After entering the book, the young cannon fodder brought his short-lived mother to fly happily

The young man's face darkened and he said coldly, "I am the boss of that stupid and rich guy!"

Fan He's slightly flattering smile froze on his face!

Yang Zhiya tilted his head: "Mr. Mu, how... does this have anything to do with you?"

Mu Guanchu nodded to Yang Zhiya and said, "Sir, I have some questions. Can I ask them?"

"Mr. Mu, please!"

Mu Guanchu's eyes swept past Li and landed on Fan He: "Li Zheng, when did this woman's husband disappear?"

"Ten days ago!"

"Be more precise!"

Li cried and said, "My husband has been missing for ten days!"

Mu Guanchu said to Zhao Susu, "Young lady, why don't you take out the contract that I signed with you?"

Zhao Susu woke up as if from a dream and hurried into the house.

After a while, she brought out a contract.

It was written in black and white on the paper, stating that he was hired as the shopkeeper and how the profits would be divided. Most importantly, the date was clearly written, it was more than half a month ago.

Feng Zhi took the contract with great tact and handed it to Yang Zhiya.

"Look, sir. This young master and this lady Zhao signed a contract more than half a month ago. The shop was scheduled to open five days ago. Lady Zhao is the shopkeeper and has no ties except for her daughter. She moved into the shop nine days ago with her daughter to prepare for the opening. Is there anything suspicious?"

Yang Zhiya smiled and said, "Why are you suspicious? Isn't this as it should be? As the shopkeeper, why don't you come here in advance to handle the relevant matters? Will you come here on the opening day?"

There was actually a hint of flattery towards Mu Guanchu in his tone.

The head of the pavilion and Fan He were already stunned. What was the status of this Mr. Mu? There were three classes of officials: officials, farmers, merchants and artisans. Merchants were the lowest. Even the richest merchants were inferior to the officials.

Why is the county magistrate so polite to him?

There was a hint of coldness in Mu Guanchu's voice: "When did this young master's shop become funded by that butcher Cao? It's ridiculous."

Li glared at Zhao Susu fiercely. She always felt that the disappearance of Cao the Butcher was related to Zhao Susu.

She was not convinced: "Why would the young master choose such a person as the shopkeeper? I said she was a foxy woman, she could even seduce someone like the young master..."

"How dare you!" Feng Zhi shouted. Although he usually smiled, his shout was like cracking a rock. Li was so scared that she dared not say the rest of the sentence.

Mu Guanchu was so angry that he laughed. He turned to Yang Zhiya and said, "Sir, as an official, you should know the right people and appoint them to the right positions. The same is true for me as a businessman. Although this lady Zhao is a little sluggish in speech and not good at dealing with people, her needlework is excellent. The clothes I am wearing were custom-made by her. It is because of her needlework skills that I hired her as the manager."

He added, "If she had not been a little bit stymied by her words, I would not have signed the profit-sharing agreement. With this kind of profit-sharing, she will overcome her shortcomings in order to make money. I have explained it so clearly, does Lord Yang have anything else to ask?"

Yang Zhiya said hurriedly, "What are you talking about, sir? Madam Zhao found a job with her own skills, and you promote talents without any restrictions. This is a good story. Only people with dirty minds will think of dirty things!"

Fan He slapped his head and said suddenly, "Yes, in fact, I have my doubts about this matter. After all, Miss Zhao is a chaste woman. When Cao Boping was harassing her, she hit her head against the wall and committed suicide to prove her innocence. We all know this in the village. She would never do such a thing as to take Cao Boping's money and do something private with him."

The head of the pavilion glanced at him sideways. Just now he said nothing and let Li cry there. But now in front of the county magistrate, he finally said something.

"Since this happened, why didn't you report it before? Since you knew it had nothing to do with this Miss Zhao, why did you bring Li here to cause trouble?"

Fan He looked embarrassed: "This is really a matter of life and death. There are no other suspicious points. The day when Madam Zhao moved to the town is too coincidental. Li insisted on it. So, there is a misunderstanding..."

Mu Guanchu frowned and bowed to Yang Zhiya, "Sir, I still have some properties in Ningshan County. When I hire people, regardless of gender, I look at their character and strengths. If I hadn't happened to meet you today, I don't know how much grievance I would have suffered as the shopkeeper of this shop. I hope that this kind of thing of making trouble out of nothing will not happen again in the future!"

"Of course not!" Yang Zhiya said solemnly, "Under my rule, I will never allow such a thing to happen. If it happens, you will be severely punished!"

Li cried, "Sir, you can't judge the case like this. Even though this shop doesn't belong to Zhao, it doesn't mean she has nothing to do with my husband's disappearance!"

Yang Zhiya turned around and asked Zhao Susu, "Madam Zhao, on the day that Butcher Cao disappeared, which was ten days ago, did you see him?"

Zhao Susu shook her head blankly: "I didn't..."

Zhao Susu did not lie, because, as far as she could remember, she really had not seen Cao the Butcher in those days. The last time she saw him was when he and Li were fighting not far from her home.

Perhaps only Meng Yu knows the truth about this matter.

Zhao Susu was frightened that day, so Meng Yu used the power of the small jade pendant and some hypnosis to make Zhao Susu forget what happened that morning.

Everyone saw that she looked frank and anxious, and it was obvious that she was telling the truth.

Because everyone knew in advance that Zhao Susu had difficulty speaking and communicating with others, they were more tolerant of her and less speculative.

Meng Yu added: "My mother said that she was so concerned about the shop during those days that she hardly went out except to work in the fields and make clothes at home. She also never saw the bad guy who killed the pig!"

Yang Zhiya turned to Li and looked down at her: "Did you hear that?"

"Is what she said true? What if she's lying?"

"Then what evidence do you have?"

Li shrank back under his piercing gaze.

This is the county magistrate. She stammered, "But, but my husband is really missing!"

"A grown man with hands and feet, can you be sure that he is missing or has run away?" Fan He interrupted: "Li, you can't just blame Madam Zhao for everything just because she is honest. Your man has been forced to hit his head against the wall once, do you want to do it again?"

Li's tears were streaming down her face. She had no evidence, but when the man disappeared, she could only think that he was seduced away by a woman.

Who else could she look for if not Zhao Susu?

Fan He tried to smooth things over: "Ms. Li, Cao Boping is not someone who will suffer a loss. He may have gone somewhere else to relax and will be back in a few days. Now that you know that you have nothing to do with Madam Zhao, don't make a fuss here and affect her business. If they sue you for false accusation and ask you to compensate for the losses, no one will stand on your side!"

Li suddenly knelt on the ground and walked to Yang Zhiya on her knees: "Sir, my man would not disappear for no reason. Even if it has nothing to do with Zhao, he is a living person, and he is gone just like that. Sir, please make a decision for me!"