As time goes by May, the news from the front battlefield is not optimistic, although the Kuomintang army won the battle in Taierzhuang.

But that can be considered a tragic victory, with the casualties and losses of the national army greater than that of the Japanese army.

However, the Japanese army did not admit defeat. After reorganizing its troops, it continued to attack the Xuzhou area. After learning from the lessons, the Japanese army adopted a step-by-step strategy and successively lost important positions such as Linyi and Zaozhuang.

Although Lu Xiyan didn't understand military affairs very much, he also felt that there was a problem with the command of the national army and that the Japanese army suffered a loss, so how could he make a second mistake?

It is almost impossible to win another victory like the "Taierzhuang" victory in Xuzhou, not to mention that the military power gap between China and Japan is too large.

"Don't sigh, come here for breakfast."

"Well, eat, only after you have enough food can you have the energy to work." Lu Xiyan put down the newspaper and took bowls of porridge from Meng Fanxing.

The steamed buns are porridge and a plate of pickles. This is already a very good breakfast. In the French Concession and even in China, no more than one-tenth of people can eat such a meal.

The country is too poor and the people are too miserable. Can it be possible to not rebel?

"Meimei, I have agreed with Monte. You can ask a lawyer to help with the company registration. The legal person is your name and the general manager is also you. In addition, there were some elderly people in our family before, and some were still in Shanghai. I plan to invite them back and get some people for you first." Lu Xiyan said while eating.

"Yes." Meng Fanxing nodded.

"You choose one of the office places first, let's rent them first, and then talk about them in the future. It's best to be in the French Concession." Lu Xiyan tore a steamed bun and threw it into his mouth and said.

"good."

"You can do the matter of choosing an office location and renting a house. I asked Lao Liu to serve as the security manager of our company, and he will be responsible for your safety."

"Isn't Lao Liu wanted?"

"The current Lao Liu is different from the person on the wanted order. Besides, it's not who said he was Lao Liu, he is, right?" Lu Xiyan said, "Don't worry, I will urge Tang Jin to remove Lao Liu's wanted order from the police station."

"That's good."

"I'll get back those people in our family. In addition, we don't have to worry about company registration. Monte can't just do shares or work," Lu Xiyan said.

"Dad or not?"

"Dad comes here during the day and goes back at night, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, we two go out to do business. Haozi needs someone to take care of him. Although his situation is basically stable now, there are people who eat, drink, defecate and urinate to serve him."

...

"Xiao Wu, didn't you say you didn't use it today?" Lu Xiyan had just changed his clothes and was about to go out. Ma Xiao Wu was not his servant, so he couldn't use it at will. He was a working agent in the police station.

"Consultant Lu, it's not that I'm coming, but that Inspector asked me to pick you up." Ma Xiaowu explained.

"He is really good at choosing time. I'm just about to go out to do business." Lu Xiyan muttered, "What's the matter?"

"The Inspector suspects that Xu Zhitong's identity is extraordinary and has applied for a search warrant for Xu Zhitong's tofu shop and home. The Inspector asks me to pick you up." Ma Xiaowu said.

"That's right, let's go." Lu Xiyan nodded. Xu Zhitong was the driver who had run into Meng Hao, so he should have cared more about it.

Tang Jin applied for a secret search warrant.

Therefore, except for Qi Huan and Yuan Rui who were seconded, there were only Tang Jin, Lu Xiyan and Ma Xiaowu.

When Lu Xiyan and Ma Xiaowu arrived, Tang Jin and the other two had already entered the tofu shop.

After Xu Zhitong was detained, the tofu shop and residence had been sealed by the judicial arrest room. Among them, only Xu Zhitong's wife "Xiulan" came back once and took some clothes and daily necessities. After that, she never came back.

"Xu Zhitong is a good person, and his neighbors have a good impression of him. He is good at making things and the business of the tofu shop is also good. I haven't heard of any bad record. If something happened to him, many people think it was an accident."

"The more this happens, the less simple this Xu Zhitong is. Brother Tang, do you really dare to dig it up?" Lu Xiyan asked back.

"I am a person who is very curious. If I don't understand it, it will become a heart-wrenching illness. No matter what the shocking secret is, I will talk about it before I want to figure it out." Tang Jin said.

When they entered the house, Qi Huan handed Lu Xiyan and Ma Xiaowu a pair of white gloves. The things in the house should not be touched randomly, and they should not leave any traces to avoid damage.

"Did you find it again?"

"No." Qi Huan said, "I divided Yuan Rui and I. He went to search inside. I searched outside, but so far, there were no valuable discoveries."

Xu Zhitong’s tofu shop is a family-style workshop. The front is a small shop facing the street. The tofu, blinds and other shops are sold outside. Behind the shop is a workshop that makes tofu and other bean products. The area is quite large, with fifty or sixty square meters.

Grinders, steamers, molds, etc. are very neat and clean.

There is also a warehouse, which is about ten square meters, with soybeans piled up and other raw materials and additives for making soy products.

