After Zhao Hao pushed it, a thick ink mark ran across the entire IOU, and it was completely ruined.

"Zhao Hao, what are you doing?!" The uncle became furious upon seeing this.

Although Zhao Shouzheng was also stunned for a moment, he saw that his elder brother was about to kill him, so he waved his hands again and again, trying to take the responsibility, saying: "It's not my fault, it's just my hand that's shaking."

Zhao Hao couldn't appreciate this. Because what's more terrifying than losing everything is to be in huge debt after losing everything! Moreover, it's such a loan shark!

For his own future, he had to stop the two brothers from jumping into the fire pit at all costs. He had no choice but to face Zhao Shouye, whose eyes were blazing with fire.

"Uncle, how can you not discuss this matter with grandpa?"

"He is imprisoned in the Censorate. How can I see him?!" The uncle's voice changed in anger. It was obvious that he regarded this blind boy as a punching bag.

Once the start was made, Zhao Hao had nothing to worry about. He spread his hands and said, "This is strange. People from the Censorate can come to our house to ask for money, but why can't we see our grandfather?"

Seeing that this guy was pointing the finger at him, the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate's Supervisory Censor could not help but get angry and waved his hand fiercely, saying:

"How can we take the laws of the court lightly? Why don't you leave immediately, you little brat?"

"The laws of the court, haha?" Zhao Hao was not afraid at all, and teased the censor, "You are colluding with the ministries and openly accepting money to settle the matter here. Do you really take the laws of the court seriously?"

"You!" The two officials were so angry that they pointed at Zhao Hao and were speechless.

"If you keep talking nonsense, you'll kill your whole family!" Zhao Shouye was also angry and raised his hand to slap Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao was about to hide when he saw a figure suddenly blocking him. It was Zhao Shouzheng who raised his hand to hold his elder brother.

"A gentleman should use his words, not his fists. Big brother, just preach, don't hit my son!"

"You've spoiled him!" The uncle was furious. He tried to shake Zhao Shouzheng off and said angrily, "Not only does he make trouble on weekdays, but he also dares to mess up when the life and death of the whole family is at stake. I must beat him up today!"

Zhao Shouzheng, however, held his elder brother's waist tightly, and said confidently:

"Besides, I think what my son said makes sense. From the beginning to the end, they didn't let us see our father, which always makes us feel uneasy..."

The three outsiders' expressions changed slightly when they heard this.

The three of them exchanged glances, and Doctor Ji stood up angrily and said coldly: "You are really being taken for granted!"

The imperial censor stood up and threatened, "Are you still dreaming of reinstating your father? Wait for you to be exiled three thousand miles away!"

"Master Zhao, are you still willing to lend us the money? If not, we will go back!" Mr. Zhang from the pawnshop was not left behind.

Zhao Shouye was immediately panicked and tried to keep the guest, but was blocked by his brothers. He could only yell in embarrassment:

"No, no, don't go!"

Zhao Hao, who seemed to be calm on the side, added fuel to the fire:

"Just go away. The deficit was caused by everyone. There's no reason for us to bear the responsibility!"

Doctor Ji's mouth twitched when he heard this. He pretended not to hear what Zhao Hao said, and only stomped his feet and threatened Zhao Shouye:

"If you don't sign, we'll really leave!"

The censor, whose last name was unknown, sighed and said to Zhao Shouye earnestly:

"If your father hadn't offended Prime Minister Gao, how could the Southern Ministry of Revenue be targeted by the capital?! Now that my Southern Court is investigating, we can still cover it up. Once it's handed over to the Northern Court, there will be only one way out!"

After saying this, the two of them pretended to leave again.

Zhao Hao was a little unsure at first, but when he saw that the two of them were so angry, and yet they still played the good cop and the bad cop, he finally felt relieved and laughed.

"Hahaha, it turns out Gao Xinzheng doesn't know about this yet!"

Zhao Shouzheng was stunned when he heard this, and he let go of his arms, stood up and asked his elder brother: "Ah, elder brother, didn't you say that it was Gao who ordered to deal with the old man?"

"If they hadn't told me, how would I know?" Zhao Shouye was also a little confused and looked at the two officials as if seeking confirmation.

"If this is really the order from Prime Minister Gao, how dare they take on so much responsibility here? They would have become cowards long ago!" Before the two of them could say anything, Zhao Hao sneered from the side.

The two officials were greatly embarrassed. Doctor Ji waved his sleeves in disgust and said, "Humph! What do kids know? Lord Zhao, your family education is too poor!"

Zhao Shouye was already confused, and upon hearing this, he scolded Zhao Hao, "Stop butting in!"

Seeing that he still hadn't come to his senses, Zhao Hao sighed in anger.

"Uncle, you are confused! If they only said that they wanted Grandpa to return safely, we could still believe it. But they shamelessly said that they could reinstate Grandpa, that's nonsense!" After a pause, Zhao Hao raised his voice and said, "Think about it, Grandpa is a third-rank minister, and he has been locked up in the South Courtyard for several days. The matter has become so serious, can we just pretend that nothing happened? Do you really think that all those censors are just there to eat for nothing?!"

Although Zhao Shouye was only a subordinate official, he was familiar with the rules of the officialdom. He was just confused and lost his vigilance before. Now, after hearing Zhao Hao's reminder, Zhao Shouye was shocked and said in a lost voice:

"Ah! My Lords, please let me see my father first and let him make the decision!"

Seeing that even Zhao Shouye had changed his stance, the two officials knew that the situation was hopeless. They became furious and said something cruel:

"It's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, just wait and see!"

After saying that, the two of them left in a huff. Zhao Shouye was so upset that he didn't even bother to keep the guests.

Mr. Zhang from the pawnshop also hurriedly called the last group of clerks to follow him out, carrying boxes, crates, tables, chairs and coffee tables.

~~

Like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, only two pairs of father and son from the Zhao family were left in the hall.

In the absolute sense, there were only the remaining ones, because when Mr. Zhang left, apart from these four worthless living people, he took everything in the hall that could be moved away, without leaving anything behind...

Zhao Shouzheng was a little confused and scratched his head, "Ah, why did they leave? What should we do?"

Zhao Shouye was in a state of confusion at the moment, not knowing what kind of consequences this would bring to the Zhao family. Hearing this, he pointed at Zhao Hao, glared at Zhao Shouzheng who was always protecting his own shortcomings, and spat, "Ask your good son! If anything happens to the old man, I will not forgive you and your son!"

After saying this, he took Zhao Xian, who had been standing there like a fool, and went to the back in a huff.

Zhao Shouzheng was somewhat afraid of his elder brother. After Zhao Shouye and his son left, he began to comfort him, "Son, your uncle was just talking. Don't take it to heart."

He lowered his voice and said to Zhao Hao in a relaxed tone: "He doesn't even have a servant now, what can he do to my father and me?"

Zhao Hao smiled bitterly.

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