"Oh, by the way, you didn't hire anyone," Vincent said, "I may have thought about what you said, but I always didn't want to believe it. ”

"It's already like this, you have to believe it if you don't want to believe it", Lin Hongwen comforted him, "That guy outside, don't quit for the time being." If you change another one, you have to be bought, maybe it's not as good as this. As for the breach of contract, we can dismiss it, but it can't be like that again in the future. I guess you'd be more willing to work with a decent businessman than someone with a gun in your head, wouldn't you? ”

"And what if they come and threaten me again?" Vincent asked.

Lin Hongwen smiled and said, "Your time in China is still too short, he has a good plan, you have a wall ladder." ”

"What do you mean?" Vincent asked, confused.

"As they said, in fact, it is not easy to find that there is an overlap in cloth patterns", Lin Hongwen said, "In this case, you just need to work hard and make a few more fake contracts." ”

"I seem to understand," said Vincent, "you mean, I'm going to make some fake contracts, and when they come, I'll show them them." So they would ask me to choose some of these fake contracts to supply them, and I listened to them and did so, ostensibly, as if they overlapped with you, but in reality, they completely separated the supply of the two of you, and you sold different things, right? ”

"That's what it means", Lin Hongwen replied, "You are spending some time to stagger the arrival time, they are afraid that we will find out, and they will be divided into several semicolons to sell, who has the time to buy everything back and compare it one by one?" ”

"Why didn't I think about it sooner?" Vincent was so angry that he was happy, "Lin, seriously, if Xu dismisses you one day, you must come to help me, and you must be like you to deal with the wicked." ”

"Who doesn't want to do business in a proper manner", Lin Hongwen sighed, "But as long as there is one person who does not follow the rules, the rules are useless." ”

"Of course," Vincent agrees, "it's certainly easier to make money by not following the rules, and it's all about those who play by the rules." ”

"Forget it, don't talk about this", Lin Hongwen got up and said, "I should go back too, and things will come according to our discussion." ”

"No problem," Vincent replied.

Lin Hongwen returned to Hezhong Commercial Bank with a pen, Xu Qingzhi glanced at him, and buried himself in writing. Lin Hongwen gently put the pen on the table, "It's repaired." ”

Xu Qingzhi took the pen over with some doubts, looked at it for a moment and said, "This is not my original one." ”

"Ouch, you're willing to talk to me", Lin Hongwen smiled, "I know I can't hide it from you, Torvinson bought it." ”

Xu Qingzhi said with a cold face, "Spent a lot of money, right?" ”

"Money is a trivial matter, as long as it suits your heart", Lin Hongwen said, reaching out and taking off the cap of the pen, "Try it." ”

Xu Qingzhi on paper

Xu Qingzhi let him say that he was amused, "If you fall again, just go to Vincent and buy one casually, you don't have to do it as it is." ”

"This kind of thing is easy to use for a long time", Lin Hongwen said, "By the way, the matter of cloth has also been investigated." ”

"What the hell is going on?" Xu Qingzhi's positive color said.

Lin Hongwen told the whole thing again, but he brushed over the matter of He Mu looking for someone to investigate, Xu Qingzhi nodded and praised after hearing it, "This is very good, it will not embarrass Vincent, and we will not suffer." ”

"Yes, if he is asked to lose money, even if he is willing to lose, he will still do the same in the future", Lin Hongwen said, "We can't learn He Gui's methods, we can only see the tricks." ”

"Yes", Xu Qingzhi echoed helplessly.

92.

It was a rare sunny day outside, but Yao Shunchang sat on the chair tremblingly, secretly looking at He Gui while drinking tea. He vaguely felt that He Gui should have called him here for Chen Xinglai's business, and it was probably not a good thing to look at his expression.

He Gui added water to the pot again, and finally was willing to speak, "The person I sent to Shanghai has returned." ”

"What's the matter?" Yao Shunchang asked nervously.

"There is indeed a man named Chen Xinglai in Shanghai, and he does have a textile factory, but that man is still well in Shanghai," Mr. He said.

"And the one we saw was a liar?" Yao Shunchang clenched his fists and stood up and wanted to go out.

