Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0438 Holding an Umbrella for Others
There is a saying that goes, "Ginger is always wiser with age." Although Wu Jingyuan has not personally taken care of the Wu family's affairs for a long time, he has lived for so many years after all, and his connections and arrangements in London are definitely deeper than Wu Zhenkai's.
In fact, there is a thorn planted by Wu Jingyuan next to Wu Zhenkai.
Within one day, Wu Jingyuan already knew that the attack on Downton Abbey was done by Wu Zhenkai.
Wu Jingyuan knew very well that only the dead could keep secrets forever. Soon, Wu Zhenkai's most trusted subordinate Wu Guotao died in the East District under unclear circumstances, and his body was disposed of cleanly without any trace being found.
In the legal system of the Eagle Country, there is a "hidden evidence rule."
Simply put, to prove that a person has committed murder, there must be a complete chain of evidence, and the corpse is the most important link in the chain of evidence. If the corpse cannot be found, there can be no conviction.
Wu Jingyuan's people knew how to destroy the body and cover up all traces. Obviously, this was not the first time they had done this.
Wu Guotao disappeared, and the "Downton Case" naturally had nothing to do with Wu Zhenkai, but this was only from a legal perspective. If Nan Yi wanted to take revenge, he would not care whether there was a complete chain of evidence.
It was okay to kill Wu Guotao, but Wu Jingyuan didn't have the courage to kill the six London policemen who showed up that night. If he dared to do so, it would become a big deal and he would definitely be investigated to the end.
All he could do was spend money to shut up the six people, and at the same time speed up the process of making Wu Zaisheng the heir.
"Ah Sheng, what do you think of Nan Yi?"
After Wu Zaisheng returned from Jardine Matheson Bank, Wu Jingyuan called him to his courtyard.
"Grandpa, I think he's a good guy. You can tell from his relationship with his bodyguards. His bodyguards respect him very much, but they get along with each other in a casual way. He treats people sincerely, but he's also cunning."
"That's the way to control people."
Wu Jingyuan said as he squeezed his trembling left hand. Wu Zaisheng saw this and reached out to massage Wu Jingyuan's hand, "Grandpa, is it getting worse again?"
"It's okay. You don't have to worry about my health." Wu Zaisheng's kneading made Wu Jingyuan's hands feel a little more comfortable. He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip to moisten his throat. "Ah Sheng, you have to build your own team as soon as possible and set up the Wu family's stall."
"Grandpa, second uncle?"
"Your second uncle is too unqualified. He has managed the Wu family's business for many years, but the Wu family has made no progress and is still standing still. To restore the glory of our ancestors, we cannot stand still. Originally, your father..."
When Wu Jingyuan mentioned his father, Wu Zaisheng's face turned gloomy.
Seeing Wu Zaisheng's face change color, Wu Jingyuan waved his hand, "Forget it, it's all in the past, I won't talk about it. Ah Sheng, you have been very smart since you were a child, I have always been optimistic about you becoming the heir of the Wu family.
Now that you have truly grown up, while my mind remains thick, I will teach you step by step how to be the person in charge of the Wu family.
I have high hopes for Nan Yi. You should bring him aboard our Wu family's chariot, use him to help our Wu family expand its territory."
"Grandpa, this may be difficult. Ayi is not short of money, so he may not be willing to be inferior to others."
"Ah Sheng, everyone has their own price, and so does Nan Yi. As long as he is truly talented, we can give him enough. After our ancestor, Duke Dunyuan, China produced another business genius, and that person is Hu Xueyan.
When he was young, he worked as an apprentice in the Fu Kang Money House in Hangzhou. Every day he went out to help the shopkeeper collect debts from people. One day, he went out to collect debts and it happened to rain heavily. He didn't bring an umbrella and was about to be soaked. But a fellow traveler ran over and held half of the umbrella for him.
This incident inspired him a lot.
Later, Hu Xueyan would carry an umbrella with him whenever he went out. When it rained, he would take the initiative to hold an umbrella for those who didn't have one.
In a short time, many people along the street knew him, and they all praised Hu Xueyan as a good man, and his good reputation spread.
Later, when the childless manager Yu was dying, he recommended Hu Xueyan to his employer as the manager of the bank. The share of money left by Yu [in ancient times, managers usually got a share of the profits, ranging from 50% to 10%, and some could get 20% as much] became his first pot of gold.
After he became the owner of a money shop, one time, a well-known cloth merchant in Hangzhou suffered a setback in his business and urgently needed some money for turnover. He thought of selling his property at a low price, selling the house and land together for two thousand taels of silver, but in fact the market price was at least five thousand taels.
The cloth merchant found Hu Xueyan, and after listening to the cloth merchant's story, Hu Xueyan hesitated for a moment and said: "Let me think about it, please come back tomorrow."
After the cloth merchant left, Hu Xueyan quickly sent someone to find out the truth.
Not long after, his men came back to report that it was true. After hearing this, Hu Xueyan immediately arranged for the money house to prepare 5,000 taels of silver.
The next day, the cloth merchant came to the bank as agreed, and Hu Xueyan said to him: "I will buy your property, but not for 2,000 taels. Let's calculate it according to the market price, and I will give you 5,000 taels."
