Wei Changqing was speechless by the emperor's words. This was Chi Guoguo's threat! If he went down to grab something and was caught by others, Zheng Ying would have a reason to run against him in the future.
The emperor definitely did it on purpose. Mu Mu was also staying next to him. Why didn't he let this kid go down? Even if he was discovered, it would not be a problem to leave with Mu Mu's skills. And it would not have any impact on him.
I knew I would catch "outsiders" like him and Mao Pijiang and use them hard.
When Wei Changqing thought of this, his face became even more resentful. He stared closely at Zheng Ying's every move, waiting to see his reaction after Mao Bijiang left.
Mao Bijiang was sure that he had passed on the news that was supposed to be passed on, and then he left in relief. He took away the account books just to avoid this massive search, which ended in an anticlimax, but ended up flipping through a few pages.
Then he really discovered something was wrong.
Therefore, he planned to take the things back and study them carefully. Regardless of whether Lin Chong and the others gained something this time, maybe he could catch a big guy here and fill up the treasury.
After Mao Bijiang left, he saw Zheng Ying hesitating for a while in front of the study. Finally, he let out a long sigh and made sure no one was around before pushing the door open. This made it easier for Lin Chong and the others to move, even avoiding
It saves everyone else.
When Zheng Ying entered, Wei Changqing was ready to go out. As soon as the person opened the door and came out, Wei Changqing quickly jumped down, raised the knife in his hand and brought the person down. Of course, it was not a real knife, but a hand knife.
After Wei Changqing put the man down, Mu Mu came down with Lin Chong. Lin Chong happily searched Zheng Ying's body and found several banknotes with a face value of one hundred taels and a letter.
Lin Chong stuffed the banknote into his pocket without ceremony. The honest wooden man seemed a little nervous probably because it was his first time doing such a thing: "Master, is this really okay for us?"
Lin Chong shrugged: "Of course it is good to take it away, but it would be wrong not to take it away."
Wei Changqing explained to Mu Mu: "If we took away the banknote and the letter together, even if he reported it to the official, others would only think that someone took a risk and attacked him just to steal money. The reason why we took the letter was just convenient."
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"If we leave the money without taking it, but only take the letter, it will look very suspicious, right?" Mu Mu responded.
Wei Changqing patted his head: "Your young master always says you are stupid. I think you are still a teachable brat."
Lin Chong snorted coldly: "That's because you haven't known him for a short time, and you haven't realized how ignorant he is!"
Mumu: I know I'm holding you back because I'm not smart enough, but when you discuss this topic, can you consider the mood of the person involved?!
They hadn't said a few words when footsteps came from outside, which seemed to be accompanied by a gentle inquiry: "Master, are you here?" The voice sounded like that of a young woman.
Lin Chong and Wei Changqing looked at each other. Of the thirty-six strategies, walking is the best strategy. If you don't leave now, how long will it take?
Wei Changqing and Mu Mu each carried a piece of paper and quickly left the Zheng family with Lin Chong. They did not have time to open the letter and see what was written in it.
Since Lin Chong's night talk around the stove opened, the three of them usually changed their secret gathering place here. The food here was safe and good, and Wen Shaoxue would always reserve the private room at the end for them.
It can really be said that I feel at ease.
When they entered, Mao Bijiang was already waiting for them in the private room. He is from the south and cannot tolerate spicy food, so Wen Shaoxue would prepare mandarin duck pot for them every time, and this time was of course no exception.
As soon as he entered the compartment door, he felt the steaming fragrance rushing towards him. Wei Changqing rubbed his hands and walked forward quickly: "Okay, you guy didn't even wait for us to come and started on your own."
Mao Bijiang drank not wine, but the hot soup that the kitchen had prepared for them in advance. While waiting for Lin Chong and Wei Changqing to come over, he flipped through the ledgers in his hand, and his brows furrowed more and more as he turned over them.
Because Wei Changqing had been doing business in the past few years, he had a certain understanding of these accounts. Seeing how serious he was, he couldn't help but come over and look at it together: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this guy?"
Mao Bijiang sneered: "It's not just a problem, it's a big problem! Look at the numbers here, it's obvious that there is a problem."
"According to his accounts, many of his stores are almost losing money. Why does he still insist on opening them when the losses are so huge?" Wei Changqing frowned.
"Let's put the issue of accounts aside for a moment. Let's take a look at what this letter says." Lin Chong blinked and raised the letter in his hand.
Mao Bijiang also became interested when he heard this. He put aside the account book in his hand and sat down with them to read the letter.
"Is this what you found from Zheng Ying?" Mao Bijiang looked at Wei Changqing and Lin Chong with raised eyebrows after reading the letter.
Lin Chong nodded, snatched the letter and read it carefully. It turned out that although the letter was useful, it could not be used as evidence to convict him. This letter was indeed sent to him by Zheng Chenggong, but it only said some insignificant things.
It seems like there was no mention of anything important like finding someone to cause trouble or paying someone to kill someone.
"It shouldn't be." Lin Chong touched his chin. Since Zheng Ying treasured this letter and hid it in the study. Once he found someone coming to the door and immediately wanted to move it, then the contents inside would be harmful to him.
It should be very important. How could he just remember some trivial things?
"Could it be that they used some code words in the letter that ordinary people can't understand?" Wei Changqing speculated.
"Secret language?" Lin Chong frowned. If it was really written in some words that others could not understand, wouldn't this letter be of no use to others?
"Even if a code word is used, it must be able to be deduced from somewhere. Otherwise, how could he use this as a reason to threaten Zheng Chenggong?" Mao Pijiang knocked on the table.
"Anyway, now we can finally confirm that the person related to Zheng Ying is Zheng Chenggong. This can be considered a gain." Wei Changqing comforted Lin Chong.
Lin Chong sighed: "Just keep it for now, maybe you'll need it sometime."
Mao Bijiang stared at Wei Changqing for a while: "Have no one come to your store to cause trouble recently? At most, they are just some rumors that are still spreading?"
Wei Changqing thought for a moment: "That's indeed what happened."