Wangchuan City, in the inner courtyard of Hongyuan Wine Shop.

The fire set by Jiang Chen and the others was just right to burn down the room where Chai Qizhi's body was, including some surrounding buildings.

However, with the concerted efforts of everyone, mainly because Jiang Chen shouted for help in a timely manner, the fire was extinguished before it caused greater losses, so that the entire wine shop would not be completely reduced to scorched earth.

Regarding this, Shen Ke secretly rejoiced in his heart for a long time. He was still very reluctant to give up this wine shop in exchange for Chai Qizhi's life. As the adopted son of the Shen family, he had been living under the shelter of others and lived a life that was worse than a dog. .

Hongyuan Winery was something he had worked hard to manage for many years, and it was the only family property that truly belonged to him.

"So, if you hadn't invited Chai Qizhi here, he wouldn't have died so ugly. Am I right?"

Shen Yinglong squatted on the ground and looked at it for a long time, but he still couldn't tell what the charred corpse in front of him had to do with Chai Qizhi.

Disrecognizability is not enough to describe such a tragic situation. Shen Yinglong covered his mouth and nose with a brocade handkerchief, but he still couldn't stop the unpleasant stench from hitting his face. He stood up with some disgust, still refusing to rashly conclude that the corpse was that of Chai Qizhi.

However, those personal guards who followed Chai Qizhi that night could all confirm that the general who commanded the army in the city died in a fire.

"Sir, I...I didn't know this would happen. It has nothing to do with me!" Shen Ke quickly explained.

"Humph, I'm sorry you don't dare to lie in front of me. It's just that Chai Qizhi died in a strange way. I don't believe that this guy would be so stupid as to kill himself."

Shen Yinglong turned around and asked several of his men, "A woman should have been with him that night. Did you find any other bodies?"

The subordinate shook his head and replied: "Sir, we only found this body at the scene. Everyone else was confirmed to be safe and sound. There was no second person who died in the fire."

Shen Ke lowered his head and swallowed the saliva in his mouth heavily.

His nervousness was almost completely written on his face. Fortunately, Shen Yinglong just thought it was because he was worried that Chai Qizhi died in Hongyuan Wine Restaurant and would be implicated in this matter.

"It's not that simple. Please continue the investigation and find the woman who appeared in Chai Qizhi's room that night!"

After saying that, Shen Yinglong glanced at Shen Ke before leaving angrily.

Chai Qizhi's death was an irreparable loss for Shen Yinglong in a short period of time. Of course he would be very angry, but he would not know that this was just the beginning.

"The Shen family achieves its goal of controlling the entire Northern Territory by controlling the large and small families in the Northern Territory. Chai Qizhi's death will make another wealthy family, the Chai family, who originally submitted to the Shen family with peace of mind, start to make moves."

Jiang Chen was sitting in the room, warming himself by the fire, and cooking green plum wine in the hanging stove.

This kind of wine can be found everywhere in the north, but no one knows how to bring out the exquisite taste of this wine better than Jiang Chen. It is only in his palm-sized house that he is lucky enough to taste the true value of this wine.

Shen Xueying sniffed the aroma of the wine with her straight nose and said to Jiang Chen: "I haven't seen you go out in the past two days. You didn't even bother to ask about the situation outside. I'm really curious about how confident you are?"

"If things don't progress as expected, or if some unexpected emergencies occur, wouldn't it be too late to take any remedial measures?"

The corner of Jiang Chen's mouth raised a slight arc, and he told Shen Xueying that there was no mistake at all, because he could take action at any time to correct any situation that might deviate from expectations.

Just so calm and confident, Jiang Chen has everything firmly in his hands.

Shen Xueying originally came to Jiang Chen with a lot of news, but now seeing the latter's clear understanding, she began to hesitate whether to tell these things.

Because it seems to be unnecessary.

After Chai Qizhi's death, as the relatively powerful Chai family among many wealthy families in the North, some very discordant voices emerged within the family.

A large part of the Chai family believes that Chai Qizhi did not die in an accidental fire at all, but was secretly killed by Shen Yinglong. The fact that the incident happened in Shen Ke's wine shop is good proof.

Everyone knows that Shen Ke is the dog next to Shen Yinglong. If he was instructed by Shen Yinglong to invite Chai Qizhi to a wine shop to meet him, it would be easy to do something secretly.

Chai Qizhi single-handedly controlled the army in the city. Although Shen Yinglong reused him, he would always be on guard against any conflicts that might arise between the two, which ultimately led to Chai Qizhi's tragic death in the fire.

The reason why such suspicions arise is that the members of the Night Criminal Division lurking in the city played a very important role. They are formidable and can create an illusion that even if they are false, they are indeed true.

If the Chai family cannot be appeased, Shen Yinglong's control over Wangchuan City will be greatly reduced. This is not the result he wants to see.

Three days have passed since the incident. Even if Shen Yinglong is unhappy in every way, he has to go to the Chai family in person to express condolences and to comfort the Chai family members who are about to move.

The Shen family's carriage stopped in front of the Chai Mansion, and Shen Yinglong's face immediately changed to a depressed and sad expression.

At this time, everyone in the Chai Mansion was wearing sackcloth and mourning, some were crying, some had sullen expressions on their faces, and the looks they cast towards Shen Yinglong were all unkind, and they had changed from their usual attentive and flattering appearance.

"Condolences."

"I am very sad about Brother Chai, but people cannot be resurrected after death. Please bear with me and accept the change."

Shen Yinglong pretended to say a few words, and then stood in front of Chai Qizhi's memorial tablet and solemnly offered three sticks of incense. During the whole process, he appeared very sad and even choked and convulsed.

Shen Yinglong is really talented in acting. When Jiang Chen saw this scene with his own eyes, he couldn't help but applaud this guy.

Shen Ke nervously said to Jiang Chen: "Although you pretended to be my servant and sneaked in, I still don't know what you are going to do. Are you going to make a scene in the mourning hall?"

Jiang Chen looked away from Shen Yinglong and answered Shen Ke's question, "The Chai family has always been dissatisfied with the Shen family. It's just that they didn't dare to confront them rashly due to the gap in strength between the two."

"I just helped them make up their mind to have a good fight with the Shen family. Maybe the Northern Territory will have the surname Chai from now on."
Chapter completed!