Seeing Zhou Yiming dare to openly disobey their master's orders, Mrs. Zhou and Lin Ajiao were shocked. They hurriedly gathered around Zhou Ruhai, fearing that he would break up with Zhou Ruhai in a moment of excitement. At that time, the situation would change. It will be difficult to clean up.
After all, if only family members are present, it would not be harmful for the father and son to quarrel. Afterwards, the misunderstanding is eliminated and the relationship between father and son will not be affected. However, if outsiders are present, the situation will be different.
First of all, people's words are terrible. If father and son are at odds with each other and are seen by outsiders, they will definitely add fuel to the fire and spread the word. At that time, the impact on father and son will be huge.
And the more important point is that both father and son are officials in the imperial court. Being in the officialdom requires face the most. Once they argue in front of everyone and there are outsiders, neither of them wants to admit defeat because they lose. The other party will lose all face.
It was precisely because of these two points that Mrs. Zhou and Lin Ajiao were worried. However, what they did not expect was that at such a tense moment, their master actually chose to be patient and not be as knowledgeable as Zhou Ming.
Seeing the young master being so rude to their master, the servants in the family all felt that Zhou Yiming was too shameful. However, because they were afraid of Zhou Ming's powerful strength, they always dared to get angry but did not dare to say anything. They could only stand aside obediently. , I want to see what tricks Zhou Ming can use after a while.
At this time, Laifu felt secretly happy, because he knew in his heart that Yi Ming's disrespect to his master must have aroused public outrage. No matter how he interrogated him later, as long as he refused to let go, he would not admit to corruption. He can't do anything about money.
In the end, when he ran out of skills, he had a chance of survival, because his master would definitely not let him off easily, and the servants in the family, out of their own interests, should stand on his side. With this With strong backing, you can sit back and relax.
After thinking of this, Laifu couldn't help but laugh at Zhou Ming in his heart. He thought to himself, Master, you have been smart and stupid all your life. The current situation was originally developing in a direction that is beneficial to you, but as a result, you didn't know how to take advantage of it. If you openly challenge your father in front of so many people, isn't this just telling everyone that you are an unfilial son?
As long as you have such a bad reputation, even if you are unreasonable in the end and insist on killing me, you will not get any good fruits in the future.
First of all, your future in the court will be destroyed first. If you lose your way out, even if you want to make some achievements in other fields, it will be even more difficult. After all, once the bad reputation is out, there will be no one. I am willing to deal with you, but it is simply impossible to rely on one person to change your destiny.
After such thoughts appeared in his mind, Laifu felt a sense of comfort, as if all the grievances and pains mentioned today disappeared. He knelt firmly on the ground, silently waiting for Zhou Ming to attack him.
After temporarily sending his father away, Zhou Yiming has realized that his actions are a bit out of line. If Laifu cannot fully confess his crimes today, he may not have a foothold in the family. After all, the servants in the family, Although they didn't say anything on the surface, the look in their eyes told Yi Ming that they already hated him deeply.
Although he has confidence in his mother and Lin Ajiao, and knows that these two women will stand by him at any time, but if he cannot handle Laifu today, he may be in trouble in the Zhou family compound. He became like a rat on the street. Even if his mother and daughter-in-law were on his side, he would not have the shame to stay.
Disturbed by these thoughts, Zhou Yiming knew that he must not mess up. If he messed up, he would lose everything, so he quickly drove out the distracting thoughts from his mind, and then squatted down as if he had a plan in mind. Looking at Laifu's old face, he smiled slightly: "Laifu, you have shown your face in our house today. If you know what you are doing, please tell me honestly. From the time you came to our house to now, how dark have you been? How much does our family cost?
If you tell the truth now, you can still perform well, and it won't be too embarrassing for some people to follow you. If you are still stubborn and talk all the way to the dark side, wait for me to take out the evidence later, everything But it was too late. "
Zhou Yiming's words were full of threats, which made Laifu feel confused for the first time. He even thought in his heart that Zhou Yiming really had evidence of his embezzlement of money, so that's why he was like this Feel confident?
But then he dispelled this doubt because he carefully recalled the previous embezzlement of Zhou family's money and found that every time he acted, he did it very neatly and left no evidence at all.
