Chapter 111: Trap
At this time, someone noticed that Manager Guo was acting strangely and couldn't help but ask with concern: "Manager Guo, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so unhappy?"
Shopkeeper Guo was startled by the voice and instantly came back to his senses. He absolutely could not reveal his true identity. He would reveal his flaws before anyone else suspected him. He suppressed his thoughts and covered his forehead with his hand, not wanting more people to notice anything unusual. He feigned weakness and said, "Nothing, I just didn't get enough rest last night."
So that's how it is! The man nodded, said nothing more, and didn't doubt anything.
Manager Guo's Yushan Pavilion has a good business and is large in scale, so it's normal for him to be busy and tired. Besides, they don't need to use any shady means to deal with Baiwei Restaurant.
"Zhou Yayi, you are in such a hurry, did you find any clues?"
Yayi Zhou nodded and then shook his head. He scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Manager Pei, I'm really sorry. I haven't found the murderer who wanted to frame your restaurant."
The person on the other end was very smart. Every time he dealt with those troublemakers, he wore a veil and covered himself tightly. Those people didn't know who he was.
What's more, they received information very promptly. By the time they got the news from the troublemakers, the evidence had been wiped out, making it difficult to find clues.
Furthermore, the yamen runners have no time to investigate this matter now. The corpse and the things behind it are their main targets now.
"It's okay. Matters involving human lives are more important. Is there any clue about the body?" Pei Yian had been prepared for this news, so from the very beginning, he asked people to muddy the waters and let the rumors escalate. Since the yamen runners couldn't find any information, he would drag everyone into the water together. This way, there would always be someone who couldn't help but take action, and the person behind the scenes would be exposed.
Zhou Yayi felt very relieved to hear Pei Yian's magnanimous and sensible words.
If this happened to someone else, I'm afraid they would just complain that their office was not doing its job well, but the county office only has so many staff, and there are other cases, so sometimes they really can't handle them all.
Shopkeeper Pei was different from those people. He was very considerate of them and sometimes even gave him critical advice. He was very happy to make friends with people like Shopkeeper Pei.
"We did find some unusual features about the body. We discovered that this person did not appear in the household registration of Qizhou County."
"Not registered? Could he be a refugee or a beggar?"
"Yes, that's my guess too. Then I went to the mass grave with the coroner. Many of the corpses there had this symptom. No one in the county had reported that their family members were missing, so I'm afraid they weren't registered in Qizhou County..." Zhou the yamen officer only gave a general idea and didn't explain it clearly.
Pei Yian also understood the seriousness of the matter. He continued to ask, "Since we can't find out information about the identity, can we start with the medicinal materials and find out what they are?"
"Flower Gentleman."
Pei Yian was a little stunned. This medicinal herb could easily lead to addiction if used too much, but it could also be fatal, so the dosage would probably be quite large.
The person behind this probably has ulterior motives, no wonder Zhou Yayi looks so worried.
"So what are you going to do?"
"We plan to start with the flower gentleman. With such a large amount, it will definitely require large-scale planting. Let's search first to see if we can find any clues."
"That's indeed a solution, Mr. Zhou. If you need my help, just let me know."
"Okay, thank you, Manager Pei." Zhou, the yamen runner, wanted to leave but was stopped.
"Zhou Yayi, you've been so busy lately and probably haven't eaten yet. Why don't you stay and have dinner with us?"
After hearing this, Zhou Yayi felt that he was indeed hungry. The aroma in the room made his stomach growl. Thinking of the delicious ingredients in the restaurant, he couldn't help swallowing.
Everyone at the table had been paying attention to the two of them, and then they saw Pei Yian and Zhou the yamen runner walking over. Zhou the yamen runner had a kind of intimidating aura, and it seemed that even Manager Pei had brought it with him, making people dare not look directly at him.
Manager Guo broke out in a cold sweat and his fingers were shaking unconsciously, because he could clearly feel that two people were walking towards him.
Could it be that they really found some evidence... knew something... so now Zhou the bailiff came to arrest him.
He even saw a smile on Pei Yian's lips, which was a demonstration against him!
"Shopkeeper Guo." Someone said this.
"I...I..." Shopkeeper Guo could hardly speak clearly.
If he really found evidence pointing to him, how should he deal with it?
Perhaps he could put all the blame on his subordinates. After all, he didn't do it himself, so it would be fine as long as no one knew about his actions.
"Manager Guo, why are you so nervous? Are you feeling guilty?" Pei Yian looked at the person in front of him with a half-smile, and his words also had a hint of meaning.
"No!" Manager Guo denied it firmly, raising his voice as if he was denying something.
"I was just joking, Manager Guo, you don't have to be so nervous." Pei Yian patted his shoulder like a brother.
"By the way, Mr. Zhou is coming over to have dinner with everyone. Do you mind?"
"No, no." No one had any objections. They didn't understand Pei Yian's intention and didn't dare to say more.
"Mr. Zhou, come and sit here." Pei Yian brought his men to the side of Manager Guo.
Shopkeeper Guo broke out in a cold sweat. He was sure that this man was doing it on purpose and was targeting him.
He must have known something. When he looked at Pei Yian with such thoughts in mind, the other party still had a smiling face and even had the mood to say: "Manager Guo, what's wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?"
"No." Shopkeeper Guo denied it, but this something amiss made everyone present a little suspicious.
Shopkeeper Lai also began to think about it. At first, he only believed Shopkeeper Cai's suspicion one or two points, but now it has become seven or eight points.
Could it be that the person who framed Baiwei Restaurant is really Manager Guo from Yushan Pavilion? What is his intention in doing this? Is he afraid that others will steal his business? But there is no need for his big restaurant to do this!
At this time, Manager Guo was in no mood to think about whether other people would suspect him. He was sitting next to Zhou Yayi, feeling very uncomfortable and unbearable.
He regretted very much that he should not have acted impulsively today. He always had the illusion that he was jumping into someone else's trap.
After finishing his meal, Zhou Yayi left, and Pei Yian came forward to see him off. In the eyes of outsiders, the two of them were very good friends.
The others also had their thoughts on this. Zhou Yayi was the Yayi Chief! To be able to have such a good relationship with the Yayi Chief, it seemed that this Baiwei Restaurant was not simple!
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