Chapter 85 Being Taken Advantage Of

"Where are you?" After Li Motang asked, he realized that she seemed to be used to communicating with Huang Feng using her inner voice. This didn't seem to be a good sign!

"Manjiang Tower!" Huang Feng responded quickly.

"..." Li Motang turned his head and looked at Xiao Nuan who was looking into Manjiang Tower from the crowd. He felt that the little maid had caught the tail of the truth.

Xiaonuan looked at it for a while, wanting to join in the fun, and turned around and asked: "Miss, should we go and have a look?"

"Let's go." Li Motang agreed.

Xiao Nuan didn't expect the young lady to agree so readily, and was a little surprised: "Really?"

"Follow up."

"Oh." Xiao Nuan quickly followed.

Suddenly I saw a woman walking through the crowd with her maid, as if she was about to enter. The waiter blocking the door quickly explained: "Miss, there was a murder case in the building, and the arrest from the Yamen will be here soon. We can't receive you today. I also hope Miss Haihan.”

Li Motang asked: "There are friends I know in the building. Can't I go inside and wait together?"

"this……"

Xiao Nuan took out two taels of silver and threw it over: "What's there to be embarrassed about?"

The waiter held the silver and was really reluctant to give it back. He gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll go talk to the shopkeeper."

The guests in the building, especially those in the private rooms upstairs, are either rich or expensive. They have made an appointment with their friends. Now they are trapped inside while their friends are outside and want to come in. It is human nature. The shopkeeper agreed without much thought.

In the Manjiang Tower, the guests could only wait. Some of the arrogant guests continued to eat and drink, while others could no longer eat.

Although no one ran away, the restaurant was still noisy.

Huang Feng didn't want to watch the excitement anymore and was about to ask the waiter for a pot of tea. While he was waiting for a break, before he could open his mouth, someone happened to come in from outside the building.

When Huang Feng saw it was Li Motang, he immediately felt something was wrong. This woman loved to meddle in other people's affairs, and she would even drag him along to do it.

"Why should I tell her that I am in Manjiang Tower." Huang Feng tried to reflect.

Downstairs, Li Motang had already seen Huang Feng, but he didn't expect Li Fu to be there.

"Young Master Huang is indeed here. Hey, is that Young Master Li?" Xiao Nuan was also curious about how they got together.

After meeting, Li Fu greeted him politely, and when he heard that Li Motang was a disciple of Yuyuan Pavilion, he only gave him a few polite compliments.

"Why are you here?" Huang Feng was more direct.

"Passing by." Li Motang said concisely, "Who died?"

Huang Feng shook his head: "It's not clear yet, I remind you, don't meddle in other people's business for a while!"

Li Motang asked: "Why should I listen to you?"

Li Fu shook the fan in his hand and looked at them with interest.

At this time, the yamen's execution finally arrived. When he saw the arrester, the shopkeeper felt as if he had seen a savior and hurriedly responded: "Jin arrester, you are here."

Jin Bao has a big head, a round waist, and is six feet tall. If you stand there, everyone will look down at him. He is quite imposing.

"Who died?" Jin Captou asked in a muffled voice.

The shopkeeper quickly replied: "Master Yao."

Being used to seeing dead people, the expressions of all the prisoners were as usual. Mr. Jin was even in the mood to joke: "Tsk, Master Yao can only cook the braised seabass in Manjiang Tower. I hope he has someone to succeed him, otherwise I’m afraid Manjiang Tower’s reputation as the number one brand in Cangzhou cannot be guaranteed.”

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly: "Captain Jin, please stop joking. I'm worried too, and there are many customers in the restaurant who are getting impatient."

There were many guests in Manjiang Tower, and Capt. Jin didn't want to offend him, so he stopped talking: "Okay, let's talk about the case. Everyone in the restaurant has been here since the incident happened, right?"

The shopkeeper said quickly: "We are all here, but a customer wanted to leave, but I persuaded him to stop."

"You did a pretty good job on this matter." Jin Captou was very satisfied. "Master Yao died in the kitchen?"

"yes."

Capt. Jin began to give instructions: "Wu Zuo, you and two of you will follow me to the back kitchen. The rest of you will note down all the guests here and ask who has been in and out of the back kitchen."

After hearing their conversation, Li Fu said with a smile: "As Brother Huang guessed, the chef died."

"What guess?" Xiao Nuan asked curiously.

Li Fu immediately explained Huang Feng's conclusion.

"That's it." Li Motang suddenly raised the corners of his lips.

Seeing her ready to move, Huang Feng emphasized again: "If you want to join in the fun, don't take me with you. It has nothing to do with me."

Li Motang smiled and said, "I heard that your sect is quite poor?"

"What do you mean?"

"One hundred taels of silver."

"It's only a hundred taels, do you have the nerve to take it out?" Huang Feng snorted in his heart and said, "Do you know what there is a saying?"

"What words?" Li Motang asked.

Huang Feng straightened his back: "Wealth and honor cannot be lascivious, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot bend."

If these words were given in another situation, Li Fu might have cheered, but in this situation, he only found the bickering between the two people really interesting.

After hearing this, Li Motang stretched out his hand: "Then return the square inch to me."

"Huh?" Huang Feng was stunned, why didn't you play your cards according to common sense? Shouldn't you add more money at this time?

Li Motang reminded: "The person holding the hand is short-handed."

"..." Huang Feng felt that he had been taken advantage of, and was very angry, but it was still impossible to pay him back. It seemed that he had to make it clear, "You can see me perform, but you have to pay more."

Li Motang nodded: "If the case is complicated, yes."

This understated and generous gesture made Huang Feng very unhappy: "Don't worry, if even you can see through it, I will be embarrassed to ask for money."

"What do you mean?" Li Motang was angry.

"You understand it yourself."

Li Fu wanted to speak several times, but he couldn't find the chance. He was a little bit dumbfounded.

Xiao Nuan next to her has long been accustomed to it. Even a smart little maid like her can't get a word in, let alone others.

Li Motang gritted his teeth and stood up: "What are you waiting for? Come downstairs."

"Let's go." Huang Feng was aggressive and refused to give in. As for how to participate in the case, Li Motang had so many tokens, he was not worried.

Li Fu finally found an opportunity and asked, "Can I watch?"

Seeing Huang Feng look over, he added: "It's not in vain."

"Okay." Huang Feng didn't mind at all.

Xiao Nuan went to greet Xing Bao, and she didn’t know which token she took. After a while, Jin Captou ran out to greet her.

Seeing how respectful he was, he wanted to lower his six-foot-tall figure to the ground. It was probably that Xiaonuan was holding the token that represented the princess's identity.

Entering the kitchen, Wu Zuo was looking at the body to determine the cause of death. If the cause of death could not be determined, he would take it back to the Yamen for autopsy.

Huang Feng was not in a hurry to look at the body. He looked around and looked at the environment of the kitchen and kitchen.

The fire in the kitchen had been extinguished for a while, and it was no longer so stuffy, but there was still a strong smell.

There are two entrances and exits in the kitchen, one is for delivering food to the guests of Manjiang Tower, and the other is the back door.

Jin Captou and Li Motang explained: "The guests haven't finished asking, but the waiters in the restaurant have asked. From evening to now, we haven't seen any guests come in."

At this time, Wu Zuo stood up and said: "Preliminary judgment is that the fatal injury was a stab wound on the neck. Master Yao was wiped on the neck."