The Rebirth of the Fierce Little Cute Girl

Chapter 388: Chapter 387: Resolution

Fan Qianshu listened carefully. When he heard what Zhang Li said, he couldn’t help but frown and looked at her with some confusion.

Zhang Li, however, smiled smugly and said, ”Take your people and search thoroughly. It’s right there. Once you find it, you’ll definitely be shocked. That item can absolutely convict Elder Guan.

Seeing Zhang Li speak so confidently, Fan Qianshu somewhat believed her words and turned to leave.

Zhang Li hurriedly called after him.

”Don’t forget our agreement. Once you find the item, be sure to let me out.”

”Don’t worry, I won’t forget.”

Fan Qianshu waved his hand and walked out the door.

When Ji Zhengguo saw Fan Qianshu, he quickly asked, ”How did it go? Any progress?”

”There is indeed progress. Zhang Li told me about a place. We’ll take our people there to find the item and see what she’s hidden there.”

Hearing this, Ji Zhengguo couldn’t help but smile, ”It’s good that there’s progress. Let’s quickly go and search then.” Saying this, he directly called Gu Tingyu to bring people and go with Fan Qianshu.

Gu Tingyu called Wei Zixiao and two other capable men, and they immediately set off to the place Zhang Li mentioned.

However, when they arrived, they found it was a residential house.

Gu Tingyu frowned at Fan Qianshu and said, ”Are you sure it’s here? It seems someone is living here. Why would Zhang Li hide something here?”

Fan Qianshu was also a bit puzzled, then said, ”It should be here, no mistake.”

”In that case, let’s go in and look for it.”

Upon hearing Gu Tingyu’s words, Fan Qianshu looked at him inquisitively and asked, ”How do you plan to search? Secretly or by explaining to the owner?”

Before Gu Tingyu could speak, Wei Zixiao interjected, ”We should search secretly. What if the item is really important?”

Gu Tingyu agreed with Wei Zixiao’s suggestion, ”Okay, let’s split up and quietly investigate inside.”

The group split up and searched around the house, but after a while, none of them found anything.

After converging once, Wei Zixiao couldn’t help but remark, ”Is Zhang Li lying? There’s nothing hidden in this house.”

Gu Tingyu’s brows also furrowed slightly. He felt there really was no place to hide anything here, and besides, who would hide things in a residential house without fear of the people living there discovering them?

”Let’s keep looking. If we still can’t find anything, we’ll regroup.” Fan Qianshu believed Zhang Li might not be lying, so he decided to keep searching.

Gu Tingyu nodded in agreement, ”Alright, let’s search one more time.”

But he turned to Fan Qianshu to confirm, ”Did Zhang Li really say it was on the east side?” They had searched all areas to the east earlier and found nothing.

Fan Qianshu nodded, ”Zhang Li indeed said it was.”

”Alright, let’s continue. Maybe we missed something.”

The group split up once more, searching slowly.

After searching again, Gu Tingyu still found nothing. As he pondered, he glanced up and noticed a tree next to the house.

It was evident the tree was old, with a massive trunk and dense foliage completely blocking the sunlight.

Quietly observing the tree, Gu Tingyu was inexplicably drawn to climb it. Soon, he noticed a hidden spot among the branches with a hole. Reaching in, he found an oiled paper package.

Seeing this item, Gu Tingyu’s eyes lit up with a smile. It seemed this was indeed what they were looking for.

After retrieving the item, he immediately regrouped with the others.

”Tingyu, where did you find it?” Wei Zixiao couldn’t help but ask when he saw the oiled paper package.

Gu Tingyu pointed to the tree.

Wei Zixiao sighed, ”What a hiding spot! Who would have thought she’d hide it outdoors?” They had only searched inside the house and hadn’t considered looking outside.

”Alright, now that we’ve found it, let’s head back.”

Once everyone gathered, Ji Zhengguo eagerly looked at the oiled paper package and quickly opened it.

Upon seeing the contents, they all froze. It was an old book. Ji Zhengguo couldn’t help but flip through it, his expression growing angrier the more he read, until he finally threw the book down.

”Sir, don’t be reckless. This is important evidence; don’t damage it.” Wei Zixiao quickly cautioned upon seeing Ji Zhengguo so upset, although he too was curious and picked it up to read.

He, like Ji Zhengguo, grew angrier as he read.

At this moment, Gu Tingyu and the others saw the content.

It turned out the book was a ledger detailing all of Elder Guan’s financial transactions.

”If this is real, then over the years, Elder Guan has embezzled an immense amount of money.” Fan Qianshu, remaining calm, spoke the hard truth.

Wei Zixiao nodded in agreement, ”Yes, if it’s true, I can’t even imagine how much money it is.” The ledger not only recorded monetary transactions but also many invaluable antiques.

Gu Tingyu finally said, ”We just need to verify a few items from the ledger to confirm its authenticity.”

”Right, I’ll immediately have someone investigate.”

Ji Zhengguo, decisive in action, immediately sent people to verify.

The news came quickly. The items were indeed transferred through several people, eventually reaching Elder Guan, as recorded in the ledger.

”I’ll hand this over to the authorities right away.”

With the ledger’s authenticity confirmed, Ji Zhengguo couldn’t sit still and went to find Qi Hexin immediately.

Gu Tingyu watched Ji Zhengguo leave in haste, then turned to Fan Qianshu and said, ”Thank you so much. Without you, we couldn’t have found it so quickly.”

”No need to thank me; we have the same goal. Helping you also helps me.” Fan Qianshu smiled, then added, ”I think we’re done for today; I’ll head back now.”

”Alright.”

Meanwhile, when Ji Zhengguo submitted the ledger, it caused an uproar. The higher-ups finally decided to act against Elder Guan, taking swift action to control him, pending judgment.

When Gu Tingyu received this news, he immediately informed Fan Qianshu.

”Thank you.”

At this moment, Fan Qianshu was completely at ease, knowing there would be no more danger from being pursued, and Er Ya would be safe.

Gu Tingyu, hearing the thanks, shook his head and said, ”We should be the ones thanking you.”

With those words, he turned and left, eager to spend more time with Yiyi.

When Yiyi saw Gu Tingyu, her face was all smiles. ”Gu Tingyu, you’re finally done with your work. Is everything resolved this time?”