Chapter 112 Reconciliation
When Pei Yian turned back, he suppressed his smile and put on a serious expression. Facing the curious gazes of the others, he simply said, "Yayi Zhou told me earlier that the people in the county government found a clue, and I just wanted to share it with everyone."
Everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation, and even the atmosphere seemed to be filled with tension.
Manager Guo, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly felt his heart tighten. He stared at Pei Yian, his hands tightly gripping the edge of the table, and the blue veins on his arms were clearly visible.
"The person who tried to frame our restaurant a few days ago is among you. Officer Zhou has already found the key evidence."
Shopkeeper Zhang said anxiously, "Who is behind this?"
"Manager Pei, please don't keep me in suspense. Anyone who can use such shady tactics should hide outside and live in the middle. I'm feeling cold even sitting here with the door closed!"
Some people are curious and want to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, so that they can get rid of a competitor who uses dishonest means.
Shopkeeper Guo only felt that a pair of mocking eyes were always on him. Without looking up, he knew where the eyes came from.
So, Baiwei Restaurant really discovered that it was me who did it? Was he planning to expose me in front of everyone?
But so what? Just deny it and distance yourself from the matter, and you can even turn the blame around!
Manager Guo had already thought about how to deal with the next situation, but Pei Yian did not proceed as he had planned.
"Although the person behind this has been identified, I believe he was only temporarily possessed by evil and did this. Our restaurant is willing to settle this matter privately. I hope everyone will not dwell on this matter."
Pei Yian's willingness to reconcile caused a lot of discussion among the people. They said that Manager Pei was still too young. How could he be willing to reconcile with such a good opportunity to bring down other families?
Put yourself in their shoes. If they encountered the same thing and were falsely accused of their own dishes possibly killing people, they would never be able to swallow this humiliation, let alone reconcile. The reputation of a restaurant is of paramount importance. Baiwei Restaurant has some connections behind it. How could they agree to let these things go lightly?
Could it be that the murderer behind this is someone they don't want to provoke, or even can't afford to provoke?
Among all of them, the one that should not be provoked the most is Yushan Pavilion. Could it be that the murderer behind the scenes is Manager Guo?
Many people thought of the strange behavior of Shopkeeper Guo just now. Even if they haven't recovered yet, they now roughly understand what's going on. They didn't expect it!
Shopkeeper Guo looks like a decent person, but he does such shady things behind the scenes, and many people think of themselves as the owner.
Especially Zhang, the shopkeeper, who also runs a restaurant. A few years ago, the restaurant was falsely accused and lost a lot of customers. The restaurant's business has been lukewarm.
He did try to investigate at that time, but he didn't find any clues. As time went by, and similar things didn't happen again, he gradually forgot about it.
Thinking about it carefully, all of this was probably related to Manager Guo. Anger was burning in his eyes, and he wanted to rush to Manager Guo and question him in the next second.
But he suppressed this impulse. Even Manager Pei was planning to reconcile even though he had evidence. He had no evidence and was just speculating. Moreover, it happened several years ago, so there was no convincing reason either way.
In the end, the shopkeeper could only suppress his thoughts, but there was still a gap between him and Shopkeeper Guo.
Shopkeeper Guo had already prepared his defense after being exposed, but unexpectedly, Shopkeeper Pei was willing to settle privately. He breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he also looked down on Pei Yian's behavior.
I thought the other party was some kind of ruthless character! It seems that he is just that. Yang was so proud that he did not realize the consequences and suspicions that would be brought about by carefully studying Pei Yian's actions.
The goal was achieved and the meal was finished, so Pei Yian sent all the shopkeepers out the door.
Ji Zhisui had been paying attention to this side before. When he knew that An Ge wanted to reconcile with the murderer behind the scenes, he always suspected that this person must have ulterior motives. An Ge was not someone who would be bullied.
She had no intention of hiding what she was thinking. Seeing that everyone had left, she walked out and asked, "Brother An, you can't be willing to just reconcile privately, right?"
Seeing that the person coming was Ji Zhisui, Pei Yian took off the mask he wore to deal with outsiders, and put on a sincere expression on his face. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and a smile flashed in his dark eyes, "The one who understands me is Sui Niang!"
"After this confrontation, the shopkeeper Guo from Yushan Pavilion is highly suspected, but I have no evidence at the moment. In addition, given his status in Qizhou County, it is not so easy to bring him down. So I plan to force him out and make him show up on his own initiative." Before Ji Zhisui could ask clearly, Pei Yian had already explained his purpose and means.
This explanation also made Ji Zhisui understand what he wanted to do. When he raised his eyes, he saw Pei Yian's eyes on him, and there seemed to be something expected in his eyes.
Ji Zhisui didn't know why she always felt that the look in her eyes seemed to be waiting for her praise. This... must be her illusion.
How could the resourceful and far-sighted hero possibly want her approval? Even as she thought this, her mouth spoke faster than her brain: "Brother An, you're so smart!"
"Um."
Ji Zhisui found that she saw someone's mouth curled up.
So, when An Ge was looking at me expectantly, that was really what he meant. I didn’t expect you to be such a male protagonist!
After leaving, Manager Guo hurriedly found his subordinates and confidants, and told them about what he had experienced in Baiwei Restaurant. He also specifically explained that he had a clue from Zhou Yayi.
The confidant wanted to refute that this was absolutely impossible. He was very careful in his meetings with the troublemakers and handled everything cleanly. There shouldn't be any clues. But when he saw the shopkeeper with a sullen face and the way he spoke about the matter in a serious manner, he could only give up the idea. What if there really was something he had missed?
"But thankfully, Shopkeeper Pei accepted the settlement. He had the evidence, but he still wanted to keep the peace. This Baiwei Restaurant is nothing special!"
The confidant asked with some doubt: "Boss, there is no trick in this, right?"
"What kind of tricks can they play? A restaurant that's only been open for a few months dares to challenge our Yushan Pavilion? What a spineless wimp!"
Shopkeeper Guo no longer had the panic and fear he had at the Baiwei Restaurant before. It was as if all the ups and downs of emotions today did not exist for the pregnant woman.
Anyway, they are a wealthy family, what can a small restaurant do to me?
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