After unlocking the material space, I raised my younger siblings in a farmhouse.

Chapter 105 Providing Evidence

"Thank you, Brother Chen." Qian Lai said politely.

"It's easy to talk about."

After this episode, the two continued to discuss business matters and eventually signed four contracts in duplicate.

When Chen Shundong left, Qian Lai also repacked the more than ten kilograms of food and gave it to Chen Shundong.

"Take all this food with you. Try it and see if it's worth it."

"it is good!"

Chen Shundong didn't pretend to refuse and took the bag readily.

Qian Laiye sent the people out and went back. When Chen Shundong left the inn, he looked around and didn't find any suspicious people. He quickly picked up his bag and got on the carriage.

The carriage slowly drove away from the street.

After Chen Shundong left, Qian Lai knocked on Lin Chuyi's door with two freshly-made contracts.

"Enter."

After getting Lin Chuyi's reply, Qian Lai also pushed the door open and entered the room, closing the door behind him.

He handed the two contracts to Lin Chuyi.

"It's already been done. This is the list of grain quantities he requested, as well as the profit-sharing contract. I also mentioned to him that I wanted him to help us find a shop, and he has agreed."

Lin Chuyi took the contract, looked at it, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Very good. Next, you go and look for suitable large houses nearby. We can buy one or two and use them as our base in Lanzhou City. I will put the food you need there. In addition, I will leave you some money and food in case of emergency."

"I have to go back to Qingshan Village in two days. I don't know when I will be back. You can stay here and help Chen Shundong to sell this batch of grain and further gain his trust. You can buy the shop yourself."

"In addition, I would like to set up a training center in Lanzhou. This training center will mainly train service personnel for stores. As long as they are hardworking and have no bad intentions, they can be accepted. They will be trained for a period of time, and when the store is renovated, they can start working directly."

Qian Lai also frowned and asked a very practical question.

"Of course, we can, but it will cost a lot, and we don't have that much cash."

"Don't worry about money, we're going to make a fortune soon." Lin Chuyi smiled meaningfully.

Qian Lai also quickly realized that Lin Chuyi was referring to the things in Zhao Yongxin's private vault. If they wanted to convict Zhao Yongxin, they would have to have the actual stolen goods.

So Lin Chuyi will definitely only take a part of it. In this way, it’s not much money after all the calculation, right?

"This kind of windfall doesn't come around often. It takes a while to make back the money you put into opening a store. At the rate we're spending money now, no amount of money will be enough to cover our expenses. At the moment, it seems like our image is very successful, but I'm afraid that if we run out of money later, our image will collapse, and it will be difficult to end it then."

Qian Lai also frowned and spoke, expressing his concerns to Lin Chuyi.

Lin Chuyi understood his concerns, shook his head and explained: "You still don't know enough about the greed of corrupt officials. There is a saying in ancient times, 'Three years as an honest official, 100,000 silver coins'. The various gifts an honest official receives during festivals add up to this amount, let alone a corrupt official?"

"How can someone who is still not satisfied with exploiting others only have such a small fortune? Although I have not been to Zhao Yongxin's other two private vaults, I believe that the value of the inventory in the other two places should be almost the same as the one in the study."

"It is conservatively estimated that the cash you get will be hundreds of thousands, not to mention other valuable jewelry, jade, rare calligraphy and paintings. After converting them into cash, it will be another huge income. You can spend it with confidence. This money is more than enough to cover the initial expenses."

Seeing Qian Lai was stunned, Lin Chuyi added: "As for the problem of running out of money later, don't worry. I am only halfway to upgrading my game level. The new upgrade reward includes a silver mine and an iron mine."

"Before this windfall is spent, I will definitely be able to improve my game level. By then, I will hire a team of miners to help me mine, and then open a smelter. We will produce and sell our own products, and we will never have to worry about running out of money."

Qian Lai was also very happy when he heard this. Since he already had a silver mine, how long would it take for jade mines and gold mines to appear? In this way, he could let go and do a great job.

"I understand. Don't worry, young lady. Old Qian knows what to do."

"Ah."

In the afternoon, Qian Lai also went out to look for a suitable house, while Lin Chuyi used the invisibility talisman to come to the underground secret room in Zhao Yongxin's study.

Since Chen Shundong has reached a cooperation with them, the obstacle Zhao Tongpan should be dealt with.

Lin Chuyi put all the account books that Zhao Yongxin used to threaten others into the space, and did not touch the gold, silver and jewelry. After all, these were all evidences for catching the thief and the stolen goods.

After leaving Zhao Yongxin's home, Lin Chuyi went straight to the government office and entered the study of Lanzhou prefect Liu Changhe as if he was familiar with the place. At this time, Liu Changhe was not in the study.

Lin Chuyi placed Zhao Yongxin's confession and some account books in the most conspicuous place on Liu Changhe's desk, and then hid aside to watch.

Firstly, it was to prevent other people from coming in and seeing these things, which would cause unnecessary trouble. Secondly, Lin Chuyi also wanted to see with his own eyes how Liu Changhe would react when he saw these things.

Not long after, Liu Changhe walked into the study and saw something on the table that didn't belong there. He frowned and walked to the desk in three or two steps. The first thing that caught his eye was the confession placed on the top.

After seeing the contents clearly, Liu Changhe's pupils shocked and he realized what the pile of things in front of him was.

He did not touch these things immediately, but began to look around the study, trying to find some signs that other people had been there.

Lin Chuyi had put up an invisibility talisman, so she was naturally not afraid of him finding her. She calmly watched Liu Changhe running around the room.

After searching everywhere in vain, Liu Changhe calmed down, picked up two books from the bookshelf and covered the confession with them, then called out to the servant guarding the door outside.

The servant came in quickly. Liu Changhe had concealed his emotions and asked calmly, "Has anyone else come into the study since I left this morning?"

The servant replied respectfully: "My lord, I have never seen anyone else come here."

Liu Changhe narrowed his eyes slightly. If no one came in, where did this pile of things come from?

He remembered clearly that when he left in the morning, there was nothing on the desk except the files he had not finished reading.

"Got it. You can go down and close the door when you go out." Liu Changhe waved his hand to signal the servant to leave.

"Yes."