"Of course, of course! How could I ruin things between my cousin and Boss Xu?"
Liu Sanshi shuddered and quickly promised.
Liu Wei glanced at him and saw his unpromising look, a moment of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
"Hurry up and get the matter settled. I don't want to see Mr. Xiao know about this in the end."
Leaving these words behind, he came out of the store.
His confidant Liu Fu followed him. Seeing that everyone around him was gone, Liu Fu asked, "Master, are you really trusting to let the third master handle this matter? I have inquired about it in the past few days. The new Mr. Xiao Not only is he a retainer of the Fifth Prince’s house, his identity is not simple, it is said that he is..."
Liu Fu leaned into Liu Wei's ear and whispered his name.
After hearing this, Liu Wei's face showed emotion and he asked in surprise, "Is this news true?"
"It should be true." Liu Fu said, "This is the news that I specially sent people to investigate frequently. Although few people know about it, it should be true. After all, pretending to be a royal person at will is a serious crime of beheading. "
As he spoke, he said worriedly, "Master, since Mr. Xiao has an extraordinary status, Mr. Xiao will definitely look down upon the benefits we offer. Continuing like this will not do us any good."
Liu Wei frowned and looked solemn.
Liu Fu, "Master Xiao has been unwilling to see us now, and I am afraid he is dissatisfied. This Master Xiao comes from the capital, and his style of dealing with things must be the same as that of the capital. We..."
Speaking of this, Liu Fu hesitated.
They monopolized all the silk shops and cloth freight in Luoxi Town. It was because of their relationship with Liu Liangzhi that they dared to be so arrogant. Now that Liu Liangzhi is in prison, no one will help them anymore.
Actions like theirs would never be allowed in the capital.
They invited Xiao Yun to banquets many times, but Xiao Yun refused them all. The other party's attitude has been very clear. Recently, they have re-rented some stores that were owned by the official family but rented to the Liu family by default. This has a very obvious meaning, which is to break Liu's family. The family has a monopoly situation in Luoxi Town.
I'm just afraid that Xiao Yun will pursue them later.
"Hmph! Mr. Xiao is indeed very arrogant. He wanted to attack my Liu family as soon as he arrived in Luoxi Town. What a dream!" Liu Weidao said, "Didn't the government arrest a group of bandits before? The capital seems to take this matter very seriously. If If something goes wrong, I'm afraid Xiao Yun will also be implicated."
"Bandit?" Liu Fu was stunned for a moment, but he quickly understood and said, "Master, I know what to do, I'll make arrangements now!"
"Do it cleanly and don't let Xiao Yun find out."
"I know."
After Liu Fu finished speaking, he left immediately.
There was already a carriage waiting on the side of the street. Liu Wei got on the carriage and opened the curtain to see that several shops on the street had posted notices for rent, with government seals underneath.
Thinking that this was Xiao Yun's doing, Liu Wei put down the curtain with a dark face, "Let's go!"
"Okay, sir."
The coachman outside responded, and the carriage moved forward slowly.
Many passers-by who were watching around saw this scene and quickly moved aside to avoid it.
"What happened just now? Why did an official come out of the Liu family's shop?"
Almost no one in the town knew about the relationship between the Liu family and the government. Today was the first time that someone from the government went to the Liu family's territory. It was really eye-opening.
"I don't know either, but this matter seems to be related to Shopkeeper Su from Cyclamen. Would you like to go over and have a look?"
"Go! Why don't you go? The Liu family has been domineering in Luoxi Town for so many years, but someone has finally dealt with them! If it really happens, we don't have to be as aggrieved as we are now, right? We have to go even if we want to sell something. How troublesome it would be to go to the next town!”
"That's right, if it can really bring down the Liu family, I'd also like to see it!"
"Let's go and see together."
The onlookers said this and rushed towards Cyclamen.
It was afternoon, but because the weather was not very good, dark clouds shrouded the sky, and it seemed like it would rain heavily at any time.
Su Liuye took the yamen and the He family to the alley at the back door. After looking around, they didn't find anything wrong.
"You said He Da disappeared here. There are witnesses who can prove that He Da was taken away here. Where is the witness?" asked the Yamen.
When He Er and his wife were asked this question, their faces turned pale. He Er trembled and opened his mouth, "I, we are..."
"He Er!"
In the middle of his words, He Er's wife suddenly pushed him.
He Er seemed to have remembered something and hurriedly closed his mouth.
He Er's wife then said, "Master Official, we didn't see who said it, but someone nearby saw He Er being taken away by people from her store!"
She pointed at Su Liuye with one finger and said in a very excited tone, "She is the official official, please take her away quickly!"
Su Liuye wanted to laugh when she looked at it, and she didn't know why Liu Sanshi would bring someone like him to blame her. Is he really a government official, or is he someone like Liu Liangzhi in the past?
"A Liu, what's wrong? There are so many government officials here? Didn't you go out to discuss the silk and satin shop today?"
Qin Lian came from the back door and saw this scene with surprise on her face.
Su Liuye told her everything that happened today. Qin Lian was very angry after hearing this. She stepped forward and cursed at He Er's wife, "What are you talking about? I was in the store today, but there is no such thing." I heard something about someone missing outside our store, are you making it up?"
"You, you are the one who made it up!"
He Er and his wife were already feeling guilty. After being scolded by Qin Lian, their faces were full of guilt. They kept looking outside, wanting to know when Liu Sanshi would come over.
These things were all told to them by Liu Sanshi. They had agreed that as long as they followed his instructions, they would get the money, but he did not say that the government officials would come over today.
They dare not speak nonsense in front of the government officials. What if they are imprisoned?
"Brother Yamen, help me look for it. My son hasn't been back all day. He has never done anything like this before." The old lady of the He family came over with a cane and coaxed her eyes and said, "He hasn't come back since last night." He hasn’t come back yet, and I don’t know what’s going on now. Please help me find him.”
"Old madam, don't worry, we will definitely find him."
The officer comforted him and glanced at He Er and his wife with sharp eyes. He didn't know if he had discovered anything. He whispered a few words to his colleague, and the man nodded.
"Okay." Another officer said, "You two, come with me!"
"This, this, Brother Yamen, what are you doing to us? My eldest brother disappeared here. Why don't you go and interrogate them and ask us what we are doing?"
