Chen Laosi was suspicious. Qin Zhao's house was locked during the day, so he chose to come and check at night.

Unexpectedly, when I checked last night, I discovered a shocking secret.

Qin Zhao didn't let the fish go at all.

Almost everyone in the village knew about the town's bounty on the koi, and they all knew Qin Zhao might have kept the fish for a while. Qin Zhao's explanation was that he had released the fish shortly before seeing the bounty, and Chen Laosi had always thought it impossible for such a coincidence to happen.

When he saw the fish still at Qin Zhao's house last night, he instantly figured out the whole story.

This person wants to keep the koi fish, which is worth a fortune, for himself.

The notice in the town clearly stated that a reward of one thousand gold coins would be offered for anyone who could find the koi, and if anyone could provide information that was confirmed to be accurate, they would also receive one hundred taels of silver.

One hundred taels is enough for him to spend half his life.

So early this morning, he went to the town to report the news.

Not only can I make money, but I can also make Qin Zhao suffer a loss. This deal is a sure win.

Qin Zhao also wanted to understand the situation, but shook his head: "No matter how much you are dissatisfied with me, you shouldn't take revenge on me and wrong me like this."

"I wronged you? How did I wrong you? I clearly saw you feeding the fish yesterday!"

Qin Zhao withdrew his gaze indifferently and ignored it.

This made the fourth son of the Chen family lose his composure.

"Chen Laosi, don't go too far!" Li Dali, who had been following Qin Zhao, finally lost his patience and said, "I saw you hanging around here a few days ago. Are you just waiting to cause trouble for Qin Zhao?"

The villagers have been particularly fond of Qin Zhao recently, and because of the incident with Chen Laosi's wife, they have some prejudice against him. After hearing what Li Dali said, they also started to talk about it.

"Yeah, wasn't Qin Zhao the one who messed up the matter with his wife? He probably holds a grudge against me."

"You can't lie to people, and you even recruited a large group of people to break into their house. Isn't that bullying?"

“That’s right…”

Chen Laosi's face turned red and he stammered for a long time but couldn't say a word.

The man who spoke first interrupted without a word, "Your grudge has nothing to do with us. We're here to retrieve the koi. Since you said you didn't hide anything, then open the door and let us see. If there's nothing inside, we'll leave."

Qin Zhao lowered his eyes and said nothing. At this moment, a voice sounded from behind everyone: "Qin Zhao, please open the door."

Everyone looked back and saw the village chief walking towards them surrounded by several villagers.

The village chief said, "Neither of you can convince the other. Rather than continuing in this stalemate and disturbing the entire village, it would be better for both of you to take a step back."

"Open the door. All the villagers are here to bear witness for you."

"Of course, if it's true as Qin Zhao said, that he didn't hide the fish, I will punish Chen Laosi according to the village rules."

After hearing what the village chief said, Chen Laosi finally hardened up a bit and said, "No need for punishment, village chief. If there are no fish here, I will leave the village tomorrow!"

As soon as he said this, there was an uproar.

Only Qin Zhao frowned slightly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After a while, he smiled softly and said, "Okay."

Qin Zhao stepped forward, and the crowd dispersed from both sides. He took out the key to the door slowly, and raised his voice intentionally: "If there is no fish in it, I hope the village chief will clear my name."

After saying this, Qin Zhao unlocked the door and pushed it open.

Chen Laosi rushed into the house first.