Zhu Biao shouted,"Men, light up an inch of incense!"”A subordinate had already set up the incense burner and lit up an inch of incense. Zhu Biao looked at the faint white smoke rising from the incense before turning to Hui Zhen and saying,"Hehe, breaking the law? As the saying goes, humans die for wealth, birds die for food, what are laws? Although my Zhu Family Casino has only been established in Qinghe County for two or three years, my Zhu Family Village has a foundation of more than a hundred years in Dulong Gang. How can we let a few ignorant children break the rules? In the past, anyone who owed more than ten thousand taels of silver in my Zhu family's casino had to pay with their lives. If they could settle it with a few lawsuits, who knew how many poor families would follow suit? Today, I, Zhu Biao, am going to violate the law and help my Zhu Family of Lone Dragon Gang spread its name!”
When the gambler heard that Zhu Biao wanted to kill him, he was so scared that his face turned ashen. However, he did not dare to beg Zhu Biao. He only kowtowed to Hui Zhen and cried as he kowtowed,"Daughter, you have to save daddy's life! As long as you save me this time, I'm willing to be your slave for the rest of my life! "Daughter, you can't leave me in the lurch…" She had no backbone at all, and her words were even more nonsense.
Huizhen felt as if a knife was twisting in her heart. She looked at the gambler and said,"Father, if you knew this would happen, why did you do that? I've advised you not to gamble again, but you just didn't listen. Otherwise, why would you have today's disaster? You asked me to save you, so why wouldn't I want to save you? But how can I save you? That's ten thousand taels of gold. Even if you sell your daughter, it's not worth it!”
Gambler looked at the inch of incense slowly burning. In the blink of an eye, half of it had already passed. His face was filled with fear as he looked at Hui Zhen and said,"Huizhen, even if you hit and scold me, I won't complain! However, these words could be said in the future. Saving her father was more important! The Li family has a big business, and you're the first wife of the Li family's butler. Isn't it easy for you to take out this little money?”
"Father, it's easy for you to say!" Hui Zhen was both angry and furious as she retorted," The Li Family is a big family and business, but I won't hide it from you. If you want to take out ten thousand gold taels at once, that's absolutely impossible! What kind of housekeeper am I? I'm just a widow now. It's already embarrassing to be raised by the Li family. What right do I have to reach out to others?”
Gambler was eager to survive, so he didn't care about this and only said,""No matter what, you have to save me, Huizhen…"
Hui Zhen bowed deeply to Zhu Biao and said,"Sir, although my father owes your family 10,000 taels of gold, he has lost it all to your family's casino and has not used it for anything else. Just consider that it's his first offense and spare his life!”As he spoke, he knelt down as well.
"That's true, but there are no rules!" Zhu Biao snorted. If he wins, will he return the silver to me? This is what my family does. Winning or losing depends on fate. If you're like him, taking the money when you win and refusing to admit it when you lose, how much money does the Zhu family's casino have to entertain you? If you want your father to live, hurry up and gather ten thousand taels of gold to repay the debt!”
Liu Qi was not angry. He stepped forward and said," You're too overbearing. Even if you kill someone and set fire, the government will investigate. How can you set up an execution ground and disregard human lives? Miss Hui Zhen has said all the good things for you, what else do you want?”
"My Zhu family wants to set up a private execution ground!”Zhu Biao said without hiding anything," Let alone a small county office, even if the current emperor is here, I would say the same! 10,000 taels of gold for his cheap life. I'm the one who suffered a loss, so why are you still nagging? I don't need you to say good words, I just want the money!”
Liu Qi was furious, but he did not know what to say. He scolded,"You guys are too much!"
Gambler was already tone-deaf from crying. He was tied up and lying on his side on the ground, howling hysterically.
Huizhen looked at the gambler and then at the incense that was about to burn out. She was burning with anxiety and cried,"It's not that we don't want to return it, but 10,000 taels of gold is too much, and we can't afford to pay it back! Sir System, please be lenient and reduce the amount! I will not forget your kindness until I die. I will definitely erect a monument and a temple for you…"
"I don't need you to erect a monument and a temple!" Zhu Biao said coldly," Since you have the money to build a temple, why don't you return my money? Ten thousand taels of gold, not a single cent less, not a single cent more! Instead of wasting time here, why don't you quickly gather money!”
"Who can gather enough time in just one inch of incense?" Liu Qi said angrily. You're clearly looking for trouble on purpose!"
"Yes, I am!" Huizhen begged," Since you are not willing to reduce the amount of money, please give us some time. We will try our best to gather the money. If you don't return it by then, we will make a fuss!”At this point, she had no choice but to delay it for a few days and take it one step at a time.
"How long is a grace period?" Zhu Biao asked. I can't even wait for a stick of incense, so I only stand an inch, not a minute later!”
Liu Qi shouted," You, you're not human. I'm going to report this to the authorities. They'll arrest you!"”As he spoke, he was about to leave. Zhu Biao seemed to be fearless. He laughed and said,"What does it have to do with me whether you want to repay me or not? By the time the government sent someone over, he would have already died! In short, he had to either pay with money or pay with his life!”Liu Qi was discouraged. He expected that it would be too late to report to the officials. He suddenly thought of something and said with his hands on his waist,"Don't be arrogant. I'll call my brother over and let him deal with you!”
Zhu Biao was still indifferent, and said fiercely,"I don't care if you invite gods or ghosts, I, Zhu Biao, want my life today!”Looking sideways, he saw that the incense had already burned out, so he took big strides towards the gambler with his silver spear. The gambler was so frightened that he curled up into a ball. He didn't even have the strength to scream. His mouth was wide open, but he couldn't make a sound.
Hui Zhen's mind was blank at this moment and she forgot to cry as she stared blankly at Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao approached the gambler and laughed,"I didn't expect that I, Zhu Biao, would kill a nameless ghost today.”As he spoke, he raised his silver spear and was about to stab the gambler in the neck. The surrounding passers-by cried out in surprise and covered their eyes, not daring to look at him.
"Wait!" Liu Qi shouted and strode forward." Isn't it just returning the money? I happen to have ten thousand taels of silver here!" As she spoke, she reached into her sleeves and fumbled around, as if she really had silver notes.
Zhu Biao stopped and looked at her coldly. Liu Qi touched it for a while and muttered to himself,""Where did the silver go?" "I might have left the silver notes in the room. I'll take them out for you. Wait a moment!"”She was quick-witted and used an excuse to delay time so that she could enter the village and call Wu Song out to help.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Biao saw through her thoughts and sneered,""Are you going to call Wu Song? To tell you the truth, even if the ignorant people of Qinghe County praise him as a god, in my eyes, he is just an ant! If he dares to come out, I'll definitely kill this person! Go and call him. I'll kill this person and wait for him here. I won't leave!”
"Alright, then wait for him to come out before you make your move!" Liu Qi said.”
Zhu Biao laughed out loud and said,"If I don't make Wu Song my enemy today, my skin will itch!" You told me to wait, but I didn't wait for a moment!”He lifted the silver spear with one hand and sent it towards the gambler's neck like a snake. Liu Qi and Hui Zhen screamed at the same time,""No!" Zhu Biao didn't hesitate, and his hand became even more fierce.
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