Liu Dalang's eyes widened when he heard the noise. Jiang Li turned her head and looked outside the door: "Leave this to me, you go!"

The footsteps outside the door were getting closer and closer. Liu Dalang had just jumped out of the window when Zhou Qingyuan's figure appeared in front of the accounting office.

He was in a hurry, with a solemn look on his face that had not completely dissipated.

Jiang Li sat in the accountant's seat without changing her expression, looking through the account book. She caught a glimpse of Zhou Qingyuan out of the corner of her eye and looked at him with pretended confusion.

"General? Why are you here?"

Zhou Qingyuan looked around the accounting office, then pursed his lips and looked at Jiang Li: "Why haven't you rested yet so late?"

Jiang Li explained seriously, "I heard from the housekeeper that the accountant is ill, and there are some accounts in the shop that have not been settled yet. I came here to settle the accounts in the shop, and I will rest after I finish it."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingyuan looked at the account book in Jiang Li's hand, and saw that the account book was full of beautiful handwriting, which was obviously written by the accountant.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Zhou Qingyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said lightly.

"You're welcome, General. This is what I should do."

Jiang Li lowered her head and responded perfunctorily to Zhou Qingyuan's words.

Now that Zhou Qingyuan has come to the accounting office, he can only wait for another time to deal with the agency matter. Jiang Li speeds up the processing of the account books, the abacus clacking, and does not give Zhou Qingyuan any chance to get in touch.

Zhou Qingyuan stood at the door and watched Jiang Li typing on the keyboard. For a moment, he felt that she was a little strange.

Jiang Li was always so focused when she was settling accounts that she had no idea that Zhou Qingyuan was sizing her up.

After finishing the account books brought by the servant, she stood up from the desk and said, "The accounts in the shop have been settled. It's getting late. General, you should go to bed early."

Jiang Li knew that Zhou Qingyuan was a suspicious person and would not give up until he had thoroughly checked the accounting office, so she left the accounting office directly after finishing the account book.

She didn't even give Zhou Qingyuan a glance, let alone being unable to walk when she saw him like she used to.

Zhou Qingyuan frowned, his eyes following Jiang Li's figure. After witnessing Jiang Li's sudden change of attitude again, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Zhou Qingyuan narrowed his eyes and didn't waste too much time on Jiang Li's attitude towards him.

After Jiang Li's figure disappeared in the accounting office, he walked into the room, went straight to the desk where Jiang Li had just sat, and without saying a word, moved the inconspicuous pen rest on the desk.

Snap——

There was a crisp sound, and the stone slab under the armchair made a noise.

Zhou Qingyuan casually moved the armchair aside, squatted in front of the floor and moved it to the side. The moment the floor was moved away, a secret compartment half a meter deep came into Zhou Qingyuan's sight.

He bent down and reached his hand into the secret compartment, and after rummaging for a while he finally pulled out a wooden box.

When Zhou Qingyuan moved the wooden box out of the secret compartment, his hands were still covered in mud. The box was buried under the soil, and even if someone accidentally discovered the secret compartment, they probably wouldn't dig down.

You can imagine how cunning Zhou Qingyuan is.

After moving the box out, he didn't care about the mud on his sleeves and hands, and quickly took out the key he carried with him to open the wooden box. After seeing that the real account books were all lying neatly inside, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Just in case, he even took out the top account book and looked through it. After making sure that the books were all there, he locked the box again and put it into the secret compartment.

He had been feeling uneasy on the way back just now, fearing that something had happened in the General's Mansion, so he rode back at full speed. Fortunately, he was worrying too much, as everything in the General's Mansion was calm and nothing had happened.

After putting the account book back to its original place, Zhou Qingyuan cleaned up the scene. After making sure that there were no traces, he placed the armchair on the stone slab where the secret compartment was hidden.

Snap——

When Zhou Qingyuan put the brush back into the pen holder, he caught a glimpse of the account book that Jiang Li had just calculated.

After seeing the elegant handwriting on the account book, he subconsciously picked up the book and checked the accounts on it.

He had just witnessed with his own eyes the speed at which Jiang Li calculated the accounts. After seeing the accurate data above, Zhou Qingyuan was surprised and finally believed what the housekeeper said.

It would be most appropriate to hand over the management of the General's Mansion to Jiang Li.

Looking back, I have indeed been able to relax a lot these days since I handed over the power of the household to Jiang Li.

When Zhou was in charge of the general's mansion, she always made a mess of the affairs at home. From time to time, someone would come to Zhou Qingyuan to ask for his opinion. In addition to being busy with the affairs of the training ground, Zhou Qingyuan also had to take some time to deal with the affairs at home.

But now it’s different. Jiang Li has managed the general’s mansion in perfect order, which instantly makes Zhou Qingyuan feel a lot more relaxed.

After realizing this, Zhou Qingyuan's rejection of Jiang Li instantly decreased a lot.

Not long after Zhou Qingyuan returned to Qingfengyuan, the seriously injured accountant fled back in a panic.

"master."

A hoarse voice sounded outside the door. Zhou Qingyuan smelled the blood and frowned, looking towards the door. He saw the accountant limping towards him.

"What's going on?"

When Zhou Qingyuan saw the accountant with a pale face and blood on the corner of his mouth, his face suddenly darkened.

The accountant ignored the pain that was tearing his body apart and reported, "Master, our whereabouts have been discovered, and all our people... have been killed."

"What?!"

Zhou Qingyuan stood up from the armchair in an instant.

The accountant told Zhou Qingyuan everything that had just happened. When Zhou Qingyuan heard the last word, his face instantly became ferocious.

"Black Cliff!"

He slammed his fist on the table in front of him and squeezed out two words from between his teeth, which sounded like a person's name.

The accountant didn't know who the Heiya he was talking about was. He lowered his head and remained silent, waiting for Zhou Qingyuan's next instructions.

Zhou Qingyuan's eyes flickered. Now that things had already happened, no matter how angry he was, it would be of no use. The important thing right now was to find a way to make up for it as soon as possible.

"Heiya has come all the way from Mobei to Central Plains to cause trouble for me. He can't get far now. Go, increase the number of people to chase him immediately. Even if we have to dig deep into the ground, we must find those hostages!"

It’s not that Zhou Qingyuan cares about those people’s lives, but those people are related to the stable development of Jinse Tower. Those people can die at his hands, but they must not fall into the hands of others!

"yes!"

The accountant clasped his fists in response, then turned around and limped out of the room.

Zhou Qingyuan clenched his fists, his face was ferocious, and the rage in his eyes almost overflowed.

"Heiya, if I don't take your head in this lifetime, I, Zhou Qingyuan, will not be a human being!!"

Heiya, who was far away in Mobei and had some personal grudge with Zhou Qingyuan, sneezed twice.

It's true that people sit at home and the pot falls from the sky...

(End of this chapter)