And when he was sent to the bank, he also paid great attention to it. In order to prevent anyone from following him, he always planned a very tortuous route. Moreover, during the journey, he would deliberately go to some irrelevant places in order to confuse the audience and reduce the public. The probability of being discovered.
With such careful intentions, if Zhou Ming can still get evidence that he embezzled money, Laifu feels that even if he dies, he will not die unjustly.
After confirming that Yi Ming had no evidence of his corruption, Laifu suddenly became more courageous. He even realized that the reason why Yi Ming said this just now was to deceive himself into telling the truth. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise he would be in trouble. A bit fell into his trap.
Zhou Ruhai had been depressed because Yi Ming had contradicted him in public just now. Seeing him using such childish methods to find clues from Lai Fu's mouth, Zhou Ruhai couldn't help but feel funny in his heart.
He muttered secretly in his heart, I thought this bastard would come up with something good after he contradicted me. It turned out that the method he came up with was so childish. Even if Laifu really made a mistake, it would not be possible with his wisdom. I was fooled by such a little trick.
At this time, the servants who were watching were a little conflicted, because seeing the expression on Zhou Yiming's face, they felt that Zhou Yiming was definitely not making things up out of thin air, and that Laifu might have really done something shameful.
In view of this, everyone didn't know what to do to help.
"Master, I know you hate me, but you can't make me admit to something I haven't done just because of this, right? Then I'm too unjust!" Laifu, with his outstanding acting skills, said tit for tat, "If you use your hands There is evidence of my corruption, feel free to bring it out, as long as it can prove that I have embezzled a penny from the Zhou family, I will let you do whatever you want."
After Zhou Ruhai heard what Laifu said, he was secretly happy. He thought that the talents I promoted were capable. At such a critical moment, facing the coercion and use of his young master, he was able to withstand the pressure and even spoke without fear. By expressing your own demands, you really gain face for yourself.
If it turns out that Laifu is really innocent, even if his son can prosper in the future, he will never underestimate himself as a father.
Mrs. Zhou and Lin Ajiao were very angry when they saw Laifu's disrespectful appearance. They felt that this old guy was about to die, but he was still so arrogant. They simply didn't know how high the sky was.
The crowd of servants who were watching were even more confused, because after listening to what Yi Ming and Lai Fu said, they felt that both of them seemed confident and determined to win this confrontation.
Everyone was originally full of confidence in Laifu's final victory, but at this moment they were all less confident. Some people's psychological balance even turned towards Zhou Ming, thinking that he only needed to present the last key evidence to win this confrontation. , simply a piece of cake.
Zhou Yiming knew very well that Laifu was provoking him, but his mood was not affected in the slightest. Instead, he was calm and composed, and said with a meaningful smile: "Okay, Laifu, you said this yourself!
I will now personally go to the major banks in the city and ask their managers to check carefully to see how much money you have in your name.
You work as a housekeeper in our family. You know how much you get every month. Everyone in our family knows it. If the money in your name exceeds the amount you usually deserve, the excess will be yours. If you can't provide a reasonable source, it will be the most powerful evidence that you embezzled our family's money. "
As soon as these words came out, Laifu was frightened to death, because Zhou Ming's move directly drained the fire from the bottom of the cauldron and blocked Laifu's life gate.
He had fully considered depositing all the stolen money from corruption into the bank, because he understood that the money would not be visible to the light, and it would be very unsafe to carry it with him, but if it was placed in the bank, it would be foolproof.
Because his young master had no official position at that time, and his master was a sinecure, and his power was very limited. Even if he accidentally discovered clues and suspected that he had embezzled money, he would not be able to find evidence. After all, with his power With his little power, it is still very difficult for him to go to those big banks and check his bottom line.
But today is different from the past. Zhou Yiming is now not only a popular figure in the yamen, but also one of the top figures in the world.
With such fame and the power in his hands, it would be easy for him to go to the bank to check his details. No boss of any bank would dare to say no to him.
In this case, as long as he goes to the bank, his details will be easily grasped by him. Even if his mouth can lie, it will definitely be of no use. After all, in the face of irrefutable evidence, all lies All pale and feeble.
Laifu was stunned on the spot, with his mouth open, unable to say a word for a long time. His eyes were wide open, as if he had been frightened, and the cold sweat on his head kept breaking out.
