Xie Yan came back from Luo's house and looked for opportunities to meet Shen Tianshu non-stop.
"You are saying that the purchase of medicinal materials this time is the bait that the prince has put out to catch the big fish behind?"
"Yes, in fact, before Yongzhou Prefecture, there were people purchasing medicinal materials in other cities in Huguang. Miss Shen should have heard about this before she came back.
"But at first, those people acted scattered, and some even ran around like headless flies, without any organization at all.
"Only a few people here in Yongzhou Prefecture have some brains and know how to find a big medicinal material dealer to directly digest the medicinal materials they need.
"The Luo family has been rooted in Huguang for many years, and they are still involved with the palace. Especially in recent years, when the prince has been ill, the palace has often purchased high-quality medicinal materials through the Luo family.
"So after learning that someone approached them to purchase materials for making Jinchuang Medicine, the Crown Prince ordered me to go over and have a showdown with the Luo family, use the Luo family to catch this group of people, and then follow them all the way in the hope of catching conclusive evidence. "
There was nothing to hide from Shen Tianshu, so Xie Yan didn't wait for her to ask, and explained exactly what he had done when he went out these days.
"So that's it." Shen Tianshu was stunned at first, and then fell into thinking, "If that's the case, Boss Qiu is so actively involved in it, he probably doesn't want to cooperate with me."
"What Miss Shen means is that Boss Qiu's request for cooperation for so long is actually a pretense. In fact, he has other purposes?" Xie Yan frowned and said, "But we have investigated and found nothing wrong with Boss Qiu. , His backer is an official wife from Nanzhili. From the time he started working in this business until now, apart from often coming to Huguang to compete for business with the Luo family, there seems to be no abnormal behavior. "
"Boss Qiu came here to ask for cooperation before, maybe he just wanted to compete with the Luo family for business, but this time, Brother Shun and others bought medicinal materials from the Luo family and wanted to ask me to help make medicine.
"This is a one-shot deal. Boss Qiu has no interest in it at all. It may be very risky to get involved rashly. He can just sit back and watch. Why should he give advice to those people behind his back?"
Xie Yan nodded, but he still had his own thoughts in his heart.
Because Shen Tianshu came to this conclusion based on the information obtained by Gao Shan.
Xie Yan had no doubts about Gao Shan's credibility.
But Gao Shan was not a professional after all, and Xie Yan did not fully believe in his ability to collect intelligence. He still had to arrange for someone to go through it again before he could feel at ease.
When Shen Tianshu saw that he had stopped talking, he asked, "Am I delaying your serious business this time?"
Hearing this, Xie Yan quickly shook his head and said, "Miss Shen is speaking harshly. In fact, strictly speaking, this might still help us a lot.
"After all, the medicinal materials they buy are used to make Jinchuang medicine, but strictly speaking, they can also be used to make other medicines..."
Shen Tianshu understood before Xie Yan finished speaking, and said with a smile: "But it will be different if it is made into a patent medicine here. If you catch him again, it will be clear that the evidence is conclusive that the stolen goods have been stolen."
"Yes!" Xie Yan nodded, "I will report this matter to the Crown Prince immediately."
Hearing this, Shen Tianshu waved his hands and said, "You don't need to tell me when you are doing business, as long as it doesn't affect your errands.
"But I still hope that while you are investigating this matter, you can also help me dig deeper into Boss Qiu to see what he is planning."
"Don't worry, Miss Shen, we will definitely investigate thoroughly this time!"
As a secret guard trained by Prince Rui's Mansion, Xie Yan rarely uttered the words "deep investigation" from his mouth.
Because most people don't even need to investigate to this point, the true identity has already been revealed.
Previous investigations failed to find the problem, leaving only two possibilities.
First, the people behind Boss Qiu were hidden too deeply, and all superficial connections were eliminated as much as possible.
Secondly, there was nothing wrong with Boss Qiu in the first place, but he came over to chase and try to help me out, and it was entirely because of his own convulsions.
But no matter which one it is, since Xie Yan has said that he will conduct an in-depth investigation, he will not only investigate Boss Qiu's nine tribes, but even his friends, neighbors, old acquaintances, and casual acquaintances... As long as he is with Anyone he had ever interacted with would be dug out and investigated.
After such a round of investigation, it will be clear at a glance whether Boss Qiu belongs to the first or second type.
After everything was explained clearly, Shen Tianshu felt much relieved.
When she took the initiative to take on this matter before, she said it was impossible not to feel any pressure at all.
She was not worried that something would happen to her, but she was worried about Lady Tong's identity.
Once this identity is exposed in front of Shen Zhonglei, let alone how to explain it, it will be really difficult for her to continue to do anything in the future.
Unexpectedly, this matter happened to be the task assigned to Xie Yan by Li Zian.
In this way, all the power can be given to him, and Shen Tianshu only needs to lend his name and house.
After coming out of the house on Xin'an Street, Shen Tianshu did not go back to Shen Mansion directly. Instead, he asked Qiu Jun to drive to the market for a walk.
After Shen Zhonglei's words, Shen Tianshu immediately arranged for Qiu Jun to enter the house and become his own coachman.
Now it is much more convenient for her to go out and use a car than before.
Qiu Jun drove a carriage all the way to the market. Under Shen Tianshu's instructions, he bought some food and gadgets, and bought two batches of newly made beef biscuits before heading back home.
After arriving home, Shen Tianshu asked someone to put the sesame cakes in a food box and asked Mingyu to deliver them to the front office.
In the past two days, drought disasters have been reported in various places, and farmland is seriously short of water. If this continues, it is likely to affect this year's harvest.
Shen Zhonglei was busy discussing with his staff the regulations for water diversion and irrigation. He was still hesitating whether to open an altar to pray for rain. He was very busy.
When Mingyu came to the front office, Shen Zhonglei was discussing things with his staff. The smell of gunpowder inside could be heard getting stronger outside the door, and a quarrel was about to start.
She handed the food box to Shen Zhonglei's servant and whispered: "We girls heard that the master has been very busy these past two days. Today we went to the south of the city to buy beef biscuits. When we rest inside, you can quickly take it in and share it with everyone. eat."
"My favorite is this." The boy took the food box and opened it. The heat and aroma hit his face, and he couldn't help but swallowed. "Oh, it's still hot!"
Mingyu smiled and said, "Isn't it? The girl waited in front of the stall for a long time in order to get the newly baked ones!"
After saying that, she magically took out an oil paper bag from under the food box, stuffed it into the boy's hand and said, "This is specially reserved for you. Don't tell me, sister, that I don't miss you!"