Although Liang Qian said it was a loan, her son only earned a small salary, and her daughter-in-law wasnāt working. Who knows when theyād be able to repay it? Besides, her grandson was renovating his house, and as his grandmother, giving a bit of money was no big deal.
However, she had just given Xiao Chi a few thousand yuan and didnāt have much left. When her daughter-in-law came to borrow money, she couldnāt come up with anything and had to forcefully claim she didnāt have any.
This really upset Liang Qian. Right now, sheās in a foul mood at home, all because Old Mrs. Mei angered her.
She gave it readily to the eldest grandson, but when the younger grandson wanted to borrow, she had nothing. This grandmother was too biased. In what way was her Junzi worse than Xiao Chi?
"The police said they already have a lead," Mei Shuqing said that night after returning home, discussing with the family about the situation outside.
"What do they say? Do they have a suspect?" Mei Lang Jun quickly asked.
"Yes, it might be Qu Liushou from our courtyard. The security said he saw Qu Liushou take two bags of stuff out that day, but when he was talking to the police, he only mentioned taking a bag of rice home. The police have been keeping a close watch recently and found that heās been acting sneaky. Something seems off."
Han Yi, upon hearing his second uncleās words, glanced at Chen Haichang, who was eating dumplings on his plate. When Han Yi looked over, Chen Haichang lifted his head and gave him an ambiguous smile.
Han Yi immediately understood that it was surely Chen Haichang who intentionally drew the policeās attention to Qu Liushou.
"Since thereās a lead, why not just have the police arrest him for questioning? According to Second Brother, it doesnāt seem like thereās any intention to arrest him." Chen Haichang suddenly spoke.
"Yeah, who knows what this Qu Liushou is up to? He hasnāt even been going to work lately, and heās been hanging around a small alley in the southern city. We think he might be planning something big. Thatās why weāre observing for a couple of days to see what heās up to?"
"What big move? Could it be that he stole our familyās stuff and then lost it? He might just be wandering around aimlessly looking for it now. If you ask me, once thereās a clue, just nab him quickly. Isnāt the older brother very worried and doesnāt want to make a big deal out of it? Nowās the perfect time. If you donāt want it to blow up too much, just arrest him and be done with it."
Chen Haichangās words made Mei Shuqing furrow his brows. "Haichang, where are you getting all these analyses from?"
"Do these really need analysis? Hasnāt Qu Liushou not been back to the courtyard for a long time? He suddenly spends a night there, how would he know our family wasnāt home that night, and even navigate so smoothly? If Qu Liushou hasnāt been to our house before, something is definitely up."
Chen Haichang spoke indirectly, but everyone present understood what was being implied.
Mei Shuqing and Mei Lang Jun didnāt say anything, but the expressions on their faces werenāt good.
"So the third son means it was done by someone in the family?" Liang Qian said openly, not shying away.
Mei Lang Jun believed it was Mei Langchi who did it. He needed money for business lately. He might not be able to wait for the old manās passing, so he staged this act.
Mei Shuqing knew it was a family member, but didnāt know exactly who. It was hard to say.
"Godmother, godfather, I think this was definitely done by someone in the family. If no one told Qu Liushou where the old manās room was, how could he have found it so precisely? There are two studies on the ground floor. Although both studies were disturbed, father-in-lawās room hardly seems touched; its messiness was probably just a deliberate distraction." Lin Wan quickly added fuel to Chen Haichangās fire, "Someone in the house must have observed first, then informed Qu Liushou."
Of course, she wanted to say it was Ye Qing, but she couldnāt be too obvious. As long as they caught Qu Liushou, Ye Qingās exposure wouldnāt be far off.
"The things Grandpa hid, our house wouldnāt know about them, not even your godfather, your grandpa never mentioned. We certainly didnāt do it." Liang Qian said, with a hint of complaint.
"Second sister-in-law, Second brother, you canāt suspect me in all of this. If I knew the old man had such treasures, I wouldnāt have asked him for a house back then; Iād have directly asked for a few heirlooms. By now, I might own two houses." Chen Haichang, having eaten his fill, crossed his arms in defense, then glanced at Han Yi and others, deliberately adding, "Big nephew, niece-in-law, surely it wasnāt you guys...?"
"Third Uncle can really think. Since we returned to this house, aside from our room upstairs, we havenāt gone anywhere. Of course, except for the few times the old man called Han Yi to his study. If thatās enough to make us suspects, then Mei Langchi and Ye Qing are more suspicious than we are. Especially Ye Qing, lately sheās changed a lot. Not only is she busy pleasing Old Mrs. Mei, but sheās also taken on house cleaning. Iāve heard that almost all of the room on the first floor is cleaned by Ye Qing." Lin Wan refused to become the scapegoat.