Chapter 1542 Who stole them (1/2)

The atmosphere of the scene suddenly became strange, and the discussion sounds outside became louder:

”What do you mean? There are fewer stones? And some have been swapped?”

”What else can this mean? Can't you guess? Someone must have done something.”

”Huh, well, this warehouse belongs to the King of Hpakant.”

The last words sounded a little too pointed. The King turned his head and said angrily, ”Who said that? Who said those words? Come out! Show yourself, now, you scumbag!”

Zhong Dapao dashed out and roared, ”Donʼt act so mighty now. Come in and see for yourself. Tell me, damn, where are the stones? Where are the missing raw materials? Whereʼs the ore that was swapped?”

The King said coldly, ”How would I know?”

As he spoke, he went in and counted the number of stones.

Outside, Tu Qin asked the bodyguard, ”Who went into the warehouse before we came back?”

The men that were in charge of guarding the warehouse looked at each other awkwardly, then murmured, ”Nobody. In all this time, only you all came back to take the stones, and every time a stone was taken, you and the boss were around.”

Tu Qin frowned and said, ”It's impossible. Someone must have entered the warehouse! No one would be able to steal anything the few times we were here, but someone else must have done it during another time!”

Li Du kicked a stone and said angrily, ”All right, don't put on a damn act, and don't make it difficult for your men. They just followed orders and did their job. Isn't it obvious and clear what had happened?”

”What is so obvious?” The King of Hpakant snapped. ”Speak clearly!”

Li Du pointed at him and asked, ”OK, let me ask you, how many pieces of raw materials did we send into the warehouse?”

The King said, ”34 pieces.”

”And how many do we have now?”

The King's brows twitched, but he did not say a word.

Li Du said angrily, ”I'll say it if you don't. We have 28 pieces now, right? So, where did the missing six pieces go?”

The King's face was sullen. He frowned and still said nothing.

Li Du smiled sarcastically and said, ”Still not opening your mouth? OK, I'll continue asking the questions. We made a mark with red paint, so the paint color should be the same on each piece, right? You saw it with your own eyes. You were there when it was painted, right?”

The King of Hpakant did not say anything, but some people helpfully called out, ”Yes!”

Tu Qin said, ”Shut up and get lost!”

After all, the King was not like the old King of Hpakant who had authority and deterrence. There were powerful people in the crowd of onlookers. They were not afraid of the King. Some said with a mocking tone, ”Hey, Mr. Tu is very mighty indeed.”

Tu Qin looked at the other side, showed a smile and said, ”Boss Liu, please don't make fun of me.”

Li Du ignored what was going on outside. He pointed at the raw materials on the ground and said, ”You see for yourself, this one, this one and this one. Are the red paint on them and the other pieces the exact same color? Are you saying we marked these?”

”You are not going to speak? Didn't you have a lot to say just now? I proposed to store these stones myself at that time. Originally, we wanted to rent a warehouse for storage. However, you said you had a warehouse. I was naive enough to believe in you.”

”Now the stones that were in your warehouse are gone. Where did they go? The warehouse is yours, and the men guarding it are also yours. During this period, I did not come back, and the stones delivered by my men were under your supervision as well, right? Right?”