Shen Sanniang was kidnapped in the workshop.
In recent days, the shipment volume of Lanying Cloth has been large, and the workshop is very busy. However, a place with many people does not mean it is absolutely safe. Everyone has their own things to do, and they are so busy that they have no time to observe and pay attention to others. Shen Sanniang is also the same. , When I get busy, I even have to wait for the time to eat.
People's last memory of her is that someone came to deliver the dye, and she inspected the delivery. Since she was a familiar supplier, she inevitably chatted a little more, and Shen Sanniang even sent him out of the door.
When the next important process is about to be carried out, and the person has not returned, everyone feels something is wrong, and then finds that no one can be found everywhere! People panicked and found the dye merchant who had been here before. The merchant was shocked when he heard the news. He said he had a few words with Shen Sanniang and left. At that time, he didn't think there was anything wrong, and he didn't find anything suspicious person.
The merchants are delivering goods today, the timeline is very clear, and many people on the road can see and testify that this matter has nothing to do with him.
Many people thought of He Yuanqi almost immediately, but his family had a feud with the shop! Lan Yingbu is in the limelight, and Shen Sanniang is the most important technical control person. Without her, the quantity and quality of the cloth will have problems. Someone is definitely going to make trouble!
But He Yuanqi is dead, those of the He family...could they be masters
Blessings come like no other, misfortunes never come singly, Xie Tingyue hasn't figured it out yet, Qi Wenhai went to ask for help, saying that her sister Qi Yingfei was lost.
Xie Tingyue's heartstrings were tense: "Is it also just lost?"
Qi Wenhai's eyes were slightly red, and his brows were tightly frowned: "No, I should have lost it last night..."
"Should be?" Chu Mu's focus was very sensitive.
Qi Wenhai took a deep breath: "Yesterday, my sister went to my uncle's house. She hasn't gone out to play for a long time, and it's rare for her to be in the mood. Everyone encouraged her. She didn't come back for a day and didn't rush her. In the evening, a young man came to pass the news. , said that my sister had a hard time playing with her uncle’s cousin. She wanted to stay for one night and return tomorrow. But today I waited and waited until my sister came home, so I sent someone to pick her up. They said that my sister went home yesterday and didn’t stay overnight. !"
Xie Tingyue and Chu Mu looked at each other, and they both frowned: "The boy who reported the letter—"
"Yes, we only found out about the messenger boy today," Qi Wenhai regretted very much, "But who would have thought that it was a messenger? No one except my family and uncle's family knew about my sister's going out!"
Chu Mu narrowed his eyes: "The thief inside?"
"My mother has asked all the servants in the family one by one, but there is no clue. She has already considered reporting to the government office. If this is the case, my sister's reputation will not be wanted..."
A little girl who doesn't return all night, whether she got lost for a while or was taken away, whether she was hurt or not, the result is the same.
Qi Wenhai was so anxious that he bit his fingernails: "I have limited contacts in this area, and I went to the doctor in a hurry. I didn't know that Xie Er was also ashamed here—"
Xie Tingyue didn't persuade people to calm down, he couldn't calm down himself, it's just that the matter is in front of him, there is no use in being anxious: "We will immediately think about the direction and angle, and send someone to look for it!"
Chu Mu nodded: "I'll have someone look for Lu Li, maybe I can find additional clues."
"These two people encountered accidents one after the other, will there be any connection?"
Xie Tingyue frowned and thought carefully, were there two people who attacked them, each with different purposes, or just one
Qi Wenhai understood, and shook his head slightly: "My sister and Shen Sanniang in your shop probably don't know each other, and I haven't met each other. I snatched some pieces of blue cloth from you at home, so she doesn't need to do everything possible to snatch them. Buy, she is in the inner house, she doesn't care about foreign affairs, it has nothing to do with our business, how can there be any contact?"
"Don't make decisions lightly," Chu Mu said in a low voice with a special sense of rhythm, "They have different identities, family backgrounds, and social relationships, but they have someone they know in common, such as you."
Qi Wenhai reacted a little slower, but Xie Tingyue immediately thought of it: "For example, He Yuanqi."
He Yuanqi once bullied the little girl Qi Yingfei, and once begged Shen Sanniang to marry her.
The possibility of committing crimes by different people is not ruled out, but the feeling of the same person is even greater.
