Ji Youcheng didn’t specify what it was, only saying, "You don’t need to ask what’s in the box. You just need to find the box."
Ji Youzhi frowned. "Just find the box? What if I find the wrong box?"
"It won’t happen. Your Sixth Brother made that box for me. Only I, your Sixth Brother, and Jin Ge know how to open it. As long as Jin Ge wasn’t the one who embezzled it, if the box is found, the contents will absolutely still be inside."
Upon hearing Ji Youcheng’s words, Ji Youzhi seemed to finally understand. "So, the things in those two boxes are either gold or silver. Tell me, how did you lose them? Where did you lose them? Do you have any suspects?"
Ji Youcheng rubbed his nose. His younger brother, the Divine Hunter, was really troublesome.
"It was at an inn thirty miles outside of South City. Last night, Jin Ge and his men realized it was too late to return—fearing the city gates would be closed—so they stayed the night at the Yuelai Inn. Unexpectedly, when Jin Ge woke up, the box beside him was gone."
Ji Youzhi nodded and asked, "What about the innkeeper? Did Jin Ge question him?"
"He did. The innkeeper is one of our own. The Yuelai Inn is my property, so there’s no way the innkeeper could be the problem."
"Huh?" Ji Youzhi looked at him, his eyes sparkling.
"Third Brother, you have an inn outside the city? How come I didn’t know? The brothers from the Divine Hunter Office always have to sleep under the city walls when they return late from an investigation and find the city gates closed!"
Ji Youcheng’s mouth twitched. "As long as the items can be retrieved, I’ll provide free accommodation for the brothers at the Divine Hunter Office. How about it?"
Only after speaking did he realize his mistake. He exclaimed, "Seventh Brother, are you trying to trick your elder brother? Even if people from the Divine Hunter Office return at night after the city gates are closed, they have special permission to have them opened!"
Darn it, I almost got tricked by him!
"That privilege only applies to a few chief hunters. The subordinates under each chief hunter don’t have it."
"Fine then! Your brother is a man of his word! Honesty is key in business too!" Ji Youcheng steeled himself and gritted his teeth in agreement.
"What does the box look like? Do you have a sketch? Show me!"
Ji Youcheng quickly handed Ji Youzhi the sketch he had drawn of the box; its dimensions were also marked on it.
After seeing it, Ji Youzhi blinked. "Such big boxes! They must contain around a hundred thousand taels of gold!"
Ji Youcheng silently rubbed his nose, saying nothing.
Seeing Ji Youcheng fall silent, Ji Youzhi understood. He stood up, put away the sketch, and then, suddenly recalling something, he paused. "Suisui’s mouth..."
"What’s wrong with Suisui’s mouth?" Ji Youcheng couldn’t help but press him upon hearing his unfinished sentence. "I thought her mouth looked fine just now!"
Ji Youzhi patted his shoulder and was about to tell him the truth when they suddenly heard a voice: "Seventh Brother! You’re here! Oh my goodness, it’s great to find you home! Quick, come out of the city with me!"
It was Ji Youran. Ji Youzhi was startled. His Second Brother had actually returned, and he looked quite disheveled!
"S-Second Brother! Didn’t you go to the Illusion Sect to find Big Brother? Why have you suddenly returned?"
Ji Youran walked up to Ji Youzhi and began dragging him outside. "Come on, let’s go! You need to come out of the city with me. I have something urgent I need your help with!"
Ji Youzhi quickly asked, "What’s so urgent?"
"Go! Let’s get on the carriage first and talk. The carriage is waiting outside. This is extremely urgent!"
Ji Youcheng quickly chased after them, shouting, "Second Brother! I asked Seventh Brother for help first! How can you just snatch him away?"