"What's the hurry?" He Gui said behind him, "Sit down!" ”

Yao Shunchang gritted his teeth and sat down, "This old boy dares to deceive us, are we still used to him?" ”

"He was deceived, but we didn't give him any of them", He Gui said slowly, "I'm not in a hurry, what are you anxious about?" ”

"Isn't it like I can't swallow this breath", Yao Shunchang said, "After all, I introduced this person to you, fortunately, you are thoughtful, brother, otherwise he would have run away with the money now." ”

"I think this liar is also old-fashioned, you see that he is fluent in answers, and he also knows how to borrow a real identity, I guess he has deceived many people before", He Gui said, and suddenly smiled, "It's such a good thing to run a factory, we haven't negotiated, don't delay others." ”

"What do you mean, dude?"

"I mean, don't waste it."

Yao Shunchang pondered for a moment, "Don't say it, this thing is really easy." ”

"How?"

"Qin Hong of Yinghualou is a good friend of Zhou Shiying of Hezhong Commercial Bank. I was put on a show by him back then, and at first I didn't understand where the news leaked. Later, I remembered that Xu Maocai had been to the Yinghualou with me, and was bumped into by Qin Hong, she must have told Zhou Shiying about this matter", Yao Shunchang patted his thigh and said, "This time, I still pressed the last time, and I also led that Chen Xinglai to and from the Yinghualou, this time I am not afraid that she will bump into her, nor will I be afraid that she will report the news, I am afraid that she will not report in time!" ”

"The Song Chi you were looking for last time blew people away without saying a few words, but fortunately he didn't give you out", He Gui said unhappily, "Don't mess it up again this time." ”

"Brother, don't worry, this time I'm just a line", Yao Shunchang said with a smile, "I don't believe it, those three descendants will also send someone to Shanghai to check him, it just so happens that this is not about the New Year, I guarantee that the three of them will not stop for a long time!" ”

93.

On the morning of the new year, Qin Hong sent someone over and asked Zhou Shiying to come in the evening. Zhou Shiying was a little strange, because he had already said before that he would pass on the day of Xiao Nian, for no reason, and let people run again, thinking about what was important. Zhou Shiying was pondering, He Mu took some stove candy over, "Business won't be good today, let's eat some stove candy." ”

Zhou Shiying took a piece and took a bite, and it was full of debris, and after a while the sugar touched his hands, it began to turn slimy, and the one in his mouth stuck to his teeth.

"So sweet?" Zhou Shiying chewed hard, "It's still so sticky." ”

"In this way, we can seal the mouth of the Lord of the Stove, so that he will not talk nonsense after he goes to heaven", He Mu said with a smile, "We will all go home today to worship the Lord of the Stove, and we can also close early." ”

"Yes," Zhou Shiying said vaguely.

As soon as it got dark, Zhou Shiying went to the Flower Building. When Qin Hong saw him coming, he ordered someone to go to the kitchen and bring the prepared dishes to the room.

"Just eat whatever you want," Zhou said.

"It's okay usually, today is a little year," Qin Hong said with a smile, "and there are indeed things to be happy about." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Come in and talk about it", Qin Hong stretched out her hand and pulled Zhou Shiying into the house, "Didn't you tell me before that you want to set up a factory." ”

"Hmm," Zhou Shiying nodded, "but there's no way." ”

"Yesterday Yao Shunchang came over", Qin Hong said, "led a person, said that he was from Shanghai, surnamed Chen, and opened a textile factory there." Listening to what they meant, the man surnamed Chen intended to find someone to join, but he didn't know why he didn't negotiate in the end. ”

"It's just right that we didn't negotiate", Zhou Shiying smiled, "It can fulfill us." ”

"I heard that he lives in the hotel at the corner of the street", Qin Hong said, "You might as well go and inquire, but you have to hurry, the New Year will be soon, and it is estimated that he will leave soon." ”

"I'll go tomorrow", Zhou Shiying said, "If it can really be negotiated, the New Year will be happy." ”

As soon as the two finished speaking, the food was brought in. Zhou Shiying looked at it, good guy, braised sea cucumber with green onions, sweet and sour carp, shredded pork in Beijing sauce, crispy chicken, and a milk soup with pu cabbage. Although there are not many dishes, the housekeeping skills are basically on the table.

"Come, eat it while it's hot", Qin Hong added a sea cucumber to Zhou Shiying, "I gave the cook some money and asked him to buy some good ones, he said, these are all family dishes." ”

Zhou Shiying tasted it, "It's really good." ”

Qin Hong pursed her lips and smiled, her face satisfied.

94.