The wooden barrel specially designed to store tofu dregs is empty inside. It seems that people come to take it over every day, and it is also clean.

This tofu shop gives people the feeling of two words: clean!

It's a bit clean and a bit awkward.

"Brother Tang, have you ever seen such a clean tofu shop?" Lu Xiyan asked.

"No, Lao Lu, we have seen the tofu shop like this. When you look at the beams, there is not much dust. It seems that they are cleaned frequently."

"This Xu Zhitong is either a person who loves to be clean or this is his living habit. Of course, it is appropriate for people who make tofu to pay attention to hygiene. I just think that he is the only one in this tofu shop. If he wants to make tofu and clean it, he may not have free time at all in the day." Lu Xiyan analyzed.

"It makes sense." Tang Jin nodded.

"According to the scale of this workshop, he should have a lot of tofu and other bean products he makes every day, but we don't see much leftovers. Can the tofu he makes every day be sold?"

"You can't tell me, I asked. His tofu shop is very good and well-known. Basically, from the beginning of the morning at around 9 am, all the tofu was basically sold out. Many hotels ordered tofu from him and sent a special person to pick it up every day." Tang Jin said.

"No wonder, Xu Zhitong is really a talented person to make a small tofu shop like this." Lu Xiyan couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yes, why is he related to the Japanese?"

"How many workers are there in this store besides Xu Zhitong?"

"No, there is only Xu Zhitong in this tofu shop." Tang Jin said.

"One person?" Lu Xiyan was surprised. Is this guy a workaholic to complete such a huge workload alone?

"Yes, he's the only one." Tang Jin said affirmatively.

Yuan Rui came out of the back room.

Five people met in the yard.

"How is it, Yuan Rui, what did you find?" Tang Jin asked.

"I carefully checked all the decorations and items in the house and found no suspicious things." Yuan Rui said.

"No suspiciousness is often the biggest suspiciousness. Since we are here, don't miss any details. Yuan Rui, I will check it out with you again." Lu Xiyan said.

"Okay, I can learn from Dr. Lu." Yuan Rui said with a modest smile.

“Learn from each other.”

The back room is where Xu Zhitong and his wife live, and the main hall in the middle is where guests meet, which is no different from the decorations in traditional Chinese homes.

There is a bedroom on the east side. After entering, the furnishings are also very simple, including a bed, a simple dressing table, a square table, a bench, etc.

The tidying was very organized, the cabinet door was open and the clothes inside were a little messy.

Thinking of Xu Zhitong's wife "Xiu Lan" who came back, it is not difficult to see that this should be because "Xiu Lan" was too hasty after returning home, so she took the things and left.

"Have you found gold, silver and fine softness?"

"No, the jewelry box is empty, and there is no hidden box for hiding money. It is probably taken away by Xu Zhitong's wife." Yuan Rui said, all the tofu shops were sealed, and it is naturally unsafe to keep the gold, silver and soft materials at home, so it is normal to take them away.

Lu Xiyan walked over, pulled open the cabinet, and saw a row of folded clothes inside. The fabric was very ordinary and there was nothing special.

Suddenly, Lu Xiyan reached out and picked up a jacket, put it under the nose and sniffed it, frowned slightly.

"Yuan Rui, come and smell it, what does it smell?"

Yuan Rui reached out to take it in surprise, smelled it, and said, "It's nothing, it's just a fragrance, it smells quite nice."

"Do you know what this fragrance is?" Lu Xiyan asked.

Yuan Rui was stunned for a moment. How could he answer this?

"Let me find someone who knows what the fragrance is," Lu Xiyan ordered.

"Okay." Yuan Rui nodded. He had a blind sense of trust in Lu Xiyan. The last time Lu Xiyan pointed out that the murderer had lame one foot and caught the murderer so quickly.

Lu Xiyan looked around carefully and found nothing else. The house was too clean. Although it looked like a home, it didn't look like a place to live.

"Lao Lu, have you discovered it again?"

"No, it's quite clean inside, there's nothing, I feel like I can't say it, it's a bit weird anyway." Lu Xiyan said intuitively.

"What's in the bag?"

"Take a piece of clothing back and find someone to check it out." Lu Xiyan explained.

"What is the identification?" Tang Jin asked curiously.

"smell."

"Taste, what taste..."

...

After parting with Tang Jin, Lu Xiyan drove to find those who had been working with his father before, and most of them found new jobs.

When they heard that the young boss was about to make a comeback, they all expressed their desire to quit their current job and come to help.

This moved Lu Xiyan very much and promised that he would give them better treatment, at least not worse than what they had in the Lu family in the past.

After a busy day, seven old Lu employees were willing to come back. Although the others had not agreed, they were all grateful to Lu's goodness and at least they were willing to help.

With people, you can build a company. It doesn’t matter if there are fewer people, just develop slowly. You can’t eat a fat man in one bite.
Chapter completed!