As the quarter-hour drew to a close, the chief steward grew restless. There were at least a hundred people detained here, and if the authorities couldn't arrive within a quarter of an hour, the Guo family would have to pay over ten thousand taels of silver.
"Greetings, Grand Steward!" The subordinate who had been sent to the government office returned. The Grand Steward craned his neck and asked, "Where are the people from the government office?"
"Lord Wei asked us to come back first. He said he would personally bring people over to take a look later!"
The subordinate thought he had done a good job and looked very proud. But the chief steward slapped him in the face and said, "Asshole! So many people are waiting here, and you actually came back on your own? Go and invite the officials here immediately. Invite them as quickly as possible. If the Jingzhao Yin can't come at the moment, you can send other officials and soldiers!"
The gamblers felt relieved upon hearing this. They all found stools to sit down, hugging their clothes and shoes in their arms, and said politely, "Boss, there's no rush! We have lost wages anyway, so we can wait here as long as we want!"
The chief steward blushed and wanted to take back his promise of giving one hundred taels of silver every quarter of an hour, but the gamblers here were not easy to deal with. Besides, there were so many people outside listening and watching. If he changed his mind now, the Guo family would have no chance of survival in the future.
However, ideals are perfect, but reality is cruel.
If the head of the family, Guo Li, were present, he would definitely slap the chief steward in the face. Damn, how stupid! Yesterday, he had offended the Great Commander Qingfeng by flirting with Miss Hua and was beaten so badly he couldn't even get out of bed, and today he was begging for help.
Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs walk. If this Jingzhao Yin wasn't a direct descendant of the emperor, how could he possibly hold such an important position without falling? Qingfeng is a very popular figure around the emperor. The Guo family has offended Qingfeng. How can the Guo family still benefit from this Jingzhao Yin?
But the chief steward didn't think too much about it. On weekdays, they had made many arrangements with the Jingzhao Yin in order to seek protection. And today, their Guo family was indeed robbed. Such a big thing must be reported to the authorities!
A quarter of an hour passed, and the gamblers and the people became excited. They found paper and pen and asked the general manager to sign the loss of work compensation that should be paid to them in the past quarter of an hour.
The chief steward suppressed his anger and counted the number of gamblers present. Fortunately, there were only 112 people, and they could still afford more than 10,000 taels of silver. Especially if they could catch the thief, then the money would be well spent.
"What do you think, brothers? Am I right? The Guo family is so wealthy that they don't even care about 400,000 taels of gold. This mere 10,000 taels of silver is definitely a small sum to fill their teeth." Xiao Xuanxuan didn't understand the expressions of the Guo family members at all, and praised them with a smile.
"Yes, little brother, we brothers are all thanks to you this time! Hahahaha..."
The gamblers laughed happily and attributed the lost wages entirely to Xiaoxuanxuan, expressing their true gratitude to him.
Many of them are small gamblers, and one hundred taels of silver is enough for them to live a carefree life for a long time.
Just as the second quarter of an hour was about to arrive, one of the subordinates sent out by the Guo family came back panting.
"Where are the people?" the chief steward stood up and asked hurriedly.
"Reporting to the Grand Steward, the Jingzhao Yin said that since the Grand Steward has already apprehended the suspect, we should wait for him.
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