Baishou loses Shaohua

The next day, Ye Nanqing came to look for Xuanlie at three o'clock in the morning, and the two went back home.Xuan Lie didn't tell Ye Nanqing what he saw and heard the night before, he was curious about that person, but he thought he should solve this curiosity by himself.

As soon as the two of them stepped into Ye Mansion, Ye Heng, the housekeeper of Ye Mansion, trotted out to greet them.

"Master, you are back." Ye Heng looked anxious, and his brows were wrinkled into a well.

"Heng Bo, what's the matter?" Ye Nanqing reached out to help Ye Heng, who was out of breath.Ye Heng is an old man who has been in the mansion since Ye Nanqing's grandfather's generation, and has devoted his whole life to the entire Ye family. When his parents died, Ye Nanqing was still young, and it was Ye Heng who helped him instigate the responsibility of the entire Ye family.So for Ye Heng, he has always respected him very much.

"Our warehouse in the north of the city caught fire last night, and the loss was heavy!" Ye Heng's face was very ugly.

Ye Nanqing's expression darkened upon hearing this: "Hang Bo, let's go to the warehouse immediately. Xuan Lie, would you like to accompany me for a walk?"

"That's natural." Xuan Lie nodded.

The three hurried to the Ye family's warehouse in the north of the city. The scene was already a mess, and several Ye family workers were sorting out and counting some of the surviving goods.Seeing Ye Nanqing coming, they all retreated to the side.Ye Nanqing went forward to open a few boxes of goods, then turned to ask the people next to her, "Is it all here?"

"Master, it's all here." The man nodded dejectedly, "The big guy only has time to grab these."

Seeing that the man still had obvious burns on his hands, Ye Nanqing went up and patted his arm: "Thanks for your hard work. After you get back, go to the cashier to get some silver cents for the big guy. Heal the injury first."

"Thank you, young master." The man and the people behind him were quite moved.

It is said that being rich is not kind, but sometimes, someone who is kind enough is willing to work for it.

Ye Nanqing turned around and walked into the warehouse stepping on the snowy water on the ground. The entire roof of the warehouse had been burned, and the half-burned broken beams fell on the ground in a mess.Facing the whole ruins, Ye Nanqing frowns.

"Master, seeing that the time limit is coming soon, what should I do?" Ye Heng almost jumped to the side.

"Time limit? What time limit?" Xuan Lie, who had been following Ye Nanqing, asked.

Ye Nanqing sighed deeply: "Xuan Lie, you don't know that the Ye family's business is not only for ordinary people and ordinary wealthy people, but many of them are with the imperial court. Every March [-]th, the imperial court will Send people to Mausoleum City to purchase a large number of goods. If you fail to deliver the goods within the time limit, it is tantamount to disobedience and disrespect, and it is a felony of beheading. The warehouse in the north of the city is the goods prepared for the imperial court this year." Ye Nanqing paused again and said, "And now, there are only two months left before the delivery deadline. In such a short time, it is absolutely impossible for me to gather enough goods."

Xuan Lie understood the seriousness of the matter: "In your opinion, is this an accident or..."

"It's not an accident." Ye Nanqing said with certainty, "There are countless fireworks and firecrackers going off all over the city during the Lantern Festival every year. During these few days, there will be people keeping vigil in Ye's warehouses, so this kind of accident will definitely not happen. .Besides, there was such a heavy snowfall last night, and ordinary Mars orders cannot cause such a big loss."

Ye Nanqing looked around and said, "Hang Bo, who was guarding the warehouse here last night and asked him to come see me."

Xuanlie walked forward, the wall on the west was the most severely burned, almost completely black, Xuanlie walked over and looked at the ashes and debris left on the ground, it seemed that some cloth was left after burning, Xuanlie Stretching out his hand to pick up a small piece, it turned to ashes with a slight push. He raised his body and looked at the wall in front of him. Suddenly, a light yellow round spot the size of a fingernail caught his attention.

At this time, the person who guarded the warehouse last night arrived. The person who came was a tall and thick man, but at this moment he was standing there with a disheveled face and lowered head.If such a big thing happened, he must be held accountable.

"You were supposed to be on duty last night, but I heard that it was a passer-by who delivered the letter to Ye's family to put out the fire. Where have you been?" Ye Nanqing unfolded her fan and shook it twice, her eyes narrowed slightly and her eyes were as sharp as knives.

