The Zhao family looked at Qiao Ergun and his companion with mixed feelings.
To say these two are bad is an understatement; they still possess some conscience and maintain a moral compass. But to say they're good is a stretch.
Putting everything else aside, just the fact that they managed to catch three lecherous thieves is enough to make them meritorious.
Even if they were doing it to protect themselves.
"Tell me, what are you two planning? Do you want to be handed over to the authorities or get a beating?"
Zhao Minggeng said that he was the tallest and strongest, so he was usually the one who did the scaring.
Qiao Ergun quickly kowtowed.
"Please, sir, don't send us to the authorities. I have an 80-year-old mother and a three-year-old child."
If they send us to the authorities, my whole family will be doomed.
Zhao Minggeng almost burst out laughing at Qiao Ergun's exaggerated acting.
"Stop talking nonsense. You're only in your early twenties, and you have an eighty-year-old mother. Let me ask you, is she your biological mother?"
To this day, no one in the Divine Dragon Kingdom has ever heard of a 60-year-old woman giving birth.
Did your mother obtain some kind of secret formula for immortality?
"I think it wouldn't be so bad if you handed over the secret recipe; I might spare your life."
Qiao Ergun was dumbfounded. He had never seen anyone act so unpredictably before, but this person was asking him for the secret to immortality, which was a matter of life and death.
If rumors of a secret formula for immortality were to spread, how could Qiao Ergun possibly survive?
He's a scoundrel, not an idiot.
"Oh dear, my lord."
I'm talking nonsense. My mother passed away when I was three years old. There's no secret to immortality.
Making a living under a stepmother is never easy.
I was always hungry. To survive, I started learning to steal.
But I really only stole food and occasionally a few coins. I never touched big money.
Otherwise, I, Qiao Ergun, wouldn't have been able to do all these bad things over the years and still not be beaten to death.
"Grandpa, I beg you, just let us brothers go like we're nothing."
Qiao Ergun, this kid, isn't making up lies anymore; everything he says is true, but there's still a hint of him trying to gain sympathy.
Zhao Minggeng shook his head. "I can only release one of you. Who do you think I should release?"
Qiao Ergun and Lai Pi San spoke at the same time.
Release my brother.
"Release my brother."
Zhao Minggeng was delighted; he hadn't expected these two lads to be so loyal and righteous.
He touched his chin.
"The one who stays will be in big trouble. At the very least, they'll have to break one of their legs. Aren't you going to reconsider?"
Both of them shook their heads.
Zhao Minggeng looked at the other members of the Zhao family.
Huang looked at Zhao Qianci. Zhao Qianci glanced at Qiao Ergun and his companion.
"I ask you, why didn't you take the opportunity to escape, but instead tried to defeat these three?"
Cheapskate's three quick answers
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you. My brother's girlfriend was raped by a bastard and then hanged herself. That's why we hate these kinds of lecherous thieves the most."
So when we found out they were up to something bad, my brother and I devised a plan to take them down.
Everyone... this really is a sad story.
Zhao Qingyan had always been interested in Qiao Ergun's skills.
"How did you manage to fool those two people behind you? They shouldn't be that stupid, right?"
Qiao Ergun's face turned red, and even with the weak fiber optic light, it was clear that his complexion had deepened. Lai Pi San, on the other hand, looked at Qiao Ergun with a strange expression.
He even unconsciously touched his arm.
This made Zhao Qingyan even more curious. "What's wrong? Is there something you can't say?"
Qiao Ergun shook his head.
"It's just a little embarrassing to talk about, and it's not appropriate for a young lady like you to hear it."
Zhao Qingyan's eyes widened.
"Why is it not suitable to listen to? If you don't tell me, how am I supposed to know if it's suitable or not?"
Qiao Ergun closed his eyes briefly.
"You forced me to do this. Don't beat me up when I learn it."
Zhao Qingyan nodded, "Don't worry, I definitely won't beat you up."
Qiao Ergun's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Little girl, you tricked me. If you don't beat me up, there's no guarantee they won't."
Zhao Qingyan's eyes sharpened. "Stop talking nonsense and tell us quickly. What method did you use to fool them?"
Qiao Ergun hesitated for a moment,
"My stepmother was a terrible person. She would always moan like a cat in heat in the middle of the night. I've heard it since I was a child."
Over time, I learned it.
I've also learned to imitate other people's voices. I can imitate any voice I've ever heard.
Zhao Qingyan's eyes lit up.
"Isn't that just ventriloquism?"
"With such talent, why are you stealing anything? Why not just find a teahouse and perform? That would be much more profitable."
Qiao Ergun was stunned. In all his life, apart from Lai Pi San praising him, his two old geezers had never treated him like a human being.
The neighbors all looked at him like he was something dirty, but today he was actually praised for his talent. Qiao Ergun felt like the world was in a fantasy.
After his eyes regained their luster, they gradually dimmed. What was he thinking? His legs were about to be broken.
Zhao Qianci looked at Qiao Ergun, as if recalling the days when he had to make a living under his stepmother's thumb.
If it weren't for the help from my clan, how could I have afforded to go to school?
We cannot be swayed by one side of the story.
"Once we wake those kids up and ask them what happened, we'll decide what to do with you two."
With a wink, the Zhao brothers dragged the three rice dumplings into the yard.
A bucket of cold water was poured over their heads, and the group regained consciousness.
Hua Hua Shao's first reaction upon waking up was to curse, "Which bastard dares to splash water on me?"
As a result, he got kicked in the butt.
The pain brought Hua Hua to her senses, and when she opened her eyes, she realized something was wrong.
Weren't you inside the house before? Where's that little vixen?
When I turned around to look, I realized that I was tied up like a rice dumpling.
Hua Hua was completely bewildered. How did she get arrested?
Zhao Minggeng got a ghost mask from his daughter and put it on his face.
Suddenly, he thrust his face right in front of Hua Hua Shao.
Hua Hua Shao was so frightened by the sudden appearance of the ghostly face that she fainted immediately.
Zhao Minggeng reached out and pinched Hua Hua Shao's philtrum, and Hua Hua Shao quickly woke up.
At this moment, Zhao Qingyan walked over, squatted down, and held a bamboo stick in her hand.
"Tell me, why have you come to my house?"
Hua Hua Shao had never met Zhao Qing Yan.
When I saw such a beautiful girl appear in front of me, I instantly forgot that I had just been scared by a ghost.
His eyes lit up. "Young lady, you're so beautiful. Why don't you come home with me and become my tenth concubine?"
Zhao Qingyan ignored the lecherous man's nonsense.
"Tell me, why did you come to my house in the middle of the night?"
Hua Hua Shao's mind cleared up a bit at this point.
"Your home? So you're that little wench!"
Release me right now! Since you've already started selling yourself, are you afraid of being slept with?
"I'm here to sleep with you today."
Before Hua Hua could finish speaking, he was slapped across the face with a bamboo stick, revealing three large molars.
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