"Oh! Li Cheng, I forgot to tell you that I inserted the embroidery needle into your braid. You don't mind." Li Guolou stood up and fascinated all living beings.
Only then did everyone realize that Li Guolou had played a trick in front of them.
All the other stolen treasures were found in the crow's nest, except for the fifteen-carat red diamond. Now Li Cheng was unlucky. He was beaten to pieces, but still found nothing. All the flower pots in the flower bed were overturned, and the flowers and plants were uprooted.
Since then, the entire greenhouse has been searched several times.
Li Guolou had no choice but to say: "Sir, I am unable to find the stolen diamonds. The case can only end here. Go back and let the jailer deal with Li Cheng. I am going to resign."
Cheng Kunyu was extremely tolerant of Li Guolou's rudeness, but his half-heartedness in doing things made him burst into anger. He pointed at the tip of Li Guolou's nose and shouted: "Captain Li, what time is it now? You can
You want to leave, how can you handle a case like this? Don't think that I can't treat you."
Li Guolou took out his pocket watch to check the time and replied: "Master Shangshu, what you said is not meaningful enough. You are the official, and those of us who work hard also work very hard. We arrived at your residence at around eight o'clock in the morning and worked hard to achieve the goal."
Now, I have not made any unreasonable demands, and I have caught the culprit. Lord Shangshu, you will not sit at home and even forget the rules of the officialdom."
"Oh;;;;;;" Cheng Kunyu figured it out. The thirty or so agents who came to the house must be paid for their labor. The dinner was something that happened in the future. Now that it was past lunch time, he couldn't eat.
The detectives always make sure they are well fed.
"Mr. Chang, go and arrange lunch for the officials." He added: "Captain Li, I'm sorry, I just thought about the affairs in the house and forgot about you. If you have anything in the future, please mention it to Mr. Chang.
I feel restless now and can’t remember many things.”
"I'm venomous, and sometimes I offend people. I hope your Lordship will forgive you." Li Guolou didn't dare to leave. He had to grind until dark and asked everyone responsibly. As for where the red diamond was, he didn't have the ability.
I found such a small stone. Who knows who took the opportunity to touch it off?
Li Guolou must be a traitor. The red diamond was placed in a secret compartment of the mahogany bed. If you don't look carefully, you won't find it. It's normal that the criminal Li Cheng didn't find the red diamond in his haste. As for who stole the red diamond?
Everyone who was able to walk into the daughter's building after the crime was suspected. Didn't asking him to ask Cheng Kunyu's wife and concubines give others a chance to scold him? He wouldn't do such a shortcoming
Matters of the mind.
Li Guolou took Yelia back to the daughter's building, sat in the hall downstairs, and asked everyone who had entered the daughter's building after the incident. He seemed to be serious and responsible for his work, but in fact he was passing the time in boredom. He felt secretly
I think this is not bad, there is no need to report to Zhen Yuhuan's house.
Li Guolou repeated a few words about the interrogation case, which made Yelia become irritated and kept looking at the time. After a concubine of Cheng Kunyu walked out, Yelia couldn't hold it anymore and said: "Mike, when is the time?"
Can we go?"
"Hey..." Li Guolou sighed and said: "Dear Jelia, there is nothing we can do about it. This is the residence of Lord Shangshu. I have to make a show. Didn't you see that I wrote it down in my notebook?
Is it full of nonsense? You have to hand in the work when you go back, otherwise Mr. Bao’s face will look ugly."
"Hmph! A stone has caused so much trouble, haven't we helped him find all the culprits? Who knows who stole the broken stone? It's not certain that it was stolen by someone who kept it." Yelia sat down angrily and dejectedly.
Only then did I realize how hard and boring it is to be a police officer.
Li Guolou smiled secretly and said: "Yelia, I actually thought about where the person who stole the diamonds put the diamonds, but in order to catch the thief, I held back and didn't say anything."
"Really!" Yelia was pleasantly surprised. She looked at Li Guolou and held back without asking. He picked up the notes Li Guolou had written down and looked at them to pass the boring time.
