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Chapter 146 Investigation

Si He went back to the house to wash up, while Ning Ji went to the cellar to deal with the people below, because government officials would come to investigate later.

The fines for conscription are high, and there will definitely be some people who hide to avoid paying the fines, and there is no guarantee that the government will conduct a thorough search.

Therefore, the people in the cellar cannot be kept.

There were intermittent crying sounds coming from the house next door. The sound was not too loud, and Si He was somewhat used to it. In the past two months, the woman had been making a fuss frequently.

Ning Ji had mentioned this before and asked her if she wanted to buy another house and move in. She thought about it and decided not to, just make do with it for now.

The next morning, there was a noisy sound outside again. From the sound, I knew that Mrs. Huang was here to make trouble again.

However, this time there wasn't much noise, and after a while, it became quiet over there. It was probably because Mrs. Huang had dealt with that woman.

Si He originally thought that this was someone else's farce, but she didn't expect that the fire would spread here.

bang bang bang

There was a knock on the door outside.

Si He frowned slightly and looked outside the door.

At this time, Ning Ji had gone out to buy groceries and had not returned yet. Helplessly, she could only go to open the door and see what was going on.

The gate of the mansion was opened, and the person knocking on the door was a servant. Standing outside the door was Madam Huang, who looked aggressive and was followed by a group of servants.

Si He did not wear any makeup, but her face was outstanding. When Mrs. Huang saw her like this, her brows furrowed even more tightly.

"Are you the one who bought this house?" Mrs. Huang asked coldly.

Yesterday, Huang Dashan said that the house was sold at a low price two months ago, but because the selling price was too low, she was still angry. Who knows if there is something fishy going on and he is keeping another woman?

"Yes, what can I do for you?" Si He was a little puzzled. Did he come here to buy back the house?

Madam Huang looked at Si He's indifferent expression, anger slowly rising in her heart. She took a deep breath, suppressed her anger and said, "What is your relationship with Huang Dashan? Why did he sell the house to you at such a low price?"

Hearing this question, Si He's face turned a little bad. She didn't expect that Mrs. Huang would think this way.

But thinking about the trouble she had encountered, it was easy to overthink things, so she patiently explained: "This house was bought by my husband. There were people from the merchant company as witnesses at the time, and the title deed was replaced at the government office after the transaction. As for the price, 350 taels is not low. We didn't force him to sell it, and it doesn't matter at all."

"Three hundred and fifty taels?!" Mrs. Huang opened her eyes wide and stared at her with a look of scrutiny and anger.

If it is three hundred and fifty taels, then it is indeed in line with the market price and is not low.

However, Huang Dashan said that he only sold it for one hundred and fifty taels!

This bastard!

Si He nodded.

Mrs. Huang asked again, "Which company?"

Si He looked at her with some confusion, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "It seems to be called Wangxing Commercial Bank."

Mrs. Huang stared at her, trying to figure out the truth in her words.

At this time, Ning Ji came back with the purchased food. He looked at the group of people standing in front of the door, frowned slightly, quickened his pace and walked over.

"Husband." Si He called him.

He walked up to her, looked at the group of people in front of him, and asked: "What's going on?"

Si He said, "This lady is asking about the house."

Madam Huang looked at Ning Ji. He was a handsome man. They were a good match and looked like a married couple. She finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Excuse me for disturbing you."

After saying that, she decisively took her people away. Behind her were two maids dragging an unconscious woman. After they put the person into the carriage, they left the alley.

Looking at Mrs. Huang's violent temper, one can imagine what happened to that woman.

"Don't open the door easily in the future."

Hearing Ning Jihe's words, Si He retracted her gaze, looked at him, and said with a smile: "Okay."

After returning to the house, Si He told him everything that had happened.

He didn't care about it and just said, "I can be quiet from now on."

Si He smiled faintly. It had indeed been quite noisy recently, and he had been enduring it for a long time.

After two days of quiet, for some unknown reason, someone moved into the house next door. But fortunately, it was relatively quiet and not as noisy as the previous woman.

After the conscription, the city of Moro became a little more lively.

Because a war was about to break out on the border of Beisha Kingdom, the small towns near the border became turbulent, and many people migrated to the cities in the north, including many people who came to Moro City.

Therefore, some vacant houses in the city were quickly rented out.

The conscription schedule was brought forward, and officials from the government office began to check house to house to see if there were any people in the city who refused to serve in the military and did not pay their fines. They were very strict, and even the cellars would be checked to see if there were any people hiding.

Seeing the officers searching the cellar, Si He felt a little nervous, even though he knew Ning Ji had already dealt with those people.

Only one officer went down to the cellar, while the others simply searched the house to see if there were any Tibetans, but did not rummage through anything.

The light in the cellar was dim, so the officer lit a candle and crawled down.

There were a few large vats and some miscellaneous items in the cellar, and nothing else. It was quite empty.

But the smell down there is really stinky!

It makes people feel nauseous after just smelling it for a while, and the smell is very mixed, like the smell of rotten vegetable leaves, and even the smell of dead mice and rotten eggs!

The officer retched and held his breath as he approached the vat to check. There was some stagnant water in the vat that had not been cleaned up. It was a very shallow layer that could not hide a person. The water was dark and he suspected there was a dead rat in it!

He just took a quick glance and made sure there were no Tibetans, then hurried away. It was too smelly!

This family looks clean and tidy, but they don’t even know to clean the cellar!

After climbing out of the cellar, the officer's face looked better. Now he was a little resistant to the investigation work. In fact, he had found several houses with very poor hygiene before. It was really unpleasant to step into them. The situation was not much better than this one.

But they were a poor and run-down family, and I didn’t expect their cellar to be so smelly!

After a brief check, they left and went to the next house, very busy.

Si He watched them leave and finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, she was a little curious. The officer who went down to the cellar looked extremely ugly when he came out. What happened?

She had never been down to the cellar, and Ning Ji hadn't let her go down there, so she didn't really know what the situation was like down there.

When Ning Ji closed the door and walked back, she walked up to him and asked in a low voice: "Husband, what happened in the cellar?"

She knew that he had dealt with the people below him two days ago, but she really didn't know how he did it because he didn't tell her.

Ning Ji looked at her curious face, reached out and gently rubbed her head, and said: "The smell is a little strong."

Strong smell?

She blinked, thought about it, and didn't ask any more questions.