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Bai Youyou shook his head. "There are only a few people who know that I have the land deed, but I'll have to trouble Lord Xu to check who they are personally."

The butler stood aside, speechless for a moment.

I had just paid back the loan that Bai Muchen had borrowed this morning, and now there's been a theft.

There is no need to think too much about it. No one else dares to take the deed to the farm, and there are only a few people who dare to take it.

He considered and said, "Fourth Miss, why don't you ask the Second Master about this matter? He may know where the land deed you lost is."

"Are you saying that the title deed was taken by my father?"

Bai Youyou slightly widened his eyes, with a strange look on his face, "Taking something without asking is considered stealing. My father is well-read, and even though he favors his concubines and kills his wife, and has bad character, he wouldn't do something so morally corrupt, right?"

Bai Yanlang, who had just entered the room, staggered when he heard her words.

Fortunately, Li He had some skills and grabbed his arm in time, otherwise he would have been like a dog eating shit.

He stood firm, let go of Li He's hand, walked to Lord Xu in three or two steps, clasped his fists, and said apologetically: "My daughter just returned home today, and I haven't had time to talk to her about the Zhuangzi land deed. There are many misunderstandings about this matter. I trouble Lord Xu to make this trip."

Lord Xu did not respond to his words, but looked at Bai Youyou beside him.

Bai Youyou asked Bai Yanlang suspiciously, "Dad, did you steal the land deed?"

The word "steal" she said was particularly harsh. Bai Yanlang said coldly, "It's just a land deed. Why don't you ask instead of troubling the Jingzhao Yin?"

"Of course I have to report my lost items to the authorities. Dad, if you stole my land deed, please return it to me immediately so that I can let Lord Xu close the case."

Bai Youyou doesn't know how to use the word "take", and this time he hit the word "steal".

Seeing that she was unmoved, Bai Yanlang glared at her angrily and said, "I will talk to you in detail about the land deed later. Jingzhao Yin is busy with official duties, so please let Lord Xu leave first."

"No, I don't trust you."

Bai Youyou's straightforward words made everyone present look strange.

Lord Xu coughed twice and said, "Lord Bai, if you knew about the land deed, why don't you take it out and clear up this misunderstanding?"

Bai Yanlang had never been so embarrassed as he was today. He gritted his teeth and said with embarrassment: "The deed is not in your house now."

Lord Xu looked embarrassed. "Lord Bai, the officials will not investigate unless the people report it. But since the case has been reported to the government office and a case has been filed, I must get to the bottom of it. For the sake of my colleagues, I would like to kindly remind Lord Bai that if the emperor breaks the law, he is guilty just like the people!"

The emperor broke the law and was punished the same as the common people. He was just a small fifth-rank official in the Honglu Temple and was not worth mentioning.

It was a cold day in July, and Bai Yanlang's back was covered with cold sweat.

Before he could open his mouth to explain, a captain of the police named Zheng came quickly.

"Sir, it has been confirmed that the thief is a woman. There are footprints on the window frame. I have ordered someone to copy them."

Lord Xu took the white paper he handed over, looked at the size, and recognized it as a woman's footprint at a glance.

"The thief climbed in through a small window at the back of the house. There were signs that the house had been ransacked."

Lord Xu frowned slightly as he listened to the report from his men.

After a moment, he raised his head and looked at Bai Yanlang, and said in a cold voice: "Master Bai, based on the current clues, it must be an acquaintance who committed the crime. If you know anything, please tell me quickly. If I find out, we will have to take you to court."

Bai Yanlang had cold sweat on his forehead and he managed to force a stiff smile, "Master Xu, please excuse me for a moment."

"There is nothing that cannot be said. If you have anything to say, Lord Bai, please say it here."

Lord Xu acted in a businesslike manner and was unmoved. Bai Yanlang had no choice but to turn to Bai Youyou in a flattering manner, "My daughter, there are many misunderstandings in this matter. Family disgrace should not be made public. Dad will compensate you twice as much for Zhuangzi's matter. Can we just leave it at that?"

"Your private property has been used to pay off Third Brother's loan sharking debts. How can you pay me back twice as much?" Bai Youyou sneered. "You're not going to write me an IOU and say you'll pay me back in the future, are you?"

Bai Yanlang choked.

He really thought so. After sending away the people from Jingzhao Yin, he would definitely use his status as a father to teach her a lesson.

If you want double compensation, don’t even think about it!

He glared at her with gritted teeth.

I don't know when this damn girl changed. She became as shrewd as a ghost. She knew what he was thinking at a glance.

"If someone breaks into my house and steals my property while I'm not at home, I can still seek justice from the government. But if someone does something to me while I'm asleep, I'm afraid I can only seek justice from the King of Hell."

Bai Youyou showed no mercy, "This is a crime of theft. Dad, you insisted on shielding others and bending the law for personal gain. If you don't want this reputation, don't you want the official hat on your head?"

Lord Xu, who was standing by, glanced at her in surprise, then nodded seriously, "Miss Bai Fourth's words are very reasonable. Lord Bai, please think twice. If this matter gets to the ears of His Majesty, it may be detrimental to your future."

Just at this moment, Lu came in with Jiang Momo. When Jingzhao Yin saw her, he bowed politely.

"lady."

Bai Yanlang hurried forward and said helplessly to Lu: "Quickly persuade Youyou to deal with the problem behind closed doors. It's just a small matter and you report it to the police. Everyone will know about it. Isn't this just making a fool of yourself for others?"

"joke?"

Mrs. Lu was already furious when she heard that someone broke into her daughter's room in the middle of the night and stole the land deed.

She shook off Bai Yanlang's hand that was on her wrist. "You dare to do such a shameful thing, and you are afraid of being laughed at?"

Bai Yanlang was so anxious that his mouth was covered with bubbles. "Don't let family disgrace be made public—"

"You still know it's ugly?!"

Lu sneered and interrupted him, "You know it's ugly but you still dare to do it. If you do it, don't be afraid of people knowing it!"

"If this gets out, you'll lose face, won't you?"

Bai Yanlang had never felt so ashamed in his life. He pulled at Lu's clothes and looked at her pitifully.

It was a pity that he usually didn't give face to the Lu family, so the Lu family naturally wouldn't give him face either.

"If you are upright, you have nothing to fear." She slapped his hand away. "We didn't do this shameful thing, so why should we be afraid?"

Bai Yanlang wanted to say something, but he caught a glimpse of Nanny Jiang's frowning brows, and his words of plea were immediately stuck in his throat.

Since she didn't come earlier or later, he now seriously suspected that Nanny Jiang came here on purpose because of that troublemaker!

Aunt Qiao also heard the news about the visit from the government.

Bai Yaoyao looked at her suddenly pale face and slightly trembling hands, and asked worriedly: "Mom, are you feeling unwell?"