"Manager Liu, what's going on?"
Zhu Ping'an walked slowly to Manager Liu, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked in a low voice with pretended curiosity.
"Master Zhu." Manager Liu bowed to Zhu Ping'an, then said with a guilty look, "Alas, I am a poor manager. I didn't expect such a thing to happen. I'm sorry to make Master Zhu laugh..."
Then, Manager Liu recounted the whole story.
The incident started the day before yesterday, when the mansion gave each new maid a piece of silk cloth as a reward. Zhang Xiyue and Li Caifeng and other new maids each received a piece of silk cloth as a reward from the warehouse. The silk cloths Zhang Xiyue and Li Caifeng received had peach blossom patterns, while the silk cloths other maids received had other patterns.
Zhang Xiyue, Li Caifeng and six other maids were assigned to a room, and the silk cloth they received was locked in a cabinet in the room. The cabinet was shared by the maids, and there were two keys, one for Zhang Xiyue and the other for Li Caifeng.
At noon today, the clothing store measured the maids and made clothes for them. The maids agreed to use the silk cloth they were rewarded with to ask the clothing store to make an extra set. When they opened the cabinet to take out the silk cloth, they found that there was only one piece of peach blossom pattern silk cloth left in the cabinet, and the other piece was missing.
The lock was intact and there was no sign of the cabinet having been pried open, so there was only one possibility - someone used a key to open the cabinet and took away a piece of peach blossom pattern silk cloth.
Zhang Xiyue and Li Caifeng both claimed that the remaining piece of silk cloth belonged to them, and accused the other party of using the key to open the cabinet and steal the other piece of silk cloth with peach blossom pattern. Both sides held their own opinions and argued endlessly, and several supporters testified for them.
Finally, the matter was brought to Manager Liu.
This is how the scene before our eyes happened.
"Well, the silk cloths that the two of them received were both peach-blossom-patterned. There were only two keys to the cabinet, which happened to be kept by the two of them. The lock was intact, and there were no signs of the cabinet being pried open. It could only be that one of them used the key to open the cabinet and take away the silk cloth. However, I asked someone to ask the guards at the second gate and the main gate, and neither of them saw anyone take the silk cloth out. Liu is really at a loss..."
Manager Liu frowned, shook his head with a bitter face, and was at a loss.
"Oh, I see." Zhu Pingan nodded slowly.
"Manager Liu, I..."
Just then, a woman's voice was heard at the gate of the west courtyard, and then an old lady walked out quickly.
After seeing Zhu Ping'an, the old lady apologized and bowed. Zhu Ping'an smiled and waved his hand, indicating that it was okay.
"Just now, I followed your instructions, Manager Liu, and went to their room and searched their bags and boxes, but I couldn't find the lost silk cloth." The old nanny came to Manager Liu and whispered.
The stolen goods were not found, and another effort failed.
After hearing the old nanny's reply, Manager Liu frowned even more. How could he decide this case
"Master Zhu."
At this time, an official passed by and went out of the mansion. He greeted Zhu Pingan as he passed by.
"Manager Liu, this case needs to be closed quickly. There are so many people coming and going here, it would be a bad influence if they see it."
After the official left, Zhu Ping'an took the opportunity to remind Manager Liu.
"Master Xiao Zhu, I also want to close the case, but how can I solve it..." Manager Liu's face wrinkled into a bitter gourd, shaking his head and pouring out a lot of grievances to Zhu Ping'an, "The silk cloths they both received were both peach blossom patterns, and only they two had the key to the cabinet in the room, and they both had people testify for them..."
All avenues to solving the case were blocked. In Manager Liu's opinion, this silk cloth case had no solution and would become an unsolved case.
to be honest
The maids present shared the same opinion as Manager Liu, thinking that this was going to become another confusing case.
“It’s not that difficult…”
Zhu Ping'an pulled the corners of his lips slightly, revealing a confident smile, and spoke softly to Manager Liu.
What
It’s not difficult, Lord Zhu said it’s not difficult.
When Manager Liu heard this, he first opened his mouth in surprise, and then looked at Zhu Ping'an with joy.
Lord Xiao Zhu is Lord Xiao Zhu. So many of us racked our brains for an entire afternoon but still could not come up with a solution. However, Lord Xiao Zhu came up with a solution as soon as he heard what I said. No wonder Lord Xiao Zhu became a fifth-rank official at such a young age.
At this moment, Zhu Ping'an's image was extremely high in the eyes of Manager Liu.
The maids present also looked up at Zhu Ping'an with curiosity, and they all reflected on themselves in their hearts. It is true that one cannot judge a person by his appearance. This young Master Zhu looked simple and honest, but he was unexpectedly so powerful. In their eyes, at this moment, Zhu Ping'an seemed to have transformed into Zhuge Liang with a feather fan and a long scarf.
"Please give me more guidance, Master Zhu." Manager Liu hurriedly bowed to Zhu Ping'an and asked for advice.
"Haha, since we can't solve the problem, why not change our thinking and get rid of the person who raised the question, then the problem will be gone..." Zhu Ping'an replied with a smile, squinting his eyes.
ha
Upon hearing this, Manager Liu, who was full of expectations, was stunned by Zhu Ping'an's method.
Get rid of the person who asked the question?!
The maids present were frightened and looked at Zhu Ping'an tremblingly like a group of rabbits.
"Haha, just kidding." Zhu Pingan laughed.
"Master Zhu..." Manager Liu looked at Zhu Ping'an, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Okay, let's get back to the point." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, folded his hands in front of his chest, looked around at everyone, paused for a moment on the innocent maid Zhang Xiyue and the charming maid Li Caifeng, and said slowly: "Since you all say that this piece of silk is yours, and there are people who testify for you, and no one saw you steal the silk, it is not ruled out that a third person took your keys when you were not paying attention, opened the cabinet and stole the silk... ... Presumption of innocence, I think it's better to do this, Manager Liu, please find someone to cut the silk in the middle and divide it into two. You two will each get half of the silk, that should be fine."
Is this ok
Upon hearing this, Manager Liu was stunned for a moment and felt disappointed. He thought Zhu Ping'an would come up with a method that would give him an epiphany, but he didn't expect it to be such a compromise. The gap was too big and he was a little disappointed. However, after thinking about it, Manager Liu nodded again.
This is indeed feasible, and it is a good way to solve the problem when you are at your wits' end.
Um.
Keep things quiet.
The more Manager Liu thought about it, the more he felt it was feasible, so he followed Zhu Ping'an's instructions and had someone cut the silk cloth into two with scissors, giving half to the innocent maid Zhang Xiyue and the other half to the charming maid Li Caifeng.
So, the case was closed.
Zhang Xiyue and Li Caifeng had no choice but to take half of the silk cloth each and go back. The maids rolled their eyes on the way back. They thought it was a Zhuge Liang, but they only guessed the beginning right. It turned out to be just a pig!
"The case has finally been solved, thank you, Lord Zhu." After the maids left, Steward Liu thanked Zhu Ping'an.
"Alright?"
Zhu Pingan couldn't help but laugh.
"ha?"
Manager Liu was stunned again. What does this mean? What happened to Lord Zhu
"Manager Liu, separate them and assign them to different places to work. Then have someone observe them secretly. The one who is sad or angry is the owner of the silk cloth. Arrest the one who is happy..."
Zhu Ping'an patted Manager Liu on the shoulder, said something lightly, then turned and left, hiding his achievements and fame.
Manager Liu was shocked when he heard this.
moment
An epiphany.
He turned around suddenly and saw only Zhu Ping'an's receding back. In the light, he looked so tall and unfathomable.