Zhou Shiying went to the hotel early the next morning to find the surname Chen, and when Lin Hongwen knew about it, it was already night. He Mu told the matter again, Lin Hongwen listened silently, and only said after a while, "What did Shi Ying say?" ”

"He said that he would come to you a long time ago and wanted to take you to meet that Chen Xinglai," He Mu said, "I see that he came back, and he should have had a good conversation." ”

Lin Hongwen held his chin and thought for a while and said, "Where does that Chen Xinglai live?" ”

"Yuanhe Hotel, the third room on the second floor," He Mu said.

"How do you know so well?" Lin Hongwen asked with a wry smile.

"It's almost the New Year, I'm afraid something will happen," He Mu said, "so let people follow him." ”

"What's wrong?" Lin Hongwen asked.

"Whether it's a liar or a thief, you have to make a fortune before the New Year, otherwise how can you celebrate the New Year", He Mu said, "I don't understand business matters, but it's always good to be careful." ”

"That's right", Lin Hongwen thought for a while and asked, "How did Sister Hong know that Chen Xinglai was such a person?" ”

"I heard that Yao Shunchang took someone to the Yinghua Building, and the two of them talked so that Sister Hong could hear it. The surname Chen originally wanted He Gui to join the gang, but it seems that the price has not been negotiated", He Mu replied, "and then Sister Hong sued Shi Ying." ”

"You will find someone to continue to stare at that Chen Xinglai for a while, and by the way, tell that person that if Chen Xinglai leaves tomorrow after Shi Ying and I leave, Chen Xinglai will leave the city", Lin Hongwen paused, his voice sank, "Break his legs." ”

"But what if he's not a liar?" He Mu asked.

"There is no case", Lin Hongwen said, "Tomorrow I will let Shi Ying take the money, and give him the money when the negotiation is completed, and by the way, I will discuss that Shi Ying will go back to Shanghai with him to see the textile factory." If he is really a businessman, then leave the Fu family shop with Shi Ying. If he is a liar and the money is in hand, he will run away immediately. ”

Lin Hongwen stretched out his hand and dialed the core of the oil lamp, the light was in a trance, He Mu raised his eyes to look at him, only to see that half of his face was hidden in the shadows.

"What, scared?" Lin Hongwen asked with a smile.

"If he really cheats us out of our money, is it enough to discount a leg?" He Mu asked.

"It's just a cheat on money, do you still want someone's life?" Lin Hongwen Zhengse said, "If it's really a liar, there should be more than one person, you pick a few more people to go over, don't suffer a loss." And then there's ......"

"What's it?"

"Don't tell Shiying about this," Lin Hongwen whispered.

"Got it," He Mu said.

Lin Hongwen couldn't help but smile when he saw him with a serious face, "You don't even ask why now, do you?" ”

"I don't know much about business, but I can guess what you think," He Mu said.

"Oh?" Lin Hongwen looked at him suspiciously, "Then tell me, what do I think?" ”

"When Song Chi came to the door of the firm to make trouble, you said that it was better to come later for some things, maybe later, people will change", He Mu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "Now, it's time for him to change." ”

Lin Hongwen held his chin and looked at him with a smile on his face, without words.

95.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Zhou Shiying came. Lin Hongwen prepared the money, dressed decently, and talked to Zhou Shiying about his plans as he walked. Zhou Shiying heard that if the negotiation was completed, he would go back with Chen Xinglai, and had some objections, Lin Hongwen hurriedly said that if it was inconvenient for him to go during the New Year, he could go, and Zhou Shiying agreed.

The two walked to the Yuanhe Hotel, and the moment the door was fully opened, Lin Hongwen could conclude that Zhou Shiying had been deceived. There is no need to speak, and there is no need to look hard, Lin Hongwen remembers this face. When the gang of liars made trouble when Kang Jitang wanted to take Yuan Ting away, he was one of the six people, and he was not the one who was the leader, but Lin Hongwen remembered him, because this person glared at him viciously.

Zhou Shiying and Chen Xinglai chatted happily, and after a while, Chen Xinglai took out the contract. Zhou Shiying glanced at Lin Hongwen, Lin Hongwen nodded slightly, Zhou Shiying signed the contract with confidence and boldness, and then handed over the deposit to Chen Xinglai, and the two parties agreed to leave for Shanghai together tomorrow.

Out of the Yuanhe Hotel, Zhou Shiying slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, before the Chinese New Year, this matter was settled." ”

"Yes," Lin Hongwen echoed.