When it got dark, Li Guolou finally led a team of people to leave the mansion of Lord Shangshu. The harvest was earned through hard work. Everyone called them tired and went home.
Li Guolou took Yelia out in two carriages, and there was another carriage in front of which sat three servants. He could use his subordinates as guards, but Li Guolou felt that it was not good to use state assets for personal affairs, so he did not follow Yao Cuo's example
If it is for personal use by officials, it is better to hire servants as guards at your own expense.
Servants cost more than ordinary guards, and their outfits cost a lot of money. They were high-level servants, that is, private soldiers. A large part of the Manchu nobles hid their household registrations and were servants.
The servant is not like asking the person who cares for the home to sign a contract, and you can let him go when he is old. The master will also take care of the servant's future life. When the servant is old, he will become a servant. If the servant does not make any mistakes, the master will take care of the servant for the rest of his life.
Life.
Li Guolou's life seems bright now, but additional expenses have increased, and pressure has followed. The two mansions are full of people. The income from protection fees and Zhenbaoxuan alone is not enough to cover expenses. Family members must live well.
Living in a comfortable life means spending money like water. Therefore, Li Guolou has no interest in beautiful women, but instead kills rich women.
Li Guolou sat on the carriage and held Yelia in his arms, feeling extremely proud. Being able to handle the philandering French girl was his greatest achievement.
Li Guolou smiled and said: "Dear Yeliale, will you come out with me in the future?"
"Yeah!" Yelia snuggled into Li Guolou's arms and said, "It's exciting! I'll watch you when I'm bored. The little villain specializes in deceiving people. He clearly knows that the stolen goods are in the crow's nest, and he deliberately conspires with the criminal just to show off himself.
.Yeah?"
"Hehe!" Li Guolou laughed twice and said: "There is no way, Li Cheng is a member of the family, let him show off. Without this skill, will Lord Shangshu value me? In the future, Kun Yu will regain power.
, if I were under him, would he not promote me?"
"Will he?" Jelia looked up at Li Guolou and asked.
Li Guolou shook his head and said: "Who knows, Cheng Kunyu is a Manchu noble and has been blessed by his ancestors. Look at how big his mansion is. The wealth accumulated by his ancestors has already exceeded 500,000 taels in his hands.
Now Lafayette is deliberately leaving him aside. It should be to weaken his will. In the future, Cheng Kunyu will not be so greedy when he returns to the court. People will change, and corrupt officials can also become good officials. This is called this moment.
At this time, don’t think that corrupt officials have no benefits. Their ability to accumulate wealth is unparalleled and they can also contribute to society.”
Jelia was so angry that he stretched out his hand to push Li Guolou away and shouted angrily: "Mike, what kind of theory do you have? It's all fallacy!"
Li Guolou hugged Yelia, kissed her cheek fiercely, and said with a playful smile: "Dear Yelia, listen to me, it is really like this. China's thousands of years of history tells us that a country cannot
They will perish because of corruption, and most of them will be overthrown because of brutal rule. The ruling class is always a corrupt and corrupt class. Come on, I will take you to see Wu Peipei's general's mansion. What kind of house does the people in power live in?"
Yelia looked at Li Guolou playfully and said with a smile: "Mike, let's stay at Wu Peipei's house."
Li Guolou pointed his nose at Yelia, showed his white teeth as bright as the stars, smiled and said: "Fool, the General's Mansion is a housing allocated by the state. Since the general is dead, Wu Peipei will move out soon, and the state
We will reallocate a smaller apartment to her, a courtyard house would be nice."
"Ah, is there such a big difference?" Yelia's mouth opened wide, unable to believe that such a thing could happen.
"Yelia, you are stupid again, aren't you? Wu Peipei's family has more than one property. This is the last reward given to them by the country. Wu Peipei is the head wife who gets the most. Unlike our family, which is egalitarian on the surface, it is actually counted as shares.
, you still have the lion’s share.” Li Guolou told the truth, he just makes money for his wife, and men just work hard, until everything comes to nothing.
