After a careful examination, there was nothing wrong with the banknotes. The accounts provided by the servants of the Zhou Estate also seemed impeccable.
Jin Zhi had observed the tea shop’s clerk and manager personally, and they appeared entirely normal, showing no signs of concealment. However, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that having everything appear perfect was, in itself, suspicious. Under the current period of heightened security, having a servant venture out to purchase tea was highly irregular—it was a glaring point of contention.
Jin Zhi pondered for a moment, then ordered his men to fetch a new banknote of the exact same denomination as the one he held, which he handed to the manager. He then left the tea shop, taking with him the original note the Zhou Estate servant had used for the purchase. He stood in the middle of the street, staring intently at the note, his brow furrowed.
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