Chapter 432 Sending Officials
Seeing that he didn't pay but still spoke so righteously, the shop owner was so angry that his beard was crooked.
It was all because he was obsessed with money and wanted to make a fortune from Chen Zhancai.
But they forget the truth that 'wealth does not come from the easy door, and blessings do not come from the side door'.
At this point, not only did he not see a penny, but he also lost dozens of taels of silver.
He was furious. He was so desperate to get rich, yet he was fooled by a poor scholar for over a month...
The shopkeeper became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He walked over with a cold face and grabbed Chen Zhancai by the collar, "Don't give me any of that! Pay me the money right away, or I'll be rude to you."
Chen Zhancai was so frightened that his face turned pale and his legs trembled, but he still spoke stubbornly, "What are you going to do? I'm warning you not to do anything rash. If you dare to touch me, I will make you pay for it."
"Stop the fucking nonsense, are you going to pay or not?"
"Yes, yes, yes. Of course I will. Don't worry. I won't owe you a cent for the store. Please be patient for a few days."
"Tolerating your mother's ass!" The shopkeeper was furious and shoved him hard. "You are a liar whose words are worse than farts. How dare you pretend to be a rich young man and deceive me? If I don't teach you a lesson today, you really think I am a fool."
Then he ordered the waiter, "Hurry up and take him to see the official. I want to know if a liar who eats and drinks for free dares to talk nonsense in the county government office."
"It's the shopkeeper." The waiter agreed and walked straight towards Chen Zhancai, sneering sarcastically, "Mr. Chen, I seriously suspect you're a big liar who lives off of free food and drink. You're a rich young man, but you go out without a penny on you. You're just kidding!"
Chen Zhancai was pushed so hard that he staggered and almost fell. He was angry and afraid. In order to avoid being sued, he gritted his teeth and said,
"You are so boring! You actually dare to doubt my identity. I'm not exaggerating, but if you dare to send me to the authorities today, my father will definitely not let you off easily. Then you can forget about running your inn."
The shopkeeper was soft-hearted and would not tolerate harsh words. If Chen Zhancai had spoken nicely, he might have considered extending the deadline. However, after being threatened, his stubborn temper immediately came out.
"Good boy, you don't pay for staying in the hotel and you still dare to talk big. I really don't know where you get the confidence from."
"That's right. You don't pay the store but still scare people here. Come on, let's go see the authorities." The waiter grabbed Chen Zhancai by the collar and pulled him out.
"No, no, no, little brother, let go. Let's talk it out. Don't send me to the authorities!" Chen Zhancai was a man who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Seeing the shopkeeper's temper, his tone softened immediately. "Shopkeeper, I was just saying it casually. Don't take it seriously. Let's discuss it properly. Don't hurt our relationship."
The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and glared, "Who the hell has any feelings for you? I hate spineless people like you the most. If you keep being tough, I might believe you. Now you're playing coward, it's too late. You big liar, you should go and tell the county magistrate if you have anything to say!"
"Brother, I'm not a wimp. Please calm down and don't send me to the authorities, okay?" Chen Zhancai was so anxious that tears were about to come out.
Seeing his cowardly look, the shop owner became more certain of his guess.
He really wanted to slap himself hard.
These days, he obeyed Chen Zhancai's orders and treated him with great courtesy, good food and drink, and treated him even better than his own father, fearing that he would not treat him well enough.
But in the end, he turned out to be a scoundrel who only eats and drinks for free...
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He felt like a fool, being played around by others.
The anger that had been suppressed suddenly came out, and he raised his leg and kicked Chen Zhancai.
"Stop the fucking nonsense. I don't want to see the authorities. Just pay me the store bill right away."
Chen Zhancai was kicked to the ground unexpectedly. He looked at the shop owner in disbelief, "You, you dare to hit me!"
"What can I do if I hit you?" The shop owner glanced at the waiter beside him and said, "Go ahead, beat him up!"
Upon hearing this, the waiter rushed forward, punching and kicking Chen Zhancai...
Chen Zhancai was beaten so hard that he kept yelling and begging for mercy, "Two big brothers, stop beating me, please stop immediately, let's talk it over, don't hit me!"
After this flurry of punches and kicks, the shop owner felt refreshed. He signaled the waiter to stop and asked Chen Zhancai sternly,
"I have one last question for you: will you pay me or not?"
"Give it to me, give it to me. I will definitely give it to you. Not a penny less." Chen Zhancai was really panicking at this moment. In order to avoid suffering any more, he kept saying nice things. "Boss, please be magnanimous. Please give me another chance and let me go home. I will definitely send someone to bring the money to you."
"You stinky boy, you still want to fool me? It seems you really think I'm a fool."
"No, no, no, I swear to God, I didn't lie to you. My family is really rich."
"It's hard for poor people to wear fashionable clothes, and a tiger only has its skin left when it comes down from the mountains. You haven't changed your clothes since you came here, and you still dare to say that your family is rich?" The shopkeeper directly exposed Chen Zhancai's true situation. Not wanting to waste any more words with him, he signaled the waiter to help pull and drag him out of the inn.
Chen Zhancai was almost scared to death. He didn't want to be involved in a lawsuit or die in a foreign land. He was so anxious that he started to make up stories.
"Shopkeeper, you can't do anything rash. I'm the only one in my family. If I die unjustly, you can't bear the responsibility."
"Shut your stinky mouth and tell the official if you have something to say!" The shop owner didn't buy it at all and was determined to drag him forward.
At this point, Chen Zhancai was completely at a loss. He was so scared that his eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground like a pile of mud.
The shop owner saw this and kicked him, "Hurry up and get up."
But no matter how he called, Chen Zhancai just stood there like a fool.
Even though the waiter dragged and pulled, he remained indifferent.
This action quickly attracted a large group of onlookers. More and more people gathered, blocking the road and starting to talk about it.
"Hey, what's going on? Why is that person still sitting on the ground?"
"Yeah, judging by his posture, he must have done something bad and got caught."
"That's pretty much it. That's probably what happened. The fat innkeeper runs an inn. He must have run into some scoundrel who was just eating and drinking for free. He's planning to take them to the authorities."
"There are so many scoundrels like this in the world. We should catch and kill every one of them. Let's see who dares to cheat again."
"Yes, you are right. To deal with such people, we must behead them in public as a warning to others. Otherwise, we will never be able to eradicate them."
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