"Huh! If it weren't for this, I wouldn't live with you. Playing cards, traveling, and eating every day would be meaningless." Jelia said lightly, as if she was wasting her good time.
Li Guolou's eyes were deep, looking into the illusory distance, and said slowly: "Corrupt officials have the ability to be corrupt, like He Shen, the corrupt official in the Qing Dynasty. There is no one before or since. He is the biggest corrupt official in the world. He Shen is the one who can earn a lot of money."
He knew how to spend money. But precisely because of his taking power, the Qing Empire reached its highest peak. The national treasury had nearly 100 million taels of silver, and the emperor spent money at will. However, Emperor Jiaqing did not see Heshen's outstanding contribution to the Qing Empire, so he killed the goose and took the egg.
Heshen’s family was confiscated and his head was beheaded. From the death of Heshen, the Qing Empire began to decline.”
Jelia beat Li Guolou's chest angrily and shouted: "Mike, are there people like you? I'm also reading the history books of your country. No one said that He Shen was a good person. How could you turn a big corrupt person into someone else?"
What about being beautified and transformed into a pillar of the country?”
Li Guolou sighed: "It is good to learn from history. From the perspective of the common people, He Shen is not a good person and is a corrupt official. But from the perspective of a country, He Shen's contribution to the prosperity of the Qing Empire was the greatest, and it was the 'Qianlong Era'
He Shen made indelible contributions. He Shen's money can drive the development of the country's economy. The emperor's money put into the Ministry of Internal Affairs will only be spent on personal enjoyment. Where do you think the money is beneficial to the country? Corrupt officials are everywhere now.
They put the money in their pockets without exposing it. These corrupt officials will never reach the heights of Heshen. They are the ones who deserve to be killed for their corruption. Heshen is a model among corrupt officials. You can compile a separate booklet to publicize his contributions.
"
Yelia was deeply moved by Li Guolou's fallacies. If she wanted to argue with Li Guolou, she needed to learn more about thousands of years of Chinese history. Yelia was unable to do what she wanted and said helplessly: "Mike, you are right.
The problem must be viewed dialectically, with both advantages and disadvantages, just like when you said good things about Wei Zhongxian."
"Yes, the eunuch never wanted to be the emperor. Wei Zhongxian only took charge of the government, and he did not use others to usurp the throne. Only capable people can take charge of the government. Wei Zhongxian was right to kill the virtuous, but the political struggle was a matter of life and death. Wei Zhongxian was not killed by a thousand swords in the end.
Is everyone dead? There were many virtuous and loyal ministers in the late Ming Dynasty, but the country was still destroyed. Ability is the first, and being a person is second. Now the capable people in the court are Han people, but they are controlled by the incompetent Manchus
In the court, how can the country move forward?" Li Guolou's ridiculous words kept coming, lamenting that he had talents but was not appreciated, and could only do business to make money.
Yelia glanced at him and said: "Mike, don't be discouraged. I think we need to speed up our pace. With Zhen Yuhuan and Wu Peipei joining us, we can do the opposite. It doesn't matter if others pour sewage on you. We
Open a charity hall first. Make your name known and compete with Hu Xueyan in the capital? When you save enough money, just open a mission hospital and drive "Hu Qingyu Tang" out of the capital."
Li Guolou touched his chin, thought for a while, and said with a casual smile: "Yelia, what you said makes sense. If you marry a female corrupt criminal and the widow of another corrupt criminal, you must use it for the people and use it for the people."
.First open the Yeliya Charity Hall and trick those rich women into donating. When enough money is saved, they will dedicate benefits and care to the working people, so that the people of the capital can experience the prosperity of medicine. As long as the "Yeliya Charity Hall" is
Hanging up the two signs "Jelia Charity Hall" and "Jelia Mission Hospital" will bring us one step closer to the ticket number. And your title of bank chairman is foreshadowed by the first two signs, so no one will object.
"
"Mike!" Yelia rushed towards Li Guolou and pressed Li Guolou under him with all his strength. The high point of excitement had arrived, and he kissed Li Guolou's face with his small mouth like a chicken pecking at rice.