Instead, the soldiers simply handcuffed his arms behind his back and bound them with thick ropes.
The shopkeeper was horrified. "What are you doing? You've made a mistake! They're the ones you're arresting!"
The leading man didn't even glance at him. Instead, he walked up to Chen Yourun and said in a very familiar and humble manner, "Sorry I'm a little late."
Chen Yourun patted him on the shoulder.
The man came out and shouted at the shopkeeper, "We received a report that your Silver Crane Tower has unclean items. We just searched the place and found quite a lot."
The shopkeeper's face stiffened, but he remained relatively calm; it was just a hygiene issue.
"Bring it up!"
The man, who had just realized something was wrong and was about to slip away, was brought back and made to kneel on the ground.
"Your words are full of lies and you can't keep them to yourself. If you can't keep your mouth shut, then immediately clarify the situation. The prison is your destination."
The soldier in charge shouted at the troublemaker.
These soldiers were completely different from the government troops; their faces were covered in wounds. Moreover, the swords and blades even reeked of blood, which made him turn deathly pale.
"Speak!" The cold blade was already pressed against his neck, and with a sharp pain, blood began to flow.
The man was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me, it was him."
The man pointed his finger at the manager of Silver Crane Tower.
"He ordered me to buy pig offal here, he gave me the money, he also ordered me to put laxatives in my wife's food, and he gave me the worms in the pig offal. Then he told me to come here to cause trouble. I didn't know anything. I was just after ten taels of silver."
"Nonsense!" the shopkeeper immediately retorted, "You've forced a confession out of me."
“Letters, I still have the letters he gave me.”
The shopkeeper gave a cold laugh, "That wasn't written by me. You're just trying to frame me."
"It's him... He even said that if things don't work out today, he wants me to poison my wife to make it a done deal, so they'll never have a chance to turn things around. It's because he wants to get the formula that he came up with this vicious plan."
"Hmph, you have no evidence." Besides, he has the county magistrate backing him.
Just then, another soldier came running from a distance and handed the item to the man. The man smiled and said, "You were hoping someone would save you, weren't you? Look at this, what is it?"
The shopkeeper looked up and saw the book's black cover; his face instantly turned deathly pale.
He had been worried that the ledger he had hidden would be discovered, but then he realized how well he had hidden it and felt relieved.
But...now...the shopkeeper is terrified.
The man glanced at the ledger. "Good, a bribe, tsk tsk tsk, such a large sum, so many people... Very good, let's see if they can still protect you now. Take them away!"
At this moment, a ragged woman suddenly rushed out from the crowd, tearfully saying that she wanted to tell her grievances and file a complaint.
The woman pointed at the shopkeeper, her eyes filled with resentment, humiliation, and bitterness. "This is the man. We saved up our money for a long time. My child was sick and had been taking medicine. The doctor said that as long as he was well cared for, his illness wouldn't be a big problem. He told us to give him some good food. We took out our savings because our child said he wanted to eat braised pork from Yinhelou Restaurant. We went and bought a portion. But after we got home, our child ate it and died!"
"Later, we fed the rats the broth from the braised pork, and they died. It was clear that there was something wrong with their food. But when we reported it to the authorities, they not only ignored us, but also confiscated the braised pork. We lost our evidence. The Silver Crane Tower even sent people to beat me. My husband was beaten to death by them. My child is gone, my husband is gone, and I'm all alone... If I hadn't thought that one day I would definitely avenge them, I wouldn't have lived anymore. I couldn't go on living."
Those present felt a pang of pity as they listened to her tearful accusations.
Then more people stood up, accusing the manager of forcibly seizing their land and mistreating their wives. The manager of Jiqinglou also stood up, saying that he had previously forcibly taken away Yinhelou.
In an instant, everyone pushed the wall when it was falling.
The man cupped his hands in greeting to Chen Yourun, saying, "I have finally fulfilled my promise. This man was a bad person to begin with. Don't worry, he will spend his time in prison from now on and will never harm your sister-in-law again."
As he spoke, he looked at Yin Lan and was so amazed that he could hardly look away.
Good-looking people always attract attention; it's an appreciative gaze. Only then did I understand why Chen Yourun always had that expression when he saw other people's letters.
Yes, who wouldn't want such a beautiful wife at home?
Yin Lan greeted everyone in a very open and generous manner.
The men had an even better impression of Yin Lan. Among the women in the village, it was rare to find one as well-mannered as their sister-in-law. What was even more remarkable was that she was also very polite and spoke with confidence and poise, neither humble nor arrogant.
The man was incredibly envious; if he were to get married, he would definitely want a wife like that!
"Sister-in-law, do you have any other unmarried sisters in your family? Are they all like you, sister-in-law?"
If a family can raise a daughter like my sister-in-law, then their other daughters must be just as good.
"Go away, get to work," Chen Yourun shooed them away.
The man felt very wronged. "Brother, you have to keep an eye out for me." After this war is over, he also wants to marry a good wife. Look at how well Brother Chen has been taken care of in such a short time. He even looks much more amiable and has an unbelievable complexion. He must be living in a sweet dream.
He used to think women were a nuisance, but now his attitude has completely changed.
However, since there were more important matters to attend to, they simply tied up the shopkeeper and took him away.
As for the county magistrate and the people behind him, with this ledger, and given that such people must have done a lot of bad things in the past, as long as one person stands up and tears open a hole, I'm afraid that all those dirty deeds will be exposed.
They definitely can't sit still anymore.
Since the elder brother is leaving, he should help his sister-in-law clear away all obstacles here.
The man who came looking for trouble had actually been discovered long ago, and he had already surrendered. He was just waiting for this day; otherwise, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
The shopkeeper kept shouting, and someone ripped off his dirty socks and stuffed them into his mouth.
Amid cheers from the crowd, he was dragged away.
The officers and soldiers present were completely baffled.
They were used to swaggering around, but the group of people they had just met all exuded a murderous aura, which made them dare not do anything. Now that the group was gone, they slunk away as well.
The people around were still buzzing and talking. Those who knew what kind of people Yinhelou were were clapping and cheering, while those who didn't were being told by the people next to them just how many bad things this person had done.
In an instant, he was despised by thousands.
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