Chapter 1324 - 1351: The Warehouse Is Empty

Chapter 1324: Chapter 1351: The Warehouse Is Empty

Li Tingyan’s face instantly darkened, "What did you say?"

Sheng Feng wore a mournful expression, "I’m sorry, Master Li, I just found out when I went to check the warehouse with the others.

Yesterday was the third day of the New Year. Everyone wanted to relax a bit on the last day of the holiday, so we had a few drinks outside the warehouse in a tent. When we woke up, we found the warehouse empty."

Li Tingyan pressed his lips tightly and, without another word, headed out. Nianyang followed him with concern,

"Tingyan, I’ll go take a look too."

Li Tingyan turned back and said in a deep voice, "The road is rough, just wait at home, I’ll handle this."

Nianyang’s voice was crisp and gentle as she held his hand, "I promised to be with you, don’t worry about my feelings."

Li Tingyan didn’t speak, but held her hand tightly, then took Nianyang along to the warehouse location.

Upon reaching the destination, they immediately saw the chaos inside the warehouse. Everything had been cleared out, leaving only shattered foam and paper scraps on the ground.

The crew under Li Tingyan’s command stood there with dirty faces. When they saw Li Tingyan coming, they all hung their heads in guilt, each stepping forward to apologize.

"I’m sorry, Master Li, we failed to guard the supplies properly."

Everyone was extremely regretful. These supplies were the result of a month’s hard work on the island, the means by which they and all the fishermen in their jurisdiction earned their livelihood.

Just because of a momentary lapse, everything was gone.

They didn’t dare to think about what to do next.

Even more, they feared what the fishermen’s reactions would be once they knew all the supplies they had worked hard to earn were gone.

Li Tingyan had clearly not anticipated this outcome, his face was cold, showing no trace of emotion.

"Tingyan!"

Nianyang was somewhat worried, lightly patting the back of Li Tingyan’s hand.

As his wife, she knew better than anyone how much Li Tingyan cared about these supplies. The productivity on Cold Island was already poor, and Li Tingyan hadn’t relaxed for even a second last month just to support the crew and the fishermen.

They were about to deliver the goods, only for everything to vanish in an instant.

Moreover, this was a test from the company for Li Tingyan. If Li Tingyan couldn’t meet his performance targets each month, the island project wouldn’t be secured.

And there were too many people in the company who were jealous of him. Those people would seize this opportunity to trample on him mercilessly.

"I’m fine."

Li Tingyan said softly, then looked towards Xiao Wu, "Did you all stay in the tent drinking all night?"

Xiao Wu replied dejectedly, "Yes, Master Li, we didn’t dare go too far. It’s just that the brothers felt bored and wanted to have a drink. We didn’t expect something like this to happen."

Nianyang asked, "Did you drink a lot?"

Xiao Wu said, "Not much, but after drinking, everyone got drunk. It’s unclear when we fell asleep."

"I’ll go check the tent."

Li Tingyan said, not forgetting to take Nianyang to the tent, and once inside, they saw the ground littered with bottles, but not many. After all, supplies on the island were scarce, and there wasn’t much alcohol to drink openly.

Nianyang and Li Tingyan exchanged a glance, suddenly understanding something.

Then Li Tingyan said, "With just this much alcohol, did you all get collectively drunk? And didn’t hear a single sound?"

Everyone was silent, unable to lift their heads in shame for their incompetence.

Nianyang spoke softly,

"The warehouse is large, the supplies were abundant, big and small. A group of people moving them, no matter how cautious they were, it’s impossible to not make any noise. And with just that little alcohol, it shouldn’t have rendered you so unconscious that you couldn’t even perceive a rustle."

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