Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 66: Eight Stewards, Chief Steward Sun Shou
The Jewel Pavilion was covered with a layer of white cloth.

In front of the huge word "Dian" is placed the spirit tablet of Yan Tieshan.

The servants around were all dressed in white.

After the announcement, Dugu Yihe, Su Shaoying, Sixiu, Zhou Ming, and four maids came to the mourning hall together.

No matter how many grudges and entanglements there are, in this mourning hall, the dead are the most important.

Whatever the purpose, whatever the words, it is obviously not appropriate at this moment.

After everyone paid their respects to the spirit tablet according to etiquette, they stepped aside.

At this time, eight middle-aged men in rich clothes walked in. They were all dusty and had a hint of fatigue in their eyes.

When Huo Tianqing saw it, he was immediately shocked.

Because these eight people are not simple, they are the managers of various businesses of the Jewelry Pavilion spread all over the place.

But he did not notify a few people. Instead, he planned to notify these people to come after a few days when the matter was settled.

Otherwise, this matter will be difficult to handle.

The eight people paid their respects and cried in front of the spirit tablet before stepping aside.

"Butler Huo! You were right next to the boss. Tell me, how did the boss die?"

Huo Tianqing didn't answer, but asked: "How did you get here so quickly?"

At this time, he certainly couldn't say "Why are you here?", so he could only ask indirectly.

"Huh?" someone asked doubtfully, "Didn't you, Manager Huo, send a pigeon to inform us that our boss had died and told us to come here as quickly as possible?"

Huo Tianqing frowned: "I didn't notify you."

"How is that possible? That's a special breed of carrier pigeon that we at the Jewelry Pavilion have specially trained!"

"Yeah, besides the boss and you, the manager, who else can use this kind of carrier pigeon to send messages?"

Carrier pigeons, which can deliver messages, are important communication tools. They have special pigeon houses and are raised by dedicated people, and they are not allowed to enter and leave at will.

What's more, even the wealthy and powerful Zhuguangbaoqi Pavilion only has ten blood-breeding pigeons bred from exotic beasts. They have the ability to recognize their masters and will not cooperate with anyone else to deliver messages except the boss and the general manager.

"Don't think about it, I'm the one who informed you!"

A voice came from outside.

Accompanied by the sound of wind and rain, dozens of strong men holding steel knives took a group of people hostage and entered the mourning hall.

That group of people were Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, Princess Danfeng, Zhao Damazi and people from Tianqin Sect.

A strong smell of alcohol hit me in the face.

The person who speaks walks at the end of the team.

He was seven feet tall, dressed in brocade clothes, and holding a long sword.

What is strange is that when the sword is not unsheathed, ordinary people usually hold the scabbard with their left hand to make it easier to draw the sword with their right hand.

But this person held the knife with his right hand, which was unusual.

"Who are you?" Huo Tianqing asked.

"The chief steward of the Jewelry Pavilion, Sun Shou!"

The man said coldly.

"Hahaha..." Huo Tianqing laughed, but his laughter was mixed with a chilling tone. "Friend, this joke is not funny. Everyone in the world knows that there is only one steward in the Jewelry Pavilion, and that is me, Huo Tianqing! You are the steward? How come I don't know?"

"Where there are saints, there are thieves! Where there are mountains, there are abysses!"

Sun Shou walked over slowly and said, "In a family, some people care about appearances, while others care about the inside. The outside is bright and beautiful, and cannot be stained by a speck of dust, while the inside is filthy and bloody.

Thirteen years ago, the boss was the face and I was the inside.

Three years ago, you were the face and I was the inside.

If you don’t know me, someone else will.”

Among the eight stewards, an old man came out. He was the oldest steward from the north, his surname was Su.

Manager Su said, "Manager Sun is an orphan that the boss picked up nineteen years ago and carefully nurtured. He's been the manager of our Jewelry Pavilion since thirteen years ago. He's not doing it openly, but secretly. Over the years, our Jewelry Pavilion has grown so rapidly. The boss has six of the successes, and Manager Sun has three of them!"

Sun Shou bowed to the spirit tablet and said, "I just didn't expect that something like this would happen. Even someone as humble as me would be forced to sacrifice my reputation."

The manager in charge of Western business, whose surname was Lin, asked in surprise, "How come I didn't know there was such a person in the pavilion? Old Su?"

Manager Su said, "You were hired later, so naturally you don't know. Of the eight of us, I'm probably the only one who knows about Manager Sun, as I followed the boss the earliest."

After Sun Shou finished his offerings, he turned to look at Manager Lin and said, "Manager Lin, you don't know me, but I know you. Six years ago, you were framed in Jincheng and lost 130,000 silver coins, nearly losing your position as manager.

I handled this matter for you, have you forgotten?"

six years ago?
Golden city!

Manager Lin's expression suddenly changed.

Six years ago, he had just taken on this managerial position and was determined to make a big fortune.

At that time, he had already arranged everything, but he didn't expect that it was easier to deal with the King of Hell than the little ghosts.

In a small county town, the county magistrate asked for an exorbitant price.

Manager Lin thought that everything else had been taken care of, and that this small county magistrate would not cause any trouble, so he did not agree to his wish.

But he didn't expect that such a county magistrate almost ruined his big plan.

Afterwards, he was furious and hired an expert to kill the entire family of the county magistrate.

Later, he felt regretful.

No matter how powerful the county magistrate is, he is still an eighth-rank official of the imperial court. If this matter is leaked, he will immediately pay with his life.

Fortunately, the matter was handled well and no one else knew about it except the boss.

But this Sun Shou...

Manager Lin was frightened and couldn't help but look at Manager Su, but found that the other party was looking at him.

Looking at Sun Shou again, he reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and a cold energy immediately surged into his body.

"Manager Lin is such a forgetful person!"

"So...it's you!"

Steward Lin hurriedly said, "We parted so hastily that I failed to remember you, Steward. Please forgive me."

Seeing that two of the eight managers had acknowledged Sun Shou's identity, the others also showed a little more trust in them.

Huo Tianqing's eyes became increasingly cold.

He quickly thought about what cards he had in his hand to fight against Sun Shou who suddenly appeared.

But I found that there was nothing useful.

If you want to take over a force, the most effective way is naturally to get permission from the leader of the force.

But now Yan Tieshan is dead and did not leave any suicide note, so the owner of the Jewel Pavilion can only rely on them to compete.

At this time, the competition is about who has more supporters.

Although he was the chief steward, Yan Tieshan was always wary of him and took him with him wherever he went over the years.

It seems that he trusts her very much, but in fact, this means that Huo Tianqing has no time and opportunity to contact and win over the managers of the Zhuguangbaoqige's businesses in various places.

Being able to control the Jewel Pavilion is considered good.

In addition, Huo Tianqing's idea before this was to wait for Yan Tieshan to die and provide him with retirement care, so he did not take much action in the first two years.

It was not until the last year that he changed his mind under the influence of Shangguan Feiyan.

Naturally, the preparations were insufficient.

Before he could figure out the current situation, Sun Shou came directly in front of him and said, "I notified the eight managers to come here this time for only one thing. How did the boss... die?

Huo Tianqing, you have always been by the boss's side, so I'm sure you know the answer to this question very well, right? "

(End of this chapter)