strictlysupreme Chapter 223 Getting the Real Account Book
Chapter 223 Getting the Real Account Book
Wang Ning came to the study of Manager Fan, and there was not a single servant in the yard.
It seems that they were all sent away by Manager Fan.
This is good, it makes it easier for him to peek.
He looked around and made sure that there was no one there, then quietly came out of the study.
He stretched out his finger, gently poked a hole in the window paper, squinted one eye, and used the other eye to look at what was happening in the study.
In the study, Shopkeeper Fan had just finished writing something. He put down his pen, took two pieces of written paper, stood up and walked towards the wall behind him.
There is a small stand on the wall, with a small vase on it.
Shopkeeper Fan walked to the vase and gently turned something. The mechanism on the wall was triggered, and a square secret compartment appeared, with a small wooden box in it.
Shopkeeper Fan took out the small wooden box, put the paper in his hand into it, and put the small wooden box back into the secret compartment.
He went to the vase again and turned something. The mechanism on the wall closed, the secret compartment disappeared instantly, and the wall returned to its intact state.
Because Manager Fan had his back to the door, blocking Wang Ning's view, Wang Ning did not see what Manager Fan did to the vase.
But Wang Ning was certain that the agency was just the vase.
When Shopkeeper Fan turned around again, he looked calm and at ease.
He hummed a little tune and returned to the desk. After making sure that the ink on the account book had dried, he closed the account book and placed it on a pile of books beside the desk.
After finishing all this, he walked forward with satisfaction, as if he was about to leave the study.
Seeing this, Wang Ning quickly hid himself.
Manager Fan left the study and strode out of the yard.
Wang Ning hid for a while, and only showed up after he was sure that Manager Fan had gone far away.
He tiptoed into the study and gently closed the door.
Coming to the innermost vase, he looked it up and down, then held the vase and tried to turn it.
With a sound of friction, the mechanism was triggered.
The secret compartment just now reappeared in sight.
He immediately took out the small box from the secret compartment, opened it and took a look. Sure enough, there was a list of previous transactions inside.
Without saying a word, he put it in his arms, put the small wooden box back, turned the vase and closed the mechanism.
As long as he left the study, he would be safe.
He prayed in his heart that Manager Fan would never come back!
After leaving the study, he hurried out. When he reached the gate of the yard, he suddenly heard a sound.
It seemed like a few servants were walking towards this side while chatting.
broken!
Isn’t this a direct hit?
If he were discovered, he would be finished.
He looked around and saw no place to hide.
Besides, even if I hide now, it’s too late!
How to do?
How to do?
I saw the footsteps getting closer and closer, and they were about to reach the gate of the yard, and I could see him clearly.
At the critical moment, an idea suddenly occurred to him. He immediately changed direction and walked towards the study.
When the servants saw him, they mistakenly thought he had just arrived in the yard.
Someone said, "Are you looking for the master?"
These servants were new and did not recognize Wang Ning.
Wang Ning pretended to be calm and turned around with a smile.
"Exactly. There's something going on at the cloth shop that I need to report to Manager Fan!"
"You've come at an unfortunate time! My master just left the house and asked us to come here to clean up!"
"Thank you for the reminder, little brother. I'll go catch up with Shopkeeper Fan right away!"
"Go quickly, the master should have left the house by now!"
"it is good!"
Wang Ning quickened his pace and left.
Only after leaving the Fan family did he finally let go of the worry in his heart.
The people who had been protecting him secretly immediately approached him when they saw him coming out of Fan's house in a panic.
After understanding the situation, he hurriedly escorted him to Penglai Pavilion Inn.
Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ran were looking at the account books of other shops in the room. When they heard that Wang Ning had succeeded, their eyes lit up and they put down the account books in their hands.
Xiao Ran said: "Quickly welcome Wang Ning in!"
"Yes!"
Donglai ran out to greet him.
Wang Ning arrived soon.
Wang Ning quickly walked up to Xiao Ran and Su Xiaoxiao, adjusted his breathing, and bowed.
"Master, Madam, I've already got the real account book!"
As he spoke, he took out the stack of bills from his pocket.
Xiao Ran took it and read it quickly.
I don’t know, I’m scared.
Xiao Ran was absolutely furious!
"This Shopkeeper Fan is so audacious! He actually embezzled so much of my money!"
Su Xiaoxiao took the stack of papers, glanced through them, and slammed the table in anger.
"This guy named Fan actually took away two-thirds of our income, and in some cases even more. He really treated our cloth shop as his money bag!"
Wang Ning comforted the two of them.
"Master, Madam, calm down. What should we do in this situation? If Shopkeeper Fan finds out that I stole his real account book, he won't let me off!"
Su Xiaoxiao narrowed her cold eyes slightly.
"People like this must be eliminated as soon as possible. Let's report to the police now and see what excuses he can come up with."
Wang Ning didn't expect that Su Xiaoxiao, who looked weak, was so decisive when handling things.
If he reported it to the police, then he would have nothing to worry about.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at Wang Ning seriously.
"Wang Ning, let me ask you again, are you really willing to testify in court?"
Wang Ning answered firmly without hesitation.
"Master, Madam, please rest assured. I will never break my promise to you!"
"Okay, let's go now!"
"Yes!"
Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ran took the real and fake account books and went to the government office.
When the prefect of Linzhou, Zheng, heard about Su Xiaoxiao's complaint, he frowned and immediately sent someone to bring the shopkeeper Fan to inquire about the situation.
After leaving home, Manager Fan did not go to the cloth shop, and the yamen runners found him somewhere else.
When he arrived at the court, he saw Wang Ning kneeling there. He thought that Wang Ning was watching over the cloth shop and was also implicated!
Prefect Zheng asked Shopkeeper Fan, "You embezzled the income from Xinglong Cloth Shop. Do you admit your guilt?"
Of course, Manager Fan would not admit it.
Even if the boss really found something wrong with the account book, they don't know where the real account book is, so it's useless to sue him.
"Sir, I am innocent! I have worked diligently for the past ten years, devoting myself wholeheartedly to the prosperity of the cloth shop. Yet, I never expected to be so suspected by the master. Please investigate thoroughly and clear my name!"
Prefect Zheng's face darkened. "You still dare to be so stubborn? Look at what these are."
Shopkeeper Fan looked up at the paper in Prefect Zheng's hand and clearly saw the contents on it, as well as his own name at the bottom.
He widened his eyes in disbelief. "How is this possible? How did you get here?"
These things were clearly in the secret compartment of my study at home just now, how did they get here in the blink of an eye?
He was confused!
Prefect Zheng asked sternly, "As the shopkeeper employed by Young Master Xiao, what crime should you be charged for embezzling money from your master?"