"Tell me, who sent you here?" Xu Jinhuan casually brought the man to the stone mill in the backyard and asked with a smile.

The middle-aged man touched his arms and legs with a grin on his face. After listening to Xu Jinhuan's questions, he tilted his head to express his refusal to cooperate.

Xu Jinhuan chuckled, "Do you think that I won't dare to attack you easily just because I took you to the backyard in front of everyone?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, as if he did not expect that Xu Jinhuan analyzed his thoughts so thoroughly.

However, what could she do even if she knew? In order to avoid trouble with the government, she had no choice but to release herself.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man straightened his back again, not thinking that the person in front of him had the courage to do anything to him.

Seeing his attitude, Xu Jinhuan just smiled contemptuously.

"Don't you think I'm too simple? Killing you is the easiest thing for me. I can let you leave my shop alive, but die on the way home due to various accidents."

Xu Jinhuan took out a dagger from her sleeve, and as she spoke, she smiled and slid the blade across the middle-aged man's face. Even though the blade was touching the skin, she didn't hurt him at all.

After seeing the middle-aged man's cold sweat, Xu Jinhuan continued to smile and said, "Perhaps, you will say that your family will not give up and will continue to cause trouble for the store.

But don't forget, I still have money. Is one hundred taels enough to buy them to shut up? If not, I'll give you five hundred taels. The family members who want to come don't care about you that much, right?

A living gambling father, and a dead father who can bring huge wealth, which one do you think they will choose? "

After hearing these words, the middle-aged man felt more and more cold sweat on his face. He didn't even say a few words, but this woman saw through him...

"How did you know I gamble?"

After the middle-aged man asked this question, there was a hint of doubt in his eyes. Could it be that she had arranged a spy among the people who came to him for help? Otherwise, how could he know it so clearly.

Xu Jinhuan sneered when he heard this, "Let's not talk about anything else, let's take a look at your clothes first, this coarse cloth clothes looks new, but it doesn't fit you.

The waiter also said that when you came here before, your clothes were still patched, and you even had to borrow coarse cloth clothes from others, which shows that you are short of money.

Looking at your spirit, your eyes are dark, lifeless and your complexion is yellow. You can tell at a glance that you are someone who often stays up late.

With your financial resources, you can't afford to go to a brothel to drink and have fun, so there is only one place left.

That’s the gambling house.”

When Xu Jinhuan said this, he fixed his gaze on the middle-aged man's hand again.

"There is one more point that can further prove my previous guess. Just look at your own hands. Under what circumstances would a person lose the little fingers on both hands?

Only in places like gambling houses would people chop off their little fingers to teach gamblers a lesson when they can’t pay back their money.”

The middle-aged man was stunned by what Xu Jinhuan said. Is this man a detective? How can he guess everything based on such a small amount of information?

Xu Jinhuan continued with a smile: "So, do you choose to die, or do you choose..."

Before Xu Jinhuan could finish, the middle-aged man took the lead and shouted loudly: "Choose live, I choose live!"

Xu Jinhuan nodded gently, "Very good, now you can answer quickly, then just tell us everything you know."

The middle-aged man opened his mouth, intending to say something half true and half false in order to save his life first.

But when he saw Xu Jinhuan's cold eyes, he shuddered subconsciously and blurted out the truth.

"My name is Chi Daming, and I live in the slums of West City. Last night, a beggar named Lao Li, who is familiar with me, found me and said that he wanted to discuss a good deal that could make a lot of money with me.

I became alert when I heard that, and immediately went to find Lao Li and the beggars' den. Lao Li said that a boss was not happy with a grain store and wanted to find someone to teach the store a lesson.

Chi Daming paused here, and seeing that Xu Jinhuan was not angry, he licked his cracked lips and continued.

“I didn’t want to take this job originally because I’m alone and I was worried that instead of disrupting the business of the shop, the shop assistants would take care of it.

I asked Lao Li why he didn't do this job, and Lao Li said that the shop owner was a good man and he didn't want to take this job.

But the man pressed too hard, and even said that if no one answered, he would send someone to destroy his beggar's den, so Lao Li had no choice but to ask me to deal with him."

Chi Daming said this with emotion, "Old Li is also a sincere person. As long as the other party gives me enough money and I can gamble to my heart's content, I don't care whether he is a good person or a bad person!"

Xu Jinhuan sneered and asked, "So, how much money did the person behind the scenes give you?"

When Chi Daming heard Xu Jinhuan's question, he realized that he had just said what was in his heart. He cursed secretly and was still muttering to himself.

No way, no way, this guy not only kidnapped me but also told me not to tell me and now he wants to take my hard-earned money?

But no matter how reluctant he was, he still replied for his own safety.

"Yes, not much, just ten taels of silver."

Xu Jinhuan nodded with a smile, "Oh, it's only ten taels of silver. You said so much, but you still haven't told me who is the person behind this?"

As Xu Jinhuan spoke, he picked up the dagger again, but this time the dagger slid lightly across Chi Daming's neck, and a cut instantly appeared on his neck.

"ah!"

Chi Daming screamed, and after feeling the pain in his neck, he subconsciously dodged back, squatting on the ground trembling.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I want to say it, but I'll say it slowly, I haven't said it yet!"

Xu Jinhuan deftly turned the dagger in his hand and said with a smile: "Why don't you speak quickly? If you are a moment later, you will have another scar on your neck."

Chi Daming sat on the ground trembling and said, "It was the shopkeeper Long from Jinlong Grain Store, and the one who asked Lao Li to do the work was his confidant Liu Ergou."

Xu Jinhuan squatted on the ground, looked at Chi Daming with a smile, and said softly: "In this case, I will also give you ten taels of silver, and you can also go to Jinlong Grain Store and make a scene."

Chi Daming immediately shook his head upon hearing this, "No, I heard that Shopkeeper Long has recognized the great eunuch in the palace as his godfather, and has done many evil things with the help of that godfather. He really dares to kill people!"

Xu Jinhuan picked up the dagger with a smile, "Do you mean I won't kill anyone anymore?"

After saying that, the dagger stabbed towards Chi Daming's hand.

"ah!"

Chi Daming looked at the dagger that pierced his hand with a face full of pain and couldn't help but scream out.

Xu Jinhuan pulled out the dagger with disdain and continued to say with a smile: "If you do this order from me, you can at least get another ten taels of silver, but if you don't do it, you will go to hell without a penny."