kvmb Chapter 284 The incident came to light
Chapter 284 The incident came to light
With the backstabbing of Shopkeeper Yang, the reputation of Jiangnan Famous Li was declining in Yujiang City, and it also directly affected Wangcheng in the north. However, Shopkeeper Lu of Wangcheng had always had a good personal relationship with Shopkeeper Yang, and he was also a fence-sitter. After listening to Shopkeeper Yang's provocation and the benefits promised by Master Shen behind the scenes, Shopkeeper Lu was naturally tempted.
He also secretly thought that Wangcheng's business was not as good as before, and the new boss in Jiangnan was sitting on his hands and watching. Seeing his monthly bonus gradually decreasing, he couldn't help but feel anxious. Moreover, now even Shopkeeper Yang dared to make false accounts to fool the Li family, why didn't he turn a blind eye?
Furthermore, he heard from Shopkeeper Yang that the boss had already trained a new shopkeeper in Qile City, and it was only a matter of time before the old guys would be abandoned. In that case, he was too lazy to show his loyalty. Even if the truth came out one day, he could just push it to Shopkeeper Yang, and he would not take any benefits or offend Master Shen for the time being.
"After two months, I finally heard some satisfying news."
In the government office of Qile City, after hearing Captain Zhou's report about Master Shen Shi, the prefect You Zhiji couldn't help but relax his brows and let out a long sigh of relief while looking at the green bamboo outside the window.
Since the Ma Ming incident, You Zhizhou had people keep an eye on Shenjia Villa and Master Shen in Yaocheng, but he didn't expect that Master Shen was very cunning and cautious. After Village Chief Ma was imprisoned, he hid in Shenjia Villa all day and didn't go out until a month later. He occasionally left the villa, but either went back to the Shen family in the city or went out for social events.
Whenever he heard these insignificant news, You Zhizhou couldn't help but curse Master Shen in his heart. But even though he was angry, You Zhiji was not a man who gave up easily. Once he bit his tongue, he would never let it go.
Fortunately, God helps those who work hard. After two months of surveillance, the other party finally relaxed. With the "guidance" of Master Shen Shi, the government finally found the trace of Jiuhe.
"But our people didn't dare to go in after they reached the Yangquan Valley. There was a long section of the road inside that was too empty and it was very easy to be exposed." Captain Zhou continued.
"You did the right thing. Even if we knew that Master Shen Shi was going to meet Jiuhe in Yangquan Valley, we couldn't alert him at that time." You Zhizhou nodded in agreement, with a look of relief on his majestic face. He continued to order Captain Zhou: "Go and keep an eye on Yangquan Valley yourself, but remember not to act rashly."
"Yes, my lord."
"Anything else?"
When You Zhizhou saw that Captain Zhou still seemed to be hesitant to talk after answering his question, he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
"Sir, when our people were keeping an eye on Mr. Shen Shi, they also saw him having a private meeting with a shopkeeper from a Jiangnan famous Li family." Seeing that the lord had asked, Captain Zhou spoke up again.
"The famous Li from Jiangnan?" You Zhiji was shocked. That Shiye Shen persecuted the famous Li from Jiangnan so much. Based on his understanding, although Li Yunye was not a vengeful person, he would never let go of his past grudges so easily.
"It seems that the person Mr. Shen met was the owner of the Yujiang City branch of the famous Li from Jiangnan." Captain Zhou continued to add.
"The shopkeeper of Yujiang City? This Master Shen is really powerful. He has even infiltrated the inner circle of the famous Li family in Jiangnan." You Zhiji suddenly sneered and shook his head.
"Sir, are you saying that the shopkeeper of Yujiang City is a traitor?" Upon hearing this, Captain Zhou was shocked.
"If you want to know if he is a traitor, call Shopkeeper Mu and ask him."
"Yes, I will send someone to the Li residence right away."
As the sun was setting in the west, a carriage stopped at the back door of Shen's Villa outside Yaocheng. Manager Yang got off the carriage, looked around vigilantly, and then hurried into Shen's Villa.
"Yujiang City has been a success. The next step is to let my Shuiliu Cloth Shop enter Wangcheng. Now the reputation of Jiangnan Famous Li is very good in Jiangnan. We will avoid the edge and start from the northeast and then go west. Wherever my Shuiliu Cloth Shop goes, we will make Jiangnan Famous Li infamous." In a quiet courtyard in Shenjia Villa, Master Shen smiled happily as he looked at the two gorgeous red carps in the earthenware jar.
"Master Shi, Shopkeeper Lu from Wangcheng has promised to provide secret support." Shopkeeper Yang, who was standing behind Master Shen Shi, also replied respectfully with a sly smile in his eyes.
"Well, it would be best if Manager Lu could be used by me, but please don't pretend to obey me and tease me." Master Shen turned around, glanced at Manager Yang and continued to smile, but there seemed to be two knives hidden in his eyes.
"Please rest assured, Master Shi, Manager Lu and I have been friends for many years. Since he has agreed, he naturally wouldn't dare to play both sides." Manager Yang heard the threat in Master Shen's words, so he hurriedly explained.
