Four hundred and seventieth chapters behind the scenes
Gu Wanfang shook her head immediately after hearing this, "I haven't seen it, and I won't tell me this."
Gu Chengyu frowned, he didn't expect Gu Wanfang to know this little.
"You have been with your father all day long. Has he ever left the inn during the day? Has anyone come to see him? Remember carefully."
Gu Chengyu felt that if Gu Changbai had made an appointment with someone to meet at a place, it would be impossible for his people not to know about it.
The most likely place is in the inn. Gu Wanfang lives next door to Gu Changbai. If someone comes looking for him, Gu Wanfang should be able to notice it.
"My father doesn't go out of the inn often, and sometimes he doesn't go out for a whole day. He often comes to my house to talk to me, or to supervise me. I haven't seen him come into contact with any strangers."
Gu Wanfang was a little embarrassed. He really didn't know everything he asked. Maybe what he said was of no use to his uncle.
"Has anyone been to your father's house in the past two days? Has he ever gone out?"
Gu Chengyu gave up hope. Gu Wanfang knew very little.
However, it is still a gain after confirming that Xiao Yao was captured.
Gu Wanfang pondered for a moment, "No one came to see me these past two days, and I didn't go out either. Only the waiter came and said that he needed to pay more for the rent."
Gu Chengyu's eyes lit up when he heard this. It was usually the shopkeeper's job to collect rent.
In business, it is important to be friendly and make money. The inn where Gu Changbai and the others live is not big. Even if the shop owner wants to pay for the room, he will usually go there in person, so that he can be sincere.
Otherwise, if you send a waiter and offend the guest officer, wouldn't it be worth the loss?
Besides, waiters are prohibited from collecting rent.
It would be hard to explain if the waiter went to the hotel and secretly hid the rent money given by the guest, or if the guest defaulted on the bill.
However, nothing is certain. It's possible that the worker is a relative of the shopkeeper, and that's not certain.
"How did your father react when he found out? Did you go there with him to pay the rent, or did you send him away first?"
Gu Chengyu needed confirmation, so the guy couldn't believe there was a problem.
"Follow me down, and after half a quarter of an hour, I will come up."
Gu Chengyu thought for a while, "Will you still recognize the waiter if you meet him?"
Gu Chengyu planned to tie up the waiter and question him. Maybe Gu Changbai's every move in the capital was under someone's nose.
They brought Gu Wanfang here today, and they didn't know if it would arouse those people's suspicions.
"I know him. I've met him twice. I heard he's just here. The shopkeeper said he was clumsy and even gave him a lesson last time."
Gu Wanfang knew that Gu Chengyu was suspicious of Xiao Er, so he told Gu Chengyu what he still remembered about Xiao Er.
Gu Chengyu nodded. He felt that the waiter was even more suspicious. A newcomer dared to come up and urge the guest officer to pay the rent?
"Okay, we'll be here today, and you can go back first! Remember, don't tell anyone else about this matter, especially your father. If you really do it for the sake of your family's little one."
"Ming Yan! Send someone back with him. If you see the waiter, arrest him immediately. Just don't make too much noise and startle others."
Gu Chengyu couldn't wait any longer. He just needed to know who was behind the scenes and take more precautions in the future.
After all, an enemy hiding in the dark is still uneasy.
"Yes!" Ming Yan left the house and called for someone.
"Brother-in-law, you have arrested people today. When those people get the news, what will happen to Xiaoyao?"
Seeing Gu Chengyu's instructions, Gu Wanfang couldn't help but become a little anxious.
"If I can be caught today, I will find out the result tonight. By the time those people find out, I will have already found the person behind the scenes."
Gu Chengyu thought for a while and realized that only by arresting the waiter could he understand the matter.
Although the waiter may not know much, he still knows more than Gu Wanfang, right?
"How can we know the whereabouts of Xiao Yao without arresting him and interrogating him?"
"Then what if this person doesn't know where Xiaoyao is being held?" Gu Wanfang asked anxiously.
"Then come and ask for it!" Gu Chengyu said smoothly, which left Gu Wanfang speechless.
But Gu Chengyu was thinking about another thing. When he mentioned Hua Lian just now, he realized that he didn't spend any money to redeem Hua Lian. The madam said that someone paid for it.
Could it be that this person was planning something at that time? The city is really deep!
He felt that Hua Lian must be hiding something from him, and maybe Hua Lian was related to that person.
After all, that person must have checked Hua Lian's identity before luring Gu Changbai and the others to the capital.
Gu Chengyu rubbed his eyebrows, the madam must know a lot.
It's a pity that the madam's mouth is tighter than a clam shell, and it will definitely not be pried open.
There are people backing him up, but if he invites people here without hesitation, he's afraid there will be a lot of trouble later.
Catching the bustard should only be done when there is nothing you can do.
"Come here!" Gu Chengyu shouted towards the door. There should be a boy guarding the door. As soon as Gu Chengyu finished shouting, someone entered the house.
"Manager Chen? Go get a jar of wine and ask the woman in charge of the kitchen. They will definitely have it."
After Gu Chengyu gave his instructions, he turned around and asked, "Do you know how to drink?"
Curfew is coming soon, and it's time for Gu Wanfang to go back to the inn. But after being out for so long, there has to be an explanation, right?
What kind of food can I eat until curfew?
So Gu Chengyu planned to pour some wine into Gu Wanfang so that he could explain it when he got back.
Of course, it’s not okay to be drunk. Wouldn’t it be bad if you tell the truth while drunk?
Gu Wanfang blushed, "I haven't drank much."
Gu Chengyu was a little surprised by these words. Didn't he drink with his classmates? Gu Wanfang must be ten years old, right?
Why are there not even the social interactions that should occur between windows?
However, Gu Chengyu is not that troublesome person.
"Sir! Here comes the wine!" Manager Chen brought the wine over. Although he was confused as to why the Lord needed such bad wine, he did not dare to ask any more questions.
Gu Chengyu nodded. He took the bad wine not because he was stingy, but because Gu Wanfang's classmate was not a gentleman, and it was impossible for Gu Wanfang to drink such good wine.
As for Gu Wanfang's classmates, he believed that Ming Yan and the others would handle it well.
After ordering someone to call Ming Mo over to watch, Gu Chengyu went back to the study first.
In the evening, he still had to write the notes on the salt quota and tea tax, and he planned to finish it tomorrow night.
Gu Wanfang drank two drinks and felt a little dizzy. Ming Mo took a look and felt that she was almost done.
Gu Wanfang doesn't have much drinking capacity, and he hasn't had much drink before. If he gets drunk and talks nonsense when he goes back, wouldn't that be a mistake for the adults?
"Master Wanfang, I'll take you back! It's getting late." Ming Mo only planned to send the person close to the inn, and had to watch Gu Wanfang walk back.
Gu Wanfang shook his dizzy head, "Then let's go!"
By the time Ming Mo came back, Gu Chengyu had already finished writing the matters that needed to be supplemented for the tea tax.