"Shopkeeper Meng, in order to show our sincerity, this is a necessary step."
Zhou Shi came close to Meng Xingyuan's ear and whispered: "Let's calm down the beggars outside first, and then we can turn around and deal with Tian Xinan. Otherwise, he will definitely interfere with it!"
This... Meng Xingyuan hesitated for a while, but thinking about the business at the dock, he gritted his teeth and said, "You tell me what I should do."
"The materials are all ready-made. They were originally bought to prepare for the dock, but now we have to use half of them for emergency purposes. I asked the chefs to prepare the meals. Please take someone to distribute them outside Yuqing Street and transfer the beggars away.
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Meng Xingyuan originally thought that he would let him provide money and food, but who knew that he would only need to borrow the manpower of Yue Qinglou, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly sighed at the generosity of shopkeeper Zhou.
"Okay, okay, I'll go back right now... No, I can't get out."
"This is simple." Zhou Shi pulled him and took a dozen "future employees" headed by Ma Jishi to stand outside the house.
"Everyone!" He said loudly, and the beggars immediately covered their ears when they saw this, but found that there was no internal energy pouring into their throats, "Shopkeeper Meng from Yueqing Tower wants to give you food! If you want to eat, follow this Meng
Shopkeeper, let’s go!”
"This..." Meng Xingyuan took half a step back, but Zhou Shi held him back.
"Shopkeeper Meng, the overall situation is the most important, the overall situation!"
Meng Xingyuan put his hands on his face and waited for a while before leading the beggars towards the corner of the street.
Tian Xinan only verbally promised the beggars that he would take care of the food, but Zhou Shi had Shopkeeper Meng as a "pledge", so it was obvious whose promise was trustworthy. They only looked at each other for a while, and then followed Meng Xingyuan obediently. Ma Jishi glanced at Zhou Shi with a complicated expression, and then strode to follow the team.
At this time, Agui ran out and said: "The shopkeeper is all ready."
"Okay, you take people to 'support' Shopkeeper Meng, ask Xiaosi to go to the dock, and split into two groups!"
Agui agreed, took a few boys to pick up a load of food for fifty people, and went after Meng Xingyuan.
Xiao Si took the remaining meals to the pier. Today, the meals served at the pier were only half of those in the past, and some of the ship's crew might have robbed them.
The two groups went their own way, and Zhou Shi called out to the remaining clerks to clean the store, open the windows for ventilation, and sweep away all traces as much as possible.
Just when the store was busy, a shout came from outside the door: "Shopkeeper Zhou!"
Zhou Shi originally just had back pain, but when he heard the sound, he felt his head hurt.
"Mr. Zhao, you are here at a good time."
"What a coincidence?"
"What a coincidence... you are sitting on top. Xiao——" He then remembered that Xiaosi had already gone to the dock, so he called the guy closest to him instead, "Guang Jin, come and pick up my shift. I will sit with Mr. Zhao for a while."
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Zhou Guangjin is one of the guys recruited last time. Since he is also from Zhoujia Village, Zhou Shi is relatively close to him.
"Got it!" Guang Jin responded.
Zhou Shi and Zhao Xuan sat down in the private room. Zhao Xuan rubbed her sleeves and said, "Shopkeeper Zhou is so powerful. He dismissed so many beggars in just a few words and even brought in Shopkeeper Meng from Yueqing Building."
How long has this guy been waiting outside... Zhou Shi smiled and said, "What's the matter with Mr. Zhao here?"
"Someone sneaked into Jiangdu Prison last night."
Zhou Shi noticed that Zhao Xuan was observing his reaction, thought for a moment, and then said: "Are you going for Wu Zhaokun?"
Since I have shown close concern for Wu Zhaokun before, it is the most reasonable guess to say this.
"This is also my suspicion."
"Then Wu Zhaokun...was rescued?" His body leaned forward slightly, showing an urgent expression.
"No."
He "breathed a sigh of relief" and said: "Then why did he sneak into the prison... Wasn't Mr. He staring at Wu Zhaokun? Did he see the infiltrator?"
Zhao Xuan looked at him, seeming to be slightly less suspicious, and her posture relaxed, and said: "No. The infiltrator stunned all the prisoners and guards in the prison, and no one saw the infiltrator's appearance - or in other words, not even the infiltrator
It would be hard to say without this 'infiltrator'.
"However, this infiltrator really saved He Shouxin's life."
"How to say it?"
"He Shouxin's dinner was poisoned."
Zhao Xuan's eyes were blazing, Zhou Shi showed an awkward smile just right, but his heart was in turmoil.
Sure enough! The lunch box was repackaged just to poison it!
"You mean, I was the one who poisoned you?" He spread his hands, "This doesn't make sense, does it?"
"Of course it doesn't make sense. I don't think you would be stupid enough to use the biggest suspicion to harm someone who is on your side. But the murderer may be trying to take this opportunity to frame you. Do you have any clues?"
Framed... The first thing Zhou Shi thought of was Tian Xinan, but he would not go so far. Is that someone from the restaurant? The chef who made that meal? But Zhou Shi personally handed over the food box, and He Shouxin had it in his hands.
The food box is not from Fengde Building, which means that the poisonous food was transferred...
"No, I 'shouldn't' know that the food boxes have been repackaged, so I still have to question the cook."
Thinking of this, Zhou Shi said: "That can only be someone from the kitchen."
"Has any of your cooks disappeared today?"
"Uh, no."
"You risked the highest possible suspicion to commit a crime and didn't run away immediately afterwards? It's impossible. I think someone poisoned you in the process."
Zhou Shi breathed a sigh of relief again. It was not easy to deceive Zhao Xuan...
"In addition, there has been some progress in the Yichunyuan case." Zhao Xuan said, "A white-collar team took over a business and went to the city to bury people. Only when they arrived at the place did they find that the coffins had been taken away. Guess what? The whole funeral.
, the coffin, the mourning, the paper scattering, and the coffin carrying were all done by one man. One man took over the work of a team. And he immediately took the money and left afterward, as if he was running for his life."
An ominous premonition...
"We asked that family to identify the portrait. The man who came to rob the business should be the buryer responsible for burying the body in Yichunyuan! He is in Jiangdu!"
Yu Heng!
This guy didn't hide properly and actually came out looking for a fight?
"Now that we have confirmed that he is in the city, it will be easy to handle. We have posted his portrait at every city gate and offered a reward. Unless he can fly out of the city wall, it is impossible to escape."
Zhou Shi couldn't help but ask: "How much is the reward?"
"Five taels of silver for providing clues, 100 taels of silver for catching someone alive, and 300 taels of silver if it is confirmed that he is the culprit in the corpse fraud case."
Gee, it’s a bit tempting... Zhou Shi had the idea of luring Yu Heng out to escort him to the government.
Although he suspected that Yu Heng was related to demons, there was no conclusive evidence. However, the government could not tell the difference between burying corpses in the underworld and exorcising corpses in witchcraft. They were afraid that they would seek medical treatment in a hurry, so they hurriedly punished Yu Heng.
This would not only unjustly accuse a good person, but would also stop the search for the real culprit. After consideration, he decided not to report Yu Heng yet.
"Leave this to us, the tea party is about to begin, and it is your task to win over the martial arts studio talker."
Zhou Shi got a headache when he heard this, and could only cope with it by saying: "I know, I know..."