Half an hour after Lin Hongwen and Zhou Shiying left, Chen Xinglai left the hotel with a burden. Through the streets and alleys, they entered two hotels one after another, and there were four more people beside them, and the group went all the way to the north, originally planning to go to Hulan City, but they were intercepted before they left the Fu family's store. Chen Xinglai didn't have time to say a word, and was dragged into the dark alley.

"A few good men, we just eat together, I don't know where we offended a few people", Chen Xing looked at the wooden stick in the other party's hand, and said in a trembling voice, "If you don't dislike it, we still have some money in our baggage." ”

"The boss said, you don't want money, but you have to discount your leg," said the voice of the man standing in the shadows.

Before the sound fell, I heard a scream in the alley that was heartbreaking, and the passers-by were shocked to sweat. After a while, more than a dozen people came out of the alley and got into the three carriages at the entrance of the alley.

In the afternoon, the floor clock in the shop had just struck twice, He Mu drank all the tea in the cup, looked up and said to Zhou Shiying, "It's so tasteless in my mouth, I'll buy some spiced peanuts and come back to eat." ”

"Okay, I haven't eaten it for a long time, buy more", Zhou Shiying instructed.

He Mu left the shop and walked twice to buy peanuts. As we walked back, a carriage stopped at the corner, and the coachman wore a thick fur hat, a dark brown padded jacket, and a cigarette pouch in his hand. He Mu lifted the curtain and got into the car by himself, the coachman gently twitched the horse's legs, and the carriage moved forward slowly.

There was still a person sitting in the car, and He Mu sat down opposite him and asked, "How are things going?" ”

"The leg has been broken, see when you want to pick him up," the man replied.

"How many people are there?"

"Five, all bundled in the warehouse, Lao Chai is watching."

"Do you know what's going on?"

"It's to cheat everywhere, from the south to the north, there is a woman in it, and there is a special immortal jump. There is also a Japanese speaker who has deceived many businessmen. ”

"Anything else?"

"They said that they came to Fu's store to deceive He Gui, but He Gui seemed to see that they were liars, and they never showed up again after seeing each other, it was Yao Shunchang who was passing the word, and in the end it was not negotiated, and they also brought the fake Chen Xing to and from Yinghualou**."

"Okay, I know everything, I'll go over later, you take care of the people", He Mu finished speaking, and got out of the carriage, which just circled around without hurry, and returned to the same place. He Mu returned to the business house with spiced peanuts, and Zhou Shiying grabbed a few and put them in his mouth and chewed, "It's so crispy!" ”

After closing, He Mu avoided Zhou Shiying and went to find Lin Hongwen first. Lin Hongwen listened to him with a solemn face, and looked up at him, "What do you think?" ”

"Yao Shunchang's ghost," He Mu said.

"Actually, when you said before that this person was brought to the Flower Building by Yao Shunchang, I thought that he was a liar", Lin Hongwen sighed, "The matter of Xu Maocai before was revealed to us by Sister Hong, and Yao Shunchang must have guessed this later, so this time it was concocted." But I'm worried that this was instructed by He Gui. ”

"That's not easy to say", He Mu said, "It's not a day or two that he has been leaning on He Gui's big tree, since He Gui came to Fu's shop, he has successively handed over the business of several stores to him, and he is normal to do things for He Gui." ”

"I had a few small fights before, so I put up with it. This time the bullying has come to the head, and if you don't say anything, it will really make people pinch it as a soft persimmon", Lin Hongwen narrowed his eyes slightly, "He set us up at this time, and he sincerely didn't let us have a good New Year." He will do the first year of junior high school, and we will do the fifteenth. ”

"Shall we trick back again?" He Mu asked tentatively, "Just one has shown his face, and there are still four left." ”

Lin Hongwen shook his head, "Keep those five people, and tomorrow morning, find someone to pick up his legs, and the pain will be enough for him to bear for a night." ”

"Keep?" He Mu looked at Lin Hongwen in confusion, "You don't want to cheat them back, what do you leave them for?" ”

"I don't need them now, but what about later?" Lin Hongwen said, "The five people will be handed over to you, the one with the broken leg will be raised first, and the remaining four, you will disperse them and arrange them to work in different shops." After giving the 1,000 rubles to the five of them, they told them to work hard, and there would be a bonus at the end of the year. ”

"Well, I know," He Mu said, "that...... How are we going to pay homage to him? ”

"This matter is not in a hurry, you have to plan well", Lin Hongwen said calmly, "Besides, the day after tomorrow, Shiying will find out that she has been deceived, and she will inevitably make a fuss." The accounts must be settled, but first have a good New Year. ”

"Then how do you explain to Qingzhi's side? He obviously told you to write to Chen Yuexuan, but you didn't wait for someone to reply to the letter and bought a textile factory? He Mu asked worriedly.

