Seeing that more and more people were making a fuss and gathering at the back door and refusing to leave, passers-by were already looking over here, which was having a really bad impact.
Zhou Haisheng had no choice but to go to Mr. Jiang for advice.
Mr. Jiang just did some calculations on his abacus and found that he might have to lose nearly a hundred taels of silver in total. His heart was bleeding.
Zhou Haisheng just happened to bump into him.
Mr. Jiang was in a bad mood and started to scold him: "You come to me for everything and wait for me to solve everything. What do I need you to do?"
Zhou Haisheng repeatedly admitted his mistakes, and finally whispered: "Master, you'd better go out and appease them, otherwise if the news gets out, it will damage your reputation!"
"Comfort?" Mr. Jiang stood up and walked out, leaving the yard and heading straight for the back door.
Zhou Haisheng hurriedly trotted after him.
When Mr. Jiang walked out of the back door, the noisy crowd outside saw him and suddenly became quiet for a moment, and then broke into an even louder commotion.
"Mr. Jiang, why do you suddenly stop using us?
"That's right, we didn't do anything wrong. Just because you don't need it anymore doesn't mean we don't need it anymore?"
"You rich people shouldn't bully others too much!"
Mr. Jiang had a sullen face and listened to their quarrel in silence.
These people were arguing for a while, but when they saw that Mr. Jiang had no reaction, they could not argue any further. They gradually quieted down and looked at him in unison.
"Aren't you quite noisy? Why aren't you noisy anymore?" Mr. Jiang's tone was very bad, "Don't you want to know why you suddenly fired everyone?
"Then I'll tell you, hundreds of pots of precious chrysanthemums in the garden were destroyed.
"You have been living in the garden for a few days now, so you should know that no one has been coming in or out these days.
"I just came from home this morning, and I encountered this as soon as I entered the garden. Who do you think did it?"
Everyone has been in the garden these days, and the person in charge has repeatedly emphasized that the chrysanthemums in the garden are very precious and must not be picked privately.
So when they suddenly heard that someone had vandalized the place, they were all frightened and started to look at the people around them.
The companions who had just denounced Mr. Jiang together now looked like suspects.
"The distinguished guests will arrive tomorrow, and I'm overwhelmed.
"I don't have the time or energy to investigate who did this, so I can only replace everyone.
"I'm very sorry about this, so I gave you more money.
“If anyone is still dissatisfied with this, then I will have to report it to the authorities.
"I just calculated the losses, and it's nearly a hundred taels of silver. I really want someone to take the responsibility for me!"
After hearing this, everyone who had been indignant just now became dispirited.
Just as Mr. Jiang said, ever since he last inspected the garden, he had the front and back doors closed, and it was agreed that only people were allowed to enter but not leave during the next few days.
There are so many people in the garden, and the person who did this must be among them.
But no one wanted to go to the government office for this. Not only would it waste time, but if they were unlucky and someone took the blame, who could afford the hundreds of taels of silver? Even if they sold their entire family, it wouldn't be enough to cover the difference.
Thinking about it this way, Mr. Jiang has already paid extra wages. If I go home now, I might be able to find some other odd jobs the next day or the day after tomorrow, so it’s not a loss.
So the crowd that had gathered at the back door to cause trouble gradually dispersed after weighing the pros and cons in their minds.
Wang Hao and Ding Shuangbao, who had been hiding behind, were about to take advantage of the chaos to leave when someone grabbed their shoulders from behind.
"Shh, don't shout!" The hands clasping their shoulders were extremely strong, and they hugged the two of them pretending to be good brothers.
Not only did he not go out, but he turned around and walked into the garden.
Sandwiched between two strong men, one on the left and one on the right, Ding Shuangbao's legs were already a little weak, and he was simply dragged away by the two men holding his arms.
Wang Hao was a little bolder, but his heart was still beating fast, and he said, "Two brothers, is there any misunderstanding between us?
"I didn't do anything. You got the wrong person."
The person to his left couldn't help but sneer when he heard this: "We didn't tell you what you did, are you admitting it yourself?"
Wang Hao closed his mouth in annoyance.
Ding Shuangbao was about to wet his pants at this time.
The two were soon taken to a room near the back door, where Mr. Jiang was already sitting inside waiting for them.
Seeing two people being brought in, he didn't even ask any questions and directly accused them of the crime: "Did Gong Hongqiao send you here? Her news spreads so fast. I just chased Jin Donglan away, and he sent someone to teach me a lesson right afterward."
Wang Hao turned his face away and said nothing.
Ding Shuangbao's thighs were trembling, and he could no longer hold back the medicine.
"Why, you won't tell me? You two are quite loyal?
"Okay, then I'll help you. Whoever did it will take the responsibility."
As Mr. Jiang spoke, he took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket and threw them at the two of them.
"This is the damage to my garden. Look carefully: it's ninety-eight ounces and three qian of silver.
"Tell me how you two plan to pay each other out, 50-50 or 40-60?
"Could it be that they divide the crime into 30% for the principal and 70% for the accomplices?"
Wang Hao didn't say anything, but he looked panicked.
Ding Shuangbao fell to his knees with a thud, and immediately the room was filled with a fishy smell.
Mr. Jiang raised his hand to cover his nose, showing a look of disgust.
Ding Shuangbao didn't care about that anymore and kept saying, "Mr. Jiang, since you already know who it is, why are you still coming to settle the score with us?"
When Wang Hao heard this, he knew that it was meaningless to continue to hold on, so he said: "You gods are fighting, and we little devils are suffering. We are actually forced to do this.
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