Seeing that Master Jin was far away, Bai Yueyao felt a little more at ease. Seeing that Master Jin remained silent for a while, Bai Yueyao mustered her courage and said:

"Fifth Master, Tang Zhiqing and I are a legally married couple with a marriage certificate. Even if we did something a little out of line, it was just some fun between husband and wife. There's no need to arrest us!"

Normally, Master Jin would definitely tease Bai Yueyao, talking about things like the romance between husband and wife.

But right now, the things that are missing from the warehouse are more important, he said, getting straight to the point:

"Where did you and Tang Zhiqing go on September 30th?"

September 30th? That's before the busy farming season. Bai Yueyao's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Master Jin had discovered their theft?

They took so much stuff, but not much, so how could they have been discovered? Bai Yueyao was completely baffled.

Bai Yueyao feigned composure and said:

"September 30th? That was more than two months ago, I can't even remember that!"

"We stayed on the farm. After we educated youth were sent to the countryside, we stayed on the farm! If we're talking about who went to the county town the most, it has to be Zhong, the educated youth, who went there the most!"

While clearing herself of any wrongdoing, Bai Yueyao didn't forget to kick Zhong Wanwan a few times, wishing that Master Jin would listen to her immediately and bring Zhong Wanwan over right away!

Jin Wuye had seen all sorts of people; how could he be swayed by Bai Yueyao's words? He looked at Bai Yueyao with a half-smile and said:

"Oh, if you can't even remember, how did you know I was asking about Lai'an County? Your story doesn't quite make sense!"

Bai Yueyao wanted to bite her own tongue twice. How could she speak so quickly? What was Ti'an County doing?

Bai Yueyao made an excuse:

"I guessed it because Fifth Master has been staying in An County. Wasn't Fifth Master asking about things in An County? He must be asking about going to Dongsheng Commune."

Master Jin's patience ran out. He didn't have time to play tricks on Bai Yueyao. However, seeing that she was quite pretty, he decided not to take action himself. Master Jin snorted coldly, got up, and left.

Thinking she had fooled Master Jin, Bai Yueyao was feeling smug when she saw two women in red armbands enter, coming in aggressively and immediately pulling her hair and pinching her!

Bai Yueyao screamed as she was being pinched, while the woman in red armbands continued pinching and cursing:

"Fifth Master, you dare to lie? You're like an old man trying to hang himself, you've got a death wish!"

Another woman in a red armband kicked Bai Yueyao twice and said:

"Beat her! Beat her to death! If we don't teach her a lesson, she won't be able to tell the truth!"

Bai Yueyao covered her head and begged for mercy:

"I'll tell the truth, I'll tell the truth, please stop hitting me!"

The two women in red armbands did not stop. Fifth Master had said that they should beat her every two hours, and they would stop when Fifth Master Jin returned!

Meanwhile, Master Jin switched sides with Tang Zixuan and began interrogating him!

Master Jin also didn't take a liking to Tang Zixuan; he was naturally not as lucky as Bai Yueyao.

So as soon as he was locked up, he was given a good beating by several red armbands, and they beat him so badly that he couldn't get up before they stopped.

Master Jin asked directly:

"What did you do in An County on September 30th?"

"Who helped you take the things from the scrap metal yard warehouse, and where did they go?"

A red armband next to him added:

"Fifth Master is asking you a question, so answer it properly, or you won't need to speak anymore!"

Tang Zixuan's heart sank. So this was it. It seemed this trip would be difficult to go out!

Tang Zixuan didn't answer the question. After all, since the person asked, they probably had some evidence, although he didn't know where he and Bai Yueyao had left a loophole.

Tang Zixuan mustered his courage and brought up the Xia family again:

"Fifth Master, you must have heard of the Xia family in Beijing. My grandfather was Old Master Xia's bodyguard, and I grew up with Old Master Xia's granddaughter, Xia Ning!"

"Xia Ning and I have a misunderstanding right now, but our feelings for each other are still there. From now on, I will be Old Master Xia's grandson-in-law. Fifth Master, I advise you to think carefully about whether you want to become enemies with the Xia family?"

Master Jin laughed heartily:

"Tang Zhiqing, are you still dreaming of becoming a perfect son-in-law?"

"The mistress already told me that you and that educated youth Bai got your marriage certificate, and that Old Xia's granddaughter also has a boyfriend. You even spread rumors that you and that he were having an affair."