Volume 1: Mission in Danger Chapter 84 Finalization
After Wu Chengjian left, Liu Quan asked someone to invite Jishan in.
When there was no third person in the room, Liu Quan said coldly: "Master Jishan is really good-looking! If I were not in Guangzhou this time, I don't know what Master Jishan is going to do with this situation."
Ji Shan gnashed his teeth and said, "It's all because of that little dog from the Wu family..."
"Shut up!" Liu Quan shouted, "It's because you don't know how to judge people and use the wrong people that we have come to this situation! Don't you see what kind of stuff you used this time! That Xie Yuanli actually dared to go outside and make a fuss about the batch of tea in the warehouse being from Hezhongtang - just for what he said, this man should die ten times!"
Jishan was filled with fear and panic, and said quickly, "Yes, yes!"
Liu Quan said: "That kid Yi Hexing did piss you off this time, but if it were you, how could you not bite back when you were cornered? It's hard for him, too. He did so many things, but he didn't ruin the situation of 'the dragon comes out of its lair, and the beasts share the food'."
Jishan was a little surprised: "It's not broken?"
Liu Quan sneered: "You haven't figured it out yet?"
"This is..." Ji Shan suddenly realized: "Xie family?"
Liu Quan sneered and nodded.
The situation has developed to this point, and the situation of "the dragon comes out of the cave and the beasts share the food" has been preserved almost perfectly, the only difference is that one of the "beasts" to be shared has changed. To achieve this, the difficulty is ten times greater than directly changing camps to join Zhu Gui, and this road is also more thrilling - but Wu Chengjian actually chose this road, and this attitude is one of the reasons why Liu Quan is willing to keep Wu Chengjian.
Liu Quan smiled and said, "The Yang family should remain the same, and the Wu family should be replaced by the Xie family. As for the person who will do the butchering... I think Hao Guan is a sensible guy, and if he is in charge of cutting the meat, there will be no mistakes."
Yes, Wu Chengjian certainly understood. He had already said, "If the Wu family can't take it all, don't we still have the Pan family and the Lu family? If that's not enough, then ask Mr. Liu to help and buy some of the Xie family's assets."
This favor means helping to serve meat on the table, so of course Liu Quan would help. He didn't bring any gold with him when he went south, but before going north, he believed that he would definitely have a considerable property in Guangzhou.
After receiving the order from Jishan, Galu was shocked when he saw Wu Chengjian again, but he still had to step forward and invite him to go to Baietan to handle the follow-up matters.
Wu Chengjian did not move, but looked at him with a smile and said, "Manager Galiu, when I entered the mansion, I was pushed a few times, and when I was walking in the mansion, I was kicked a few times. In addition, I was slapped in the face, and it hurts so much. Now my waist and back ache, and my mouth cramps, I can't walk or speak."
Garyu had just been scolded by Jishan, and he also saw with his own eyes that Jishan did not dare to yell at Wu Chengjian. How could he dare to be angry at this time? He smiled and slapped himself several times, using hard force, and slapped himself until the corner of his mouth bled. Then he said with a bitter smile: "Haoguan, Third Young Master, my Lord! It's all because of my pair of dog eyes that I can't recognize Third Young Master as a god. I hope that Lord Haoguan will not bear grudges against me. You can punish Garyu in any way you want, but don't let him delay the master's important event."
As he spoke, he looked up and saw that the servant next to him was the one who pushed Wu Chengjian, so he rushed over and beat him up. Wu Chengjian saw that it was almost done, and then he said, "Oh, your back is suddenly better, let's go now."
Wu Chengjian was overjoyed. He turned to look at Cai Shiwen and said, "Mr. Cai, please come in."
Cai Shiwen's face was full of dejection, as if he had lost several souls. He shouted, "Go, go!" and pushed Cai Shiwen into the carriage.
It was almost four o'clock in the morning.
On the other side of Baietan, people from all parties were waiting anxiously, and finally the convoy from the Guangdong Customs Supervision Office arrived.
Xie Yuanli saw them from afar, ran over and called out, "Manager Galiu, you're finally here."
Ga Liu glanced at him without saying anything. Seeing his expression, Xie Yuanli felt something was wrong.
He saw several people getting out of the carriage. The first one was Wu Chengjian, followed by Cai Shiwen. He quickly winked at Cai Shiwen, but Cai Shiwen lowered his head and did not respond to him.
Brigadier General Shu's deputy walked up to him and reported in a low voice for a while. Brigadier General Shu looked up with a little surprise in his eyes, but said nothing.
