Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers-Chapter 327 - Exposure

Chapter 327: Chapter 327 Exposure

Qi Yue also hurried to follow, and after a search, they finally found traces of struggle behind a low wall.

“Master, it’s not good, our people seem to have been discovered and taken away,” Hei Lie, who was always calm, furrowed his brows.

Noticing there seemed to be an inexplicable smell in the air, Qi Yue’s heart chilled again.

“Search again.”

The group searched once more, but still found nothing.

The proximity to the Hu Residence indicated that Hu Keqing had known about the tail early on and had decisively made a move.

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Qi Yue inwardly gasped.

From her previous observations, the former Hu Keqing did not possess such capability.

Therefore, there was only one reason, he must have had a master at his side.

Otherwise, there would have been no way to subdue her people so quickly and take them away.

“Master, Rishengchang may no longer be safe,” Hei Lie stepped forward, urging her to quickly arrange for a retreat.

Only then did Qi Yue come back to her senses.

No one knew how Hu Keqing would torture the captured people, and whether they would confess everything when the time came was uncertain.

“Does this mean that the black market has also been exposed?”

Hei Lie hung his head, his expression troubled.

“It seems likely.”

The few quickly returned to Rishengchang and arranged for everyone to retreat.

As for the black market, because the entrance was extremely hidden, it would be very difficult to discover if camouflaged well, and relatively safer.

At this moment, the entire Rishengchang was enveloped in a heightened state of tension, with Shopkeeper Zhao, Hei Lie, and others all wearing gloomy expressions, unsure of what to do.

Ensuring the safety of the personnel and such was manageable, as they could be moved to other more secretive properties, but the most important thing was the Rishengchang Draft Bank.

As the largest draft bank in Longnan County Government, the four-story building stored a massive amount of silver coins and account books.

The importance of the silver coins need not be mentioned, but not one detail in these account books could be spared.

How much silver flowed in and out each day, how many customers there were, how much silver was stored, everything was recorded in the account books.

If the account books were lost, not only would it be impossible to explain to customers, but it could also completely destroy Rishengchang’s credibility.

The resulting domino effect would be enormous.

Once these customers learned who was behind Rishengchang, both Qi Yue and Zhao Xiyan would find it very difficult to gain a foothold in Longnan County Government in the future.

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“Shopkeeper Feng, what should we do, should we just burn it all? We can’t let it fall into the hands of that Hu!” Zhang Sange, one of the accountants, suggested.

“I also agree with burning. If it comes to it, we can write another set later,” the second accountant echoed.

He was a skinny man.

Compared to the pained faces of the others, he seemed relatively unaffected.

Because he had a unique skill, remembering all the accounts he handled; if the account books were burned, he could just labor a bit more to rewrite them.

Yet Shopkeeper Feng shook his head repeatedly.

“No, that won’t do, you can at most rewrite half of them, what about the rest?”

Hei Lie became dazed, his entire demeanor somewhat wooden.

As one of the commanders of the Black Feather Guard stationed in Longnan, he was responsible for the security of Rishengchang.

If Rishengchang ran into trouble, he could die a hundred times and still not be absolved of the crime.

Although he could not think of a good solution, he also knew that burning the account books was definitely not a good idea.

Suddenly, an unremarkable junior staff member said, “Why not ask the master for a good solution? The master is so capable, she will definitely be able to figure out a way!”

The words awakened everyone as if from a dream.

At that time, Qi Yue was also leaving the backyard, heading towards the Rishengchang Draft Bank building.

She had just sent Huang Zai’an and others away and had scoured the backyard.

Aside from the house, which couldn’t be moved, she had meticulously collected everything else into her space.

These were all her possessions, who knew how Hu Keqing’s people would damage them; it was better to keep them safe.

After all, as long as no one saw her moving things with her own hands, everything remained just rumors.

Now, she needed to address the items inside the Rishengchang Draft Bank.

She couldn’t bear to leave behind even a single trinket for Hu Keqing to ruin, let alone silver notes and account books and other valuables.

Besides, there was going to be a great battle here tonight; only by storing things in her space could they avoid being destroyed!

As soon as she crossed the courtyard gate, she saw Shopkeeper Feng, Hei Lie, and others hurrying over, and Qi Yue quickly stopped in her tracks.

“Didn’t I tell you all to leave? Why are you still here!”

Shopkeeper Feng and the others thought Qi Yue didn’t understand the nature of the draft bank and quickly explained the situation all at once.

Having no patience but listening all the way through, Qi Yue immediately commanded, “Shopkeeper Feng, leave the matter here to me. Take the bookkeepers and assistants and leave at once.”

Shopkeeper Feng wanted to say something, but suddenly he remembered a rumor from not long ago.

Their master wasn’t an ordinary person; her origins were unclear, her methods formidable.

Suddenly, numerous thoughts flashed through his mind.

It must be something the master was planning to do, not suitable for others to witness.

Thus, he quickly shut his mouth and led the bookkeepers and assistants to leave swiftly through the back door.

Hei Lie was a bit confused, about to ask what he could do when Qi Yue spoke up.

“Hei Lie, you take the rest of the Black Feather Guard brothers and defend the front gate. The moment Hu Keqing’s men arrive, signal me! Can you do it?”

“Yes!” Hei Lie’s spirit was lifted, and he jogged across the hall towards the front gate.

Qi Yue slightly curled her lips.

For some reason, she found she quite enjoyed the feeling of giving orders.

Especially the behaviors of these people who asked nothing and just obediently followed orders made her feel very comfortable.

However, the most important thing right now was to empty out everything in the four floors of Rishengchang.

If she guessed correctly, Hu Keqing’s move tonight was actually a ruse—feigning weakness to deceive the enemy.

He must have long discovered he was being watched, which was why he resorted to such a tactic.

The goal was to capture someone and find out her whereabouts.

Therefore, once Hu Keqing arrived, he would definitely come prepared; it was not to be taken lightly.

Soon she reached the first floor; aside from important items inside the counter, the area was filled with tables and chairs for customers to wait, bustling with people during the day, but now eerily empty.

Qi Yue did not delay any further; with a raise of her hand, she took all the things on the first floor into her space.

Then she went down to the underground silver vault.

All the silver taels and silver notes from the draft bank were here, with chests laid out on the floor and shelves full of boxes containing silver notes.

Qi Yue took everything back into her space exactly as they were, not even sparing the shelves.

The second floor was filled with boxes containing account books, each box labeled with a year, some dating back fifty years.

Qi Yue was amazed, yet she took them into her space just as they were.

These things, if they were to be damaged, that would indeed be no small loss.

When it comes time to rebuild, maybe they should use reinforced concrete. These many things should be well protected, shouldn’t they?

As she was calculating, she heard a string of jingling sounds—the downstairs signaling bell.

Hei Lie was signaling her!

Hu Keqing had indeed arrived!

So fast!

Qi Yue hurriedly moved to the third and fourth floors, quickly emptying out everything there.

Downstairs, the uniform marching sound of soldiers could be heard.

Looking out from the downstairs window, the entire East Main Street was overrun by a procession of torches that illuminated half the dark sky.

“What a large array.” Qi Yue frowned.

There must be tens of thousands of them, at least.

To deal with her, Hu Keqing actually mobilized tens of thousands of troops!

“Master, master…”

Qi Yue turned around to see Hei Lie, carrying a knife and running up panting.

“Master, we’re surrounded down there, can’t get out. Let me escort you over the rooftops.”