Universe Storage Box

When Guard Qiu heard the servant's words, his heart skipped a beat. He guessed that the matter of the Jade Buddha and the Night-Luminescent Pearl being stolen had been leaked. Now, the Minister was ready to investigate.    

    

Guard Qiu felt a little weak in his heart. Although he was sure that no one had seen it at that time, after all, those things were stolen by him. Even if no one had seen it, he felt a little weak in his heart. After all, this was the first time he had done such a thing.    

    

However, Guard Qiu felt even more depressed. The Jade Buddha and the Night-Luminescent Pearl had been stolen by him. However, in the end, they did not end up in his hands. Those things were all gone overnight. He was also anxiously searching for them, but he didn't have the slightest clue. He didn't even have a target to suspect.    

    

He hadn't gotten the item yet, but he had to bear the reputation and mentality of this thief. It would be strange if he didn't feel aggrieved in his heart.    

    

However, no matter what he thought in his heart, he still had to go to the front yard. Otherwise, he would be even more suspicious. Therefore, Guard Qiu tidied his clothes and went to the front yard.    

    

When Guard Qiu arrived at the front yard, he saw that there were already many people there. There were also people rushing over, but it seemed like none of them knew what had happened. They wanted to discuss it, but the Minister was still up there. Naturally, they wouldn't dare to do so.    

    

"Guard Qiu, you're here. Bring your men to maintain order, and then come to my place for a while." Ministry Councillor Zhang said to Guard Qiu when he saw him, but no expression could be seen on his face.    

    

However, Guard Qiu was a little worried in his heart. Usually, the officer was very peaceful with him, but today he had this expression. Clearly, he was also dissatisfied with Guard Qiu.    

    

Actually, this wasn't strange. Now, something was lost in the prefecture. Then, these nursing homes must be responsible for this. The duties of the guardians themselves were to protect their homes, so it was obviously their duty to protect their owners' belongings from being stolen. However, now that they had lost something, it was obviously their dereliction of duty. As the head of the guards, Guard Qiu obviously had to take responsibility.    

    

"Yes." Guard Qiu replied. No matter what, he had not been exposed yet. He had to do his job well. At the same time, he was also secretly making plans. Once something went wrong later, he would immediately run away. However, this time, he didn't get anything but to run away. He was very aggrieved in his heart.    

    

However, Guard Qiu soon realized that even if he wanted to escape today, it wouldn't be so easy. Because, after he brought his men to maintain order among the servants, his men were also asked to stand properly, and at this moment... A row of Yamen came in from the outside. Obviously, he was asked by Ministry Councillor Zhang to come here.    

    

The situation in front of him was very obvious. Similarly, Ministry Councillor Zhang didn't believe these guards.    

    

"Master, what's the matter?" After Guard Qiu arranged the servants, he came to Ministry Councillor Zhang to report.    

    

"Yesterday, you were the one who arranged the patrol work in the prefecture, right?" Ministry Councillor Zhang said.    

    

"Yes, it was me who arranged it." Guard Qiu said.    

    

"Did you and your men notice anything unusual?" Ministry Councillor Zhang said.    

    

"No." Guard Qiu shook his head decisively and said.    

    

"Really?"    

    

"Really not. Did something happen to the old master?" Guard Qiu asked with concern.    

    

"Something has been lost in the mansion!" Ministry Councillor Zhang said with a gloomy expression. At this time, there was no need to hide it anymore. Everyone would know about it later.    

    

In fact, if something else was lost, Ministry Councillor Zhang would investigate and punish the thief severely. However, he wouldn't mobilize such a large force.    

    

However, the Jade Buddha was different. It was a birthday gift from Assistant Minister Liu of the capital to his mother. Before the madame could see it, he had already lost it. Not only would the old mother blame him, but also Vice Minister Liu of the capital. He would definitely be unhappy.    

    

After all, Assistant Minister Liu had paid a huge price to obtain it. He had already sent a letter to Ministry Councillor Zhang, asking him to receive this gift. He must take care of it carefully and let the madame carry it with her. That thing was blessed by an eminent monk, and staying by his side was beneficial to his body.    

    

However, this thing was gone now, Assistant Minister Liu knew. He would definitely be angry. Assistant Minister Liu had feelings for the madame. However, his feelings with Ministry Councillor Zhang were ordinary, and Ministry Councillor Zhang was merely a Minister Counsellor. Once he offended Assistant Minister Liu, not only would he lose his backing, but he would also lose his backing. He might even be hated by Assistant Minister Liu. Perhaps when the madame was around... Nothing will happen, but once something happens to the madame... Perhaps he would be punished by Assistant Minister Liu.    

    

Therefore, he must find that Jade Buddha!    

    

"Ah?!" Guard Qiu pretended to be very surprised and said, "It's all my negligence, please punish me!"    

    

No matter what, Guard Qiu stopped him from taking responsibility. This way, he would give Ministry Councillor Zhang a good impression and reduce his suspicion.    

    

"Let me ask you, what were you doing yesterday? Did you patrol with me, or did you do something?" Ministry Councillor Zhang asked.    

    

"After I arranged the patrol work, I came to the front yard to listen to the show. It was my negligence that caused this to happen." Guard Qiu said.    

    

"Have you been in the front yard? Is there anyone who can prove it?" Ministry Councillor Zhang said.    

    

"I have been in the front yard all this time because I was watching a show in the corner. Therefore, no one can prove it. However, I have always been there. " Guard Qiu said nervously. He had only come to the front yard later on. Therefore, there was no place for him in the good place. He could only stay in the corner. Therefore, there was no witness.    

    

However, even if there was a witness, he did not dare to say it because he had rushed over halfway. If the other party told him about this, then he would be even more suspicious.    

    

Ministry Councillor Zhang didn't comment on what Guard Qiu said. Then, he told the servants about the matter once again, and asked them to prove that he didn't go to the backyard yesterday.    

    

When the servants heard that something had been lost in the mansion, they immediately became nervous and scared. Ministry Councillor Zhang was usually very strict, but now that something like this had happened, they were all afraid.    

    

Thus, one by one, they began to look for someone to prove that they had been in the front yard. They didn't go to the back yard. In fact, this was also a good proof. After all, yesterday, most of the people were in the front yard listening to the show. There were people around, so it was easy to prove it.    

    

While everyone was proving that they had not gone to the back yard, the Yamen that Ministry Councillor Zhang had invited over... According to Ministry Councillor Zhang's understanding, ___ had already gone to the rooms of the servants to conduct a search. From yesterday until today, none of the servants had gone out. In other words, if that thing was really stolen by someone in the manor... That thing should still be in the residence, and hasn't been transferred out.