Legendary Battle Pet

"That's right. That batch of pots and bowls was quite large, and we didn't have enough hands on our side, so they were responsible for transporting them to the warehouse. I was in charge of the entire process, and Uncle Lan Ling was supervising. After we finished counting and confirmed there were no issues, Uncle Lan Ling locked the warehouse door before we paid the people from Kiln Village," Saiful explained.

Hearing this, Ethen felt like everything was falling into place. At this point, he already had a comprehensive judgment on the situation.

He believed that his judgment was not far from the truth. After sending Saiful away, Ethen shared his conclusion with Azrul.

"The robbers are from Kiln Village!"

Ethen stated.

"First of all, there are only two pottery making families in this vicinity. Pottery is made in workshop, and those who do not engage in this work are almost impossible to come into contact with fired clay."

"Among the two families, we can first rule out the Yuan family. The reason is that while they are engaged in pottery, they are also a pharmaceutical family in this town. They cannot possibly be unaware of the value of pharmaceutical raw materials and tools; it is inconceivable that they would simply overlook those precious pharmaceutical materials."

Ethen analyzed each point.

"So, Master, you believe that the most likely culprits are the people from Kiln Village?" Azrul felt that their deductions were getting closer to the truth, and he was somewhat excited.

"Yes. The first point that supports this theory is that the people from Kiln Village do not understand the process of making medicines. Secondly, they have visited the Ling family business recently and are even aware of the situation at the business's warehouse. I suspect that during their delivery, they noticed the numerous treasures inside the Long family warehouse, which sparked their malicious intent."

"Furthermore, Lan Ling locking the warehouse door in front of everyone is also an important yet easily overlooked piece of information. As you know, locking it from the inside requires a key, which, in the eyes of the Kiln Village people, would indicate that Lan Ling is the one who holds the key to the warehouse."

"This aligns perfectly with their infiltration plan, where they directly find and kill Lan Ling to seize the key!"

Ethen's analysis greatly impressed Azrul. At this moment, all the evidence pointed to Yao Village. However, there was one point that Azrul could not explain.

That was, if Kiln Village had strong individuals of bronze level two or above, the Ling Family would surely have heard of them.

Such powerful figures would be capable of establishing themselves in Heishui Town; why would they remain hidden in a remote and barren area twenty miles east of the town, living in obscurity?

Regarding this, Ethen also could not provide a reasonable explanation. But that was not important. The strength of kiln Village would soon be revealed.

Immediately, he leaned closer to Azrul and whispered his plan. Half an hour later, the night in Heishui Town suddenly became lively.

Under Azrul's leadership, the Ling Family's guards and employees began a thorough search around the Ling Clan Pavilion.

With flashlights in hand, they continuously searched for possible hiding spots of the robbers.

Walls, behind trees, the central garden, and even trash bins were all thoroughly inspected by the Ling Family members. Their significant commotion aroused the curiosity of many in Haishui Town.

What were the Ling Family looking for?

Is there some major incident happening in the middle of the night? Many forces in Heishui Town were secretly paying attention to this matter.

"Young Master, if we continue like this, it will be very difficult to catch the robbers!" Saiful expressed his confusion over Azrul's actions and tried to dissuade him.

He really does not agree with this showy method of catching thieves. Upon hearing this, Azrul waved his hand, insisting on continuing the search for the robbers in the town.

In fact, they even went to the vicinity of several rival pharmacies competing with the Ling Family and got into disputes with the people from those pharmacies.

Azrul accused these pharmacies of stealing the Ling Family's property, while the pharmacy representatives felt wronged and naturally fought to clear their names.

The group argued all night long. By the time dawn broke the next day, the Ling Family returned home to rest amidst the complaints from various factions in Heishui Town.

Some individuals from the Linh Family's pharmacies internally disagreed with Azrul's actions. Such a loud and conspicuous approach not only failed to catch the robbers but also incited anger and resentment among the townspeople.

Many began to question Azrul's leadership abilities. In no time, discussions and gossip flourished. Azrul was well aware of the whispers and finger pointing directed at him.

However, he did not care. After returning to the Ling Family's pharmacy, he went directly to find Ethen.

"Master, I have completed the first step of the action you assigned. Now public opinion believes that our Ling Family suspects that other pharmacies in Heishui Town have stolen our supplies!"

"Good, well done," Ethen nodded in response.

In fact, what Azrul did, causing widespread anger and resentment, was deliberately arranged by Ethen. The purpose of this was certainly not to genuinely catch the thieves. His actions were meant for the thieves to observe.

Ethen believed that if this incident was indeed the work of the people from Kiln Village, they would not be without someone responsible for keeping watch.

Ethen's goal was to send back information to Kiln Village through the watchers. That is, Azrul did not suspect them. This would greatly reduce Kiln Village's wariness.

If Kiln Village felt anxious, no matter how Ethen and Azrul deployed their strategies, it would easily alert the other side, causing them to be on guard and potentially triggering a premature response.

Thus, the first step of Ethen's plan was to allow the people of Kiln Village to relax their concerns.

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