Chapter 431 I Believe in Lord Meng
Chen Wu was dumbfounded. He really didn't recognize the person in front of him.
But just because he doesn't know him doesn't mean the county magistrate doesn't know him either. It shows that this person is the real Boss Tang.
Who was the person who gave him the banknote three days ago?
Seeing that Chen Wu hadn't spoken for a long time, Meng Huaining pressed on, "Chen Wu, tell me, who gave you the silver?"
Chen Wu's forehead was already covered with sweat.
"Sir, I really didn't lie. Three days ago, a gentleman dressed in noble attire came to my house and personally handed me five hundred taels of silver, telling me to teach Boss Jin a lesson.
I've met Boss Jin several times with Second Master, but I was afraid he'd recognize me if I did it myself, so I called Wang Lin and handed the matter over to him."
As he spoke, Chen Wu kowtowed several times to Meng Huaining.
"Sir, I have already been beaten with twenty sticks. I dare not tell a lie again. Please understand my words."
Not to mention Meng Huaining, even Mo Jiuye who was watching could see what was going on.
If you want to find out the truth, you must start with Wang Lin.
Meng Huaining did notice something. He ordered his men to put Chen Wu in jail first, and then looked at Wang Lin.
"Wang Lin, if you don't want to suffer physical pain, then confess the truth."
"Sir, I'm not lying. It's true that I killed Boss Jin, and it was indeed Chen Wu's order. Otherwise, how could I have killed him if I had no grudge against him?"
Meng Huaining really didn't want to say anything more about such a stubborn person, so he just ordered his men to drag him away and give him twenty lashes.
After the beating, Wang Lin was asked again, and he still said the same thing, but his eyes were more evasive.
In any case, through Chen Wu's testimony, it cannot be established that Tang Mingrui hired a killer to commit murder, but until the real person behind the scenes is found, he cannot completely sever his connection with the case.
"Boss Tang can go back for now, but without my order, you cannot leave Yuncheng during this period and must be available at any time."
Tang Mingrui was helpless in the face of such a situation. Fortunately, the county magistrate was not a foolish official, otherwise, he would not have been able to leave the yamen so quickly.
What bothered him was that the business in the state capital had been very busy recently, and without him keeping an eye on it, the people under him might not be able to cope after a while.
No matter what, being able to go home temporarily is the greatest care Meng Huaining has shown him, and he has to appreciate this favor.
Tang Mingrui bowed respectfully to Meng Huaining and said, "Thank you for your consideration, sir. I promise not to leave Yuncheng until the case is closed."
Meng Huaining waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.
All that was left was for him to carefully interrogate Wang Lin. With his many years of experience in solving cases, if he wanted to find a breakthrough in this case, he had to start with Wang Lin.
However, Wang Lin is very stubborn, and it will take more effort to get anything out of him.
Mo Jiuye came to find Tang Mingrui, so naturally he had to go out with him to ask about the situation. If it was appropriate, he would consider talking to the other party about doing business.
The two walked out of the yamen side by side, and Tang Mingrui first gave a wry smile.
"Brother Jiu, I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. I didn't expect that something like this would happen to me even though I just wanted to do business honestly."
Mo Jiuye knew that he was feeling uncomfortable and patted his shoulder lightly.
"Believe in Lord Meng, he will definitely give you justice."
Tang Mingrui nodded: "Well, I believe in Master Meng."
After a pause, he asked, "Why did Brother Nine have the time to come to the city today?"
"I came here specifically to look for you, but I didn't expect to hear about your troubles as soon as I entered the city."
"Brother Jiu, do you have any good business to discuss with me?" In Tang Mingrui's opinion, Mo Jiuye must be looking for him to cooperate on some new business.
He had originally planned to go to Xiling Village today to make a fortune in the cantaloupe business with the Mo family. Now was the time when the Mo family watermelons were ripe.
He would go there and once he confirmed that the watermelons were ripe, he would immediately arrange for their transportation to the city.
You know, the Tang family has always believed that watermelon is more delicious than cantaloupe, especially in this hot summer season. Eating a bite of icy cool watermelon is so refreshing.
Mo Jiuye found it a little funny, thinking that this Brother Tang really only had business in his mind. Even after being involved in a lawsuit, all he thought about was making money.
He had originally been considering whether or not to discuss business matters at this time, but since the other party didn't mind, he had nothing to worry about.
"There is indeed a business that I would like to cooperate with Brother Tang."
As he spoke, Mo Jiuye took out from his arms some gold and silver jewelry that he and his wife had made using molds last night.
Tang Mingrui is a man who has seen good things. At the first glance, he can tell the fine craftsmanship of these jewelries.
Especially the pendant that you can’t tell what it is made of, the patterns on it are so delicate that it looks like it’s alive.
And the silver ring, which should have been inconspicuous, was dazzlingly bright and completely different from the ones sold in jewelry stores.
The exquisite patterns simply caught his eyes.
"Nine Brother, where did you buy these gold and silver jewelry? Our Dashun Jewelry Shop definitely doesn't have such exquisite items."
Tang Mingrui was anxious to know what new business Mo Jiuye had in mind for cooperation with him, and he didn't even think about these exquisite jewels.
"Sister-in-law Jiu is so lucky to have such a considerate husband like Brother Jiu. I guess it must have been difficult for Brother Jiu to get these jewels, right?"
In Tang Mingrui's heart, Ninth Brother is a man who loves his wife.
They have recently been splitting the profits of their collaborative business equally, and he knows better than anyone how much the other party has earned.
It must be that Brother Nine had more money and bought some jewelry for his wife.
Mo Jiuye knew how Tang Mingrui would react when he saw these jewelries.
He was not in a hurry to put the jewelry away.
"I wonder if Brother Tang would be interested in the jewelry business?"
After hearing his words, Tang Mingrui was stunned for a moment, and then showed an expression of surprise.
"Brother Jiu means that you can provide me with jewelry of this quality?" Tang Mingrui pointed at the jewelry, his eyes shining, and he had forgotten the gloom just now.
You know, the most profitable businesses in the entire Dashun are jewelry stores and money houses. If he had not found a suitable source of goods, he would have wanted to open a decent jewelry store long ago.
He looked at the exquisite and special jewelry in front of him, as if he saw countless silver coins throwing towards him.
Tang Mingrui took Mo Jiuye's arm and said, "Brother Jiu, let's go find a teahouse to discuss this."
Mo Jiuye did not come here this time to discuss the details of cooperation with Tang Mingrui. His main purpose was to understand whether Tang Mingrui was interested in cooperation.
As for the details of the cooperation, it is up to his wife to discuss it. After all, she is better at this kind of thing than he is.
What's more, they have only made a few jewelry samples so far, which is still far from being able to open a shop.
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