Ga Liu led everyone to the front of the warehouse, cleared his throat, and then shouted: "The Guangdong Customs Supervisor has an order, you all listen carefully!"
The surroundings became quiet, and except for the occasional crackling sound of burning torches, there was no other sound.
Then he heard Ga Liu say, "The Guangdong Customs has already found out that the guarantor Xie Yuanli colluded with officials and bandits to rob Yihe Bank's tea. The evidence is irrefutable! Xie Yuanli's behavior is like a bandit. From now on, the Hongtai Bank's guarantor license will be revoked. Xie Yuanli himself will be sent to the Guangdong Customs to find out if he has any other corruption, rebellion, or other acts that cause chaos to Chinese and foreigners. Then he will be taken back to Nanhai County to be tried for colluding with big bandits and stealing commercial goods."
After a moment of absolute silence, Xie Yuanli suddenly screamed, fell to the ground, and groaned: "How could it be... How could it be..."
Inside the warehouse, many young men couldn't help but burst into cheers.
The warehouse door swung open, and several young men moved the iron fence away. Zhou Yijin walked out, walked past Old Zhou, glanced at him, and Old Zhou smiled and said, "Master Zhou really didn't lie to me, haha!"
Zhou Yijin smiled, and walked to . Seeing that Wu Chengjian's left face was swollen and there was a shallow wound on his right face, he whispered, "Did you get beaten?"
Wu Chengjian smiled and said, "It's inevitable, but it's much better than I expected. My legs weren't broken, and my butt wasn't bruised."
Zhou Yijin said: "Go home quickly, first to announce the good news, and second to treat the wound, so as not to leave scars."
Wu Chengjian said: "You have been working alone outside to support the overall situation these days. Thank you for your hard work."
Zhou Yijin smiled faintly and said, "I'll go back first. I haven't slept for two days. I'm sleepy."
Wu Chengjian said: "Don't go to Huachahao, Shenxianzhou is closer, go to Shenxianzhou to sleep."
Zhou Yijin nodded and left with his hands behind his back.
Xie Yuanli, who was lying on the ground, suddenly stretched out his hand to Cai Shiwen and shouted, "Mr. Cai, how could this happen! How could this happen!"
Cai Shiwen knew that he was powerless and didn't even dare to look at him - when Cai Qiaozhu came to him for help, he said that he had no choice but it was half true and half acting, and this time he was really powerless to save Xie Yuanli - if he dared to make excuses for Xie Yuanli, Jishan would use him as a scapegoat.
At this time, the young men had already transported the Wu family's tea bags out, allowing Old Zhou to see clearly on the spot: indeed, they were all stamped with the Wu family's stamp. This was really irrefutable evidence of the crime.
Galau also immediately assigned soldiers to guard the Xie family's home and property - just like how he treated the Yang family that day, but this time because the Xie family was already guilty, they could be more rude, directly breaking into the house, detaining people for trial, and sealing the warehouse with a notice.
Wu Chengjian glanced at Cai Shiwen and said, "I'll have to trouble Mr. Cai to review Xie Yuanli's case."
Cai Shiwen was shocked all over and filled with hatred, knowing that Wu Chengjian actually wanted him to be the bad guy!
Wu Chengjian added, "When Xie Yuanli's case is over, we can sell the property. Master Jishan is still waiting for money."
After saying this, Wu Chengjian walked away.
Among the crowd looking at his back were Mr. Liu Sanye and Ma Dahong. Mr. Liu Sanye couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Wu Chengjian's back.
Ma Dahong asked, "Third brother, can we get our money back?"
"You are stupid!" Uncle Liu said, "Why do you want to bring back money? Go and collect some tonight to see how much money you have left. Gather it all and send it to the Wu family tomorrow."
"Ah?" Ma Dahong widened his eyes.
"You have no vision!" Uncle Liu laughed, "The Wu family's business is going to expand, and they will probably be short of money in the near future. Anyone who invests money now will make a lot of money just by earning the interest in the future."
Wu Chengjian was on his way home, and halfway through, Wu Qi drove a carriage to pick him up. When the master and servant met, Wu Qi cried, "Hao Guan, Hao Guan!"
When Wu Chengjian left, he was trying hard to hold back his tears, but now that the situation was already decided, he burst into tears.
Wu Chengjian laughed and scolded: "Why are you crying? You are useless!"
Wu Qi cried even louder: "You don't know, when you went into the Supervisor's Mansion tonight, I was so afraid that you wouldn't be able to get out!"
Wu Chengjian couldn't help crying and his eyes turned red. Not wanting to appear weak in front of others, he lowered his head and got into the carriage.
