Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2229 Much the same 19.0

"This is not difficult to guess. The reason why the Xiao family appeared in Hefeng Building is because the Xiao family is the buyer and the Yao family is the seller." Shen Haolin looked at Yan Bo, "Yan Bo, am I right?"

"Yes!" Yan Bo smiled and said, "Do you have any other ideas?"

"I was thinking that it shouldn't be a coincidence that Second Grandpa didn't meet the eldest daughter of the Xiao family in the shops he visited before, but met her in Hefeng Building instead."

"What the Duke means is," Jin Miaomiao thought for a moment, "Did the Xiao family do this on purpose?"

"No, what I mean is that the only buyer of the Xiao family for a long time is the Yao family, and there is no other family. The eldest daughter of the Xiao family wants to investigate the corruption in her family, so the target must be the Yao family. And she should know that the place for the transaction is Hefeng Building, so she appeared here."

"Brother is right. If Miss Xiao investigates their own family, she may return empty-handed. They know each other well. If they move their fingers a little, the other party will be alert. I won't go into details. We have also experienced this, haven't we? Therefore, if she wants to check the accounts and find out if there is anything fishy here, she must start with the Yao family. Maybe she can find out something." Shen Cha looked at Qin Zheng, then at Yan Bo, "In fact, there are some things I have always wanted to say."

"What are you talking about? Just say it." Yan Bo nodded, "Just say whatever you want to say. Don't worry. This has been going on for a long time, right?"

"Okay." Shen Cha smiled at Yan Bo, "I didn't tell you before, I just wanted to hear if there was any other twist. Now it seems that the twist started with meeting the Xiao family. If that's the case, then I'll tell you."

Jin Miaomiao looked at Shen Cha curiously, wanting to hear what she had to say.

Shen Cha looked at her, patted her arm gently, and said, "Before Second Grandfather met Miss Xiao, even if he visited many shops and spent a lot of time on the case in Jiangning Mansion, it was all in vain and stagnated without any substantial progress."

"What do you mean?" Qin Zheng and Yan Bo exchanged glances, and the two old men looked at Shen Cha together, "Is that what you said? Tell me in detail."

"During that time, my second grandfather, led by the innkeeper, visited all the shops suspected of selling illegal salt. He even saw the scene of their transactions and determined who the boss behind the scenes was. This meant that there was indeed something wrong with the salt administration in Jiangning Prefecture and even in Jiangnan."

"Yes, the case is finally settled."

"But none of this matters. They just turned their suspicions into seeing the truth, but they don't have any solid evidence." Shen Cha sighed softly, "If Second Grandfather returns to the court like this, I'm afraid he won't have the confidence. When the time comes, when we arrest a group of people and bring them to the capital, and confront them in court and make a report before the emperor, Second Grandfather can't tell Grandfather that we saw all this with our own eyes, and we are witnesses, but we don't have any physical evidence. Isn't this too absurd?"

"Yes!" Jin Miaomiao touched her chin and nodded seriously. She wanted to seek the approval of others, so she looked up at Shen Haolin, Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing and found that their expressions were very calm. "You. Have you all thought of it?" "Of course, they are just conducting an external investigation. They can only confirm that the smuggling of salt does exist. If you want to have both witnesses and evidence, you either have to infiltrate them or have someone inside reveal solid evidence to them. Otherwise, three to five years of investigation will only be in vain." Xue Ruitian sighed softly and said, "And the appearance of the eldest lady of the Xiao family has brought hope to this case. A real buyer has much more in his hands than you can imagine."

"The Yao family loves money. They should not just interfere in the highly profitable business of smuggling salt." Shen Cha sneered, "The reason why the Yao family was finally identified as one of the main culprits in the Jiangning case was that they played a relatively important role in this case. His family made their fortune by smuggling ironware. In this regard, they are the predecessors of other clans. They should be responsible for matchmaking and so on. The Xiao family is not their only one, but they are their regular customers. They will not give up the Xiao family, so."

"So, if the Xiao family turns against us, they will have a lot of solid evidence to provide." Jin Jing chuckled and said, "But the Yao family and the Xiao family should be familiar with each other. I'm afraid it won't be easy for the Xiao family's eldest daughter to come here rashly to gain their trust, right?"

"Indeed, that's why they started arguing, and the Second Master and his party happened to see them." Yan Bo patted Qin Zheng, "Okay, let me tell you the rest, you take a break. The eldest daughter of the Xiao family didn't say who she was in the Xiao family, but just said that this transaction was entrusted by the master, and the person who had been dealing with them before was seriously ill and couldn't go this time."

"But words are not enough, the Yao family won't believe it, right?"

"How is that possible? The letters in her hands are all genuine. She is the head of the Xiao family, so she has everything she wants. There is no doubt about that. However, the people in the Yao family are always cautious. They asked questions clearly and clearly, without any ambiguity."

"That's for sure. This is a business that costs lives, so we have to be careful. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it will be a disaster." Yan Bo sighed. "The eldest daughter of the Xiao family has been in charge of the family since she was young, so she is naturally not afraid of these things. She answered all questions and was neither humble nor arrogant. Everything was going smoothly, but the bad thing happened when a manager from the Yao family suddenly showed up. He looked like a smug person, his nose was not a nose, his mouth was not a mouth, and he didn't even talk properly. They started quarreling after just a few words. Second Master came to the restaurant to eat, and was fortunate to witness the whole process."

"Second Grandfather still likes to watch the fun, but what name did you see?"

"What kind of reputation can you see?" Yan Bo sighed softly and said, "It should have been famous, but later it almost came to a head."

"Fight?" Shen Cha was shocked. "Who started it first?"

"Just think about it and you will know that it must be the steward of the Yao family with eyes on the top of his head!" Xue Ruitian sneered, "It's easier to deal with the King of Hell than with the little ghosts. The eldest daughter of the Xiao family is dressed as a man and is alone. In addition, the Xiao family has always been vicious, and ordinary people can't win the argument. Since they can't win the argument, they will get angry and it's natural for them to fight."

"But, you also said that the eldest daughter of the Xiao family came alone. If a fight really breaks out, she will be the one who suffers." Jin Miaomiao sighed softly and said, "Is there no one to help her?"

"Why not?" Yan Bo showed a half-smile, "Didn't your second grandfather save the beauty like a hero?"