Since he believed Sun Tu's inference, Tong Mu simply made further arrangements and rented a two-story attic near the back alley of Liufangju, where he and Sun Tu waited.
As a result, shopkeeper Wu was so greedy that he didn't let them wait too long. Only three days later, he let them witness such a big show of cheating and cheating, which made Tong Mu feel angry: "How dare Wu Li carry this? I did such a thing, it’s a shame that I still trust him so much!”
Sun Tu looked very calm beside him: "I'm afraid he alone will never have such courage. There must be a mastermind behind it." Then before Tong Mu could make the next reaction, he put his hand on On the side of his mouth, he whistled loudly.
As soon as the whistle sounded, more than a dozen tall and strong Tongjia slaves suddenly appeared at both ends of the deserted alley. Each one of them was holding a stick, and they surrounded them viciously, attacking the cattle cars that were about to leave. The car was intercepted along with everyone in the car.
To catch the traitor this time, Sun Tu would naturally not fail to make relevant arrangements. Early in the morning, he asked Tong Mu to transfer these slaves from the mansion to ambush outside. Once he conveyed the signal here, they would immediately move to capture the person. The men brought by the businessman were just ordinary people who worked hard. When they saw such a group of ferocious slaves coming, they were so frightened that they didn't even dare to run away.
At the same time, Shopkeeper Wu, who was sending them out, was so frightened that he even forgot to close the door to escape. He just stood in front of the door in a daze, while everyone came and took the stolen goods.
When Sun Tu and the others walked down from the attic and came to the alley, everyone in the group was controlled. The businessman had already guessed the identity of Tong Mu after he saw the sullen-faced Tong Mu. He immediately knelt down with a grunt and said, "Sir, have mercy on me. It was lard that fooled my heart this time, and I did this." After what happened, I will never dare to do it again..." When the others looked at it, they all knelt down and begged for mercy, making a messy noise.
Tong Mu, who was feeling angry, didn't know how to deal with this situation. He was not a cruel person, and even when he was angry, he couldn't do anything too outrageous. He could only look at Sun Tu for help and see what his reaction was.
Sun Tu came to the businessman and stared at him condescendingly for a while. After putting enough pressure on him, he asked: "Which hotel are you the shopkeeper or owner of? How many times have you bought wine from Liufangju?"
"The villain... The villain is Pan Yuan, the owner of Pan's store. I have bought wine from your restaurant five times in the past year." Under pressure, this person did not dare to hide it and immediately told the truth. come out.
Sun Tu nodded. He still remembered that Pan's store was only half a street away, and business was really good on weekdays. But he was more curious about the next two questions: "What price did you pay for these drinks? Also, do you know what other foot shops nearby have bought drinks from Liufangju?"
"Um..." Pan Yuan glanced at Sun Tu and Tong Mu with a guilty look. Unable to hold back his energy, he could only answer honestly: "The small one bought wine from your store for the price of three guans a bottle. I only know Lao Yang from other hotels. Both my family and Lao Sun’s family recently bought wine from here... "
"Three Guans?" Sun Tu sneered. As far as he knew, the selling price of each jar of Yuhuchun in Liufangju was five guan or more. Now that it was sold at such a low price, it was no wonder that these small-foot shops were flocking to it. No wonder the business at Liufangju is so deserted. The price of wine in other hotels is much lower than here, so the guests are naturally happy to spend less money to buy the same drink.
At this time, shopkeeper Wu, who heard all this, was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground. After a while, he came back to his senses. He knelt on the ground and knelt down to Tong Mu, who was already trembling with anger. Sorry. I was also confused for a moment, and then I did something like this. Second Master, please spare my life..."
It's no wonder that he was so panicked, because he knew very well that if Tong Mu really wanted to pursue the case, he was afraid that he might be beaten to death. No matter how advanced and beautiful the Song Dynasty was praised by later generations, in fact, it was only for scholars and ordinary people. However, for those domestic slaves who sold themselves to wealthy families, their life and death were in the hands of their masters. As long as the master really offended the family, he would be killed without any official permission, and the government would not take any notice at all. Not to mention that the Tong family is one of the most wealthy families in the capital.
