The Supreme Soldier King of the Lady CEO-Chapter 968 - 948: Unbelievable, Utter Disappointment! The Goddess Turns into a Thief!

The wealthy merchants present were also taken aback!

The small space behind the brick was empty!

What was going on?

"Assistant Shen, report, this suite has been thoroughly searched and no stolen items were found." The manager picked up the walkie-talkie and reported, feeling perplexed about Shen Taoyuan instructing him to press the alarm button proactively.

There's nothing here, so why ask me to press the button?

Shen Taoyuan was stunned for a long time. Once she came to her senses, her beautiful eyes widened, completely clueless about the situation.

Why wasn't the Fire Cloud Jade behind the bricks?

"Take a closer look; is there really nothing in there?" Shen Taoyuan asked the manager.

After checking again, the manager shook his head and responded, "No, there truly isn't."

"Assistant Shen, I told you, it's your detector malfunctioning, making that 'beep beep beep' noise continuously. I'm not a thief," Ye Huan shouted.

"This..."

Shen Taoyuan looked embarrassed, completely baffled by the situation and unable to utter a word.

Kaman didn't understand the situation either and cast a puzzled glance at Shen Taoyuan in secret.

He had planned to scold Ye Huan, but with things as they were, he could only swallow his words.

The wealthy merchants were also dumbfounded. Was Ye Hu'an really not a thief, and was it truly the detector's mistake?

"What's going on here..."

"I don't know either..."

"The whole ship was searched, so how could they not find the Fire Cloud Jade? Could it be a lack of thoroughness or an issue with the detector..."

"None of us know, and we dare not ask..."

"It seems every suite has been searched, and there's absolutely no sign of the Fire Cloud Jade..."

The wealthy merchants were puzzled, discussing among themselves.

"No, there's one blind spot that hasn't been searched!"

Ye Huan interrupted the discussion, a barely noticeable smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. Folding his arms, he yelled, "Assistant Shen, there's one room that hasn't been searched yet. Perhaps the stolen items are in that room?"

"Another room?" Shen Taoyuan was taken aback. "Whose room?"

"Yours."

"Every room on the ship has been searched except Assistant Shen's room."

Ye Huan squinted and smiled, "Now everyone can reasonably speculate that the Fire Cloud Jade might be in your room."

"Nonsense!"

Before Shen Taoyuan could respond, the wealthy merchants, displeased with their goddess being suspected, stepped forward to reprimand Ye Huan: "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? Do you mean to say that Assistant Shen would do something as egregious as stealing an item others spent a lifetime acquiring?

"Are you suggesting that Assistant Shen is a person with a twisted character and lost morals?"

"Are you implying that Assistant Shen would risk the wrath of her ancestors to steal the Fire Cloud Jade?"

"Kid, I must say, your imagination is really something!"

The crowd sneered and berated Ye Huan.

Ye Huan shrugged indifferently and said, "As the saying goes, the least likely thing to happen might be the truth. For Assistant Shen to clear her name is simple; just have the staff search her room. After all, if she has nothing to hide, she wouldn't be afraid of a search, right?"

"You really are a fool for suspecting Assistant Shen!"

"Seems like only the truth can shut you up and show how ridiculous your suspicions are!"

The wealthy merchants, puffing with indignation, criticized Ye Huan, then collectively turned to Shen Taoyuan and said, "Assistant Shen, please let them check your room. This will prove you're not that kind of despicable person and not an ungrateful descendent to your ancestors."

On stage, Shen Taoyuan blushed, feeling unsteady due to her fury.

She realized having a group of irrational fans wasn't entirely a good thing!

She could have these fans speak for her, but others could use them against her by turning their allegiance.

Now she was cornered!

And what exactly was happening here?

How could the Fire Cloud Jade not be inside the bathroom wall tiles of room 3-20? She clearly put it there!

"Miss Shen, if you didn't steal the Fire Cloud Jade, what are you afraid of?"

"It's just checking your room, and it helps search for the missing Fire Cloud Jade and the Heirloom Seal of the Realm. It also helps clear your own name."

"If you insist on refusing to search your room, it shows guilt, hinting you might be the thief, which would let down your future kids and ancestors."

Ye Huan spoke earnestly.

"You..."

Shen Taoyuan, gnashing her teeth in anger, wished she could rip Ye Huan apart.

At the same time, a strong sense of unease welled up in her heart.

Seeing the playful expression on Ye Hu'an's face, along with the absence of the Fire Cloud Jade in his suite's bathroom, made it hard not to suspect that her plan had been exposed, or that Ye Hu'an's previous "panic" was an act.

"Miss Shen, we beg you to prove you're not such a vile person and slap this kid's face!"

The wealthy merchants urged in unison.

In their minds, a goddess like Shen Taoyuan was pure and pristine, incapable of committing such ugly deeds.

Seeing their goddess faced with suspicion and doubt truly pained them.

They hoped the goddess could clear her name and fiercely smack Ye Hu'an's face!

"I..." Shen Taoyuan clenched her teeth, truly caught in a dilemma.

She couldn't outright refuse the check, as it would raise suspicions and complicate her future plans for hosting the Great Emperor's banquet and pulling off her final heist.

How annoying!

Shen Taoyuan remained silent for several minutes, then took a deep breath. She wouldn't be swayed by mere rumors!

She had to see for herself what game Ye Hu'an was playing!

Shen Taoyuan, furious, picked up the walkie-talkie and instructed the ship manager, "Go check!"

The ship manager immediately headed to the bar on the second floor below deck, pushed aside the bar's wine cabinet, and entered the secret room.

Watching the screen, Shen Taoyuan's face instantly changed. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Inside the secret room, on the bed lay a woman clad in a maid's outfit, holding a broom, sound asleep.

