bookrebus Chapter 185 There is a clue!
Chapter 185 There is a clue!
Jiang Yuwei stared at Manager Zhang and said:
"If you say that this gold-powdered paper belongs to your Ge family, then do you dare to confront me? Let's make paper on the spot and let the government decide who is right and who is wrong?"
After hearing this, Manager Zhang immediately became hesitant:
"You are crazy, Jiang Yuwei. How can you demonstrate the papermaking formula on the spot? Wouldn't that mean that others can learn everything?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled contemptuously.
"I'm not like you Ge family who can't tolerate others. Anyone can make paper, but whoever has the ability will naturally sell well. The most important thing in the business world is the bottom line. There's no need to always use sinister tricks! Besides, I'm not afraid of leaking secrets even though I developed the gold powder paper. What are you afraid of, a fake?"
When Manager Zhang heard Jiang Yuwei say this, he immediately retorted excitedly:
"You, you are the fake one, all of you in Moxiangzhai are fake!"
Jiang Yuwei took a step forward and stared at Manager Zhang fiercely and said angrily:
"You are talking nonsense! Stop talking nonsense to me! Tell me! Where did you get this gold-powdered paper? Are you the thief who stole things from my shop last night?"
Just as Zhang was about to speak, Captain Huang shouted impatiently:
"Manager Zhang, please cooperate with the investigation! Otherwise, come with me to the government office!"
When Manager Zhang heard that he had to go to the government office, he immediately had a psychological trauma. The last time he was called to the government office to try a case, he still felt his calves trembling when he thought about it, so he quickly changed his words:
"Captain Huang, please don't worry. I'll tell you. Isn't that enough?"
After saying this, Manager Zhang saw that Captain Huang's expression had eased slightly, so he spoke:
"Actually, this paper was sold to me by a man who came to our Ge's this morning. He said he bought too much gold-powder paper and couldn't use it all, so he wanted to sell it at a low price. At the time, I just thought I was getting a bargain, so I bought all of it without thinking too much. I never thought that something like this would happen!"
After hearing this, Captain Huang asked anxiously:
"What did that man look like? Do you remember?"
Manager Zhang thought for a moment and then said:
"He is not tall, about the same height as me, and very thin. Oh, and he has a long face, a pair of white eyes, and he wears a coarse grey coat!"
Jiang Yuwei was shocked when she heard this. Isn't this the man who stood behind Manager Zhang in the morning?
Jiang Yuwei looked at Manager Zhang and said:
"Just now, when Captain Huang and his men came, I saw a strange man standing behind you. Is that the man?"
Manager Zhang thought for a moment and nodded repeatedly. Captain Huang saw this and grabbed Manager Zhang's hand and asked:
"So where did he go after he left the shop?"
Manager Zhang pointed in the direction of Huichun Hall and said:
"I just saw him walking over there, but I don't know where he went. Captain Huang's matter really has nothing to do with me!"
Captain Huang saw this and didn't care about Manager Zhang. He hurried into the backyard of Moxiangzhai and took a few of his men to chase the thieves in the direction they left. He also left two captains to continue collecting evidence in the backyard of Moxiangzhai.
When Jiang Yuwei saw Captain Huang leave, she gathered all the gold-powdered paper in front of Manager Zhang and held it in her arms.
"I'll take this gold-powdered paper back with me. It's the key evidence to catch the thief. Thank you, Manager Zhang, for what you did today!"
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei walked into Moxiangzhai holding the gold-powdered paper without looking back.
Manager Zhang, who was still standing there in a daze, saw this and quickly stretched out his hand and shouted:
"Hey, but I bought it with my own money! Don't leave! Give me back my money! Oh, what a sin! Who did I offend? Pah, I'm looking for bad luck so early in the morning!"
Manager Zhang saw the seriousness of the situation and heard Jiang Yuwei say that the gold-powder paper was the key evidence, so he didn't dare to chase after her to ask for it. He could only go into his shop cursing.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei returned to Moxiangzhai, she took out paper and pen and drew a portrait of the man in her impression. Although the painting was mediocre, the man's obvious features could be seen.
When Jiang Yuwei was holding the portrait and looking at it in the sun, Ning Huaizhi frowned and looked at the portrait and said:
"Yuwei, who is this person you painted? He looks familiar to me."
Jiang Yuwei turned around, put the portrait in Ning Huaizhi's hand and said:
"He must be the person who came to our shop to steal things last night. This morning he was still at Ge's Paper Shop watching what was going on here. He didn't leave until the government officials arrived."
Ning Qiu hurried over to check after hearing this.
"This person does look familiar, but I can't remember who he is at the moment."
Jiang Yuwei saw that Ning Huaizhi and Ning Qiu both looked familiar, so she spoke:
"Did you see him at the door of Ge's house this morning? That's why you thought he looked familiar?"
Ning Qiu shook his head and said:
"Impossible. I was busy cleaning up the shop early this morning. How could I have the time to care about who was standing at the door of Ge's?"
Jiang Yuwei suddenly thought of something after hearing this, and hurriedly took the portrait to show Uncle Ning Wu and Ning Daya. After the two looked at it for a while, Uncle Ning Wu suddenly spoke as if he had thought of something:
"Yuwei, isn't the person you drew short and thin?"
Jiang Yuwei was surprised:
"Yes, yes, yes, how did you know Uncle Ning Wu? Do you know him?"
Uncle Ning hesitated and said:
"I'm not sure if it's him, but his features are indeed 80% similar. This person is Ning Qi, the son of Aunt Ning San from our Ningjia Village. They were good friends before my son went to the army. This guy often comes to my house to look for my son."
After hearing this, Jiang Yuwei immediately understood what was going on. She had just fallen out with Aunt Ning San, and her son Ning Qi came to her shop to steal things. As expected, she made a lot of money, and there were still many jealous people in the village. Although she had been very low-key, she could not resist the help of Chen Guixiang, the old woman, to publicize it.
Jiang Yuwei guessed that Third Aunt Ning must have listened to Chen Guixiang's words, so she set her eyes on her family, and planned with her son to buy land from her. However, she did not fall into the trap and did not give Third Aunt Ning a good face, so they resorted to this desperate measure and ran to her shop to steal things.
Jiang Yuwei thought about what Ning Sangu had said about moving out of Ningjia Village, so she hurried to the backyard to find the constables, gave them the portrait, and repeated her reasoning to the chief constable. If they didn't go to Ningjia Village quickly to control Ning Sangu, they would have already run away by the time they were found!
The two captains discussed it for a while and saw that Captain Huang had not returned yet. They felt that the matter could not be delayed, so they took the portrait and drove the ox cart to Ningjia Village to capture Ning Sangu.
Jiang Yuwei thought that manager Zhang's words alone were not enough to serve as evidence, so she drew another portrait. She planned to take the portrait and inquire in the shops on North Street one by one. Perhaps someone happened to see Ning Qi committing the crime, and then the evidence would be very clear.