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The next moment, a black figure ran back with a disheveled face.
Zhu Zhuzhu's face was as black as charcoal, and he came to Changsun Wuji's side with a bitter face: "My lord, the fire is too strong, my subordinates..."
"Quickly put out the fire!"
Changsun Wuji hastily ordered.
This is his industry.
If it is burned out by a fire, it will cost a lot of money.
In this way, Changsun Wuji mobilized hundreds of people to come out to fight the fire.
At this moment, everyone's attention was attracted by the flames.
No one noticed that a figure quietly flew into the courtyard of Lantian Restaurant.
I don't know how long has passed.
The guards sent by Changsun Wuji brought water, and after a long time, they finally extinguished the fire.
Looking at the wreckage emitting traces of green smoke, Changsun Wuji's face was as gloomy as water.
"Father, how could it be such a coincidence? Li Xiao must have sent someone to do it!" Chang Sun Chong said aggressively.
"Of course it's him, but who can prove it?" Changsun Wuji said angrily.
"He's taking revenge!" Chang Sun Chong looked angry, "Father, why don't we also use fire to attack, and just set the Lantian Restaurant on fire, so that if he doesn't come out, he will have to come out!"
"Don't lose your sense of proportion."
Changsun Wuji gradually calmed down, and said slowly: "Now he is the one who should be anxious."
Yet at this moment.
"Da~da~da~"
There was the sound of hurried hooves on the street.
A guard from Changsun's Mansion hurried over: "My lord, something is wrong!"
Chapter 156: Secret Letter
The guard quickly dismounted and knelt in front of Changsun Wuji.
"what happened again?!"
When Changsun Wuji heard this, a sense of irritability arose in his heart.
"My lord, thieves broke into the mansion just now and stole a lot of property." The guard said anxiously.
"what?!"
Changsun Wuji was shocked, his pupils shrank suddenly.
Immediately afterwards, he gritted his teeth and said, "Are there any statistics on the stolen property?"
"The accountant is still checking, so it's not clear yet."
"It's fine, how could a thief break into the house?"
Chang Sun Chong said with a livid face, "What do you all eat? There are so many guards guarding you, but you still can't catch a thief?"
"This subordinate is incompetent, please forgive me!" The guard lowered his head.
"Father, according to my son, this group of people must have been sent by Li Xiao!"
Chang Sun Chong gritted his teeth and said, "Except for him, who else would be so bold?"
Changsun Wuji frowned, as if he had thought of something, he quickly asked, "Did that thief ever approach my study?"
"That's not true." The guard said respectfully, "The guard guarding the study room stays with you every step of the way, and the thief can't get close."
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji heaved a sigh of relief.
"You bunch of idiots, you can't even touch the shadow of a thief, how dare you say such a thing?" Changsun Chong said sarcastically.
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji's nerves tensed up again.
He seemed to have thought of something, his face was a little ugly, and he immediately ordered: "Everyone stay put and stand by!"
After finishing speaking, he turned his head and told Zhang Sun Chong: "Chong'er, you stay here and watch, I'll go back."
"Father, what precious treasures do you have in your study? Are you so nervous?" Chang Sun Chong asked doubtfully.
"No need to ask!"
Changsun Wuji scolded coldly, then got on his horse and galloped away with a few guards.
……
Changsun House.
"My lord, Mr. Accountant has completed the investigation. The loss of gold, jewelry and jade in the warehouse totals about 20 taels of silver."
As soon as he entered the door, Changsun Wuji heard the report from his subordinates.
His heart contracted violently, and a look of pain appeared on his face.
"Master, you'd better go to the warehouse to verify it yourself!"
"Let's talk later!"
Changsun Wuji interrupted the servants, and hurried towards the mansion after dismounting from the horse.
Look at the direction, it is the study.
After a while, Changsun Wuji came outside the study.
"Wait for me here!"
Changsun Wuji left a word and hurried into the study.
"Yes!"
Zhu Zhuzhu stopped.
After Changsun Wuji left, his face was very ugly, and he reprimanded the guards behind him: "You bastards, you can't even catch a thief, what use are you for?"
"Subordinates are incompetent..."
The guards knelt down one after another.
"Ah..." Zhu Zhuzhu sighed, "It's a pity I'm not in the mansion, otherwise the thief will never come back!"
Suddenly, he looked towards the attic of the study, and murmured: "I only hope that the warehouse is the only one stolen, otherwise we are doomed..."
As soon as the voice fell, a roar broke out in the study.
"Ah~~~"
In the study, Changsun Wuji looked at the empty dark compartment under the chair, and the veins on his forehead were bulging.
With a ferocious face, he gritted his teeth and let out a low growl like a beast: "Li! Xiao!"
Outside.
When Zhu Zhuzhu and other guards heard the roar, they shrank their heads in unison, and their hearts sank to the bottom of the valley.
The worst case scenario actually happened!
"What to do, it seems that something is really missing in the study..."
"I've never seen my master so angry."
"What exactly did your lord lose that made you so angry..."
Several guards looked panic-stricken.
……
At the same time, inside the Lantian Restaurant.
Li Xiao put the wooden box on the table.
"Changsun Wuji, what is it that allows you to hide so deeply..."
Li Xiao looked at the wooden box with anticipation in his eyes.
However, when the wooden box was opened, there was only one letter inside.
Li Xiao was stunned for a moment, then turned the box upside down, and checked whether there was any interlayer.
After waiting for a while, Li Xiao finally confirmed that there was only this letter in the wooden box.
Obviously, this letter must be very important!
Li Xiao has an intuition.
But the envelope was blank and unsigned.
Secret letter?
With doubts, Li Xiao opened the envelope and read it.
"Brother Auxiliary Machine, see the words like me, Mingshui won a big victory..."
After reading the previous part, Li Xiao couldn't help frowning.
This letter seems to be a few years old, and the self on it is a little blurry.
Most of the recorded content is to introduce the situation of a battle.
There doesn't seem to be anything special about it.
Li Xiao continued to read.
"...Liu Hei Clan led the remnant army to flee northward, intending to cross the northern border and go to Turkic. , you can rush to this place in advance and set up an ambush..."
Li Xiao was not interested in the following content at all, it was all about the war.
But Princess Pingyangzhao, this name caught Li Xiao's attention.
Isn't this Li Xiuning?
That is Li Er's biological sister, his aunt.
Li Xiao searched in his mind and found that he had no impression of this person at all.
After reading the entire letter, Li Xiao had no clue and found no important information.
But since Changsun Wuji hid this letter alone, this letter must be extremely important to Changsun Wuji.
Also, who exactly wrote this letter?
Li Xiao was confused, and then put away the letter.
At present, it seems that there is no way to help him before deciphering the real mystery hidden in this letter.
……
Changsun House.
After an unknown amount of time, Changsun Wuji slowly walked out of the study.
The guards all lowered their heads, not daring to look directly, for fear of attracting the attention of Changsun Wuji.
But at this time, Changsun Wuji was expressionless, showing no trace of anger, as if the previous roar was not from him.
"My lord, after investigation, we have made a major discovery!" Zhu Zhuzhu reported with a worried face.
"Say!"
Changsun Wuji stopped in his tracks, expressionless.
"The thief who stole the warehouse is about the same height as his subordinates and has a strong build."
Zhu Zhuzhu paused, and continued: "This person didn't come alone, there was another accomplice, the study was stolen, maybe this person did it, it's just this person's identity..."
"Who is it?" Changsun Wuji frowned slightly.
"According to the words of the two maids who were knocked out, or the actions of the third son...".
After Zhu Zhuzhu finished speaking, he lowered his head.
"nonsense!"