Chapter 300

Kuai Peng was so excited that his breathing was a bit hurried. He said to Ye Xiaotian, "I brought them here and also informed Hong Xing, Old Liu, and Old Qiao. They'll be here in a while! Tell me, what should we do? "

Ye Xiaotian said, "What should we do? Charge in and search! "

Hua Yunfei was surprised, "Big Brother, you've always been steady and always pay attention to planning before taking action. Why are you …"

Ye Xiaotian said unhappily, "The knife is already at my neck. What's the point of planning? Charge in!"

"Alright!"

These words were to Kuai Peng's liking. He immediately said to the Embroidered Uniform Guards, "Brothers, charge in. Follow my orders and search carefully from top to bottom, inside and out. As long as you find the stolen goods, I'll treat you to a drink!"

The Embroidered Uniform Guards were also very excited. They were extremely bored and had nothing to do for a long time. They immediately held onto their knives and charged into the Hundred Dining Restaurant.

"Sirs, do you want to eat? Do you want a private room or do you want a private room …" It wasn't the peak of the meal yet, so there weren't many customers in the restaurant. Seeing a large group of Embroidered Uniform Guards rush in, a waiter immediately greeted them and asked attentively.

Kuai Peng pushed him and said rudely, "Go to hell!"

"Ouch!" The waiter fell face up.

Kuai Peng pulled out his embroidered spring knife and pointed it forward. He shouted sternly, "Search!"

The group of Imperial Bodyguards scattered in all directions with a 'hong' sound, loudly calling out, "Don't move, stand still! Stand! The Embroidered Uniform Guard is handling a case. All of you better behave! "

Seeing this, Le Siye faintly felt that something was wrong. He frowned and said to Kuai Peng, "You're abusing your power by doing this."

Kuai Peng said indifferently, "It's just a restaurant. Even if they have some background, would they dare to go against the Embroidered Uniform Guard? If we can't find anything, I'll apologize to them. If we find anything, then I don't care how powerful their background is. Since they dare to trick me, heh! Heh heh! "

Kuai Peng's father was the Southern Provost of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. He could still suppress ordinary nobles.

"What are you doing?"

A steward of the Hundred Dining Hall came forward to greet Kuai Peng with a calm face. Seeing Kuai Peng was wearing the Embroidered Uniform of the Hundred Households, the steward walked over to him and cupped his hands in salute. In a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing, he said, "I don't know which law our restaurant has violated, that we have to trouble your Embroidered Uniform Guards to come here and arrest people?"

Kuai Peng rolled his eyes and said disdainfully, "You think you're qualified to question me? Get lost! "

The manager was so angry that his face turned red. He clenched his teeth and forcefully suppressed his anger. He lowered his voice and said, "Sir, how are we going to do business if you're conducting a search in such a grand manner? To tell you the truth, our Hundred Dining Restaurant is the property of Minister Guan of the Ministry of Rites. Even if we don't give face to the monk, we should give face to the Buddha … "

"Kuai Peng's Peng said.

Kuai Peng's eyes narrowed as he asked anxiously, "This Hundred Dining Hall of yours is the property of the Ministry of Rites' Minister Guan?"

The steward thought he was afraid and revealed a proud expression. He nodded lightly and said, "That's right!"

Kuai Peng turned to Ye Xiaotian. His eyes were frighteningly bright. "Minister Guan is Guan Xiaokun's father!"

As soon as Ye Xiaotian heard this, he suddenly understood. If the money was stolen from the Hundred Dining House, then no matter what method they used, it was absolutely inseparable from the Hundred Dining House's help. Or perhaps, it was the Hundred Dining House's doing. But the Hundred Dining Hall had been open for many years. No matter how large the amount of money was, the people of the Hundred Dining Hall had families and businesses. How could they dare to act rashly? As for their motives, Ye Xiaotian and the others couldn't understand.

But if the Hundred Dining Hall was Minister Guan's property and Guan Xiaokun ordered the people of the Hundred Dining Hall to cooperate, then it made sense. Guan Xiaokun had enough reason to do so. With his arrogant, despotic, and reckless character, he was capable of doing such a thing.

Kuai Peng's face turned red with excitement. He waved his knife and shouted, "What are you waiting for? Ignore them! Search! Search! Dig three feet into the ground and search for him! "

There were four stewards in the Hundred Dining Hall. Another steward heard the news and hurried out from the back. When he reached the hall, he happened to hear the first steward tell Kuai Peng that the owner behind the Hundred Dining Hall was Minister Guan of the Ministry of Rites. The steward's expression immediately changed and he hurriedly retreated.

The hall was full of guests, waiters, and Brocade Guards. The scene was so chaotic that no one noticed him coming and going. This person was the steward that Guan Xiaokun had sent a secret message to that day.

Although the Brocade Guards of the Southern Prefecture were not Tiqi and didn't have much experience in searching, they were quite good at handling the case. They herded everyone into the hall and didn't allow anyone to wander around. They started searching from the first floor and sent people to guard the entrance of each floor to prevent people from sneaking around.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Kuai Peng, so it was you who came to my restaurant to cause trouble! " Guan Xiaokun hurried out from the back and said with a pale face, "Kuai Peng, you brought people to my restaurant to cause trouble and alarmed the guests. Can you afford to compensate for this loss?"

