Chapter 517 Imprisonment
"You, you are really unreasonable. It's because Ruolan doesn't want to argue with you. If it were someone else, with your attitude, I'd definitely beat you to a pulp."
Chen Zhancai raised his chin after he finished speaking, his tone full of intimidation.
"A man who knows the current situation is a hero. I advise you not to be stubborn and hand over the things immediately. If Ruolan returns and reports her mission, the county magistrate might be pleased and give Qing a lighter sentence. Otherwise, it will be very unpleasant to be in jail."
Chen Zhanshan glared at him, "Shut up right there! Who the hell do you think you are? My daughter hasn't confessed, and she hasn't signed anything. How can you be so sure she's doomed to die? You're a piece of shit, if you dare to slander my daughter again, I'll beat you to a pulp."
Chen Zhanliang was also irritated by Chen Zhancai's arrogance. He really wanted to go up and beat Chen Zhancai up, but he didn't dare. He gritted his teeth and glared at him, and couldn't help but spit at him.
"Old Third, stop scaring people. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? Do you have the ability to do that?"
"Okay, that's great. I was thinking of showing some mercy to you guys because we're from the same mother, but it seems that's no longer necessary." Chen Zhancai finished speaking and looked at Chen Ruolan, "Ruolan, just do what you have to do. Don't worry about family ties."
Chen Ruolan shook her head at Chen Zhancai, "Dad, that won't do. They are still our family no matter what."
After saying that, he looked at Chen Zhanshan hypocritically and began to comfort him, "Uncle, please think about my sister Qingqing. Don't make it difficult for me. As long as I go back and complete my mission, I will definitely find a way to plead for my sister Qingqing."
Chen Zhanshan's expression remained unchanged. If his daughter had not written to them, he might have believed Chen Ruolan, but unfortunately, he didn't believe anyone else except his daughter.
"Ruolan, uncle won't embarrass you. If you don't believe me, just enforce the law impartially."
Seeing that he wasn't fooled, Chen Ruolan gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with suppressed hatred. She stopped pretending to be nice and waved her hands viciously at the guards on both sides, "Go in and search. Take out all the valuables."
"Yes." The bailiff received the order and began to search everywhere.
The villagers gathered at the entrance of the sugar factory were all worried about Chen Zhanshan, but facing the power, none of them dared to beg for mercy.
After an incense stick of time, someone came to report, "Madam, we have searched the house thoroughly, and there is no one and nothing of value in the house."
Chen Ruolan frowned upon hearing this. "Did you search thoroughly?"
"We searched everything we could and couldn't search. There was nothing left except some beets in the cellar in the backyard and a dozen donkeys in the barn."
"What a bunch of useless trash! Go search again." Chen Ruolan didn't believe that the sugar factory that made a fortune every day would not be able to find anything valuable.
"Yes ma'am, we'll go right away."
"Wait a moment." Chen Zhancai hurriedly called back the departing yamen runner and whispered in Chen Ruolan's ear, "My dear, don't search the sugar mill yet. If I'm right, the valuables must be kept at their house. Send someone to search the yard next door."
Chen Ruolan nodded. "Yes, how could I have forgotten this? Hurry up and search the next yard. Don't miss a single room."
"Yes, ma'am." The bailiff took the order and hurried away with his men.
Chen Zhanliang couldn't bear it any longer and pointed at Chen Ruolan, "Do you still have any conscience? This is your uncle. Killing is not enough. Don't go too far."
"Second uncle, what are you talking about? I'm the only one back today. If you were the county magistrate, you would definitely get a beating with the tone you're using." Chen Ruolan's eyes were full of contempt.
"That's right. I've already given you enough face by not asking you to kneel on the ground and kowtow. Don't be so arrogant. Hand over all your things quickly if you're smart. Otherwise, even if Ruolan wants to spare you, the yamen runners can't return empty-handed." Chen Zhancai also interjected, taking advantage of his power.
Chen Zhanliang's face turned ashen, his eyes blazing with anger. "You're not a human being, stop pretending."
"Hey, what's up, second brother? Looking at your posture, do you still want to beat me up?" Chen Zhancai was fearless and put on a rogue look, thrusting his head forward, "Come on, hit me here. If you dare to be a coward, you are not someone who can beat you."
"You're looking for death!" Chen Zhanliang was so angry that he instantly lost his mind. Just as he was about to take action, Sun hugged him around the waist and shook her head to signal him to calm down. "Zhanliang, don't be impulsive."
Chen Zhanliang suppressed the anger in his heart and forced himself to calm down.
Chen Zhancai glanced at him with his eyes slanted, showing his bully attitude to the fullest. "Coward, I'm not afraid of you at all. If you try to touch the county magistrate's father-in-law, I'll beat you to death!"
After saying that, he looked at Chen Ruolan and added fuel to the fire.
"My daughter, these people can't tell the difference between inside and outside. They don't take our family seriously at all. So, don't be too concerned about personal relationships when it comes to some things. If you take them seriously but they don't appreciate it, then you're just wasting your time!"
"Dad, what you said makes sense, but even if they don't appreciate it, as their niece, I still have to do what I should do."
As soon as Chen Ruolan finished speaking, the yamen runners who had gone to search the house returned and said, "Madam, we have already searched the house next door. Apart from some daily necessities, we found nothing."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ruolan couldn't help but frown. She had thought that she would be able to return with a full load from the house search, but unexpectedly, she found nothing. It seemed that they had been prepared and had hidden everything.
Chen Zhancai's face was filled with disbelief, and he couldn't help but ask the yamen runner, "Have you searched everything thoroughly?"
"Sir, we've checked the toilets and found nothing from before."
"Impossible!" Chen Zhan just realized that the eldest wife couldn't be without money, but he still didn't give up. "Go ahead and search. If there's no gold or silver treasures, then jade, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings will do."
The bailiff shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Old man, we searched inside and out at least three times, and apart from a few porcelain spittoons that looked good, there was nothing else."
"No, you must have found the wrong place. I'll take you to search again. If that doesn't work, dig up the ground. I don't believe they don't have money."
Chen Zhancai was eager to find some gold, silver and treasures, so that he could take the opportunity to put some money in his pocket so that he could eat, drink and have fun.
Just as he was about to leave, Chen Ruolan raised her hand to stop him. "Dad, don't bother. If I'm not mistaken, the money might be with that damn girl, or they might have already prepared and hidden everything."
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