Chapter 696: The Wan Family Arrives
Wanjia potato flour business is now making a lot of money.
This is a business dominated by one company. Others who want to do this business cannot even get the raw materials, so some people come up with evil ideas.
Wan Laosi is very busy in the provincial capital. He has discussed with his managers and decided to expand his business to the interior this year.
But at this moment something unexpected happened.
"Boss, it's bad. Our potato flour is killing people."
Wan Laosi was checking the accounts when suddenly a young waiter ran in, and he was not even a waiter from their store in Fucheng.
"What did you say? Speak slowly, which family are you from?"
The young man came here by hiring a horse-drawn carriage. It was almost May and the weather was already a little hot. The young man's face was flushed and he was out of breath, partly because he was anxious and partly because of the heat.
"Boss, I'm a clerk at the Hong County branch. Our boss asked me to come here. A customer came to our store yesterday at noon and ordered a bowl of potato noodles. He died after eating a few bites. Then a group of people came in and said that our potato noodles killed someone. Not only did they smash our store, they also asked us to pay a compensation of 1,000 taels of silver. As soon as the accident happened, the boss asked me to come to the capital to find you."
The pen in Wan Laosi's hand fell directly to the ground. The potato noodle shop could be said to be all his hard work. From scratch to more than a dozen branches now, it made a lot of money every day, which made him relax his vigilance. He didn't expect that he would be targeted.
"Did your shopkeeper report it to the police?"
"I reported it. When I arrived, the store had already been sealed off."
Wan Laosi's mind was a little confused at this time.
"This is obviously a trap set by someone else. Where is the body now?"
Wan Laosi forced himself to calm down. He couldn't panic at this moment. This was the first time he encountered such a thing. However, he had seen similar things happen in other restaurants, but those people had backers, while his family had nothing. If they wanted to break the deadlock, they had to start with the dead.
But he was not good at treating dead bodies, right? He had to find a coroner or a doctor.
Doctor? Wan Lao Si suddenly thought of Fu Bao.
"It would be great if Fubao was here. With her medical skills, she would definitely be able to find out the cause of death. But it's too late to go back and fetch Fubao now, right? It takes four or five days to go back from the capital to Hong County. In such a hot day, the body is probably going to stink."
Wan Laosi was muttering to himself for a long time, and the young man beside him didn't dare to say anything, not even to breathe.
Wan Lao Si looked at the boy and immediately asked, "How did you get here?"
"Back to the boss, I hired a car to come here."
Wan Laosi glanced at the carriage at the door, which had not yet left, so he immediately found the shop assistant and said a few words to him, then hurriedly took the young waiter and left.
"Hurry up and take the carriage you hired. The city gates will be closed if you are any later."
It was already late, but as the day grew longer, the city gates would be closed for an additional hour.
As Wan Laosi pulled his boy out of the shop, he saw several horse-drawn carriages parked in front of the shop.
Wan Laosi saw Wan Laoer driving the carriage at a glance.
"Second brother? Why are you here?"
Wan Laosi rushed forward as if he had found a savior.
Wan Lao Er jumped off the carriage and patted Wan Lao Si's shoulder with a smile.
"Fourth Brother, you didn't go home for the New Year this year. We passed by Fucheng on our way to Dezhou, so we came to see you on the way. We asked you to take some time to attend Quan'er's wedding with your eldest brother."
How could Wan Lao Si be in the mood to attend a wedding right now? Nor was he in the mood to exchange pleasantries.
He said anxiously, "Second brother, something happened in the shop, someone died. It's a good thing you're here, come with me."
Wan Lao Si pulled Wan Lao Er away without saying anything.
Wan Laoer was also surprised.
"Fourth brother, what did you say? Speak slowly, why don't I understand? Who died? Whose shop is this?"
"Oh, second brother, of course it's our shop, Hong County, someone died in the shop in Hong County."
At this time, Wan Laosi finally lost his composure and started crying, pulling Wan Laoer.
Wan Laoer was also dumbfounded.
"How did someone die? Our potato flour has been made for almost a year and everything is fine. How could someone die?"
