Chapter 34: Meeting Xiaoyu Again (Seeking a Monthly Pass)
The shopkeeper continued: "I saw that the man looked a little panicked. I knew that the man's banknote might have come from a wrong way, so I planned to deceive him. I said that his banknote was missing a dime and could only pay half of it. I didn't expect him.
He agreed readily and said that all he had to do was exchange it for loose bills, so I asked him to wait outside and arranged for someone to get the money for him."
Jiang Hao quickly asked: "How long has he been gone? Do you know this person?"
"I've been walking around for more than an hour, and I don't recognize him."
"What color clothes is he wearing? Recall some of his details."
"Let me, little man, think again, think again."
The shopkeeper wiped the slender man's forehead again. At this time, he also felt that something was wrong. He was afraid that the money would be hot to his hands. If he had known this, he would not have accepted it without conscience.
"The man is seven feet long, thin, with his hair tied high in a bun, and wearing gray linen clothes. Oh, by the way, he has a black mole on the corner of his mouth."
Jiang Hao basically confirmed that this person was the murderer, and then used the 'Inspection Technique' on the shopkeeper's place, and he found the similar footprints.
The corners of Jiang Hao's mouth raised slightly, "Jiang, I didn't expect that there are still your footprints here."
Jiang Hao followed the footprints and was about to chase him out. Suddenly something occurred to him, he braked suddenly and returned to the bank.
"Sir, do you have any other instructions?"
The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them leaving. He thought everything was fine, but he didn't expect them to come back and kill him again.
Jiang Hao stretched out his right hand in front of the shopkeeper, rubbed his index and middle fingers with his thumb, and then spread his palm.
He looked at the shopkeeper with a serious face.
"Oh~ that's right, sir, wait a moment, I'll go get it now."
Jiang Hao couldn't help but feel funny when he saw how knowledgeable the shopkeeper was. He didn't expect that this gesture could be used in ancient and modern times!
"Sir, this is the silver check you redeemed with half of the bill, five hundred taels, please count."
The shopkeeper bowed and handed over a banknote with a denomination of five hundred taels.
"Well, be sensible. Let's do this for today."
Jiang Hao handed the banknote in his hand to Su Nianxue and said:
"Nianxue, here, this is your family's money, keep it!"
Su Nianxue shook her head: "Mr. Jiang, just keep it. You saved me and I haven't repaid you yet. Now I want to trouble you to help me find the murderer. You can keep the money."
"Eh~ What kind of repayment is there? Am I saving you for your money? Who do you think I am? It's time for you to use money. Your father has to be buried and the servant's family needs to be compensated. Why don't you need money?
Take it."
After that, Jiang Hao forced the money into Su Nianxue's hands.
Su Nianxue did not expect that Mr. Jiang in front of her was so upright. He did not take advantage of others' dangers, was not greedy for money, had a clear distinction between good and evil, and was eager for justice.
Perhaps even Su Nianxue didn't know that when her family suffered a sudden change and she was left alone and helpless, Jiang Hao became the new pillar of support in her heart.
"You're gone, why are you dazed? The murderer is still waiting for us to catch him?"
Jiang Hao glanced at Su Nianxue, who was still frozen in place, took her hand and walked forward.
Su Nianxue was shocked. In public, men and women were not allowed to kiss each other. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to take her hand away, but she didn't expect Jiang Hao to hold on tighter.
Su Nianxue, who didn't take out her hand, thought to herself: 'Does he like me? Su Nianxue, Su Nianxue, what are you thinking about? Your father has just left and the family feud has not been avenged. How can you have an affair with your children!'
At this time, Jiang Hao was concentrating on using the 'detection technique' to trace the footprints on the ground. Because the footprints were relatively shallow, he might not be able to find them if he wasn't paying attention. He didn't pay attention to what was wrong with grabbing Su Nianxue's hand. After all, he still subconsciously
If you think women are open-minded, what does it have to do with men and women holding hands on the street?
The two followed them all the way and came to a gambling house:
Foursquare Casino.
"Help, let me go, help!"
"Xiaoyu? Isn't this your maid? Why is she here?"
Jiang Hao looked familiar to the two gangsters in front of him, and walked into the Sifang Casino with Xiaoyu on his side. Xiaoyu screamed for help, but the people around him didn't even dare to raise their heads, let alone step forward to stop them.
"Let's go up and have a look."
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Ever since Xiaoyu received the message from home, she knew that her younger brother was in trouble again. Since she was a child, her younger brother was ignorant and idle.
He hangs out with friends every day, eats, drinks, goes whoring, and gambles, and is full of the five evils.
This time, my father was also implicated. Thinking that my father was so old and had to suffer this crime, I felt heartbroken for a while.
So I took two days off from my housekeeper, bought some nourishing decoctions from the doctor, and returned home with all my savings.
After Xiaoyu arrived home, she discovered that the matter was far more serious than she imagined. One of her brother's hands had been chopped off, and her father was even more furious and couldn't afford to fall ill. Only her elderly mother was left busy.
Xiaoyu, who knew the cause and effect, knew that it was the appearance of her benefactor that prevented the outcome from getting worse.
However, in the middle of the next night, Liu Er's gang came again and took away Xiaoyu's brother, asking Xiaoyu's family to raise money and then go to Sifang Casino to redeem him.
Perhaps he knew that Xiaoyu was a maid of the Su family, so he didn't embarrass Xiaoyu too much.
After all, the Su family is a prominent local family, and the Sifang Casino is the local hegemon, so everyone can live in peace and harmony.
When her younger brother was taken away, Xiaoyu had no choice but to go back to Su Mansion to see if she could ask the housekeeper to advance some silver coins or borrow some silver coins.
However, Xiaoyu never expected that the good-looking Su family would be massacred. The corpses everywhere frightened Xiaoyu and she hurried to the Yamen to report the crime.
For a time, the news that the entire Su family was wiped out spread like wildfire, and all kinds of rumors and gossip spread all over the place.
The Su family was gone too. With only ten taels of silver in her pocket, Xiaoyu wanted to go to Sifang Casino to beg for mercy and give them a few days of grace, hoping that they would not hurt her brother.
However, before arriving at the casino, Liu Er and his gang saw him.
"Lao San, isn't this the kid's sister? I was looking for her, but I didn't expect her to come to my door."
"Yes, second brother, now that everyone in the Su family is dead, there is only this maid left. No one will pay attention to her. Let's sell her into a brothel. Hey, we two brothers can make a fortune again."
"Hey, what are you waiting for? Come on."
Say it.
Before Xiaoyu could react, he walked into the Sifang Casino not far away with Xiaoyu on his back.
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"Let me go, let me go. I have money. Let me and my brother go. We will definitely find a way to pay back the remaining money. I beg you."
Xiaoyu was very frightened at this time. She never thought that they would dare to kidnap her in public.
"Haha, you have money? How much do you have? You know, your brother owes the casino two hundred taels of silver with interest. How much money do you have? Can you afford to pay it back?"
Liu Er glanced at Lao San very proudly.
The third child also understood what the second brother meant instantly.
In fact, even the high-interest loan sharks are not so exaggerated, but if they want to sell her for a good price but are afraid that Xiaoyu will actually come up with a hundred taels, it will be morally untenable.
You know, when traveling in the world, morality takes priority. If you are not morally defensible, you will only make your brothers on the road laugh at you.