But now the city lord and the eldest lady of the Chu family are also watching here. No matter what decision he makes, he will offend the other party, which is really a headache.
At this moment, the sound of neat horse hoofbeats came. Whether it was Sang Qian or Mei Chaofeng, their expressions changed slightly. In the entire Mingyue City, who else has such a cavalry team besides the Chu family?
Soon a figure like an iron tower filed in with a group of soldiers. Each soldier was wearing golden armor and red robes, with fierce eyes. After entering the casino, the soldiers lined up neatly in two rows, surrounding everyone in the middle. .
Coupled with their sharp and orderly footsteps, a chilling atmosphere instantly filled the entire gambling house.
"This is the red-robed army of the Chu family. They are indeed much more powerful than those in the Hefang camp."
"Shh, please keep your voice down, are you going to kill yourself?"
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Hearing the whispers from the people around him, Sang Qian's face twitched, and he stepped forward and shouted coldly: "Yue Shan, what are you doing! Are you, the Chu family, planning to rebel by mobilizing private troops for no reason?"
Although he had not been in office for long, he still recognized this man as the Chu family's guard captain.
Yue Shan replied coldly: "We just heard that the eldest lady was bullied and came to protect her. The Chu family still has this power."
After finishing speaking, he came to Chu Chuyan and bowed respectfully: "I have met the eldest lady."
Zu An on the side looked excited, thinking that in such an environment, wouldn't it be honorable for him to call me uncle? He was full of expectations, but who knew that the other party glanced at him with a hesitant look on his face, and finally said nothing and simply ignored his existence.
Chu Chuyan smiled slightly and helped him up.
Yue Shan continued: "Miss, the master has spoken, saying that no matter how poor our Chu family is, we cannot be bullied by just a gang. With just a word from the miss, the Plum Blossom Gang will be completely defeated today!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar, and Mei Chaofeng was even more shocked. The reason why their Plum Blossom Gang has become so prosperous in recent years is not because he has a high level of cultivation and has many people under his command who can fight. The most important thing is that In order to maintain the balance, other forces acquiesced in his existence.
If they really break up, he is a gang leader, even if he has the support of some people behind him, how can he be an opponent of the Duke's Palace?
Not to mention the Duke's eighth-level cultivation, even the Chu family's red-robed army could crush the entire Plum Blossom Gang.
He had to look at Sang Qian for help. Sang Qian was obviously extremely shocked and couldn't react for a while.
Noticing the appearance of the two of them, Zu An felt relaxed all over. This was right. It seemed that he had chosen the right thigh. It felt so good to bully others.
He completely forgot that he had just wanted to jump off the sinking ship.
Pang Chun coughed and said tentatively: "It doesn't seem right for the Chu family to interfere in local affairs like this."
Sang Qian on the side seemed to be awakened and said hurriedly: "Yes, is your Chu family going to rebel?"
Chu Chuyan took a step forward and said coldly: "Does cleaning up the gangs count as a rebellion? Your Excellency is a good hat."
Seeing the eldest lady speaking, the warriors of the Chu family put their hands on the handles of their swords, as if they only needed an order to clear the place immediately.
Sang Qian swallowed and said hurriedly: "Whether the Plum Blossom Gang is a gang and how to punish it is also a matter for the city lord to take care of. Your Chu family's intervention is a blatant violation of the court's rules."
"Well, let's follow the rules of the court," Chu Chuyan said with a cold look, "My husband... my husband was first struck by lightning in the suburbs, and then almost assassinated outside the city, and then someone set up a trap for him. He owed a huge gambling debt and wanted to take the opportunity to cut off his hands and feet... All of these things were inseparable from the Plum Blossom Gang. They troubled the great people to imprison Mei Chaofeng, his thirteen adopted sons, and all the middle and senior management of the Plum Blossom Gang. , investigate this matter strictly."
"Ah, this..." Pang Chun was a little panicked for a moment and looked at Xie Xiu hurriedly.
Xie Xiu also frowned slightly. He had heard various rumors before that Zu An was not very popular in the Chu family. But looking at this situation, could Miss Chu really like him so much that she would risk the world's disapproval for him? ?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little sour. Although he had a good relationship with Zu An among the students before, he was a man after all. Any man would inevitably feel a little a little bit when he saw a stunning woman like Chu Chuyan being so devoted to another man. Unhappy and jealous.
However, he quickly adjusted to the fact that a top-notch woman like Miss Chu was not his hunting target. No matter how good a woman was, she could not bring more happiness than a group of eight-point women.
This is his purpose in picking up girls. He will never provoke those extraordinary women. Every one of those women has a lot of trouble behind them. And if he is really with such a woman, it is destined that he will not be able to show mercy everywhere. I'm still like myself now, finding some confidante who is a little less famous, I don't need to think about anything else at all, and I don't know how comfortable my life is.
Pang Chun was originally asking for his opinion, but he had all kinds of strange expressions on his face, making him confused for a while.
At this time, Chu Chuyan spoke again: "If Pang Daren is afraid of offending others, then I will personally lead people to capture them and send them to the government office. How about that?"
"Miss Chu, calm down, Miss Chu, calm down," Pang Chun took out a handkerchief and hurriedly wiped the sweat on his forehead, "This matter needs to be discussed in a long-term way."
