flstandardbreds Chapter 160: Dali Temple Junior Official Pei Zhaozhi
Chapter 160: Dali Temple Junior Official Pei Zhaozhi
"I helped Wang Gui to cook the books. With such behavior, do you really want me to be the accountant?"
In fact, he had some guesses in his mind just now, but he still agreed. He wanted to take a gamble. Maybe the other party really wanted him to be an accountant. It didn't matter even if the monthly salary was less than the promised one. At least he would no longer be threatened by Wang Gui.
But now it is certain that he lost the bet, and he felt sorry for his mother for letting her leave the manor with him. He will probably have to travel for a while before he finds a place to settle down.
"Boss, Cheng'er was threatened by Wang Gui because he was worried about me. He was forced to do so." Jiang's mother said quickly, "He has studied for many years. If he had not been dragged down by his family, he would not have gone to farm on the farm. He was always dragged down by me before, so he was threatened by Wang Gui everywhere."
"Mom, how can I be a burden? It's my unfilial son who failed to cure your illness." Jiang Cheng spoke quickly.
"No, it's true that I'm a burden to you. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to suffer so much." Mother Jiang's eyes were full of heartache and guilt. "Boss, please give him a chance and don't drive him away because of this matter!"
As she spoke, Jiang's mother didn't care that she was still in the carriage, and she was about to kneel down to Jiang Suining. Jiang Suining quickly supported her and said, "Don't be like this. If you have anything to say, just talk it over. Besides, I didn't say I wanted to drive him away."
"Really?" Jiang's mother looked at Jiang Suining.
"Of course." Jiang Suining nodded, "Everything I just said in Zhuangzi is valid. I am not lying to you."
"Boss, are you willing to believe me?" Jiang Cheng was stunned. He had cooked the accounts before, so wouldn't the boss be worried?
Jiang Suining looked at Jiang Cheng, "I don't trust you completely, but I am willing to give you a chance to prove that you were really forced by Wang Gui before. After returning to the imperial city today, as long as you settle your accounts, I will not treat you unfairly, including the promise of finding someone to treat your mother's illness, and I will do what I said."
"That's great, Boss. Don't worry, Cheng'er will definitely do it!" Mother Jiang was overjoyed.
Jiang Cheng looked at Jiang Suining in surprise, and the next moment he nodded solemnly and said, "Boss, thank you very much. I can promise that I will never do anything to let you down!"
Jiang Cheng felt relieved, and his mother was also very happy.
The carriage went all the way into the city and was stopped two streets away from the Jiang family.
"Excuse me, may I ask if the person sitting in the carriage is Miss Jiang?"
Jiang Suining opened the curtain and saw a young man in his twenties in front of him. He was dressed in ordinary clothes and had a serious look on his face.
Jiang Suining got off the carriage and bowed slightly, "Yes, may I know what can I do for you, sir?"
The other party was stunned for a moment, "How do you know I'm an official?"
Jiang Suining glanced at the badge on his waist and said, "I've seen this badge before when I went to the Dali Temple."
"I see." The man looked down at the badge, then looked up at Jiang Suining and said, "I am Pei Zhaozhi, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple. I have something to ask Miss Jiang about the previous gangster case."
He had already been to Jiang's house, but was told that Jiang Suining was not at home today. He didn't expect to meet him on the street.
Jiang Suining looked at the other person. It turned out that he was the Shaoqing of Dali Temple mentioned by Shen Yanxi.
"Master Pei, hasn't this case been settled? The Dali Temple has also issued a clear notice."
"Although it seems to be over on the surface, I still have some questions I want to clarify." Pei Zhaozhi frowned. There were obviously still doubts in this case, but all the questions he raised were ignored.
But even if the case is closed, as long as the result cannot convince him, he will continue to investigate alone.
Pei Zhaozhi looked at Jiang Suining, "Miss Jiang, this won't take up much of your time, okay?"
"Okay." Jiang Suining responded, and after asking the driver and Jiang Cheng to wait for a while, Jiang Suining and Pei Zhaozhi walked to the side of the street together.
"I wonder if Master Pei has anything to ask?"
"Miss Jiang, was there anything strange about the bandits you met that day?"
"For example?" Jiang Suining looked at Pei Zhaozhi.
"For example, Miss Jiang, you said before in the Dali Temple that the bandits didn't seem to want to rob you, but to kill you. Is this true?"
"Yes." Jiang Suining nodded, "That's exactly how I felt at the time."
"As for the bandit who escaped, do you have any impression of him? Does he have any characteristics? If you see him again, can you recognize him?"
"Master Pei wants to confirm whether the masked man is among those captured?"
Pei Zhaozhi nodded, "Yes, Miss Jiang reacted quickly. To be honest, I also went to find Master Xiao Shen, but according to Master Xiao Shen, the masked man concealed himself very well that day, and no special features were found."
"Did Lord Shen mention anything else?" Jiang Suining asked.
"Master Shen said..." Pei Zhaozhi paused in the middle of his words, "Miss Jiang, you don't need to ask too much about these. I just want to know if you have any clues."
Shen Yanxi mentioned that there might be something wrong with the body, as the calluses at the base of the thumb did not match. This made him think that the wolf's incident might be a cover-up for the real body.
But since there is no evidence, he has not told anyone about this matter yet.
Jiang Suining observed Pei Zhaozhi's expression and thought to himself that it seemed that Shen Yanxi had already told him that there was something wrong with the corpse.
I just don’t know if Pei Zhaozhi has found out anything else besides this.
"Master Pei, I was very scared that day, and I was really confused. Even if there was something wrong, I'm afraid I can't remember it for a while. I wonder if you can give me any direction, for example, where there might be a problem? I will think about it carefully according to the direction you mentioned."
"This..." Pei Zhaozhi hesitated for a moment, but thought that what Jiang Suining said made sense, so he spoke the next moment, "Two families encountered bandits before. They are now in the imperial city. I have looked for them. According to them, the bandits did not attack immediately after stopping the carriage. It seemed that they looked at their appearance first and then robbed their money. Another family said that when the bandits searched their luggage for money, they seemed to be looking for something, and they did not kill them in the end. Miss Jiang, have you ever encountered such a situation?"
"No." Jiang Suining shook his head, "They were out to kill people the moment they attacked."
The purpose of examining their appearance was to confirm whether they were the three people they were looking for. But what were they looking for? Were they found?
"Ms. Jiang, are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Jiang Suining said seriously, "At that time, they moved very quickly. They didn't look at their appearance, nor did they care about the things in the carriage."
These are the true circumstances of that day. Even if you are afraid of the person behind the scenes, there is no need to hide anything.
"If that's the case..." Pei Zhaozhi frowned. Could it be that he wanted to silence the witness?
But the identities of the three bodies brought back have been found out. They were just ordinary merchants, not even enemies. If we killed them, the criminals would escape. Why would we need to kill passers-by to silence them?
There is definitely something wrong with those three bodies!
Pei Zhaozhi's eyes were heavy. Before he could speak again, a bailiff from the Dali Temple suddenly came hurriedly from the other side of the street.
"Sir, something happened!"