After Xia Dezhang got a positive answer, he immediately turned around to take someone with him. Not long after he left, he brought a middle-aged man with a short stature and fat body in Chinese clothes to Yi Ming's side.
"Master Zhou, I brought you this person. This is the boss of Hua Man Lou." Xia Dezhang pointed his hand and introduced to Yi Ming.
Zhou Yiming nodded and did not look back. His eyes were still looking at the door of Huamanlou, as if he was thinking about something important.
Seeing that Zhou Yiming did not respond, in order to relieve the embarrassment, Xia Dezhang turned his head and began to introduce Zhou Ming to the boss of Huamanlou: "This is our Mr. Zhou, why don't you kneel down and salute because you have such a lack of vision?"
The boss of Huamanlou did not dare to neglect, and quickly knelt down, kowtowed, and said: "I am the boss of Huamanlou. I don't know that Mr. Zhou is here and neglected to serve me. I deserve to die. Please forgive me."
Only then did Zhou Yiming turn around and look at Huamanlou's boss carefully.
This man is about thirty-five or sixteen years old. He has a fair complexion, a beard, deep-set eye sockets, and black eyes. At first glance, he looks like a drunken and lustful person, and his body has been hollowed out. Such physical characteristics are consistent with his The identity is quite consistent.
"You are the boss, right? Ignorance is not a crime, so why do you need to give me such a big gift? Please get up quickly." Although there was no expression on Zhou Yiming's face, he maintained a minimum of politeness in his tone.
The boss of Huamanlou didn't know whether Zhou Yiming was telling the truth or testing himself, so he didn't know what to do for a moment. He could only look at Xia Dezhang with his eyes, hoping to get some hints from him.
Xia Dezhang has been working as an errand in the inspection yamen in the south of the city for many years and has rich experience in doing things for other people. Before bringing Boss Huamanlou here just now, he took hundreds of taels of silver from him. Now he saw Boss Huamanlou asking for help. Himself, he immediately said:
"Master Zhou has spoken, please get up quickly!"
The boss of Huabanlou felt confident. He stood up slowly, bowed respectfully to Zhou Ming, and then looked embarrassed, as if he had a lot to say to Zhou Ming, but was too shy to speak.
Zhou Yiming was a little impatient in waiting. After all, he had a lot of important things to do. If he stayed too long in Huamanlou and missed the official business, it would not only affect his own future, but also affect the Northern spy case. detection progress.
He looked at Xia Dezhang with a cold look, meaning to ask him, didn't you say that this boss had something to say to me? Why does he stand here and hesitate to speak? Are you trying to make fun of me?
After Xia Dezhang understood what Yi Ming meant, he felt extremely frightened. He kept complaining to himself that he shouldn't have been so greedy for money just now. He thought it was a good job to bring this boss here, but who knew that this boss was a coward. When he saw Yi Yi After crying, I didn't even dare to say a word.
Xia Dezhang was afraid that if this situation continued to drag on, Zhou Ming would be angry, which would implicate himself, so he immediately reprimanded the boss loudly: "Why are you still standing there? Didn't you tell me just now that you have something to ask Zhou?" Sir? Why can't you speak after meeting him in person? Aren't you hurting me?"
The few words he said made the boss of Huamanlou frightened, and at the same time, he understood the seriousness of the matter. He did not dare to delay any longer, and immediately said to Zhou Ming in a low voice: "Mr. Zhou, I don't know why you brought people to our place. I don't dare to ask about the case, but I have something to ask you.
I have opened this Huamanlou restaurant in Huijing City for more than ten years. During this period, I have always abided by the law and have never done anything harmful to nature. If you don't believe it, you can ask the customers here. "
After hearing this, Zhou Yiming already understood what Huamanlou's boss wanted to say, but he didn't say anything. He just said in a gentle tone: "This boss, just because you can do business here for more than ten years, I just take your word for it.
You don't have to be afraid. We are here to handle the case today, not against you. If you have anything to say, feel free to tell me boldly. "
Xia Dezhang, who had been worried next to him, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard what Zhou Ming said.
After the boss of Huamanlou said what he just said, he was always worried because he didn't know what Zhou Yiming's attitude was towards him. If he suddenly turned against him, the boss of Huamanlou really didn't know what to do.
"Master Zhou, to be honest, I asked Master Xia to bring me to see you. I really want to ask you for something, but I don't know how to say it." The boss of Huamanlou said with a troubled face.
Zhou Yiming showed a smile and said: "If you speak, maybe I can help. If you don't speak, you will have no chance.
I'm in a hurry to do something very important now, and I don't have time to delay here. Do you understand what I mean? "
When the boss of Huamanlou heard the gentle yet strong words from Zhou Yiming, he didn't understand what he meant for a moment. He could only turn his head and look at Xia Dezhang, hoping to get some help from him.