"Master, you may not believe me when I tell you, I've been here all the time, I really feel that I've been here all the time, but..." The man squeaked, frightened and embarrassed, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, "But I don't know, I don't know what's going on, so I suddenly went to the lantern festival."

"What did you say?" Ye Nanqing was surprised and sneered in disbelief, "How is that possible."

"It's...it's true." The man blushed so anxiously that he really didn't seem to be lying.

"How did you get to the Lantern Festival, tell me again carefully." Xuan Lie walked over, "Think carefully, don't miss a single detail."

The man glanced at the stranger in front of him, then at his master, scratched the back of his neck, frowned and thought: "I was sitting in the cabin next to the warehouse, but Manager Liao came to visit first." , brought me some food, but no wine, he said that he would drink tonight. Then... Then I continued the vigil, and when it was time for the fireworks, I went out and walked around the warehouse, and then I went back to the small The wooden house. Yes, I want to go back to the small wooden house, but..." The man frowned more and more deeply, as if he didn't even believe it, "but when I turned around, I found that I was already at the lantern festival. The grandson of the old grandson's family also complained that I ignored him after greeting me all the way. But I obviously didn't hear him call me before."

Xuan Lie was thoughtful after hearing this, and then said, "Can you call the old grandson's grandson?"

The man nodded and trotted all the way to call for someone.

"What did you see?" Ye Nanqing asked, shaking her fan, "Is there really such a ridiculous thing?"

"There are so many weird things in this world, but you can believe it or not." Xuan Lie walked back to the west wall, "Nan Qing, come and see here."

Ye Nanqing walked over, looked at the wall in doubt, and then looked at Xuan Lie in doubt.

"Look at what this is." Xuanlie stretched out his finger and tapped the light yellow spot on the wall.

Ye Nanqing stretched out her hand to touch it, then put her finger under her nose and smelled it.

"This is... fire oil!" Ye Nanqing was shocked, "This fire..."

"The fire started from inside the warehouse." Xuanlie nodded, confirming Ye Nanqing's thoughts, and then asked, "Who has the key to this warehouse?"

Ye Nanqing's face turned pale: "The keys of the Ye family's warehouse are all made by a famous locksmith. They have been used since my father's generation. Each lock has three keys. They are at my place and at Hengbo's. , and Manager Liao who is in charge of the goods. Moreover, they never leave for a moment."

"Is it possible that the key was stolen by someone?" Xuan Lie asked.

"No, it's impossible." Ye Nanqing denied Xuan Lie's idea, "These three keys were made by a master locksmith. There are only three in the world, and no one can match them. And this master locksmith also Passed away forever."

Both Xuanlie and Ye Nanqing understood that this problem could only be caused by the three of them.It can't be Ye Nanqing, then there are only Heng Bo and Manager Liao left, and these two people are people whom Ye Nanqing trusts very much.

Who is it?Both Xuanlie and Ye Nanqing had this question in their hearts.

At this time, the man who had just left brought in an eleven or twelve-year-old child from the outside. The child seemed a little scared looking at the darkness around him, and lowered his head shyly.

"Ye, Young Master Ye." He greeted cautiously.

Ye Nanqing looked at him and smiled kindly: "Don't be afraid, just tell me how you met Wu Er last night."

The child thought for a while and replied: "Last night, Tong Fu Lou gave out snacks. I ordered them there. When I finished, I walked to the lantern festival. Uncle Wu walked past me. I called him, but he ignored me no matter what I called him." Me, I ran up to him as if he couldn't see me, so I grabbed his sleeve and shook it vigorously, and then he seemed to be taken aback when he saw me, and then ran northward... That's it. "

Ye Nanqing nodded after listening, reached out and took out a piece of silver and put it in the child's hand. The child's eyes were wide open and he dared not take it. Ye Nanqing took his hand and stuffed it in, then patted his head , smiled and said: "Thank you, you helped me a lot, you deserve it."

The child quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Young Master Ye." Then he left happily.

Xuanlie understood where Ye Nanqing's good reputation in Lingcheng came from. He has been in the shopping malls since he was 17 years old.

The fire in Ye's warehouse was really strange.

"Wu Er, you should go back first, and I'll come to you when I have something to do." Ye Nanqing said.

"Hey." The man responded, raised his hand and scratched the back of his neck again and turned to leave.