Uncle Fu looked at him with a smile, "Young Master Song, are you really from a powerful family in the southern prefecture?"

Song Shaobai scoffed, "What do you mean?"

Uncle Fu remained calm and chuckled, "You know perfectly well what you did. You took advantage of the cloth shop, so I admit defeat. But in the city, what do you, Young Master Song, have to compete with me?"

“I advise Young Master Song to leave now. I can pretend nothing happened. After all, it’s not something to be proud of.”

He turned and left.

Song Shaobai stared at him intently. "Uncle Lu, has he discovered us?"

Lu Bo shook his head and looked at him, "Young Master, hurry up and give me the remaining month's wages."

What do you mean?

"It doesn't mean anything?"

No matter how long he lived as a young master, he still couldn't shake off the smell of poverty about him.

Take a closer look at the young man's snow-white robe, noting the wrinkles that appeared very easily on his body.

A burly man entered from outside and tentatively asked, "Young master, when will we get paid?"

The tailor outside also crept over, and someone pushed him from behind, whispering, "Young master, you've been working overtime for over ten days. Could you give us the rest of our wages?"

Someone has already realized something.

The Song family shop is going to close down.

The business next door is booming.

While the Song family hasn't lost too much on wages yet, and they can still try to get their money back, they should hurry up and run away to find another job.

The longer it drags on, the more the warehouse will be filled with goods, and where will we get the cash to give them?

Song Shaobai said irritably, "You guys are all too impatient. I know the shop's business has been bad lately, and you've all lost your motivation to work."

Don't worry, I'll clear out the goods in the warehouse as soon as possible, and then I'll pay you your wages.

Only then did the attendants and tailor feel somewhat relieved, and the group left with ease.

Lu Bo looked at him and said calmly, "Young Master, take care of yourself. Back then, I was driven out of a prominent family. If it weren't for you, I would still be wandering aimlessly."

I am very grateful for this.

But as the young master's business grew larger and larger, the old man found it increasingly difficult to steer the massive warship.

Especially the recent inexplicable conflict with Furen.

Having already made a considerable profit from the price difference of the fabric, why turn around and compete with them?

You're really getting too into character.

Lu Bo turned and left.

Song Shaobai stared at him with a gloomy expression.

He then sighed dejectedly and ordered, "Go and spread the word that all the ready-made clothes in our shop are on sale for one tael and nine mace."

...

Villagers ran to the neighboring Quannan County to report that two people had died in the bushes.

Report to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate gave a perfunctory reply and instructed his men not to spread rumors after they returned home.

Some people asked, why don't you answer?

The county magistrate chuckled and said, "The impression the higher-ups have of the county town is exceptionally bad these days."

If a murder occurs in this county now, finding the murderer is enough.

But if it can't be found, wouldn't that be a cold case? Does it prove that I'm incompetent?

"As long as I don't take cases, no murders occur, which shows that the people under my jurisdiction are honest and simple."

Anyway, this place is located at the border of Lushan County and Quannan County, so why must it have happened in this county?

The clerk nodded with a smile, "Master is wise. I will go and have someone take care of it right away."

The day passed quickly.

The yamen runners of Quannan County threw the already stinking corpses into a deeper area of ​​Lushang County.

A caravan from Quannan County happened to discover this and reported it directly to Lushang County.

The county yamen officials sent people to inspect the area.

County Magistrate Lu was also reluctant, so he rode over on horseback to investigate.

After observing carefully, Master Jin inquired about the passing caravans.

He whispered, "Sir, there are signs that the body has been moved."

County Magistrate Lu: "This place is at the border of two counties. Could it have been dragged over from next door?"

"I don't know, maybe the suspect moved it."

County Magistrate Lu was slightly taken aback. "Damn it, isn't this just asking for trouble?"

The coroner came over and began examining the bodies: "The two deceased had disfigured faces, were around fifty to sixty years old, had fair skin, clean hands without calluses, and wore silk and satin clothes, so they must have come from wealthy families."

County Magistrate Lu rebuked, "In the middle of nowhere, with no witnesses, where do you expect me to inquire?"

The weather was hot, and the deceased's body was already smelling foul, making it impossible to identify who had come.

At this moment, some yamen runners led the villagers over and began to shout: "Sir, some villagers who are passing by said that they found several beggars in the river."

County Magistrate Lu was speechless and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"lead the way."

The bodies, similarly pale from being submerged in the river water, resembled steamed buns; there were seven or eight such bodies.

A beggar dressed in tattered clothes.

The advisor whispered, "It seems to be a gang fight?"

County Magistrate Lu covered his nose with a handkerchief and waved his hand dismissively, "In my opinion, it must be this group. The beggars wanted to rob these two merchants, which is why they committed the murder."

Then, infighting broke out among the beggars.

The dispute over the distribution of spoils led to this, don't you think?

The bailiffs and coroners nearby quickly realized what was happening and nodded with smiles.

"Your Excellency is wise."

Master Jin smiled and lowered his head; he was also a corrupt official who held a position without doing his job.

In the middle of nowhere, a murder has been discovered. If this case cannot be solved, it will remain an unsolved mystery.

It affects the case-solving and closure rate of the county magistrate.

County Magistrate Lu suddenly stared straight at him.

The advisor then realized what was happening, and coldly rebuked the people around him, saying, "Don't say things you shouldn't say, do you hear me?"

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