Sang Qian's expression on the side also changed. He was involved in the crime of murdering the Duke's uncle. The matter was big or small. Seeing Miss Chu's determination and the murderous intent of the red-robed soldiers in the room, he did not dare to behave like before. Helping each other so unscrupulously so as not to cause trouble to my father.
Mei Chaofeng's heart was beating wildly. Is he really going to die here today? Thinking of this, a trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes, and in the worst case, everything would be dead.
At this moment, a thin voice came to his ear: "Write down an IOU of 7.5 million taels to settle today's matter."
Mei Chaofeng heard that it was Xue'er's voice that conveyed the secret, and he realized that the other party was so tough, and it boiled down to the 7.5 million taels. But could such an IOU be written?
As if seeing his hesitation, Xue'er's voice came again: "You are stupid. Even if you write an IOU, you can figure out when to pay it back, how to pay it back, and whether to pay it back at all. If you are really bad today If the Chu family takes action and wipes out all of your Plum Blossom Gang, the master's plan for so many years will be completely finished!"
Mei Chaofeng frowned and quickly sent a message into the secret to reply: "But the Chu family obviously cannot interfere in local affairs. Today they really took action. In two days, the prefect will realize that they will not be able to eat and walk around."
"It can't be that easy. The city lord is from King Qi's faction. When you people are imprisoned, why don't they take this opportunity to beat up the drowned dog? How many crimes have you committed in the Plum Blossom Gang in recent years? Are you really going to be investigated? Who can run away!" Seeing that he still couldn't understand, Xue'er's voice showed a hint of anxiety and anger.
Mei Chaofeng gritted his teeth, finally made up his mind, and apologized to Chu Chuyan: "It was our gang's lack of consideration that led to the collision with Miss Chu today. Mei is here to apologize to Miss Chu. I hope you have a lot of money, don't do it." Take it to heart.”
Saying these words in front of so many people made his face feel burning pain. He could imagine that after tonight, he would become the laughing stock of these people after dinner, and the strong image he had built over the years would collapse.
But he had no choice. He really didn't dare to gamble. If the Chu family was really determined and sent troops to kill the Plum Blossom Gang today, he would have no place to cry.
In fact, if he was really alone, the fierceness of the Jianghu people would make him give it a try without being so arrogant, but he did not have the final say in the Plum Blossom Gang alone.
The man behind him has spent so much effort to support him over the years. If he were to turn all this into nothing overnight, even if he escaped tonight, he would die without a burial place in the end.
So he could only lower his face and apologize to a girl who was much younger than himself. At this moment, he seemed to feel the eyes of the people around him as if they were real.
After apologizing, he found that Chu Chuyan was indifferent. Mei Chaofeng gritted his teeth, knowing that the other party couldn't just settle with a few words: "Come here, get me some pen and paper."
Soon someone brought paper and pen. He wrote hard for a while, and then handed the IOU to Chu Chuyan: "Miss Chu, this is an IOU for 7.5 million taels of silver. We are willing to admit defeat, but it is such a big sum. We can't come up with the money at once. There must be no family in the world that can come up with so much money in a short time. So I would like to ask Miss Chu to have some grace. We will pay back the corresponding interest every year. As for the principal, we will think about it separately. I wonder what Miss Chu thinks of it?"
Here he played a trick. The IOU stated that they owed 7.5 million taels to Zu An, not the Chu family. If he owed it to the Chu family, it would be hard for him to default on it, but if he owed it to Zu An, then there would be many corresponding means.
Chu Chuyan also noticed the name on it, but it was originally earned by Zu An, and she did not want to take advantage of it: "What do you think?"
Seeing her asking for his opinion, Zu An felt very happy. As a result, the IOU said in a pretentious manner: "Oh, it's better if Gang Leader Mei has been like this for a long time. He has to toast me and eat as a penalty. Isn't he mean?"
The anger value from Mei Chaofeng is +888!
Mei Chaofeng almost lost his temper and vomited blood on the spot. If it weren't for hugging the Chu family's thigh, how could you, a wimp like you, show off your power in front of me!
He almost couldn't hold back and exploded on the spot to crush the bastard to ashes, but seeing Chu Chuyan and the red-robed army led by Yue Shan beside him, he could only hold back this tone.
Zu An took the IOU and looked at it: "Hey, I only pay the interest. Forget it. I have a lot of money, so I will give you some grace. In addition, the interest is calculated as one point. Isn't it expensive?"
"It's not expensive." Mei Chaofeng gritted his teeth and said. To be fair, no matter where you are, a penny of interest is not expensive. The Meihua Gang has forgiven several times the interest on loan sharks before. A penny of interest is just like giving away money. .
But why does it make people so angry when these words come out of the other person's mouth? Especially when he saw the other party's expression of mercy and leniency towards him.
The anger value from Mei Chaofeng is +345!
After hearing what he said, Zu An spread his hands in front of him: "Since you agree, let's settle the interest now. It's 7.5 million taels. One penny of interest is 750,000 taels. Should it be paid in cash or in banknotes? ?”
Mei Chaofeng: "..."
Sang Qian: "..."
Xie Xiu: "..."
Pang Chun: "..."
