Another waiter immediately came to help, picked up a wooden stick and hit the boy, saying, "Don't you know where you are? How dare you cause trouble and cheat people here!"

As the boy dodged the incoming wooden sticks, he shouted, "You're a rip-off! A rip-off!"

This boy is probably tongue-tied; he can only say this one sentence over and over again!

"Girl, let's go, lest we accidentally hurt you again!"

It's not that Qiaohe is unkind; there are countless injustices happening in the capital every day, and even if the young lady had three heads and six arms, she couldn't possibly handle them all.

Besides, there are still government offices!

To her surprise, the boy was knocked into her arms as soon as she finished speaking.

The waiter, wielding a stick, followed closely behind, clearly intending to beat the boy again!

"Hey, hey, what are you doing! Don't you have eyes?! My daughter is still standing here. If you hit her, how many heads do you have to pay for it!"

The waiter with the stick was quick-witted. Seeing that Qiaohe, one of the maids, was dressed in fine clothes, his expression immediately changed. With a fawning smile, he bowed and apologized to Jiang Segu.

"I have offended your esteemed guest; it is truly my fault!"

As he spoke, he lightly slapped his own face twice.

Another waiter followed suit, bowing and scraping, saying, "Excuse me, esteemed lady, please come in. Today, anything the young lady takes a fancy to, I'll give her a 20% discount on behalf of my master!"

Oh!

This waiter is no ordinary waiter; he can now make decisions for his employer at will!

As Jiang Segu was pondering this, he overheard the onlookers discussing, "The owner of this shop isn't from the capital, so he's not usually there."

These two waiters are relatives of the shopkeeper. Even when the shopkeeper is around, they would cheat customers.

Now that the manager has left the capital to fetch his master, these two have become even more lawless…

This makes it very clear that the two waiters tricked the boy and stole fifty taels of silver from him!

Hey!

If she hadn't run into him, she wouldn't have bothered. But since she did run into him today, she's determined to get involved!

"Qiaohe, go to the military headquarters and fetch someone here!"

Qiaohe originally wanted to advise her young lady not to get involved in other people's business, lest she get into trouble and be hurt by these petty people. But when she heard her young lady tell her to go find her son-in-law, her attitude immediately changed.

Can……

"If this servant leaves, who will protect the young lady!"

"In broad daylight, under the watchful eyes of everyone, what can two mere waiters do to me! Go and return immediately!"

Qiaohe glared at the two waiters with a warning look and said threateningly, "If our girl loses even a single hair, you two can forget about your lives!"

The two waiters were repeat offenders, and they had encountered some tough guys before. Besides, no one saw that poor boy bring fifty taels of silver into the shop. Even if the government officials came, they wouldn't be afraid!

They have connections!

I gave them some face before because the master and servant in front of me seemed to have some status. But since they insist on going against the grain, there's nothing I can do!

When the military police arrive, they will have to turn around and accuse the girl and the boy of being accomplices, their aim being to extort money from their shop.

Both waiters wore expressions of obvious arrogance.

The waiter with the stick said sarcastically, "Young lady, I see you're naive and inexperienced. I advise you to stay out of this mess, lest you end up as a clay idol crossing the river!"

Jiang Segu didn't even glance at the waiter, but reassured the boy, "Don't be afraid, when the military police arrive, they will definitely be able to get your money back!"

The boy's hair was askew, and his clothes were pulled loose and disheveled.

When he saw Jiang Segu speaking to him, he quickly tidied his appearance and then bowed to Jiang Segu to express his gratitude: "Thank you for your righteous help, young lady!"

Jiang Segu caught a glimpse of the thick callus on the web of the boy's right hand.

"Young man, there's no need to be so polite. I simply can't stand the behavior of these despicable people! You don't need to be afraid either. I know people in Bingmasi. Once they arrive, just tell them the truth, and they certainly won't protect these two reckless individuals!"

Upon hearing this, the two waiters' faces flashed with panic.

This girl knows people from the Military Command?

Although the person they were currying favor with had an impressive background, if the girl in front of them knew someone with an even more impressive background, then things would be in serious trouble!

After exchanging a glance, the waiter with the stick dropped his mocking expression and grinned, saying, "Miss, look how scorching the sun is and how hot it is. Why don't you move your feet and come inside with us to wait for the officers from the Military Affairs Bureau!"

As expected of a waiter who makes a living by reading people's faces, his face can change really fast!

"No, I'm afraid I might go in alive but not come out alive!"

"No, no way! We run a legitimate shop here..."

"Does a respectable shop turn its customers away? Does a respectable shop beat its customers in the street? Only a respectable shop can speak to its customers like you do!"

The waiter with the stick almost lost his smile. "It's all a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding! We'll have everyone in the shop help this young master find his lost silver!"

This means they want to downplay the issue and make it disappear!

Before Jiang Segu could speak, a rough voice rang out.

"Get out of the way! What are all these people doing here!"

The panic on the two waiters' faces vanished instantly. They walked towards the source of the sound, pushed through the crowd, and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Brother Dong, you've arrived!"

The two of them were surrounding a rugged man dressed in military armor and wearing a pheasant-feather hat.

Behind the man were several minor officials in blue robes with cross collars and red belts, each carrying a spear.

The burly man, one hand on his hip and the other on the hilt of his knife, asked nonchalantly, "What's going on?"

"A customer lost fifty taels of silver and insisted that it was lost in our shop, which caused a commotion. I didn't expect it to alarm Brother Dong!"

Upon hearing that it was fifty taels, Brother Dong's slanted eyes immediately gleamed with a sharp light.

"What kind of logic is this! Just because you lost your own money, you want to frame someone else? Guards, arrest him!"

The minor official behind him naturally obeyed the order and immediately began to arrest the person!

"Wait! Is this how your Northern City Military Command handles cases—by simply believing one side of the story and letting criminals run rampant?"

Dong Ge glanced at Jiang Segu up and down. Although he looked away quickly, Jiang Segu could tell that Dong Ge's look was like an appraisal of the value of an object, which made him really uncomfortable!

Having served in the military headquarters for many years, Brother Dong is not a reckless or brainless person!

Therefore, when he looked away, his face showed a respect that was hard to tell whether it was feigned or genuine.

"May I ask which household you belong to, young lady? Why don't you have any maids serving you? Do you have a carriage to take you home? If not, I would be happy to send someone to escort you back!"

This is to find out Jiang Segu's identity.

"No need for you to trouble yourself, sir. I have my own maid and coachman to take me back to my residence! You should attend to your official business first, so I can see how well the North City Military Command has been reorganized!"