A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 250 Finding the Traitor 2

"I forgot to tell you that the dyeing factory in Majia Village was closed down by the government last night, and your village chief was also imprisoned." Mu Liang bent down and helped the young man up from the ground, saying in a cold voice.

"What?" The young man couldn't help but laugh when he heard it, and his face turned pale.

"We can hand you over to the government at any time, but once you go to the government office, it's hard to say when you will come out. Your grandmother is still waiting for you at home." Although this young man is a tough guy who is not afraid of danger, fortunately he has a soft spot.

When Li Yunye arrived at Li's Dyeing Workshop, it was already daybreak. Ma Ming's grandmother finally admitted that he was a villager of Ma's Village in Lin County, and the fake identity was made for him by the village chief of Ma's Village. His grandmother, who depended on him for life, fell ill half a year ago, but every household in the village was so poor that they could barely make ends meet. How could they lend him extra money to treat his grandmother? Just when he was discouraged and could only watch his grandmother getting sicker and sicker, the village chief suddenly agreed to give him money for treatment, but the condition was that he came to Li's Dyeing Workshop to steal the craft.

"I don't understand why the village chief of Majia Village chose Ma Ming to steal the craft? He is so young and so frail, and it's only out of kindness that his father kept him. If it was another dyeing factory, they would definitely not accept him."

After returning to the Li Mansion, Li Yunye and Mu Liang had breakfast in the Lu Hall. After listening to his sworn brother's confession of Ma Ming, he was immediately filled with doubts.

"They were sure that my adoptive father was kind and generous, and seeing Ma Ming's expression, they couldn't bear to refuse. Besides, in Majia Village, only Ma Ming's father was proficient in tie-dyeing. He had been exposed to this craft since he was a child, so he was the only one who could steal it quickly."

"But isn't Majia Village a poor village? Every household can barely make ends meet. Why does the village chief have money to give to Ma Ming? Also, opening a dyeing workshop requires a considerable investment, and we have to hire a tie-dye master. Where do they get the money?" Li Yunye asked all the doubts in his mind one by one.

"Because there is someone behind Majia Village, but this person should only be in private contact with the village chief, and other villagers are unaware of it."

"If no one knows about it, how did you know about it?"

"It's based on my intuition gained from years of business experience." Mu Liang smiled as if he was confident.

Li Yunye gave him a glare, then asked, "Last night, Majia Village was sealed off by the government. Ange said it was your plan?"

"Well, after Lao Zhou reveals the culprit in the dyeing workshop, I will let him pretend to be a flower thief and lead the officials to Majia Village." Mu Liang nodded and said calmly.

"Interrogation? Who do you want Lao Zhou to interrogate?" After feeling sorry for the worker Lao Zhou for a moment, Li Yunye became curious again.

"He was a villager in Majia Village and he often communicated with Ma Ming and passed messages to each other."

"Oh, that should be the person that An Yun followed the night before. Why don't you just ask Lao Zhou to ask him?"

"Of course not. Old Zhou pretended to be a merchant from Xiyue Country and said he was here to steal the craftsmanship of the famous Li from Jiangnan. He deliberately said he wanted to share a piece of the pie with his Ma Village. In short, under some coercion and inducement, the man gave Ma Ming away."

After listening to this, Li Yunye's mouth twitched. Coercion and inducement, isn't this what Ange proposed to him yesterday? I didn't expect that the method he had been struggling with in the mansion for a whole day and didn't dare to use, but Brother Muliang seemed to be used to it. Is this the difference?

Seeing his brother still looking calm and composed, Li Yunye couldn't help but secretly rejoice: Fortunately, Brother Mu Liang has no second thoughts about the famous Li from Jiangnan, otherwise, a simple-minded coward like me would be eaten alive by him, without even a bone left.

"What's wrong?" Seeing his brother staring at him in a daze, Mu Liang waved his hand and asked with concern.

"Brother Muliang, do you often use such methods when doing business?" Li Yunye hurriedly lowered his head and asked nervously while stirring the porridge in the bowl in front of him.

"Of course, coercion and bribery cannot be used in serious business. We should try to put things that can be solved openly in the open, but sometimes it is easier to avoid an open attack than to defend against a hidden arrow. When others are in the dark, we have to think of other ways." After Mu Liang finished speaking, he saw what was on his brother's face, and then smiled and said, "Don't worry, if you encounter such a thing in the future, just leave it to Brother Mu Liang. You just need to be the boss of Jiangnan Mingli in an upright manner."

"Uncle Fang used to solve the troubles behind father's back, right?" Li Yunye breathed a sigh of relief with his brother's words. With his current intelligence, he was only suitable to be a good boss in front of others and manage the accounts of various shops. As for the business competition, he should leave it to his brother Mu Liang.

"I heard from Manager Liu about what happened two days ago. You did a great job by not pursuing the matter with that woman. Not only did you become famous in Jiangnan, but you also gained good reputation for your new employer." Mu Liang nodded, then looked at his brother with satisfaction and said.

"I just thought that it's not appropriate to make enemies with others during the mourning period, so I let her go easily. I didn't expect that I would gain a good reputation because of this incident." Li Yunye felt a little embarrassed by his brother Mu Liang's praise. This time, he really did not intend to sow seeds and get shade.

"In any case, the result is in our favor, and it proves that your decision that day was correct."

"By the way, Brother Muliang, how did you know about the imitation cloth?" Brother Muliang repeatedly affirmed himself, and Li Yunye was naturally delighted.

"Yesterday, on the way to Qile City, we met two women who bought imitation cloth. I recognized the cloth in their hands by accident. The imitations looked similar at first glance, but you can tell the real thing by looking closely. After asking around, we found the vendor who sold the imitation cloth. Later, Lao Zhou secretly followed the vendor and found his way to Majia Village."

"Who do you think is behind Majia Village?" Li Yunye frowned again and sighed.

"I can't guess, so I can only find a way to continue investigating." Mu Liang shook his head.

"Then how should Ma Ming be dealt with? Should he be sent to the authorities?" Li Yunye asked again.

"Aren't you going to keep this person?" Mu Liang narrowed his eyes and asked Li Yunye.

"He has already betrayed the Li family, and you still dare to let me stay?" Li Yunye stared at Mu Liang in disbelief.

"He did make a big mistake this time, but he betrayed the Li family not for profit, but for his grandmother. So it seems that Ma Ming is a child with affection, and his father was alive..."

"So what? Once unfaithful, there will be a second and a third time. He betrayed the Li family for his grandmother today. Can you guarantee that he won't betray again for his family in the future? In short, I don't want to keep an unfaithful person around me." Before Mu Liang could finish his words, Li Yunye threw down the porridge spoon in his hand and turned his head away angrily.

Seeing that his brother was getting angry, Mu Liang quickly shut up and dared not say anything more.