"You...how dare you do such a thing! Ever since my uncle transferred the restaurant to my name, I have always trusted you and rarely even bothered with the accounts. And this is what you give me in return?" Tong Mu, who had calmed down a little, angrily accused: "Are you worthy of me and our Tong family?"
"Xiao... Xiao Xiao has no choice..." Shopkeeper Wu was panicking and couldn't help but want to tell the truth. But at this time, Sun Tu suddenly said: "Wait a minute." After interrupting him, he looked at Pan Yuan: "You guys go." Naturally, they were not allowed to hear about the family affairs of Tong Mansion. .
When Pan Yuan heard this, he felt as if he had received an amnesty. He thanked him profusely and wanted to ask someone to drive the oxcart and leave, but Sun Tu stopped him again: "Keep the wine!"
"This wine was bought by this villain at a huge price. It's the money on my cabinet..." Pan Yuan immediately became anxious and plucked up the courage to object. Those few hundred dollars were indeed a large sum of money to him.
But Sun Tu had no room for negotiation: "This wine belongs to me, Liu Fangju. If you don't accept it, I can send all of you to Kaifeng Mansion. Then we will see what crime the government will convict you of. Buying wine privately , this alone is enough to send you hundreds of miles away." In the past few days, he really understood some of the laws of the Song Dynasty, and these words were not made up.
Seeing that the other party was timid, Sun Tu added: "And you have made a lot of profits from this this year, and my business has been greatly damaged. These money will be regarded as your compensation. From now on, you and I will be clean."
Speaking of which, Pan Yuan had no objection. After all, it was his family that was at fault in the first place, and the Tong family was not someone he, a small businessman, could offend, so he could only spend money to ward off the disaster. Immediately, he painfully ordered the helpers to unload hundreds of jars of wine on the spot, and then left in despair.
After finishing this work, it was already dark, and Sun Tu and the others entered the restaurant through the back door, sat in the accounting room in the backyard, and listened to shopkeeper Wu explain all the truth about the matter.
Sure enough, just as Sun Tu had guessed before, the reason why Wu Li dared to do such a thing was indeed under Zhou Yun's instruction, and most of the money from selling wine secretly fell into his hands, Zhou Yun. inside.
The reason for this is also very simple. One is because Zhou Yun was in charge of Liufangju before, and he had already established prestige in Shopkeeper Wu's heart. After a few threats, he had no choice but to obey. Secondly, it was because Tong Mu was too benevolent and never interfered with the restaurant business, which gave them an opportunity to take advantage of. Of course, there is another point that shopkeeper Wu dare not say. In fact, he has also gained a lot of benefits from it, which is much more cost-effective than running Liufangju in a serious way.
The only ones that lost money were the restaurant and Tong Mu. One of Tokyo's seventy-two main stores, which was supposed to earn several thousand dollars a year, was now deserted and was about to close. Naturally, Tong Mu is even less likely to get much benefit from the restaurant.
After hearing this, Tong Mu turned blue with anger and didn't know what to say for a moment. Sun Tu fell into deep thought, and after a while he said: "Second brother, how do you want to solve this matter?"
"What do you think?" Tong Mu obviously had no idea and could only let Sun Tu make the decision. This gave Shopkeeper Wu a glimmer of hope in his heart, and he looked at Sun Tu pleadingly, hoping that he could say something to him and save his life.
"I have two strategies that can be used. It depends on you, second brother, what choice you make." Sun Tu glanced at Wu Li leisurely: "The first strategy is to tell Tong Shuai truthfully and let him help you. Make the decision. Even though Mr. Zhou’s status is extraordinary, what he did was indeed too much, and he must be taught a lesson!”
"This..." Although Tong Mu was angry, he still hesitated: "In this case, not only shopkeeper Wu will be severely punished, I'm afraid even my cousin..." After all, he was soft-hearted and could not make such a decision: "Then the second one. What’s the solution?”
"The second method is to pretend that nothing has happened." Sun Tu had already guessed that the other party would not adopt the first method, so he didn't persuade him much and just said this. But I heard that several people present were stunned. What kind of countermeasure is this