Chapter 1418 - 1417: When It Rains, It Pours

But she couldn’t figure anything out, so she quickly asked, "How did you conclude that someone came here in the early morning?"

Qin Yize pointed to the ground, "It rained last night, right around the early morning. That’s when this person came in. They easily opened the door, but because their feet were wet, they left traces of water stains."

"Can this be reported to the police?" Gu Qiaoqiao murmured.

At this moment, Zhang Yi and Gu Qingfeng also walked over, looking at the area between the two doors. Gu Qingfeng shook his head, "We can’t report it. It’s too eerie. If it gets out, it won’t be good for Yubao Square."

Gu Qiaoqiao walked back to the counter again, thought for a moment, then went to the workroom at the back and grabbed the keys. She entered the counter and opened the lock on one of the glass surfaces. Inside were jade bracelets of excellent quality. Yesterday, Gu Qiaoqiao saw them lush and green, but now, they lay scattered in the hidden compartment where jade ornaments were placed.

Gu Qiaoqiao frowned and examined closely for a long time but still couldn’t see anything, so she reached out, gently placing her hand on the shattered jade, and just at that moment, it seemed as if some force bounced her hand away, like a needle puncturing her fingertip.

It seemed like something was probing Gu Qiaoqiao’s spiritual energy. At this moment, her fingers felt a bit numb.

But with just that, Gu Qiaoqiao understood. This must have been done by someone from the Mystic Sect. She didn’t know what treasure they used to destroy the spiritual treasures here this way. Such an artifact-like item was truly unheard of, even unimaginable, that there could be such terrifying objects in the world.

At this moment, Gu Qingfeng leaned on his cane, standing in front of Gu Qiaoqiao, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Qiaoqiao, did you see anything?"

Gu Qiaoqiao began to speak, "Great Grandfather, this was done by someone from the Mystic Sect. It seems there’s a particularly powerful magic artifact, but I can’t analyze how these jade carvings were turned into this."

Gu Qingfeng glanced around. It was a scene he never even dreamed of — how could something like this happen?

For decades, so many of the store’s treasures quietly remained here, so how did they suddenly end up like this?

He couldn’t comprehend it at all.

Seeing Gu Qingfeng’s body swaying slightly, Qin Yize noticed and quickly stepped forward to support him, then helped him sit on the sofa not far away.

This was for guest use.

In the hall, apart from the counter and the floor, and these furnishings, all the jewelry was destroyed.

Even though Zhang Yi’s face was pale, he quickly poured a glass of water for the Old Patriarch. Although one couldn’t think of a way to resolve this situation, no harm could come to people, or it would only add insult to injury.

Afterwards, Gu Qiaoqiao continued examining some items in the counter. After making a full round, she clenched her stinging fingers, knowing that the opponent truly used something very formidable, practically a heaven-defying existence.

Despite using her spiritual energy to clear away these auras, it was regrettably impossible to restore the shattered things back to their original state.

Gu Qiaoqiao stood in the middle of the hall, looked at Gu Qingfeng, and was about to speak when suddenly the door was banged loudly, and a woman’s shrill voice came through, "Is anyone inside? Open up quickly, or I’ll call the police."

Gu Qiaoqiao was taken aback. The voice was unfamiliar, and Zhang Yi’s brow furrowed as he suddenly said, "This woman seems to be the middle-aged lady who came to buy jade jewelry the first day."

Before Gu Qiaoqiao and the others could respond, several more voices rang sharply, "Open the door, give me an explanation. We spent a lot of money buying items from Yubao Square, thinking it was a century-old store with fair trade. But how could you engage in such deception? If you don’t open the door and explain, we’ll report you for fraud and send you to jail."

"Yeah, I know you’re in there. Why don’t you dare to come out? Feeling guilty? And you call yourself a century-old store, more like a century-old fraud’s store."

Curses and accusations kept coming.

Qin Yize looked at Gu Qingfeng, who slightly nodded at him. Since something had happened, it had to be faced; avoiding it was impossible. He really didn’t know what had happened with these people outside.

Qin Yize strode over and then forcefully pulled open the door. Some of those gathered at the door, leaning against it, nearly stumbled to the ground due to the sudden force, then staggered back to their feet, just about to start cursing when Qin Yize’s icy gaze swept over them, his voice chilling, "Stop shouting outside, come in if you have something to say."

This aura immediately subdued the crowd. They looked at one another before entering one by one, holding their boxes, with the cold-faced Qin Yize closing the door behind them again.

Once inside, they all simultaneously looked towards the counter, visibly shocked, although it was uncertain if their shock was genuine or not.

At this moment, the middle-aged woman was the first to open her box, looking at the Old Patriarch sitting on the sofa, and loudly said, "Old Patriarch, I spent 300,000 yuan buying jade here. But look at them now, what have they become?"

Others echoed the middle-aged woman’s words and opened their boxes as well. Gu Qiaoqiao gave it a quick glance, and as she suspected, the items bought in the past few days were similarly broken into pieces, just like those in the counter.

Gu Qiaoqiao was about to speak, but Gu Qingfeng raised a hand, speaking in a deep voice, "Zhang Yi, go check if these are from Yubao Square."

Zhang Yi nodded in response and quickly moved in front of the people, checking item by item. After half an hour, he quietly reported to the Old Patriarch behind him, "Old Patriarch, they’re indeed from Yubao Square."

Gu Qingfeng tightened his grip on the cane, scanning these people with a tightly furrowed brow. He couldn’t determine whether these people were in league with those who destroyed Yubao Square’s treasures, but the items in question were undeniable, with receipts and physical evidence. After pausing momentarily, he said, word by word, "Yubao Square has been an honest century-old store, and nothing like this has ever happened before. But now that it has, we will naturally take responsibility."

He turned to Zhang Yi, "Is the finance department already at work?"