The people under his command were acquainted with the people in Chunmanlou. Although Zhang Chao was a little surprised, it was obvious that this was not the time to reminisce about old times.
He lowered his head and coughed twice, signaling him to step back. Zhang Peng understood this and quietly stepped back to his original position, lowering his head and saying nothing.
When Yang Ergou saw this, he wisely retreated behind Ling Yun.
At this time, Zhang Chao and Ling Yun were face to face, and he saw him cupping his hands and saying, "Ling Juren, since you are the owner of a restaurant, could you please explain what is going on?"
It is said that when Zhang Chao learned that Ling Yun was Juren, he was shocked because the person in front of him was really too young.
He was so young that he couldn't believe it. He looked like a teenager.
At such a young age, he has already been elected as a scholar, and will definitely be a Jinshi in the future, so his tone of voice is quite respectful and gentle.
Compared to Ma Tao's indifference, it was like a world of difference.
Not to mention him, even Ma Tao was shocked.
Ma Tao also never expected that the person Piaoxiang Tower was going to deal with would actually be a young Juren.
If it were an older Juren, he wouldn't be panicked, but Ling Yun is so young.
Don't look at his tricks and deceit, but don't deceive young people into poverty. He still understands.
At this point, even if he was frightened, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue his goal.
As long as you get the money, the world is so big that you can't go anywhere. At worst, you have to leave this Annan Mansion. Thinking about it this way, you feel a lot more at ease.
Besides, when facing Zhang Chao's question, Ling Yun was thinking about countermeasures in his mind when he stood aside. From the beginning to now, he discovered the flaw in Ma Tao's words.
Therefore, when faced with questions, his behavior was different from ordinary people. He was not nervous at all. Maybe he was confident, or maybe he was not worried about what big trouble a clown like Ma Tao could make.
Besides, there is Princess Nanyang behind him. Even if he can't solve it, considering Princess Nanyang's love for food, she will not ignore it and let his restaurant close down.
He smiled slightly, cupped his fists and responded, "Sir, the reason is actually very simple. These two people worked together to frame Chun Manlou and wanted to bring me down, Chun Manlou."
Ling Yun was calm and not nervous because there was a person lying on the ground. Just because he was unusually calm, everyone had to wonder whether he had any evidence.
Otherwise, facing the aggressive Ma Tao, he could still smile, which is really impressive.
After all, they were shocked, but they were still confused and eager to know why he was so sure that Ma Tao was plotting to frame Chun Manlou?
As expected, Zhang Chao was slightly stunned and asked impatiently, "How do you say this?"
He had never expected that Ling Yun would say such words directly in front of everyone.
He had to wonder whether Ling Yun had evidence in his hands, otherwise how could he insist that these two people were here to cause trouble?
Ling Yun continued, "Since you don't believe me, let me tell you one by one."
He paused for a while to collect his thoughts, and then continued, "There are three flaws in this matter. First, Chunmanlou has been open for some time. During this time, Chunmanlou's business is booming, and customers are coming in droves.
There are no empty seats.”
"Under such circumstances, Chun Man Lou will definitely not damage his brand name and do something as stupid as this person said, drugging."
"Secondly, when your Excellency came, before he could examine the cause of the injury, the man insisted that the restaurant had poisoned him."
"If Chunmanlou was poisoned, why did you find no signs of poisoning when you checked the food and wine?"
"If there is a problem with the source of the ingredients, then why do other customers not have similar problems when they order the same dishes and wine as he did?"
"Third, and most importantly, this person knew that his brother had fainted and was frothing at the mouth."
"The first thing that came to my mind was not to treat my brother, nor to report him to the police, but to carry his brother to the door of Chunman Building and shout loudly, so as to attract the guests of the restaurant and passers-by to watch.
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"From the above three factors, it can be concluded that this person is not worried about whether his brother's life will be in danger, and he is not worried about whether the Yamen will send someone to investigate the case."
"Because he has only one purpose, and that is to frame Chun Manlou and take this opportunity to bring down Chun Manlou."
Ling Yun recounted everything that had happened before, his language was sharp and to the point, leaving everyone stunned.
His sonorous and powerful words woke them up from their confusion and made them recall what Ma Tao had just done. Indeed, as he said, he didn't care about his brother's life or death. Such an unusual approach made people feel helpless.
Doubt, Ma Tao's true purpose.
They had just lost their independent judgment because of Ma Tao's yelling and fanning the flames, and subconsciously believed that if something like this happened, it would definitely be Chunmanlou's problem.
In addition, the people on the ground were frothing at the mouth, which undoubtedly aroused their awareness of self-protection and made them even more convinced that Ma Tao was instigating this. They felt that all this must be Chunmanlou's problem.