Xia Dezhang, who was standing aside, was already sweating. On the one hand, he was worried that Zhou Ming would blame him for this incident. On the other hand, he was worried that the boss of Hua Man Lou could not speak and would conflict with Zhou Ming in language, so During the entire process when the boss of Huamanlou was talking to Yiming Ming, he was always on tenterhooks, fearing that something unexpected would happen.
Seeing that the boss of Huamanlou was looking at him again, Xia Dezhang was furious. He thought, I just took you a few hundred taels of silver, so you regard me as your biological father? Asking me about everything is trying to drag me down.
However, he was angry because he was angry. Since he had already received the favor fee, Xia Dezhang couldn't help him. He could only urge angrily: "Speak quickly, Mr. Zhou doesn't have that much time to talk to you."
"Oh, yes." The boss of Huamanlou said dullly, then paused for a moment, looked at Zhou Ming, and continued, "Mr. Zhou, our Huamanlou business has always been very good, and the guests who come are also very mixed, and my subordinates There are not enough staff, so it is impossible to conduct a detailed inspection.
If any of these guests have committed any major crime that really has nothing to do with us, please make it clear for us when hearing this case, so that we will not be unfairly wronged! "
After saying these words, the boss of Huamanlou knelt on the ground again and kowtowed.
"Suffering an unjust injustice?" Zhou Ming repeated a sentence said by the boss of Huamanlou, "I'm afraid it's not that simple, right?"
Boss Huamanlou has been in the business world for many years and has dealt with many officials in the officialdom. Moreover, he has a very deep background, so he is very experienced in asking for help.
He thought that after saying those words, Yi Ming would follow common sense and agree to help him. Then he would give part of his money to Yi Ming, which would be regarded as hard work.
As long as Zhou Ming accepts the money, the matter will be resolved satisfactorily.
In fact, the reason why the owner of Huamanlou wants to bribe Zhou Ming is just to buy an insurance policy. Being able to run Huamanlou in a prosperous place proves that the owner of Huamanlou is not an ordinary person, and he has a lot of people behind him. With Tongtian's background, no matter what happens in Huamanlou, he is confident that he can handle it.
However, the owner of Huamanlou also knows a truth. The king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with. Many bad things happen to small characters. To prevent extraneous problems, he gave Zhou Ming a sum of money, just to prevent him from looking for him when handling the case. own trouble.
Although Yi Ming was already famous all over the world for solving the case of a missing woman, the boss of Huamanlou did not take him seriously at all. He always thought that he was just an insignificant role. As long as the limelight was over, he would still be A little-known little catcher will never be able to turn around.
And the groveling and fawning expression he showed to Yi Ming just now was actually all pretending, just to get things done.
Seeing Zhou Yiming not playing according to the routine, the boss of Huamanlou was a little at a loss. He looked at Xia Dezhang with a blank look on his face.
Xia Dezhang hurriedly avoided the eyes of Huamanlou's boss, thinking that it was really hard to earn these hundreds of dollars. Listening to Zhou Ming's words just now, he clearly suspected that this boss was involved in this spy case. If he still helped this boss at this time If this is the case, once the boss is convicted in the future, he will not be able to clear himself even if he jumps into the Yellow River.
Seeing that Xia Dezhang was ignoring him, the boss of Huamanlou was very angry, and the expression on his face changed unconsciously. He said to Zhou Ming in a stiff tone: "Mr. Zhou, I don't quite understand what you said! "
When Xia Dezhang heard this, he was so angry that he immediately shouted angrily: "How can you talk to Mr. Zhou? I brought you here to see how pitiful you are and to give you a chance to clear your grievances in front of Mr. Zhou. , I didn’t ask you to make Master Zhou angry!”
With a smile on his face, Zhou Yiming quickly stretched out his hand to stop Xia Dezhang's roar, then looked down at Huamanlou's boss and said, "Then I will let you understand.
Let me ask you, Oiran girl, did you buy it? "
The owner of Huamanlou rolled his eyes and carefully analyzed the purpose of Zhou Ming's question. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out why Zhou Ming asked. In the end, he could only answer honestly: "I bought it."
"That's it, no matter whether you have anything to do with the case or not, as long as you bought him, you can't escape the blame!" Zhou Yiming said coldly.
"Mr. Zhou, what do you mean by this?" The boss of Huamanlou became more and more confused as he listened, and asked with wide eyes.
Xia Dezhang was angered by the attitude of the Huamanlou boss. He ignored Zhou Ming and pointed at the Huamian man lying on the door. He said angrily to the Huamanlou boss: "You still have the nerve to ask. See Have you? This is the oiran girl you bought back. He is a spy from the Northern Kingdom. You bought a spy and kept him in Huamanlou for more than ten years. This crime alone can sentence you to death. "
Zhou Yiming glared at Xia Dezhang, blaming him for stealing his lines and stealing his limelight.
