AWB Chapter 189 Are you looking for me?
Chapter 189 Are you looking for me?
"master."
Just then, the family steward, Yuan Fu, hurried in and pointed to the person behind him, saying, "This person says he has something important to report."
"Oh?"
Yuan Ju looked at the person behind the steward and asked methodically, "Who are you? What do you need to report?"
Although Yuan Ju could not recognize the man, he could roughly determine that he was a shop assistant in one of the Yuan family's shops. This was because the Yuan family's businesses had strict regulations on the clothing of their shop assistants, and the man's clothes were exactly what the shop assistants in the Yuan family wore.
"Greetings, Master Yuan."
Upon hearing Yuan Ju's question, the man immediately knelt on the ground, his face filled with terror, and said, "I am a clerk from Yuan's Pharmacy. I have come here to report news about the pharmacy to you, sir."
"News from the pharmacy?"
Yuan Ju frowned. The Yuan family's pharmacy had always been run by Yuan Hua, who, despite his age, was extremely prudent and should not have encountered any problems. "What happened at the pharmacy?"
Although Yuan's Pharmacy doesn't have many customers, it is one of the most profitable businesses of the Yuan family, so Yuan Ju can't help but care about it.
The shop assistant's eyes were filled with fear as he stammered, "Just now, two thugs barged into the pharmacy. Without saying a word, they killed the shopkeeper and then left..."
"what?!"
Inside the room, Yuan Ju, Yuan Yong, and Yuan Fu all stared wide-eyed, as if they couldn't believe what the waiter was saying.
The Yuan family has been established in Taiping County for a century and has been running the Yuan Family Pharmacy for decades, but... such a thing has never happened before: someone broke into the store and killed the shopkeeper in public.
"Who dares to be so arrogant?"
Yuan Ju was stunned. First, the Zhu family was wiped out, and now the owner of the Yuan family's pharmacy was publicly killed...
Yuan Ju couldn't help but wonder, had the Yuan family fallen so low that they could be bullied by everyone?
"Father!"
Yuan Yong quickly regained his senses and said angrily, "No matter who the murderer who killed the shopkeeper is, he must be killed immediately!"
The Yuan family is a large family and the most powerful family in Taiping County. Such families often value their reputation highly. If the pharmacy owner is killed in front of everyone and the Yuan family does not quickly kill the murderer, people will inevitably look down on the Yuan family.
"Not bad!"
Yuan Ju gave Yuan Yong an approving look, then asked the waiter, "Were the two murderers masked?"
"No."
Do you recognize those two people?
"I recognize it."
"very good!"
After a brief inquiry, Yuan Juwang said to Yuan Yong, "I'll leave this matter to you. Go and contact Yuan Jiang. Make sure the thieves are found before sunset, and..."
Yuan Ju made a throat-slitting gesture with a fierce expression. Whoever dares to provoke the Yuan family will only face death!
"Don't worry, father!"
Yuan Yong solemnly said, "I will find the thief and use his head to comfort Yuan Hua's spirit in heaven."
After saying this, Yuan Yong, along with the pharmacy clerk and several eighth-rank martial artists from his clan, rushed to the county government office and found Chief Constable Yuan Jiang, who was on duty.
After quickly explaining the whole story to Yuan Jiang, Yuan Yong said, "Uncle Jiang, Father has instructed us to find the thieves as soon as possible and bring them to justice!"
"I understand!"
Yuan Jiang nodded, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. As a member of the Yuan family, he had every reason to be angry that his clansmen had been killed, and in such a tragic way.
Of course, what angered Yuan Jiang even more than Yuan Hua's death was the two thieves' complete disregard for the Yuan family.
Soon, Yuan Jiang summoned a large number of constables and sent them out to search for the two thieves.
About half an hour later, all the constables who had been sent out returned and reported to Yuan Jiang: "Chief Constable Yuan, the thief's whereabouts have been found!"
"Come quickly."
"According to what my subordinates have found out, after killing Manager Yuan, the two thieves made no attempt to conceal their tracks. They swaggered out of the pharmacy and then checked into the Taihua Restaurant in the city."
"..."
After listening to his subordinate's report, Yuan Jiang was speechless. He didn't know if these two thieves were incredibly audacious or simply unaware of the Yuan family's power in Taiping County. After killing someone, they didn't even bother to conceal their whereabouts. Instead, they swaggered away. Did they really think the Yuan family couldn't do anything to them?
"That scoundrel has some nerve."
Yuan Yong, however, laughed in anger: "This is a complete disregard for the Yuan family!"
After saying that, Yuan Yong continued, "Uncle Jiang, I won't linger any longer. I'll go and take that thief's head now!"
With a wave of his hand, Yuan Yong led the three eighth-rank martial artists from the Yuan family out of the county government office and headed straight for the Taihua Restaurant.
Yuan Jiang was clearly not comfortable with Yuan Yong acting alone, so he brought along the head constable from the yamen and followed behind Yuan Yong.
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Taihua Restaurant.
Chen Dao sat in his room on the second floor, frequently looking out at the street, as if waiting for something.
Behind Chen Dao stood Chen Cheng, who remained silent.
"The Yuan family is really slow!"
Chen Dao, who had been sitting in the guest room for almost an hour, muttered to himself. The reason he chose to kill Yuan Hua in front of the waiter was to lure the Yuan family, a big fish. However, the Yuan family's efficiency was obviously much worse than Chen Dao had imagined. So much time had passed and they still hadn't seen anyone from the Yuan family come to their door.
However, Chen Dao was not in a hurry. He drank the coarse tea brought by the waiter from the restaurant while looking out the window at the street, waiting for the Yuan family to arrive.
"coming."
Fifteen minutes later, Chen Dao put down his teacup, turned to Chen Cheng behind him, and said, "Let's go downstairs to greet our distinguished guests!"
After saying that, Chen Dao took the lead and left the guest room, heading downstairs.
Meanwhile, Yuan Yong and Yuan Hua led a large group of people into the lobby of Taihua Restaurant.
"Young Master Yuan, Officer Yuan."
The manager of Taihua Restaurant clearly recognized the two men. Seeing their aggressive demeanor, he hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully said, "Welcome to Taihua Restaurant, two distinguished guests."
"Without further ado."
Yuan Yong waved his hand to interrupt the innkeeper, and asked directly, "Were there two people checking into Taihua Restaurant just now?"
After speaking, Yuan Yong described the appearances of Chen Dao and Chen Cheng.
Upon hearing this, the innkeeper recalled for a moment and hurriedly replied, "Two guests did check into the restaurant, but I don't know..."
Which room are they in?
Yuan Yong asked.
"This……"
The manager hesitated for a moment. Taihua Restaurant was considered a high-end restaurant in Taiping County, and generally speaking, they wouldn't leak customer information. But unfortunately...
The people who arrived were from the Yuan family. Although the owner behind the Taihua Hotel also had some power, it was far less than that of the Yuan family. Therefore, although the manager was somewhat reluctant, after weighing the matter for a moment, he still decided to tell Chen Dao and Chen Cheng their room numbers.
"Are you looking for me?"
Before the shopkeeper could answer, a voice came from the stairs, and then Chen Dao and Chen Cheng slowly appeared in the sight of everyone in the hall.