nashuaworldcup Chapter 106 Ledger
Chapter 106 Ledger
On the other side, Yun Yuke noticed the anomaly almost immediately.
A group of people lay sprawled on the ground, and the surrounding area was a complete mess.
Liu Zhou'er and Yun Qingjin, who were originally here, have disappeared, and there are obvious drag marks on the ground.
The merchants all knew each other, and when they saw their family members collapsed there, they all rushed over to wake them up.
"Zhou'er and Qingqing have been taken away, haven't they?" Aunt Hua was already too weak to stand, and slumped to one side, carefully looking around.
"Yes, Yu Niang, it's my fault. I didn't expect them to dare to do it in broad daylight." Yun Yu Ke's expression was solemn.
"Boss Yun, take another look around here for any traces. Maybe they'll leave something behind." Although Aunt Hua was quite shocked, she managed to control her emotions.
"Yu Niang, you don't blame me?"
"What are you saying, Boss Yun? Do you think I'm an unreasonable person? Thieves are always thinking about stealing things, and no matter how hard we ordinary people try to guard against them, we can't stop them. This has nothing to do with you. The important thing is to find the person quickly."
Although Aunt Hua was still pale, she was very clear-headed and did not throw a tantrum; instead, she calmly thought things through.
Yun Yuke nodded and then wandered around the area again.
“Qingqing and Zhou’er must have been kidnapped here.” Based on the traces, Yun Yuke found the spot where the two had been sitting.
Yun Yuke had just thought that if someone was suddenly kidnapped, it was hard to say what might have been left behind. If they were to search, they might find traces like bloodstains.
If she hadn't been suddenly kidnapped... Qingqing would definitely have tried to leave something behind.
Yun Yuke carefully examined the surroundings and finally found the silver waist buckle that Yun Qingjin had inserted into the chair earlier.
"Yu Niang, come and see! This is the decoration on Qingqing's clothes these past few days, isn't it!"
Yun Yuke exclaimed in surprise. Aunt Hua took the belt buckle and nodded, "Yes! Qingqing came to my place last night, and I was the one who made sure she changed her clothes this morning. She said she wanted to dress more formally today, so she specially changed into this belt with silver embroidery and five silver buckles! This is it!"
"How is it? Boss Yun? Have you found your child?" Some of the family members of the merchants who had been drugged woke up and gathered around when they saw Boss Yun.
"Not yet, but my family left some things behind, which can be considered a clue."
"What exactly happened? What are the arrangements here, Marquis Ankang? Who would kidnap someone?"
"In our daily business dealings, no one dares to offend Marquis Ankang, right?"
The merchants chattered amongst themselves, and everyone was somewhat frightened.
"Everyone, don't be afraid. We're operating normally, and no one can say anything about us. Please check your health and see if you have any problems."
"We're fine, Mr. Yun. We're all partners. Do you need our help?"
Yun Yuke shook her head. "To be honest, my dear friends, this is very likely aimed at our Yunji. I don't want to drag you all down with me."
"Mr. Yun, please don't be so polite. We can all help out." The merchants here had a good relationship in the city and knew each other.
Yun Qingjin usually had a good relationship with these people, and one of the merchants said, "We still need to find the child as soon as possible. Let's go ask Marquis Ankang. After all, it was his banquet, and he should also take responsibility for this kind of thing."
"Everyone, everyone, don't rush! Let me say something."
Yun Yuke gathered everyone together. “Everyone, we are now on someone else’s territory, and I am a marquis. I don’t want to burden you all with my own affairs. So, everyone, I only have one thing I hope you can help me with.”
"Mr. Yun, you said it, and as long as it's within our capabilities, we will definitely do it!"
Yun Yuke nodded and pulled Aunt Hua over. "Everyone, this is a good friend of mine. I'm going to look for her in this area later. Please take care of her for me."
"This is simple, Mr. Yun, don't worry."
Yun Yuke nodded, bowed to everyone, and then leaped away.
"Boss Yun is so amazing!"
"She just flew up, didn't she?"
Yun Yuke rolled over a few times, simultaneously using her divine sense to scan the surrounding area.
Unfortunately, there are many houses and people in the vicinity, so Yun Yuke couldn't sense anyone for a while and couldn't say where the person might be.
Yun Yuke had no choice but to wander aimlessly around.
Meanwhile, Yun Qingjin and Liu Zhou'er had already briefly flipped through the account books in the room.
“Sister Zhou’er, this…this is the evidence that Mother mentioned regarding Marquis Ankang, isn’t it?”
Yun Qingjin spoke slowly, seemingly a little hesitant to confirm.
"Qingqing, it seems like it's correct."
The contents of the ledger in Liu Zhou'er's hand were even more astonishing.
"Qingqing, do you still remember those cases that Lord Zhu mentioned when he was reviewing the cases?"
"I remember, what's wrong, Sister Zhou'er?"
“Look here. This is a record of the money that Yunmo Study sent to the Marquis’s Mansion starting from the first year of the Hegemony. Judging from the amount, most of the income should have gone to the Marquis’s Mansion.”
Yun Qingjin leaned closer and took a closer look. "It should be. Our family's account books are in a similar state."
"Let me take a look at the other ledgers."
The two got right to work, quickly flipping through the account books in the vicinity.
"Let's not make a huge mess of it, or it'll be hard to clean up later," Yun Qingjin reminded herself as she flipped through the pages.
Unfortunately, there were many account books in the room, including those for the daily expenses of the manor and the marquis's residence, as well as those for business ventures outside the manor.
"No, Sister Zhou'er, we might not find anything by searching like this."
"How to say?"
“Sister, I remember that some of those five cases were related to Marquis Ankang, right? Let’s follow the clues. Now that Yunmo Study is in place, the remaining issues are the blacksmith’s disappearance, the embroiderer’s poisoning, the embroiderer’s husband’s death at Juxiang Pavilion, the manager of Wufu Silver Shop, and the disappearance of the young courier. Let’s start our search from these issues.”
The two changed their focus, no longer looking at the Hou family's own account books, but instead looking at the account books of other merchants.
"I've got it! Wufu Bank! As expected, this bank is connected to the Marquis's mansion!"
Yun Qingjin flipped to a familiar name, then found an old account book. "Even now, Wufu Bank still sends its account books to Marquis Ankang, so I'll take the old account book."
Liu Zhou'er also made some gains.
"Unsurprisingly, I found Juxiang Pavilion's account books."
"Alright, let's take the old ledgers too. Most people only look at the latest ledgers."
Of the five cases that were originally problematic, the merchants involved in three of them have now been found to have their ledgers. However, for the remaining two cases—the courier falling off a cliff and the blacksmith disappearing—there is really no feasible evidence left.
"That's all for now. Let's tidy this up first and make sure no one notices."
The two girls quickly put the account books back in their original positions, and took out a total of three account books.
Yun Qingjin opened the ledger of the Wufu Bank that she had found.
"Sister, I don't know when we can leave. I want to take a look first. If we find any clues, we can provide them to Teacher Zhu immediately."
“You’re right. I’ll also take a look at Juxiang Pavilion’s ledger to see if there are any problems.”
Almost at the same time, Yun Qingjin heard the sound of footsteps coming and going outside.