What? You're a notorious bandit? What a coincidence, me too!

After making the phone call to Master Shan Liu.

Lin Chang'an rode his motorcycle to the jewelry store where he had looked at jewelry the day before.

The salesperson who greeted them yesterday immediately recognized Lin Chang'an and came up to him warmly.

"Take out the pieces of jewelry that my wife looked at yesterday."

"Okay!" The salesperson happily turned around to get the jewelry.

While waiting, Lin Chang'an's gaze swept over the jewelry in the display case.

Suddenly he saw a small, exquisite pendant shaped like a cute little rabbit.

He couldn't help but think of that girl, Lin Shengnan.

"Put this pendant away too," Lin Chang'an said, pointing to the little rabbit pendant.

Although he has already returned the money to his third uncle, this girl probably still holds a grudge against him.

Lin Chang'an planned to buy a small gift to make up for it, so that this little girl wouldn't keep giving him the cold shoulder.

And if he remembered correctly, this girl's birthday should be coming up soon.

After paying, the salesperson packed all the jewelry into an exquisite box. Lin Chang'an picked up the bag and walked out of the jewelry store.

Now that the hardware has been purchased and most of the major wedding arrangements have been made, except for the wedding banquet, everything else is mostly settled.

He was short of money before, so to save money, he booked a makeshift wedding venue. The environment and food were very average, and there wasn't even a decent wedding stage.

At the time, he was only thinking about getting the marriage done quickly and superficially.

But things are different now. He has money now, so how can he let his wife suffer any more grievances?

Lin Chang'an's women must be treated with great respect and prestige.

So he plans to switch to a proper banquet hall with a better environment and better food, even if it costs more, he doesn't care.

However, this small matter stumped him.

It's not something he can just do by spending money now.

His wedding is too close, only about ten days away.

He visited seven or eight banquet halls that he thought were acceptable, but the answers were all pretty much the same.

"Wedding banquets need to be booked two or three months in advance. If we try to book now, there are no available slots."

Lin Chang'an was speechless. He had money he wanted to spend, but he couldn't find a way to spend it.

There was nothing he could do but leave his phone number with a few banquet halls he had his eye on, telling them to contact him if anyone canceled at the last minute.

He then turned and headed towards Fang Qingzhu's house.

Fang Qingzhu wasn't home; only her mother-in-law, Wang Xiulan, was there.

When asked, the woman said she had gone to work early in the morning.

Lin Chang'an knew his wife's temper; she must not want to stay home because of the 5000 yuan incident yesterday and wanted to earn more money.

Lin Chang'an had no choice but to tell Fang Qingzhu about how he went to Brother Hu's place yesterday to get the money back.

So we can only let her be for now, since the wedding is only a few days away anyway.

He called Fang Qingzhu and told her to take a rest, without telling her that he had already bought the hardware.

Although Wang Xiulan wouldn't admit she'd been deceived because of what happened yesterday.

However, her attitude towards him as her son-in-law has changed significantly, and she invited him to stay at her home for a meal.

After finishing his meal, he went to his third uncle's house. Lin Shengnan wasn't there, and as soon as he entered, he could tell that the old couple didn't look too good.

"What's wrong, Uncle?" Lin Chang'an asked.

Lin Jianguo hesitated, then squatted on the ground, smoking a cigarette in frustration.

Auntie San sighed and said helplessly, "A thief broke into the house. Five thousand of the thirty thousand yuan you gave me the day before yesterday is gone."

Lin Chang'an was taken aback.

Then I heard my aunt complaining about her husband again: "I told you to put the money in the bank, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what happened..."

Lin Jianguo was already having a headache, and seeing his wife nagging all morning, his brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly.

"You old hag, are you ever going to stop? I told you to keep the money, and I haven't even said anything to you about it being lost..."

The two started arguing again.

Lin Chang'an quickly stopped the two and asked, "Auntie, where did you put the money?"

Auntie San's chest heaved with anger. She opened the wardrobe, pointed to a corner, and said, "I put it here."

Lin Chang'an frowned. The place where the money was hidden was quite well concealed, so how could the money have been lost?

"Who has come to visit these past two days?" he asked.

Lin Jianguo handed him a cigarette and said, "Nobody comes, just neighbors who drop by."

Lin Chang'an lit up, took a deep breath, and pondered.

If someone were to steal it, why wouldn't they take all 30,000 and only steal 5,000?

His eyes suddenly narrowed. The money was bundled up in tens of thousands, and the thief obviously didn't dare to take all of it, only taking a portion of it.

The person who stole the money appears to be someone close to you!

The image of Lin Shengnan flashed through his mind, and then he shook his head.

Although this girl has a peculiar personality, she clearly wouldn't do something like this.

Suddenly he turned to his third aunt and asked, "Auntie, has Hongbin come back these past two days?"

"Yes, I came back yesterday. Sigh, kids these days have such heavy academic burdens. I'm in my final year of junior high, and I can only come home one day a week."

When Auntie San talked about her son, her eyes were full of heartache: "You have no idea how tired the child is, he's become thin and listless."

Lin Chang'an raised an eyebrow, his suspicions were pretty much confirmed.

Lin Jianguo understood Lin Chang'an's meaning: "You mean Hongbin took the money?"

Third Aunt was taken aback and quickly denied it: "How could that be? Hongbin wouldn't dare to do that."

So Lin Chang'an shared his analysis, and his third aunt immediately fell silent.

Lin Jianguo threw away his cigarette butt, his face turning ashen.

Although he didn't want to believe it, Lin Chang'an's words made some sense.

"If this little brat really did it, I'll skin him alive!" Lin Jianguo cursed, took off his helmet, got on his motorcycle, and drove off.

Third Aunt was at a loss.

Lin Chang'an also got on his motorcycle and followed.

After riding for about half an hour, the two arrived at the gate of a junior high school. After explaining their purpose, they found the class where Lin Hongbin was studying.

It was during recess, and the classroom was in complete chaos.

Lin Jianguo looked into the classroom but didn't see Lin Hongbin.

He stopped a student and asked him to find Lin Hongbin.

The student replied, "Didn't Hongbin take leave?"

Lin Jianguo's mind went blank for a moment, and he asked, "When did he take leave?"

The student said, "This morning."

Lin Jianguo frowned. Something was definitely amiss. It seemed that his precious son really had taken the five thousand yuan.

"Do you know where he went after taking leave?" Lin Chang'an asked.

"How would I know? But Hongbin usually likes to go to the internet cafe on the next street. I guess he took the day off today to play games."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianguo's face turned ashen.

The two left the school.

Lin Jianguo finally couldn't hold back and cursed, "You little brat, I'll skin you alive when I catch him!"

"Alright, Third Uncle, don't get angry. Let's go find the person first," Lin Chang'an comforted him.

The two rode their bikes to a nearby street, where internet cafes were booming at that time.

Lin Chang'an and Lin Jianguo searched one internet cafe after another, but after searching several internet cafes, they still couldn't find Lin Hongbin.