Chapter Fifty-Seven: Striking the Grass and Startling the Snake
"Childe, shouldn't we take this good opportunity to act again?" Zhou Xun's subordinates looked at him flatteringly, and said as if flattering.
"Well, but now is not the time." He wished he had acted sooner, but with the experience of the previous few times, he knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
"Still secretly and carefully, be careful not to startle the snake." After a few more commands, he let his men go.
Zhou Xun also showed an imperceptible smile, and a voice in his heart told him that he was going to succeed this time.
Qin Boyong was busy with his own affairs, and he didn't have the heart to inquire carefully about Gu Muzhi's affairs, but he knew that she had not contacted Zhou Xun privately.
All Qin Boyong's actions were known to Zhou Xun, but Zhou Xun was still not in a hurry to act, silently observing their every move, ready to wait for the opportunity to move.
Finally, after the seventh day, Zhou Xun made a meticulous plan.
"Ann."
Hearing Zhou Xun in the house calling himself, Xiao An, who had been waiting outside the door for a few days, was overjoyed and immediately entered the house.
"Childe, you called me?"
In the past few days, Zhou Xun has always locked himself in his room, and he has not seen anyone, and he doesn't know if anything has happened.
Although he was worried about his son-in-law, Xiao An just thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to disobey Zhou Xun's order and rush in.
"Hmm. Go find a few people, I have something to order. ”
"Okay!" Xiao An smiled like a child, and immediately jumped up to find someone.
In a moment, Xiao An found a few big men and stood in front of Zhou Xun one by one.
Zhou Xun looked at the group of strong people in front of him, and then looked at Xiao An, who was smiling, and couldn't cry or laugh for a while, not knowing what to say.
"Childe, what's wrong with you?" Xiao An was puzzled, obviously he found someone according to Childe's instructions, but why did Childe look a little angry.
"Alas, it's also my fault for not telling you in advance what to do with someone." Zhou Xun couldn't help laughing, and asked Xiao An to find a few people who looked thin and honest again.
"Hahaha, Childe, why didn't you say earlier that you were going to arrange someone to be a shopkeeper in a jewelry store, I thought Childe was going to Qin Mansion to take revenge!"
Zhou Xun looked at Xiao An with hatred, and it didn't take long for him to personally take these people to the jewelry store.
At first, the shopkeeper of the jewelry store was unwilling and did not need to accept these uninvited guests. was about to sternly refuse, but Zhou Xun took out a certain amount of gold from his arms and handed it to him without saying anything.
Although the shopkeeper opened a jewelry store, the price was high, and he couldn't make a few dollars on weekdays.
In this way, Zhou Xun and the shopkeeper of the jewelry store reached an agreement, and placed his own people in the jewelry store to observe Gu Muzhi in order to find a suitable opportunity.
Zhou Xun became more cautious, knowing that it was not safe for him to only do this, so he asked the previous big man to explain to do something.
Inside the Qin Mansion.
Qin Boyong rarely had nothing to do today, and was thinking about going out for a walk with Gu Muzhi in the afternoon.
"Lord Wang! Oh no! Suddenly there was a sharp knock at the door, and it was a butler, followed by a strange man.
"Lord Wang... I'm from the prefect. Seeing Qin Boyong looking at him fiercely, the man immediately explained his identity.
Qin Boyong's eyes narrowed slightly, the prefect never sent people to his house easily, but why today?
"What's wrong?" Qin Boyong impatiently reached out and rubbed his eyebrows, it seems that there is no way to rest today.
"This..."The prefect looked around, there were too many people in the room to speak.
"Stand down." Qin Boyong saw the man's concerns, waved his hand at the others, and then retreated.
"Lord Wang... Something is wrong! The goods in the prefect's warehouse were stolen, and those goods were entrusted by the prince to the prefect's care. As he spoke, fine beads of sweat were pouring out of his forehead.
"What's going on? Isn't that the goods supposed to stay in the prefect's warehouse? Qin Boyong frowned, a little puzzled.
"The prefect is now sending someone to investigate, but the goods are indeed missing, and the prefect is afraid that things are not so simple, so he sent his subordinates to report to the prince, and wanted the prince to go and check in person."
Qin Boyong didn't have any expression on his face, but in his heart he felt disdain for the prefect's efficiency. Whether it is now or in the past, as long as something happens to the prefect, even if it is a trivial matter, Qin Boyong must be personally dealt with.
"Lord Wang?" Seeing that Qin Boyong didn't answer, the man called out cautiously, which made Qin Boyong come back to his senses.
"Okay, this king knows, you go back first, and this king will arrive later." Although I was reluctant in my heart, I could lose my own things after all, so there was nothing to complain about.
"Little Liu, you go and gather two teams of secret guards, one team will go to the prefect with this king, and the other team will secretly follow Gu Muzhi."
"Yes." Xiao Liu listened to Qin Boyong's instructions, did not hesitate at all, and immediately set out to do it.
Gu Muzhi yard.
"Xiaolan, how do you see me wearing this?" Gu Muzhi has been dressed up in front of the mirror all morning, and she has always been dissatisfied with her face.
"Miss Zhi, didn't the slave and maid say it? You look good in whatever you wear! Xiaolan joked with a smile.
I don't know why, Gu Muzhi is a little abnormal today, she never thought about dressing herself carefully in the past, but today she has already changed several clothes.
Although Xiao Lan praised herself, Gu Muzhi was still not very satisfied, thinking that if she didn't leave the house again, she would not be able to enjoy shopping today, so she was finally willing to give up.
As soon as the two of them left the house, they naturally went directly to the jewelry store as before.
"Miss Azhi, you're here." As soon as the shopkeeper saw Gu Muzhi, he immediately greeted him with a smile. After all, Gu Muzhi has taken care of her own business these days, and she has bought a lot of things in the store, so she naturally wants to greet her.
"Well, I heard yesterday that there was a new batch of jewelry coming here today." Gu Muzhi didn't go around in circles, and directly stated his purpose.
"Hahaha, let the shopkeeper present it." At the shopkeeper's order, a man came out from behind, presenting the new jewelry in the store.
At first, Gu Muzhi's mind was all attracted by the jewelry, but he didn't notice the man holding the jewelry. After the man walked forward slowly and put the jewelry in front of Gu Muzhi, Gu Muzhi finally saw the man's appearance.
"Zhou Xun!" Gu Muzhi was surprised, didn't think much about it, and immediately pulled Xiaolan to leave, but Zhou Xun gave an order, and the door of the store was blocked by those people who pretended to be guys.
Only then did Gu Muzhi realize that he had been tricked.