"What can I do?" Sang Hong asked hurriedly.
"I'm not sure yet," Zu An said solemnly, "I need to go out."
"Okay, I'll stay here and take charge, lest people from the Yunzhong officialdom come and find out that something happened to Zuo Su." Sang Hong snorted, "I want to see who will run away immediately after Zuo Su's death. Come."
Although an order had just been issued that no one with knowledge of the matter could leave the hotel, but Zu An was obviously not included.
"Thank you for your hard work, uncle." Zu An cupped his hands and quietly left through the back door.
As usual, he threw away the pursuers and arrived at the Sheriff's Mansion. Now the Sheriff's Mansion was leaderless and looked particularly chaotic.
Fortunately, Xu Yu was there to take charge of the overall situation, and this was able to barely maintain the normal operation of Yunzhong County.
Seeing Zu An coming to visit, he hurriedly came out to greet him, and then asked Zuo Su side by side how the investigation was going.
It was naturally impossible for Zu An to tell the truth to him, so he casually explained his intention after a few words.
"The audio and video data of the Duke? Yes, there is. In the early years, the Duke used an audio and video stone to record the records when he held sacrifices to heaven. There is an archive in the yamen, but why do you need this thing?" Xu Yu only felt a little strange.
After hearing the answer, Zu An secretly breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile: "Master Sang needs it. I don't know what it is for."
"Could it be related to Mr. Zuo's case?" Xu Yu still didn't give up and continued to make insinuations.
Zu An smiled and said: "Mr. Xu is overly worried, just to investigate the case of the disappearance of the Duke."
"Oh." Xu Yu nodded, but his heart was a little turbulent. The other party didn't seem to care much about Mr. Zuo's case. At this time, he still had the energy to investigate the case of the disappearance of the Duke?
Or does it mean that Mr. Zuo's case has already been resolved?
People in the officialdom are best at observing words and emotions, and they also think a lot. Seeing Zu An's mysterious appearance, Xu Yu has already imagined many possibilities, and each one makes him tremble.
Fortunately, the government servant who went to get the audio-visual stone came back, and he calmed down and handed the audio-visual stone to Zu An: "Although this thing is not a rare treasure, it is just this one after the prince disappeared. Master Zu, please tell Master Sang to keep it well and take it back for storage after use."
Zu An took it and checked it, and it was indeed recorded the influence of Yunzhong County Duke. He couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, I will definitely return it to Zhao intact after using it."
"Returning the intact jade to Zhao?" Xu Yu was a little confused. He had never heard this word before, but he roughly guessed what it meant. "Then you'll have a hard time."
After coming out of Xu Yu's place, Zu An made a special trip to Gao Ying's place, worried that he would not be able to suppress those arrogant soldiers.
As a result, I found out that his life as a child was quite nourishing.
Gao Ying said with a cheerful smile: "Thanks to Mr. Xu's help, he has come over several times to help with the platform in the past few days, so I can firmly become the county captain."
"Of course, it's also thanks to those Yu Linlang under you, otherwise even if you come over, you won't be able to shout."
"You're welcome. These are just external forces. In the final analysis, it is your own ability that secures this position." Zu An thought that it was no wonder that Xu Yu was able to make friends with Xiao Yao. He should be a rare and steadfast court faction in Yunzhong County.
The two chatted for a while, and Gao Ying asked about the affairs at the hotel. Zu An was worried that the news would be leaked, but did not tell him: "You can control the county soldiers here, and leave the hotel to us. Maybe we will need your soldiers in the future!"
"Don't worry, I will win them over as soon as possible." Gao Ying said seriously.
Zu An nodded and walked on the street after saying goodbye to him, thinking about what was going to happen next.
After having the image of Duke Yunzhong, I copied it more in private and became thoroughly familiar with it, so that if I had to in the future, I could pretend to be him to break the situation.
At this moment, he suddenly smelled a fragrance and looked up. Not far away, he saw a busy restaurant. The plaque on the door said "Guiyue Tower" in three big characters.
Zu An's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered that from the information Xiao Jianren had given him, Prince Qi often went to places like Guiyue Tower to buy gifts for Pei Mianman in front of Pei's mansion every day. He didn't think much about it at the time, but what if he wanted to buy a gift for Pei Mianman? In the name of a gift, who are you actually here to meet?
So he walked directly in, and soon a waiter came to greet him. Seeing his impressive appearance and the excellent fabrics of his clothes, his eyes lit up: "Guest, what would you like to eat? Our Guiyue Tower is the most famous in Yunzhong County." It’s a restaurant, there’s nothing you can think of anywhere in the world that we can’t make.”
"It's so powerful, I have to try it." It happened that I hadn't eaten anything all morning, so I could solve it here by the way.
Soon the waiter led him upstairs. Zu An chose a private room with a view of the whole place from the window. After ordering a few signature dishes, he drank the unique honey black tea here and secretly observed the entrance and exit. people.
Unfortunately, after watching for a long time, he didn't see anyone suspicious. When the waiter came to serve the food, he took advantage of the situation and asked: "Waiter, I think you have a good place here. How much money will it cost to buy your Guiyue Building?" "
The waiter in the shop was shocked: "Young Master is joking, how can it be possible to sell Guiyue Tower with such a good business?"
