Chapter 3326 Interrogation
As soon as the cloth was removed, the other party immediately shouted, "What do you want to do? Untie us quickly."
Bai Shan sat on a rock and said, "It's impossible to untie it. This rope is rough. The more you struggle, the more you'll get hurt. It's better to answer me honestly and save yourself from suffering."
The other party continued to scream and struggle, but seeing that no one paid any attention to him except the people around him whispering, he slowly quieted down, and fear finally rose in his heart, "You, what do you want to do?"
Bai Shan raised his eyebrows slightly, "I should be the one asking you this, but there's no rush. First, tell me your name."
The other party paused and then said, "I, I am the fifth child in my family."
Bai Shan hesitated and looked at Zhou Dalang: "Is that my fifth cousin?"
How could Zhou Dalang recognize him?
Their family and the Zhang family have not had any contact for more than ten years, and they had few interactions before they broke off contact. He didn't even recognize all of his cousins.
The people in the village knew more. After someone calculated their generations, they said, "What fifth cousin? Young Master, that's your nephew."
Bai Shan suddenly realized, "So I'm an elder, that makes it easier to ask questions. Come, Zhang's nephew, tell me, why did you come to Qili Village today?"
"We're here to visit relatives!"
Bai Shan: "Since we were visiting relatives, why did you quarrel with them and even resort to violence?"
Zhang Wulang felt a little guilty, but he still said with his neck stiff, "Then, then we should ask the Zhou family."
Bai Shan then looked at Zhou Silang and said, "Fourth brother, you go ahead and speak."
Zhou Silang spitted at him and said, "Are you here to visit relatives? You're here to make enemies. You come to our door and ask for favors. You want me to take you on business trips and borrow money. And now you even want our daughter."
"Our Zhou family's daughters are all precious. How dare your family arrange a marriage with our daughter?"
Zhou Man's eyes widened. "Engagement?"
"Yes, he said that the aunt of the Zhang family married into our family, and now we have to marry someone back into the Zhang family. Not to mention my eldest brother, I wanted to hit him with my shoes when I heard it."
Bai Shan immediately understood what was going on. He had his mouth gagged again, then stood up and said, "Brothers, if you trust me, leave them all in my care. How about we discuss this matter tomorrow when the Zhang family arrives?"
Zhou Silang was puzzled. "What are you still talking about? Just throw him out of the village. Do we have to give benefits to any scoundrel who comes to our door, and make trouble if we don't?"
The villagers also said: "Yes, yes, that doesn't make sense."
Bai Shan said, "Of course I know, but the two families are relatives after all. It's not good to bring the dispute to the government office. If we just leave it alone and drive the people out, it will only make the hatred worse. It's better to gather the elders of the two families together to talk and resolve the matter completely, so as to avoid such disputes in the future."
Zhou Silang lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then stopped refusing.
So Bai Shan had all eight people carried to the Bai family and locked up in a side room.
Zhou Man followed him and said, "Why do you want to be locked up in our house? Isn't it better to be in my house?"
"I'm afraid my father-in-law will come back and beat them up," Bai Shan said, "They're tied up now, and it would be bad if he accidentally hurts them."
It is safest to keep the person at the Bai family.
After locking the men into the side room, Bai Shan had his men untie the ropes on them and tie their hands and feet again.
Allow them to move slightly, but they cannot break free.
Bai Shan took the cloth out of one of the men's mouth, and when he opened his mouth, he stuffed it back in. "If you guys make noise and curse, then I won't untie the cloth. If you guys are quiet, we're all relatives, and I don't want to make things too awkward."
The eight people were furious and whimpered a few times, but when they saw Bai Shan standing calmly with his hands behind his back, they could only calm down.
Bai Shan was finally satisfied and took the towels out of their mouths. "That's right. When someone talks, you should listen and think about it. You can't just act blindly. People who do that often don't live long, and it's hard to know how they died."
Bai Shan dragged a chair over and sat down, looking down at the eight people sitting on the ground, very curious, "How did you remember the Zhou family's quarrel? The two families haven't been in touch for more than ten years. I thought the marriage was broken off long ago."
"Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. My father and my uncle are cousins. Our two families are connected by blood. How could they possibly be separated?"
"That's right, that's right. Even though the Zhou family is rich, they can't just turn around and forget their relatives, right? If this gets out, I wonder what reputation the Zhou family will have left."
"If they can't even help their blood relatives, how can they help their fellow villagers? I wonder if they will have the face to return to Luojiang County in the future."
"It sounds scary, but the relationship between the two families has been passed down for three generations. If the Zhou family agrees to any in-law who comes to them, what will become of the Zhou family?" Bai Shan was very curious. "Do you really think that people outside will think the Zhou family is heartless after hearing these rumors, instead of concluding that your family is greedy and treacherous?"
"What do you mean by greed? Don't spit blood at us. We are just visiting relatives, but not only did you not welcome us, you beat and scolded us, and even locked us up."
"Who made you think you could gain benefits by coming to the Zhou family?"
"What do you mean? We just came here to ask for some gifts. You are so rich, what's wrong with helping your poor relatives?"
Bai Shan could only ask in a different way, "Who was the first person to propose coming to the Zhou family to ask for benefits?"
When Bai Shan finally left the room, the people in the room were stuffed back into the towels.
Zhou Man was sitting outside, propping up his chin. Yin Huo and the others were also there. When they saw him come out, they immediately stood up and asked, "How is it? Did you find out? Who ordered this?"
Bai Shan glanced at them with a puzzled look, "You also think someone ordered them here? But the truth is, we're overthinking it. They came here on their own."
"ah?"
Yin Huo was a little confused. "How dare a relative who I haven't contacted for over a decade actually come to ask for money?"
Zhou Man was also confused. "They're so arrogant and domineering when they come to ask for money? If you don't know, you'd think they're asking for money from us."
Bai Shan couldn't help laughing. After comforting her, he said, "I've asked around. Word of the drinking party in the village yesterday spread. People outside say the Zhou family is generous and cherishes old times. They've helped the villagers make a lot of money over the years, and even the entire Luojiang County has benefited."
"As soon as he got back, he invited the whole village to a drink. This is a first in Baimaquan Town, even in Luojiang County," Bai Shan said. "The Zhang family heard about it too. They didn't think much of it at first, but at noon, a group of idle young people got together for a drink and started talking about this. The leader, Zhang Sanlang, is our cousin. He thought that since the Zhou family is so generous and tolerant to those in the village who are not related by blood, they should be even more generous to their blood relatives, so he urged everyone to come over to ask for money."
I broke my promise. I am too sleepy to write any more. Good night.
(End of this chapter)
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