Chapter 238

Three large chests of silver had disappeared without a trace.

Kuai Peng was completely awakened from his drunkenness. He ran over sweating profusely and rummaged through the empty chests again. He roared, "Motherf * cker, how dare you steal charity money? How dare you steal my silver? How can it be stolen when the silver is stored in the Imperial College? "

No matter how loud he shouted, the silver would not return by itself. The three chests were still empty. The Directorate of the Imperial College, Ye Le Ling, rushed over. After understanding the situation, his expression became extremely ugly.

Because there were students from the Directorate who participated in this righteous deed, it would be a good thing for the Directorate if this matter were to be publicized. Moreover, the Directorate was a very safe place, so he agreed to temporarily store the money for Zhang Hongyi and the others. But in just one night, the money was stolen from the Directorate. Wouldn't the Directorate become the biggest suspect?

Kuai Peng grabbed Le Siye and roared, "The silver was stored in your Imperial College. Now that the three chests have been pried open, but the warehouse's door is still intact. Needless to say, someone in your Imperial College stole the silver. You must give me an explanation for this matter."

Le Siye's face paled in shock. "That's because you have deposited the taels of silver. This official has specially given you the key to the warehouse. If someone were to steal the taels of silver, the most suspicious person would not be my Directorate of Studies."

Kuai Peng was furious and said, "Bullsh * t! If it wasn't you, could it be me? You gave me the key, could it be that you can't have a second key? I still have the key to the chests. If it was me, why didn't I use the key to open the chests? Why did I have to forcibly pry it open? "

Le Siye sneered, "In this way, you can shift the blame to the Directorate of Studies."

Kuai Peng was unable to restrain his anger. He swung his fist and punched, but was stopped by Ye Xiaotian. Tang Xianzu also rushed forward and grabbed Kuai Peng's arm, pulling him to the side.

When Le Siye saw that Kuai Peng wanted to hit him, he was so angry that he laughed and said, "You Imperial College people are really impressive. You stole the silver and framed us, the Imperial College. Now you want to bully others? This old man has forgotten that you Embroidered Uniform Guards are most adept at calling a deer a horse and distorting the truth, isn't that what you Embroidered Uniform Guards are best at? "

Kuai Peng flew into a rage and shouted, "Old Tang, let go of me, I'll beat this old thing to death."

The current Embroidered Uniform Guard was no longer as awe-inspiring as it was in the past. Now, the ones with the most power were the civil officials. Whether it was the Embroidered Uniform Guard or the Emperor's relatives, once they offended a civil official, it was like poking a hornet's nest. It didn't matter if it was related to them or not. Those civil officials acted as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

What's more, Le Siye was an official of the Imperial College. Not only did he have great prestige in the scholar world, but many of the students he taught were also from good families. If Kuai Peng really punched him, it would not be as simple as poking a hornet's nest, but rushing into a hornet's nest.

Tang Xianzu knew how dangerous it was, so how could he dare to let go? Hearing Kuai Peng's words, he hugged her even tighter. Ye Xiaotian said, "Enough, Brother Kuai. What's the point of making a ruckus now? Why don't we report this to the authorities?"

Hugged by Tang Xianzu, Kuai Peng pointed at his own nose and said, "Report to the authorities? Kuai Peng pointed at his nose. "Report to the authorities? My Embroidered Uniform Guard was tricked by someone, and I actually went to find a constable to handle the case. Don't you think I've embarrassed myself enough? "

Ye Xiaotian said helplessly, "Then what do you want? Ye Xiaotian said helplessly, "Then what do you want? Isn't your Southern Garrison Commander in charge of military discipline and craftsmen? Can you handle this case? "

Kuai Peng struggled but couldn't get out of Tang Xianzu's arms. "Let go of me. Don't worry. I won't beat him. Let go!"

Only then did Tang Xianzu loosen his grip. Kuai Peng panted a few times and gradually calmed down. He said, "Even if our spies in South Town are not specialized in investigation, we are still better than those in Six Fan School. I will definitely investigate this case. If it was really done by the people from the Imperial College …"

Kuai Peng sneered and looked at Le Siye fiercely. Le Siye raised his chin and said, "You want to investigate our Imperial College? I think you'd better clear your name first. "

Kuai. Kuai Peng jumped up again. "I'm not a f * cking suspect. The walls of your Imperial College are higher than the prison walls. There are soldiers guarding the gate. There are three big boxes of silver. It takes more than ten people to carry them. How can I steal? Do I know the Five Ghosts Moving Method? "

Hearing that, Ye Xiaotian's expression changed, and he said, "That's right! The boxes are here. The silver is gone. The thief can't move the whole box. Or he can't transport such a big box out of the Imperial College. "

Ye Xiaotian paced back and forth, thinking nervously. Slowly, he said, "If someone broke up the silver into pieces and transported it away in batches, then it doesn't matter if he carried it out of the Imperial College in pieces, or if he stole the silver and then carried it away in pieces, it would be impossible for him to have carried it out from the walls."

