The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 216: Darkness and Brightness [Part [-]]

[Damn, Calvin, I wanted to make a plot about forging the seal, but after I wrote it, I found that the details didn’t make sense, so I had to reinvent the wheel—it’s two chapters short, and I’ll make it up from August [-]th. 】

However, he said that under the intimidation of the thugs in the gambling shop, Zhang Hua paid all the more than 320 taels of silver on his body, and wrote an IOU for [-] taels of silver, so that he was able to retire unscathed.

He returned home in a daze, opened the courtyard door and hesitated to speak to his father who came out several times, but he didn't dare to tell his father the truth until Zhang Cheng went back to sleep.

What if I tell my father?

Filling in all the family savings, this big hole can't be plugged!

So far, there is only...

Zhang Hua went back to his room silently, tossing and turning on the bed like baking sesame seed cakes, until dawn finally made up his mind.

Early in the morning, he said he was unwell and asked his father to take leave of absence.

And when Zhang Cheng drove the donkey cart to the Yamen, he went directly to the house of the "rich businessman", expressing that he was willing to take some risks, but he had to get 500 taels of silver first.

As a result, the "luxury businessman" surnamed Chen didn't even stumble, and took out 500 taels of exchange tickets on the spot.

This made Zhang Hua quite regretful. If he had known that the other party was so straightforward, he should have asked for 800 taels or even 1000 taels!
at the same time……

He couldn't help secretly suspecting that it was Chen who set him up in the gambling shop, right?

After all, no matter how you think about it, this matter seems to force you to have nowhere to go, and you can only act according to the other party's wishes.

But Zhang Hua didn't dare to delve into the matter now.

Carefully collecting the bank notes, he asked in a low voice like a thief: "Mr. Chen, don't you know what we're going to do? The man surnamed Jiao is not from Suan Ding. The accounts are very clear, and every public account must at least be verified." More than three times, I'm afraid it's not that easy to tamper with it."

This is why he hesitated for a long time before making up his mind, knowing that there was no other way.

"Is this..."

Chen Yuanwai squinted his eyes and said with a light smile: "There is no problem with the public account, but what about his private extortion of bribes? Since your father is the only master around him, these things should not be hidden from your father, right?"

Zhang Hua was taken aback when he heard the words, and frowned, "Mr. Chen, didn't I tell you earlier that this coward named Jiao is as timid as a mouse, and he never dared to fish except Bing Jing Tan Jing..."

knock knock knock
Chen Yuanwai knocked on the coffee table with his fingers, intercepted Zhang Hua's words, stared at him with burning eyes and asked, "Master Zhang, are you sure you really didn't ask for bribes?"

"This……"

Zhang Hua frowned tightly and said, "Are you trying to frame him for taking bribes? But we have no evidence for this, so we can't just talk nonsense, right?"

"Who said no?"

Member Chen took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Hua.

Zhang Hua hurriedly stepped forward to take it for a closer look, but saw that it was densely packed with resumes, with detailed descriptions from appearance to job titles to oral habits, followed by a series of more or less amounts, as well as the corresponding time and place.

More than half of the list is in charge of the workshops in the capital and Zhili, and there are also two craftsmen who have just learned.

Zhang Hua roughly went through the list, pondered it in his heart, and then asked tentatively: "Do you want me to come forward and report him?"

Before Mr. Chen could respond, he shook the list again with a bitter face: "It's not that I want to shirk, I just want to convict that person surnamed Jiao based on these, I'm afraid..."

"Whether it will succeed or not is another matter."

Chen Yuanwai interrupted him again, and said without doubt: "But since the list is in your hands, you should remember it well when you go back today. It will be useful someday."

Hearing this, Zhang Hua's expression turned ugly.

Although he didn't know how the other party planned to 'use' him, but looking at the meaning behind the words, it was obvious that he didn't intend to leave him room to advance or retreat!
Zhang Hua was silent for a while, then gritted his teeth suddenly and said: "My father and son are under his family, and they earn more than 400 taels a year, and they lost their jobs for 500 taels. It's not worth it!"

After a pause, he continued: "Besides, if I fail to convict him in the end, wouldn't I be accused of false accusation?!"

"what do you mean?"

"I have to pay more!"

Zhang Hua gritted his teeth and said, "Besides, this matter can't fall on me, we have to find someone with more weight to take the lead!"

