allonlinenovel Chapter 110 Legal
Chapter 110 Legal
“I just saw it, so much silver, your pawnshop…”
Qian Lanlan quickly added, "The pawnshop suffered no losses. Under Manager Gao's management, there were no problems with the accounts. Boss Yun, can you believe it? After all this, Miaochun Pawnshop only suffered a loss of reputation. The accounts look perfectly fine."
Although Qian Lanlan's words were simple, you could hear the sarcasm in them.
This is a classic money laundering scheme. Yun Yuke continued to flip through the documents; each one looked legitimate, and each one seemed to have no problems whatsoever.
But through this very process, these items can instantly become a hundred times more valuable.
"I knew it! The Marquis's money... it turns out they used this method to turn it into legitimate silver."
Yun Yuke and Qian Lanlan both fell silent for the time being.
"So, Boss Yun, this is my sincerity. Let's get back to your whereabouts. Did your child and that injured girl offend Marquis Ankang, which is why they kidnapped them?"
Qian Lanlan's tone changed from its previous coldness back to its initial playfulness.
"I saw you leap out just now, and I can tell you're highly skilled in martial arts. I guess you found those two in time and rescued them. But the rescue caused a setback for Marquis Ankang's men... So they used the excuse of thieves to try and kidnap Granny Hua as well, or rather, to frame some of your Yun family members as thieves. If you hadn't come back in time, you, Boss Yun, would have been falsely accused of being a thief."
Yun Yuke quietly looked at the girl Qian Lanlan in front of her and couldn't help but sigh, "I heard Boss Qian praise his two daughters for being smart and clever before, and I thought it was just Boss Qian bragging. I didn't expect it to be true."
"Looks like I guessed right?" Qian Lanlan replied with a smile.
"Yes, you guessed right. As for the reason... saying that we offended the Marquis's mansion is probably more accurate. I won't tell you the specific details yet, as that's some private information and has nothing to do with what we're discussing."
“I understand. Then… may I ask, Mr. Yun, what happened to Marquis Ankang? What have you found out?” Qian Lanlan asked in a low voice.
Yun Yuke looked at the girl in front of her. Although the girl was quite smart, there were many implications behind this. It was hard to say whether or not to tell this girl these things.
"Regarding this... there are many things involved behind this. Does your father know about what you've uncovered?"
Qian Lanlan shook her head helplessly, "Boss Yun, you know what my father is like. He's too generous and doesn't even know if he's offended someone behind their back. So I didn't let him know about the information I found. Even if I told him, there's nothing he could do, and it might even expose him. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to collect so much evidence."
Yun Yuke nodded, "You did the right thing. Boss Qian is a bit too outgoing, which makes him vulnerable to being taken advantage of."
After getting up and pacing around the room for a while, Yun Yuke thought carefully before speaking again, "Miss Qian, it's not that I don't want to tell you much, but this matter involves too many things, and I can't make a decision on my own..."
Hearing Yun Yuke say this, Qian Lanlan felt a little disappointed, but then she heard Yun Yuke speak again.
"Please wait a moment. I'll have someone come see you and let her make her judgment. Please wait a moment."
Yun Yuke walked to the house next door and found Yun Qingjin.
He sent Yun Qingjin to find someone, and then went back to chat with Qian Lanlan.
"Miss Qian, please wait a moment. The person who can truly make the decision in this matter is not here."
While waiting, Yun Yuke shared some of her speculations about Marquis Ankang.
"This Marquis of Ankang is not to be underestimated. The antique trading you mentioned is unheard of. In this way, the money is cleaned up and ordinary decorations are turned into valuable antiques. His skills are superb."
Yun Yuke shared her own judgment.
"I haven't been in Changgan City for very long, but what surprised me most was the consultation fee here. I've never seen anyone directly asking for money like this anywhere else. It may not seem like much, but when all the merchants in the city contribute, it adds up to a huge sum of money. Where do you think all that money went?"
“You’re right, Boss Yun. Who pocketed all this money?” Qian Lanlan looked at the large pile of receipts she had brought. “I think this money probably went through our pawnshop’s account and became legitimate money.”
Looking at the stack of receipts, Yun Yuke suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, Miss Qian, how did you bring all these things here? Isn't this like throwing yourself into the lion's den?"
Yun Yuke then realized that these receipts could be considered evidence, and carrying them on her person like this... wasn't that very dangerous?
Qian Lanlan was prepared and remained calm. "You can rest assured about Boss Yun. The original receipts are still in the city; I've hidden them in a secret place. These are just copies I made..."
After a slight pause, Qian Lanlan continued, "Actually, I came here this time to see if I could get to know you or Prefect Zhu. I can sense that both you and Prefect Zhu are upright people."
Qian Lanlan folded the stack of receipts neatly and put them back inside her clothes.
“Especially that Prefect Zhu. On her first day, she got involved in collecting consultation fees in a big way. At the time, my father didn’t know that Prefect Zhu was a woman. He thought that Prefect Zhu was condoning tax collection. But later, he took me and my younger sister to the street and saw that Prefect Zhu deliberately arranged for people to record the amount of consultation fees and even loudly announced it. I knew then that this Prefect Zhu was definitely different from the previous one.”
"Oh? I didn't know my reputation was this good?" A cheerful voice came from the doorway. The two turned around and saw that Yun Qingjin had arrived with Zhu Ling and Xing Xiaoyu.
"Eh? Prefect Zhu? You... what's wrong?" Qian Lanlan quickly stood up, completely unprepared for this situation.
"Boss Yun... what... what?"
Yun Yuke took Qian Lanlan's hand and said, "Miss Qian, this is the person I was talking about, the one who can truly make decisions."
"Prefect Zhu? Boss Yun, do you know Prefect Zhu?"
Qian Lanlan was shocked. After all, outsiders didn't know about Yun Yuke and Zhu Ling's private relationship, nor did they know about Liu Zhou'er's relationship with the Yun family.
So seeing Zhu Ling suddenly appear here was still quite shocking.
Yun Yuke quickly explained the current situation and comforted Qian Lanlan slightly. "In short, what you found isn't very useful to me, but it's very useful to Prefect Zhu. Tell her everything you've found."
"Qingqing didn't explain very clearly just now, she only said that Sister Yun asked me to come over. Thanks to Qingqing coming to find me, I found out that Qingqing and Zhou'er had an accident. The merchants in our city are so enthusiastic, I didn't even notice that such a big thing had happened here."
The resort covers a vast area and is frequented by many people, who gather in small groups and discuss various topics. Finding a specific person requires a dedicated search.
So Zhu Ling originally intended to find the people from the Yun family, but he was pulled away halfway and had no idea that something had happened. Xing Xiaoyu was delayed for half a day before she could meet up with Zhu Ling.
It was getting quite dark now, and the three of them carefully avoided crowds as they walked. They were relatively safe.
"Teacher Zhu, Sister Xiaoyu, I found some good stuff. My mom also told me to go to your place. It seems like a pretty young lady was talking to my mom. They seemed quite serious. Why don't you go and take a look?"