"I told him that there was a boss in Shanghai who wanted to find someone to join the textile factory. Shi Ying talked to him, but the price was very expensive and it didn't work out, but I wanted to follow him to Shanghai to see the market," Lin Hongwen said.

"But what if one day the two of them are a pair, what if Shi Ying knows that you are calculating him?" He Mu asked.

"Will you tell you about being fooled? Long face? Lin Hongwen sneered, "Besides, what did I calculate about him?" I didn't look for a liar, and I didn't force him to be fooled. He was defenseless, and I had to follow him to help him clean up the mess. I don't have to pay him the thousand roubles, and I don't blame him for it, and I just didn't tell him that the liars were caught by us. He thinks that our methods are disgraceful, so this time let's see how the glorious means can settle these things. ”

"Let Shi Ying know how immoral these people are, he always thinks that no matter what others do, he just needs to do business in a proper manner, and he always thinks that a slap can't be slapped. It's true that a slap doesn't make a sound, but it will sound when it is slapped in the face", He Mu stood up and fluttered the floating ash on the hem of his clothes, "That's it first, they're still waiting for me in the warehouse, I'll go first." ”

Lin Hongwen nodded and got up to send him out. He Mu opened the door a small crack and looked out, Lin Hongwen knew that he was afraid of bumping into Zhou Shiying, so he didn't say anything. It was very dark outside, only a few families hung lanterns at the door, Lin Hongwen stuffed the small lantern in his hand to He Mu, "Why did you go so late?" ”

"There was a carriage waiting for me at the corner of the street," said He Mu, "so I didn't come in because I was afraid that people would see me." ”

"That's good", Lin Hongwen said, helping He Mu open the door, standing at the door and watching He Mu step on the snow, walking towards the street with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

After sending He Mu away, Lin Hongwen returned to the house, struck a match, and lit a cigarette. Silent, he took a few hard breaths, and his heart was no longer so restless. By the light of the oil lamp, Lin Hongwen looked at his palm, where there was a scar, although it was not deep, but it still broke the palm print. It's strange to say, but a year ago, it feels like a long time has passed. Lin Hongwen curled his fingers and quietly touched the scar, after Du Xinzhu's death that year, he fainted for three days. Now, I'm afraid my eyes won't blink more.

96.

In the early morning of the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, Lin Hongwen entered the Yuanhe Hotel with a suitcase under Xiaoxue, wanting to find Chen Xinglai, but was told by the shopkeeper that the person had checked out the day before yesterday and left. Lin Hongwen ran all the way to the United Commercial Bank, threw the box on the ground, leaned on the door and gasped heavily, and said to Zhou Shiying, "Chen Xinglai has run away!" ”

Zhou Shiying was so shocked that she didn't say anything for a long time, and after a long while, she looked at Lin Hongwen helplessly, "Ran away?" ”

Lin Hongwen was already out of breath at this time, and told Zhou Shiying about going to find Chen Xing to fight the air, and Zhou Shiying sat down with a pale face, "This, what should I do?" Why don't we go to the police station and report the crime? ”

Lin Hongwen said uncontrollably, "It's okay to report the case, but the police station doesn't care about the Fu family store at all, so it's better to ask someone to find it." ”

"I'm afraid I can't find it if I want to find it", He Mu said, "According to what the shopkeeper said, Chen Xinglai has been running for nearly two days." ”

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what the hell should I do?" Zhou Shiying asked loudly.

Lin Hongwen thought for a while and said, "Don't panic, in this way, I'll go to the door of the inn to inquire again, if anyone saw where he ran away, Shi Ying, why don't you go to the Friends Club to see if you can find someone to help." ”

Zhou Shiying shook his head directly, "This is not appropriate, as soon as I go, the entire Friends Association will know that our firm has been deceived, and this matter cannot be known!" ”

Lin Hongwen thought for a moment and said, "Since it's not good, then ...... This thousand rubles will be lost in our business, and I won't inquire, after all, it's not a good thing, and the fewer people who know, the better. ”

Zhou Shiying sat down on the chair with a depressed face, of course he was unwilling to lose a thousand rubles like this, but what could he do if he was unwilling, he had been running for two days, and he didn't know where to chase if he wanted to, let alone let people know.