Hearing his words, Kuai Peng calmed down and said, "That's right. If it was transported in pieces, then there must be people inside and outside the high walls. There must be cars and boxes of silver outside the walls. This process can't be short. There are soldiers patrolling the Imperial College at night. There are bailiffs and night watchmen outside the walls. Recently, there are refugees everywhere in Nanjing. The bailiffs are patrolling more frequently. If it was transported from the top of the wall, it would've been discovered long ago. If it was a whole box of silver, they wouldn't be able to move it up even if they stepped on a ladder! "

Tang Xianzu suddenly said, "So, the thief could only transport the silver through the gate!"

Ye Xiaotian suddenly turned to Le Siye and said, "Lord Siye, is there any record of who goes in and out of the Imperial College?"

When Le Siye heard this, he still suspected the Imperial College and felt very disgusted. But the theft happened in the Imperial College and he couldn't avoid it at all. He could only say resentfully, "Of course there is a record. But, if there is a discrepancy, at most it's a record of a name. It's impossible to record anything else."

Ye Xiaotian smiled and said, "That's enough. When the silver was transported yesterday, it was almost evening. I believe it's also forbidden to go in and out at night. So, the time in between shouldn't be too long. During this time, if someone transported a large cart of things or repeatedly went in and out, I believe the gatekeeper will remember it clearly."

Kuai Peng was happy and said, "That's right! If someone transported a cart of things out during this time, or if a person repeatedly went in and out, or if a large group of people went out together, then they are the most suspicious people. "

Le Siye sneered, "In the end, you still want to investigate my Imperial College?"

Kuai Peng said angrily, "What, your Imperial College can't investigate? You repeatedly obstructed us, could it be that you have a guilty conscience? Hey! This door lock is completely undamaged … "

Ye Xiaotian interrupted him and said, "Brother Kuai, the fact that the door lock is undamaged doesn't prove anything. This kind of lock is very easy to open. I won't hide it from you, if you give me a suitable tool, I can break it open. Lord Siye was kind enough to help us deposit the silver, so we can't carelessly slander the Imperial College and make things difficult for Lord Siye. "

Hearing him say this, Le Siye's face, which was originally green with anger, gradually eased up.

Ye Xiaotian took the opportunity to bow to Le Siye and said sincerely, "Lord Siye, you're the Imperial College's official, you understand the principles of teaching and educating people much better than us juniors. This silver is used for disaster relief and the people who stole it can be said to be utterly heartless!

If this silver is not found, who knows how many refugees will be in a worse situation. I can understand your feelings of protecting the Imperial College, but the silver has indeed been stolen here. If you want to wash away the suspicion of the Imperial College, then you should cooperate with us and find the real silver thief. "

Le Siye could not help musing when he heard this. After some time, he slowly said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to report to Chancellor. "

Ye Xiaotian said, "I'll have to trouble Lord Siye!"

Le Siye glared fiercely at Kuai Peng, flicked his sleeves, and left.

Kuai Peng sneered and said, "Looking at his guilty look, that thief is definitely from the Imperial College without a doubt."

Ye Xiaotian consoled, "The truth hasn't come to light yet, Brother Kuai doesn't need to say that."

Seeing a big business slip away, that Manager Tong was very dispirited and went up impatiently to say, "Gentlemen, my apologies, since your silver has already disappeared without a trace, we can't do this business anymore. Farewell!"

Ye Xiaotian was also somewhat discouraged and clasped his hands at him. Watching Manager Tong leave, he suddenly thought of something and stamped his feet, saying, "No, we can't let him leave like this."

Tang Xianzu and Kuai Peng were startled and asked in unison, "What?"

Ye Xiaotian said, "After Manager Tong leaves, he'll definitely make this matter known. Right now, this matter is confusing and has yet to be investigated clearly. If this matter is made public, it's inevitable that people will suspect that someone from the Imperial College committed a crime. There will also be people who will suspect that you and I are using the name of charity sale for disaster relief to amass wealth, but in reality, we're stuffing our own pockets. "

"That's right!"

Kuai Peng suddenly realized and said, "I'll go chase after him and tell him to keep his mouth shut."

Kuai Peng said as he quickly chased after him. He was an Embroidered Uniform Guard, and that Manager Tong was nothing more than a merchant. As long as he gave the order, that Manager Tong, a businessman, would definitely not speak out of turn. No one understood the principle of "disaster comes from the mouth" better than these commoners.

Not long after, Chancellor Tian Mingdao hurried over. Chancellor Tian's expression was even uglier than Le Siye's. Before coming here, he had already severely reprimanded Le Siye, but since things had come to this, he had no other choice. The charity funds had to be investigated, but what he cared about the most was protecting the Imperial College's reputation. Otherwise, once news spread that the imperial students or the teachers who preached and dispelled doubts of the Imperial College stole charity funds, the Imperial College's reputation would definitely hit rock bottom.

Chancellor Tian rushed to the scene and heard Kuai Peng angrily recount the matter. He then said, "Good! This official will have Le Siye cooperate with you to investigate the people who entered and left the Imperial College last night. However, you must be careful. If this matter is made public, hmph! "

Chancellor Tian snorted coldly, and Kuai Peng's arrogance immediately disappeared. He suddenly realized that the consequences were not as simple as losing the charity funds.

Don't think that Chancellor Tian was just a teacher, but the Imperial College was the headmaster of the highest educational institution that cultivated the reserve power of officials. Those who could enter the Imperial College were at least of the provincial level. After these people left, they would either become officials or extremely influential gentry. The difference between a Chancellor and a teacher was like the difference between cloud and mud.