Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 495 - 493: Theft

Since ancient times, the county magistrates have been like flowing water while the government office remains solid as iron. The county magistrates are dispatched from elsewhere, but most of the junior officials and clerks are local, with too many vulnerable points to withstand threats.

This combination of surveillance, investigation, and threats leaves very few county government officials who keep their wealth and lives in the local area able to endure.

With this approach, the bandits were blinded, as their consecutive attempts at plundering were ambushed several times, which made them too scared to act.

Xiao Chong didn’t even engage the bandits in large-scale close combat; he merely cut off their road down the mountain, forcing them to chew on wild vegetables and tree bark while cursing Xiao Chong as a treacherous dog.

Not to mention Xiao Chong’s cunning battles with the bandits, from Lin Wanwan’s perspective, it’s basically like a cat playing with a mouse, hardly a battle at all.

Lin Wanwan had no time to concern herself with Xiao Chong’s bandit suppression pursuits, as she had her own trouble to deal with.

This problem was not from the Great Tang but from the modern era.

Her house was burglarized!

Upon returning from the Great Tang, she discovered her home had been turned upside down: clothes and books were thrown everywhere, her jewelry box was empty, and the three pairs of celadon brought back from the Great Tang were all gone, along with her laptop, and even a safe in the cabinet had been completely cleaned out.

Thankfully, the furniture did not suffer any violent damage, presumably because the thief was afraid of making too much noise and attracting attention.

The emptied jewelry box contained modern alloy fashion accessories, none of which was worth much; the safe was just for show, containing nothing as the real valuables had long been hidden in a safe in the Great Tang.

The biggest loss was the laptop, which contained several clips of videos she had recorded during the Great Tang, as well as novel drafts. Of course, those drafts had all been published, and the laptop only held archive copies, while the videos had been backed up on a personal cloud drive.

If the videos were leaked and made public, it wouldn’t be too bad; at worst, others would think they were behind-the-scenes clips from a film and would not associate them with time-travel. Nonetheless, it’s vastly upsetting for Lin Wanwan, as it was her private material being stolen.

When your home gets burglarized, you naturally report to the police, especially as the loss of three pairs of Great Tang’s celadon adds up to a seven-digit figure, qualifying as a major home burglary case, hence the police attach importance to it.

Lin Wanwan’s home has two sets of surveillance installed on the first floor, the visible surveillance was destroyed by the burglar, but a hidden pinhole camera recorded their movements.

However, the perpetrator wore a baseball cap and a black mask, so nothing useful was seen. Lin Wanwan had no choice but to hand the surveillance video to the police and hope for their capability to solve it.

Being a recently trending internet celebrity who unintentionally flaunted wealth due to the blue diamond, her villa community’s security is really too weak, even after reinforcement.

Both the gate-keeper and patrol forces are seriously inadequate, especially post-policy removal, where external personnel moved freely, greatly reducing the community’s safety.

Generally, wealthy individuals like Lin Wanwan reside in luxury housing communities, where property management is stricter than elsewhere.

However, Lin Wanwan currently lives in a small villa that was never positioned as a luxury home; she lives alone and frequently shuttles through time to the Great Tang, often absent from the house.

Under such circumstances, she’s like a child carrying gold on the street—how could she not attract thieves’ attention!

The only thing comforting her is that she isn’t famous enough to be pursued by paparazzi and content creators; otherwise, having cameras surrounding her home would be even more annoying.

Regarding the thieves, apart from the police filing a case, Lin Wanwan also contacted the people from a "Mistress Persuasion Consultation Company" she had collaborated with before. They are somewhat akin to private investigators; however, in Huaxia this occupation is illegal, as citizens do not have legal probe rights.

Even though they claim to only do legally permissible things, they actually operate in a grey area, skirting close to legality.

Lin Wanwan acknowledges their investigative abilities anyway; since she’s wealthy, hiring extra private forces to probe into thieves costs her little—why not?

Lu Shouyue heard about the burglary at Lin Wanwan’s house and promptly brought her a German Shepherd. According to him, it was a leftover from military canine selection, not officially funded by the military, but trained nonetheless, far excelling ordinary dogs.

The German Shepherd, being a large breed, is banned in the city, but Lin Wanwan’s residential area is in the suburbs, hence it’s legal to keep.

To verify the changes in her Space-Time Gate and also build closeness with the German Shepherd, Lin Wanwan took it through the space-time passage, hunted in the forests of the Great Tang, and then returned to the modern era.

After traversing time twice, Lin Wanwan noticed the German Shepherd’s eyes had indeed become much more lively, able to comprehend all her cursory commands.

Such a smart and obedient dog is simply a treasure—Lin Wanwan is deeply fond of it.

"Wow, awesome!" Lin Wanwan fed the German Shepherd a piece of jerky, rubbing its head, then paused before laughing and said, "I’ll give you a name—let’s call you Wu Fugui!"

"Wu Fugui, Wu Fugui, that’s your name from now on, OK? Wu Fugui!"

The German Shepherd showed an indescribable expression of disdain, particularly human-like, but in the end it had to grudgingly accept the new name, being a dog fresh out of training camps, with strong obedience and discipline.

After naming the German Shepherd and putting on a leash, Lin Wanwan excitedly took it with her, drove out to a pet store to buy a doghouse, preferring this over slow online shopping.

As for the burglary case, she decided to put it aside for now. She isn’t adept at solving cases nor inclined to exert effort investigating; let the professionals handle such matters—she just needs to wait for their updates.

With many pet owners in modern society, pet hospitals and stores are everywhere, so Lin Wanwan chose the largest storefront and took the German Shepherd inside to select a doghouse—an outdoor, all-weather, large wooden dog villa.

The dimensions were top length 290CM, base length 250CM, width 150CM, height 140CM; priced at 6,800 yuan, it was the most expensive available among the store’s stock, with door-to-door installation included.

No need to buy dog food though, as Lu Shouyue had brought a large basket of dog food, canned food, and over a dozen types of nutritional granules when delivering the German Shepherd.

The daily meal allowance for this German Shepherd ranges from 80 to 100 yuan, akin to military dogs, given its training intensity and the necessary dietary indulgence. Such expenses are trivial for Lin Wanwan now.

Having this quasi-military dog as a guard reassured Lin Wanwan significantly. She doesn’t even tether it; anyone daring to intrude into her yard and getting bitten deserves it!