There is too little information at present, Xie Tingyue looked at Qi Wenhai: "Can you tell me what happened to your sister recently?"
Qi Wenhai: "She never likes to go out, and she is also used to it at home. She is not impatient, and she never takes the initiative to provoke others unless they go too far. My house is very quiet these days, and nothing happened..."
Chu Mu suddenly thought of a direction: "What about Long Qingfu? Last time at Meiyan, he seemed to be very protective of Lingmei."
Qi Wenhai took a deep look at him, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Xie Er also asked me this question last time, I am not familiar with Long Qingfu, and my sister has never heard of this name, but—"
Xie Tingyue narrowed her eyes: "But?"
"After you asked me, I felt that I should pay attention, so I went to tell my sister that there was nothing wrong with her at the time. Later, when I chatted with the maids of my family, I heard someone talk about Long Qing's complex appearance and the small banquet that she had participated in before. Thinking back, she met Long Qingfu before, but she didn't know his name was Long Qingfu before."
Qi Wenhai clenched his fists slightly: "My sister said she didn't remember this person because she had very little impression of him. When many people were together, he never talked to my sister, and my sister didn't think he was special, but My sister was ridiculed by others, and couldn't bear to run away, and when everyone hugged their heads and cried, this Long Qing reappeared twice..."
Some things he didn't say were serious, it was a brother's love and intolerance towards his sister, but Xie Tingyue and Chu Mu understood everything.
Men and women are big troubles, so avoid suspicion when encountering them. If a man really admires someone, he will think about her and will not stop him privately. Instead, he will take the opportunity to say a few more words when everyone is around. Avoid and wait until the next time the other person is in a good mood.
But this is different in Longqing. When there are many people, the focus of attention is not on Qi Yingfei. When there is no one, Qi Yingfei seems to be at ease. He doesn't seem to like it, but it happens when people are in a bad mood and cry...
What flavor is this
"What does he want to do?"
Qi Wenhai knew that this couple was smart, so he could tell when he saw it. He sighed deeply, and shook his head: "I don't know. My sister said that the other party was just comforting her, and didn't do anything inappropriate."
Chu Mu asked again: "Did the Long family ever intend to propose marriage to your family?"
"A few days ago, there were some probing words. Long Qingfu's aunt mentioned it, and she didn't name anyone. She only tried to test my mother's tone and asked about the marriage." After being reminded by the younger sister, Qi Wenhai found out that she knew Long Qingfu, and Qi Wenhai carefully I asked my mother, so I knew about it, "My mother didn't think about Long Qingfu at the time. After all, the age didn't match, and she thought the other party was talking about other nephews. Women's life is not easy. My family never had the idea of marrying my younger sister. Find a family with the right family, I hope she will be prosperous in the future, the husband and wife will be harmonious, smooth, and dare not climb high, so when my mother heard the words, she refused without asking who the man was."
Thinking about it now, the other party probably mentioned Long Qingfu.
Having said that, it is impossible for Qi Wenhai not to think about it, and he kicked the wall angrily: "The Long family has such a big family business, what kind of girl do you want, why do you focus on my sister and dare to kidnap someone?"
"I remembered something—" Chu Mu looked at Xie Tingyue, "You told me before that you saw Long Qingfu on the way back, and he just came out of the yamen?"
This is what Xie Tingyue was thinking: "Yes, since the day of Mei Yan, he has been in the government office, so he should not have time to do this."
Qi Wenhai was stunned: "Isn't he who? Is it really the dead He Yuanqi?"
Xie Tingyue and Chu Mu looked at each other, neither of them spoke, but there was a deep meaning behind them.
"Not necessarily, maybe it's the little fat man!"
Xie Tingxing jumped up from the window suddenly. It turned out that he hadn't left all this time, and just nestled quietly outside: "He Yuanqi's nephew, He Youwen, is a little fat guy. The other day I had a quarrel with the little fat man, Shen Sanniang happened to pass by, saw it, and helped me, He Youwen must have held grudges! You said that He Yuanqi bullied sister Qi Yingfei, maybe He Youwen knew about it, and committed to her ambition !"
It was rare for him to be able to stand so steadily with a broken leg.
"One person does things and one person is responsible. If there is a grudge, let's just deal with it directly. Who is afraid of whom? What kind of skill is bullying the family? Brother, I know where that fat man is. Give me two, and I will arrest him and ask for a confession!"
