Chapter 18 Facing Zhou Mu, she was flustered and hypocritical
Chapter 18 Facing Zhou Mu, she was panicked and weak
Author: Ten Million
Chapter 18 Facing Zhou Mu, she was panicked and weak
After Zhou Mu heard what happened, he decided that it was a human plan.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that when the news of the severe cold this year came out, all the charcoal on the market was sold out?
There was also the merchant surnamed Li who suddenly appeared. How could it be such a coincidence that a large amount of charcoal happened to be delivered to the capital?
He set out to investigate the merchant surnamed Li, but found that no one knew the origin of the merchant surnamed Li. What was even more coincidental was that Li disappeared on the day he sold the charcoal.
Qi Zhiyuan handed Li's portrait to Zhou Mu. Zhou Mu only thought that Li looked ordinary, with charcoal dust covering his face. At first glance, he had no distinctive features.
"Let's find out who bought the charcoal a few days ago." Zhou Mu ordered Qi Zhiyuan's brother Qi Youyuan after reading Li's portrait.
Purchasing such a large amount of charcoal will definitely require a large enough place to store it.
If the charcoal sold by the businessman named Li is the same batch that was bought by someone before, there will always be traces of it.
Qi Youyuan ran outside for most of the day and reported the found information to Zhou Mu.
"There is no record of the merchant named Li entering or leaving the city at the city gate, and no one has ever sent a large amount of goods in or out of the capital. If nothing unexpected happens, the batch of charcoal that was purchased before is hidden somewhere in the capital, and will be taken out when the time is right.
Come out and sell it. As for the merchants who bought the charcoal, my subordinates carefully checked and found that those merchants did not pay close attention to their appearance. I only knew that the merchants spent a lot of money and their appearance was very ordinary."
"Such a large amount of goods requires a large warehouse to store, which only shows that this person has his own warehouse in the capital. This person is a powerful character. He made a lot of money in less than ten days. The most urgent task is to appease the people.
." Zhou Mu looked at Qi Zhiyuan, his usually warm eyes slightly cold: "Go to the palace and ask Qin Tianjian to clarify that this year is not a cold winter, so as to prevent the situation from becoming more serious. Furthermore, it must be done within a short period of time.
Find out who is spreading the rumors."
He thought that if he found out who spread the rumors, he would probably find out the person behind the charcoal reselling incident.
The weather was fine the next day and there was no news from Qi Yingyuan, so Zhou Mu planned to go out for a walk.
The market is a good place to get information, and you may get unexpected results.
"Which is the busiest restaurant in the capital?" Zhou Mu asked.
Qi Zhiyuan immediately replied: "It must be Jixianglou, which is known as the number one restaurant in the capital. Jixianglou researches new dishes every month, and the chef is very good at cooking. It has become famous in the capital in the past two years.
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"Go to Jixianglou for lunch." Zhou Mu made his decision.
They arrived early and there weren't too many diners.
When Xiao Er saw Zhou Mu, his eyes lit up.
Jixianglou is a time-honored brand. He has been working at Jixianglou for five or six years, but he has never seen such an outstanding young master. With such an appearance and air of character, it would be an exaggeration to call him an immortal.
He diligently led Zhou Mu to his seat and inquired curiously: "I have never met the young master before. Is he a foreigner?"
Zhou Mu didn't answer and just chose a seat by the window to sit down.
As he was about to sit down, he saw a carriage driving by and stopping at the foot of Jixiang Downstairs.
Then a girl wearing a light pink floral skirt got out of the carriage with the help of her maid. She had a pink face, a graceful figure, and a slender waist.
He recognized it with just one glance. It was Gu Xiyan.
On his rare trip out of the house, he unexpectedly met Gu Xiyan. Could it be that she also came to Jixiang Building for lunch?
It was already the right time, and it was too early to have lunch. He had something to inquire about, so he went out early.
What about Gu Xiyan?
In fact, Gu Xiyan made an appointment with Su Mei to meet at Jixiang Building today. At noon, Jixiang Building was full of customers and people were chatty, so she came here early, hoping to avoid the peak crowd period.
Luo Bin just told her yesterday that Zhou Mu was conducting a thorough investigation into the charcoal reselling. She knew Zhou Mu's ability, and was afraid that Zhou Mu would find out about her, so she made a temporary appointment with Su Mei to discuss it.
This incident also sounded the alarm for her. In the future, she and Su Mei should keep a lower profile and try not to meet at Jixiang Building again. After all, this is the most popular area, and it is easy for people to discover her relationship with Su Mei.