If it was just because of the identity of Master Shen Shi in Medicine City, Shopkeeper Yang would not dare to betray Jiangnan Ming Li easily. After all, it would be like hitting a rock with an egg if the Shen family wanted to deal with Jiangnan Ming Li alone. It was also after the fat slave Lao Su told him that Master Shen Shi had the help of a master behind him that he began to waver. Later, the massacre and burning in Majia Village made him believe in the strength behind Master Shen Shi, so he was determined to follow Master Shen Shi to destroy Jiangnan Ming Li to fill the injustice in his heart.
"Very good, but Wangcheng must speed up and must not be as slow as Yujiang City. After all, there is no impenetrable wall in this world. The events of Yujiang City will sooner or later spread to Jiangnan. No matter how easy it is to fool Li Yunye, he is not deaf and blind." Shopkeeper Yang's ruthless backstabbing of the famous Li from Jiangnan had already won the trust of Master Shen. After hearing Shopkeeper Yang's guarantee for Shopkeeper Lu, he felt relieved, but still gave a stern reminder.
He had to consolidate Shuiliu Cloth Shop's position in the Northeast before the famous Li from Jiangnan could react.
"I will ask Manager Lu to take action when I get back, and also build momentum for Shuiliu Cloth Shop in advance." Manager Yang responded with a bow.
"Well, thank you for your hard work, Manager Yang." Master Shen nodded with satisfaction.
As night fell, Mu Liang returned to Li's house from the government office with a serious expression and went straight to the study.
"What's wrong? What does the prefect want to see you about?" Li Yunye, who had been waiting in the study, saw his brother's gloomy face and hurriedly stood up and asked.
Even An Ge and An Yun who were standing by looked at Mu Liang nervously.
"I'm afraid something happened to the shop in Yujiang City." Mu Liang suppressed the anger in his heart and sighed to Li Yunye.
"Yujiang City? What happened to Manager Yang?" Li Yunye's heart tightened when he heard it.
"When the prefect sent people to keep an eye on the Shen family, he discovered that the tenth master of the Shen family had a private meeting with our shopkeeper Yang, who is famous in Jiangnan." When Mu Liang said this, he couldn't suppress his anger after all. His face had already turned ashen, and his hands clenched into fists behind his back. Veins on his forehead could not help but bulge. This was the first time he showed his anger so clearly.
When his adoptive father was alive, he was very kind to several shopkeepers. Mu Liang did not expect that Shopkeeper Yang would team up with outsiders to stab the Li family before his adoptive father's body was even cold. This made Mu Liang very angry.
"What? Manager Yang actually betrayed the Li family?" Mu Liang's words made everyone present extremely angry and shocked. Li Yunye was even more furious, and his fair face instantly turned red with anger.
"Sir, something has happened!" At this moment, Shopkeeper Yuan suddenly rushed into the study room with a young man he didn't know, and continued to say to Li Yunye and Mu Liang, "Something has happened in Yujiangcheng's shop!"
Shopkeeper Yuan's words made the two Li brothers look even uglier. But before they could speak, Shopkeeper Yuan quickly pulled the young man who was waiting at the door and looked very embarrassed forward and said, "Tell the young master about the situation in Yujiang City!"
"Sir, my last name is Xu, and I am a clerk in the Yujiang City shop..." The young clerk then bravely bowed to Li Yunye, but before he could finish introducing himself, he was interrupted by Li Yunye:
"What happened to the shop in Yujiang City?"
"Sir, as a waiter I shouldn't have come to you to complain about my boss. But what Manager Yang has done is really going to shut down the shop in Yujiang City..." The young waiter then complained to Li Yunye everything with red eyes.
These guys were born in poverty, and they were satisfied to earn a living in the shop of Jiangnan Mingli. However, they were doing well, but they saw that the shopkeeper deliberately left a rogue in the shop to drive away business and ruin the reputation of Jiangnan Mingli. Seeing that the shop was deserted every day, but the shopkeeper was not anxious at all, these guys gradually realized the shopkeeper's evil intentions, so they worked together to let someone sneak to Qile City under the pretext of taking leave to report to the young master.
After hearing the accusation of the waiter Xu, everyone's face was filled with anger. Li Yunye was so angry that he gritted his teeth and trembled all over. He couldn't utter a word for a while.
"We already know the situation in Yujiang City. Thank you for traveling thousands of miles for the famous Li from Jiangnan. Ange, please arrange for Xiao Xu to stay in your mansion temporarily." Mu Liang regained his senses at this time, and he was the first to express his gratitude to the young waiter in front of him. Seeing that he was exhausted, he asked the butler Ange to take him away first to let him rest.
The young clerk knew that the young master was furious at the moment, so he did not dare to say anything more. After thanking Manager Mu, bidding farewell to the young master and Manager Yuan, he followed Ange out of the study.
"Hmph, I didn't expect that the guy named Yang is such a treacherous villain!" There was silence in the study for a long time. Li Yunye suddenly slammed the table and said angrily.
"It seems that the account books of Yujiang City in the past few months are also fake." Shopkeeper Yuan was so angry that he slapped his thigh and said, "Hey, this Shopkeeper Yang is so bold!"
Mu Liang on the side did not say anything. Now that things had come to this, the most urgent task for Jiangnan Ming Li was to find a way to solve the problem of the shop in Yujiang City as soon as possible.
As for the shopkeeper Yang, he betrayed his boss and was notorious once his deeds spread in the business world. No one dared to employ him except Master Shen Shi. But Master Shen Shi was not only unable to be the owner of the Shen family cloth shop, but now he had become a thorn in the side of You Zhizhou and could hardly protect himself.