Xie Tingyue directly grabbed the back of her brother's neck: "Calm down."
The child's anxious eyes turned red, and he yelled at Chu Mu: "Aren't you capable, show off, go check it out!"
Looking at this posture, Qi Wenhai felt that he was causing trouble to others, and he was really anxious, so he cupped his hands and said goodbye: "I came here to ask Xie Er for help. Look for it, maybe it will be faster. I'm busy outside, so I can't stay longer, if you have any news, please let me know, Shen Sanniang, I will also pay attention at the same time, and I will send someone over as soon as there is news."
Xie Tingyue didn't keep him: "Go ahead, don't worry too much, we will definitely get good news!"
After waiting for the person to leave, Chu Mu looked at Xie Tingyue, and tapped lightly on the side of the chair with his slender fingertips: "Actually, I really mind what you said earlier."
Xie Tingyue: "What are you talking about?"
"When a person dies, everything around him will not disappear immediately. The plans and methods he made before will last for a while." Chu Mu lowered his eyes, "Is He Yuanqi's death prepared in advance, or was it an accident? If it was Unexpectedly, he didn't expect that he would die, what will he do next?"
Xie Tingyue was thoughtful: "If I were him, I would definitely not let go of such an enmity with Qi Wenhai and me, and would use tricks against him. But with you behind me, he would be afraid, and any means would not be aboveboard. Qi Wenhai has experience in tit-for-tat confrontation, so he may follow the old path... "
For example, it is no longer necessary to accept Shen Sanniang as a concubine. A Xie Tingyue who has no power, no power, and no foundation in the market, he can bully the tyrants, but a Xie Tingyue who married Chu Mu as a man wife, can't.
For example, Qi Yingfei, if he comes to scare him once, he can have a second time.
If He Yuanqi is still alive, he must have done this, Xie Tingyue will never suspect others!
But the problem is that He Yuanqi is dead.
Chu Mu snapped his fingers: "Qin Ping, go and investigate."
Qin Ping answered yes, and acted immediately.
Xie Tingyue reminded: "He Yuanqi will definitely not do this kind of thing by himself, and he will not be able to do it himself. If I were him, I would definitely hire someone with money."
"Yes, a lot of money, hire professional people."
Chu Mu nodded in agreement.
Gangsters also value credibility. If you give money, you will do the work and deliver it. It doesn't matter whether you are dead or not, and you will withdraw after the work is done. They will not help clean up the mess.
Xie Tingxing finally broke away from his brother's hand, very angry: "This man really doesn't stop after death!"
The only blame is that he died too early, too quickly, and he couldn't even ask!
Xie Tingyue pondered, thinking of a direction: "Where do you say this 'delivery' location will be?"
Chu Mu's eyes slightly curled up: "Most buyers will request that this place is familiar and trustworthy."
Isn't the clue here
How many places can He Yuanqi know and trust
Xie Tingyue turned around immediately, and walked out with the hem of his robe: "I'll check it out!"
Xie Tingxing quickly grabbed his brother's sleeve: "I'll go with my brother!"
"What are you going to do, perform somersaults in front of everyone?" Xie Tingyue took a look at her younger brother's legs, her eyes were firm, and she refused to accept rejection, "You take good care of Chu Mu at home, don't mess around."
After speaking, he said goodbye to Chu Mu: "I'm off to work, and I'll be back as soon as possible."
Chu Mu smiled: "It doesn't matter when I come back, I can take care of myself, just remember not to be too tired."
Xie Tingyue just left.
Xie Tingxing looked at Chu Mu, not understanding.
Isn't this annoying ghost very clingy to brother, why doesn't he want to follow him at this time!
He didn't believe it, so he asked Chu Mu directly, "You don't want to follow?"
Chu Mu smiled and was very frank: "Yes. But your brother will be unhappy, so it's better to stay at home."
Xie Tingxing: "To change your position so easily, you—"
The kid doesn't want to swear, but it's really annoying, it's too unstable, not manly at all!
Just at this time, the people sent by Qin Ping came to report back and push Xie Tingxing, and the person who caused his leg injury was found out, and it was He Youwen.
Xie Tingxing immediately jumped up, rolled up his sleeves and walked out: "Master, I'm going to clean him up!" While walking, he threatened Chu Mu with his eyes, "You are not allowed to stop me! Otherwise, just wait for the family to run wild. !"