Lin Hongwen walked over and said with a worried face, "Shi Ying, don't blame yourself too much, I can't blame you for this, when you led me there, I didn't see that he was a liar." It's only a thousand rubles, and we can't afford to lose it, so don't take it to heart. ”

Zhou Shiying hung his head and couldn't say anything.

Lin Hongwen comforted him a few more words, and when he saw that he still didn't speak, he asked He Mu to persuade him well and go back to China Street first. He Mu responded while sending Lin Hongwen out. The two walked all the way to the street, Lin Hongwen stopped and said to He Mu, "You go back and persuade him, Shi Ying, the more you say don't blame yourself, the more he blames himself, and the more you say don't take it to heart, the more he takes it to heart." I hope he learned a lesson this time, and he won't be so easy to deceive in the future. ”

"I know," said He Mu, "I have called the doctor in the morning, and I have connected the man's leg, and it hurts all night, and his face is no longer bloody." The money was shared with them, and they had sweetness, so they were naturally willing to follow us. But how are you going to settle the fake Chen Xinglai? He's already shown his face. ”

"He can't stay in Fujiadian, wait for his leg to heal, let him go to Qinjiagang to explore the way for us first", Lin Hongwen instructed, "By the way, I will throw the suitcase in the store first, you will keep it for me first, and I will come and get it at night." ”

"Okay", He Mu stretched out his hand to help Lin Hongwen and put him in the carriage. Watching the car go away, he also turned around and went back.

The light snow did not stop, and the yellow calendar in the corner of the counter of the commercial bank wrote that on the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month of the Jiachen year, the day was worth the moon and the moon was broken, and it was not suitable for major events.

97.

Lin Hongwen did not go back to China Street directly, he got off the carriage in Baza City, went to the He Kee grain and oil shop there to buy half a bucket of rice, and carried it to a place where there was no one. He grabbed a handful of rice and looked at it carefully, and sure enough, it was the same as the one in Fu's shop, which was also mixed with moldy rice. Lin Hongwen threw the rice in his hand on the ground hard, the snow and rice were mixed together, they were all white and couldn't be distinguished at all, and after a few rubbing, they were all gray.

It was snowing lightly outside, Xu Qingzhi was checking the accounts in the store, and the guy was wiping the countertops and ornaments in front. The wind chimes sent by the Japanese merchant rang twice, and a young woman in a dress pushed the door in. The man put down the rag and went up to him, and asked earnestly, "What does the girl want to buy?" ”

"Excuse me, is Lin Hongwen here?" The woman asked.

Xu Qingzhi originally thought it was He Yao, but the sound didn't look like it, so he walked out. I saw that the woman had bent eyebrows and apricot eyes, fair skin, and red lips. He wore a fox scarf around his neck, an indigo woolen coat, and black boots. Xu Qingzhi was a little surprised to see that she was all from Hezhong Commercial House, but she also understood who the person was at once, "You are...... Miss Ru Ting? ”

The woman smiled and saluted, "I've seen Boss Xu." ”

Xu Qingzhi was even more surprised, "Have you seen me?" ”

"I've never seen it," Ru Ting said, "but I've often heard Hongwen mention it." ”

Xu Qingzhi has always disliked Fengyue places, and when he was studying abroad, he also met □□ who stood on the side of the street to solicit guests. So although there is some sympathy in my heart, I also stay away.

The Ru Ting in front of her was not like the ones she had seen before, she was humble and polite, but she seemed to have read some books. Xu Qingzhi beckoned her to sit down, asked the guy to make tea, and told her, "Hongwen left for Shanghai today, and he won't be back until the New Year." ”

"Shanghai?" Ru Ting thought for a while and asked tentatively, "Is it a business matter?" ”

"Yes", Xu Qingzhi poured her a cup of tea, "It's cold outside, drink some hot tea to slow down." ”

Ru Ting thanked her and took the tea, frowned slightly and said, "Is he already gone?" ”

"It should already be on the road at this time", Xu Qingzhi looked at her and asked with a strange expression, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