"That's not necessarily true. Most of the time, the reason for not selling is because the money is not paid in place." Zu An smiled and threw a piece of silver to him, "Who is the boss here? If I want to buy, who should I go to talk to?"
The waiter in the shop did not expect such a large silver reward, and he put it into his arms with surprise and an attentive smile on his face: "Young master is really generous with your offer. Tell him secretly, it's useless even if you go to our boss, he has nothing to do with this matter." Can’t make the decision.”
"Oh, why?" Zu An felt moved, it seems that the money spent today was worth it.
"Young Master, please don't tell anyone else what I said to you," the waiter looked around and when he saw no one else, he whispered in Zu An's ear, "The shopkeeper below is only the nominal boss of Guiyue Tower. , the real decision maker is the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce."
"Pegasus Chamber of Commerce?" Zu An was surprised. Shen Zhou's previous case involved the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce. At that time, he investigated the relevant information and learned about the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce.
The Pegasus Chamber of Commerce is as famous as the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce, and there is competition between the two parties.
However, the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce has a longer history and is larger in scale.
The Pegasus Chamber of Commerce is an emerging force, but it has gained momentum recently and looks like it will replace the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce.
Zu An suddenly let out a sigh: "How do you know about such a confidential matter?"
The waiter in the shop suddenly heard this: "Because the shopkeeper is the youngest son of my grandfather's second aunt's niece's uncle's nephew."
Zu An: "..."
He thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out the relationship between the two. Anyway, they were all relatives of the seventh aunt and the eighth aunt.
"Brother, it looks like he has a bright future in the building."
"Young Master, you've been rewarded."
…
After inquiring about the news at Guiyue Tower, Zu An headed to the next location.
Not long after, there was another sweet aroma in the air. Different from the aroma of food in Guiyue Tower, this was the aroma of powder.
"Rouge!"
A few delicate words are engraved on the plaque.
One of the shops that Prince Qi often came to before going to Pei's house.
Various ladies and ladies came in and out, discussing the newly arrived rouge and the various shades of lipstick.
Zu An entered the house as if he had entered a land of girls. Compared to Biyufang, the women here were obviously much more conservatively dressed.
Seeing the man coming in, the ladies all frowned, wondering where he came from.
However, after looking up and seeing Zu An's appearance clearly, everyone was stunned, and a slight blush appeared on their faces.
The scolding he originally intended turned into a shy smile, and everyone whispered: "Which young master is this from? He is so handsome."
"Looking at him, he probably came to buy rouge for his wife."
"Hey, it's like a flower rubbed on cow dung, and she asked her husband to buy rouge for her. Such a woman is too lazy."
"Would you like to go talk to him? I haven't seen such a handsome man in a long time."
"What a shame. If your man finds out when you go back, why don't you hang him up and beat him?"
"If he can hit me with that thing, why would I be happy before it's too late?"
…
Although their voices were very soft, Zu An's ears and eyesight were very sharp, and the surrounding disturbances could not be hidden from his ears.
Hearing their discussion, I couldn't help but sweat. I had known that the folk customs in Yunzhong County were open, but this was too open.
No wonder those who had the most fun with dirty jokes in the office in the previous life were the married sisters-in-law. It seems that they are similar in all worlds.
He coughed lightly and hurriedly found the store. Although the store was a little surprised to see a man coming to buy from him, it was not like he had never encountered him before.
"What do you want to buy, Master?"
"The ones that women wear makeup on."
"There are so many things. There are cleansers, moisturizers, skin care essences, isolation lotions, foundations for repairing the face, concealers, powders that change the shape of the face, makeup fixers, and... "
Zu An: "???"
He heard the wind was messy, and he didn't know what it was, so he said directly: "I want them all!"
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up: "I don't know which model and color you want. We have it here..."
Zu An interrupted directly. Naturally, he didn't have the time to choose carefully: "Give me one... uh, ten copies of the most expensive ones."
If he wants to talk business with others, he must show off his financial resources appropriately. Otherwise, he will just run over and say, "I want to buy your store" to see if they are interested in you.
As for these things, they are useful anyway. There are so many confidantes around me, so at least I can give them gifts when I meet them in the future.
The ladies and ladies around them suddenly exclaimed, casting strange glances from time to time:
"What a scumbag, you bought so many."
"What do you know? This is called charm. Is it unusual for a young and rich young man like him to have ten concubines in his house?"
"Yes, look at the rich and powerful people in the city. There isn't any family that doesn't have hundreds of concubines. This young master only has ten wives. He is so single-minded."
"And everyone has gifts, good for all women, which is so enviable."
"Hey, it's a pity that I'm already married, otherwise I would have wanted to recommend myself to the bed mat."
"You can go and give it a try. What if I have a good wife?"
…
Zu An's head was black. At this time, the shopkeeper put all kinds of rouge and gouache in exquisite boxes and handed them over: "Sir, this is your thing. I don't know where you live. We can arrange for someone to deliver it."
Zu An was about to answer when a familiar voice came from not far away: "Tsk, tsk, you are such a playboy."