After I finished speaking, I felt that my words were too harsh. I was afraid that Chu Mu would punish him, so I tried to soften my tone: "I know in my heart that I will definitely come back before my brother comes back. Didn't you still say that you would send someone to take me with you? With them here, I will It must be fine, and I will never let you take responsibility and suffer losses in front of my brother because of me! If you agree, I will accept your favor!"
After doing this several times, Chu Mu reluctantly nodded, and the child cheered and ran away.
At this time, I stopped pretending, and my legs still hurt a little, but in a hurry, walking didn't hurt anymore.
The figure of the child disappeared into the yard, and Chu Mu told the people behind him, "Follow him well, and don't allow any accidents."
"Yes. The master—"
Chu Mu smiled deeply: "The brats have gone out, so naturally I can go too."
"Ma'am will worry—"
"I'm also worried about him." Chu Mu smiled and stepped on the wheelchair, walking up the veranda, "My wife, it's better to protect myself."
Chu Mu slowed down a few steps and fell behind Xie Tingyue.
Knowing that Madam is too smart, she was afraid of causing suspicion if she kept doing this, so Chu Mu felt that he needed a way to hide his eyes.
"Well, ask Qu Qi to come out and talk about the medicinal material business and the whereabouts of the famous doctors."
…
Xie Tingyue's side didn't go very smoothly.
There are traces of a person's personality traits and behavior trajectory. He Yuanqi's most trusted places, private properties, secret houses, etc. are not impossible to check. It just takes some time, but the reality does not allow him to check, and accidents happen one after another. Come.
The war to seize the market is still going on, the two owners are busy outside, something happened, the shopkeeper Liu Yuanshan didn't dare to be professional, so he sent someone to pass the message.
Xie Tingyue was suddenly excited: "Accepted? Someone found the He family and wants to invest money?"
The clerk cupped his hands: "That's what shopkeeper Liu said. You guys also heard that the man unloaded several large boxes behind him, which were very heavy, and looked like heavy objects such as gold and silver."
If a large amount of cash rushes in, the loss of the He family's property will not be recovered, and they will not be able to collapse for a while. They will either let go, or the battle line will be infinitely extended.
Xie Tingyue didn't care about these two things, what he cared about was who this person was.
"Is this person a man or a woman, what family is he from, how old is he, is he married, what is his background like?"
The man froze, blushing: "No, I don't know."
"Don't be afraid," Xie Tingyue reassured him, "The situation has changed now, but Qi Wenhai and I have something to do, so we can't be there to guard, but soldiers are unpredictable, water is unpredictable, and the battlefield is always cruel. Let's plan accordingly, don't be afraid. You go back and tell Shopkeeper Liu to pay attention to my above questions, including what kind of business the other party is in, what he is good at, what he is not good at, who he has a grudge against... how much can you find out."
The buddy wiped his sweat, answered, turned around and went back to deliver the message.
Xie Tingyue led people to continue to search for He Yuanqi's secret, and found that there was a private house in the suburbs of Beijing that was often used as a place for secret meetings—
Immediately rushed over without stopping.
Before finding any results, the messenger guy came again.
"Master, I found out clearly, he is a middle-aged man from outside, with a mustache, and he is in the ticket office business, so he has a lot of cash..."
Xie Tingyue narrowed her eyes: "Those big boxes, have you opened them? The money has already been put into the He family?"
"That's not true. The He family is inviting that person to dinner. Maybe the business hasn't been settled yet. But the atmosphere between them is so good, shopkeeper Liu is anxious, so I asked the young master if there is any countermeasure."
Xie Tingyue thought for a while and smiled: "It's been a long time since I've been around the suburbs of Beijing, and they're still eating. It seems that the business talks are going very slowly... Go back and tell shopkeeper Liu to just keep an eye on it. If the other party has been eating, there is no need to report to me, if there are other changes, please tell me in detail."
"The young master is far away, what if it's too late!" The young man became anxious.
Xie Tingyue shook her head: "Do you think others are really 'secret meetings'? They will drag the silver box over to discuss business, just to let us see and put pressure on the He family. He is waiting for us to make a move. If we don't move, In a hurry—guess who it is?"
The little guy suddenly understood: "They! That's right, the He family is in a hurry to ask for money to help their lives. This man has pulled so many silver boxes, so he is not afraid of losing them?"
