"You, you are really unreasonable. It's only because Ruolan doesn't argue with you. If it were anyone else, with your attitude, they would have beaten you to a pulp."
After Chen Zhancai finished speaking, he raised his chin, his tone full of intimidation.
"A wise man submits to circumstances. I advise you not to be stubborn. Hand over the things quickly. If Ruolan goes back and reports back, the county magistrate might be pleased and Qing'er might get a lighter sentence. Otherwise, the feeling of being in jail is not pleasant."
Chen Zhanshan glared at him angrily, "Shut up! Who do you think you are? My daughter hasn't confessed or signed anything. How can you be so sure she's going to die? You dog, you can't say anything nice. If you dare to slander my daughter again, I'll beat you to a pulp."
Chen Zhanliang was also enraged by Chen Zhancai's arrogant attitude. He really wanted to go up and beat Chen Zhancai up, but he didn't dare. He gritted his teeth, glared at him angrily, and couldn't help but spit at him.
"Third brother, stop trying to scare people. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? Do you even have the ability?"
“Good, that’s great. I was going to show you some consideration out of respect for our shared motherhood, but it seems there’s no need for that now.” After saying that, Chen Zhancai looked at Chen Ruolan and said, “Ruolan, do what you need to do. Don’t worry about family ties.”
Chen Ruolan shook her head at Chen Zhancai, "Father, how can that be? They are our family no matter what."
After saying that, he looked at Chen Zhanshan with feigned concern and said, "Uncle, think about my sister Qingqing. Don't make things difficult for me. As long as I go back and report, I will definitely find a way to plead for my sister Qingqing."
Chen Zhanshan's expression remained unchanged. If his daughter hadn't written to them, he might have believed Chen Ruolan, but unfortunately, he didn't believe anyone except his daughter.
"Ruolan, your uncle won't make things difficult for you. If you don't believe me, then just enforce the law impartially."
Seeing that he wasn't falling for it, Chen Ruolan gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with suppressed hatred. She stopped pretending to be a good person and waved her hand fiercely at the constables on either side, "Go in and search, bring out all the valuables."
"Yes, sir." Upon receiving the order, the constables began searching the area.
The villagers gathered at the entrance of the sugar mill were all worried for Chen Zhanshan, but faced with his power, none of them dared to beg for mercy.
After a short while, someone came to report, "Your Majesty, we have searched the entire house, but there is no one and nothing of value inside."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ruolan frowned instantly. "Have you searched thoroughly?"
"We searched everywhere we could and couldn't search, but apart from the beetroots in the cellar in the backyard and the dozen or so donkeys in the livestock shed, there was nothing else."
"What a bunch of useless trash. Go search again." Chen Ruolan didn't believe that a sugar mill that made a fortune every day wouldn't be able to find anything valuable.
"Yes, madam, we'll go right away."
"Wait a minute." Chen Zhancai hurriedly called back the yamen runners who had turned to leave, and whispered in Chen Ruolan's ear, "Girl, don't search the sugar shop yet. If I'm not mistaken, the valuables must be kept in their house. Quickly send someone to search the neighbor's yard."
Chen Ruolan nodded, "That's right, how could I forget that? You all hurry up and search the next yard, don't miss a single room."
"Yes, Madam." The constable acknowledged the order and hurriedly left with his men.
Chen Zhanliang couldn't stand it anymore and pointed at Chen Ruolan, "Don't you have any conscience? This is your own uncle. Even if you kill someone, you'll only have to behead them. That's enough. Don't go too far."
"Second Uncle, what are you saying? It's only because I'm back today that you're here. If it were the county magistrate, with the tone you're using, you'd definitely get a beating." Chen Ruolan's eyes were full of contempt.
"That's right, we've already given you enough face by not making you kneel and kowtow. Don't push your luck. If you know what's good for you, hand over everything right now. Otherwise, even if Ruolan wants to spare you, the constables won't leave empty-handed," Chen Zhancai chimed in, taking advantage of his master's power.
Chen Zhanliang's face was ashen, his eyes blazing with anger. "You inhuman wretch, stop putting on airs."
"Hey, what's wrong, second brother? You think you can beat me up?" Chen Zhancai was fearless and acted like a rogue, sticking his head forward. "Come on, hit me here. If you dare to back down, you're not a human being to beat me up."
"You're asking for death!" Chen Zhanliang was so angry that he lost his mind instantly. Just as he was about to make a move, Sun Shi grabbed him around the waist and shook her head to signal him to calm down. "Zhanliang, don't be impulsive."
Chen Zhanliang suppressed his anger and forced himself to calm down.
Chen Zhancai glanced at him sideways, displaying his bullying attitude to the fullest extent, "Coward, I'm not afraid of you at all. Try messing with the county magistrate's father-in-law and I'll beat you to death!"
After saying that, he looked at Chen Ruolan and added fuel to the fire,
“Daughter, these people can’t tell the difference between inside and outside. They don’t respect our family at all. So, you shouldn’t worry too much about saving face. If you take them seriously, they won’t appreciate it. It’s just a thankless task!”
“Father, what you said makes sense, but even if they don’t appreciate it, as their niece, I still have to do what I should do.”
As soon as Chen Ruolan finished speaking, the constables who went to search the house returned. "Reporting to Madam, we have finished searching the neighboring house. Apart from some daily necessities, we found nothing."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ruolan frowned. She had thought that this raid would be fruitful, but she hadn't found anything. It seemed that they had been prepared and had hidden everything.
Chen Zhancai was also filled with disbelief and couldn't help but ask the constables, "Have you searched everything thoroughly?"
"Reporting to the old man, we have searched all the outhouses and found nothing from before."
"That's impossible!" Chen Zhancai knew that the eldest son's family couldn't possibly be without money, but he was still a little unwilling to give up. "Go and search again. If you don't find gold and silver treasures, then jade, porcelain vases, calligraphy and paintings will do."
The constable shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Sir, we've searched inside and out at least three times, and apart from a few porcelain spittoons that looked fine, we found nothing else."
"No, you must have come to the wrong place. I'll take you to search again. If all else fails, we'll dig up the ground. I don't believe they don't have money."
Chen Zhancai was eager to find some gold and silver treasures so he could pocket some money and enjoy a life of pleasure.
Just as he was about to leave, Chen Ruolan raised her hand to stop him. "Father, don't bother. If I'm not mistaken, the money might be with that brat, or they might have been prepared and hidden it all away."
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