Wan Laosi wiped away his tears.
"Someone must have framed our family. This is a false accusation. I want to go and take a look. Otherwise, once the body is taken away, I won't be able to explain anything. Besides, it will take two days to get to Hong County even if I ride a horse as fast as I can."
"You deliberately want to harm our family? Our family doesn't have any enemies with anyone?"
Wan Lao Er was still in a daze, but soon his eyes lit up and he said, "Oh, right, Fu Bao and Mr. Jia are here, in the carriage behind. Go ask them."
Wan Laoer let go of Wan Laosi's arm and immediately ran towards the carriage behind.
Fubao had already stuck his head out of the carriage and kept looking forward.
"Dad, have you seen Fourth Uncle?" Fubao saw Wan Laoer jogging over, sweating profusely, and quickly waved and asked.
"Fubao, come down quickly, something happened."
Sitting in the carriage were Wan Ersao, Tong Yan, Ali, Banxia and Baizhi. Upon hearing the news, they all got off the carriage.
"Dad, what happened? You're so flustered."
Wan Ersao was the first to step out of the carriage. Seeing Wan Laoer’s anxious look, her heart skipped a beat.
Fubao followed closely behind.
"Daddy."
Wan Lao Er took Fu Bao down from the carriage and said to Wan Er's wife, "You guys get off the carriage and wait in the shop first. I'll go find Mr. Jia."
Jia Yanbing was sitting in the last carriage. Their family of four came to the city to do some business, and happened to be with Wan Laoer on the way.
"Mr. Jia, please come out for a moment."
Upon hearing this, Jia Yanbing lifted the car curtain, poked his head out and asked, "Brother Wan, what happened?"
"Mr. Jia, someone died after eating the potato noodles from our Hong County branch. We don't know what to do now. Can you help me think of a solution?"
Wan Laoer simply explained the matter briefly.
Jia Yanbing hurriedly got off the carriage, took his wife and children off the carriage, and then walked into the shop.
"Come on, let's go into the shop first."
There are many gossipers on the street, so the fewer people who know about something that damages your reputation, the better.
At this time, Old Mrs. Wan had been helped into the shop by Old Fourth Wan.
Old Lady Wan sighed heavily, "Old Four, don't worry. This is fate. You can't rush it. Don't worry. With Fubao here, everything will be fine."
When Wan Laosi heard Fubao, he relaxed a little.
Wan Laoer came in holding Fubao, followed by many people. There were no customers in the shop, so Wan Laosi asked the waiter to close the shop.
"Mr. Jia, although I have never been back, I have heard of your name a long time ago. It is said that you are a genius in business. Now that our family has encountered this kind of thing, I would like to ask Mr. Jia to give us some advice and help us come up with some ideas." Wan Lao Si bowed.
"Please stand up, fourth brother. Let's not waste time on polite conversation. I'll ask you questions and you'll answer them." Jia Yanbing wanted to quickly grasp the entire incident so that he could unravel it and find out the mastermind behind it.
Wan Lao Si nodded quickly, "Mr. Jia, please ask. I will tell you everything I know."
Jia Yanbing asked several of the most common questions, and Wan Laosi answered truthfully. The young man next to him was also asked a few questions.
It was not until the topic of enemies came up that Wan Lao Er interrupted.
"Mr. Jia, our family only started doing business last year. We don't really have any competitors, but before we opened the shop, our family had a conflict with a wealthy businessman named Zhou. He even sent people to hunt down Fubao and me, but they were eventually caught by the magistrate of Hong County. I heard that the wealthy businessman also moved away from our Xuanning County, so it shouldn't be him."
Jia Yanbing shook his head. "We cannot let anyone who may pose a threat go at this moment. But the most urgent thing now is to rush to Hong County and ask the government not to return the body. This is our only evidence."
Wan Lao Er immediately said, "I know the magistrate of Hong County. He was the one who helped us in the beginning."
"That's easier. Let's go now without further delay. Fubao wants to go too."
Jia Yanbing looked at Fubao in Wan Laoer's arms.
Of course Fubao had to go. Even if Jia Yanbing didn't say so, she had to go.
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