Kuai Peng crossed his arms and sneered, "Guan Xiaokun, you really are here. This restaurant belongs to your family? Why haven't I heard you mention it before? "

Guan Xiaokun said coldly, "Why should I tell you? Do you think we have a good relationship? Kuai Peng, take your men and scram immediately. Otherwise, even if your father is the Prefect, I won't let you off easily! "

Guan Xiaokun forced himself to be calm, but he was actually panicking inside. "How did they find this place? How did they find this place so quickly? If they find the silver, it'll be terrible!"

Guan Xiaokun wasn't a shrewd person. Not to mention Yue Siye, Tang Xianzu, and Ye Xiaotian, even Kuai Peng could see that he was putting on a strong front. Kuai Peng sneered, "You want me to scram? Sure, hand over the relief money, and I'll scram immediately! "

Guan Xiaokun's expression changed, "What silver?"

Kuai Peng only sneered. The most important thing right now was to get the evidence. He understood that it wasn't good to reveal too much before getting the evidence.

Guan Xiaokun jumped up and down. "Aha! Could it be that the silver you got in the name of the charity sale is missing? Kuai Peng, you embezzled the silver, and now you want to frame me? You're slandering me! Kuai Peng, if you don't give me a clear explanation today, I won't let you off! "

Kuai Peng sneered, "Even if you're willing to let me off, I won't let you off!"

Guan Xiaokun turned to the steward and said, "Go! Tell my father that Kuai Peng of the Embroidered Clothed Official came to our restaurant to cause trouble! "

Kuai Peng mocked, "Why are you so flustered and exasperated? Could it be that you have a guilty conscience?"

Guan Xiaokun said angrily, "Bullsh * t! I'm an upright person, what's there to feel guilty about? "

Ye Xiaotian had been pacing back and forth in the hall the entire time they were arguing. He had walked from the front of the stage to the main doors, and then walked back step by step. Looking left and right, he touched and touched everything as if he was looking for something. Just as he was standing at the entrance of the hall, he suddenly shouted, "Yunfei, Mao, you two bring a table over here!"

"Oh! Okay! "

Mao Wenzhi didn't care whose restaurant this was. He immediately picked a table that wasn't used yet and carried it over to Ye Xiaotian with Hua Yunfei. Kuai Peng, Tang Xianzu, and the others who were arguing in the hall all turned to look at them, not understanding what Ye Xiaotian was doing. Guan Xiaokun, on the other hand, looked panicked when he saw what they were doing.

Hua Yunfei and Mao Wenzhi carried the table into the hall. From where Kuai Peng and the others were standing, they couldn't see what was going on in the hall even if they wanted to, so they walked closer and continued to watch. Ye Xiaotian took a few steps back and waited for Hua Yunfei and Mao Wenzhi to bring the table in front of him before suddenly saying, "To the side!"

"Ah? To the side? " Mao Wenzhi looked to the side blankly. To the side was a partition screen that separated the hall from the side rooms. There was nowhere to go. Ye Xiaotian smiled and pushed the partition screen. The partition screen actually split in the middle. It turned out that the partition screen was the door. Behind it was the side room where the servants of the diners rested while waiting for their masters.

Ye Xiaotian said, "Go in, put down the table, and bring two chairs out."

"Ah!"

Mao Wenzhi didn't ask any more questions. He took a step sideways and turned his elbow. The partition screen door that had bounced back opened again. He and Hua Yunfei stepped into the side room, put down the table, and brought a chair each. They came out again and looked at Ye Xiaotian.

The smile on Ye Xiaotian's face grew wider. "Let's go out and come back!" he said.

Hua Yunfei and Mao Wenzhi didn't say anything else and carried the chairs out. In the hall behind him, Kuai Peng instantly jumped up when he saw this scene, and he shouted loudly, "I know, I know, I know how that silver chest was swapped!"

Under Ye Xiaotian's guidance, Hua Yunfei and Mao Wenzhi entered the side room and came out again. Naturally, their movements were slower. However, if the waiters carried the silver chest and passed by here, they would be very familiar with the layout of the hall. If they had already prepared an identical chest in the side room, they would have quickly put down the silver chest and left with the fake one. That day, the Hundred Dining Restaurant was booked, and there was no one else in the side room, so it was very fast.

However, the people standing in the hall didn't pay attention to them at that time. They weren't standing in the middle of the hall, so they couldn't see the instantaneous movement. However, Kuai Peng had been following them. No matter how fast the swapping was, it shouldn't have escaped his eyes.

Just as Tang Xianzu thought of this, Kuai Peng had already turned around like a windmill and pointed at Guan Xiaokun. "It was you! When I walked to the hall, you called out to me and gave me a waist token to enter and exit the Zhongyi Building. This silver chest was switched by your people when you called me back to talk. "

When Ye Xiaotian asked Hua Yunfei and Mao Wenzhi to carry the table into the side room, Guan Xiaokun's face had already turned pale and his expression changed greatly. But when Kuai Peng turned around and questioned him, he forced himself to calm down and stomped his feet. "You're slandering me! You want to frame me with a crime just because the door in my hall can be pushed open? Heh! Even if this lawsuit goes to the imperial court, it won't be able to convict me! "

Ye Xiaotian strode into the middle of the hall and pulled Kuai Peng, who was about to attack him with a furious expression. He smiled at Guan Xiaokun and said, "Young Master Guan, what you said is true, but what if I have evidence that you can't deny?"

Guan Xiaokun was both angry and afraid of the cunning Ye Xiaotian. His heart skipped a beat when he heard Ye Xiaotian's words. He stammered, "You … You … What proof do you have?"