Seeing Deng An come out to ask questions, the leading man put his hand on his waist, raised his head and replied: "Why... do you want to pay it back for them?"
"Tell me the number!" Deng An was extremely proud.
"The principal is three hundred taels, and the interest is three hundred and fifty taels, a total of six hundred and fifty taels!"
Although the Qin family also had a balance, they were tortured by Qin Zhong and his brother, which not only ruined the family fortune but also owed loan sharks, and now they no longer have the ability to repay.
"Six hundred and fifty taels, I'll give it to you!"
Upon hearing that Deng An was so generous, the leading man regretted that he had shouted down. He should have shouted at least a thousand taels of silver.
It's not too late to change your mind now... the leading man thought.
"Wrong, I miscalculated... The principal was three hundred taels, and the interest has rolled to 730 taels, totaling one thousand and thirty taels!"
"Since you are a cheerful person and I, Boss Zheng, will not be stingy, I will waive the thirty taels. You can only give me a thousand taels!"
Deng An himself didn't mind hearing that this person was so shameless, but his little eunuchs couldn't bear it.
"It's as much as it should be. Do you want to settle accounts like this?"
Seeing that his subordinates wanted to say more, Deng An immediately snorted coldly, and the scene suddenly became quiet.
"One thousand taels is one thousand taels, won't it go up again?"
Seeing that Deng An's tone was not good, Boss Zheng also knew the principle of giving up when something is good, and immediately replied: "That's the number, no one can deceive anyone!"
"Okay...it's just that I don't have so much money with me, so I have to send someone back to get it!"
Seeing that there were one thousand taels available, Mr. Zheng didn't dare to find fault. He immediately replied: "Your Majesty, just send someone to get it. We will just wait!"
Deng An nodded, then waved to his men, and one of them came to him.
Lowering his voice, Deng An said: "Go to Xicheng to command the envoys department and ask people to come over..."
After listening to Deng An's instructions, the young eunuch who accepted the order smiled, and then replied in a low voice: "Don't worry, father-in-law, I will definitely handle it!"
"Go!" Deng An said calmly.
Except for the Thirteenth Master, who dares to take money from me? Damn it, see if I don’t kill you... Deng An thought to himself.
Quickly walking down the steps, the young eunuch walked up to Boss Zheng and sneered: "Wait!"
Boss Zheng laughed and said, "Little brother, go and come back quickly!"
Then there was waiting. The two sides only chatted awkwardly for a few words, and eventually the courtyard became silent.
The old servant of the Qin family felt worried at the moment, but at the same time he was full of expectations for what would happen next.
If this foreign debt can be forgiven, at least the Qin family's siblings will have an easier time, but they will owe even more favors in the future.
If this old servant knew that Qin Ye had been sentenced to confiscation and exile, he would not think about debts and favors.
While waiting, half an hour passed quickly. When Boss Zheng felt irritable, he heard the sound of messy footsteps coming from outside.
"What's going on? Go and see for yourself!" Boss Zheng looked worried.
Someone was rushed out immediately, but before the person came back to report the situation, he was escorted in by the officers and soldiers who appeared.
"This...this...what's going on?" Boss Zheng jumped up on the spot, filled with confusion.
At this point, whether he understood it or not, the outcome was already determined.
I saw officers and soldiers pouring in, and under the command of their superiors, they began to arrest people in an orderly manner. No matter how many ruffians shouted, it had no effect.
"Mr. Zhang Qi, Mr. Zhang Qi...it's me, Boss Zheng. I even gave you wine a few days ago!"
Among these officers and soldiers, Boss Zheng finally saw an "acquaintance", even if the two parties were just acquaintances.
Zhang Zongqi, who was called by him, immediately changed his face when he heard this and ran over quickly.
Boss Zheng thought he was going to be saved, but when the general flag approached, he slapped him twice in the face, causing stars to shine in his eyes.
"Damn it, who knows you?" Zhang Zongqi said coldly.
Soon the gangsters were taken out, and then a man from a hundred households came in and stood respectfully in front of Deng An.
"I've met Eunuch Deng!"
Sitting on the chair, Deng An held the teacup and said, "The tea is cold!"
When Baihu heard this, he immediately trotted aside, picked up the hot teapot and filled a cup, and then returned to Deng An.
"Father-in-law, please!"
Deng An did not go to pick them up, but stared at the hundreds of households in front of him and said, "You are in charge of the dozen or so streets in this area, right?"
"Exactly!"
"I remember saying hello before and asking you to take more care of the Qin family. This is not the first time these people have come to collect accounts. Have you ever taken care of them?" At this point, Deng An's tone became stern.
"This... humble duty is really negligent, so... therefore..."
It was difficult for this 100-year-old man to answer, but the truth is actually very simple.
Qin Ye was accused of being disrespectful, and in the eyes of these hundreds of households, he had lost power, so naturally there was no need to look after him anymore.
And those loan sharks would pay him filial piety every month, so he was even less willing to interfere at will.
There was a "bang" sound, but it was Deng An who slapped the table, frightening the hundreds of households to the point where they almost couldn't hold their cups steady.
The general and small flag officers who had accompanied him were standing in the courtyard, sweating for their superiors and hoping that the fire would not burn them.
"This errand was assigned by the Thirteenth Master. You guys are fooling me like this... How can I explain it to the Thirteenth Master?" Deng An scolded him more and more severely.
At this time, the hundreds of households in front of him could not withstand the pressure and did not care about any face issues, so they knelt directly in front of Deng An.
"You are a fool, I hope your father-in-law can forgive me!"
In front of Zhu Jinghong, even the commanders of Qianhu, let alone a small Baihu, could not bear the anger of this man.
Two months ago, during the siege of the White Lotus Sect in the city, Zhu Jinghong even scolded his commander Qiu Liang, saying that it was really easy to clean up a hundred households.
After being silent for more than ten seconds, Deng An finally spoke: "This time... I'll just pretend I didn't see it, but if something like this happens again, just take it upon yourself!"
Hearing this, Baihu felt ecstatic and felt as if he had been to the gates of hell.
Although excited, he still knew what to do.
"Don't worry, father-in-law, if this villain is negligent again, he will die to apologize!"
Although they don't want to say these harsh words, they can't pass the test if they don't express their stance like this at this moment, and these hundreds of households can only bow to reality.
"Get up!" Deng An said solemnly.
So the hundred households stood up, turned around and picked up the teapot, poured another cup of hot tea and handed it to Deng An.
Seeing Deng An take it, the hundred households felt really relieved.
Lifting the lid of the tea cup, Deng An blew in some hot air and said, "It's nothing... just go and get busy!"
Can you leave now? These hundreds of households were a little surprised.
But since Deng An already wanted to expel the guest, he didn't dare to stay any longer, so he withdrew after receiving the courtesy.
After leading his men out of the Chuihua Gate, someone asked: "Master Baihu, what should we do with the people we arrested?"
Stopping, Baihu said fiercely: "How to deal with it? What do you think of these damn bastards?"
Glancing quietly at the eunuch not far away, the hundred households immediately said: "These people resisted arrest with weapons and were killed by us on the spot. Do you understand?"
Unless these people are killed, these hundreds of households will be angry and even more afraid that they will not be able to explain to Deng An.
Everyone present at the scene knew how serious this matter was, so they all had no objections to it.
Although human life is at stake, it is really not difficult to kill a few ruffians.
What's more, like Boss Zheng, loan sharking has caused countless families to be separated, and his death will only make the neighbors applaud.
"Don't worry, sir, it will be done properly!"
(End of chapter)
