Xu Changhuan instantly felt the pressure increase, and she quickly looked at Li Mai and said, "First of all, I want to make it clear that Tianxiang Village is not a bandit village. We have never robbed or stolen anyone."
"As for those people who were connected with that inn, I didn't know them before. It was only after this incident that I learned that someone in Tianxiang Village had actually done something behind my back that only a bandit stronghold could do."
"His name is Xu Chengshuang. He was an orphan adopted by one of the Xu family branches when he was young. I never expected him to grow up to be such a heartless person."
“They were all dissatisfied with me, a woman, being the chieftain. They had competed with me for the chieftainship before, but my family is the legitimate line of the Xu clan. They couldn’t win against me. Besides, he was adopted and is not of the Xu bloodline. I never expected them to do bad things behind my back.”
“After the incident involving Young Master Zhou and his wife, I conducted a thorough investigation of Tianxiang Village and found out that they were still secretly making incense to make money. The bewitching incense was leaked from their hands. I had no idea about this.”
“A lot of these have already been sold on the market, and I’ve arranged for people to collect them. However, those sold to individuals are impossible to recall. What I’ve done so far is to eliminate the source of Tianxiangzhai’s production and sales outlets. As for whether other incense workshops are making them, I don’t know.”
“I’m sorry. I’ve always wanted to revitalize the Xu family’s incense business, but I never expected that I would neglect the discipline of my family members and cause such a thing to happen. I have personally taken that family member to the county magistrate’s office, and the magistrate has already detained him.”
"The Xu family has also lost all the savings they've accumulated over the years. Those incense sticks were purchased by incense shops, and I had to secretly arrange for people to buy them back myself." Xu Changhuan finished speaking with a gloomy expression, clearly indicating that this matter had greatly affected her.
Li Mai frowned. "Since you've already reported it to the county magistrate, those incense shops selling bewitching incense can have the government collect it directly. Why do you need to spend money to collect it yourself?"
Xu Changhuan shook his head. "When the government officials came, they couldn't find anything at all, and they couldn't get any evidence that they had sold anything. They never left any evidence for each transaction. They knew that bewitching incense was a harmful substance, so they didn't keep any records. There was no explicit evidence to prove that those shops had ever sold bewitching incense."
“I also arranged for someone to buy back some of it posing as a buyer. That stuff has harmed a lot of people. I have many cases related to the sleeping potion.”
An Nanyang sighed helplessly. He certainly couldn't ignore the trouble that had happened to the Yue family. Since he couldn't find out the whereabouts of the shops under his jurisdiction, he had no choice but to spend money to buy them back himself.
"Moreover, the incident of colluding with the innkeeper to bully guests was orchestrated by Xu Chengshuang's playboy, Xu Geng, who wanted to obtain more money. Moreover, Xu Geng himself admitted to it, having embezzled a considerable amount of money, injured someone, crippled them, and been sentenced to twenty years in prison."
"Madam Zhou, Young Master Zhou, I am truly sorry about what happened last time. We only found out where you were staying by asking my cousin, which is why we took the liberty of coming here."
“You are my sister and brother-in-law’s benefactors, and our Xu family has wronged you so much. We are in the wrong, and you can punish us however you want. Today, I, Xu Changhuan, have come to apologize.”
"The Xu family can no longer withstand any revenge from our enemies. Therefore, we do not want to make you our enemy. As long as you can forgive us this time, we will do anything you ask."
As Xu Changhuan spoke, he suddenly knelt down on one knee, bowed his head, and awaited Li Mai's punishment.
Upon hearing this, Li Mai suddenly felt relieved of the anger she had been holding in.
Well, the Xu family is pretty miserable too. She guessed that what happened to the Xu family back then must have been caused by someone sabotaging them from behind!
Li Mai raised her hand and gently brushed it aside. Xu Changhuan felt as if she were being gently helped up by a hand. She couldn't help but look at Li Mai in surprise.
She was still quite far away from him.
Li Mai smiled and said, "Chief Xu, please sit down. Since that's the case, and the perpetrators have been punished, let's leave it at that. Fortunately, my wife and I are quite capable and were not harmed, otherwise this matter would not have been left like this."
"It's just a pity for those customers who had their money stolen at the inn before. And I will never stay at that inn again." Li Mai waved her hand.
Xu Changhuan breathed a sigh of relief and sat down, only to meet Yun Chang's deep gaze fixed on her.
Her heart sank, and she stared back at him.
This person must be someone special. Doesn't he believe what he's saying?
"You'd better tell the truth." Yun Chang said calmly when the other person looked back at her, then turned her head away.
He doesn't have the habit of staring at women for long periods of time.
Xu Changhuan quickly said, "Young master, rest assured, this is all true. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to the magistrate of Yingzhou City to check."
Yun Chang glanced at her again, "I will naturally send someone to investigate."
Since it concerns his sister, he naturally has to investigate. If he finds out that she deceived his sister, even if she is a woman, he will not show her any mercy and will definitely destroy her Tianxiang Village.
What kind of Xu family is this? They can't even come up with a proper name, they just call themselves Tianxiang Village.
The name itself suggests it's not a good place.
At this moment, Yun Chang felt that apart from her younger sister, all other women were treacherous and cunning.
Xu Changhuan had no idea what Yun Chang was thinking at the moment, otherwise he would have told him what Tianxiang Village was.
Once the matter was explained, Li Mai inquired about when they arrived in Qing Shi Town and where they were currently staying.
Xu Changle said that he had just arrived in Qingshi Town and came here first, and had not yet found a place to stay.
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