Chapter 68: Eating Watermelon Leads to a Murder Case
[Murder?] 】
Su Qianqian felt a chill on her back. The strange scenes in the elevators of big foreign hotels and the body parts in the septic tanks in the news all jumped out of her mind. She couldn't eat a single bite of the fish sashimi soup.
Qin Hanjue and Qin Yuzhuo were fine, but Qin Yuqi was timid and looked a little timid, while Qin Yuping's eyes were bright and he was eager to try, wishing he could run to the next door and capture the evil thief.
Qin Yuzhuo quietly winked at them, telling them not to reveal any flaws and to continue listening to the system.
[Yes, these two are businessmen from Daqian. In the past few years, the battle for the throne among the princes of Daqian has been fierce, the government has been unstable, and the people's livelihood in Daqian has naturally been affected.
They were all in the fur business. When business was bad, sometimes they couldn't even get back their capital. But when they returned home they still had to save face and pretend that they were doing well outside.
Last year, the businessman named Zhang negotiated a deal with a fur trader from Da Qi, who ordered 200 top-quality fox skins and paid a deposit.
The businessman named Zhang calculated that he could make two or three hundred taels of silver, so he returned to his hometown excitedly to purchase the leathers with the deposit. He also put in an additional 100 taels of silver himself to show off to his fellow villagers that his business in Da Qi was booming.
After working for more than two months, he finally collected enough skins and shipped them to Da Qi. After checking the skins, the Da Qi merchants said that they were not top-quality skins and asked him to either compensate him with 50 taels of silver based on the quality of the skins or return the deposit of 200 taels and take the skins back. It was impossible for him to get the remaining 700 taels of silver for the top-quality skins.
It was useless for the merchant named Zhang to beg. If he couldn't get the money, he would have lost everything. Later, he repeatedly begged the fur merchant to promise to give him one hundred taels, and he had no choice but to accept it.
The fur merchant relied on the fact that the goods were stored in his own warehouse, and that the merchant surnamed Zhang was timid and cowardly, so he was not on guard when he handed the silver note to the merchant surnamed Zhang.
When the merchant named Zhang saw the stack of silver bills, he suddenly became determined to kill for money. He strangled the fur trader with the rope used to tie the furs, and then wrapped the body in two fox skins and tied it up and put it on the cart. When he left, he closed the door carefully, sighed and said: "If you don't want these skins, I will pay for them." A dull voice of "get out" was heard from inside.
The servants all knew what the fur merchant did, so they all laughed at the merchant for being blind and doing business with his own master. It was common for the fur merchant to settle accounts in the warehouse until very late, so no one noticed. The servants knew their master's temper and did not dare to disturb him.
It was not until the third day when his wife went to the concubine to look for the fur trader that she realized that the fur trader was not hiding in the concubine's room and not returning. However, after searching the entire house, there was no trace of the fur trader.
Some servants also remembered the merchant named Zhang, but he only took away a few unwanted skins. The servants also heard him shout "get lost" when he left, so Zhang quickly returned to Daqian. The case became an unsolved case in the Ministry of Justice, and the whereabouts of the fur merchant is still unknown. 】
[The businessman surnamed Zhang has already returned to Daqian, why did he come back again? Su Qianqian was a little creepy. She had seen a lot of such things on the news, but she didn't expect that the murderer was just across the wall from her.
[Money that comes easily goes easily. He worked diligently in business but was cheated. Instead, he got a lot of money from murder and robbery. He returned to Daqian to show off his money and spent his days in debauchery. He soon squandered the money and became the same as before.
He had no choice but to come to Da Qi to do business again. This time he no longer wanted to make money, but wanted to find another wealthy businessman and use the same old tricks to rob him of his money and kill him.
But there are not so many greedy and careless people who can be succeeded by him. After a few months, he had almost spent all his money. By chance, he met his fellow villager named Liu, who boasted to him how much money he had made in business. So the two of them came to the restaurant to drink and reminisce. This man was just waiting for him to reveal where his money was so that he could kill him and rob him.
But what’s funny is that his fellow villager was also penniless, and thought that he could have a good meal when he met a fellow villager who had made money, but he didn’t know that this meal was free, but cost his life. 】
The system's voice snickered insincerely.
[Xiao Tong, I advise you to be kind!] I just want to ask, what will happen if both of them have no money? 】
Su Qianqian asked. She no longer had any appetite for food. The fish's eyes reminded her of the four words "die with eyes open".
[The result is that the businessman named Zhang will use the little money he has left to pay the bill, because he can't wait any longer, and he doesn't dare to reveal the fact that he has no money, because nominally he is here to do business, and people with a criminal record always feel guilty. 】
Sure enough, Su Qianqian heard the voice of the waiter next door calling for the bill.
[Although a human life is precious, if you want to take advantage of someone just for a bite of food, you will have to pay the price and it is your own fault. Of course, if you have the ability to avoid suffering any loss, you can take advantage. 】
Su Qianqian was not going to interfere in this matter.
They had finished their meal, so they got up and went out. As soon as they stepped out of the private room, they saw two people coming out of the room next to them. One of them raised his hand and saluted with a pale face: "Thank you, Brother Zhang. I have something urgent to do, so I won't go back to my residence to talk with you. Goodbye."
After the man said this, he ran downstairs as if someone was chasing him.
[Hey, he's quite lucky. He shouldn't have died, but he actually ran away. 】Su Qianqian said in her heart.
The Qin siblings looked at each other and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise they were still thinking about how to inform this person so as not to lose their lives in vain. However, the businessman named Zhang is an extremely evil person, and he must not be allowed to harm people like this. They will inform their third brother when they return home.
After going downstairs to pay the bill, Su Qianqian asked Su Mu to take out the fifty taels of silver for the second time: "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for making you spend so much money, but I really don't have any change."
Qin Yuzhuo: If we don’t come with you, are you going to eat their food for free?
Su Qianqian: Seeing you guys following me, I asked Su Mu to get it...
After the few people left the restaurant, Su Qianqian still had some important things to do. She had to take a quick look at the five shops that had been reserved for the soldiers' families, and she also had to plan what projects to do. In addition, the projects for the two shops she had bought had already been decided, and decoration was very important. She wanted to take a look at and draw up a blueprint.
After getting on the carriage, Su Qianqian told the address. The driver drove to the shop. They didn't notice that the businessman named Zhang had been following them quietly.
After visiting several shops without stopping, Su Qianqian has basically thought about what project to do based on the surrounding shops. Su Qianqian is still very confident about investment.
There were only two most remote shops left. It was getting late at this time, but Su Qianqian didn't want to wait until tomorrow, so she hurried to Cuizhufang in the north of East Market.
After passing through a bamboo forest, a few scattered shops in Cuizhufang appeared in front of us, and only two or three shops were still open.
After finding the shop he had bought, Su Mu took out the key and opened the door. Su Qianqian took a quick look and was very satisfied. This was the first step she had planned for herself. Even if she left the Marquis' Mansion, she had to be able to have food and clothing without worries.
After looking at the shop and was about to lock the door and leave, the businessman named Zhang suddenly stood in front of Su Qianqian.
The Qin siblings couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Although they brought servants, they were only two maids. Because there were so many people and they were just strolling in the market, they did not bring any servants or guards.
"Sir, do you want to buy a shop? I have two shops that I want to sell. I wonder if you are interested in taking a look. I guarantee the price is fair!"
The man said cautiously with a sincere face...
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