Manager Ning originally thought that he had made that man his adoptive father, saying that the imperial city was a long way from knowing everything, and at least Qingxu Louli would not hide it from him.
Unexpectedly, I felt that everything was strange, and I felt like I was walking with a lantern in the fog.
I can only see some of the surrounding scenery clearly, and I still need someone from a higher place to guide me when walking.
Looking at luck again, it is worse than myself. I don’t even have a lantern, but I can always run all the way, as if I am convinced that I am going in the right direction, regardless of what people in higher places think.
Cheng Yun compared the expenditure and expenses and found an unreasonable amount.
The payment does not involve much money, so other people probably won't care after reading it. In addition, the cost is reasonable, so most people will probably skip it.
But after reading Zhang's booklet about success, he was keenly aware of the irrationality.
Expenditure Overview: In a few months, nearly five hundred spirit stones will be used to purchase some high-end ingredients.
There is also a special note in the fee that the piano girl Ji Ying will have a banquet with the piano servants and guards in her attic every month, as a reward for everyone's hard work.
But Brother Wan never said that.
Ji Ying cares about everyone, only once a month, not as ordinary as written in the expense booklet.
A meal can cost less than a hundred spirit stones at most, and according to what Brother Wan said, he often gives gifts to everyone. The cost is high enough, but the cost is not enough.
A talented girl on the Oriole Ming Bang piano list needs to take advantage of this to make money?
Cheng Yun recalled everyone's comments on Ji Ying and thought it was absolutely impossible.
But where did this extra money go?
After several comparisons, there are only some problems here, and what's even more strange is that these problems only appeared five years ago and lasted for about half a year, and then returned to normal.
Cheng Yun thought for a while and found out that it was when Ji Ying arrived at Yunqi five years ago that she was able to develop her piano skills. She reached the second place on the piano rankings and became famous for a while.
Unfortunately, the two o'clock hour had already arrived. Manager Ning urged himself to get up and come back tomorrow.
Not in a hurry, Cheng Yun apologized, thinking too much.
Seeing his luck, Manager Ning no longer avoided taboos and asked quickly:
"Master Cheng, do you have any clues?"
Cheng Yun secretly thought that Guan Ning was an all-rounder after all, but every time he was involved in Ji Ying's case, Linglong seemed to be gone.
He could only smile bitterly and said truthfully:
"Even if there are clues in the investigation, it is difficult to reveal them, even if Manager Ning is very helpful."
Knowing that he had lost his composure, Manager Ning sighed and apologized. It was difficult to say that the relationship between Ji Ying and Cheng Yun was in his heart. It could only be said that there was too much pressure from the building.
Cheng Yun expressed his understanding, but said in his heart that it was hard to believe such an excuse. Guanshi Ning was really concerned about the case.
So Cheng Yun had a guess. The relationship between Guanshi Ning and Ji Ying, the piano girl, was by no means just acquaintance.
But Brother Wan has never mentioned it. It should not be the kind of love between a man and a woman. As for whether it is related to the case, he will have to find out by himself.
After breaking up with Ning Guanshi, Cheng Yun found Senior Yu who was wandering around bored.
As for why he could find it, it was because Senior Yu was wandering near the previous attic. When he saw Chengyun, he quickly ran over, hoping to see if Chengyun could find any clues.
There was no additional gain from the exchange between the two, so Cheng Yun planned to go back to Ji Ying's attic to ask Brother Wan.
I have to bring two jugs of good wine and ask Senior Yu if he has any. The ones in Qingxu Tower are too expensive.
The same spiritual wine sold for five spiritual stones outside, would cost fifteen spiritual stones in Qingxu Tower.
Senior Yu glanced at Cheng Yun, do you think I look like a drinker?
You can't see the sky from the building, but there is a dial to tell the time. It's not dark yet, so it's time to go out and buy a pot.
After all, guests are not drinking with each other. They go out to buy wine and come back to drink with Brother Wan. It is considered a friend visiting a friend, and Qing Xulou has nothing to do with it.
Nearly four days have passed since Qing Xu Lou came out again. The news of Qin Nu Ji Ying's death seems to have spread outside, and Qing Xu Lou doesn't seem to care.
Outside the building, someone had spontaneously set up a relatively gorgeous shed, where a portrait of Miss Ji Ying was placed. Many people spontaneously bought lotus flowers to place them.
The general housekeeper would probably have started to drive people away at this moment, but Qing Xulou did the opposite and sent someone to maintain order.
They also spent a lot of money to persuade those who were selling flowers and paintings to leave Qingxu Tower. Qingxu Tower hired dozens of people to sell various items at affordable prices.
Cheng Yun was amazed by what he saw and learned a lot at the same time.
This is not a kind of control over the subtleties of people's hearts.
If we look closely, it turns out that the people who came to express their condolences saw that other people had bought flowers and sent them to them, but they did not bring them with them, and there happened to be someone selling them nearby.
Looking at the price, it turned out to be three times the price two miles away.
There are only two kinds of people at this moment.
One is to endure the disgust in his heart and buy it, the other is to turn around and leave.
But the people who buy and don’t buy are the same.
The pure condolences and sadness in my heart were now destroyed and no longer pure.
Some thoughtful people may even suspect that Qing Xulou took this opportunity to make another fortune, which made him even more hated.
Therefore, if you do it right from the beginning, there will be no trouble later. Even if there will be all kinds of slander from interested people, Qingxu Tower has been in an invincible position from the beginning.
With admiration in his heart, Cheng Yun walked into a wine shop and asked the shopkeeper how much a pot of spiritual wine cost.
Ten spirit stones?
