Datang: Picking up a little Si Zi and accidentally admitting his kinship with blood?

Chapter 116 Let’s settle the matter and sell the restaurant!
Liangzhou City Lord's Mansion.

City Lord Lu Guangping got up early in the morning and sent someone to the blacksmith shop in the north of the city to inform Song Laosan to come to the City Lord's Mansion.

Lu Guangping is also a licker. Unlike his master Yu Yuan, this man is quick-thinking, quick-witted, and agile in doing things. He took the position of city lord in just a few years.

In Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, Lu Guangping had no backers, or it could be said that he only had backers.

Privately, he also interacted with Qiwang of the fifth surname and some large and small aristocratic families. Generally speaking, this person was well-rounded and well-off.

At this moment, standing in the yard, looking at the green trees, Lu Guangping took a breath of fresh air and planned to start a new day's work schedule.

At this time, a guard walked in.

Lu Guangping saw him and asked, "Have you told Song Laosan?"

The guard nodded quickly: "Lord City Lord, Song Laosan is not in the shop. I have told the man at the blacksmith shop to ask Song Laosan to come to the City Lord's Mansion when he comes back."

Lu Guangping's face darkened, and then he nodded slightly: "Forget it, I also invited him in the name of Duke Lu. Whether he comes or not, Duke Lu will go find him."

"You are in a hurry, what else is there?"

The guard quickly added: "Lord City Lord, news came from the county government just now that there was a fire in the backyard of Sifang Restaurant. The fire was so fierce that it burned to a terrible extent."

"The county government has sent people to put out the fire. Now that the fire has just been extinguished, a group of people are causing trouble outside the county government!"

On fire?
Lu Guangping's nose moved, and sure enough he smelled a faint smell of fireworks in the air. He was wondering what was going on just now, but he didn't expect that the Sifang Restaurant was on fire?
How big a fire is this?

Lu Guangping's face darkened and he said, "It's not over once the fire is put out. What's the reason for the fire? Why are people making trouble?"

Liangzhou City is located in the Western Region, where there is drought and little rain, and in this midsummer season, fires are not uncommon.

The guard hurriedly said: "Sir, I heard that before the fire broke out, Li Niansheng from Sifang Restaurant invited several restaurant owners in the city to discuss matters, and then the fire broke out inexplicably."

"So far, Li Niansheng from Sifang Restaurant and Zhao Dongyang from Pingfeng Restaurant have disappeared. It seems they died in the fire..."

The guard quickly told what he heard.

Lu Guangping looked slightly startled.

Sifang Restaurant and Pingfeng Restaurant, both are time-honored restaurants in Liangzhou City. He had also seen Li Niansheng and Zhao Dongyang, but why did they die in the fire inexplicably?
The first and second ranked restaurant owners are both dead. Is this a coincidence?
No normal person would think this way. Lu Guangping shook his head and asked, "What's going on at the county government?"

The guard added: "The county magistrate is asking about the matter, but Zhao Dongyang's family seemed very excited and started fighting with Li Niansheng's people, saying that Li Niansheng killed Zhao Dongyang and wanted to annex Pingfeng Restaurant..."

"Bullshit!"

Lu Guangping said angrily: "I'm going to the county government office. You wait here. If Mr. Hou asks, just tell me I'll be there later."

The guard nodded quickly.

Lu Guangping came to the county government office alone and saw a huge crowd of people outside, who seemed to be watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously.

The sound of shrews cursing could be heard inside, as if someone was quarreling.

"It's just that Li Niansheng has bad intentions and wants to take over Pingfeng Restaurant, and you're still here to quibble!"

"Fart, Nian Sheng is dead too. I still suspect that that bastard Zhao Dongyang has some ideas about Sifang Restaurant. You are so slanderous!"

"You little bitch, I will bite you to death today..."

"I will bite you to death..." This was outside the county government office. Lu Guangping was speechless for a while. He walked into the county government office lobby from behind and saw the county magistrate interrogating him, with two young men standing below.

The son of Li Niansheng and Zhao Dongyang.

Seeing Lu Guangping coming over, the county magistrate suddenly raised his eyebrows: "Adjourn the hall for half an hour, you can figure it out on your own, and we will try again in half an hour!"

After saying that, he hurriedly ran to Lu Guangping: "I have met the Lord of the City."

Lu Guangping nodded slightly and said, "What's going on?"

The county magistrate hurriedly told what had happened, and it was exactly the same as the news conveyed by the guards. Lu Guangping frowned when he heard it: "It is said that Li Niansheng invited several other restaurant owners. Where are those people?"

The county magistrate said quickly: "I have already seen those people. They just escaped from the backyard. They looked very frightened. After asking a few questions, I didn't know what the situation was."

"But there is a piece of news that was revealed by Li Niansheng's son. In the past few days, Yunlai Restaurant has launched a red-oiled haggis dish and a staple food of fried dough sticks, which suddenly caused a slump in the business of other restaurants."

"Li Niansheng invited these restaurant owners to discuss matters together to prepare for dealing with Yun Lai Restaurant. This matter may be a clue."

what?
Lu Guangping was so busy these days that he didn't pay attention to what was happening in the city.

What is red oil haggis?
Seeing Lu Guangping's confusion, the county magistrate once again explained the booming business at Yunlai Restaurant in the past few days.

"You mean, this Yunlai Restaurant is suspicious?"

"But the question is, shouldn't it be that Li Niansheng and the others were so jealous that they burned down the Yunlai Restaurant?"

"Yunlai Restaurant is doing well, why are you going to burn down Sifang Restaurant?"

Lu Guangping looked like he was looking at an idiot and stared at the county magistrate, as if to say, "You are a loser. Please explain to the labor and management quickly."

The county magistrate scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "This is also what the official is puzzled about. A fire has burned down the backyard of Sifang Restaurant, and the front hall has also been affected a lot. There are no clues to investigate."

This is a bit difficult to handle. After all, there is no eye in this era, and there are many people in Sifang Restaurant. Who can know who did it?

The shopkeepers of the small restaurants that Li Fei instigated were all human beings. Although they were afraid of murder and arson, their ability to pretend was pretty good.

No news was leaked.

Lu Guangping waved his hand, already knowing that this matter would be difficult, and asked: "Then what are you going to do next?"

The county magistrate nodded simply and said: "File a case, investigate, unlimited investigation."

Lu Guangping: "..."

As soon as he said this, the case would definitely be gone. Maybe when the murderer is caught some year later, and the murderer can explain the bad things he did in the past, the real culprit may be found.

"Okay, it's up to you. Now that these two restaurants have lost their shopkeepers, what will they say?" Lu Guangping asked again.

Hearing this, the county magistrate quickly said: "Li Niansheng and Zhao Dongyang's sons are doing business in Tubo. They want to sell the restaurant and leave Liangzhou with their families..."

Lu Guangping nodded: "Forget it, if we can't find out, let's settle the matter. Mr. Hou is stationed in Liangzhou, don't let these things get in the way of Mr. Hou."

Half an hour passed quickly, and Lu Guangping turned around and left.

(End of this chapter)