novelraw Chapter 1056 - 577: You Must Return It with Both Hands
Chapter 1056 - 577: You Must Return It with Both Hands
－－－Shui Yun’s Courtyard－－－
I know you all miss Changtian, and I want to dig deeper too. But we need to complete the current plot first. Hmm, Shui Yun is considering adding more Chapters at a later time to speed things up. The upcoming plot is intense, so don’t faint from crying when the time comes~
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No wonder Ning Xiaoxian didn’t report to the authorities or go searching after losing the Spiritual Tea; instead, she leisurely toured around these days. So this was her plan all along! She never intended to retrieve the stolen goods herself, but planned to make the thieves return the Spiritual Tea to her on their own!
Juan Niang went to great lengths to hide this batch of Spiritual Tea back then.
Elder Qi has many enemies and has her own difficulties; she didn’t dare to hide the Spiritual Tea in any warehouse of the Heavenly Residence, fearing someone might discover, report it, and make things too big to handle.
One hundred thousand pounds of Spiritual Tea, enough to fill dozens of large carts, is not easy to hide. Yet, the victim isn’t even bothered to search for the missing tea.
No, that woman doesn’t want the tea itself. Juan Niang gritted her teeth, realizing Ning Xiaoxian wants the payment of six million Spirit Stones instead. As the receipt is there, the Heavenly Residence cannot deny it. Once the Spirit Stones are in hand, the whereabouts of the tea become a matter for the Heavenly Residence to settle with Juan Niang and Elder Qi; it no longer concerns Ning Xiaoxian, who will just count her money with ease!
How can this little vixen get away so effortlessly! It was obviously they who provoked Juan Niang first, damaging the Mingshui Sect’s business and significantly reducing her and Elder Qi’s income.
Elder Qi sneered, "Evidence? Right now, they have evidence, while all we have is their evidence!"
How could such actions not leave any flaws? Juan Niang’s eyes darted around, suddenly saying, "No, the coachman who delivered the goods to the warehouse would naturally know the quantity; the difference between four carts and dozens is huge. Just ask him, and we’ll know!"
Elder Qi shook his head, "Do you think I’m as slow as you? Just after Treasurer Gu came to me, I sent someone to find that coachman and question him. He also firmly insisted, whether it’s the material receipt or the quantity escorted, it was indeed one hundred thousand pounds of Spiritual Tea!"
Juan Niang was stunned, shrieking, "Impossible! Such an obstinate servant won’t tell the truth without proper interrogation!"
Her voice was too sharp, and Elder Qi frowned in displeasure, casting a cold glance that silenced her last few words: "Do you doubt my methods?"
She was momentarily speechless with fear.
"No matter the intimidation, that coachman won’t change his story." Elder Qi was obviously troubled, pacing the room with two steps back and forth, saying, "This person is somewhat related to Elder Qin, who once helped him secure his job. Is this someone we can casually detain and interrogate? Are you trying to deepen my troubles?"
Hearing this, Juan Niang had to swallow her resentment and say, "I was wrong. But, but notice from three days ago only said one thousand pounds of tea entered the warehouse."
"What’s the use of saying that? Such words are easy to deny. Your dark warehouse is mostly empty and could indeed hold one hundred thousand pounds of Spiritual Tea." Elder Qi seemed to have a headache, massaging his temples while saying, "Do you think I don’t know what’s going on? I suspect Old Bian used his power to steal your seal and stamp it on the receipt. Heh, although the Assertion Seal is strengthened with Secret Technique, it’s not flawless. Just alter the receipt contents before stamping it. Your Northwest Dark Warehouse’s Gatekeeper is also just a mortal, with ordinary eyes, unable to see any discrepancies from the receipt. What he saw and the content after stamping were likely entirely different."
"Then they used Secret Technique to alter the words on the receipt and stamped your Assertion Seal over it. Heh, seamless! The receipt requires two levels of seals, the latter being the Steward’s Assertion Seal. This was originally to prevent errors, yet it was exploited by these people!"
Juan Niang’s voice choked with emotion, exclaiming, "That’s exactly right, exactly right!"
Elder Qi gave her a look and sighed deeply, "But even if we’ve figured it out, what then? Your seal has long been returned to its place, and there’s no flaw on this receipt. You claim it’s forged; where’s the evidence? Let me tell you, I’ve already sent people to check with the Supervision Bureau. Three days ago, two City Defense Patrol teams even witnessed in person dozens of large carts heading towards your dark warehouse! One team even questioned them and checked the material receipt before letting them pass."