Chapter 297: Chapter 289: What’s Going On?!!

After arriving at the private treasury, he instructed his followers to wait outside while he went inside to count the valuables.

Supporting his painfully aching body, he hobbled inside the treasury. Upon seeing those stacked boxes and the glittering treasures, his anxious heart finally settled down.

As long as these things were still here, he had nothing to fear.

After speaking, he clutched his heart and took a deep breath.

Little did he know, Ruan Mian, who had followed him in, was quietly observing everything from the shadows. As he relaxed, she suddenly touched the Jade Bracelet and collected everything in the warehouse into her space!!

It happened in an instant. Wen Yuan had just opened his eyes when he suddenly discovered that the items in front of him had inexplicably vanished!

He immediately widened his eyes, feeling disbelief as he ran to the center of the desolate room, reaching out to touch every corner.

What happened?!! Just now, weren’t there still so many boxes filled with jewels? Where are these boxes now?

And here on the ground, there were clearly several Silver Ingots, but now there’s nothing at all!!

How is this possible? How could this be possible?!

He just saw them, even touched them, they were here just a moment ago!!

How could they vanish into thin air? Could it have been... an illusion? Or is this an illusion now?!

Wen Yuan felt a surge of old blood rushing to his chest, nearly spitting out, and his entire body’s blood began to boil, his forehead was about to explode with anger.

He felt like he was in a fantasy, even starting to doubt whether he was still asleep.

He slapped himself several times fiercely, the sound crisp, his head dazed from the smacks.

But no matter how he opened or closed his eyes, what was in front of him was just empty space, nowhere to find the Silver and jewels he had just seen.

Wen Yuan stood dumbfounded in place, wanting to turn around to call his followers, but found his feet had forgotten how to move.

His mind flew away, but his feet stayed behind; his body suddenly lost balance and he fell to the ground, landing hard like a dog eating dirt!

Looking up in embarrassment, he was still in the empty warehouse. Confirming that there was nothing left inside, he finally shouted aloud: "Someone! Someone!!! There’s a ghost!!"

Hearing this, the followers rushed into the warehouse, but upon seeing the already empty warehouse, they were also frozen in place: "M...Master, what’s going on?"

"Where’s our silver?! Where are our treasures?!"

Wen Yuan was too angry to speak, pounding the ground silently, while inwardly shouting: "All gone, all gone!! A haunting!"

The followers quickly helped him up, but Wen Yuan, unable to handle this shock, just as he was about to speak, his body swayed and he suddenly fainted.

"Master, master, wake up!!"

The follower was startled, could only drag his heavy body slowly onto the carriage. Wen Yuan, already beaten to a pulp, had his skin bruised even more due to the dragging, blood stains everywhere.

Once back at the mansion, the followers hurriedly sent people to investigate the surroundings.

When Wen Yuan woke up, he felt his head heavy, as if someone was striking his forehead hard with an axe.

But the bit of remaining reason prompted him to tightly grip the brush, clenching his teeth to write a letter.

"Quick, rush to deliver this to Lord Qin’s hands. The things in the private treasury can’t just vanish into thin air, even if it’s haunted, there has to be a ghost there!!"

"Now those troublemakers are making things difficult for me, I can’t leave the city, I can only inform Qin Fu of these matters! Also, these important items must be personally handed to Lord Qin, they must not fall into his hands."

"Most of the valuables in the private treasury are meant to be presented to the Princess, Qin Fu will not stand by idly. Quick! Stop dawdling! Take it and go find someone!"

He was so angry that he couldn’t catch his breath, his body swaying as he collapsed next to the desk, actually spitting out old blood, staining his undergarments.

At this moment, he was still chanting under his breath, muttering: "How could there be a haunting? So many things, how could they just disappear? Ha ha ha ha! Impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible!"

However, as the follower took the letter to find someone, once he stepped out of the mansion, he was followed.

Feeling a chilling wind behind him, he involuntarily quickened his pace, but after taking only two steps, a woman in black suddenly blocked his way. The most frightening thing was that the woman was accompanied by a tiger beast with its mouth wide open!

The follower was so scared he wet himself, his eyes wide, unable to utter a single sound!!

Previously, he had heard people say there was a tiger beast in Runing City, but he thought those people were crazy, imagining things. Runing City for so many years, where would a tiger beast come from?

Let alone in the city!!

Now seeing it, his face turned pale with fright, without Ruan Mian needing to make a move, the follower was already scared unconscious.

Ruan Mian didn’t expect the person to be so easily frightened.

Little Tiger also looked innocently at Ruan Mian, blinking as if saying, I didn’t scare him, he scared himself.

Ruan Mian couldn’t help but laugh, patting its head, praising: "You’re still fierce."

Since the goal was achieved, she didn’t let it come out to keep scaring people.

So she collected the White Tiger into her space. This alley was a remote corner of the Wen Mansion’s backyard, usually without anyone around.

Now with the follower knocked out, there was no one to rescue him.

Ruan Mian walked over to the follower’s side and took out the letters and items on him.

Upon opening them, she found out it was a letter from Wen Yuan seeking help from outside.

It only mentioned the urgency of the situation, the private treasury was robbed by villains, himself writing crookedly, evident of inner anxiety and extreme fear.

In addition, there were two booklets full of writing, looking like ledgers.

When Ruan Mian opened them, it turned out to be as she had guessed—some account books.

But they recorded not general business accounts, but some repugnant corrupt funds.

For example, the entire Runing territory, proceeds from selling official positions, income from brothels and gambling houses, and various additional tax revenues, all gray accounts.

Each was recorded very clearly.

Although not written so plainly, Ruan Mian, who often dealt with accounts, could see it clearly at first glance.

Knowing this was extremely risky, yet still taking the risk to record it so obviously, it must have been Princess Chun’s requirement.

Perhaps she thought with the Emperor far away, with the accounts clear, she could avoid her subordinates’ dishonesty, and also control the amounts to provide financial aid to Prince Huai.

After all, Ru Ning and Capital City are so far apart, these accounts couldn’t possibly end up in Capital City.

But she miscalculated, not expecting them to fall into Ruan Mian’s hands.

Once in her hands, it was as good as already on its way to Capital City.

For Ah Huai, these would definitely be good stuff!!

Also, this person named Qin Fu is a local official in another town, with this connection, quite a few criminals might be traced.

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