Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

"If I go to a money house to pledge my property for a loan, how much money can I get?" Qiao Rui asked Lao Yu again.

"The loan is definitely not as much as the sale price, probably around 170,000 or 180,000 taels."

"Is the difference so big? This is a bit difficult to deal with." Qiao Rui frowned and thought. He spent nearly ten thousand taels of silver in Qingtianwei a few days ago, and he did not have much savings on hand. Even with the working capital of several inns, it was still not enough for two hundred and forty thousand taels.

"No, since the other party is a liar, Master, you are not really going to give him the money obediently, right?" Huang Jingxuan said anxiously.

"How can that be possible?" Qiao Rui patted Huang Jingxuan on the shoulder and said with a smile, "We have to put on a show and lure out the person behind the liar. Otherwise, if their plan fails, they will come up with another one. I don't have the time to guard against their calculations."

There is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. It is better to solve the problem once and for all, catching them all in one fell swoop.

"If that's the case, there is room for maneuver!" Lao Yu attracted everyone's attention with just one sentence.

"Our Industry Department will also buy real estate and hoard it, and then sell it at an appropriate price. I can buy your property for 240,000 taels. You take this money to handle the matter, and I will delay the report for a few days. But you need to handle the matter as soon as possible, and buy it back at a price slightly higher than mine, otherwise I will not be able to report it, and by then I am afraid that your family property will really become my Industry Department's."

Old Yu's last joke made everyone feel more relaxed. Qiao Rui looked at Wen Shuyan and asked, "When did you agree with that person to deliver the goods?"

"The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, five days later!" Wen Shuyan said.

"Sure!" Old Yu held his big belly and said with a smile: "I'll use the money on the ninth day of the first lunar month to buy the property, and then buy it back after you guys have dealt with it. It's reasonable to make eight or nine thousand taels of silver in a few days."

"it is good!"

After things were agreed upon, Qiao Rui began to assign tasks to everyone.

Chen Nian cooperated with Wen Shuyan's description and drew a portrait of the liar. Lu Jia could then lead people to set up control based on the portrait and keep track of the liar's whereabouts at any time. It would be even better if the person behind the scenes could be found in advance. If he couldn't find the person, he could just wait for the liar to come to him, and Wen Shuyan would honestly pay the compensation and get the contract back.

"Jingxuan, I have an important task for you!" Qiao Rui arranged the other people and turned to say to Huang Jingxuan.

"Okay, Master, please give me your orders!" Huang Jingxuan's face flushed with excitement. Being able to participate in such an important matter, he felt a sense of satisfaction of being recognized by an adult.

"Shuyan will meet that liar in a few days. You must keep a close eye on him. When the contract is returned, he will give the compensation to the person behind the scenes. Then you can find a chance to take the money back. Can you do it?" Qiao Rui asked with a smile.

"I can do it!" Huang Jingxuan patted his chest. After practicing martial arts for so long, it is finally my turn to show my skills. This money is all my master's fortune, and I will not let it go to waste.

Seeing Huang Jingxuan's nervous yet expectant look, Qiao Rui chuckled and said, "You're a very motivated young man. Don't cry if you can't beat him."

After everything was arranged, and since everyone hadn't gathered together for a long time, Qiao Rui invited everyone to go to the main store of Yunlai Inn for a few drinks.

A group of people came out of the winery chatting and laughing. It snowed heavily last night and the outside was vast and bleak, with everything covered in silver and not a speck of dust.

Huang Jingxuan is an active person. When he sees snow, he is like a silly dog ​​having fun. He throws a snowball at a branch, shaking off a large piece of snow. Then he jumps to the side of the road, leaving strange footprints in the clean snow and having a lot of fun.

"Hey, this is... Master, come and see!"

Suddenly, Huang Jingxuan exclaimed, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

Wen Shuyan was walking at the edge, closest to Huang Jingxuan. She took three or two steps closer and saw a pair of shoe prints on the ground. Judging from the size, they should be women's footprints. The only difference was that the anti-slip texture of the shoe prints was better looking.

She thought Huang Jingxuan was being naughty and wanted to tease Qiao Rui, so she couldn't help but laugh and scold him, "Make a fuss out of nothing. Be careful that your master will beat you up."

Qiao Rui also came over at this time. When he saw the shoe prints on the ground clearly, his expression suddenly changed, "It looks familiar, it seems to be..."

"Yes, it's the shoe prints of Yunjin Feifeng Shoes, which are consistent with the shoe prints on the beams of your grandfather's house." Chen Nian responded to Qiao Rui's words and nodded affirmatively.

That day, Qiao Rui found shoe prints on the beam of his hometown, and immediately gave them to Chen Nian to check and analyze. He himself didn't have much impression of the anti-slip pattern, but he felt that it looked somewhat familiar.

At that time, Chen Nian analyzed a lot of information from a shoe print. Huang Jingxuan found it very interesting and went to the beam to study and verify the shoe print. Therefore, he had a particularly deep memory of this shoe print.

"Everyone, split up and look for where these shoe prints came from." Qiao Rui said in a deep voice. He didn't care about the confused looks of Wen Shuyan and her husband and Lao Yu at this moment. He didn't have time to explain now. He had to find out where the shoe prints came from first.

Fortunately, there were few people in the northern part of the city, and everyone soon found more Yunjin Feifeng shoes' prints, all the way to the prosperous area in the west of the city. There were people coming and going here, and the snow on the road was a mess, so it was no longer possible to distinguish any shoe prints.

Chen Nian judged from the shoe prints that had been found that this was a woman who came from the west of the city without any companions. She only stopped in front of a house and then went on to the winery.

The question now is, where did the mysterious woman come from in the West City? Why did she end up in front of the brewery? And why did she stop outside a house on the way?

The house was not far from the winery, just across an alley. It didn't occupy a large area, and was simple and quiet with its blue bricks and plain tiles. At this moment, the door of the house was tightly closed and locked, so it was obvious that no one was inside, so there was no way to knock on the door to ask questions.

"Uncle Yu, can you check who the owner of this house is?"

Not far from the winery, Qiao Rui pointed at the small house and asked Lao Yu that since the owner could not be found, he would have to look for it in the property deed.

"Okay, I'll check it out right away!" Lao Yu was straightforward and turned away.

After watching Lao Yu leave, Qiao Rui looked at Chen Nian again. The two of them exchanged glances and nodded, then jumped over the wall and jumped into the yard.

Lu Jia and Huang Jingxuan waited outside with Wen Shuyan and her husband, taking a walk so they could be ready to warn the owner when he or she came back.

Huang Jingxuan took the opportunity to tell Wen Shuyan and her husband about Xiao Yunlei's disappearance.

Soon, Qiao Rui and Chen Nian jumped over the wall and escaped.

"Master, what's going on inside?" Huang Jingxuan asked quickly, looking curious.

Qiao Rui looked at Chen Nian with a smile, "What did you find?"

"Judging from the traces of life left behind, not many people lived there before, and they left a few days ago, and they left in a hurry!" Chen Nian analyzed.

Qiao Rui nodded in agreement. He also noticed that the pots and pans were still there in the kitchen, but there were not many tablewares. The tables and chairs were relatively clean and not covered with dust. However, there were no clothes or bedding in the room. Only some useless small objects were left, which were tilted here and there, making it look a bit messy. Therefore, his judgment was similar to Chen Nian's.

"Also," Chen Nian paused, then continued, "The owner seems to be carrying a baby!"

"What?" Qiao Rui paused suddenly, his eyes flashing with a sharp light and a chilling chill.