After Xu Si's rage, his head felt like it was splitting apart. He raised his hand to touch it, but felt blood on it. It was caused by Xu Twelve.
That lowly slave actually dared to bite his master.
Xu Jiang watched him slide to the ground, feeling relieved. Then, remembering the chief clerk's instructions, she said to Xu Si, "Attempted extortion is a minor offense. At most, you'd receive the same sentence as Xu Dang and Xu Twelve: a year in prison and then be sent back to your hometown. But you chose to escape, colluding with the Zhou family to overturn the verdict and frame your superiors. Do you understand the consequences of doing so?"
"Stop slandering your superiors and stop spitting blood." He was arrested before he had done anything. If he was charged with any crime, he would be investigated. He just said that he turned himself in. Who could do anything to him?
Xu Jiang sneered, "Xu Si and Xu Twelve have already confessed everything about the conspiracy between Wu Zhangshi and them, so you keep on being stubborn."
"These two bastards should be beaten to death!"
Xu Si was breathing heavily and kept wiping the blood beads sliding down his forehead, but the uneasiness and fear in his heart were like these blood beads, which could not be wiped off or cleaned away.
The more guilty Xu Si felt, the calmer Xu Jiang became. She kindly told him, "If you falsely accuse your superiors, you will not only be whipped and sentenced to prison, but you will also be reduced to a lowly slave and become a slave who can be bought and sold at will."
"There's no need to exaggerate in front of your Fourth Master. I won't buy it. If you have something to say, just say it." Xu Si knew that Xu Jiang would not say so much nonsense to him for no reason.
"I'm just reminding you that if you don't want to be reduced to a slave and suffer a lifetime of hardship, then tell me everything you know honestly. Then you can make amends for your crime and mitigate your guilt."
"Is there any need for you to show false compassion?" Xu Si spat, then touched the contract in his arms, and felt much more at ease.
As long as this contract exists, the Zhou family will not dare to ignore his life or death.
The two of them were fed up with each other, and Xu Jiang was also unhappy.
"You're still dreaming, hoping that Zhou Huai will come to rescue you? Ha, think carefully with your stupid brain. If Zhou Huai really wanted to rescue you, why would he hide it from you? If you fail in this plan, your sin will be unforgivable."
Xu Si jumped up suddenly like a dying fish, but fell to the ground due to dizziness.
"impossible!"
He took out the deed from his arms, but because of his blurred vision he could not see the words on it clearly.
Seeing that he was still hiding something, the jailer unlocked the door, confiscated the deed, and searched him from head to toe. He found nothing except his registration book and the pass.
Xu Si wanted to take the deed back, but was knocked to the ground by the jailer.
Xu Jiang stared at the contract and asked the jailer, "Sir, may I have a look at it?"
The jailer took a quick look at it and handed it to Xu Jiang.
Xu Jiang took it and took a look. It turned out to be a contract written by Zhou Huai to Xu Si. After taking a closer look, he couldn't help laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" Xu Si glared at her fiercely.
"I'm laughing at you for being not only stupid but also blind. Can't you see that the seal on it is fake?"
"Fake?" The jailer leaned over to take a look.
Xu Jiang pointed to the seal and showed it to him, but he couldn't figure it out.
"Why do you say it's fake? I saw the seal Zhou Huai stamped on it myself." After saying that, Xu Si realized in shock that she had been tricked. But now the deed was in her hands, so it didn't matter whether she was tricked or not.
"This seal doesn't have the Zhou family crest, and secondly, it's missing a stroke. You can tell at a glance that it was made up on the spur of the moment to fool you."
Usually, wealthy families, especially those of the nobility and officials, would have private seals not only bearing their names, but also their family crests or some unique pattern. She had received invitations from various families, and the seals on the invitations all bore the family crests.
Coincidentally, she had also received an invitation to the Shiwenya Club at the Jisheng Bookstore, so she could tell the real from the fake at a glance.
The seal on Xu Si's contract did not have the family crest, and even the character "Huai" was missing a dot, which was obviously a deliberate forgery.
Xu Si crawled over, grabbed the wooden railing and stood up to snatch the deed from Xu Jiang's hand. After wiping his eyes and carefully examining it, he found that as Xu Jiang said, the seal was missing a stroke and did not have the Zhou family crest.
They were really lying to him!
"Fake, fake... How dare they deceive me!" Xu Si tore the contract into pieces with his claws.
The jailer didn't have time to stop him and kicked him angrily.
Even if it's false, it's evidence.
"It's easy to figure out. How could Zhou Huai easily let others get hold of his secrets?"
It was just that Xu Si was blinded by money and greed, so he was tricked and used as a pawn.
"How can you profit from trying to get the skin of a tiger? Xu Hao, you've lost the bet again."
Xu Si went crazy again, smashing the cell and cursing Manager Wu, Zhou Huai, and Xu Jiang.
Xu Jiang just watched coldly as he cursed, then said hello to the jailer and turned away.
There was no need for her to persuade him now; Xu Si would confess everything he knew, and she would be able to report to the chief clerk and the county magistrate.
Xu Jiang left the prison amid Xu Si's roars and shouts. Just as he was about to go find the chief clerk to report back, he saw Manager Wang and a yamen runner hurriedly walking towards him.
She asked in surprise, "Brother, why are you here?"
When Shopkeeper Wang saw her, he hurried over and shouted, "Sister, hurry back and take a look. Something's happened in the bookstore."
Xu Jiang was shocked. "What's the matter?"
"As soon as you left, someone came looking for trouble and set fire to the bookstore."
Burning the bookstore? Xu Jiang's face turned pale and she ran out of the government office.
Seeing that she was frightened, Shopkeeper Wang hurried after her, pulled her back and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, the fire is out."
"How badly did the fire damage take place? Was anyone hurt? How are Liang Mo and Yin Yin?"
"It's okay, everyone is fine."
As long as the person is okay, Xu Jiang felt relieved for a moment. But then he thought of his books and the task assigned by the Imperial College, and became anxious again, and continued to walk out.
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