Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 507 Who Are You?

Ying Si acted very quickly, and delivered the confession before it was time for dinner.

The three foreign businessmen knew that it would be impossible to buy land, build a house, or rent it out if they came forward.Therefore, they paid a very high price and asked the Daxia merchants who were familiar with them to help them buy the land in the block to the south. The names on the land deed belonged to the three Daxia merchants.Then the Daxia businessman found seven agents in Jiaping Guancheng to rent out the house and collect rent on their behalf.

"It's that simple?" Xue Ruitian looked up at Ying Si after reading the confession, "Is it just a simple business relationship?"

"Yes!" Ying Si nodded affirmatively, "These guys didn't take a lot of beatings, and they recruited within two beatings, including the names, hometowns, and addresses of the three Daxia merchants. I have notified The brothers in Jiangnan went to investigate, and accurate news would come back within three days at the most. Also..." He looked at Shen Cha, then at Shen Haolin, "They didn't know that there were foreigners standing behind these foreign businessmen. , because the names on the land deed belong to these merchants, and they were also afraid of any problems, so they deliberately verified the identities of these merchants."

"Why do foreign merchants look at this place in the south that everyone avoids? Why do they go to such great lengths to do this?" Shen Cha walked around in the warm pavilion and said as he turned, "Those Daxia merchants What will you get here?"

"Businessmen seek profit, and they won't do things that are not beneficial." Shen Haolin nodded, "This question has to be answered from the businessmen in Jiangnan. You have worked hard, and before we enter Beijing, give us a quick answer." result."

"Yes, my lord."

"How's the investigation going in the city?" Jin Jing yawned, asked Merlin for a cold handkerchief to wipe her face, and tried to wake herself up, "Can you find something similar?"

"Brothers have gone through the city twice, and have not found such a situation." Yingsi handed the result of the investigation to Shen Haolin, "The land in the south is the most special in our city, no one wants it, only those Foreigners who don’t know what’s inside and don’t know about it will think it’s a cheap thing, which is why it’s easy to be taken advantage of.”

"In the past few years, we have not made up our minds to rectify it like this year. Every time we conduct an identity check, we only confirm the identity of the tenant, and the landlord did not check carefully. That's why today's incident happened." Xue Ruitian sighed , "Indeed, this is a big oversight on our part."

"We need to be a warning, but things don't necessarily go as we think, and everything has to be related to fine work." Shen Haolin raised his eyebrows, "Two Hu merchants and a big food merchant want to rely on this It is unrealistic to inquire about the news. As we all know, these people are obsessed with making money, maybe they have really discovered the way to make money, but we laymen can't see it." He waved his hand, "All conclusions have to wait until we get it. Let’s talk about the confessions of those businessmen. What is said now is our speculation and cannot be counted.”

"What brother said is true." Shen Cha finally stopped circling, she walked back to her seat and sat down, "By the way, there is no news from the Liao Kingdom?"

"Not yet." Ying Si shook his head, "The news brought back by the brothers patrolling the border, Wan Yanxi and the others haven't arrived at the border town yet."

"Not yet?" Jin Jing was puzzled, "Isn't their footsteps too slow?"

"Brother Xiaojing, they are normal. We traveled so quickly to come back. We traveled day and night, and we didn't have a good rest on the way." Shen Cha rubbed his neck, opened Master Huilan's handbook, and said while reading , "According to their speed, it should be soon. Say hello to the border patrol brothers, and send them over as soon as you have any news, no matter what time it is."

"it is good!"

"Also, don't release those people in the prison, they still have doubts. They kept saying that they didn't know that there were other people behind those Daxia merchants, but when Brother Xiaojing asked them , and blurted out that the landlord was someone else, a businessman from a foreign race." Shen Cha sneered, "Maybe they didn't know about it when they started doing this job, but they were also people who knew the inside story later. But they didn't They did not report to us, but chose to conceal it, which also requires them to give a reasonable explanation."

