Harem Daily Life

Chapter 437: The Thief Eats a Free Meal

Cang Xuan became more and more sad as he spoke, but the person in the painting could not answer any of his questions.

There was a knock on the door of the secret room, and the attendant outside said, "Master, I have something important to report."

Cang Xuan calmed himself down, then put the painting away carefully, placed it together with the black thing that was stolen, and strode towards the door.

After closing the door of the secret room, Cang Xuan asked, "What's the matter? Why are you so anxious?"

The attendant said, "The situation outside is tense right now. The government officials have been searching for the whereabouts of the lost items. Although they haven't found Miaoyinfang yet, there are many new faces following around in the past few days. We suspect they might be targeting Miaoyinfang."

Cang Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay. Miaoyinfang is open for business as usual. Don't panic."

He was confident that no one would know the whereabouts of the secret room, so he was not worried about the news leaking.

"By the way, has Jiang Liu left the city?" Jiang Liu was the famous thief he hired to steal things this time. Originally, he should have left the city immediately after completing the task successfully, but Jiang Liu said that he still had a treasure to steal, so he delayed for a day. As a result, the capital was under martial law, so he did not go out and kept hiding in the capital.

The attendant said, "He has lost contact with us. He said that the deal with us has ended. Whatever he does next has nothing to do with us, so it is not convenient for us to control his whereabouts."

Cang Xuan's eyes darkened, but he was relieved immediately: "Forget it, the martial arts world has its own rules. I believe that even if he is caught, he will not betray us. Otherwise, his reputation as the number one thief in the martial arts world will be ruined."

At this time, the whole garden was filled with fragrance. Jiang Liu, the most famous man in the underworld, who now goes by the alias Jiang Yingying, had a hearty meal but could not pay, so he was being held in the backyard by Qi Yizheng.

"How many times do I have to tell you? I did have my purse with me when I entered the door. Who would have thought that I would be robbed in your store? Ahhhh - this is so annoying! Who on earth stole my money?" Jiang Yingying was so angry that she was fuming. She was the number one thief in the world, but one day she encountered a thief and had her purse stolen, including thirty taels of silver in cash and nine hundred taels of silver notes. Who would believe it if she told others about it!

Qi Yizheng glanced at her a few times. She was pretty, but the careless way she sat was really unbearable to look at. She didn't look like a lady from a noble family at all.

"My sister opened a business, but it's not a big one. You ate 15 taels of silver worth of braised food and snacks by yourself, and you want to leave when you are full. Where can we go to seek justice? Considering that you are a little girl, as long as you find someone to help you pay the money, we will definitely not make things difficult for you." Qi Yizheng advised kindly.

"But I... don't have any relatives... or friends in Beijing." I only have customers, customers who asked me to steal, but I can't expose them! Jiang Yingying was at a loss.

Seeing that she did not seem to be lying, Qi Yizheng said, "There is nothing I can do. Since you ate and ate without paying, I have no choice but to send you to the authorities." After he said that, he wanted to tie the man up and take him out, but a few bailiffs just happened to come in from outside the door.

The yamen runner looked at the little girl sitting on the chair and said, "General Qi, we have searched the entire capital, but still can't find any suspicious people or items. Could it be that the thief has already left the city?"

Qi Yizheng frowned, "It shouldn't happen. We immediately blocked the city gates and heavily guarded them. We can't let anyone out. You guys should work harder and continue searching. If you can't find them and someone dies, then it will really make a big deal out of it."

Qi Yizheng had heard about the power of the weapon. Although he was a little skeptical, he had to take it seriously because Concubine Tao repeatedly warned him to do so.

Jiang Yingying's eyes darkened and she clenched her hands tightly. So the person in front of her was actually a general? She couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Well, he looks handsome, but he is really stingy. He refused to buy on credit even for 15 taels of silver. What a stingy guy, so stingy...

Jiang Yingying rolled her eyes in her heart, thinking about how to get the money to pay the bill and leave.

After the bailiffs left, Qi Yizheng glanced at Jiang Yingying and said, "I'm very busy and don't have time to waste here with you. How about this, if you can't pay the money, you can either report it to the government and let the government sentence you to a year or two, or you stay in the shop and work to pay off the debt until you pay off the debt. You choose one."

Jiang Yingying gritted her teeth and said, "Then I will work to pay off my debt, but I have to make a promise that you can't reduce my wages, and you have to provide food and accommodation. I... I don't have money to pay for food now. Also, I have to have free time every day. You can't keep me locked up in your shop and not let me go out, right?"

Qi Yizheng stepped forward and held out his hand: "Give me your pass and your indenture."

Jiang Yingying had no choice but to dig into her bosom and take out the pass and the indenture.

Qi Yizheng checked and found nothing wrong, then he put the things away: "I'll keep this for you first. There is an empty room in the backyard, you can stay there. Ask my sister for the wages, she won't treat you badly. Don't worry, I will return the things to you after paying the money."

Qi Yizheng finished speaking and turned to leave. Jiang Yingying asked inexplicably, "Hey, what did you mean by loss of life? Is what you are looking for something dangerous?"

Qi Yizheng frowned and looked back at her: "It is a very dangerous weapon. Don't go out at night. The capital is not peaceful recently." After saying that, he walked straight out of the backyard.

Jiang Yingying frowned tightly as she thought about the black thing that was only slightly bigger than her palm.

As the number one expert in the underworld, she always disguises herself as a man when stealing things, and accepts missions under the name "Jiang Liu", so until now, no one knows that she is Jiang Liu, or Jiang Yingying.

But she also has principles in this line of work, that is, you can steal things but you cannot kill people.

When she thought that the thing she stole was a powerful weapon, she actually felt guilty.

But on second thought, even if someone died later, it would have nothing to do with me, because I had already handed over the stolen goods to the customer, and the cause and effect of the harm was also transferred to the customer, so I would not be responsible.

After she figured it out, she felt relieved a little and walked to the front shop to meet the owner and ask about working to pay off debts.

"What? Only one tael of silver a month?" Jiang Yingying was dumbfounded: "Then don't I have to work for fifteen months before I can leave?" Fifteen months, the flowers will wither and my own skills will be wasted.

Madam Qi said embarrassedly, "Miss, this is the normal wage. You can also ask around in a few more shops. I haven't treated you unfairly." After that, she looked at her clothes and said, "But you can also ask the pawnshop. I think your hairpin is worth some silver. If you pawn it, it can be worth several taels of silver, and then you can work a few months less."