"I already told you, if you keep spouting nonsense, my knife will be used!"

A burly man said viciously, his eyes full of disdain and disgust.

The knife that had been in his hand was now standing right in front of the Fan family, the closest one being just an inch away.

The Fan family members were so frightened that they huddled together, barely daring to breathe, their eyes filled with terror; their hearts were probably pounding in their chests.

The burly man was impatient. Look at these cowards, they only dare to bully the kind and weak, ptooey!

Anyone who dares to act arrogantly in front of him is asking for trouble!

If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll really think they're something special!

Tsk!

dirty!

The burly man turned his head away with disdain. What's so interesting? I've seen plenty of people like him. He just wets his pants!

It smells strongly of urine, it's really pungent!

unlucky!

The burly man walked away, not worried that the Fan family would run away. Those cowards were no match for his knife!

Indeed, the Fan family dared not run away at all, and now they don't even dare to move!

Some of the more timid ones were so frightened that they pouted and were about to cry, but they didn't dare to make a sound and just let their tears flow freely.

Even if I knew who wet their pants, I wouldn't feel like mocking them, because everyone's pretty much the same, and no one has the right to laugh at anyone else!

Who can guarantee they won't wet their pants in the next second?

So they all quieted down and stopped making a fuss.

I've even forgotten about the Liu family's wedding banquet; I dare not think about it anymore!

They had no idea who they had offended, why they had been brought here, or what the consequences would be!

We can only wait!

The sudden silence was the most frightening thing.

After some time, another burly man arrived, and he started shouting before he even got close.

"You are members of the Fan family, aren't you?"

The Fan family members suddenly felt uneasy, exchanged glances, and reluctantly nodded in agreement, "Yes! We are the Fan family."

"Do you know Liu Qianqian?" the burly man asked again.

The Fan family still couldn't guess what it was about. When the burly man asked, they had to answer: they were afraid of knives!

"Oh, I know you!"

The burly man glanced at the Fan family and asked again, "You are Liu Qianqian's husband's family, aren't you?"

At this moment, the Fan family finally had a bad feeling. After hesitating for a while, they still agreed, but their voices were a little soft and they didn't sound very willing, "Yes!"

The burly man was getting annoyed and shouted, "Didn't you eat? Keep your words stuck in your throat!"

The shout was loud enough to startle the Fan family, and their voices rose in response, "Yes! We are Liu Qianqian's husband's family!"

The burly man was finally satisfied, his expression softening. He then pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket, unfolding it as he spoke, "You admit it, that's good, it proves we didn't arrest the wrong person! Liu Qianqian borrowed one hundred taels of silver from us for her business, but she ran away when the loan was due! We've been looking for her for a long time, and so many days have passed! We didn't expect you to hide too, making us search so hard! Humph! Since Liu Qianqian is missing, you'll have to pay it back, now it's two hundred taels with compound interest!"

What? !

Two hundred taels?!

This is a robbery!

Even if we killed them, we wouldn't have that much money to pay back!

wrong!

They didn't borrow it, so why should they help that woman pay it back?

Whoever borrowed it should pay it back!

It's none of their business!

They don't even have money for food themselves, how can they care about so many other things!

snort!

No wonder that woman disappeared; she went to hide from her debts!

Leaving this mess for them and expecting them to clean it up is going too far!

On what grounds?

"That woman borrowed it, go ask that woman for it back!"

"They haven't found them yet, have they? You are their husbands' family, so you have a responsibility to help them return! Do you think you can escape? Ha!"

"We have no money! That woman borrowed it, so the money must be with her! Go look for her again; if you find her, you'll have the money!"

"Ha! Do I need you to tell me what to do? If I could find her, would I have gone to all this trouble to find you? It doesn't matter if you don't have money, I'll just sell you all off, and that'll be enough!"

Upon hearing that they were to be sold, the Fan family members screamed in terror and even began to think about how to escape!

The fact that they weren't sold means they are at least still free. Although they are poor, they can beg and don't have to do any work. If they were sold, their lives would basically be over!

It's obvious where they'll end up. Once sold, they'll belong to someone else for life, unable to make any decisions and forced to be treated like slaves!

They don't want it!

That kind of life is not what they want!

At the same time, he cursed Liu Qianqian in his heart. She had promised to give them a good life. Bah!

Now, after only a few days of good times, they are forced to shoulder heavy debts and jump into an endless abyss!

fraud!

You big liar!

Deceive their feelings!

No wonder Liu Qianqian was in such a hurry to get married, so that's what she was up to!

At first, I thought she had an affair and was being ostracized, which was why she was so eager to find a husband to take the blame, so I looked down on her for a long time!

I didn't expect it to be like that!

The person is innocent, but that doesn't change the fact that he's a liar!

To harm them like this is utterly heartless!

It dragged them straight into a dark abyss, where they never saw the light of day again!

They must be blind to have chosen such a scheming woman!

I was hoping to find a powerful patron to enjoy the shade, but alas!

They're all traps!

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