Zhou Yazhao hesitated for a long time before turning his back and said shyly:
"The most important thing to me is of course... of course chastity."
Seeing her shy look, Song Che knew she would say this. Chastity is indeed the most important thing for every woman.
"If he came here for your chastity, it would not be a burglary, but a burglary."
"Palm print."
Zhou Yazhao said: "The old lady handed the Zhou family's palm seal into my hands, and I regard it as more important than life."
"After you became the head of the Zhou family, have your uncles and aunts remained honest?" Song Che asked.
Zhou Yazhao curled his lips but did not speak yet. Song Che pressed her hand again, "I touched it there, it's dirty..."
"Oh, it's not dirty anymore. How could it be dirty if I touch it all the time? Besides, it's mine, and I don't..." She looked at Song Che with resentment: "Don't worry about these details!"
Song Che laughed and motioned to continue.
Zhou Yazhaocai said: "Although I am the person in charge of the Zhou family's seal, you are the big owner of the Zhou family's industry. Even if they often oppose me, they will not have the idea of taking the seal."
Song Che said: "Then, the thief's purpose is not the palm print. If you think about it again, there may be something important."
Zhou Yazhao pursed his lips and paced back and forth in the room, thinking for half a quarter of an hour. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he blurted out:
"Pearl White Jade Cream Formula!"
She said: "Since the popularity of pearl white jade cream, countless counterfeit products have appeared in Hangzhou, but they are not as good as our white jade cream."
"The thief is probably here to steal the formula."
Song Che asked again: "Where is the formula now?"
Zhou Yazhao poked his head, "The white jade paste formula is the root of our jewelry store. It's safer to keep it in my head than to put it anywhere. I didn't leave any paper formula at all, and in the workshop, every worker has my own They will only arrange one process, and apart from me, you, Wenjun, and the three of us, there will never be a fourth person in the world who knows about it."
So, who will steal the white jade paste?
Song Che still thought of one person, Qi Hong.
Marrying Zhou Yazhao is the most direct way to obtain the formula of white jade ointment. It just so happens that Mr. Qi Hong is trying to be attentive when he has nothing to do, so he is undoubtedly the most suspicious.
But there are many people in Hangzhou who are spying on the formula of white jade ointment, and mere suspicion is not enough.
If the thief who sneaked into the room can be caught, everything will be revealed.
"The store is guarded every night, there are dogs tied up in the yard, the roof is inaccessible, and the windows are locked, so the thief must have entered through the gate, and I suspect that the thief is probably ' House thief'."
"House thief?"
"Yes, only a domestic thief, the dog will not bark after seeing him, and the guard will not care, can steal your key,"
Song Che asked: "Are you sure you really have the key to this room with you forever?"
Zhou Yazhao thought for a moment, then lifted up his sleeves and said: "Put the keys and silver in the pocket inside the sleeve. It will be inconvenient to hang them while writing, and it is easy to stretch your arms when lying down. Therefore, every time I take notes, I They will take out the money and keys from their sleeves and put them in the drawer, and then put them back into their sleeves after writing."
"That's right, for something like a key, you can imitate its outline by pressing it with a piece of ink pad, and then you can easily copy it with a locksmith. Maybe it's because you forgot to put the key back into your sleeve after you finished accounting. Over time, the thief copied its mold."
Song Che asked again: "The counter of the store should not be accessible to ordinary employees, right?"
Zhou Yazhao said: "Besides me, there are two other people entering the counter. One is my assistant and deputy shopkeeper Xiao Fang, and the other is 'Mr. Abacus' Feng Kun who is specially hired to keep accounts."
Song Che said: "That thief is probably one of them."
Zhou Yazhao was a little unconvinced, "Xiao Fang and Feng Kun did a good job. If you hadn't mentioned it like this, I would never have suspected them."
Song Che said: "Only the most trusted people around you know your living habits and know where to take advantage of loopholes to avoid being discovered by you."
"Then how can we find out the thief?" Zhou Yazhao asked.
Song Che pursed his lips and walked a few steps in the room. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he approached Zhou Yazhao's ear:
"Let's do this first, then that...and finally give him a wait and wait!"
Zhou Yazhao was overjoyed after hearing this and praised it repeatedly as a brilliant idea.
…
night,
midnight,
Silent midnight,
Zhou Dafa Jewelry Store, in the backyard doghouse.
Song Che, Lin Yue, and Zhou Yazhao were crowded together with the other two rhubarbs.
"By the way, why do we have to squeeze in the kennel? Can't we go inside and wait for the rabbit?" Lin Yue rubbed the big yellow dog's head and asked.
Song Che whispered: "Standing back and waiting is only the first step. If the thief really shows up tonight, we have to put a long line to catch the big fish."
"But...will he really come? We have been squatting for almost two hours, and our feet are numb." Zhou Yazhao said, rubbing his legs.
Song Che was not sure that his judgment was correct. He glanced at the crescent moon in the night sky that was obscured by dark clouds, and said: "In the middle of the night, when the moon is dark and the wind is high, it is the time when people are most tired. People who walk in the dark sky, He usually comes out at this time...Well, let's squat for another half an hour, and if he doesn't show up yet, go back to sleep."
His legs are also numb!
"Gu Gu Gu Gu..."
At this time, Dahuang suddenly raised his head and looked ahead alertly.
Humans realize things later, but dogs realize things in advance.
he came!
"Shh..." Song Che stroked the dog's head to prevent it from making any sound.
"Swiss, swiss, swish..." slight footsteps.
I saw a middle-aged man wearing a Confucian robe, holding a dim lantern, looking around and tiptoeing towards Zhou Yazhao's boudoir.
It's Feng Kun!
Feng Kun came to the boudoir, quickly took out the key, opened the door and got in, then secretly closed the door, everything was so careful.
"It's really hard to guard against thieves day and night! The salary I paid him is not low!" Zhou Yazhao was furious.
After a while, Feng Kun secretly walked out of the room with a wooden box in his arms. He went out as he came, still as cautious as ever.
"The fish has bitten the hook. Come on, let's follow it and take a look."
"Song Che, my legs... my legs are numb."
"The three-legged ones are not numb, but the two-legged ones are numb first..."
Song Che carried Zhou Yazhao on his back, got out of the kennel with Lin Yue, sneaked out from the back door, and hid in the alley to wait.
After a while, Feng Kun walked out of the shop from the front door and walked quickly to the southeast of the city.
After Feng Kun walked a certain distance, the three of them got out of the alley and followed behind quietly, following the clues!
