Li Nanke and Little Rabbit came to the hut where the General Secretary worked, and Leng Xinnan happened to be there.
There was a rather depressing atmosphere in the house.
The sandalwood smoke on the table was lingering as usual, hiding Leng Siyuan's somewhat cold and slightly anxious face. Leng Xinnan stood in front of the table with the same indifferent expression.
The woman's eyes were a little red, and the grievance and anger after being scolded still remained in her eyes.
Apparently, the brother and sister had another argument.
"Is something wrong?"
Leng Siyuan also looked sideways at Li Nanke.
Li Nanke glanced at Leng Xinnan, who was looking away, and said in a deep voice: "Master General Secretary, I have found the suspect who stole the secret store Hongyu."
"who is it?"
Leng Siyuan asked.
Li Nanke did not answer, walked to the table, picked up a pen, found a piece of paper and wrote on it, but did not hand it to Leng Siyuan, but folded it up and said:
"Master General, please send someone immediately to bring over Jin Laoba from the White Tiger Department."
Jin Laoba?
When the two brothers and sisters in the room heard this, their faces showed surprise.
"Is he alone? Where is Lao Jiang?"
Leng Siyuan specifically mentioned "Lao Jiang". Apparently he was the biggest suspect in their minds before.
"No need, just take Old Man Jin with you."
Li Nanke repeated it.
Leng Siyuan nodded and did not ask further questions. He called the subordinates outside the door in and asked them to go to the White Tiger Department to summon Jin Laoba.
The room fell into silence.
None of the three people spoke.
The air that originally supplied oxygen was like cotton mixed with water at this moment. It was obviously breathable, but it was stuffy and uncomfortable.
Li Nanke didn't know what the two brothers and sisters were arguing about, but his intuition told him
——The quarrel was caused by him.
So Li Nanke wisely chose to shut up.
Meng Xiaotu felt the strange atmosphere and regretted following him. She wanted to go out and look conspicuous, so she quietly moved her steps and hid her petite body behind Li Nanke. She took a few deep breaths, as if she had left the plateau.
area.
"Little rabbit."
Leng Siyuan suddenly shouted.
"ah?"
Meng Xiaotu was startled and hurriedly stuck out her little head.
"Open the window."
"oh oh."
Meng Xiaotu obediently opened the window next to her.
A gust of cool breeze flowed into the window, blowing the banana leaves on her head to the ground.
A few messy hairs straightened up disobediently.
Seeing the leaves on the ground, the girl realized that she had been wearing the leaf hat she had made before to protect herself from the sun.
Such a weird decoration was actually seen by Mr. Souji.
The girl's face felt slightly warm.
No wonder I was stared at by so many people when I ate at a noodle shop before.
"I'm sorry...I'll take care of it right away."
Seeing Leng Siyuan frowning, Meng Xiaotu smiled coquettishly at him, quickly picked up the leaves on the ground and held them in his arms, and then hid himself behind Li Nanke's generous body.
Embarrassed, she knocked on her forehead, waved her pink fist, and bared her teeth behind Li Nanke.
It seems to be an expression of dissatisfaction with the always intimidating Souji-sama.
"How is your grandma?"
"Ah? Oh, it's okay." The girl quickly put down her fists, stood up straight, and answered subconsciously.
Maybe she felt it was inappropriate to talk to her boss behind other people's backs, so Meng Xiaotu bravely exposed half of her body and said, "Except for not sleeping much recently, everything else is fine."
"That's good."
Leng Siyuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Meng Xiaotu felt warmed by the fact that Mr. General Secretary cared about his family, and felt that he should also express his feelings, otherwise it would be too rude.
She can't lag behind when it comes to human relations and sophistication.
Thinking of the previous misunderstanding in Xunfang Pavilion, he asked with concern: "Master General, you were beaten by Li Nanke last time in Xunfang Pavilion. The injury was not serious. Is it better?"
"Cough cough cough..."
"Cough cough cough..."
As soon as these words came out, both men in the room coughed in unison.
The little rabbit was confused.
Leng Xinnan, who had a cold face at first, was stunned when he heard this, and his clear eyes immediately switched back and forth between his brother and Li Nanke, with a bit of scrutiny.
Xunfang Pavilion...that's a brothel.
Thinking of the injury on his brother's eye before, Leng Xinnan suddenly realized.
It turned out that he was beaten by Li Nanke.
No wonder his brother had such strong objections when Li Nanke came to visit him at home.
But……
Why did these two people go to a brothel?
Under the questioning look from his sister's suspicious eyes, Leng Siyuan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said calmly: "Let's talk business."
Leng Xinnan looked at Li Nanke again.
The latter did not hide anything and told what happened.
Leng Xinnan then softened her expression.
Imagining her brother being beaten by the other party, the girl was speechless, but the corners of her lips curved into a smile, and she asked softly with a straight face: "Are you not hurt?"
Leng Siyuan said angrily: "What do you think? My eyes almost bled."
"I didn't ask you."
Leng Xinnan glared and looked at Li Nanke, "Is your hand okay?"
Leng Siyuan: "???"
