Early in the morning, Chen Guanlou sat at the desk in the duty room, his face solemn. Anyone who came in and took a look would have their legs trembling. On weekdays, everyone joked casually, but today they all kept their mouths shut tacitly. No matter if they were busy or not, they all pretended to be very busy. In short, they had to avoid the duty room. Even Shi Hong, who had always been on bad terms with Chen Guanlou, rarely provoked him. "Boss Chen, you're looking for me." Chen Guanxin was a little worried. Chen Guanlou narrowed his eyes and stared at him, "Close the door, sit down and talk." Chen Guanxin followed orders, appeared cautious, and felt uneasy. "Tell me, how do I treat you?" Chen Guanlou seemed to be chatting, but his tone was particularly cold, sounding like a question. "Very, very good." Chen Guanxin whispered, "Thanks to Chentou's help, I have the money to buy a house. My father also plans to open a shop for me to sell groceries." "Really? Congratulations. I've been so good to you, why do you repay me with evil?" "Chentou, what are you talking about? When did I repay you with evil? You can scold me for being sneaky, but you can't accuse me of repaying kindness with evil!" Chen Guanxin shouted excitedly.
Chen Guanlou laughed, "The money paid by the Meng brothers was not entered into the public account. You told this matter, and you told the second young lady of the Marquis's Mansion. I didn't wrong you, did I?" Ah! Chen Guanxin was shocked, his face turned pale and blue, blue and purple. He was in a panic. Then, he reacted, "Lou Ge'er, listen to my explanation. Things are not what you think. It's because..." "Don't say it, I don't want to listen. From today on, you don't have to come anymore. Don't worry, this month's wages will be calculated for you, so let's just part ways in peace." "Lou Ge'er, don't chase me away, this is really an accident. At that time, everyone was chatting, talking about Zhao Laosi, and mentioned the Meng family. I just said a few words casually. I didn't expect that it would be spread to the second young lady. Lou Ge'er, believe me, I have no intention of harming you, I can swear to heaven." "I believe you have no intention of harming me. But this place is no longer suitable for you. Go away, don't force me to turn against you. Xiao Jin, come in. Take Li Xin to handle the procedures. From now on, he is no longer a member of the Tianlao. Remember to notify everyone and let everyone know about this." Chen Guanlou's order means that there is no room for maneuver. He can accept that the person around him is a gambler, a slut, and a guy with all five poisons. But the only thing he can't accept is betrayal. No matter what the reason, betrayal is betrayal, and there is no doubt about it. Chen Guanxin obviously understood it, and he looked depressed, "Does it have to be like this?" Chen Guanlou laughed, "I said, don't force me to turn against you." Chen Guanxin gritted his teeth, "Okay, I'll go! But I want to make it clear that I have never taken the initiative to do anything to let you down, let alone any brothers. I have a clear conscience." Chen Guanlou was too lazy to listen to his explanation, and waved his hand, signaling Xiao Jin to take the man away quickly. Xiao Jin stood still, looking around, really want to drive him out? Chen Guanlou picked up a pen and threw it at Xiao Jin's head, "What are you still standing there for, why don't you take him out quickly." "Oh!" Xiao Jin picked up the pen on the ground, knowing that there was no room for negotiation on this matter, he said: "Axin, let's go. I'll get you out of the prison." "Don't worry, I won't take anything that doesn't belong to me." Chen Guanxin gritted his teeth and turned away. Xiao Jin followed behind and looked back at Chen Guanlou again. Seeing that the other party had no intention of changing his mind, he could only sigh secretly and take on this offending task. After sending Chen Guanxin away, Chen Guanlou returned to his smiling appearance, but all the jailers did not dare to approach him, and no one dared to persuade him. The more he smiled, the more panicked everyone was. It would be better to have a gloomy face, at least the emotions and expressions are consistent.
The smiling appearance makes people uncontrollable. Chen Guanlou cursed, "They are all cowards!" On New Year's Eve, Zhao Laosi was released and went home for the New Year. Qi Wuxiu brought the news to Chen Guanlou in person before the New Year's Eve dinner. "Zhao Laosi got through the channels of the Marquis' Mansion and gave a sum of money to redeem himself. I have no choice but to release him." "Got it!" Chen Guanlou said just this. Qi Wuxiu was a little worried, "Are you okay? I heard that the Meng brothers both hanged themselves, and they died very cleanly." "Indeed, they died very cleanly." "Although the matter was not done, the money cannot be returned to you." It turned out that Qi Wuxiu was worried that Chen Guanlou would ask him for money. Chen Guanlou rolled his eyes at him, "I didn't ask you for money. You should go back to celebrate the New Year soon, I also want to celebrate the New Year." "How are you going to celebrate alone?" "What do you care about me?" Chen Guanlou drove him away unceremoniously. During the New Year, he was sharpening his knife. Sharpening the knife can calm him down and make his thoughts particularly sharp. He lay in bed for three days in a row and went to work on the fourth day of the New Year. During the Spring Festival, everyone was busy celebrating the New Year, and there was nothing important in the Tianlao. Niu Yucheng would not go to work until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Master Xiao Fan had not shown up since the incident with the Taifu. He sat under the eaves and basked in the sun. This year's New Year's weather was good, with big sun every day, and it was not cold at all as long as there was no wind. He saw Liu Xiaochuan peeping outside the door, and waved his hand to let the jailer bring him in. "What are you doing here?" "Come to take a look." "After you've seen it, you can get out." Chen Guanlou was not polite at all. Liu Xiaochuan bared his teeth and said reluctantly: "Zhao Laosi is dead!" "What the hell?" Chen Guanlou was surprised. "He died? What does his death have to do with me? What, Manager Liu suspected that I did it?" "No. I just came to take a look." Chen Guanlou sneered, "Do you believe it?" Liu Xiaochuan didn't say anything. Chen Guanlou's mouth twitched slightly and asked, "When did he die? How did he die?" "The night before yesterday. It is said that he was suffocated by his own vomit."
"He drank and vomited. Didn't the servants clean him up?" "The servants were asleep. He vomited in the middle of the night and no one noticed. When he got up in the morning, he was already hard." Liu Xiaochuan said everything. Chen Guanlou said, "Okay, I know about this. What else? Manager Liu sent you here, it's impossible that he only sent me the news that Zhao Laosi was dead. Just say it directly, don't hesitate." "The master asked me to ask, do you know about this?" "I know nothing!" Chen Guanlou cursed on the spot, "I sleep at home every day and never go out. If he has evidence, he can bring officials to arrest me. If he doesn't have evidence, don't try to frame me. He is so bold to turn his elbow outward and join forces with outsiders to bully the Chen family. If he still can't figure it out, I will complain to the clan and let the butler judge." Liu Xiaochuan was dumbfounded. After a long time, he said, "I also think it's not you. You don't have that ability." Chen Guanlou laughed, "You still have good vision."