Ru Ting said, "I'll ask something, Boss Xu, don't mind, I'm afraid you'll be deceived." ”

"Scammed?" Xu Qingzhi was a little surprised, "What does the girl know?" ”

Ru Ting bit her lip and looked embarrassed, "I can't hide it, I was abducted by human traffickers when I was a child, and then sold to a gang of liars. One of the scammers speaks several dialects, especially Shanghainese and Sichuanese, and speaks them very well. I saw him in Peach Blossom Lane the other day. Originally, I wanted to remind Hongwen that if someone has done business for you recently, you must pay attention. But he hasn't come to get drunk in the past few days, and I can't get out. I begged the bustard for several days, and it was easy to let me come out today, but it was still too late. ”

Xu Qing's heart was shocked, and she wanted to really let her say what it was good to say, so she asked again, "Then with the girl's understanding, how do they act?" ”

"Usually, as soon as the money arrives, they will leave in the shortest possible time", Ru Ting said seriously, "But if the chain set up is not necessarily, it is also possible to deceive people to other places." ”

"I haven't heard Hongwen say that he gave that person money, is it to trick him into going to Shanghai?" Xu Qingzhi immediately instructed the guy, "You go to the Yuanhe Hotel, inquire about what direction Hongwen is going, and see if you can stop it." ”

When the guy heard this, he immediately went out to find a carriage and went straight to Fu's shop. Xu Qingzhi sighed, "Thank you girl for this trip, we just want to do some business as we should, but since we opened the business, we haven't stopped much." ”

"Boss Xu, don't sigh, the world is like this, you want to be stable, but it still doesn't agree", Ru Ting comforted him, "If you don't mind, I want to stay a little longer and see if I can wait for the news, I am also at ease." ”

Xu Qingzhi was just about to say that he didn't mind, but the wind chimes on the door rang twice, and Lin Hongwen came back. Seeing Ru Ting sitting in the store, I couldn't help but be stunned.

"How did you get back? What a liar is that man? Xu Qingzhi said.

"How do you know?" Lin Hongwen asked curiously.

"Miss Ru Ting said", Xu Qingzhi explained, "She was afraid that we would be deceived, and she came to sue us." ”

Lin Hongwen took off his cotton clothes, shook the snow on it, looked back at Ru Ting and said, "I really let you say, I went to find that Chen Xinglai early this morning, and the shopkeeper of Yuanhe Hotel told me that he checked out and left the day before yesterday." ”

"That's it? What's the picture? Xu Qingzhi asked.

"I don't know, maybe somewhere the horse's feet were exposed, and people broke it down, so hurry up and run", Lin Hongwen said, "After I found out that something was wrong, I immediately went to inform Shi Ying and them." ”

"It's nothing to cheat some money, just take it as a disaster and avoid disaster, it's okay if people are fine", Xu Qingzhi comforted him and said, "Just now Miss Ru Ting was worried that the scammer set up a series of tricks to trick you to other places." ”

Lin Hongwen stretched out his hand to bake the fire, "Fortunately, he has already left, otherwise if I really go to Shanghai with him, I don't know what it would be like." ”

Xu Qingzhi poured him a cup of hot tea, "Don't think about it so much, let's warm up, I've been running outside in the morning." ”

Lin Hongwen dragged a chair for himself, sat next to the charcoal fire, and hissed and drank a cup of hot tea. Ru Ting had never seen him like this, and couldn't help laughing. Lin Hongwen looked at her and said, "I haven't asked you yet, how did you come out?" ”

"I begged the bustard for a few days, and seeing that the New Year was coming, everyone who had something serious to do went home to work, and she saw that there were few people, so she allowed me to come out", Ru Ting said with a smile.

Lin Hongwen roasted the fire for a while, and his body finally eased up. After a while, the guy also came back, and seeing that Lin Hongwen was also there, he knew that he had run in vain. briefly explained to Zhou Shiying, and then went to clean. Xu Qingzhi took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and saw that it was about to be noon, so he said to Lin Hongwen, "It's all this time, you take Miss Ru Ting out for lunch." ”

Ru Ting shirked and said no, Xu Qingzhi said, "You went all the way to sue us liars, don't thank you well, we can't go in our hearts." ”

Lin Hongwen picked up the cotton clothes and put them on, and said to Ru Ting, "You're welcome, otherwise we won't be at ease for even a year." ”

Ru Ting pursed her lips and smiled, and followed him out.