Mo Jiuye stopped and turned to look at him.
"As long as you tell the truth, I will let your mother and daughter go."
"Three days ago, Chen Wu found me and asked me to teach Boss Jin a lesson for two hundred taels of silver. He said that I had only been under the Second Master for a short time and that Boss Jin didn't know me. I would be responsible for this task. The most suitable.
After the completion of the matter, he would give me two hundred taels of silver and let me take my mother and daughter away.
I thought at that time that two hundred taels of silver was not a small amount of money. With this money, I could take them to buy houses and land elsewhere and live a rich life.
On the day I was about to take action, I returned home and found that my mother and daughter were gone. There was a note on the table. I went to private school for two years when I was a child, so I knew some words.
The note said that if I want my mother and daughter to survive, I must kill Boss Jin before the end of today and put the blame on Chen Wu.
In addition, I was also required to attract the attention of officials after killing someone. If I don’t follow the instructions in the note, I will prepare to collect the bodies of my mother and daughter early tomorrow morning..."
As he spoke, Wang Lin broke down in tears and kowtowed to Mo Jiuye again.
"Uncle, I was forced to do this. Now I have said everything. I just ask you to spare the lives of my mother and little daughter."
Wang Lin burst into tears as he spoke, and both Meng Huaining and Mo Jiuye carefully observed his expressions and movements.
They could conclude that Wang Lin should not lie.
If he didn't lie and just saw a note and went to do something, then it would be impossible to learn from him who was behind the scenes.
Mo Jiuye ignored Wang Lin's plea. After all, his mother and daughter were not in his hands, and he was just deceiving him just now.
Therefore, he turned to look at Meng Huaining. Putting aside his relationship with Meng Huaining, his behavior in the court just now was indeed a bit inappropriate. Besides, Meng Huaining was not a drunkard. After questioning him to this extent, he no longer knew what to do. There is no need to be the county magistrate anymore.
Meng Huaining nodded slightly towards Mo Jiuye and said, "Come here, bring Chen Wu up."
Chen Wu was taken to court again.
"Chen Wu, I want to ask you what the person who gave you five hundred taels of silver to pretend to be Boss Tang looks like. Please tell me carefully."
Chen Wu was more honest than Wang Lin. Moreover, he always believed that he had not killed anyone and the problem was not serious. When asked by the county magistrate, he told everything he saw.
"The person who gave me five hundred taels of silver is similar in age to the real Boss Tang just now, both around 20 years old.
It's just that he is a little fatter than Boss Tang. He is wearing a purple robe, has slightly darker skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his accent is somewhat like someone from the capital.
By the way, he left after giving me the banknote. Looking at his back, he walked with a slight limp, but it was not easy to spot if you didn't look carefully. "
After a pause, Chen Wu seemed to remember something again, and added: "When that fake Boss Tang gave me the banknote, he specifically told me to find a stranger to do it.
Among the Second Master's subordinates, only Wang Lin arrived the latest, and he often used family matters as an excuse not to report to the Second Master, so I thought it would be most appropriate for him to do this. "
Currently, there are only so many clues from these two people.
If this matter is really related to the Xue family, they went in such a big circle to frame Tang Mingrui and indirectly cut off the Mo family's income. The purpose is simply not to let anyone know that they are responsible for the mischief.
This is just Mo Jiuye's own analysis and speculation. Even if it was really Xue Jinchuan who did it, evidence must be found.
Although Mo Chuhan is more straightforward, he is not a novice who doesn't understand anything.
Seeing that Ninth Brother asked so many questions here, he also guessed something.
"Ninth brother, have you discovered anything?"
"Well, I just heard from Brother Tang that two Jingxian Restaurants have opened in the state capital."
Mo Chuhan was a little surprised: "Jingxian Building? Isn't that the property of the Xue family?"
"Yes, I suspect that the Xue family who came to the northwest to open Jingxian Restaurant must not be as innocent as they appear on the surface." Regarding his brothers, Mo Jiuye felt that it was necessary to explain the matter more clearly.
Mo Chuhan was impatient, so he turned to Meng Huaining and said, "Sir, I'm taking a leave of absence and want to go to the state capital."
Meng Huaining also heard when Mo Jiuye talked about Jingxianlou just now.
Although he didn't know what was going on in Jingxian Tower and the Xue family in Mo Jiuye's mouth, but looking at the tense expressions on the Mo brothers' faces, he knew that the matter might have something to do with them.
"Bago, if you have something to do, just go and get busy. You don't have to worry about the Yamen's affairs these days."
With Meng Huaining's words, Mo Chuhan picked up Mo Jiuye and left without any further explanation.
After leaving the court, Mo Chuhan did not forget to change out of his headhunter uniform.
Mo Jiuye did have the idea of going to Jingxian Tower to find out what was going on, so the two brothers rushed straight to the state capital.
Mo Jiuye was different from Mo Chuhan. He was on the list of exiles ordered by Emperor Shunwu. According to the regulations, he could not leave Yuncheng.
Fortunately, Meng Huaining was his future brother-in-law, and the officials knew this fact. Even if he left Yuncheng in public, they would only turn a blind eye.
The brothers worked hard and arrived at the state capital at noon.
Logically speaking, this is the time when the restaurant business is at its best. However, the Jingxian restaurant in front of them was deserted.
The lobby door was open, and there were two people standing at the door.
On the surface, they appear to be dressed like waiters and standing at the door soliciting customers.
If you look closely, you can see that both of them have strong bodies, and one of them is even taller than the Mo brothers.
The two of them stood upright at the door. At this time, two guests happened to enter.
Logically speaking, the two waiters should approach the person enthusiastically and lead the person to his or her seat.
However, these two people did not, and still stood there, looking a bit like guards, and had nothing to do with waiters.
In addition, the brothers observed the interior of the Jingxian Building outside. The decoration was also very different from the Jingxian Building in other cities.
The Jingxian Buildings in other cities are all magnificently decorated, and even the stone steps at the door are made of white marble.
The Jingxian Building here not only lacks gorgeous decorations, but even the tables and chairs look old.
Just when the two brothers were thinking about the reason, they suddenly heard the displeasure shouting from the guests in the lobby.
"Is this what your five-tael-a-plate lion head looks like? There are so many bones in it, and the taste is ordinary. You are a shady shop.
Call your boss and refund me the money, otherwise..."
"Ouch..."
Before the guest had finished speaking, a man suddenly fell to the ground in front of Mo Jiuye and Mo Chuhan.
It was the customer who just asked the boss to refund his money.
A burly waiter, with his hands behind his back, cursed at the customer.
"I think you are just here to cause trouble. Jingxian Restaurant is a famous restaurant across the country. You have no taste and you dare to say that the food at Jingxian Restaurant is not good. Who gave you the courage to cause trouble here?"
