Chapter 106 was also caught
into the night.

Two figures quietly left from the corner gate of the Chen family's front yard.

Soon, two groups of people sat opposite each other at a long table in the Liushun Hall of the gambling house.

"Master Chen Si is a scholar, yet he dares to come to a place like Liushun Hall. He is really bold."

Under the dim candlelight, a burly man with a fierce look on his face glanced at Chen Xun opposite him with a teasing tone, as if he was looking at a lamb that had fallen into a tiger's mouth.

Chen Xun was calm and composed, with no panic on his handsome face. He just spoke calmly.

"If Mr. Bao didn't want to do this business with me, he wouldn't have met me. Since he has met me, it means there is something to discuss, so I will come naturally."

The person opposite was the head of Liushuntang, Bao Kui.

He was also the creditor of Chen Jin's 100,000 taels of silver.

"You are more promising than your second brother." Bao Kui sneered, then narrowed his eyes, "As far as I know, your second brother has been arrested for allegedly murdering your third brother and his wife. You said you have a way to return the 100,000 taels of silver to me. How do you want to return it to me?"

Today, Chen Xun sent his servant out to Liushun Hall to find Bao Kui, saying that he wanted to meet him and that he had a way to pay back the money for Chen Jin.

Otherwise, why would Bao Kui meet him?

Facing Bao Kui's question at this moment, Chen Jin already had an idea in his mind.

"My second brother wanted to take action against my third brother in order to raise money to pay back to you, Mr. Bao. My third brother and his wife have a lot of private property. For example, Yunshang Pavilion, the most prosperous business in the city, is my third brother's private property. I'm sure Mr. Bao has heard about it. If I can make all these properties yours, what do you say?"

"Are these things worth more than 100,000 taels?" Bao Kui sneered, playing with a dagger, looking nonchalant.

Obviously he is not satisfied with this condition.

Chen Xun lowered his eyes and then said, "Mr. Bao thinks that it is less than 100,000 taels, so our Chen family will make up some more. Besides, 100,000 taels of silver is a fixed number. These stores are doing a booming business, and they are places to make money."

Having said that, Chen Xun paused, looked up at Bao Kui, and said in a deep voice.

"Master Bao said I was a scholar, so I guess he must have checked my background. I believe I have some confidence in becoming an official. Master Bao, if you help me this time, not only will I get 100,000 taels of silver, but I will also be able to help Liu Shun Tang if he has any problems in the future."

After he said this, a smile appeared on Bao Kui's face. He looked around at his men on both sides and laughed even louder.

"Okay, okay, scholars have quick minds. This really makes me happy to do this business!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xun felt relieved and forced a smile.

The next day.

Xu Shuhe didn't go out.

After all, she was pretending to be frightened yesterday, and it would be more realistic if she rested in the house.

But unexpectedly, something happened outside during lunch time.

"Madam, something terrible has happened. Our Third Young Master has been captured by the police!"

The young man from the rouge shop came hurriedly to the mansion to deliver a letter. When the message was passed on by the maid from Fuyunju, Xu Shuhe had just picked up his bowl of rice.

When he heard this, he was shocked and hurried to the front hall to see someone.

"What on earth happened? Why was the Third Young Master arrested for no reason?"

"Madam, someone bought rouge from our store and said that right after using it, a large red rash appeared, which was extremely itchy. The doctor examined it and said that there was something wrong with our rouge and that it might rot her face. As luck would have it, that person turned out to be the fourth daughter of the county magistrate, so there was a commotion. Now our young master, the shopkeeper, and several rouge-making masters have all been arrested, and the store has been closed!"

The messenger was sweating and almost crying.

After hearing these words, Xu Shuhe's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Her intuition told her that things were definitely not that simple. Chen Zhi had just given the county magistrate a lot of money to convict Feng and his gang, and the county magistrate had promised to get evidence in the next two days and make the case a solid case, but he suddenly arrested Chen Zhi today. There must be a reason.

Xu Shuhe didn't believe that there was something wrong with his own rouge.

You know clearly whether the quality of your products is up to standard or not.

Although the user developed allergic symptoms, which is a normal thing, the person who suffered the allergy happened to be the county magistrate's daughter, and she quickly made a fuss, closing the store and arresting people.

unusual.

"Let's go, I want to go to the government office!"

Xu Shuhe's face darkened and he immediately gave orders.

Xinyue didn't dare to delay and hurried to arrange the carriage. Meixiang also took this opportunity to run back to Fuyunju and took some more banknotes with her.

The master and his two servants quickly drove out of the house.

yamen.

Xu Shuhe went directly to the prison, spent some money, and finally succeeded in getting in and seeing the person.

"Chen Zhi!"

Xu Shuhe called out anxiously through the prison door.

The people sitting inside heard the sound, looked over there, and then walked over quickly.

"How did you come?"

"I just heard from the guy in the rouge shop that something happened to you, so I rushed over. What on earth happened? Why did such a mistake happen out of the blue? Did they hurt you?" Xu Shuhe looked him up and down worriedly.

The emotion at this moment is an unconscious, heartfelt worry.

Chen Zhi shook his head. "I'm fine, but they arrested me today. Something must have happened. I asked to see the county magistrate, but the jailer refused to pass on the message. I guess this matter is related to Lao Si."

"Fourth Brother? How could he get the county magistrate's daughter to help him set up a trap to frame you?" Xu Shuhe frowned, "Could it be that he wanted you to offend the county magistrate so that he would stop investigating the case of the Feng family hiring a killer to kill someone?"

It doesn't really make sense.

Seeing that she was a little restless at the moment, Chen Zhi immediately held her hands and spoke in a deep voice.

"Don't panic. My case is not a big deal. It won't endanger his life. At most, he will be fined and beaten with a few dozen sticks. But I think if the fourth brother wants to save the Feng family by framing me, he will definitely not set up such a simple trap. Listen, I have found some clues today. The second brother seems to have a large gambling debt again. It seems that the gambling house is called Liushun Hall. I haven't had time to investigate the details, but I guess this gambling debt is too much for the second brother to pay back, so the couple and the Feng family thought of hiring a killer to kill us. If they kill us, they can use our money to fill this hole."

Worrying too much will lead to confusion. Now Xu Shuhe has somewhat understood the meaning of this phrase.

But fortunately, Chen Zhi was calm at the moment, and his words immediately cleared up Xu Shuhe's thoughts.

There is indeed this possibility.

"Okay, I will go check out Liushuntang right away. You must be careful in prison. Since they want to kill you, I'm afraid they will do something bad to you in prison." Xu Shuhe warned.

Chen Zhi nodded, "I will be careful myself, you should also be more vigilant!"

When the two of them talked to this point, the jailer began to urge them. Xu Shuhe had no choice but to leave.

After leaving the yamen, his face was gloomy.

"Young Madam, shall we go and investigate this Liushuntang now?" Xinyue frowned.

Xu Shuhe pursed her lips and nodded.

"Investigate. Officials and businessmen have always protected each other, especially those who do not follow the rules, such as gambling houses and brothels. If they want to run them well, they must have the protection of the government. Liu Shun Tang is Chen Jin's creditor. Now that the second brother is gone, it will be difficult for him to collect the debt. It is not impossible for the fourth brother to take advantage of this and cooperate with Liu Shun Tang. My father-in-law does not have the ability to stir up trouble, but the fourth brother is different."