But when Tie Xiong had some free time, he became even more worried about Zhou Wan's situation. Even though he reminded himself every day not to cause trouble for Zhou Wan, he couldn't stand it for long and decided to come and see her.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the entrance of Tianxiang Tower, he saw someone peeking at the tower from the side, clinging to the wall.
Tie Xiong was already worried about Zhou Wan's condition, and seeing this scene only fueled his anger. His face darkened, and he grabbed the man, demanding, "Who are you?"
"Who do you care who I am! I'm here, this isn't your territory, why are you meddling in other people's business!" Xu Mingzhi panicked when he was grabbed, fearing that it was someone from the government or the gambling den, but he didn't expect it to be a stranger, and he immediately stood up straight.
Tie Xiong spoke again: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
"Who do you care who I am!" Xu Mingzhi remained oblivious to his own mortality.
However, Tie Xiong wouldn't stand for such treatment and directly beat Xu Mingzhi up.
He doesn't know who the other party is yet, but since the person is keeping an eye on Tianxiang Tower, the people at Tianxiang Tower must know him.
Without saying a word, Tie Xiong tied the man up and took him to Tianxiang Tower for interrogation.
"Tell me, what are your intentions in spying on Tianxiang Tower?" Tie Xiong said, his face darkening.
Xu Mingzhi didn't know him or how capable he was. He just wanted to see how much silver Xu Yuehuai could earn in a day so that he could ask for the silver with confidence.
Not to mention, he was the only male in the Xu family, and all the money earned by the Xu family should be given to him.
"Mind your own business. Let me tell you, if you arrest me today, I can report it to the authorities." Xu Mingzhi became arrogant again. "However, if you release me now and pay me some money, I might consider not reporting it to the authorities."
Little did he know that the man in front of him, Tie Xiong, was an official.
"Heh." Tie Xiong sneered, thinking to himself that this man was a complete idiot.
"What are you laughing at? Are you scared?" Xu Mingzhi got more and more excited as he spoke, even thinking that Tie Xiong's appearance was because he was afraid of him. He said smugly, "I'm telling you, hurry up and let me go, and give me twenty taels of silver."
"Otherwise I'll sue you for illegal imprisonment." He had completely lost his head and had forgotten about being beaten black and blue a few days ago.
When San Niang and Zhou Wan learned that Tie Xiong had arrived, they rushed over to see what was happening, and there they witnessed the interrogation of Xu Mingzhi.
Zhou Wan's eyes immediately reddened when she saw the person. She gently tugged at his sleeve and whispered a reminder: "This person is A-Yue's rogue brother. All he knows is money. You must not be soft-hearted towards him."
Although Tie Xiong hadn't been to Tianxianglou recently, he had heard about it.
He nodded quickly.
Meanwhile, Cui Rou was washing clothes in the backyard and was unaware of all this.
"Stop whispering between you two! If you don't give me the money, I'll report you to the authorities!" Xu Mingzhi was completely oblivious to his predicament and continued to act like a rogue.
Tie Xiong couldn't help but laugh at Xu Mingzhi's smug look. He was afraid of officials, but he himself was an official.
"If you want to report to the authorities, then I am an official." Tie Xiong said, a cold smile still on his lips, as he continued to move closer.
Xu Mingzhi never expected that he would offend an official, and he was filled with despair.
It seemed that it was absolutely impossible for him to continue acting like a rogue, so he had to think of another way.
"Ah, ah, you're bullying us too much!" Before he could finish speaking, Xu Mingzhi sat down on the ground and started throwing a tantrum, shouting, "Help! Help! This official is going to kill me!"
He truly lives up to his reputation as Xu Jingui's biological son; he learned everything perfectly, down to the last detail.
Tie Xiong frowned when he saw that Xu Mingzhi, who had been so tough just moments before, was now crying and making a fuss again.
In his heart, a man doesn't easily shed tears; how could he cry so easily?
Cui heard cries in the courtyard. At first, she couldn't hear clearly, but after taking a few steps toward the source of the sound, she realized it was Xu Mingzhi.
In an instant, Cui dropped what she was holding.
"My son—" She staggered towards the house, wanting to see him, wanting to beg the man to release her son, "My son."
When Zhou Wan saw Cui Shi running over, she immediately stepped forward to stop her. She really didn't dare to think that if Tie Xiong hadn't come looking for her and found that he had stopped Xu Mingzhi, he might have harmed the two children in the family.
Jiang Shichen and Jiang Qianqian are so young. If anything were to happen to them, they would probably never have peace of mind for the rest of their lives.
“Aunt Cui, you can’t go in.” Zhou Wan reached out and blocked Cui’s way. “They’re interrogating her inside.”
“Mingzhi is inside…” Madam Cui heard it clearly; it was her son’s voice.
Zhou Wan remained silent.
She needed to figure out why Xu Mingzhi had come today; otherwise, she would never be able to feel at ease.
Seeing that she was blocked from entering, Cui was anxious and hated herself for being useless. In desperation, she knelt down before Zhou Wan with a thud.
"Child, please, please let me in," she pleaded desperately. "Let me see my son; you can't let me die without an heir."
Zhou Wan, being a mother herself, couldn't help but soften her heart and let the person in.
Seeing that she had found an opening, Cui immediately knelt on the ground and begged, "Please, let him go. He's just a child."
Tie Xiong also felt a little reluctant, but when he thought of Zhou Wan and the children, he made up his mind.
"He was spying outside with ill intentions. I absolutely cannot let him get away with this." Tie Xiong feared that there would be endless trouble in the future.
As he spoke, he prepared to continue attacking Xu Mingzhi, but unexpectedly, Cui Shi suddenly grabbed his leg, rendering Tie Xiong unable to move.
Seeing that the man remained unmoved, Cui continued, "My lord, I beg you, I'm willing to give my life for my son."
Tie Xiong hesitated. Although Xu Mingzhi deserved to die, his mother was innocent.
Moreover, he grew up without parents, making him even less resistant to such things.
He hesitated for a moment, his eyes gleaming, and said, "I promise you, but Xu Mingzhi is never allowed to come near Tianxiang Tower again."
"Alright, alright, sir, don't worry." Cui choked back tears as she got up and went to see Xu Mingzhi.
Looking at Xu Mingzhi, however, he had an expression of complete self-righteousness and fearlessness.
Tie Xiong then gave up and went out to find Zhou Wan.
When Cui saw that Tiexiong had left, she hurriedly went forward to untie Xu Mingzhi's ropes: "Son, let your mother take a look."
Looking at the scars on Xu Mingzhi's face and body, Cui felt very sad.
Seeing that Tie Xiong had left, Xu Mingzhi started acting tough again: "Mother, none of those officials are good people."
Cui didn't respond, but instead led Xu Mingzhi to her room.
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