Before dawn the next day, there were customers queuing up to buy spices.
No matter what Lao Li's purpose is, at least now he is pretending to be a conscientious guy.
He got up early and followed his wife to clean the front shop.
Knowing that there was a queue, he moved out two long stools and prepared some hot water, which earned him praise from many people.
When Lin Mengya and the guys came in, they saw a clean and tidy store. All the goods were neatly stacked, and the customers had taken their number tags outside and lined up.
With an uneasy look on his face, Lao Li pulled his wife and stood at the door to greet them. After watching for a week, Lin Mengya nodded with satisfaction.
"Well done, it seems I'm the one taking advantage."
Lao Li was twisting the corners of his clothes, with a simple smile on his honest face.
"As long as the boss doesn't dislike it."
"I don't mind such a hard-working guy, we just need it. You go to the back to eat some food first, and after you have been busy for a while, I will take you to fill in the paperwork."
The three members of the Li family left with a lot of gratitude. Lin Mengya looked at their backs with a bit of deep thought in her eyes.
Even if they are just pretending, the acting skills of these three people are really superb.
From this point of view, I'm afraid they are not ordinary craftsmen.
Her eyes flashed, and she turned her head. She had already put on a gentle and friendly smile, greeting today's guests.
The initial peak period has passed. She tidied up a little and took Lao Li and his wife to the Commercial and Manufacturing Office to fill in paperwork.
Just like what happened when they entered the house before, the people at the Commercial and Manufacturing Office did not doubt the origins of Lao Li and his wife. After following the normal procedure, they obtained the clerk's certificates and hurried back.
But as soon as they reached the intersection, they were stopped.
The leader was wearing white clothes, tall and burly, with a long knife hanging on his waist.
He frowned and asked unceremoniously, "Who is the white boss of the spice shop on the corner?"
They actually looked at each other, and Lin Mengya took the initiative to stand up and said politely, "I'm the one, what else do you have to do with me if you're not an adult?"
The man's eyes were like blades. After looking her up and down, he suddenly ordered, "Get her and take her to the police station!"
Immediately, a group of people who looked like guards surrounded them, and Cairu subconsciously stood in front of her.
Lao Li and his wife also looked very flustered, but she felt that although the other party was surprised, they were not really panicked.
Obviously, what happened today was not in the opponent's script.
Lao Li Chong He gave full play to his honest character in the script, perhaps because he wanted to figure it out so as not to take responsibility himself.
He quickly stopped both parties and bowed to the adult in a humble manner.
"Sir, I wonder what crime my boss has committed? You see her as a weak woman, how does she look like a great evil person who has committed crimes?"
The man snorted coldly, "What's the use of not looking alike? The most important thing is that you know people but don't know their hearts. Get out of the way and don't hinder us from doing things!"
When threatened by the other party, Lao Li immediately stepped aside timidly, but there was a bit of doubt in his eyes.
When Lin Mengya saw this, she already had some understanding in her heart. She said calmly to Old Li and his wife, "Since I am innocent, I am not afraid to go with this gentleman. Old Li, please take them back first."
Home, I will naturally meet you when I explain it clearly. By the way, you have to pay more attention to the things in the shop."
After the explanation, she allowed others to take her away without any resistance.
As for how Lao Li returns Bing to the master behind him, that is his own business.
In short, Lin Mengya is very urgent now to know what the other party's purpose is and who is setting her up behind the scenes.
The Public Security Bureau is the yamen responsible for the security of the Holy City, and the highest officer here is the same Sheriff she used to intimidate Xiao Xiaoxiao.
When she first came to the Holy City, because she relied on her status as a member of the palace family, she had little chance of contacting either the peace officer or the city guard.
Now she understands the hardships of the people at the bottom.
As soon as she entered the door, the person responsible for taking her put her in prison.
After asking around, I found out that this place was used to temporarily hold untried prisoners.
But this is in the Holy City, and usually no particularly bad cases will occur.
So when she first came in, even the jailer in charge was a little surprised.
After the people responsible for escorting her left, the jailer secretly leaned against the door and inquired about her.
"What did you do to get here?"
Lin Mengya shook her head innocently.
"I don't know either. I'm just a small businessman doing serious business. Who knew I could be so lucky?"
This time she dressed up in disguise, not deliberately looking ugly, but dressed up like a slightly immature little girl.