They never thought that someone would take this opportunity to frame Chun Manlou.
As customers and pedestrians, most of them are ordinary people, good and law-abiding people. How can they imagine Ma Tao as a bad guy who has a sweet tongue and a sword, and does many evil things.
After Ling Yun finished speaking, he looked at Ma Tao with a smile, the ridicule on his face was self-evident, as if he was telling Ma Tao again.
He is not Cai Xukun. You can't even try to frighten him with such little tricks.
So Ling Yun narrowed his eyes, looked at Ma Tao with disdain, and asked provocatively, "Do you think my analysis is right or wrong?"
Ma Tao felt paralyzed and panicked after hearing this. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He forced himself to calm down and said, "You...you are so voluptuous. It is obviously your Chunmanlou's problem, but now you are raking the blame and falsely accusing a good person."
After glancing at the people around him and finding that everyone was skeptical, Ma Tao started his acting again.
"Heaven and earth! Who can save us two brothers? Who can judge us?"
Then he pointed at Ling Yun, wiped his tears and shouted, "Just because he is a Juren and you all help him, can Juren do whatever he wants and bully common people like us?"
The crowd began to talk and point again. It was not a big deal to watch the excitement. What was more annoying was that they had no ability to judge. They would be undecided if anyone said anything. If they heard something here, they would believe it.
In the current situation, if Ling Yun does not come up with some strong evidence, then this matter cannot be easily passed.
Even if Zhang Chao thinks that his analysis is reasonable, there is no actual evidence. The number of people who collapsed in his restaurant is just rhetoric and cannot be counted.
What's more, the life and death of the person lying on the ground now is unknown. If the two of them continue to argue like this, he is afraid that he will take both people back to the Yamen and wait for the prefect to set a date for retrial.
After all, at the moment, he has no idea how complicated the matter is, let alone solving the case on the spot.
If Zhang Chao does this, no matter what the outcome is, people in the world will be resistant to Chun Manlou, and subconsciously think that this matter is Chun Manlou's fault.
All in all, the result is that people will boycott or stay away from Chunmanlou, and the packed Chunmanlou will become the embarrassing situation of being empty, and Ma Tao's goal has been achieved.
Thinking of this, Ling Yun took a deep breath. It was really a difficult question. He couldn't help but look at the person lying on the ground again and thought hard. Is this person dead or alive?
Could it be that in order to bring him down, Piaoxianglou would be so ruthless as to cause death?
If that's the case, it's really going to be a big problem.
After thinking about it, he still couldn't figure it out, so he pulled Cai Xukun over and asked cautiously, "How did you determine before that it was Piaoxiang Tower's design that harmed you, and whether the two people in front of you were the ones who harmed you?"
Cai Xukun turned pale with astonishment and said in shock, "Master Yun, you... how do you know? It was these two people. At first, Cai thought that this man fell to the ground and died. He was so worried that he paid a hundred taels of silver, thinking about this.
Let’s give it up!”
After a pause, he continued to choke with a sad look on his face, "Who would have thought that the reputation of the restaurant would plummet due to this, and in the end no one cared about it..."
"The most disgusting thing is that after this incident, these two people came to visit again and made sarcastic remarks to Mr. Cai. It was really annoying!"
After Cai Xukun finished speaking, his expression was so excited that he wished he could go up and beat these two people to death. Even if it was to expose the masks of these two people, it would be a relief in his heart.
It’s just without proof, who would believe him?
Looking at Cai Xukun who was full of grief and anger and gnashing his teeth, Ling Yun patted his shoulder gently and comforted him, "Okay, I understand, and I will definitely avenge you."
"Cai, thank you to Master Yun. If you can really take revenge, Cai is willing to ride for Master Yun to repay your kindness!"
"No need to worry, let's see how this young master defeats him. This is a little trick that won't work on the stage."
Ling Yun approached the crowd again, squatted next to Ma Wei, and turned left and right. His eyes, nose, and even mouth were all the same, and he still couldn't see anything abnormal.
When Ma Tao saw Ling Yun's move, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and his eyes were full of disdain, as if he found his move very ridiculous.
Of course, once his brother's Turtle Breath Technique is activated, as long as it does not touch the life gate, he is like a dead person. No matter how others mess with it or investigate, they will never be able to find out the reason.
Therefore, in his eyes, Ling Yun's move was nothing more than a useless effort to make them laugh!
Sure enough, Ling Yun turned over and over, but still found nothing. Finally, he had no choice but to look at Ma Tao, "Since you said that your brother is careful about poisoning, does that mean he is dead?"
Ma Tao was stunned and didn't understand why he still asked such a stupid question at this time. Isn't this an obvious question?
"You, the chief culprit, don't you know the bad things you have done? My poor brother has become like this just because he ate one of your meals."