Hidden in the court

Chapter 164 Ah Qing

"Your Excellency, has this place committed any crime? I can demolish it unconditionally, and you can even close this restaurant."

"That's not the case. It's just that this place was related to a case before. If you handle it well, you can continue to run this place."

Hu Die comforted the shopkeeper and then continued.

"Then the person who sold you is from this brothel?"

The shopkeeper thought for a moment, "Yes, it was a woman, who looked like the madam of a brothel. I was wondering at the time, you said such a big brothel, it can be run. Besides, where can so many girls go if they are dismissed at once? And the price is so low, I am also worried that there is something wrong with this place, right?"

"Then do you know where the brothel owner and those girls went?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and then nodded.

"I don't know where the brothel owner went. After the lease was handed over, she never showed up again. But I did take in some girls, all of whom were originally from the brothel. I don't know where they went after they were dismissed. I felt sorry for them, so I hired them and let them perform in this restaurant, dance, and play music, so they can make a living."

"Where are the people? Gather them together. I want to question them."

"it is good!"

Just as the shopkeeper was about to leave, he was stopped by Ji Mingshang.

"Boss, what was the third floor like when you first came up here?"

The shopkeeper was stunned and it took him a long time to remember what he had done.

"It doesn't look like there's anything special here. It's completely empty, with only a table left. I don't know what it's used for, and it would be a shame to leave it unused, so I can only open a private room like this."

"Got it, let's go."

Zhao Yao walked over to the stunned waiter and whispered, "Brother, please tell the kitchen to prepare a few dishes. We are all a little hungry."

After saying this, he stuffed a tael of silver into his pocket.

The waiter nodded and went downstairs as well.

"If the shopkeeper is not lying. Six days ago, that was the night when Lao Zhao and I came to the auction. I was wondering why they took out all his fake paintings in stock and sold them at a low price. It seems that they had planned to run away long ago!"

"That makes sense. After all, Wangchunlou was the leader between you and the people selling poison incense. Maybe they got the news and came up with this in advance."

"Well, now the question is, where did they get the news? When did the news that we were going to take action leak out? Lao Zhao, stop pretending and say something."

"I don't know either. In Wangchunlou, the fake monks and Taoist priests, the people who make and sell poisonous incense, and the people in the night market may all have their spies. We can't rule out the possibility that we were discovered the first time we arrived at the warehouse."

Ji Mingshang rolled his eyes when he heard this.

"What's the difference between what you said and not saying anything? I think this matter is completely related to Wang Xie and Zheng Jiao. Think about it, the two of them are the culprits who made the poisonous incense, and they sold the poisonous incense they made to those fake monks and fake Taoists to make money. After these fake monks and fake Taoists cheated the people's money, they went to the night market to spend all the money. Isn't this making money from both sides?"

"This method is unrealistic. Even if they are powerful, there is no guarantee that all the shops in the night market belong to them, nor is there any guarantee that these monks will spend their money here."

Ji Mingshang's idea was rejected by Hu Die, but he did not get angry. Instead, he threw out another piece of evidence.

"What's so uncertain about that? To tell you the truth, the last time we came to the auction, we smelled the scent of those incense in Wangchun Tower. It was just like the way those monks controlled the people. Of course, these people flocked to this place."

With that said, Ji Mingshang's guess is not unreasonable.

While they were thinking, the girls were brought up.

A group of young girls went upstairs. Fortunately, the third floor was big enough and did not seem crowded.

"Ah, young master, why are you here again? Last time you didn't..."

This sudden voice threw several people off balance. Zhao Yao recognized that the person who made the voice was the one who had held Su Mengyang tightly despite the temptation of silver last time.

At this time, the girl was still staring at Su Mengyang, and Hu Die was also staring at Su Mengyang, looking down on this person even more. Su Mengyang felt a sudden chill for no reason, and a wave of bad memories came to his mind.

It's not Hu Die's fault for being disgusted. Anyone who hears such a meaningless sentence will misunderstand. This scene made Ji Mingshang laugh. Luo Lin, the only one who didn't react, looked left and right, and finally pulled Ji Mingshang to explain to her.

"puff--"

Rowling still couldn't hold it back, after all, the red envelope thing was indeed a bit pleasing...

At this time, the shopkeeper spoke up to stop him, "Ah Qing, don't be rude. This is the Qingzhou Censor, Mr. Hu."

The girl named Ah Qing finally came to her senses and apologized repeatedly.

"I won't embarrass you. You have all been in Wangchun Tower before. I will only ask you some questions. In order to clear your suspicion, just answer truthfully.

Does anyone among you know who is the boss behind Wangchunlou?"

The girls looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. They had only seen their mother before, and if their mother was not the boss behind the scenes, they would not know.

"Okay, then does anyone know what was on the third floor?"

This time the girls did not remain silent.

"Before, the third floor was guarded by special people. Only the two guards and my mother could go up there. We couldn't go up there. Besides, we couldn't ask about the third floor before. Sister Qing asked once and was punished for several days."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Ah Qing.

Ah Qing seemed to be mumbling, "Yes, I did mention it. Since that day, I have found a way to go there. There are many big boxes with silver inside. There are also many calligraphy and paintings that I can't understand."

"Then how did you get up there?"

"Climb the wall! The window of my room faces that window."

Ji Mingshang was a little confused, "Nonsense, the windows on the third floor are locked all year round, how did you get in?"

"I really climbed in through the window. In the past, on the first night of every month, I always felt a noise above my head. Later, I found that someone would drop boxes out of this window on the first night of every month. Later, I secretly watched and saw that more than a dozen large boxes were dropped out every time. That night, which was also the first night of the month, the window was not locked. I finally climbed up and took a look, and found that it was full of white silver. Someone almost came up at that time. In a hurry, I almost fell down."