Chapter 1015: A Room Full of Gold

Editor: Henyee Translations

“This is strange,” Chu Tang muttered thoughtfully.

“I thought so too. I wanted to investigate further, but I was discovered and had to retreat to report,” Mu Xiao explained, eager to make a significant contribution to save his own life.

“I’ll handle the rest. You go and rest,” Chu Tang dismissed Mu Xiao with a wave of his hand.

Mu Xiao left.

Chu Tang waited until nightfall, then sneaked into the Wen residence. To his surprise, he witnessed a scene of unloading goods.

At the back gate of the Wen residence, many people were gathered. They unloaded sacks from carts and carried them into the warehouse.

The Wen residence didn’t have many people, and the back courtyard consisted of large, empty rooms, which were now filled with goods.

After they finished unloading, Chu Tang followed the people leaving, deciding to check on the Wen residence later.

Unexpectedly, the convoy left the city at night, and they didn’t look like ordinary freight handlers; they had the demeanor of soldiers.

This made Chu Tang think of the missing military supplies. Could it be that the Wen family had stolen them?

If his guess was correct, the Wen family didn’t have that much power; they were likely just participants, tasked with selling the stolen supplies. The mastermind had to be someone else!

Lost in thought, Chu Tang watched as the leader showed something to the gatekeeper, who then opened the city gate to let them through.

The opening and closing of the city gates were managed by the magistrate’s office. Could the prefect also be involved?

Things were getting more complicated.

After the convoy left, the gatekeeper closed the gate again, acting suspiciously, clearly guilty.

Chu Tang had no time to deal with these people. He flew over the city wall and continued to follow the convoy.

To his surprise, they headed to the eastern border army camp.

Could this be the eastern border King’s doing?

Chu Tang’s mind raced with various speculations, which he decided to verify one by one. With these thoughts, he returned to the Wen residence to investigate the warehouses.

Inside the sacks, there was rice, corn, beans, and wheat—military supplies. The rice and corn were for the soldiers, while the beans and wheat were for the horses. The army horses lived better than the soldiers, eating high-quality feed every day.

Chu Tang returned to the Tao residence and informed Tang Jinghong of his findings. “Has the court recently sent military supplies to the eastern border?”

Tang Jinghong replied, “There is a shipment due to arrive at the border in a few days. So far, I haven’t received any reports of missing supplies.”

Chu Tang said, “If anything goes missing, let me know, and I’ll investigate further.”

Tang Jinghong agreed, “Alright.”

After ending their communication, Chu Tang still had some doubts, so he went back to the Wen residence. As soon as he arrived, he saw the Wen family head leaving.

Why would the head of the family go out in the middle of the night?

Chu Tang followed him.

The family head rode a fast horse out of the city, meeting up with two others before continuing.

Chu Tang trailed them.

They arrived at a pavilion at Shili Slope outside the city. In the pavilion stood a man, his face obscured by the darkness.

Chu Tang hid in a tree to listen.

“Second brother,” the family head called softly as he approached the pavilion.

The man in the pavilion turned around, “Big brother.” His face was stern, with a soldier-like air about him.

Chu Tang watched silently. The two addressed each other as brothers and bore some resemblance, making sense of the situation—a thief and a cleaner, a perfect duo.

The family head smiled as he saw his brother. “Does anyone know about our meeting?”

“No one,” Wen Er assured cautiously. “Big brother, why did you urgently call for me?”

The family head said gravely, “Tang Jinghong has arrived in the eastern border. It’s too dangerous. Stop all activities and lay low for a while. If you can leave, do so.”

Wen Er nodded after some thought, “I understand, big brother.”

The family head continued to warn, “If anything happens to me, stick to our plan and don’t panic.”

“Big brother, what’s wrong? Is something going to happen?” Wen Er asked, concerned.

“I don’t know. I just feel like danger is close,” the family head sighed. “Maybe I’m overthinking. Just remember to follow our plan.”

Wen Er nodded, “I understand, big brother.”

“That’s all I have to say. I’m heading back,” the family head said, returning to the city with his two men.

Wen Er watched his brother leave, then prepared to depart himself.

Chu Tang emerged from the darkness, “Wen Er?”

Seeing Chu Tang, Wen Er’s heart leaped to his throat. He stared at Chu Tang warily, “Who are you? Why are you here?”

Chu Tang smiled, “I followed your brother here. Don’t be so nervous. I just have a few questions.”

Wen Er quickly said, “I don’t know anything. I have nothing to tell you.” He gripped his short sword tightly, sensing Chu Tang’s danger.

Chu Tang moved behind Wen Er in a flash, knocking him out. Then, he took him to the teahouse.

He threw Wen Er into the center of the teahouse. “He’s the Wen family head’s brother, involved in the missing military supplies. I’ve knocked him out; take him to Jinghong tonight.”

The shopkeeper was secretly amazed. Their general had hit a dead end, but this young master had found a lead. “Young master, won’t you interrogate him first?”

Chu Tang replied, “No need. I’ll question the Wen family head. You handle him.”

The shopkeeper agreed, “We’ll deliver him first thing in the morning.”

Chu Tang added, “By the way, I hit him pretty hard. He might not wake up for two or three days. Don’t worry about the long unconscious period.”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Understood.” They all silently pitied Wen Er. How hard did he have to be hit to be out for two or three days?

After giving instructions, Chu Tang left the teahouse and went to the Wen family head’s room.

The family head hadn’t returned yet, so he waited.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Chu Tang watched from the darkness. It wasn’t the family head but a young woman.

The young woman entered and began searching the room.

Chu Tang decided to see what she was looking for and remained silent.

She rummaged through the room, clearly looking for silver notes. She didn’t want to stay in the Wen family anymore and was preparing to leave, but needed money first.

Someone had told her the Wen family was in trouble, and she needed to leave quickly.

Unexpectedly, she found a secret mechanism and accidentally opened a hidden room.

When the door to the secret room opened, a burst of golden light shone out, momentarily dazzling Chu Tang.

A room full of gold!

The young woman was stunned, her eyes sparkling at the sight.