The jailer was probably not cruel at all because he hadn't met the prisoner for a long time, and he even had a desire to gossip.
Seeing this, he comforted her in a low voice, "Since he was unjustly accused, don't worry, our police chief is quite wise."
She nodded and thanked the jailer softly.
She thought she was the only one here, but found that there seemed to be other people inside, but they couldn't see clearly because they were separated by a door.
"Brother, is there anyone else inside?"
The jailer looked at it and lowered his voice a little.
Maybe it was because he was on duty here and there weren’t many colleagues and there weren’t many prisoners, so it was hard for the elder brother to meet someone he could chat with, and he couldn’t help but start chatting.
"It's strange that you say this. We don't have many people here all year round. Just this month, you have already had two people come in. Hey, but the one inside is different from you. He came in on his own initiative.
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She has heard of people who surrendered, but she has never heard of people who volunteered to go to jail.
Feeling curious, I couldn't help but ask a few more questions, but the jailer brother just said some unimportant information and then changed the subject.
The two hadn't chatted for long before someone came to interrogate her.
The jailer brother secretly warned her a few words, then opened the cell door and asked people to take her away.
After all, this place is different from the yamen outside. To put it bluntly, even if they make the most serious mistake, they will be expelled from the Holy City and will never be allowed to enter.
But today she felt that the atmosphere was a little different. As soon as she entered the door, someone accused her, "That's her! The Sheriff is her! She must have killed our boss!"
Lin Mengya took a look and thought, hey, isn't this the guy who accused her people in the guest house of stealing their spices?
"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
She denied it three times in a row, and she didn't panic at all when she saw it was this guy.
The clerk burst into tears and continued to accuse her of being a murderer. Upon seeing this, the other clerks also started to add insult to injury.
Who is Lin Mengya? She can't lose to anyone in a verbal confrontation.
The lobby, which was quiet and orderly for a while, instantly turned into a vegetable market.
"Shut up and be quiet!"
The low-pitched command with a hint of impatience made both of them quiet down instantly.
Then the Sheriff sitting in the hall asked, "Are you the boss Bai of the spice shop on the corner?"
She nodded and let the Sheriff look at her openly, her attitude could be considered respectful. "I have met the Sheriff. I am none other than Bai Jing, the owner of the spice shop on the corner."
The Sheriff looked sharply at the woman in front of him, and before arresting her, he had already obtained the person's information from the Commercial Office.
Judging from the available materials, she is indeed just an ordinary small spice merchant.
"Do you know why I brought you here today?"
Lin Mengya shook her head very honestly.
"The villain doesn't know."
The Sheriff narrowed his eyes and suddenly said seriously, "Last night, a spice merchant died in Lian Fu Guesthouse. This person had a conflict with you before his death. I want to ask you if you have any?"
She nodded. Many people were present when this happened that day, and there was no need for her to hide it.
When the guy saw her admitting it, he immediately started yelling again.
"My lord, she admitted that she was the one who killed the person. Please make the decision for our boss!"
Lin Mengya sneered and said, "Did you put something in your ears? When did I admit that I committed murder?"
"Sir." She raised her head and looked at the Sheriff. "Although I deeply regret what happened, I did not kill anyone. And I stayed in my shop last night and never went out. No matter who died,
Whoever killed him has nothing to do with me."
"How come it has nothing to do with you? You just want to take revenge on my boss!"
The clerk looked angry, pointed at her, and accused her of crimes one after another.
"The reason why your Excellency wants to kill our boss is because he has exchanged my boss's goods before. After my boss saw through it, she even used her power to bully others and forced my boss to suffer this loss. This time she will definitely
I think my boss might report this matter to the Sheriff, so I want to take action first!"
Lin Mengya almost applauded this screenwriter-like genius for confusing right and wrong and confusing right and wrong, which can definitely be said to be at the textbook level.
If he hadn't been talking about herself, she would have thought she was a bully who bullied the market.
But lies are lies, and Lin Mengya didn't rush to defend herself, she just spoke calmly.
"Everything needs evidence. No matter how wonderful your story is, I didn't even leave the door last night. I really don't know which eye you saw it with. It's like when your boss died.
It’s like being there.”
Her words made the clerk's expression change.
Lin Mengya's attention was always on him, and she naturally caught the changes in emotions in this short moment.