"If the confessions of those businessmen don't arrive before Cha'er and I leave, Lord Hou and the military adviser will be responsible for this matter." Shen Haolin continued Shen Cha's words, "If you have a definite result, just send us a letter."

Just as Shen Cha guessed, at breakfast time two days later, they received an official letter from the border gate of the Liao Kingdom, saying that Wan Yanxi had already arrived at the border town, asking the Shen family's army to pick them up at the border at Si time the next day.

Early the next morning, Shen Cha took Shen Jiu and led a hundred guards from the Duke's Mansion to the junction of Xia and Liao. When she saw the leader, she froze for a moment, thinking that Yelunan would send someone close to him to escort him Yan Xi, I didn't expect to be such a confidant.

"Why are you?" After the two parties had met the ceremony, Shen Cha looked at Qi Zhifeng standing in front of him, and at Yelu Heyi, "Long time no see." Then he turned towards Wan Yanxi who was dressed in black and was still in good spirits Nodded, "Young Master Wanyan!"

"General!" Wan Yanxi saluted, "Long time no see, the general is still handsome!"

Shen Cha nodded slightly, looked at Qi Zhifeng who was hugging Shen Jiu endlessly, and slightly raised his eyebrows.

"Didn't you expect that?" Feeling Shen Cha's gaze, Qi Zhifeng reluctantly parted from Shen Jiu, rubbed against her side with a smile, and said with a smile, "Are you surprised to see me?"

"Indeed!" Shen Cha took a meaningful look at Yelu Heyi, and quickly turned to Qi Zhifeng, "Master Nan is willing to let you come out alone?"

"Isn't it appropriate? With him here, even if what happened last time, I won't be afraid anymore." Looking left and right, Qi Zhifeng leaned into Shen Cha's ear and whispered, "We're here Qilin pass."

"Eh?" Shen Cha was surprised, "When did you come? King Liao finally agreed?"

"It's just me, Anan, Alan..." Qi Zhifeng winked at Yelu Heyi, pulled Shen Cha away from the crowd, and explained in a low voice, "What happened in the palace made Uncle Wang even more suspicious. Seeing that everyone felt that he was trying to harm him. Ah Lan was worried, so he didn't leave Linhuang Mansion with us. He asked the third grandfather to come out of the mountain to treat Uncle Wang, and when he saw results, he would come to meet us again. The reason for getting up to escort Wan Yanxi, this kind of thing is not convenient to write a letter, it is better to say it face to face."

"Mr. Lan is fine to stay. If you all leave, there is another Xiao Fengqi in Linhuang Mansion. He is different from the Xiao family before. He might trip you up. Mr. Lan stays, except It is a good thing to take care of King Liao, and to be able to look at him. Even if King Liao suspects Mr. Lan, there should be no big trouble."

"We thought so too, that's why we agreed with him to stay there. It's just..." Qi Zhifeng sighed, and said with a little regret, "His wish for military exploits will come to nothing again."

"He is still young, and the days to come are long!" Shen Cha patted Qi Zhifeng on the shoulder, "Don't worry too much about him, but you and Mr. Nan are away from home, no one is watching you, you learn to take good care of yourself, do you know?"

"Don't worry, we will!" Qi Zhifeng took Shen Cha's arm and shook it twice, "After the person is delivered, our mission is over and we will go back soon. This is what we agreed before. But ..."

"Okay, we didn't know you were here before. Since it's you, I'll leave after lunch. If I don't keep you for dinner and let you go hungry, Mr. Nan will probably think I'm too cruel." Looking at Shen Jiu with his neck bent, Shen Cha beckoned Qi Zhifeng to go back, "You and Xiao Jiu haven't seen each other for a long time, go back and have a good chat."

"Okay!" Qi Zhifeng nodded happily, and his footsteps became much lighter, "Sister Xiaocha is the most understanding! Whoever says you are unreasonable in the future, I will blow his head off!"

(End of this chapter)