She went up to the second floor full of worries and subconsciously looked around, not wanting to see the man sitting in front of the window at a glance.
The man was dressed in green clothes, and his black hair was tied up with a jade crown. His eyebrows were painted, and he had a distinguished temperament.
Just sitting there is the most beautiful scene in the world.
Many thoughts flashed through her mind, and finally she was wondering if Zhou Mu had found out about her and wanted to capture her for interrogation.
Soon Qi Zhiyuan walked up to her: "Miss Gu, the master invites you."
Gu Xiyan forced a smile and asked tentatively: "I wonder what's wrong with Mr. Zhou?"
"It's better for the young master to meet you by chance than to invite me to meet you. I invite you to have lunch with me."
Qi Zhiyuan's words made Gu Xiyan feel relieved, as long as Zhou Mu didn't come to take her to jail.
"Wait a minute, I have something to say." Gu Xiyan said, taking Qiushi to the side and whispering something to her.
Zhou Mu couldn't let Zhou Mu find out that she had an appointment with Su Mei to meet at Jixiang Building, so she had to ask Qiushi to send a message, intercept Su Mei on the road, and make an appointment to meet in the northern suburbs instead.
Jinyu Pavilion is actually a shop under her name, but that place has a lot of people and is not a good place for a date either.
Qiushi took the order and left.
Gu Xiyan went to Zhou Mu, "I don't want to meet the young master here."
Zhou Mu responded: "It's my first time coming to Jixiang Tower, how did I know I would meet a girl."
Taking into account Gu Xiyan's identity as a woman, he temporarily requested a private room, which was also located by the window.
After entering the box, Gu Xiyan pretended to be casual and asked, "Master, are you making an appointment with your friends here today?"
"I accidentally walked to Jixiang Tower and came up to take a look."
As soon as Zhou Mu finished speaking, he saw Gu Xiyan pouring tea for him.
Her fingers are as slender as green onions, and are three times more translucent than a teapot made of white porcelain.
Unknowingly, he was entranced.
When he realized that he was a little rude, he hurriedly found a topic: "I have official duties these days, so I didn't help the girl to see her in time, so I asked her to wait for a while. If there is a suitable candidate, I will notify you in time.
girl."
Gu Xiyan felt funny in her heart. If she didn't know Zhou Mu's temperament, people might think that he likes to be a matchmaker.
"Fate can only happen by chance. I'm not in a hurry. Young Master can help me choose slowly. I trust Young Master's vision." A faint smile flashed in her eyes.
Because it was still early, they didn't rush to order, but just chatted about insignificant topics.
Soon, another guest came outside. The diners outside could not hear the conversations of the diners in the private room, but the conversations of the guests outside could be heard in the private room.
If there is anything interesting happening in the capital recently, it is naturally the charcoal crisis.
This incident started strangely and ended suddenly, but there were still some people who benefited from the prediction of "this winter's great cold" and made a lot of money.
And I still don’t know who that person is.
There was a male diner who talked endlessly about this incident, his eyes were full of joy, and his voice was full of emotions, which was comparable to that of a storyteller.
"You also bought charcoal at that time, but do you remember what Boss Li looked like?" Another diner asked curiously.
"The man didn't look like a boss. He looked very ordinary and had charcoal ash on his face. At that time, they were all customers who wanted to buy charcoal, and they were afraid that they would miss it if they came too late. I remember there was an old man in ordinary clothes who also wanted to buy it.
However, Boss Li said he would not sell the charcoal if it was less than 100 kilograms. Boss Li was so greedy that in the end he sold Yinshuang charcoal for fifty times the market price..."
Gu Xiyan was frightened when she heard this in the box. She knew she could make a fortune this time, but she didn't expect to make so much.
She didn't want to drag ordinary people into the trap from the beginning, so she made a request. Buyers weighing less than 100 pounds would not be entertained, which would also prevent ordinary people from being implicated.
Those who can spend dozens of taels of silver or hundreds of taels of silver at a time to buy charcoal can only be from noble families, and they will not break their muscles and bones even if they spend a large sum of money.
Unexpectedly, this is just the requirement, but there is an unexpected gain, allowing them to make a lot of money.
"Have you ever heard of this, girl?" Zhou Mu's voice suddenly sounded.
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Gu Xiyan: I feel guilty and panicked.
Zhou Mu: Why are you panicking? What kind of wild man did you find?
