Chapter 349 Check the visitors from all directions
When news spread that the tea at Xinglong Restaurant had been spiked, the locals were skeptical.
Meanwhile, some people have also testified that Xinglong Restaurant recruited competitors before its opening.
As a result, visitors from all directions were gradually drawn into the discussion.
"Do you think the person who drugged us might be someone from the Eight Directions Visitors?"
"That's hard to say, who knows!"
"I think it's unlikely. It's so obvious."
"Perhaps no one poisoned it at all; it was done by the people at Xinglong Restaurant themselves. Otherwise, why would the people at Xinglong Restaurant still be locked up?"
"Bafanglaike has always been the number one restaurant in Hefeng Town. Perhaps they want to use this method to frame Bafanglaike and make their own restaurant business more prosperous."
"Impossible! But how could the county magistrate, who is handling this case, possibly allow Xinglong Restaurant to do such a thing?"
"Judging from your extensive network of information, the new county magistrate was not properly appointed, and he seems to be acquainted with the female shopkeeper's husband. Who knows what might happen?"
"You know what, that guy from the Chen family is still working with the constables investigating cases. He's got some serious skills!"
As the people were discussing this, they suddenly saw a group of people coming out of Xinglong Restaurant, and they quickly shut up and dispersed.
After Liang Pengfei and Chen Yongnian walked out of Xinglong Restaurant, they stopped, looked at each other, and took out the portrait.
If Wan Qiqi saw the painting in the portrait, she would definitely complain.
Although the artist drew the people's appearances based on everyone's drawings, his skill level was limited, and he could only draw the general outline, not the detailed likeness.
Finding a suspect through a sketch is probably harder than climbing to heaven.
However, due to a possible downfall and Chen Yongnian's eye contact with the suspect, the outcome was different.
That's why Chen Yongnian volunteered to Xie Xing to join the fast-track team and assist in the investigation of the case.
He wanted to stay by Wan Qiqi's side when she was injured.
But he knew that the most important thing now was to clear Xinglong Restaurant's name and restore Wan Qiqi's innocence!
Liang Pengfei frowned as he looked at the portrait, seemingly very dissatisfied with it.
It wasn't just a matter of appearance; he was genuinely very dissatisfied with the portrait.
He didn't know how to explain it, but every time the person who drew the murderer's profile, it seemed outrageous.
After looking at it for a while, he rolled up the portrait and handed it to the person behind him, saying, "If we want to lure out the person behind the scenes, we first need to let them know that we have clues."
He looked up at the guests from all directions and said, "Today I'll show you how the yamen's fast-track officers conduct searches."
Liang Pengfei spoke to Chen Yongnian, his words carrying a gentle tone.
"Alright, thank you, Officer Liang." Chen Yongnian straightened his constable uniform and smiled faintly.
"Just call me Senior Brother Liang. We're all brothers from the martial arts school." Liang Pengfei reached out and patted Chen Yongnian's arm.
At this time, although Bafanglaike was open for business, it had very few customers.
There were still some customers at noon, but when the government announced at 3 PM that the tea at Xinglong Restaurant had been poisoned, people began to talk about how customers from all directions were facing Xinglong Restaurant, and the number of customers decreased.
Today's business didn't even earn as much as I usually do in an hour.
Ade couldn't sit still any longer and quickly ran up to the third floor to find the shopkeeper.
"Manager, what if the authorities find out about us?" He paced back and forth in the accounting room, looking somewhat anxious.
After finishing settling the accounts, Pei Yuan calmly put down his pen, looked up at Ade, and said, "It's just a small matter. If you act so rashly, how can you accomplish anything great in the future?"
“But Mingyuefang has confirmed that it was us who caused the trouble and went against Xinglong Restaurant.” Ade stopped, his brows furrowed.
"The matter of the music hall is a normal tactic in restaurant competition, and it's the music hall's own choice. What does it have to do with us?" Pei Yuan said in unison, closing the ledger and walking out.
"You just need to know that we are just a branch. The matter of the music hall is the boss's decision, and we have no right to interfere. As for the drugging incident at Xinglong Restaurant, we are unaware of it."
As soon as Pei Yuan finished speaking, the waiter rushed over.
"Manager...the government officials are here!"
Pei Yuan glanced at the waiter and said coldly, "What's the panic? We are guests from all directions, and we have nothing to fear."
"Clap clap clap~" Applause rang out, and Liang Pengfei stopped at the top of the stairs, watching the way the people upstairs went.
He chuckled, "What the shopkeeper said is well said, but whether there's a problem or not, we'll only know after we investigate."
He completely disregarded the people in front of him and walked forward step by step, forcing them to retreat.
Then, with a flick of his finger, the constables swarmed forward and surrounded the man.
"This is a routine inspection by the government during a case investigation." Liang Pengfei brandished his ivory token, waved his hand, and the constables immediately dispersed to investigate the various private rooms.
A moment later, Chen Yongnian returned with the constable and whispered in Liang Pengfei's ear, "Nothing unusual."
Liang Pengfei nodded and stared at Pei Yuan, saying, "Manager Pei, I heard you have a grudge against Xinglong Restaurant?"
Pei Yuan smiled, his eyes crinkling, and said in agreement, "Sigh, we're all in the restaurant business, some friction is normal. Yesterday I saw people coming and going across the street, who would have thought it would turn out like this today!"
“We have several restaurants in Yunhe County, and none of them have encountered such a thing when they opened. It seems that the feng shui of Xinglong Restaurant is not good. We need to find a feng shui master to calculate it.”
Liang Pengfei narrowed his eyes and stared quietly at Pei Yuan.
Suddenly, he laughed twice, "That's not wrong. Bafanglaike is indeed doing well and is quite well-known in the county."
Ade didn't know what the point of the two talking about these irrelevant things was, but he felt fear as he looked at Liang Pengfei, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat the size of soybeans, which dripped straight down.
He wasn't as bold as Pei Yuan, and he certainly didn't dare look Liang Pengfei in the eye.
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