The cloth merchant was naturally surprised and asked questions immediately.
Hu Xueyan patted the cloth merchant on the shoulder and said to him, "I am just keeping your property for you temporarily. When you get through the difficulties in the future, you can redeem it at any time. You only need to pay me a small amount of interest."
Hu Xueyan's actions naturally moved the cloth merchant. He signed the agreement with Hu Xueyan without saying a word, and bowed deeply to Hu Xueyan before leaving.
Because of Hu Xueyan's help, the cloth merchant quickly made a comeback and redeemed his property. He also became Hu Xueyan's loyal partner. "
"Grandpa, when Hu Xueyan was down and out, did this cloth merchant help him?"
"Ah Sheng, you are very immature when you ask this question. Hu Xueyan was plotted against and suppressed back then. Those who were against him would definitely eliminate his followers and supporters. Even if the cloth merchant was not dead at that time, how could he have ended up well?
I told you about Hu Xueyan so that you can learn from him to 'hold an umbrella for others' and to spend a fortune on horse bones. Nan Yi, this kid, can be your horse bone."
"I understand, Grandpa."
Nan Yi didn't know that he had already become a "horse bone". If he knew, he would have asked for a higher price.
"Nansheng, target number seven has disappeared." After answering the phone, the school beauty walked to Nan Yi and said.
Nan Yi tore the grilled fish fillet without seasoning into three pieces and fed them to Wu Er and the others. When he heard what the school beauty said, he asked, "Disappeared? Did you lose Wu Guotao?"
"Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, Hunter suspected that he was dead."
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Maybe Wu Jingyuan is cleaning up his grandson's mess. This old man is quite cruel. He kills his own people just like that. I admire him, but I can't learn from him. I can't be so cruel to my own people."
"Nansheng, being a sage within and a king without is the way of the king. If you are too harsh to your own people, you will be retaliated against sooner or later."
"Ha, it seems that Student Chen listened carefully in class and spoke in a very coherent manner. How about putting down the gun and picking up a pen instead?" Nan Yi said, staring at the face of the school beauty [Chen Mingxue].
"Nansheng, I have always used the gun in my left hand and the pen in my right hand."
"Ahaha, then I should give you an extra salary."
The school beauty and the tiger cub are the ones who follow Nan Yi the closest, and he takes her with him almost everywhere. The school beauty is usually responsible for the communication between "Wu" and "Xun", and occasionally works as a part-time secretary. Nan Yi has decided to increase her salary a little bit based on her already higher salary than other bodyguards .
"Thanks."
"Hmm." Nan Yi nodded gently and stroked Wu Er, who was lying on his calves with his front legs and acting cute.
Time quickly came to the next day, and Nan Yi and Ueto Masami went to Juelu Street early in the morning.
The shop for the Sichuan restaurant had been rented from Wu Zaisheng some time ago, but several days had passed and the two had not taken any action. Today, they came to see how the shop should be decorated.
After touring the house thoroughly, Nan Yi and the other person began to discuss the decoration plan .
"Ayi, I don't think we need to do a major renovation. We can just hire someone to paint the walls, replace some unique lamps, put up some Chinese ornaments, and get a few screens."
"Decorations and screens are unnecessary. Just replace the lights with incandescent lamps. They don't need to be too bright. 40 watts will do. The store should look dim at night. The walls should be painted. Then hang a sunflower, a bunch of peanuts, and a bunch of red peppers on the wall at regular intervals. Customers can pick them from the wall if they want to eat them.
The table should be low and the chairs should be bamboo. When guests arrive, serve tea first, not in teacups, but in coarse bowls.
The menu in the store is not made of paper, but bamboo slips. The store sign is also made of bamboo. The store is named Longmenzhen.
The toilets need to be remodeled and divided into male and female toilets. There should be bamboo chips hung on the wall at the entrance. For the male toilet, write "ba shi da he" and for the female toilet, write "la xi bai dai".
"I know Longmenzhen is just a chat, what do the two sentences at the toilet door mean?"
"Bashihehen means very beautiful and comfortable; laxibaidai means dragging your feet and not being happy. You women have to put on makeup when you go to the toilet, so it always takes a long time."
"Hmm, very vivid. Are those styles you just mentioned the styles of Gokawa?"
"Not entirely. Anyway, it is China's style. As I said just now, it won't be too expensive to make, and the final effect won't be too bad. At least it can fool the Eagle country guys.
Oh, and you can also hang some masks or something with Chinese elements on the wall, and then have people go to the ghost market to buy some cheap fake calligraphy and paintings."
"Wouldn't you like some china?"
"Porcelain is too heavy and the shipping cost is too expensive. Just look for it in the job-hopping market here. The price is not too expensive, and most of them are authentic."
"Where can we find someone to do the renovation? According to your idea, you won't find a decoration company, right?"
"Find a few illegal immigrants, and when they finish their work, call the Immigration Bureau. Once they are arrested, you don't have to pay." Nan Yi laughed, "Forget it, it's just a joke. You should be able to find odd jobs on the street and hire them to do short-term work."
"You have such a bad taste."