Li Nanke didn't dare to look at his uncle's darkened cheeks and smiled awkwardly, "It's okay, I didn't use much force."
Snapped!
Leng Siyuan couldn't bear it anymore, slammed the table, stood up and said angrily: "Whose family do you girl belong to? Your brother's eye was hit, and you asked him if his hand was okay?"
Leng Xinnan frowned, "What kind of cultivation are you? What kind of cultivation is Nanke? He is not even a monk, and he has no spiritual power in his body. If he was not careful at that time, his hand might be broken. Don't tell me that you were
There is no defense at all, who would believe it?"
Leng Siyuan opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment.
I can't keep the girl anymore. This is it.
Although Li Nanke always lowered his head, he could already feel the extreme murderous intent revealed by his uncle towards him.
Thank you, Sister Leng.
Fortunately, footsteps came from outside the door, which relieved the awkward and tense atmosphere in the room.
"Master Souji, Xiao Li, Master Leng, oh, Miss Bunny is here too."
As soon as Li Donghai entered the room, he greeted everyone with a smile.
Jin Laoba followed behind, his expression blank.
Leng Siyuan sat back in his chair with a cold face and said calmly: "Li Nanke said that he had found the suspect in the theft of the secret vault."
"Oh? That's right."
Li Donghai glanced around the room and saw that except for Jin Laoba, there was no other guard present. His eyes flickered, and then he praised Li Nanke, "You are indeed a talented young man. He found the thief so quickly.
Awesome, really awesome."
While they were talking, Deputy General Manager Niu Daru also entered the room, whether by coincidence or because he heard some news.
When Li Nanke and others saw this, they all saluted.
"Lao Niu."
Leng Siyuan waved to the other person to sit on the chair and said with a smile, "You are here just in time. Let's hear how Li Nanke found out the person who stole Hongyu."
"What about the rest?"
Niu Daru looked around and asked with a frown.
Li Nanke said: "Sir, there is no need to bring other people to ask, I can announce the answer now. The person who stole the red rain is the officer on duty of the White Tiger Department - Jin Laoba!"
Although he had guessed this result, Leng Siyuan was still surprised to hear Li Nanke say it himself.
Not to mention the other people in the house.
Li Donghai was stunned and asked in confusion: "Xiao Li
, are you mistaken? The people from the White Tiger Department were the first to finish the count, and they were all checked later by the Xuanwu Department."
"That's right, you're so smart. No matter how you talk about this, it can't be related to the White Tiger Department."
Meng Xiaotu also expressed doubts.
Others in the room were quietly waiting for Li Nanke's explanation.
Including Jin Laoba.
Li Nanke said: "That's right, no matter how you look at it, the theft can't be traced to the officers on duty at the White Tiger Department, because they were the first to complete the count and have the least suspicion.
but!
As far as I know, the White Tiger Department’s guards and Dazhu were the last to leave the secret vault at that time.”
At this time, Jin Laoba explained: "Because we keep the key to the inner door lock together, we can only wait for Dazhu to finish counting and then lock it."
"Yes, but it also gives you the opportunity to steal, doesn't it?" Li Nanke said with a smile, "Old Jiang had a stomachache, so Dazhu had to count the number of red rains alone.
But Dazhu himself is relatively stupid. When he is counting, it is very easy for you to steal a box while he is not paying attention."
Niu Daru suddenly sneered and said: "Your inference makes no sense. Although the guards of the Xuanwu Department were not in the secret warehouse at the time, they were in the courtyard. If Jin Laoba came out with Hongyu, it would be easy to see a long box
of."
"That's right, Xiao Li, you are not blind. If you bring a box of Red Rain out, you are not throwing yourself into a trap."
Li Donghai said with a smile.
Li Nanke shook his finger, stared at Jin Laoba and said, "Who said that if you steal something, you have to take it out on the spot? Can't you hide it at the discovery site first, and then take it away when the time is right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Laoba looked up at him, and then lowered his eyes.
Li Donghai expressed that he did not understand and asked in confusion, "Xiao Li, what do you mean by this?"
Li Nanke didn't show off anymore, and carefully stated the situation of the rat hole he discovered, and said loudly: "Jin Laoba first took advantage of Dazhu and another companion not paying attention, and secretly hid a box of red rain into the rat hole.
Inside.
I carefully inspected the rat hole, and it was just right for hiding the Red Rain Box. Moreover, it was located in a blind spot, making it difficult for people to detect it.
When the new staff on duty checked another large list the next day, they found that the number of red rain was wrong, and they would inevitably report it.
At this time, for the sake of caution, the remaining red rain will be transferred routinely and sent to the reserve warehouse.
And in this brief chaos, Jin Laoba could have secretly taken out the hidden box of red rain."
After listening to Li Nanke's analysis, everyone remained silent for a long time.
Jin Laoba also clenched his fists subconsciously, but his face remained calm.
He looked directly at Li Nanke and asked, "Even if the theft process you mentioned is very logical, what about the list? After all, I have never touched the list since it was handed over to the Xuanwu Department."
"Yes, Xiao Li, how do you explain the list?"
