Lili uttered a name that shocked the Shen family yet was also expected—Liu Dashi.
Actually, when Old Mrs. Shen was tossing and turning in bed last night, a thought flashed through her mind: the Shen family had never offended anyone, and they rarely even had conflicts.
The only family that has recently had a falling out with the Shen family is the Li family.
Aunt Li and Granny Shen harbored deep resentment towards each other. Previously, their conflict could be considered merely verbal, but after that brawl, they completely turned against each other.
Liu Dashi was Xiao Li's younger brother, and could be considered related to the Li family.
There's another matter, which is what Yang mentioned when she returned to her parents' home: the matter of Liu Dashi being proposed to the Zhang family from Xiucai Village. Lili revealed that Liu Dashi was a gambler, thus ruining the marriage.
Although everyone thought what Lili did was a good thing, helping the Zhang family's youngest daughter avoid the misfortune of entrusting her affairs to the wrong person, the Liu family didn't see it that way at all!
Furthermore, considering that Liu Dashi is a gambling addict and tends to act in extreme ways, it's not impossible that he might use this method to retaliate against Lili.
Shockingly, they actually dared to do such a heinous thing, treating human life as worthless and showing no regard for Hongfang's life at all!
Everyone was shocked and frightened. Wang Ergou's eyes reddened and his fists clenched: "That little Li Shi, I think this matter is also related to her. Otherwise, how could Liu Dashi, a person from another village who has always lived in the city, have returned to the village on such a coincidental day?"
At this moment, Shen Lao Er also remembered that when his wife brought out the osmanthus cake, she casually mentioned to him that Xiao Li Shi had just gone to the kitchen to talk to them, and he didn't know if she had taken the wrong medicine.
Ms. Chen also said that she didn't know what Ms. Li was up to. They had just had a fight a while ago, and now she seemed to have lost her memory.
Shen Lao Er knew that his wife was straightforward and said what she thought, so he didn't think much of it and even joked with her that maybe she was impressed by her sister-in-law's cooking skills.
Now it seems that everything was traceable!
No one present was stupid; they immediately realized that it was probably Little Li who was interfering, providing Liu Dashi with information or something, giving Liu Dashi this opportunity!
Lili then recounted everything that happened by the river yesterday.
Wang Ergou was furious. Liu Dashi first used sleeping pills to knock Hongfang unconscious, and then ruthlessly kicked her into the river. Luckily, he almost killed her!
"This Li family, they were already foul-mouthed before, but now their hearts are black too!"
Old Mrs. Shen was heartbroken. How could such a well-behaved granddaughter always encounter such things?
The thought that the young Li family member might be behind this made Old Lady Shen so angry that her heart ached: "Lili, are you sure it was just Liu Dashi and you didn't see anyone else?"
Lili shook her head. Although she had a feeling that this matter was related to Xiao Li, she did only see Liu Dashi at the time.
“But he sold the brothel for twenty taels,” Lili said. “I bet the first thing a gambler does when he gets money is…”
Shen Lao Er suddenly realized: "A gambling den!"
"What are we waiting for? There's only one gambling den in Liucheng, let's go and arrest him!"
Wang Ergou and Shen Lao'er rolled up their sleeves and were about to rush out when Qin Renjie stopped them: "Wait a moment, gentlemen. If you go like this, you'll be seen as causing trouble. I'll send Master Huang with a search warrant to accompany you!"
Old Mrs. Shen said gratefully, "Thank you very much, Magistrate!"
Old Man Shen and Wang Ergou: "Thank you very much, Magistrate!"
Master Huang quickly led a group of men to accompany the two to the gambling den.
Xia Ning was so excited watching that she wanted to go too.
Lili was both amused and exasperated: "Sister Xia Ning, let's save our energy for the show tonight."
Xia Ning asked in confusion, "A good show?"
*
Inside the gambling den, the noisy scene was a mixed bag of people. Several people were gathered around each table, all intently watching the dice-shaking servant.
One of them, clearly blinded by greed, was shouting excitedly.
"Big, big!"
The dice were rolled and the result was low.
Liu Dashi let out a huge sigh, a mixture of anger and resentment.
He used all twenty taels to pay off his gambling debts, but still owed ten taels.
Liu Dashi was broke and hadn't gambled in a long time. He was itching to gamble, especially after entering the casino. The deafening shouts and atmosphere made him even more restless.
Liu Dashi signed another IOU for twenty taels of silver with the casino staff, this time to repay double the debt.
The casino staff, seeing the high interest rates and the fact that Liu Dashi had just paid back twenty taels of silver, reluctantly allowed him to sit at the table on credit.
From morning till now, Liu Dashi has won less than one-fifth of the number of times he has lost, and the twenty taels he borrowed have long since been reduced to just three coins.
Someone nearby teased, "Oh, so you've got money to gamble again after all this time? Did you ask your old mother or your sister for it?"
Liu Dashi said impatiently, "Go away!"
Losing money is already frustrating enough, but this person just keeps arguing with him.
"How's that? Out of money now? I advise you to save this little bit and treat yourself to something nice, or you might lose so much you won't even be able to afford a steamed bun!"
Liu Dashi seemed to have been hit where it hurt, and he roared, "Who said I don't have money to gamble? I'm just unlucky! I don't believe I can't win this round!"
Liu Dashi slammed the three coins onto the gambling table, shouting, "Bet! Big!"
The servant rolled the dice again, and the result was small.
"Hahahaha, Liu Dashi, you lost again!"
Liu Dashi was practically looking a hole through the dice.
Small?
How could it be small!
Liu Dashi collapsed, clutching his head in despair. He had lost all his money!
Now, he owes a total of fifty taels of silver!
The people at the gambling den had been watching Liu Dashi for a while. When Liu Dashi lost all his money, one of the gambling den's fierce-looking thugs came over and grabbed Liu Dashi by the collar: "Didn't you say you would win back your money? Where is it?"
Liu Dashi had no money to repay, so he broke free, stammered a few words, and tried to run away.
The thugs immediately gave chase.
The other gamblers were used to it, and while they grumbled in annoyance that it was in their way, they happily continued gambling.
The gambling den's door was kicked open, and two armed constables stood at the entrance. Liu Dashi was stunned, as were the thugs behind him.
The gambling den fell silent instantly.
As long as gambling dens don't cause any deaths under their noses, the government generally won't interfere.
But that's just the usual case; who knows if Magistrate Qin will actually take action today?
When Master Huang entered with the search warrant, the gambling den manager quickly appeared, smiling obsequiously, and asked, "Sir, what are you here to search?"
Shen Lao Er and Wang Er Gou stormed in and began searching through the crowd.
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