Xie Tingyue smiled: "So, go back and keep watching. If there is no abnormality, just watch on the sidelines. If there is any abnormality, please report to me at any time. If you directly invest money, it will be a waste of time to report to me. You tell shopkeeper Liu, and you will follow up." My previous plan was to advance the next step, use gongs and drums, and let everyone in the capital hear it."
The boy responded and turned around to report the letter again.
If it is a foreigner who wants to take advantage of the chaos, he must be cautious and will not waste money, and it is the other party who wants to find out the situation. If it is a stakeholder, knowing the inside story and coming back, what they want to try is probably not the He family's ability, but his and Qi Wenhai's methods.
Xie Tingyue was not in a hurry, even if the other party really invested money, he was not the one he was waiting for, the game between him and Qi Wenhai was still going on, and it was just another one left to die.
He will let everyone understand this hole in the He family, and there is no way to fill it!
Unless there is really someone with a hand and an eye...
Not this place.
Xie Tingyue searched the secret house for a long time, even found the secret passage, without any trace, the place of delivery is not here.
He was not discouraged, and continued to find the next one.
Qi Wenhai was on the move. The news just came from below. Lu Li also used the power of the government to help find people. All he could do was to do his part.
After visiting the second secret house, I was tired and had a headache. When I was about to go to the next one, the little guy came to report the news again.
The news this time made Xie Tingyue almost spit out a mouthful of tea: "What? We were eating and eating, and we didn't talk about things well, and we got into an awkward situation?"
The young man was very happy, and seemed very satisfied with the result: "Yes, young master, they had a quarrel, and they couldn't reach an agreement! The middle-aged merchant asked someone to bring the silver box back to the carriage and was about to leave, but the butler of the He family kept trying to hold him back. Let's go, I can't afford it in a low voice, I just want to keep this big customer!"
Xie Tingyue frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, but didn't say it out: "Go and watch again."
As a result, the return was even faster this time, and before reaching the next secret house, the little man came again with a horrified expression: "Young master, they are reconciled again!"
Xie Tingyue's eyes twitched.
The little guy was in a hurry: "The big butler of the He family coaxed him back, and the silver box was unloaded again, and he is discussing the proposed contract at the moment, not to mention that shopkeeper Liu can't sit still, Young Master Qi didn't hold back." , I went back to watch a scene, but I didn’t give any idea, so I asked the little one to ask the young master... "
Xie Tingyue's thoughts changed sharply, and she suddenly sneered.
"Okay, go back and tell shopkeeper Liu to withdraw our people."
The boy's eyeballs almost popped out: "What?"
Isn't this intentional to let others win!
Xie Tingyue's expression was profound: "Otherwise, you can tell Shopkeeper Liu to find a few smart people to test it out and see if the 'silver box' is filled with silver or stones?"
The little guy understood: "You mean, yes, others are lying to us and playing tricks on us?"
Xie Tingyue only said: "Business is not the way to talk about it."
This one is so good, it’s because others deliberately acted, and asked him and Qi Wenhai, people in the business world, including outsiders, to watch it, and by the way, bring a new direction—the Hejia industry can live.
It doesn't matter if you guess wrong, but the battle line is stretched, and everyone will fight again.
Xie Tingyue felt that her intuition was correct.
The little guy nodded solemnly, and hurried back to deliver the message.
Xie Tingyue's eyes moved from his back to the high sky.
He can only think of two words now: timing.
Was this play just a coincidence, or was it intentional
Coincidentally, they coincided accidentally, people were focusing on the battlefield, and several industries collided with each other; it was intentional, but at this point, Shen Sanniang and Qi Yingfei were captured, and he and Qi Wenhai were busy everywhere—for what
Which one is the other party more anxious about
Worried about business, or afraid that he will find Shen Sanniang and Qi Yingfei
Xie Tingyue is suddenly full of confidence in the future, the path he chooses will definitely not be wrong.
He will definitely find Shen Sanniang and Qi Yingfei!
…
The older brother over there is busy, while the younger brother Xie Tingxing found He Youwen.
The child, ghost spirit, didn't come up to Xingshi to ask the teacher aggressively, but waved back the people who followed, pretending to be accidentally discovered.
As soon as He Youwen saw him alone, his eyes lit up immediately, and he called out to his servants, "Quick, catch him!"