Although Liang Qian said it was a loan, her son only earned a small salary, and her daughter-in-law wasn’t working. Who knows when they’d be able to repay it? Besides, her grandson was renovating his house, and as his grandmother, giving a bit of money was no big deal.
However, she had just given Xiao Chi a few thousand yuan and didn’t have much left. When her daughter-in-law ca to borrow money, she couldn’t co up with anything and had to forcefully claim she didn’t have any.
This really upset Liang Qian. Right now, she’s in a foul mood at ho, all because Old Mrs. i angered her.
She gave it readily to the eldest grandson, but when the younger grandson wanted to borrow, she had nothing. This grandmother was too biased. In what way was her Junzi worse than Xiao Chi?
"The police said they already have a lead," i Shuqing said that night after returning ho, discussing with the family about the situation outside.
"What do they say? Do they have a suspect?" i Lang Jun quickly asked.
"Yes, it might be Qu Liushou from our courtyard. The security said he saw Qu Liushou take two bags of stuff out that day, but when he was talking to the police, he only ntioned taking a bag of rice ho. The police have been keeping a close watch recently and found that he’s been acting sneaky. Sothing seems off."
Han Yi, upon hearing his second uncle’s words, glanced at Chen Haichang, who was eating dumplings on his plate. When Han Yi looked over, Chen Haichang lifted his head and gave him an ambiguous smile.
Han Yi imdiately understood that it was surely Chen Haichang who intentionally drew the police’s attention to Qu Liushou.
"Since there’s a lead, why not just have the police arrest him for questioning? According to Second Brother, it doesn’t seem like there’s any intention to arrest him." Chen Haichang suddenly spoke.
"Yeah, who knows what this Qu Liushou is up to? He hasn’t even been going to work lately, and he’s been hanging around a small alley in the southern city. We think he might be planning sothing big. That’s why we’re observing for a couple of days to see what he’s up to?"
"What big move? Could it be that he stole our family’s stuff and then lost it? He might just be wandering around aimlessly looking for it now. If you ask , once there’s a clue, just nab him quickly. Isn’t the older brother very worried and doesn’t want to make a big deal out of it? Now’s the perfect ti. If you don’t want it to blow up too much, just arrest him and be done with it."
Chen Haichang’s words made i Shuqing furrow his brows. "Haichang, where are you getting all these analyses from?"
"Do these really need analysis? Hasn’t Qu Liushou not been back to the courtyard for a long ti? He suddenly spends a night there, how would he know our family wasn’t ho that night, and even navigate so smoothly? If Qu Liushou hasn’t been to our house before, sothing is definitely up."
Chen Haichang spoke indirectly, but everyone present understood what was being implied.
i Shuqing and i Lang Jun didn’t say anything, but the expressions on their faces weren’t good.
"So the third son ans it was done by soone in the family?" Liang Qian said openly, not shying away.
i Lang Jun believed it was i Langchi who did it. He needed money for business lately. He might not be able to wait for the old man’s passing, so he staged this act.
i Shuqing knew it was a family mber, but didn’t know exactly who. It was hard to say.
"Godmother, godfather, I think this was definitely done by soone in the family. If no one told Qu Liushou where the old man’s room was, how could he have found it so precisely? There are two studies on the ground floor. Although both studies were disturbed, father-in-law’s room hardly seems touched; its ssiness was probably just a deliberate distraction." Lin Wan quickly added fuel to Chen Haichang’s fire, "Soone in the house must have observed first, then inford Qu Liushou."
Of course, she wanted to say it was Ye Qing, but she couldn’t be too obvious. As long as they caught Qu Liushou, Ye Qing’s exposure wouldn’t be far off.
"The things Grandpa hid, our house wouldn’t know about them, not even your godfather, your grandpa never ntioned. We certainly didn’t do it." Liang Qian said, with a hint of complaint.
"Second sister-in-law, Second brother, you can’t suspect in all of this. If I knew the old man had such treasures, I wouldn’t have asked him for a house back then; I’d have directly asked for a few heirlooms. By now, I might own two houses." Chen Haichang, having eaten his fill, crossed his arms in defense, then glanced at Han Yi and others, deliberately adding, "Big nephew, niece-in-law, surely it wasn’t you guys...?"
"Third Uncle can really think. Since we returned to this house, aside from our room upstairs, we haven’t gone anywhere. Of course, except for the few tis the old man called Han Yi to his study. If that’s enough to make us suspects, then i Langchi and Ye Qing are more suspicious than we are. Especially Ye Qing, lately she’s changed a lot. Not only is she busy pleasing Old Mrs. i, but she’s also taken on house cleaning. I’ve heard that almost all of the room on the first floor is cleaned by Ye Qing." Lin Wan refused to beco the scapegoat.
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