After bidding farewell to Zhou Guangyuan, when he returned to the mansion again, the banquet there had already dispersed. The lights in the side hall were brightly lit, and occasionally the sounds of children laughing and playing could be heard. It was obvious that everyone had not left yet, whether it was The relatives and servants in the inner chamber can clearly feel a spiritual energy that they have not seen for a long time. Perhaps it is precisely because of Zhou Guangyuan's arrival that it has brought some hope to the Shen family, which was already in turmoil.

"The third young master, the third master and shopkeeper Zhou have already gone to the side hall. In addition, shopkeepers Sun, Li and Wu have also come over. They have told you to go to the side hall to discuss matters together when you come back."

These shopkeepers are all the managers of the Shen family in various places. They rarely see each other on weekdays, and they only return to the master's house in Bianjing during New Years and holidays. In fact, he already knows the reason for coming all the way back this time. Shen Youcai nodded and walked silently towards the side hall. When he reached the verandah, he heard a bang inside and the sound of something falling to the ground.

"You didn't know about such an important thing until now? Where have you been these days? The entire shop in Bianjing has been handed over to you. If something like this happens at such a critical moment, how do you want us to follow it? The old man explained?"

Shen Yunhai looked at the old shopkeeper in the distance with a livid face, unable to control his emotions, even the hands in his sleeves were trembling slightly.

The news has just come that hundreds of thousands of taels of silver notes have disappeared from the Bianjing shop, most of which were payment for goods to various families. If the Shen family fails to hand over the money by the time limit, the consequences can be imagined. Know.

The old shopkeeper was sitting at the Eight Immortals table, frowning and closing his eyes. He was silent for a long time and then said: "I don't know. I didn't realize it was missing until I arrived..."

"You! Don't! Know! Do you?"

"I don't know...but." The old shopkeeper suddenly stood up, cupped his hands towards Shen Yourong who was not far away, walked forward a few steps, and then took off the dark blue robe that symbolized the shopkeeper's identity. down, fold them carefully and put them on the table.

"The money was lost under the eyes of the old man. All the sins will be borne by the old man alone. Whether it is sent to the police officer or beheaded to apologize, this matter has nothing to do with the second lady or the Shen family..."

Chen Yunhai laughed angrily, glanced at the shivering apprentice kneeling on the ground, and then looked at

The silent old shopkeeper said: "Do you think that if you die, you can pay for the hundreds of thousands of taels, or do you think that with the dozens of heads of the Shen family, you can calm their anger?"

The old shopkeeper here in Bianjing is someone who has been with the old man for many years. On weekdays, even Shen Yourong would call him "Mr. Han" when he sees him. He behaves with a relaxed attitude and has never made such a mistake. It is also because of this problem. The consequences were too serious, and they happened so unexpectedly that everyone felt caught off guard. One moment they were laughing and laughing, but the next second they felt like their families were about to be destroyed.

In the side hall, the shopkeepers from other places were also silent. No one came out to intercede for Shopkeeper Han. They each represented the interests of other rooms in the Shen family, and Shopkeeper Han was obviously Shen Yourong's side. Man, Shen Yunhai couldn't deal with her directly, so he could only attack her confidants. Of course, with the perspective of shopkeeper Han who had been ups and downs for most of his life, how could he not see these things, so he took the initiative to take the responsibility. So, I may not mean to excuse my own lady.

"The matter has come to this... now is not the time to judge the crime and punishment. The top priority is to find the banknote quickly... The timing of this incident itself is quite strange. How did the other party know the time when the pharmacy's account books were handed over, and how did it hide it from shopkeeper Han? With Dagui's eyes, who stole the banknotes without anyone noticing? According to shopkeeper Han, the banknotes had been decorated and were intended to be sent to a nearby bank. Only after they arrived did they realize that the items were missing. What happened? Was it lost in the shop, or was it stolen on the way to the bank?" Shen Yunsong from the fourth room, Xiaoqueer's father, came out to act as peacemaker, glanced at Shen Yunhai, and said.

"Are these still important?"

After all, Shen Yunhai is the most powerful person in the Shen family except the old man. At this moment, no one dared to speak among the people in the side hall. In fact, everyone knows this without asking. At this point, the matter is no longer found. The clues can be solved. If the payment cannot be made by tomorrow, the business partners of the Shen family will overthrow the Shen family without the help of those behind the scenes, and everything today will be in vain.

After a period of silence, several shopkeepers looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

None of it matters anymore.

If you can't get enough money tonight.

Tomorrow's Shen family may really cease to exist, and may even be in jail.

"Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the nearer. Even if we rush to mobilize money from various places now, there will be no time to make up for this hole."

"There is still something fishy about this matter, but now that the Shen family is surrounded by enemies, it is not impossible for someone to be interested in it. I heard that last time in the Fan Tower, Uncle Yang seemed to have formed a deadly feud with a few people in the world. , this may not be their fault..."

Shopkeeper Sun from Taiyuan and shopkeeper Li from Jiangning spoke at this time, intentionally or unintentionally, pointing the finger at the second room.

Shopkeeper Wu on the side also nodded: "In such troubled times, I didn't expect that the third master just invited Mr. Zhou, but he encountered such trouble again. It's a pity..."

"There will be a resolution on this matter tomorrow, how difficult it is..."

Several shopkeepers were all old men who had been with the Shen family for many years, and they all realized the seriousness of this matter. These words almost finalized the matter.

Whether it was the previous murder case or the current missing banknote, the problem lies with the second room. Although these words are not stated explicitly, the meaning is already very clear.

Everyone subconsciously looked to the other corner, where the young couple was.

"Now that the matter has reached this point, we must find a solution. Of course we have to pay back the money we owe. Considering the relationship between the Shen family and them, there should be no problem in delaying it for a few days. But if this matter never ends, If it is different from what we suspected at the beginning, there may be more troublesome things to come."

At this time, Shen Yourong stood up, looked at Shen Yunhai who was not far away, paused and said, "As my third uncle said, some things can't be solved by just getting back the banknote. There can be problems with the banknote today." , There may not be any problems with the goods tomorrow. You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no way to prevent a thief for a thousand days. Has Third Uncle ever thought about it, if this thief is among us, it will be even more difficult to guard against? "

"What do you mean by Rong'er's words?" Shen Yunhai narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this and said, "Do you suspect that this matter was done by one of our own, and that we were guarding and stealing?"

There are only two people who can afford to guard against self-stealing.
Chapter completed!