Chapter 488 Old Beggar

Hu Xin'er asked back, "When did we rob you of your money? But if you persist in your wrongdoing, I won't show you any mercy!"

Zhao Si's heart began to beat fast when he thought of the eldest princess who might be behind her. If this person was really sent by the eldest princess, he would be doomed.

But one thousand taels of silver is too much!

He gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what, I must get the money back today."

Hu Xiner has already planned what to do with the money, so how could she possibly return it to him?

Besides, it was Zhao Si who was at fault first.

She said coldly: "In this case, there is nothing to say between us."

Zhao Si, driven by money, no longer cared about his own dignity. He sat down on the ground and cried, "Ah! Everyone, come and judge. This couple suddenly came over today and stole my money. How am I going to run my comic book shop from now on?"

Hu Xiner was about to retort when a figure suddenly rushed out from the side and headed straight for her waist!

She was startled and quickly protected her stomach.

Fortunately, Mu Qing was always paying attention to her safety. Seeing this, he immediately grabbed the thief's hand and prevented him from hurting Hu Xiner.

"Who are you?" His eyes were so fierce that everyone who was watching the show couldn't help but take a few steps back.

The person he caught was a slovenly old beggar, emitting a foul odor all over his body. He felt a sharp pain in his wrist and couldn't help but scream, "Mercy, mercy! I didn't mean to hurt this lady, I just came here to steal her money, hiss—"

When the shopkeeper saw his face clearly, his expression changed: "Old beggar, why are you here? Go and check the money in our counting house, go quickly!"

The second half of the sentence was directed to the shop assistants. The customers in the shop also felt uneasy and began to check their wallets.

Just a beggar, how could he cause such a big commotion?

Mu Qing whispered, "This old beggar is quite skilled. He's probably a repeat offender, and..."

Why would he come and steal money for no reason? Mu Qing's first reaction was that this beggar was the prince's subordinate.

Hu Xiner doesn't think so. Her focus is on money.

She held the purse tightly around her waist, looked at the old beggar warily, and then looked at Zhao Si.

Zhao Si was also staring at them in a daze, as if he had not expected such a sudden change to happen.

But soon, he continued to cry out loudly: "Ill-gotten gains deserve to be stolen. When you robbed my money, did you ever think that you would end up like this? Quick, someone come, someone is stealing my money..."

Hu Xin'er ignored him and asked directly, "Are you in cahoots with this old beggar? Is your purpose to steal my money?"

Zhao Si immediately denied it: "Are you crazy? I don't even know this old beggar."

At this moment, the old beggar screamed, "It hurts, it hurts, my wrist is about to break! I confess, I was hired by Zhao Si to steal this lady's purse. He said he would give me ten taels of silver after the job was done."

Upon hearing this, everyone glared at Zhao Si, especially the innkeeper.

This old beggar is a well-known habitual thief in Qingzhou. Zhao Si actually dared to bring such a habitual thief to his inn. He must be tired of living.

If the old beggar stole other people's things in his inn, or even stole his money, then the reputation of his inn would definitely be damaged. Would he still be able to do business?

The innkeeper spat, "What a jerk! Mr. Zhao, I don't care what disputes you have, but you must not bring trouble to my inn."

Zhao Si didn't expect that the old beggar would betray him so quickly. He was stunned for a long time, and a hint of guilt finally flashed in his eyes.

But when he thought of the one thousand pieces of silver, he was filled with energy again.

His eyes reddened, and he actually started to cry. "I had no choice but to do this. Please judge for yourself! I'm only sixteen years old. My business isn't going well, and I'm also in debt. But these two black-hearted thieves actually stole all my money. How am I going to live from now on?"

On weekdays, everyone had only seen Zhao Si's arrogant appearance. Although they couldn't say they liked him, he was someone they knew after all.

Now that I saw him being forced to cry, I felt a little sympathy in my heart.

Suspicious glances shot towards Hu Xiner and Mu Qing like sharp swords.

Mu Qing let go of the old beggar's hand. The old beggar's action of reaching out to Hu Xiner's waist had completely infuriated him.

He exuded a cold and brutal aura, and those who wanted to blame them were intimidated by this aura, and the words on the tip of their tongues could not be uttered.

He walked towards Zhao Si step by step. Zhao Si was so frightened that tears came out of his eyes. He simply closed his eyes and cried out at the top of his lungs: "Murder! Someone wants to kill for money!"

Mu Qing shouted coldly, "You almost killed my wife just now!"

Zhao Si was so frightened that he shuddered all over and almost fell to the ground. He originally thought that Mu Qing's performance this afternoon was scary enough, but now he realized what true terror was.

He didn't even dare to open his eyes, waiting tremblingly...

At this time, Mu Qing's sleeve was pulled.

Hu Xin'er softened her voice and said, "Don't be impulsive, my husband. Leave it to me."

Mu Qing snorted coldly and pulled Zhao Si over.

Hu Xin'er frowned and said, "Zhao Si, originally I didn't want to get entangled with you any further because of your young age."

Her voice gradually grew colder. "It's not enough that you've profited from my comic book shop's reputation, you've also ruined it. I'm only taking one thousand taels of silver from you, which is already the most I can do. If you don't know what's good for you, then I'll have no choice but to report you to the Princess!"

Everyone suddenly realized that it was Zhao Si who had done something bad and was being punished by the real culprit.

Seeing Zhao Si being carried away pitifully, some people still felt sympathy: "He's just a child, why bother with him? I think as long as he knows he's wrong, let him go."

A little girl in the corner said crisply, "Just a kid? I think he's smarter and more mature than many people. He knows how to cheat and deceive people at such a young age! The last time I bought a book from him, it was torn before I even opened it, and he never lets you return it!"

These words resonated with everyone. Zhao Si always cheated people, and now he was getting his retribution.

Seeing that no one was on his side, Zhao Si said anxiously, "Bullshit! My books are of very good quality. Besides, these two people are not the princess's followers at all. They are liars and their identities must be fake!"

Everyone thought, this is true. The rumor is that the princess is extremely domineering, so why would she covet a mere 1,000 taels of silver? She must destroy anyone who offends her.

Zhao Si was delighted when he saw everyone's pensive expressions. Although he couldn't deal with Hu Xin'er himself, with so many people present, he wasn't afraid that Hu Xin'er would surrender!