Why was Xiao Yuan sleeping so deeply in broad daylight?

And...

Why was there a Jade Seal on the bedside table?!

"What, my Jade Seal is in your room?!"

Ye Huan glared with wide eyes, pointing at the Jade Seal on the screen, and said "angrily," "Assistant Shen, I didn't expect someone as beautiful as you to behave so improperly! I only had a slight suspicion about you at first, but I never imagined it would turn out to be true!"

This Jade Seal was like a stone, causing waves of shock among the crowd!

Everyone cast incredulous looks at Shen Taoyuan!

"I... I'm not! I... I didn't! You all... you all listen to my explanation..." Shen Taoyuan's face was ashen, and she repeatedly waved her hands, trying to defend herself!

But for the moment, she couldn't figure out why the Jade Seal would be in her room.

The defense sounded so feeble and powerless.

"..."

The whole place was dead silent.

The manager was also embarrassed, having never expected that Assistant Shen was the thief on board!

"Keep searching! I guess the Fire Cloud Jade must also be in her room!"

"Or perhaps, you could check the bathroom directly!"

Ye Huan shouted.

The first sentence was still bearable, but the latter sentence from Ye Huan made Shen Taoyuan's unrest intensify even more.

Could it be...

When the manager entered the bathroom and tapped on the wall tiles, he eventually found a hollow tile. After removing it, the entire scene erupted in an uproar!

Shen Taoyuan almost lost her balance; if not for holding onto the auction table, she would've fallen to the ground. She nearly had a cardiac arrest on the spot.

The box made of pear wood, which should have been hiding the Fire Cloud Jade in the wall tiles of Suite 20 on the 3rd floor, how could it be in the wall tiles of her own bathroom??

What's going on!

"How is this possible?!"

The wealthy businessmen stood up with wide eyes, looking utterly unacceptable and incredulous!

Shen Taoyuan really is the biggest thief?

If so, was her true purpose in convening the all-ship meeting to play out a thief calling to catch a thief scenario?

Damn!!!

How could the mind of a goddess be so dirty, so disgraceful?

How is this possible?

Everyone found it hard to believe!

Yet, they had to believe it!

The facts were right in front of their eyes!

The Heirloom Seal of the Realm lost by Ye Hu'an, and Kaman's stolen Fire Cloud Jade, were both found in Shen Taoyuan's room!

"You all... listen to my explanation!" Shen Taoyuan's face turned even more anxious, pale as paper, as she attempted to explain and recover.

Little did she know, this only made the businessmen more disappointed.

If Shen Taoyuan admitted her mistake, they would be willing to forgive her!

But after the evil deeds were exposed, Shen Taoyuan first thought to argue!

The businessmen were utterly disheartened with the goddess they once had in mind.

When they were young, they thought goddesses didn't go to the bathroom.

When they grew up and learned that goddesses are human too and need to use the bathroom, they were troubled and took a long time to accept it.

And now, Shen Taoyuan's behavior shattered their goddess fantasies again!

The once sacred and flawless goddess turned out to be a morally bankrupt thief!

They couldn't accept it at all!

"Assistant Shen, do you not fear divine retribution for deceiving our feelings and doing such an abominable thing!"

"Assistant Shen, I am truly disappointed in you. I never expected you to be such a despicable person. What a pity that I defended you against Mr. Ye's words before! Now it seems, Mr. Ye is the truly wise one! Without him, we'd all have been deceived by you, you vile thief!"

"Assistant Shen, even if you don't care about your ancestors, you should think about your descendants! I never imagined you would sacrifice their happiness for two trillion; I really misjudged you!"

"You wicked woman, deliberately guiding us to attack Mr. Ye; truly morally bankrupt, twisted in human nature, shameless!"

"Shameless!"

The businessmen who once defended and adored Shen Taoyuan now hated her just as much!

All of them angrily pointed fingers, criticizing Shen Taoyuan, their spittle flying in the air!

Then, they all bowed apologetically to Ye Huan and turned to leave!

Before long, the once-crowded top deck became desolate.

The businessmen, before leaving, all raised their middle fingers angrily at Shen Taoyuan!

This scene fell into Shen Taoyuan's eyes, and she couldn't hold it in, collapsing to the ground, covering her face and crying!

She knew that, in everyone's eyes, she was now an outright "thief"!

She knew she had suffered complete social disgrace!

She cried as she got up and ran toward the dark room on the second basement level of the deck!

For the first time, she truly felt the immense harm social death can bring!

The disappointment in the businessmen's words, their raised middle fingers, their angry faces, the disdain and indignation in their eyes, and the earlier talk about ancestors and children, all made her deeply feel what helplessness, grievance, despair, frustration, and pain meant!

Countless negative emotions swirled around in her heart, making her break down all at once.

As Shen Taoyuan covered her face and cried while running toward the staircase, tears still filled her eyes as she gave Ye Huan a fierce glare, choked back tears, wiped them away, and left quickly!

"Shen..." Kaman wanted to call Shen Taoyuan back but quickly swallowed his words. It was extremely awkward; he didn't want to stay too close to Shen Taoyuan at this moment, fearing social death alongside her and being shunned by the businessmen!

However, he quickly left the top deck too.

Kaman was truly gnashing his teeth; he couldn't understand how things turned out like this. In the plan, wasn't it supposed to be Ye Hu'an who would lose everything, become the target of public criticism, the person everyone pointed fingers at?

How did it suddenly reverse?

Shen Taoyuan ended up being disgraced?

It's truly unbelievable!

Cursed!

He initially planned to take this opportunity to drive Ye Hu'an off the ship and seize everything from him.

Looks like he'll have to wait a bit longer!