As an assassin, Lin Yi had studied many things before he started his career. Naturally, he was not an exception when it came to ancient Chinese numerals. The problem was, he could only recognize the meaning of these ancient numerals, but he was completely clueless about this unique method of accounting.
"Vice President, this account book was secretly recorded by me all these years. All of Wei Zhaotong's shady dealings of selling at a high price and reporting at a low price are recorded in it." Honest Chai explained carefully.
Recording this account book was the only thing he had done all these years. He had spent a lot of effort and time on it. If not for the fact that Wei Zhaotong had turned him into a mere figurehead, he would not have had the time to investigate Wei Zhaotong's shady dealings.
After all, no matter how tyrannical Wei Zhaotong was, these shady dealings could not be seen in the light. If he did not put in a lot of effort, others would not be able to detect it, let alone record down the detailed data. This was the result of Honest Chai's many years of hard work and investigation.
"Then why can't I see it?" Lin Yi could not help but be puzzled. From his point of view, the things recorded in the book were completely out of sync. There was no logical order to speak of. Was this really the evidence of Wei Zhaotong's crimes?
"This …" Honest Chai hesitated for a moment before deciding to reveal everything. "Vice President, you might not know this, but I used the number eighteen dislocation method. That's why outsiders would not be able to see any clues. I was forced to do this. If I did not use this method and this account book fell into Wei Zhaotong's hands, then everything would be over."
"Number eighteen dislocation method?" Even though he was still confused, Lin Yi had a feeling that it was amazing. Different professions were worlds apart. When he first heard this name, he would have thought it was an extremely powerful lost martial technique.
"That's right, the dislocation method is an extremely unique method of accounting. According to the order, there are a total of thirty-six different ways. This is a special accounting method created by the ancestors of the ancient merchant guild. Its purpose is to ensure secrecy and safety. If one does not know which method is used, even if this account book lands in someone else's hands, they would not be able to find any clues. "Honest Chai explained in detail.
"I see. I didn't expect you to be such a bookkeeping expert." Lin Yi couldn't help but raise his opinion of Honest Chai. Although this guy looked timid and afraid of trouble, at least he was good at keeping accounts. He was indeed very skilled. This dislocation bookkeeping method sounded like an extremely complicated and profound knowledge. If there were no accidents, even the shopkeepers of many chambers of commerce might not be able to completely understand it.
"Vice Guild Leader is flattering me, I was forced to do this …" Honest Chai smiled bitterly. This was a matter of life and death, especially when the opponent was the cunning Wei Zhaotong, no matter how cautious he was.
"However. If that's the case, won't you be the only one who can understand this account book? Even if it's given to the other higher-ups in the headquarters, they might not be able to understand it, right? "Lin Yi was a little troubled. After all, this account book was to be taken out as evidence of a crime. If no one could understand it, then the credibility of this account book would decrease.
"Well, it will be difficult for all the higher-ups in the headquarters to understand it. However, as long as they were told that it was the number 18 dislocation bookkeeping method, many of them should be able to understand it, because many of them had worked their way up from branch shopkeepers. They are also experts in bookkeeping, "Honest Chai deduced.
"That's good." Lin Yi nodded. As long as the professionals could understand it, then there wouldn't be a problem. He immediately ordered, "Make a copy of this account book, I will write a letter to explain the matter, then send it out together."
"Send it out? To the headquarters in the middle island? " Honest Chai's spirit was roused, but he was still a little worried. "I heard that Wei Zhaotong has a backer in the headquarters of Central Island. Unless you personally take a trip with the evidence, I'm afraid that just a letter and this account book won't have any effect …"
"You don't have to worry about this. I don't intend to send it directly to the middle island, but to the north island branch. Vice Guild Leader Hong Zhong is there, and he's an old friend of mine. He won't skimp on this matter." Lin Yi smiled.
As the Vice Guild Leader, Hong Zhong was previously ostracized by the people in the middle island headquarters. This incident was a perfect opportunity. As long as he started an investigation with the evidence in the name of the Vice Guild Leader, no one could stop him from returning to the middle island. Especially Wei Zhaotong's backers. With Hong Zhong holding the handle in his hands, they wouldn't dare to openly oppose him, or else they would be in trouble.
"Vice Guild Leader Hong? That's great, I will go and make a copy of the account book now. " Honest Chai was overjoyed. Different from the Honorary Vice Guild Leader in front of him, Hong Zhong was the Vice Guild Leader with actual power. If he wanted to punish Wei Zhaotong, the branch shopkeeper, the Honorary Vice Guild Leader would be suspected of exceeding his authority, but the Vice Guild Leader with actual power could make anyone unable to find fault with him.
Moreover, Hong Zhong was the newly promoted Vice Guild Leader and had always been operating in the north island branch. He didn't have any interactions with Wei Zhaotong, so there was naturally no need to worry that he would shield Wei Zhaotong.
After a while, Honest Chai passed the copy of the account book to Lin Yi, and Lin Yi had already written a letter to Hong Zhong. He immediately used the Hong Chamber of Commerce's internal channels to send it to the north island branch as fast as possible.
After doing all this, what Lin Yi had to do next was very simple. While taking over the Wai Arc branch, he had to keep a close eye on Wei Zhaotong. The rest was to wait patiently for Hong Zhong's response.
However, although these things looked simple, they weren't easy to do. To Lin Yi, keeping a close eye on Wei Zhaotong wasn't difficult. The difficult part was how he was going to take over the huge Wai Arc branch by himself.
This was very different from when he was managing the Tiandan Pavilion on Middle Island. The Tiandan Pavilion was his newly opened elixir shop, and he had Tian Chan and Sydney to help him out. There weren't many miscellaneous things to do. All he had to do was refine elixirs and sell them, then someone would collect the money and keep the accounts.
However, this Wai Arc branch, even if it wasn't one of the largest branches among the Hong Chamber of Commerce and was obviously inferior to the north island branch, was still many times larger than Lin Yi's own Tiandan Pavilion. There were more than a hundred people in charge of various affairs in the branch. Without sufficient experience, it would be impossible to manage it all.
After all, Lin Yi wasn't an industry insider. Not only did he not have any management experience in this area, but he was also a layman when it came to business strategies and the like. There were many things he didn't understand at all. If he were to take over the Wai Arc branch, it was very likely that the entire branch would be paralyzed and unable to operate. Floating Astronomy.
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