Wu Qi drove back to Wu's house himself.
At this time, the news had not yet spread, but the bannermen who were originally guarding the gate of Wu's house were transferred to guard the Yang family. Everyone in Wu's house, as well as the neighbors, guessed that the situation had changed.
As soon as Wu Chengjian's carriage approached the gate, lanterns were lit at Wu's house.
Wu Dacheng rolled out and shouted, "Hao Guan is back, Hao Guan is back!"
Throughout the Wu residence, lights gradually lit up.
Wu Chengjian got off the carriage. Wu Dacheng bent his waist like a shrimp, approached Wu Chengjian and said, "Haoguan, my young master! Has our Wu family turned the tables?"
Wu Chengjian smiled and said, "Not bad, we've made a comeback."
Wu Dacheng was overjoyed, and Wu Chengjian said, "What I promised you before still counts." Wu Dacheng was stunned, and then he remembered that Wu Chengjian promised him that if anything happened to the Wu family, he would hide a sum of money outside to help them back up. Wu Dacheng shouted, "What money? I, Wu Dacheng, also have the surname Wu, so I naturally have to share the joys and sorrows with the old Wu family! Haoguan, if you mention this again, you are not treating me as your own!"
Wu Chengjian laughed loudly. Wu Dacheng had already rushed to the gate and shouted again: "We've turned the tables! Our Wu family has turned the tables!"
Wu Chengjian walked towards the backyard. The servants he met along the way looked at Wu Chengjian with eyes no longer showing the same look they had when they looked at the prodigal son.
The door to the backyard was wide open, and Wu Erliang said at the door: "Hao Guan... you finally... you finally..."
As the old man spoke, he wiped away his tears.
Wu Chengjian smiled and said, "I finally got my temper., hang? "
Wu Erliang nodded repeatedly, but tears were streaming down his face.
Wu Chengjian stepped into the courtyard and saw Wu Guoying sitting in the middle of the courtyard . He walked over, knelt in front of his father, and put his hands on Wu Guoying's knees. Wu Guoying held his wrinkled hands. The father and son each had a lot to say, but neither of them spoke.
Wu Chengjian said, "Father, you can rest assured from now on."
Wu Guoying closed his eyes and two lines of tears came out. He nodded and said, "Go see your elder brother."
Wu Chengjian then turned to the right courtyard. Cai Qiaozhu was not waiting under the pear tree. Lian Qiao saw him and happily walked in, calling out, "Madam, Madam! Official Hao is here! Official Hao is here!"
Wu Chengjian entered the room. A white silk was hung on the beam inside the door. Cai Qiaozhu was holding Wu Chengjun's head. Her face had been wiped dry, but traces of tears were still visible on it.
Wu Chengjian said: "Sister-in-law, everything is fine. Everything is fine."
Cai Qiaozhu hugged Wu Chengjun and cried, "Chengjun, Chengjun, young master, young master! Wake up and look at your brother! He has made it! He has made it!"
Wu Chengjun raised his eyelids, but he didn't open his eyes. Wu Chengjian half-knelt at the head of the bed, holding Wu Chengjian's wrist, feeling his weak but steady pulse, and whispered: "Brother, I said that I would take care of everything at home and in the industry. I didn't break my promise!"
As she said this, she buried her head in the quilt next to Wu Chengjun and suddenly started crying.
He had already won, and returned with a great victory. It was at this moment that the Wu family and the Yihe Bank were truly in his hands.
However, his emotions got out of control at this moment, and tears seeped out, staining the quilt and wetting Wu Chengjun's wrist.
The news of the Wu family's turnaround was not hindered by the late night. Before sunrise, it spread like the wind throughout Xiguan and the entire Shenxianzhou.
A small boat from Shenxian Island immediately sailed towards the Huachai, and all those who came to congratulate or apologize were blocked.
After chanting "May Mazu bless you" for the whole night, Tan Sanniang clasped her hands together and bowed in the direction of Tianhou Temple: "I, the believer Tan Sanniang, kowtow to Mazu for her mercy!"
At the Yingyang Garden of the Ye family, Xu looked at her daughter who had not slept all night with some confusion. She did not understand why she became so excited after hearing the news of the Wu family's comeback. She just watched her daughter walk out the door. The moment her daughter walked out of the room, she happened to be greeted by the first ray of sunshine of the day.
"It's the fifth watch, it's dawn!" Ye Youyu's face was bathed in the morning light, and she didn't seem tired at all after staying up all night: "Mom! It's dawn!"
(End of Volume 1)
