Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 740 - 576: Silver

Uncle Gu was a bit puzzled, why call Dashun and the others?

However, he glanced inside the room and decided not to ask any more questions.

"Alright, I’ll go call them," Uncle Gu said as he turned and walked out of the room.

Gu Chengyu intended to call Dashun and the others to keep an eye on Wang Yue and the others.

He always felt that Gu Chengyi’s death was somewhat suspicious, and these three needed to be properly interrogated.

Wang Yue became anxious seeing that Gu Chengyu and the others weren’t leaving the room.

The key to the cabinet was under the pillow on the kang; she could only open the cabinet if she got the key.

Today was a great opportunity; if she missed it, she wouldn’t have any connection to that silver.

Once the second son and third son came, wouldn’t that silver end up in their pockets?

Gu Chengyu occasionally observed the expressions and actions of the three women and noticed that Wang Yue had glanced at the kang several times in such a short period.

He turned his gaze there too, noticing a brass lock hanging on it.

Gu Chengyu then surveyed the room’s furnishings and deduced that cabinet should be where valuables were kept.

Chang was still young; it was not surprising that Wang Yue would target that silver.

In recent years, it was heard that the second son spent quite a bit in the county, yet the profits from the soap business had been substantial in recent years.

In Gu Chengyi’s hands, aside from expenses, he could have saved at least three thousand taels or so.

"Father! Second brother is gone, we must take good care of the silver coin he left. This way, when the second and third sons return, we can explain clearly."

Gu Chengyu implied that even if Wang Yue didn’t have the guts to take advantage, it wouldn’t stop others from doing so.

Mr. Gu was despondent at this moment, sighing deeply, "It must be taken care of properly; let me take care of it. I’m old, don’t need the silver, and they won’t have to worry if it’s with me. We can easily account for it when the second son and the third son return."

Mr. Gu, supported by Gu Chengyu, felt so weak that his legs were trembling, and he felt exhausted all over. It was only now, when Gu Chengyu mentioned the silver, that he remembered.

Even though Xiao Bao didn’t care about this little silver, Mr. Gu knew well his second son’s temperament.

He was the most suitable person to take care of the silver after all, it was best not to draw Xiao Bao into this. Otherwise, it would never end.

Gu Chengyu turned to Wang Yue and asked, "Where is the key to my second brother’s locked cabinet?"

Wang Yue didn’t expect Gu Chengyu to suddenly inquire about the silver; she had been thinking of scraping some silver, but now it seemed impossible.

She dared not offend Gu Chengyu, realizing she was no longer young like Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang.

With Gu Chengyi gone, if the Gu Family was willing to release them, the other two could still find a struggling family to marry into without difficulty.

She was old and her looks had faded; even if she wanted to marry again, no one would want her.

All she could rely on now was Chang, and didn’t Chang have to rely on Gu Chengyu?

Wang Yue stepped forward, glanced at Gu Chengyi who still had his eyes open, and felt her heart pounding.

She dared not look any longer, turned away, and, with a trembling right hand, groped under the pillow next to Gu Chengyi.

After fumbling around twice without finding the key, Wang Yue became a bit anxious.

"I remember the master always put the key under the pillow, why isn’t it there now?" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Gu Chengyi frowned; the kang was so messy, it might have fallen elsewhere.

"Look for it on the kang again."

Wang Yue looked at Gu Chengyi, who was covered by quilts on the kang; she really didn’t have the courage to search!

Having already seen Gu Chengyi’s body earlier, she found it quite terrifying; how could she dare look for something under the quilts?

With her body trembling, Wang Yue stammered, "I-I dare not!"

Gu Chengyu almost wanted to roll his eyes; these were two people who had shared the same bed before!

He wasn’t afraid, but it did feel quite awkward.

Just as Gu Chengyu was hesitating whether or not to look for it himself, he suddenly heard Mr. Gu say, "Let me do it!"

Mr. Gu stepped forward and gently pulled away the quilt covering Gu Chengyi. At this point, Gu Chengyi’s private area had already ruptured, with dark red blood still oozing out, presenting a scene even more frightening than the expression on his face.

Seeing Gu Chengyi’s miserable state, Mr. Gu could no longer hold back and started crying uncontrollably.

"Father! Let me find it!"

By this time, Gu Chengli had already calmed down and stepped forward to suggest.

The key was pressed under Gu Chengyi’s leg. Gu Chengli opened the cabinet and took out a wooden box painted with red lacquer, with an additional lock on it.

Gu Chengyi took out a piece of paper, five silver notes, a silver ingot of fifty taels, and some loose silver, totaling about twenty taels.

"Xiao Bao! Here is the deposit certificate for silver stored at the Money Shop; take a look at what’s written on it."

Gu Chengli handed the paper to Gu Chengyu, who took a glance at it and saw that the Money Shop was located in the town.

This was a deposit certificate for two thousand taels, with the token being a low-quality crescent-shaped jade pendant, which was kept in the box.

"The Money Shop is in the town, it’s a certificate for two thousand taels."

"There are five silver notes of one hundred taels each, one silver ingot of fifty taels, and twenty-two taels of loose silver."

Gu Chengli counted the silver notes and the loose silver, announcing the total amount to everyone present.

After counting, Gu Chengli frowned. It seemed that the second son had spent a lot over the years, but why had he only saved two thousand five hundred seventy-two taels?

He recalled that the second son indeed spent quite a bit on marrying Mrs. Li.

Moreover, in recent years, the second son had been spending more and more, often seen frequenting the restaurants in the county, with plenty of social gatherings.

"All the silver is here; everyone present is a witness."

Gu Chengyu had Gu Chengli count everything in front of everyone to prevent rumors.

After putting the silver back in the box and locking it, Mr. Gu took the box, assisted by Gu Chengyu, and left the room.

As soon as they left the room, Gu Chengyu saw Dashun leading three people running over.

Gu Chengyu didn’t say much, and once Dashun and the others were in front of him, he instructed, "Take the three women in the house to the main room separately. I want to question them personally."

Dashun was good at reading the situation. Rumors outside were that there was trouble inside, but he didn’t dare ask questions; he just needed to do what Gu Chengyu instructed.

In this clan, the most capable person was Gu Chengyu. The monthly salary the clan gave them was all Gu Chengyu’s idea.

As long as they did their job to Gu Chengyu’s satisfaction, they wouldn’t have to worry about not having good days.

They had finally waited for Gu Chengyu to return; now was the time for them to demonstrate their abilities.

Mrs. Lv was still waiting outside the door; this was the room of her stepson, and even though he was already dead, she couldn’t just enter it randomly.

Moreover, having heard about the frightening appearance of Gu Chengyi at the time of his death, she was even less daring to enter.

When Gu Chengli came out, his eyes were still red. Doctor Li followed closely behind, and even Wang Yue and the others were led out.

Inside the house, only Gu Chengyi was left. Gu Chengyu felt it was inappropriate, so he had Dashun leave someone behind to guard the door.

"Father! Should we take the opportunity to clean the second brother’s body? It’s hot, and I’m afraid we can’t leave it like that."

It was hot, and leaving the body inside, what if there came a strange smell?