Cheng Shouping was dumbfounded. He had come running to claim the award, thinking that his son-in-law would be happy and reward him with a large sum of money. Little did he know that he had messed things up.
One million taels!
Cheng Shouping's eyes instantly turned red, and he roared as he jumped over the counter and started fighting with the shopkeeper. However, he was quickly dragged out by the guards of Sihai Gambling House.
"Where did this madman come from? Beat him so badly his own mother wouldn't recognize him!" The shopkeeper, covering his swollen eyes, pointed at Cheng Shouping and cursed angrily.
"Oh, so this is how Sihai Casino treats its customers: if you lose money, they don't compensate you, but instead falsely accuse you and beat you to death." A mocking voice rang out as Zu An leisurely walked in.
Seeing Cheng Shouping being beaten so badly, Chu Chuyan, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but feel cold. Although this guy was not likable, he was still a member of the Chu family, and he couldn't be bullied like this by outsiders.
Several Chu family guards nearby understood the situation and rushed over to knock the guards from the Sihai Gambling House to the ground, rescuing Cheng Shouping.
Wow, that woman is so beautiful!
"Are you blind? You don't even recognize the eldest daughter of the Mingyue family?"
"As expected of the number one beauty in Bright Moon City."
"But what are they doing here? Doesn't the Chu family prohibit gambling?"
...
Other customers in the gambling den, and even passersby, came to see what was happening.
Cheng Shouping, his face bruised and swollen, came to Zu An's side, hugged his leg, and cried bitterly: "Young master, these damned bastards tore up the betting slip!"
Zuan's eyelids twitched: "You can talk, but don't use my clothes to wipe your nose."
Upon seeing Chu Chuyan arrive, the manager of the Sihai Gambling House dared not be negligent and greeted her with a smile. However, his eye socket was swollen and blackened from a punch, making his smile look extremely comical: "Miss Chu, what brings you here? I am Du Laosan, the manager of this place. I am so sorry for not greeting you properly." (Ugh, this is a nickname for my roommate provided by the universe. Does your roommate know how much you love him...?)
Chu Chuyan snorted: "If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have been able to stand by and watch your esteemed company bully our Chu family so arrogantly."
"No, no," Du Laosan said with an embarrassed smile. "I didn't know he was from the Chu family before. I'm so sorry for offending him."
Zu An, standing to the side, grew impatient: "Alright, alright, enough with the formalities. Just pay the 1 million taels you owe."
Du Laosan's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "Young master, I don't understand what you're saying. Just now, your servant tried to cheat us with a fake betting slip. There's no such thing as 1 million taels."
"Whether the betting slip is real or fake, everyone should be allowed to witness and verify its authenticity. How could you just tear it up like that? Isn't that just a guilty conscience?" Zuan said coldly.
Upon hearing his words, the surrounding crowd nodded in agreement; indeed, the behavior of Sihai Casino was somewhat suspicious.
Du Laosan was prepared for this and said, "When I saw your servant come before, I thought it was his personal behavior. He tore up the betting slip to save face for your family and avoid gossip. But now it seems that it was you, young master, who instructed him behind the scenes."
Now that the betting slip has been torn up anyway, there's no way to prove anything when the dead are dead. Let him say whatever he wants, especially since his reasons are quite reasonable.
As expected, upon hearing his explanation, some people in the room cast questioning glances at Zu An.
"Oh, so you're turning the tables on me now." Zuan laughed immediately. "I expected you guys to do this, so I was on guard. The betting slip is really here with me."
Zuan took out the real betting slip from his pocket and showed it to everyone: "It's a pity that you were feeling guilty just now and tore it up without even looking at it properly, otherwise you wouldn't have made such a low-level mistake."
Du Laosan: "..."
Du Laosan's anger level increased by 666!
Zheng Dan's anger level increased by 666!
Sang Hong's anger level increased by 666!
Zu An subconsciously glanced at the closed doors in the back of the gambling den. It turned out that Zheng Dan and Sang Hong were hiding there. It seemed that the gambling den was indeed their property.
I was wondering why Zheng Dan had been so enthusiastic and proactive towards me before. Now that I think about it, he definitely had an ulterior motive. He was probably after the 7.5 million tael IOU from "Silver Hook Gambling House" and was waiting to use it to completely take over the "Silver Hook Gambling House" business in the future.
I have to say, this guy surnamed Sang really went all out, even having his fiancée use her beauty to seduce me, and even letting me hug and touch him freely.
Hmm~ This guy doesn't have some kind of weird fetish, does he?
I'm definitely going to make friends with someone like that!
It seems they don't know that the 7.5 million tael IOU is no longer with me. When I get back, I must inform the beautiful principal and make sure she doesn't reveal this. I'm still waiting for them to lose both their wife and their money.
At this moment, Chu Chuyan also spoke up: "The authenticity of betting slips is actually quite easy to distinguish. The paper material, the handwriting, and the ink quality are all specially made and cannot be easily counterfeited by ordinary people. Moreover, each of these is registered and filed in the yamen, so a comparison will make it clear. In addition, each betting slip has a corresponding stub in the gambling house. I will immediately petition the county yamen to have the county magistrate bring people to your gambling house to check your accounts and stubs from previous years. The truth will soon come to light."
She had been managing the Chu family business for many years, so these operational details were not secrets to her.
"Miss Chu, please calm down, Miss Chu, please calm down~" At this moment, a person rushed in. "I am Zheng Guanxi, the owner of Sihai Gambling House. I greet you, Miss and your son-in-law."
What a joke! They were in the wrong to begin with. If they were really investigated, they wouldn't be able to hide it. Moreover, if the government officials came to check their accounts, the losses would be far more than just 1 million taels.
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