Li Donghai frowned and said, "When the Xuanwu Department did the inventory, the list was correct. But when Dazhu did the inventory, the list was missing one page.
There is no way that this missing page was stolen by Lao Ba.
Could it be that Jin Laoba knows sorcery? Did he confuse Dazhu into giving him a one-page list? If he had this ability, all the red rain in the secret vault would have been moved out long ago."
Li Donghai's question also made Leng Siyuan and Niu Daru nod slightly.
No matter how Li Nanke infers it, as long as the list cannot be explained, then the previous part is just nonsense.
"Of course Jin Laoba has no ability to steal the list from Dazhu."
Li Nanke's deep eyes stared at Jin Laoba, who was obviously feeling uneasy, and said loudly, "Because the missing page of the list was in Dazhu's hands from beginning to end, and it was not lost at all!"
What!?
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Meng Xiaotu couldn't help but stamp her jade feet and whispered: "Smart, what are you talking about?"
"Oh I see."
Li Donghai laughed, "Yes
Dazhu’s eyes were wrong and he didn’t see it.”
The corners of Li Nanke's lips raised in a curve, and he walked in front of the table.
He picked up a folded piece of paper on the table.
This was the paper he had written on when he entered the house.
"Master Leng, when I entered the house before, you saw me writing on this, right?"
Li Nanke asked.
Leng Siyuan nodded, "Yes, and I saw you wrote the word "老八"."
Li Nanke stopped talking and gently opened the paper.
Although the words on it are still there, the ink is already a little faint, making it difficult to see clearly from a distance.
At this time, except Meng Xiaotu, everyone else seemed to understand.
Niu Daru's expression changed drastically.
Li Donghai was also stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face.
A playful smile appeared on Leng Siyuan's face.
Looking at Jin Laoba whose expression changed, Li Nanke took out a small bottle of ink from his arms and sneered: "This kind of ink is made of special raw materials. As long as you write on it, the handwriting will gradually fade after about half an hour."
Go until it disappears!
You can see clearly now that there are still words on it, because the time has not come yet.
Wait a little longer, and the writing on it will disappear completely! This explains why the list suddenly lost a page!"
Li Nanke walked up to Jin Laoba and continued: "A normal inventory takes about a quarter of an hour for one department.
The White Tiger Department first completed the inventory and then handed it over to the Xuanwu Department.
The Xuanwu Department has completed the inventory and handed it over to the Suzaku Department.
Lao Jiang had a stomachache, so he had to count the items alone. By the time he got to the last page of the list, the words on that list had completely disappeared.
So Jin Laoba, this is your modus operandi!
You first copied a page of the list in advance and secretly removed the original page. When the calculation time was almost up, you then started to count Hongyu normally, and finally completed your theft plan!
If you don’t believe it, you can take out the big list for that day and check it carefully.
Because this kind of ink has a strange fragrance, even if the handwriting is gone, the fragrance is still there. I asked the shop owner, and it won’t disappear in ten days and a half. As long as you get closer and smell it, you will definitely be able to smell it!”
Li Nanke's voice echoed in the hut, especially clear.
At this time, except for Jin Laoba, who had cold sweat on his forehead, everyone else in the room was silent and had mixed emotions.
Especially the little rabbit, whose beautiful big eyes were round and stretched, looked at Li Nanke's handsome and confident face, and his hearts seemed to fly out.
My heart was beating wildly, and if I hadn't taken into account the presence of others, I would have wanted to pounce on him.
Suddenly, the girl tightened her legs and twisted her posture.
Her cheeks flushed red, as if she had done something bad, and she subconsciously pressed the hem of her skirt.
It's leaked, it's leaked.
Leng Siyuan found a large list of personnel on duty that day from a stack of documents, turned to the last few pages, and smelled them carefully.
Sure enough, one of them had a strange smell of ink.
He handed the list to Niu Daru, but the latter didn't take it and just looked at Li Donghai.
Li Donghai's eyes were extremely gloomy.
Soon he smiled again and said: "Xiao Li, your inferences are all good, but why do you think it was Jin Laoba who did it? Others can also use this method."
Li Nanke said with a smile: "Old Jiang has a stomachache and is not at the scene, so we can rule it out. Dazhu was the last to be counted. If he really wanted to steal, there is no need to go to such trouble."
As for the two brothers Gu Dao and Gu Yun, there was no time at all. After all, it takes time for the ink to drain away.
If adults still don't believe it, I suggest that Jin Laoba himself and his home be searched. In addition, the big rat couldn't have run in for no reason, it must have been put in secretly.
It should be that something to attract mice was daubed on the corner of the wall to let it dig holes on its own. But because there was no red rain missing at that time, and the outside
The wall was very strong, so everyone didn't take it to heart.
So I suggest to investigate the personnel on duty that day, Jin Laoba must be there!"
At this moment, Li Donghai was completely speechless.
Leng Siyuan subconsciously went to get the shift manual of the on-duty staff, but looking at Jin Laoba's pale face, he understood that there was no need to verify it.
He leaned on the chair, looked at Li Nanke, and said secretly:
"This brother-in-law... really has a lot of trouble."