"Where did that fellow named Pu get 16 million guan of family fortune? All his possessions put together wouldn't be worth more than 5 million guan at most!"
After a moment's hesitation, Wang Fu gritted his teeth and said again.
"My Lord, does the Pu family have account books stored in Bianliang City?"
Seeing his reluctant demeanor, Qin Hui could only tentatively ask again.
"I need to inquire about this..."
Frowning, Wang Fu spoke again.
"My Lord, this matter is of great importance, please verify it on the spot! For a prominent family like theirs, they should have two sets of account books if they do their accounting!"
"Someone, find Manager Wang for me!"
Upon hearing Qin Hui's words, Wang Fu frowned again and said.
"Yes!"
Hearing his call, the servant outside the door quickly responded.
"My Lord, you were looking for me?"
A moment later, Wang Chaoan cautiously pushed the door open and entered.
"Lord Qin has some questions for you, answer them truthfully!"
Pursing his lips, Wang Fu simply handed over the lead to Qin Hui.
"Yes!"
Hearing him say this, Wang Chaoan dared not be careless, and quickly turned to clasp his hands towards Qin Hui.
"Manager Wang, I ask you, was the Pu family's property handled by you at the time?"
Since no one in the room was an outsider, Qin Hui asked directly.
"This..."
Hearing his question, Wang Chaoan was taken aback and quickly lowered his head to glance at Wang Fu beside him.
Although Qin Hui was Wang Fu's advisor, Wang Chaoan found it a bit strange that he would ask about such a dishonorable matter so directly.
"Just answer what he asks!"
Although his face felt a bit hot, Wang Fu knew that now was not the time to worry about saving face. Pouting, he added a sentence.
"Yes!"
"It was indeed handled by me at the time, but I guarantee that this matter was handled with utmost secrecy. Apart from us few who handled it, no outsider will ever know..."
Although a little embarrassed, Wang Chaoan still said it directly.
"Apart from you, no outsider will know?"
Hearing him say this, Qin Hui immediately let out a cold snort.
"Mr. Qin, I was very careful with this matter!"
"Manager Wang, do you really think there's no such thing as a wall that lets no wind through? Even ordinary gold, silver, and jewels, someone can remember who the previous owner was. Let alone such a large fortune, you're not going to tell me there are no property deeds, are you?"
"If someone really wants to investigate, can't you escape by just checking the archives in the Kaifeng Prefecture?"
Qin Hui felt extremely uncomfortable with his attitude.
"This, this..."
Caught off guard by his barrage, Wang Chaoan felt extremely awkward.
Even if he had been very secretive at the time, if they were to investigate like this, who could escape?
"Alright, just answer what I ask and don't spout so much nonsense! I ask you, when you accepted the Pu family's assets, did you find their hidden account books?"
After beating down his arrogant momentum, Qin Hui asked again.
"This..."
Hearing his question, Wang Chaoan's heart sank.
There were indeed account books, but they never appeared before Wang Fu in the end.
After all, people like Wang Chaoan valued the spoils.
If everything was clearly written in the account books, what would they have to embezzle?
In order to skim some benefits in the middle, the account books were naturally hidden by him.
Wang Fu only cared about the total amount of the Pu family's property, so he wouldn't care if their property had account books or not.
"Yes or no?"
Seeing his hesitant appearance, Qin Hui immediately frowned.
"No, no..."
Swallowing hard, Wang Chaoan finally spoke again.
"Such a large enterprise as the Pu family, and they have no account books?"
Even Zhang Bangchang found this hard to believe!
"You lowly slave, I'm telling you, this matter concerns my life and death. If I find out you've played any tricks behind my back, I'll break your dog legs!"
Judging by his current appearance, Wang Fu immediately understood that this fellow must have concealed something from him.
"My Lord, spare me! There was indeed an account book at the time, but it was incomplete. I didn't think much of it then, so I privately threw it into the woodshed in the backyard..."
Seeing Wang Fu throw a tantrum, Wang Chaoan was terrified.
If such matters were not pre-arranged, it would be impossible to conceal them. Even if he held his ground, Wang Fu could still get what he wanted from others.
Rather than being sold out by others, it was better to atone for his sins now!
"You scoundrel! How dare you!"
Hearing him say this, Wang Fu became even more enraged. He picked up the teapot in front of him and smashed it at Wang Chaoan.
"My Lord, now is not the time to get angry! We still need to find the account books as soon as possible!"
Qin Hui said, while quickly stopping Wang Fu. Killing a steward in the mansion was one thing, but if he died, there would be one less person who understood the truth of the matter.
"What are you standing there for? Go and find the account books for me!"
After breathing heavily in anger, Wang Fu glared at Wang Chaoan with disappointment.
"Yes!"
Terrified to half-death, Wang Chaoan no longer dared to delay. He quickly led people to the backyard and after searching carefully in the woodshed for a while, he moved out a wooden box from a hidden corner.
"Is everything here?"
Qin Hui, who was following behind him, couldn't care about anything else at this moment. While looking through the account books, he asked with a frown.
"Everything is here..."
Wang Chaoan spoke while cautiously looking at Qin Hui.
After glaring at him fiercely, Qin Hui shifted his attention back to the account books.
"Did you find anything?"
Seeing him flip through them faster and faster, Wang Fu, who was following behind, quickly asked.
"My Lord, this matter is indeed a bit troublesome..."
After quickly flipping through the dozens of account books in the box, Qin Hui said with a wry smile.
"Hui Zhi, it's already this late, stop beating around the bush. What's going on?"