The brother and sister were both deeply shocked upon receiving the news. After a brief discussion, they hurried over.
Su Liuyun had come to take responsibility for Jin Zhiyuan's death. He had said he would be accountable for this matter, so naturally he would not shirk it and leave his sister to bear all the responsibility alone.
At the same time, they needed to report the progress of their investigation. Su Hong gave a swift account, currently describing the process of capturing the clerks from Jin Zhiyuan's shop...
After night fell, Jin Zhiyuan's shop, like the vast majority of shops in the city, did not remain open through the night. It closed not long afterward.
Jin Thirty-One and the others had been keeping watch over the shop in secret. It was not a large establishment. During the day, they had seen that its business was fairly decent, with five shop clerks bustling back and forth.
There were many such shops in "Tiandu City." Otherwise, if business were either too prosperous or too deserted, Jin Zhiyuan's place would attract attention.
More importantly, once a shop proved too strong, it would inevitably draw the notice of "Return and Come Again." They would certainly investigate its background thoroughly.
Such an ordinary shop was better suited to helping Jin Zhiyuan conceal his identity. Including Jin Zhiyuan himself, there were only six people in the entire shop. There were no stewards; the other five were all hired clerks.
Su Hong and the others also had information regarding the backgrounds of those five clerks. The five had all been replaced gradually at later dates.
Three of them were cultivators born and raised in the city. They had previously worked in other shops, and had only come to work for Jin Zhiyuan in order to earn more