Originally lying in bed, Ning Shanfeng struggled to sit up as soon as he heard this, took it over and looked, his face showing excitement.
"That’s right, this is exactly the thick Ge cloth we lost. Young Hero Zhao, where did you find it?"
Zhao Ya smiled slightly, "Send a few carriages over, and you’ll know when you get there."
Although he had been bedridden for several days, upon hearing that the fabrics had been found, Ning Shanfeng’s illness was instantly seventy percent better.
"Alright, I will arrange for the carriages right now."
The Yongsheng Cloth Shop had carriages ready, so they were quickly prepared.
Ning Shanfeng, disregarding any dissuasion, insisted on sitting in a carriage, following Zhao Ya to the residential houses next to the warehouse.
When the door was opened, and they saw the room piled up with fabrics, both Ning Shanfeng and Ning Shan were wide-eyed.
"Amazing, truly amazing!" Ning Shanfeng murmured in admiration.
Beside him, Ning Shan looked at Zhao Ya with eyes filled with shock and admiration.
She truly couldn’t understand how, despite finding nothing last night, he managed to locate the stolen fabric overnight.
Could it be that he knows magic?
"Count them, see if the numbers match up," Zhao Ya said.
After tallying and loading the fabrics onto the carriages, the count was exact, and Ning Shanfeng was so excited he nearly knelt in gratitude to Zhao Ya.
He had been mentally preparing for the loss of everything by this morning.
Unexpectedly, faced with despair, the stolen fabrics had all been returned without missing a piece.
Needless to say, he was immensely grateful to Zhao Ya.
However, he also had some doubts.
"Young Hero Zhao, how did you track down these fabrics? And who stole them?"
Zhao Ya omitted any mention of the Paradise Sect, as it wouldn’t benefit ordinary people like them to know, and it might even harm them.
Then he recounted the revised sequence of events.
Especially upon hearing that his remarried wife, Mrs. Ning, had colluded with outsiders and stolen the fabrics.
Ning Shanfeng was utterly furious.
"That wretch, despite all these years of treating her so well, she bit the hand that fed her, conspiring with outsiders against me. She deserves to die!"
By the end, Ning Shanfeng’s eyes were full of murderous intent.
Despite being just a regular cloth shop shopkeeper, in this day and age, few could achieve his business scale without being formidable.
Honestly, without some ruthlessness, he would have been devoured down to the bone.
Zhao Ya naturally understood this, but how Ning Shanfeng dealt with Mrs. Ning was Ning Family’s business, having nothing to do with him, so Zhao Ya said nothing.
However, Ning Shanfeng soon composed himself and was endlessly grateful to Zhao Ya.
"Young Hero Zhao, you are the Ning Family’s savior. Without you finding these fabrics, even crushing these old bones of mine wouldn’t be enough to pay back others."
"Shopkeeper Ning, you’re too kind."
"It’s not politeness, it’s sincere. Honestly, if it were us, we’d never dream that the mysteriously missing fabrics were actually just a hundred meters away from the warehouse, in the residential house. It’s truly a case of being blinded by the obvious."
Ning Shanfeng sighed endlessly, then ordered the workers to transport all the fabrics back to the cloth shop.
Even though the warehouse was close at hand, after this incident, Ning Shanfeng became extremely precautious, refusing to entrust his entire fortune and life to a few workers.
Zhao Ya accompanied them back as well. Ning Shanfeng had his daughter, Ning Shan, keep Zhao Ya company in the guest room for a while, while he excused himself hastily.
Zhao Ya naturally understood where he was going, but he didn’t ask, just nodded, and then drank tea and chatted with Ning Shan in the guest room.
But Ning Shan seemed a bit distracted, frequently looking towards the back courtyard.
Seeing this, Zhao Ya smiled and said, "It seems Miss Ning has quite a good relationship with your stepmother."
Ning Shan’s expression stiffened, then she sighed, "I wouldn’t say very deep, but she came to our family when I was very young, and over the years there has been some affection."
"If Miss Ning wants to go take a look, please feel free, I’ll be fine drinking tea here alone," Zhao Ya said.
"This... alright, please forgive my rudeness!" Ning Shan apologized to Zhao Ya, then stood up and hurried towards the back courtyard.
Watching her figure recede, Zhao Ya shook his head to himself.
This girl is still too naive.
Does she think that by going over she can save Mrs. Ning’s life?
It’s important to know that to a businessman like Ning Shanfeng, you might slap him twice, and he’d still smile at you, but if you threaten his core interests, he won’t hold back.
It’s not just a second wife, even a first wife wouldn’t be spared if they committed such betrayal.
Meanwhile, in Ning Family’s back courtyard, Mrs. Ning heard from the servants that the lost fabrics had been found as soon as she got up in the morning.
She knew instantly that things were not looking good.
Though unaware of where the plan went wrong, the fabrics’ recovery meant the Divine Sect’s plan had failed.
And once Ning Shanfeng learned of her deeds, the consequences would be unimaginable.
So she immediately started packing gold and silver, planning to flee.
Over the years, relying on Ning Shanfeng’s favor, Mrs. Ning had saved quite a bit, enough for her later years. But just when she packed up and prepared to leave, several house servants blocked her way.
"What do you think you’re doing? Move aside," Mrs. Ning said sternly but weakly.
"Madam, our apologies, but Master ordered us to deliver a message that there is something important to discuss with you shortly, and asks you to wait at home."