If this guy really leads this group of gamblers to cause trouble at his other gambling dens, then the gambling dens will really have to shut down. But it's even more impossible to pay him back. 7.5 million taels, not 75,000!
He was suddenly caught in a dilemma.
Just then, a commotion arose at the door.
"Get out of the way!"
A group of soldiers rushed in, followed by a young general clad in golden armor. He was tall and handsome, and his gleaming armor made him quite eye-catching.
"Wow, so handsome!" whispered a maid nearby.
Zu An looked indignant. "They're just taking advantage of their uniforms! These women are so naive!" he thought. He secretly glanced at Chu Chuyan, and seeing that she remained calm, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Who's causing trouble here?" The young general scanned the room after entering, and finally his gaze fell on Zu An.
"Why are you looking at me? Are you jealous that I'm more handsome than you?" Zu'an retorted irritably. This guy had turned on him as soon as he arrived, which was obviously not a good thing, so there was no need to be polite to him.
Anger from Sang Qian +100!
"Surname Sang? That's quite an uncommon surname," Zu An mused to himself.
The young general, who had been preparing to confront the enemy, was momentarily speechless after being interrupted like this.
Fortunately, Mei Chaofeng, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped forward and added fuel to the fire, saying, "Commander Sang, you've come at the right time. This guy came to our gambling den to extort money. When I disagreed, he threatened to bring other gamblers to cause trouble at my gambling den and make it impossible for me to continue operating."
The people around stared in disbelief. Although everyone knew you were a gangster, did you have to be this ruthless? Did you think we were dead?
However, no one spoke up. They knew that this world wasn't a place where things were truly reasonable, and they shouldn't get involved until the situation became clear.
The money Zaun promised may be tempting, but you need to be alive to spend it.
The young general named Sang Qiandi immediately rebuked Zu An, "Do you know what extortion is? By the way, how much money did he extort from you?"
Mei Chaofeng said with a wry smile, "7.5 million taels!"
“7.5 million taels?” Sang Qian was instantly shocked. Are you guys playing this big? Even though his father had once served as the Grand Minister of Agriculture, this amount of money was still an astronomical figure in the national treasury.
Thinking of this, he suddenly became excited: "Extorting other people's property, if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years; if the amount is particularly huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years. With 7.5 million taels of silver, you can expect to spend the rest of your life in jail!"
Zu An couldn't help but roll his eyes, completely ignoring him, and instead looked at Chu Chuyan beside him: "Wife, who is this guy? How come he convicted me based on just one side of the story of the man surnamed Mei? It seems he's taken a lot of benefits from the Plum Blossom Gang, hasn't he?"
His words were met with a chorus of boos from those around him.
Chu Chuyan's lips curled up slightly as she explained, "This Commander Sang is the son of the former Grand Minister of Agriculture, Sang Hong. Now that Lord Sang has taken office as the new governor of our Linchuan County, you must not treat him lightly."
Sang Qian hurriedly bowed and said, "Miss Chu, you flatter me. My father will need the Chu family's cooperation in his future work."
No man could resist the charm of a stunning beauty like Chu Chuyan. So even though it was obvious that he and his father were here to deal with the Chu family, he still subconsciously wanted to show her the most elegant and proper side.
Just as Sang Qian felt his manners were impeccable, a discordant voice rang out: "Tch~ I thought he was so capable, turns out he's just like me, relying on his family background."
Zuan picked at his ear and then flicked it lightly with his finger.
Sang Qian's breath hitched. Although he had never met Zu An before, he had long heard of the "famous name" of this son-in-law of the Chu family. This good-for-nothing was a laughing stock in their circle, but today he had actually been dragged down to the same level by him.
Even being ranked alongside the other party in this way felt like a disgrace to him!
Anger from Sang Qian +300!
Mei Chaofeng, standing to the side, also stared wide-eyed. Sang Qian's family was prominent; his father was a high-ranking official in the imperial court and was now a regional governor. He was truly a top-tier noble family scion.
You're just a street thug from Zu'an who got lucky and latched onto the Chu family. But does that count as your family background? How can you even say something like that? Have you no shame?
Mei Chaofeng's anger level increased by 300!
Zu An was taken aback, thinking to himself, "I mentioned Sang Qian, so why is Mei Chaofeng so angry? It seems the two of them really do have an illicit relationship."
Seeing Sang Qian's furious glare, Chu Chuyan chuckled inwardly, thinking that finally others would know how shameless Zu An was. She cleared her throat and said, "Young Master Sang, if I remember correctly, you are only the commander of the River Defense Battalion and have no authority to manage local affairs. It is probably inappropriate for you to make the decision on this matter today."
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