Chapter 165: Oh no, the house has been emptied by thieves!

People who work at the unit hardly ever go home at noon, because the unit has a canteen that provides lunch.

Especially for government units, although the canteen food is just big‑pot rice, it's filling.

Gu Tingchen has recently been highly valued by Bureau Chief Liu; although he doesn't eat the big‑pot rice at the canteen, he often accompanies the chief to important banquets, making connections with influential people in all circles.

So he didn't go home at noon, but instead socialized until eight in the evening before returning home.

When he came home slightly drunk, he saw his own sister sitting slumped at the doorway, her face full of terror, dazed and helpless.

Immediately, he reproached her somewhat disapprovingly—

"Yinyin, it's so late—why aren't you in your room, sitting so ungracefully at the front door? How unbecoming!"

"Besides, you're about to get married; looking like this, if the neighbors see—"

"Brother!"

"Oh no, the house has been emptied by thieves!"

"Wuuu~"

"My dowry, my bridal gifts, my savings, my beautiful clothes—all gone!"

"Brother, what do we do? Our home is gone!"

Gu Yinyin cried so hard she couldn't catch her breath, as if she were about to choke on her sobs!

She got off work after six, opened the door, and found the house completely empty, like a bare concrete shell!

She even thought she had misseen it, that it was an illusion.

She stepped back out, carefully checked whether she had gone to the wrong door, and realized—it was indeed her own home.

She pushed the door open again—utterly empty; not to mention the living room, even the kitchen and bathroom were completely bare!

At that moment her legs went weak; she forced herself to turn her bedroom doorknob—sky fell!

All her abundant dowry, the cash and dowry in the wardrobe, more than ten sets of new clothes and shoes—gone!

Despairing, her legs gave way, and she could no longer stand at all!

Her future confidence at her in‑laws', her money!

She went to the master bedroom and saw the same empty room—the thieves had even taken the bed!

Her sister‑in‑law wasn't home—where was her sister‑in‑law?

With such a huge incident, her sister‑in‑law bears undeniable responsibility!

But she waited and waited, and now it's past eight at night!

Only her brother came home drunk, while her sister‑in‑law didn't come back at all!

She wanted to turn on the light, go to the kitchen and cook a bowl of noodles, but the lightbulb had been unscrewed by the thieves!

In the kitchen, there was nothing!

Not even a grain of salt!

Hungry, exhausted, and frightened, she dared not stay in the empty house, so she sat by the doorway waiting for her brother to return.

"What?"

Gu Tingchen thought he had heard a joke, lifted his leg into the house, and reached out to press the wall switch.

"Click."

The interior was pitch black!

The smile froze on his face; his calm expression suddenly turned solemn.

"Click."

The interior remained pitch black; by the moonlight outside the window he saw that the living room was completely empty!

Instantly, he sobered up considerably!

"Lu Manman?"

"Where is she!"

"What a fine home—how could everything be stolen!"

"Isn't Lu Manman supposed to be at home?"

"Doesn't she know to stop them, to shout loudly?"

"Brother, stop shouting—she's not home; who knows where she's gone off to carouse!"

Gu Yinyin wiped her tears, her face full of despair.

She had long been dissatisfied with this irresponsible impostor sister‑in‑law!

She even suspected that the other party held a grudge from last night when she hit them and kicked their stomach, so they deliberately teamed up with thieves to empty the house.

Gu Tingchen rubbed his forehead, feeling utter shame and humiliation!

This is the Railway Bureau staff quarters; here, his home has been emptied!

This is not only a provocation against him personally, but also a provocation against the entire Railway Bureau!

"The stolen assets are too huge to conceal; the Liu family side also needs an explanation."

In a short time, his mind had already weighed the pros and cons.

Report to the Public Security Bureau—it must be done immediately.

Otherwise, the promises he had made, the lavish dowry for his adopted sister, would become empty talk, a joke!

Others would only think he was boasting, seeking fame!

He can't conceal it; he must report to the Public Security Bureau and make a big fuss!

He can't—such a major incident, and today no one in the staff quarters noticed a thing!

And Lu Manman—could she be holding a grudge...

"Okay, I'll listen to my brother."

Gu Yinyin nodded, fully regarding her brother as the main pillar.

She now not only hates the thief to death, but also the fake sister‑in‑law to death!

If the other party weren't a thief, then if they were at home the house wouldn't have been emptied by a thief!

However, the sleepless brother and sister, under the investigation visits of the Public Security Bureau comrades, obtained a highly absurd investigation result.

In the morning, more than one neighbor saw Lu Manman, whose face was ashen, pushing a bicycle, leaving the Jiashuyuan weak and alone!

According to the neighbors, they saw Lu Manman's complexion was bad and body weak, offered to take them to a hospital, but they politely declined, saying they were already going to the hospital.

Then, for the whole afternoon up to now, Lu Manman hasn't returned home!

During that time, no outsider entered the Jiashuyuan at all!

Public Security Bureau comrades visited nearby neighbors, who all said they hadn't seen any outsiders, nor heard any commotion from the Gu Family!

The only noise was last night, Lu Manman's presumed scream from a domestic‑violence incident.......

Soon, the Public Security Bureau contacted several nearby hospitals and found Lu Manman at a maternal and child hospital!

However, the person had just suffered a violent miscarriage, was extremely weak after the delivery, unable to return, and was still hospitalized.

In an instant, the people around changed their gaze toward Gu Tingchen......

A violent miscarriage is just domestic violence, beating someone to cause a miscarriage, isn't it?

You can't see it, this Railway Bureau deputy director, young and promising, with a bright and elegant appearance, refined on the outside, yet inside a violent maniac who would abuse his wife and even not spare his own flesh‑and‑blood!

Because of this investigation result, the Public Security Bureau directly ruled out Lu Manman's suspect status.

Could a woman who just experienced a violent miscarriage empty the entire house by herself?

Moreover, testimonies from other neighbors in the Jiashuyuan all indicate Lu Manman's weak body, lacking any capability to commit the crime.

Gu Tingchen felt a burning sensation on his face; under the candlelight, his complexion looked terribly awful.

If it's not Lu Manman, the investigation still uncovered a scandal!

Although the miscarriage wasn't caused by him, for his sister's reputation he could only grit his teeth and tacitly admit it was his doing.......

Aggrieved, extremely aggrieved!

Gu Yinyin shrank her head like a quail, not daring to speak.

It was her; in a fit of anger last night she couldn't help but kick the fake sister‑in‑law's belly, who knows, the other party was truly pregnant!

As a result, this became evidence that the other party was not present and lacked the ability to commit the crime!

Then, who stole the house?

All the house's belongings were emptied!

How can she still marry out looking bright and beautiful?

How can she still hold her head up in her in‑laws' house?

How can she still flaunt the splendor of her marriage?

The brother and sister both hung their heads in silence; in the eyes of the Public Security Bureau and onlookers, this was a sign of guilt......

In the end, the Public Security Bureau completed the statements and could only return empty‑handed.

Unable to pinpoint a suspect, they could only shift their focus to the black market.

Because so many items need to be laundered!