Chapter 82 Confrontation
"Sir, if we go over now, we will definitely be able to catch that family off guard!" Old Mrs. Liu tried her best to persuade.
How could she dare to confront the Pei family? If she couldn't let the yamen runners search the Pei family, then all her previous plans would be ruined. She also wanted to take advantage of the yamen runners' visit to the Pei family to search and embezzle some money!
She was determined and just wanted to take the yamen runners to search.
Zhou Yayi had a hunch that something was amiss and said seriously, "We can't just search someone's house without evidence. Stop making trouble. I'll take you to find the Pei family."
"I...I..." Old Mrs. Liu couldn't explain it for a long time.
"Since you think the Pei family has stolen other people's property, why are you afraid to confront them? Are you feeling guilty?" Zhou, the yamen runner, cast his eagle-like gaze on Old Lady Liu.
After hearing this, Old Lady Liu thought about it and realized that there was nothing for her to feel guilty about. She was telling the truth.
Otherwise, where would the Pei family get the money to open a restaurant? The three men in the Liu family are all working outside, and the money they earn is not enough to open a restaurant!
Convincing herself in this way, Old Lady Liu held her head high and thought that after she successfully confronted the Pei family, it would not be too late to turn the Pei family upside down. After all, she was right!
Zhou the yamen runner brought Old Lady Liu to Baiwei Restaurant. Old Lady Liu's eyes rolled around as she looked around the restaurant curiously.
Wow! This restaurant is quite large, with all the tables, chairs, benches, bowls, chopsticks, and counters. I wonder how much money this whole set must have cost. This family's money definitely came from illegal sources!
It was not yet time for dinner. Pei Yian first saw Zhou the yamen runner. He originally thought that he was here because of the Jin Yutang case, but the next moment he saw Old Lady Liu looking around.
His originally relaxed expression disappeared. It must be something bad that Old Lady Liu came here with Zhou the yamen runner.
Pei Yian stepped forward and greeted him, "Zhou Yayi, what can I do for you?"
Before Zhou could explain his purpose, Old Lady Liu spoke up, "What's the matter? The official is here today to arrest you shameless thieves! You don't do any serious work, but only engage in petty thefts! It's truly shameful to live next door to your family!"
Old Lady Liu stood with her hands on her hips and spoke in a powerful voice. The commotion not only attracted people from the nearby shops, but also reached the Pei family who were busy in the kitchen. They hurried out to see what was going on.
As soon as Mrs. Liu finished speaking, Pei Yian was the first to refute: "Our family is innocent, Mrs. Liu, please don't slander us and accuse us of doing something sneaky. You must produce evidence!"
Ji Zhisui wiped the water off his hands and came to Pei Yian. "Brother An is right. Since you suspect us, where is the evidence? Does our country's law convict people based solely on words?"
Yayi Zhou was also somewhat dissatisfied with Old Lady Liu's eagerness to make this matter known to everyone. He glanced at Old Lady Liu with a sharp look, "They are right, Old Lady Liu. Since you suspect them, you must produce evidence."
Old Lady Liu pointed confidently at the restaurant. "It must be quite a lot of money to rent such a large store. Where did you get the money from? You even stole my old hens before, and now the money for opening the restaurant must have been stolen from me too!"
"The money for opening the restaurant was earned from my stall. As for that old hen, if I remember correctly, you were the one who took the initiative to come to our door and cause trouble. It was a gift to us as compensation. When did it become a robbery?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Old Lady Liu couldn't help laughing out loud, and her contemptuous eyes fell on Ji Zhisui.
"You set up a stall to make money? You are so young, how delicious can the food you make be? And you still make money! This makes me laugh to death. If you can make money from setting up a stall and open a restaurant, I would have been a big boss long ago!" Old Lady Liu thought that Ji Zhisui was talking nonsense and trying to deceive her.
With her young body, what delicious food can she make?
Upon hearing this, a diner couldn't help but interrupt, saying, "Don't underestimate this young lady. Her cooking skills are amazing! I dare say the food is as good as anything you can get at a big restaurant."
Ever since he had the food at Baiwei Restaurant, he couldn't stop thinking about it. He came here even though it wasn't time for dinner yet, fearing that he would be too late and there wouldn't be a seat.
Now, he happened to hear the old woman blaming the young lady, and he couldn't help but retort.
The yamen runner Zhou also testified, "Ms. Ji's cooking skills are indeed very good. It's not impossible for her to make money by setting up a stall and opening a restaurant. What you have produced, Old Lady Liu, is not evidence at all."
"This...how is this possible...how can your cooking skills be so good?" Old Mrs. Liu couldn't believe it. She didn't expect that one or two of them would help Ji Zhisui.
Until now, she still refused to believe how good Ji Zhisui's cooking skills were.
"Old Lady Liu, what my wife does doesn't seem to concern you, does it? You keep accusing me of slander. How should this matter be handled? And how should the losses caused to us by the rumors be accounted for? Yayi Zhou, you have to make the decision for us on this matter!"
Faced with a vicious person like Old Lady Liu, it was useless to reason with her and present facts. Pei Yian directly brought up the issue of interests and handed the initiative to Zhou Yayi.
Yayi Zhou nodded, trying to imply that Pei Yian's words made sense. "Old Lady Liu, I asked you to come here to confront them. If you don't have evidence, don't interfere with their business. You'll have to compensate for the losses caused to the restaurant."
Old Mrs. Liu didn't even know what was going on. She came here just to accuse the Pei family of being thieves, but why did the topic suddenly turn into asking them to compensate for the losses themselves?
"No, sir! I have evidence! As long as we go to the Pei family to search, I can find evidence of their crime!" Old Mrs. Liu had not given up yet and thought of her purpose.
Pei Yian finally understood that this person was jealous of them and probably wanted to steal something from the Pei family!
"Mrs. Liu, are you planning to break into someone's house? You keep saying that my family is planning to steal something, but I want to ask, whose things did we steal?"
"You...you didn't steal anything, so where did the money come from?" Old Mrs. Liu didn't believe that they were innocent.
"Do you think everyone is like you, unable to make money? I used to sell burritos on the street, and my customers could vouch for me. Yet you, with just a few words, accuse my family of thieves. What's your intention? Are you jealous of me opening a restaurant and looking for trouble? If we stole something, why didn't anyone report it to the county government?"
Ji Zhisui's every word left Old Lady Liu speechless and embarrassed, "This... this..."
Things have come to this point. If Zhou, the yamen runner, notices anything unusual, his job as a yamen runner will be in vain.
"Old Lady Liu, you misunderstood Miss Ji and the others. Why don't you apologize to them quickly? Don't report to the police without evidence and make groundless accusations. If you do it again, I will charge you with obstructing public service."
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