Chapter 185: Where Did You Hide the Grain?

The lead vehicle charged straight into the factory compound at a breakneck speed, with the two cars behind it following close on its heels.

All three vehicles had their windows rolled down, so the voices inside carried clearly.

“Stop, stop, stop! Right here!”

“We saw with our own eyes—those two hauled a truckload of grain to this area. Must be at least a dozen tons!”

“That’s right, and now the truck’s obviously empty. The grain must’ve been unloaded here!”

Hearing their words, An Nan instantly understood. These people were here for her fifteen tons of grain.

It must have been when the Jiang brothers came by that they were spotted.

The five hundred jin of isatis root loaded into the dump truck was just a thin layer. From their angle, they probably thought the brothers left with an empty vehicle.

Little did they know, compared to the fifteen tons of grain, the isatis root they took away was actually more valuable.

An Nan sighed. Just her luck.

The three vehicles screeched to a halt not far in front of her, and soon, a dozen or so men poured out in a noisy crowd.

“Where is it, where is it? Where’s the grain?”

“A dozen tons of grain—we’ve hit the jackpot!”

“Yeah, we’ll never have to worry about food again!”

Everyone was visibly excited, except for one long-haired man with his hair tied back, who eyed An Nan warily.

“Quiet! Don’t you see there’s someone else here?”

The restless crowd instantly fell silent.

The long-haired man sized An Nan up and down, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

“You! What are you doing here?”

An Nan raised an eyebrow. It was the first time she’d seen this kind of loathing in a stranger’s eyes—almost as if...

Before she could speak, the long-haired man suddenly smacked the bald guy next to him, hard.

“What are you staring at? Watch your eyes.”

An Nan met the bald man’s gaze and caught the flash of amazement in his eyes.

Now that’s what a normal man’s look should be!

The way the long-haired man looked at her weirdly reminded her of Qian Ying’er.

That was the look a woman gave another woman she didn’t like.

The bald man rubbed his head and grinned sheepishly at the long-haired man. “Bao’er, I wasn’t looking at anything, just curious, that’s all! Heh.”

As he spoke, he slung an arm around the long-haired man’s shoulders.

The long-haired man gave him another slap, but this time it was much lighter, almost playful.

As expected. An Nan’s lips curled with interest—these two were a couple.

Noticing her watching them, the long-haired man quickly moved to block the bald guy and snapped,

“What are you looking at? I asked you, what are you doing here?”

An Nan put on an innocent face. “Me? Just taking a stroll.”

The long-haired man frowned. “What’s there to stroll around here for?”

With gasoline so precious these days, who would just drive around for fun? This woman was clearly suspicious.

He opened his mouth to say more, but the others behind him grew impatient.

“What are you wasting time with this chick for? Let’s find the grain already—I don’t see it anywhere!”

“Yeah, let’s get down to business!”

With that, the group rushed into the factory, searching everywhere.

Seeing them all head inside, An Nan decided to get in her car and leave.

But the long-haired man called out, “Hey, you can’t leave yet!”

An Nan raised an eyebrow. “And why not?”

Long-haired man: “We haven’t found our stuff yet. Who knows if you hid it? You can go after we find it.”

An Nan looked exasperated. “I heard you guys talking—you’re looking for grain. Do I look like someone who’s hiding grain on me?”

The long-haired man looked her up and down.

The beauty in front of him was dressed in clean, neat shorts and a t-shirt—she clearly had nowhere to hide anything.

But he just didn’t like the look of her.

Plus, he had a gut feeling that her showing up here at this exact time was no coincidence.

Soon, the men searching inside came running back out.

“What the hell? There’s nothing in there!”

“Yeah, I even checked the next building—nothing there either.”

“Me too, found nothing.”

Suddenly, the bald man kicked a short guy nearby.

“You little shit, are you messing with us?”

The short guy looked miserable. “No! I really saw those two haul a full truck of grain here. Ask Lao Si and Ah Shi if you don’t believe me!”

Lao Si nodded. “Yeah, we definitely saw them bring the grain in here. We went to get you guys right away.”

Ah Shi nodded too. “That’s right. Everyone saw it—the two of them drove away with an empty truck. They must have unloaded the grain nearby!”

The bald man frowned. “But there’s really nothing here! Maybe you guys were seeing things?”

Lao Si protested, “How could all three of us be seeing things at the same time?”

Of course, that was impossible.

But the place was a dump, and there really didn’t seem to be anything valuable around.

The group stood around, at a loss.

The long-haired man turned to An Nan again, interrogating her. “Speak! Did you hide the grain?”

At once, all eyes turned to An Nan.

She calmly shot back, “Why do you keep picking on me?”

Long-haired man glared. “What do you mean picking on you? You were the only one here when we arrived. Now the grain’s gone. If it wasn’t you, who else could it be?”

An Nan retorted, “What did I do?”

Long-haired man: “You hid the grain!”

An Nan: “Where did I hide it?”

The long-haired man was getting more and more annoyed by her tone. “I’m the one asking questions here—why do you keep answering with questions?”

As he spoke, his gaze landed on the Wuling van behind her, and his eyes lit up. “Let us check your car!”

Who puts privacy film on a van? Must be someone who hides stuff in there all the time!

An Nan stepped aside nonchalantly, giving them space. “Go ahead.”

A few men exchanged glances, then surrounded the van.

They opened the doors—nothing inside but the seats.

Disappointed, they called out, “There’s nothing in the car!”

The long-haired man couldn’t believe it. “How is that possible?”

Could the grain have just vanished into thin air?

He shoved them aside and checked himself, only to find the van indeed empty.

The short guy said, “I told you, that was at least a dozen tons of grain—how could you fit that in a van?”

Lao Si agreed, “Exactly. If you tried to haul it in a van, you’d have to make dozens of trips.”

Dozens of trips? That’s a lot!

Those who hadn’t seen the grain with their own eyes grew even more anxious.

They had to find that grain!"