Isn't there the Five Spiritual Stones two miles away?
The shopkeeper said with a sad face:
"Miss Ji Ying doesn't like drinking, but most people who like Miss Ji Ying want to have a drink at this moment."
Then he pointed to a specially designated area on the left side of the door, where Cheng Yun smelled a strong aroma of wine since he entered.
"Usually we buy two pots, one pot for the guests to drink by themselves, and one pot for Miss Ji Ying to drink from afar."
The meaning is obvious, forget it if you don’t drink. Others are pouring a pot there, but you don’t want to?
Cheng Yun smiled and was about to leave, but thinking of the broken song he heard in front of the attic that day, he felt a little sadder in his heart, so he bought a pot and sprinkled it at the door of the wine shop.
Watching everyone leaving in front of the memorial shed, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
Behind him, the shopkeeper and the guests saw the young man in official uniform, and they looked down on him, but at this moment, the young man didn't look like he was hypocritical.
The shopkeeper felt that he had gone too far. Originally, he would not say much when people were buying or taking away, but most of the people in the government offices in the imperial city were domineering and annoying.
But not this boy.
So he went back and got three jugs of good wine, called the young man to come in, opened one jug and had a few drinks together, and took the remaining two jugs back.
Cheng Yun turned his head in surprise and saw the shopkeeper's kind face, so he sat down firmly without any intention of shirk.
After chatting with each other for a while, we found out that although Miss Ji Ying didn't like drinking, the piano waiter Mo Long often sneaked out to have a few drinks.
Then the angry girl Ji Ying would grab Mo Long, the Qin servant whose face was red, and yelled why Sister Ji was not number one, and go back, which was also a good story in the surrounding area.
As for ten spirit stones and a jug of wine, it's to scare the little catcher.
To express my apologies, I’ll give you two jugs of fine wine for free.
Although Cheng Yun understands, it is unclear why he is so hostile.
The shopkeeper smiled and said:
"Little brother, you just came to the imperial city, right? Are you not even a native of the country?"
Cheng Yun looked calm on the surface, but in fact he was extremely shocked. There should be no problem with his accent.
After asking for advice, the shopkeeper waved his hand and said no. He drank a glass first, and then pointed to the sign on the left side of the door, which had the name of the wine shop and the signature spirit written on it.
"My ancestors had a good skill in brewing wine. Although I can practice it, my qualifications are dull. I barely became a monk in the sixth level of bone forging. I can't go out to kill, but I am good at controlling spirits and brewing wine."
The shopkeeper gave Cheng Yun a glass. Watching the little brother drink it, he continued with a smile:
"If your business is good, people will naturally care about you. If you are an ordinary gangster, just report it to the official. It's scary because you may not be able to report some things to the official."
He sighed and drank another drink, signaling to the little brother that he was free to do whatever he wanted.
"For example, today the sign is on the left. If an official comes tomorrow and says it's wrong, the superior said it should be on the right. I will be fined ten spiritual stones, and I will be given a free bottle of wine in the store."
Seeing that the little brother was surprised, he said nothing, knowing that the little brother was a smart man.
"It's not like I haven't told my superiors before, but they are all scumbags, and I got a lot of help from them."
After talking about his troubles, he also wondered why the little brother came here. Since he had just arrived in the imperial city not long ago, he should not have such admiration for Miss Ji Ying.
Without hiding it, Cheng Yun generously said that he was here to investigate the case.
The shopkeeper and the surrounding customers laughed, saying that the little brother had drunk too much and made such nonsense, but it was not a bad ambition.
If the little brother really comes to investigate the case, everyone will be convinced. Of course, the premise is that he is not like other officials.
After two or three glasses of wine, Cheng Yun felt that the wine tasted quite strong. He couldn't hold back his words for a moment and slapped Sanchawei's waist badge on the table.
"Look, are you Sangchawei? You still don't believe me?"
Everyone in the tavern was a drinker, but they were barely tipsy. Seeing the genuine Sanchawei waist badge, they were all shaken away from the drunkenness.
I usually see only official servants with no official positions, but Sang Chawei is a real official with official positions, and he is not something ordinary people like them can make trouble with.
So everyone stood up quickly, but at this moment they didn't know whether they should kneel or not, and they froze in place for a moment.
Cheng Yun sensed that everyone was strange and used his spiritual power to disperse the smell of alcohol. He didn't know what to do for a moment. He sighed and took back his badge and asked the shopkeeper how much a pot cost. He paid for three pots.
The shopkeeper hurriedly said that he didn't want any money, but he thought in his mind that some of the officials from the past came here to see if he should pay more.
Cheng Yun sighed, glanced at the price list, and was able to tell which wine it was. He paid the spirit stone and turned around to go out.
After the young master went out, everyone could relax and look at each other without saying anything. The shopkeeper came back to his senses at this moment and remembered that the young master said he was here to investigate the case of Miss Ji Ying.
I felt a little regretful in my heart, but when I thought about it carefully, I didn't know how to save it.
Everyone drank a few drinks in a dull mood, and the sound of conversation gradually began.
First some trivial things to avoid embarrassment, but I don’t know where someone mentioned this:
"If it's this little... sir, then the truth about how Miss Ji Ying died will definitely come to light."
There was silence in the wine shop, no one responded.
Outside the door, Cheng Yun stood in front of the mourning shed and watched people coming and going. His mind went back and forth from the wine shop to the wine shop. His breath shook, and he entered the eighth realm of accumulating qi and refining blood.
The concealed cultivation level has also taken the opportunity to enter the realm of accumulating qi and refining blood. It is really difficult to reach perfection and not be listed on the list, which can easily arouse suspicion.
