In the huge safe, except for the documents and files on the top layer, all the precious cultural relics and money on the second and third layers were missing!

Those precious cultural relics are priceless, and the lost gold bars and cash are worth millions. It is a huge loss!

These were all obtained through corruption and looting after he arrived in Shanghai. He had planned to take them all back with him when he returned to Japan, but he didn't expect them to be stolen.

Iwai Yuichi felt as if thousands of arrows were piercing his heart and almost fainted. It took him a long time to recover.

He stood up from the ground and counted the documents and files. Fortunately, all the documents were still there and there was no sign of being rummaged through.

It seems the thieves were not interested in the documents, only in valuables.

But how did the thieves get into his study? How did they open his safe? How did they take away the cultural relics and money?

Mysteries arose in his mind.

I opened the safe the day before yesterday and the things were still there, which means the things were stolen in the past two days. He went out for a few hours yesterday and was not in the office for a while this morning. Could it be that the things were stolen during his absence?

He immediately checked the windows of the study and office. The windows were locked from the inside and there were no signs of prying them open. This meant that the thief did not enter through the window, but must have entered through the office door.

There is no doubt that it must have been done by an insider. It is so audacious!

He was actually the one who stole it. Iwai Yuichi was furious and had to find this guy!

The first thing that came to his mind was to check who had entered his office in the past two days. Perhaps the thief was among these people.

However, this matter cannot be made public. If it is made public, it will inevitably cause a very bad impact, which is a bit of a headache.

But it was impossible not to investigate, so he thought about it and called Naoki Hirota over.

As soon as Hirota Naoki arrived, Iwai Yuichi immediately asked:

"Did anyone enter my office while I was away yesterday and today?"

Seeing Iwai Yuichi's serious expression, Hirota Naoki said carefully:

"I don't know about that. What happened?"

He was in his own office and indeed did not notice anyone entering Iwai Yuichi's office.

"Have you ever been in here?"

Iwai Yu asked, looking into Hirota Ueki's eyes.

His first suspect was Naoki Hirota. Naoki Hirota had the key to his office and could come and go easily. Of course, it was also necessary for work, such as delivering documents and arranging people to clean.

Moreover, with the many leaks that occurred before, it cannot be said that Hirota Naoki is not a suspect. It's just that there is no evidence. He has followed me for many years and has never made any mistakes in his work. I still trust him quite a lot, but it still left a psychological shadow.

"I've been busy and haven't been in here. My men can testify for me."

Naoki Hirota was a little nervous. Although Yuichi Iwai didn't say what happened, he could tell that something serious must have happened, otherwise he wouldn't be so serious and aggressive.

Iwai Yuichi was half-believing and half-doubting his words, and said:

"A very precious ancient calligraphy and painting was lost in my study. I suspect someone broke into my office and stole it while I was away.

Pass on my order: no one is allowed to go out now. Call the security team immediately. I will personally lead the search of all the rooms in the consulate. You come with me."

So that's what happened. Hirota Naoki was shocked. Who could be so bold as to steal Mr. Iwai's ancient calligraphy and paintings!

Obviously, he was also suspected by him, but how could he possibly steal Mr. Iwai's ancient calligraphy and paintings? He could only hope to clear himself of suspicion through the search.

Naoki Hirota responded and hurried out of Iwai Yuichi's office to call someone.

The search lasted until night, and no place was left out, including Hirota Naoki's office and dormitory. The entire consulate general was in chaos, and many people didn't know what was going on.

However, the results of the search were disappointing. Iwai Yuichi and his team spent a lot of time but found nothing in the end.

When he returned to the office tiredly and sat in the chair, he felt confused and, of course, more disappointed.

With so many things, it would take up a huge bag if they were packed up. If they were still in the consulate general, they would be impossible to hide.

This only means that these things were transferred out of the consulate general.

However, when asking the guard at the door, he found nothing suspicious. This is incredible. Could it be that these things evaporated for no reason?

Of course this is impossible, so what is the problem?

Iwai Yuichi was puzzled.

Hirota Ueki, who was standing by, also noticed the confusion on Iwai Yuichi's face and said cautiously:

"Mr. Iwai, maybe it wasn't done by one of us. Didn't Yuan Shikai come here this afternoon? Could he have taken it?"

Hirota Naoki still thought that only an ancient painting was stolen, and had no idea that much more was stolen.

In order to clear himself of suspicion, he threw Yuan Shikai out.

He couldn't understand why Mr. Iwai was so sure it was done by one of his own people. Couldn't it be done by someone outside? For example, this Chinese man, Yuan Shikai?

Iwai Yuichi shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"It couldn't be him. He came to hand in the manuscript to me. Although he stayed in my study, I personally saw him off after we played chess. He didn't have anything on him."

Iwai Yuichi simply didn't believe that it was Yuan Shikai who did it. How could he carry so many things on his body and take them away, especially under his watch, and even have to pass through so many guards? This was simply a fantasy.

Iwai Yuichi's head hurt from thinking so much, but he couldn't figure it out. He was exhausted and waved his hand to let Hirota Naoki go out.

"I'm tired and want to rest."

"Don't worry too much. I'll investigate further for you. I won't bother you any more. Just have a good rest."

After saying this, Naoki Hirota immediately retreated. Just as he closed the door, he heard the sound of a teacup hitting the ground from inside, which scared him so much that he shuddered.

He felt that Iwai Yuichi was a little abnormal. It was just a painting, why such a big reaction?

The calligraphy and paintings were all given to him by others, and he didn't spend a penny on them. Sooner or later, someone will send him more calligraphy and paintings.

He loves calligraphy and painting, so it is normal for him to be angry. He vaguely feels that things may not be that simple.

He also felt that Iwai Yuichi didn't seem to trust him as much as before.

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