family heirloom!"

"A priceless antique!"

“A unique painting!”

“A unique copy in the world!”

"A box of valuable jewellery."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately exclaimed "Tsk!". It was just a box of jewels, how much could it be worth? Was a box of jewels enough to cause such a commotion in the Zheng family and the government?

Before the audience started to make a noise, Mr. Hu said, "It's not a treasure, it's the entire warehouse!" Let alone the study, the warehouse itself was enough to shock everyone.

"The warehouse, which was several times bigger than the hall of the teahouse, was completely stolen by Ji De!" Mr. Hu was obviously also excited. At this moment, he was extremely envious of Ji De, who was the richest thief he knew!

"Impossible? There are so many things in the warehouse. How could the guards in the richest man's house not know about all the stuff they have to carry?"

"That's right! Did he knock out everyone in the mansion?"

Mr. Hu tapped the fan in his hand excitedly: "So Hu said that Ji De is a mysterious person and his ability is even more immeasurable.

Among the people in the richest man's house, only the guard in charge of the storehouse was drugged; the guards and servants in other places were all normal.

Good deeds are like gods, coming silently, waving their sleeves and sweeping away things."

"Oh - Mr. Hu, you are too unreliable, aren't you?"

"This is true!" Someone raised his hand and said, "I have a relative working in the richest man's house, and everyone in the house knows about it now."

"That's right, my son and the richest man's son are good friends. I followed the son to visit and heard what the people in the mansion said." Someone else expressed his opinion.

"I think it's credible. If it was just one or two items, no matter how rare they were, our masters are so busy, why would they go to the scene to investigate just because a few treasures were stolen?

Something big must have happened.

Since there has been no murder in the mansion, then all the treasures in the storehouse disappeared mysteriously overnight, so you might put down your official duties and go to investigate in person."

If they were skeptical of what other people said, most people would agree with this person's analysis.

Yes, it was enough to alarm the prefect to go there in person to investigate the case. To put it bluntly, even if the richest man, Mr. Zheng, died suddenly in his mansion, the prefect would not go there to investigate the case personally.

If the entire warehouse was really stolen and the thief's method of handling the case was special, it would be reasonable for the prefect to take personal action.

Mr. Hu continued, "Jide is not like an ordinary thief. After using a secret method to empty the warehouse, he even appeared in front of the richest man openly and informed him that he had succeeded.

A petty thief would never dare to act like this, only a phantom thief would be so bold, do you think so?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.