Chapter 331 The Survivors of the Gao Family

Jiusu smiled mysteriously and said straight to the point: "Jinxiu Pavilion has two bosses, and I am one of them."

Hearing this, his expression froze.

Just nodded awkwardly.

He said dryly, "Then...then what do you want to talk to me about?"

Seeing that he was still pretending, Jiusu sneered, "The lucky cat belongs to the store. We have witnesses and evidence. Since you don't want to confess, please ask the girl named Xiaoxiao to go back to the Dali Temple for a talk."

"No!" The man stood up excitedly, clenched his fists, and sighed deeply. "I admit that I stole the things. You can take me away."

It was Jiang Jing's job to try the case.

Jiang Jing asked: "Why did you steal?"

The man lowered his head and was silent for a long time. Then he said in a hoarse voice, "I'm hungry."

"I'm really hungry."

“The kids couldn’t hold on any longer.”

Jiang Jing asked: "How many times have you stolen?"

"Just this once!" The man looked up, his eyes full of sincerity. "Sir, this is really just this once. Please don't hurt the children and the elderly here. They are all innocent. Everyone has their own responsibility. I will pay you money and my life."

At this time, people came from all directions.

After listening for a while, they were able to understand that the two people in front of them were officials investigating the case.

They knelt on the ground.

Xiaoxiao took out the meat pie she had taken a bite of and cried, "I, I'll give it back to you. Please don't catch Uncle Zhuguang, okay... woooo... I won't be greedy anymore."

I saw that the beautiful sister didn’t take it.

She ran into Uncle Zhuguang's arms crying.

The man's eyes reddened, but he still smiled and coaxed: "Don't cry, don't cry, it's okay."

In fact, Jiusu was thinking about something.

After coming to her senses, she asked, "What are these...?"

Zhu Guang said, "Some have been abandoned by their families, some are homeless on the streets, and some are poor people who can't move their hands and feet..."

Looking at their pitiful eyes.

Jiusu felt sympathy, and after discussing with Jiang Jing, she said, "On behalf of Jinxiu Pavilion, I can not pursue the matter or report it to the police, but you must compensate Jinxiu Pavilion for the losses and write a letter of guarantee that you will never steal anything again."

"Okay, I'll write it."

The loss was about one hundred taels of silver.

This amount of money made everyone look worried.

Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears and smiled widely: "It's okay, I just go to the street every day and kneel down to beg from kind-hearted brothers and sisters!"

The innocent and pure character of a child.

Zhuguang was moved. He originally thought that he would never be able to pay back the money in his lifetime, but now, he has these people who always accompany him and warm him.

Even feel arrogant.

One hundred taels of silver is not a lot of money.

"Okay, let's work together."

He led the children toward the house.

Jiang Jing's mind flashed with an incomplete picture, and he blurted out to the man's back, "Mr. Gao, your mother wants you to go home for dinner."

"I'll be right back..." Gao Zhuguang turned around with a smile, but suddenly, the smile disappeared.

Where to go back?

He has no home anymore.

Or maybe, where there are broken walls and ruins is home.

"Your Excellency, have you recognized the wrong person?"

Jiang Jing said: "You are a survivor of the Gao family."

Gao Zhuguang stood alone in the wind, looking particularly lonely. He turned around, suppressing his grief, and forced a smile on his pale face: "I've been recognized."

He invited them to the bedroom.

It was called a dormitory, but inside there was only a bed covered with straw, a crooked table, and a broken window. Jiusu only took one look and knew that the room was very cold.

Gao Zhuguang said awkwardly, "We don't usually have many guests, so I'm sorry for the poor hospitality... Please forgive me."

The more dazzling the two people were, the deeper he lowered his head.

Whenever I think of the glorious days of my childhood, my heart is filled with deep sorrow.

Jiusu changed the subject: "How long have you lived here?"

"Two years." Gao Zhuguang explained, "Ever since something happened at home, I've been wandering around. I didn't come back until the incident was resolved. I didn't expect the Gao Mansion to have become a den of beggars..."

He shook his sleeves and smiled with relief.

"I'm worse off than a beggar anyway, so I just moved in. After all, it's my own home, so I'm pretty happy."

Things became increasingly difficult to control after that.

I thought this would be the end of my life.

But he developed a bond with these poor people.

In the courtyard, there were sounds of light and heavy footsteps. A lame girl came over worriedly, looking at the two people in front of her warily, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhuguang, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Gao Zhuguang held her calloused hand, smiled and shook his head, telling her not to worry, and then introduced, "Fu Fu, these are the two adults investigating the case."

When she heard that they were here to investigate a case, Qi Fu's expression tensed, her lips pursed, and her hands folded at her waist.

"Greetings, my Lords."

A gentle look appeared on Gao Zhuguang's face: "This is my wife, Qi Fu. She is also a person in trouble. We met and got married here..."

When talking about getting married, guilt flashed across his face.

Qi Fu lowered her head shyly: "He was very good to me. I got to eat pear blossom cakes that I haven't had in ten years."

The loving look between the two made Jiusu subconsciously raise the corners of his mouth.

"It's getting late, so we'll take the lucky cat back."

Gao Zhuguang quickly caught up with her. He clasped his fists and bowed deeply. The woman next to him also bowed. Their figures intertwined, and the couple was of one mind.

He said gratefully, "Thank you both for your kindness. I will never steal anything again."

"Since you have a kind heart," Jiusu said, "we won't pursue the matter further. We wish you two a long and happy life together."

Gao Zhuguang accompanied him all the way.

When he took his wife back to the house, he saw something on the table. He picked it up, his eyes blurred with tears.

Qi Fu said excitedly: "It's silver and a shop!"

Gao Zhuguang choked up for a long time and said, "Tell everyone, we have food to eat."

Jinxiu Pavilion.

After hearing this, Xiuying sighed, her anger having subsided. "He's a poor fellow, too. If he wasn't the thief who stole things these past few days, who else could it be? It's causing panic among the people, and it's making it hard for business to do anything."

In the next few days, many envoys will come to Xu State.

The theft would make Emperor Xu lose face, and the emperor has already put pressure on Jiang Jing.

Jiusu's eyes fell on the shelves that had been restocked.

Her thoughts drifted away as she said, "A thief can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days. He didn't dare rob Jinxiu Pavilion. Perhaps our store has a deep background, but if the temptation is too great, he will take action."

Xiuying asked, "Would he be stupid enough to fall into a trap?"

Jiusu raised his eyebrows, a shrewd look in his eyes.

"The higher the risk, the greater the reward."

…

An incense stick later, ten carriages gathered at the entrance of Jinxiu Pavilion. Xiuying stood at the entrance, smiling broadly, supporting her waist, and instructed the driver: "You must be careful, these things are extremely valuable."

The driver half-jokingly asked, "How much are a few pieces of clothing worth?"

"You don't understand," Xiuying said patiently, "This thing is as thin as a cicada's wing. It's exactly the kind of clothing ladies like. A piece of clothing can be worth a thousand gold!"

Oh, a piece of clothing is worth a thousand gold?

Then these ten carriages...

Everyone gasped, and in the crowd, several people with murderous eyes appeared at some point.