Chapter 122 Involvement
"What the hell are you still standing there for? Don't you want to do it anymore? Don't you think about your mother who is still sick in bed?" Shopkeeper Guo was furious. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. They were all a bunch of losers. They couldn't even handle such a small thing with his own money!
Recently, he has been humiliated every day at Baiwei Restaurant, not getting any benefits but getting himself into trouble.
Shopkeeper Guo stepped forward and kicked Du Xuan a few more times viciously, venting his anger. Du Xuan just lowered his head in silence and let Shopkeeper Guo punch and kick him, only occasionally groaning when he couldn't bear it anymore.
He couldn't give up this job. His mother was bedridden and needed a lot of money. Although Manager Guo had a bad temper and made him do things in a shady way, he paid a lot of money, so he needed this job.
Even if what he did was shameful, he had no choice but to do it.
Du Xuan was too submissive, like a ball of cotton. With Manager Guo also venting his anger, he stopped and said, "You must do this job well for me. Don't reveal any flaws. After the job is done, you will definitely get some benefits! I heard that a miracle doctor will be coming to Huizhou City in a few days. I can introduce him to you then."
"Okay, thank you, boss." Du Xuan's originally hesitant expression gradually became firm. Even if there were risks, he had to get this done.
After hearing the news, people from other restaurants came to verify it, wanting to know whether the person who framed Baiwei Restaurant was Guo, the shopkeeper of Yushan Pavilion, but Pei Yian dealt with these people like Tai Chi.
After all, they accepted the apology and money from Manager Guo. How could they turn around and betray him?
But the more ambiguous Pei Yian's attitude was, the more people felt something was wrong.
Could it be that Baiwei Restaurant really agreed to Manager Guo's proposal for reconciliation, which is why it has this ambiguous attitude of neither confirming nor denying?
After everyone insincerely comforted Pei Yian, they hurriedly began to be on guard, fearing that Manager Guo would take action against them, and they also began to secretly resist. Such low-brow and despicable means were simply frightening.
This shopkeeper Guo really doesn't have any of the integrity his father had. He has completely destroyed the old man's reputation. I wonder if Mr. Guo, who is buried in the ground, will crawl out of his grave after knowing this.
After finishing a day's work, Zhou Yayi was not in a hurry to go back. He went to Baiwei Restaurant. Today, Manager Pei said he wanted to discuss something about a case with him. He was worried about the case, so he immediately agreed after hearing it.
Pei Yian and Zhou Yayi were sitting at the same table eating. Zhou Yayi looked at the table full of delicious food and his stomach started to growl, but he still remembered the main purpose of his visit.
"Shopkeeper Pei, you said you wanted to discuss something with me. Did you find any clues?"
Pei Yian picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and placed it in Zhou Yayi's bowl. "Don't worry, we can talk while we eat."
Zhou Yayi was indeed hungry, and with the delicious food in front of him, he began to eat with relish.
"Flower Gentleman or medicinal herbs, have you investigated various medical clinics?"
"Yes, we investigated various medical clinics at the beginning, and did not find anything abnormal. Moreover, my brothers and I went to visit and investigate these days, and we did not find any place where flower lilies were planted on a large scale." Zhou Ya felt extremely distressed when he mentioned this. It had been several days, and apart from finding a few corpses with the same death condition at the mass grave, they had gained nothing about this case.
Pei Yian tapped the table with his slender fingers. Was the flower gentleman's plant hidden well? Or had someone else known about it and tipped off the place?
Seeing Pei Yian's pensive look, Zhou Yayi stopped eating with his chopsticks and looked at him with hope in his eyes. "Boss Pei, do you have any ideas?"
Pei Yian shook his head. "No, I can't figure it out either."
He did not say what he really thought. If it was really as the latter guessed, there would definitely be a lot of things involved. They now run a restaurant in Qizhou County to make a living. Pei Yian did not want himself and his family to be involved in this dispute.
"Oh!" Zhou Yayi did not sigh for long. He buried his head and continued to taste the delicious food.
The two chatted about other things, and Zhou Yayi found that no matter what topic he started, Pei was able to pick up the conversation, from cases in the county government to current affairs...
It is obvious that Manager Pei knows a lot, but he doesn't make people feel that he is showing off his knowledge. The topics he talks about are just right. In short, people feel very comfortable after a good conversation.
After the food on the table had been almost finished, Pei Yian finally spoke: "Zhou Yayi, I need your help with something."
"Manager Pei, we are friends now, why are you being so polite? If there is anything I can help you with, just let me know!" Zhou Yayi had always admired Pei Yian, and now he regarded him as a close friend. He had never met someone whose ideas were so consistent with his own.
Furthermore, he said this out of intuition. Given Pei Yian's behavior and personality, he would not say anything that would embarrass himself.
"Courtier Zhou, could you please stay at the Baiwei Restaurant tonight and help me catch rats?"
The murderer behind the framing of their restaurant is Shopkeeper Guo. Once he gets to know the news, he will definitely not sit still and will take action, and the sooner the better!
Judging from the information he had collected and Manager Guo's personality, if they couldn't figure it out openly, they would definitely do it secretly.
After hearing the news, Manager Guo became even more anxious and hoped that the problem could be resolved as soon as possible.
All he can do now is sit back and wait!
"Catch a mouse? I don't need to participate, right?" Zhou, the yamen servant, was a little puzzled. It was just catching a mouse, why mobilize so many people?
"This rat is not that rat. I'm sure that Sergeant Zhou has heard a lot about our restaurant recently."
"This... is no problem." Zhou Yayi was a smart man. Pei Yian just gave him a few pointers and he understood the general idea. After all, many people said that the frame-up of Baiwei Restaurant was closely related to Yushan Pavilion.
But their government office relies heavily on evidence when handling cases. They didn't find anything last time, so naturally they couldn't arrest and interrogate Manager Guo of Yushan Pavilion based on a few rumors.
Manager Pei tried his best to help him, but he couldn't even find the real culprit behind the last incident. He already felt a little guilty towards others, and he had not charged for his meals and drinks several times. Now that he had the opportunity to help them, Zhou Yayi naturally would not refuse.
When night fell, Pei Yian and his family closed the shop and left.
After staying at home for a while, Pei Yian planned to go out again. Ji Zhisui knew his plan and couldn't help but say, "Brother An!" when he saw him leaving.
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