Because Zhou Jin and the others didn't seem to realize how terrifying the other party was.
Su Shi was not surprised at all when the other party placed someone among the secret guards and Zhou Jin's subordinates, because he knew that anyone could be bribed. After all, there are not many saints in the world, so most people It is difficult to resist the temptation of power, money and beauty.
What shocked Su Shi was that the other party was able to plan and implement such a complete plan in just a few hours.
It was already noon when Su Shi came to the conclusion. Even if someone had passed on the news at that time, there was not much time left for the other party.
But the other party was able to devise a perfect plan in such a short period of time. It was so perfect that if it hadn't been for him, no one would have suspected Cui Peng's death.
These cannot be achieved by relying solely on financial resources and manpower. There must be a very smart person strategizing behind the scenes.
And this man is undoubtedly terrible.
At this time, Su Shi suddenly remembered the prince's death, because Zhou Xuan's death seemed to be an accident.
Although Su Shi agreed to help Zhou Jin and others investigate the cause of the prince's death, he did not think there was anything wrong with the cause of the prince's death. After all, five or six imperial doctors had proven that the prince's death was not suspicious.
He just wanted to see if he could find out the reason for the prince's abnormal behavior before his death - because this was the key for Zhou Jin and others to determine that the cause of the prince's death was suspicious - if the reason was found, they would naturally accept it.
As for the secret left by the prince, Su Shi was unwilling to touch it because he knew that no matter what the secret was, anyone who knew it would never end well.
But now Su Shi suddenly realized that his previous judgment might be wrong.
Could it be that the prince's accident was also planned by the other party?
Thinking of this, Su Shi felt a chill in his heart, because if the prince's accident was really man-made, he really couldn't imagine what kind of organization the other party was, how deep the other party's strength was, and how courageous the other party was. How big.
And why would the other party do this?
Su Shi originally believed that the prince's death involved the emperor's position, but judging from the current situation, this assumption did not seem to be valid.
The prince was not only virtuous, but also humble, and showed no ambition to spy on the throne. The emperor was kind, and was pleased with the prince's virtuousness, and did not show any caution towards the prince.
As for the other princes, the oldest was only twelve or thirteen years old when the prince died. He had no ability or strength to compete for the prince's position.
The prince should have posed a huge threat to these people, or these people would gain huge benefits from the prince's death, so they would take desperate risks, even if they risked being exterminated, they would kill the prince.
As for what is the big threat? What do we mean by huge benefits?
Su Shi couldn't think of it, even if he broke his head, he wouldn't think of it.
Since he couldn't think of it, Su Shi didn't force himself. He straightened up and called, "Brother Lin."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Mo had already appeared in front of him.
"Sir, what are your orders?"
"You go and drive, I want to go out."
"Where are you going, Master?"
"Chengshunfang."
Arriving at the place where Chen Xiaolan lived in Chengshun Fang, Su Shi saw that the door was ajar, so he pushed it gently and walked in.
Chen Xiaolan heard a noise in the room and quickly looked around. When she saw it was Su Shi, she was surprised and happy, and hurriedly walked towards Su Shi.
"Xiaolan has met the young master."
Then she saw that Su Shi was a little depressed, and asked hurriedly: "How are you doing, Master?"
Su Shi looked at Chen Xiaolan carefully and found that she seemed to have lost some energy in the past few days, and said, "As busy as you are, you should still pay attention to rest."
Chen Xiaolan's face turned red and she quickly lowered her head and said, "Yes."
Su Shi naturally didn't pay attention to her little daughter's mentality and continued: "I came here this time to give you something."
Chen Xiaolan was stunned: "Master, do you have something to give me?"
Su Shi nodded, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Xiaolan.
Chen Xiaolan was puzzled, and then her face became extremely shocked. She stared blankly at the land deed in her hand, unable to believe her eyes.
After a long time, Chen Xiaolan raised her stiff head, looked at Su Shi and murmured: "Sir, this is..."
Su Shi said nonchalantly: "Dongyuan Zhiku gave up the gamble. This is just compensation for them giving up the gamble."
Chen Xiaolan now not only couldn't believe her eyes, but also her ears.
"Dongyuan Zhiku gave up the bet and also compensated Chen Ji to us?"
For Chen Xiaolan, even hearing about the gods descending to earth did not shock her so much.
Su Shi said: "Not only Chen Ji, but also compensated one hundred thousand taels of silver, otherwise I would not have agreed to them."
Su Shi naturally didn't think this was such a big deal, but Chen Xiaolan was completely demented when he heard it.
She stared at Su Shi blankly, as if her head was filled with paste. Not only was her thinking stagnant, but she was also unable to react at all.
It wasn't until Su Shi called out several times that Chen Xiaolan came back to her senses, and then saw Su Shi's palms shaking in front of her eyes.
"Are you okay?" Su Shi asked with concern, "Are you too busy these days? Do you want to go back home and rest?"
Chen Xiaolan felt her face burning hot, but she couldn't care less at this moment. She shook her head hurriedly and said, "I'm fine. What are your orders, Master?"
Su Shi looked at Chen Xiaolan's red face and said suspiciously, "It's really okay. I think you seem to have a fever."
Chen Xiaolan nodded firmly.
Su Shi felt relieved and said, "Last time I asked you to pay attention to whether there is any idle land outside the city and buy it after the gambling is over. Now that the gambling is over, I want to put this matter on the agenda."
Chen Xiaolan whispered: "I understand. I wonder what the young master wants?"
Su Shi thought for a while, then took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to her. Chen Xiaolan took a look and saw that each one was a thousand-tael silver note.
Naturally, she had never seen so many banknotes. She was at a loss for a moment and looked at Su Shi blankly.
Then she heard Su Shi say: "You take these 50,000 taels first, and you decide what kind of land to buy, except for the fields."
"Don't want to buy the land?" Chen Xiaolan was stunned again.
Su Shi smiled and said, "I have never farmed before, what do I need the fields for?"
"Then what are you going to do when you buy the land?"
Su Shi shook his head and said, "I haven't thought of it yet, but doing business should require a lot of space, so it won't be wrong to buy it first."
Chen Xiaolan had no choice but to agree: "I understand."
At this time, Su Shi suddenly asked: "Are you still collecting information about Thirty-Six Square Restaurant?"
"yes."
"Is there anyone you can trust among the people you've hired?"
Chen Xiaolan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Su Shi said: "Send someone you trust to collect information about the Jinhuchun restaurant in Pingningfang."
"I wonder what kind of information you want to collect, Master?"
Su Shi thought for a while and said, "Collect everything you can find out."
