mtl008 243: What a coincidence, your last name is Xiao too
243: What a coincidence, your last name is Xiao too
But everyone at Jiuweizhai firmly told him that the bunch of grapes was worth that price.
From the management to the waiters, everyone seemed to have made a unified statement.
The people in the investigation team found it a little unbelievable.
They wanted to see the grapes that were sold for three hundred thousand, but unfortunately, the chef said that the last half had been processed and made into pastries an hour ago.
Their boss happened to be out of the store.
The chef found a slip of paper, wrote an address on it and handed it to him.
"Our boss is here, and the person who sells our grapes is also here. If you have any questions, go there and investigate."
Holding the thin piece of paper in his hand, Xiao Mo looked down and saw the address written in black ballpoint pen on it. His breathing stopped and his hand trembled.
Seeing that his eyes were dull for several seconds and he remained in the same position without moving, the team members were petrified and quickly reached out to pull him.
"Team Leader Xiao, what's wrong with you?"
"Team Leader Xiao?"
After shouting several times, Xiao Mo finally came to his senses, "Yeah, I'm fine."
The team members nodded in surprise and then asked him, "So are we going to the address on this paper now?"
Stroking the paper in his hand, Xiao Mo nodded with a complicated expression.
"go."
After a few people got on the car, a team member who was on good terms with him asked him curiously.
"Team Leader Xiao, what was your expression when you saw that piece of paper just now? It was like the sky had fallen. Is there something wrong with this address?"
When this was mentioned, Xiao Mo's mood, which had just relaxed, became tense again. He took a deep breath, said nothing, and just nodded.
He lowered his eyes and glanced at the small piece of paper with the address written on it, but he still seemed a little unable to accept it.
This address……
He is so familiar, so familiar that it is engraved in my bones.
If you ask why, it is because his surname is also Xiao.
Xiao Mo was a collateral branch of the Xiao family within five generations, so every New Year, he would go to the Xiao family with the elders of his branch to give gifts, worship their ancestors, and attend the annual banquet...
It is said that he has not missed a single year since he was born.
But even if he only goes there once a year, this place is still unforgettable, as if it were engraved in his bones.
The master of the house is dignified and awe-inspiring. Asking him to investigate there now is like plucking hair from a tiger's mouth.
Xiao Mo looked calm on the surface, but he had actually been dead for a while.
More than ten years ago, when he entered the official career, his parents took him to the master's house to give gifts to the head of the family and told him about this incident.
If it weren't for the support of the Xiao family behind him, he wouldn't have been able to reach this height at such a young age.
Thirty-seven years old may seem quite old to outsiders, but one must know that those in the same class as him are at least fifty years old.
Xiao Mo didn't dare to think about it. Even if the head of the family didn't say anything, if his parents and elders from the same branch knew about this, he would be surrounded by everyone and criticized for treason when he returned.
Death is inevitable, so there's no point in choosing a good-looking death.
With this mood, the investigation team's car stopped in front of the guards outside Xiaojia Hutong.
The confused members in the car were still discussing it curiously.
"Why are there bodyguards guarding here?"
"I don't know. I have a strange feeling."
At this moment, a team member took out his ID card and said to the bodyguard who was stopping them.
"Hello, we are a special investigation team. We need to go in to investigate something. Please make way and let us pass."
Hearing his words, the bodyguard glanced at the two cars in surprise.
The people living in this alley are either the Xiao family or the Fu family. Who are they going in to investigate?
Seeing that the situation was a bit stalemate, Xiao Mo was afraid that something unpleasant would happen, so he quickly opened the car door and got out.
Coincidentally, he and the bodyguard knew each other.
During the Chinese New Year last year, he drove here, but there were too many cars and no parking space, so he asked the bodyguard to help him find a seat.
Now that the two met, the other party obviously recognized him and was even more surprised.
Xiao Mo was a little embarrassed. He walked over and stood in front of the bodyguard, lowering his voice, "We are here to find the owner of Jiuweizhai, Qian Zengsheng. The clerk in their store said he is here."
Hearing this, the bodyguard nodded and raised his hand to point to a car. "I know the person you're talking about. He's been in there for two hours, and his car is still parked there."
Looking at the car in the direction of his finger, Xiao Mo asked nervously, "Is he at the Xiao family now?"
"No, I'm at the Fu family, Mr. Fu's guest."
After the bodyguard finished speaking, Xiao Mo had an expression of having survived a disaster.
Fortunately, it was at the Fu family, so he didn't have to bear the stigma of being a traitor when he returned home.
Seeing his changing expression, the bodyguard suddenly seemed to remember something and spoke again.
"But if you want to investigate the grape matter, you have to go to the Xiao family."
The expression on Xiao Mo's face changed from calm to stiff. He seemed unable to understand, "Why?"
The bodyguard said to him earnestly with an expression that said, "You're so out of touch with the news."
"Because those grapes were planted by our young lady, shouldn't you, as a public official, be responsible? Then you should not only investigate the Fu family, but also investigate our young lady."
Xiao Mo's face was numb, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope and asked, "Which lady, could it be..."
"That's right, it's the master's daughter, our smart and kind Miss Qingqing."
When he mentioned Qingqing, he was obviously more enthusiastic.
"The young lady is so cute. Be careful when investigating. If you scare her, the head of the family will want you dead."
He said half jokingly and half seriously.
Xiao Mo: “…”
At that moment, he lost the motivation to live.
"Okay, I'll call the Fu family first and tell them, but your car can't drive in. You know the reason."
Xiao Mo nodded stiffly. He didn't even know how he walked back to the car.
Seeing him come back, the team members all came over and asked him curiously.
"What do you mean, team leader? Are you going to let us in?"
"Who lives in there? Why is he so arrogant?"
"Team Leader, what's wrong with you?"
After everyone had finished speaking, Xiao Mo spoke, his voice a little vague.
"Everyone get out of the car and go in. Be careful when you go in. Don't damage any plants or trees inside. And those of you who usually have loud voices, please be careful..."
After giving all the instructions, he got out of the car with his team members like zombies.
The bodyguard called the Fu family and let them pass.
Looking at the team leader who was a few steps behind with a dull expression, the members of the investigation team were very confused and gathered in groups of two or three to whisper.
"Team Leader, what's going on? It feels like we're heading to the execution ground."
"I don't know. Something has been wrong since I saw the address. I just went downstairs and spoke to the bodyguard, and the situation has gotten even worse."
"I feel like he's a little... scared? But how is that possible..."