"What do you mean by that? I clearly left a whole load of agarwood with you just now!"
The shop owner's words immediately panicked Song Shuyi, who angrily said, "If you don't hand over the goods, I'll report you to the authorities right now. There were many people who saw it!"
Upon hearing this, the shop owner's face showed panic, and he subconsciously looked up at Song Zhengtian.
Song Zhengtian nodded at him.
The shop owner's expression immediately hardened, and he said righteously, "If you want to find fault, you can always find a reason. If Young Master Song wants to sue, then go ahead and do so!"
"you!"
The other man's shameless behavior made Song Shuyi tremble with anger. Pointing at him, she shouted, "You just wait, I'm going to report this to the authorities right now!"
"Hey, nephew, what are you doing!"
Seeing that he was about to leave, Song Zhengtian immediately called out to stop him, "So many merchants are still waiting. If you don't give us an explanation, we outsiders can't make the decision!"
Upon hearing this, the merchants immediately understood and rushed forward to stop Song Shuyi. "Young Master Song, are you planning to run away?"
"Didn't you hear me? I'm going to report this to the authorities."
Song Shuyi said irritably, "I need to find the lost agarwood now, so I can pay you back!"
“Nephew, that’s just your side of the story. The shop owner said you didn’t bring back any agarwood. Who knows if what you’re saying is true or false?”
At this opportune moment, Song Zhengtian spoke up again in a sarcastic tone, "I heard you were robbed by pirates. It's already a miracle you survived, let alone brought back agarwood. The credibility of your story is rather low..."
"Indeed, Young Master Song, you wouldn't be thinking of taking this opportunity to escape, would you?"
"I think you're just trying to stall for time!"
"You're not trying to renege on your debt, are you?"
"Pay back the money now!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, the merchants all began to voice their condemnation.
"You mustn't do this. Yi'er just got back, his body can't take it." Seeing this, Madam Song, who was standing nearby, stepped forward anxiously to protect him.
As a result, he was pushed to the ground by the excited merchants.
"mother!"
Upon seeing this, Song Shuyi roared and quickly stepped forward to help the man up. He then angrily shouted at the merchants, "What do you want in return for your belief?"
"We'll trust you if you just give us the money right now."
"That's right, as long as you return the money immediately, we will not cause any trouble."
"Yes, as long as we see the money, everything is negotiable."
"..."
Upon hearing this, the merchants immediately began to chatter amongst themselves.
"I already said, as long as those agarwood pieces are sold..."
“Nephew, those agarwood pieces are all fictitious.”
Just as Song Shuyi was about to speak, Song Zhengtian interrupted him again, "Stop making futile struggles now, and don't say that we, as elders, are heartless to help. We are willing to pay to take over all of the Song family's businesses, and we can pay you immediately. That way, you can explain things to these merchants, right?"
Another member of the Song clan quickly chimed in, "However, we won't let you lose too much money. We'll just give you 20% of the market price, how about that?"
"You are utterly shameless." Song Shuyi was so angry that he trembled all over.
Twenty percent? What's the difference between that and giving it away for free?
"Sell it, sell the child."
At this moment, Madam Song cried and said, "As long as we are all safe and sound, everything will be alright again. People are the most important thing."
"Impossible! This is all the family fortune that Father built up. Why should it be given to these ungrateful wretches for nothing!"
After Song Shuyi finished speaking, he suddenly turned to the merchants with bloodshot eyes and said, "You all want your money back, right? Fine, we'll start the transaction right now. Take whatever you want from the Song family!"
"really!"
Upon hearing this, the merchants' eyes lit up instantly.
"No!"
Now, it was the Song clan members who were unwilling.
"What, are you all pressuring me like this just to bring down the Song family?"
Song Shuyi looked at his relatives and sneered, "Now you have what you wanted. Isn't this a happy ending for everyone!"
"What nonsense are you spouting? When did we ever want to bring down the Song family? We just..."
Song Zhengtian wanted to refute, but he couldn't say anything.
Does he want him to say that he wants to acquire the Song family at the lowest possible cost, rather than giving it away for free?
Those merchants weren't stupid. If the Song family's goods were taken back by the Song clan members, they wouldn't be able to resell them at such a low price.
As businessmen, wouldn't they be foolish not to take advantage of a good deal?
Therefore, they all turned their anger towards the Song family members, saying, "This is a deal between us and the Song family, so you outsiders should stay out of it!"
"You...you guys!" These words made Song Zheng so angry that he almost vomited blood on the spot.
These people were originally his helpers, but they ended up shooting themselves in the foot.
"Let's settle the bill now, I'll go first!" At this moment, a merchant stepped forward and handed over the bill.
Although Song Shuyi spoke lightly just now, it was only to spite the Song clan. Now that he really had to hand over all the property left by his father, he still felt reluctant.
My hands were trembling as I held the bill.
It's all his fault for being useless. If he hadn't lost those agarwood pieces, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
"Waaah... It's all my fault. If it weren't for saving me, Chenxiang wouldn't have been lost."
Over there, Miss Song believed in Song Shuyi and cried out of self-reproach.
"This matter has nothing to do with you. If anyone is at fault, it is the fault of those heartless people."
Song Shuyi glared at his relatives and then looked at the merchants and said, "Come in, everyone, we'll settle the accounts slowly."
"Okay, okay..."
The merchants were overjoyed and immediately set off to follow.
I never imagined such a good thing could happen. I really made the right choice coming today. I thought I was helping out, but I ended up getting a huge benefit from it.
"Song Shuyi".
At that moment, a clear, cold voice came from behind.
"Sir Snow Demon?"
Upon hearing that voice, Song Shuyi turned his head in surprise.
Then he saw that Ji Minxiu was carrying a whole load of sandalwood on his back.
The familiar bundle on it made him recognize at a glance that the load of agarwood was his!
“Young Master Song, we just saw someone trying to steal your agarwood, so we took it back.”
Yun Zhourong said with a smile.
"They're mine, they really are my agarwood!"
Song Shuyi quickly ran over, picked up the bundle containing the memorial tablet, and happily thanked the two of them, "Lord Snow Demon, Miss Yun, thank you so much!"
"Agarwood, Yi'er, you brought back agarwood?" Madam Song also caught up and looked at the agarwood with surprise.
"So, Mother, you didn't believe me either?" Song Shuyi said, feeling somewhat aggrieved.
"This..." Madam Song lowered her head guiltily at this moment.
After all, encountering pirates is a matter of life and death, and it is already very difficult to come back alive. She really did not expect that Song Shuyi would be able to bring Chenxiang back.
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