It's nothing to add more money, but the last sentence made Yuanwai Chen's face darken, and he said displeasedly: "If you want someone else to take the lead, what are you going to do with this money?!"

"Because only I can force him to come forward!"

Zhang Hua's already born deer-headed mouse eyes looked even more ferocious and distorted at this moment.

Chen Yuanwai glanced at him suspiciously, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat, and he blurted out, "Could it be that you want your father to...tsk!"

Member Chen didn't think much of Zhang Hua at first, but now he couldn't help sighing secretly how cruel this guy is!

But when Mr. Chen made his mind clear, Zhang Hua didn't bother to hide it anymore, and said in a deep voice: "When do you want to do something, I will show the list to the old man in advance. I only said that the surname Jiao was secretly greedy for money and forced him to Others have nothing to worry about."

"Based on what I know about the old man, he will definitely keep this list in his heart and prepare to verify it in the future. At this time, if you directly attack me, I will try to force the old man to admit it!"

After Chen Yuanwai heard these words, he couldn't help but gasped again.

He has seen many vicious people in the world, but this is the first time he has seen someone who blatantly uses his own father as a shield.

However, if Zhang Cheng can be allowed to take the lead, the effect will definitely be much better than that of Zhang Hua.

Therefore, after a little thought, Chen Yuanwai agreed to this method.

And said that it is not too late, it is best to prepare early after returning!

Zhang Hua nodded again and again, but stared straight at Mr. Chen with a look of hopelessness.

Chen Yuanwai naturally understood what he meant, so he was busy and ordered someone to bring out another 500 taels of silver notes.

"830 taels! Among them, 330 taels need to be sold separately!"

…………

Coming out of Chen Yuanwai's residence, Zhang Hua couldn't help but feel as if he had passed away.

Before he entered the door, all he thought about was how to betray Jiao Shun, and the one who thought he would have to betray in the end was his own father.

But I can't blame myself for being unfilial.

It's really that the officialdom is too dangerous, forcing people to make such a bad move!

But it doesn't matter, after he got it, he will take his father to the south together, and then he can make up for it, so that the old man can enjoy the happiness.

Just like that, forgetting all the backlash his father would suffer if he failed, Zhang Hua returned home with peace of mind, hid most of the banknotes, and rushed to the gambling house with only 330 taels.

There is also a reason why he is in a hurry to pay off the debt.

The people from the gambling shop and the three 'creditors' would come to the door at some point. If the old man was annoyed by this, it would not be stubborn to ruin his own and Chen Yuanwai's affairs.

But after talking about the casino, they heard that he was here to repay the gambling debts, so two thugs took him to the backyard of the casino, saying that they would settle the debt together after the three creditors got together.

For this, Zhang Hua secretly slandered in his heart, it was obviously a nest of snakes and rats working together, but he still pretended to be serious.

But what Zhang Hua didn't expect was that the three creditors still hadn't arrived until the afternoon [one o'clock in the afternoon].

Don't they really belong together?
Zhang Hua couldn't help being shaken in his heart, and suddenly he heard footsteps outside the side door, and a group of seven or eight people filed in, the first being the three creditors.

These bastards are here!

Zhang Hua cursed secretly, got up hurriedly and asked, "Can you bring all the IOUs..."

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the question, the three creditors suddenly split to the left and right, revealing a majestic and extremely familiar figure!
"Jiao, Jiao Jiao Jiao..."

Zhang Hua's mouth froze in an instant, and then his face lost all color, and his two tremors collapsed to the ground.

The visitor was naturally Jiao Shun.

Without even looking at Zhang Hua, he went straight to the place where Zhang Hua was sitting just now, and he ordered: "Search for it, and see what surprises our Master Zhang has."

Ni Er agreed, then winked at his subordinates, and several big men rushed up from left and right, and searched Zhang Hua from head to toe.

And it wasn't until the list was found out that Zhang Hua just woke up like a dream, and he threw himself on the ground desperately, kowtowing like garlic: "My lord, spare my life, my lord, please spare my life! I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore! Please, my lord!" ..."

Jiao Shun took the list and scanned it roughly, with an imperceptible look of sullenness on his face, then turned sideways, and said to Zhang Hua who was grabbing the ground with his head: "That Chen said something to you, come on." , let me learn it carefully."

(End of this chapter)