"You're here to deliberately cause trouble?"
Even ordinary cloth could not be torn apart so easily. Chen Lijun was very familiar with his family's cloth. A person who could tear through this cloth like it was paper was definitely not an ordinary person.
He was not a customer. The scene before him was his ultimate goal.
The young man stepped on the cloth and lightly said, "You claim that your family's cloth is the sturdiest in the entire capital. Who would have thought that it would be torn with just a light tear? I'm afraid the cloth sold in this shop is only of inferior quality, right?"
The curtain in the inner room was lifted open and Chen Chong walked out. His gaze swept across the interior of the shop and looked at the young man. Calmly, he asked, "Who sent you?"
Before this shop had opened, he had already predicted many things.
When the Chen family was at its peak, it had many families and vassals that it was on good terms with, but it also had many enemies.
After the Chen family fell into decline, the small families that had been its vassals naturally looked for other big families. Some of the families that it was on good terms with were exiled, some were still in prison, and the rest avoided the Chen family like the plague …
Of course, there were also many people who were happy to see the Chen family in its current state. As they walked by, they would throw a few stones and spit a few times …
At this time, asking the two sides what their grievances were and why they had come to cause trouble was a very childish thing to do.
Thus, he did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
"You're the shopkeeper of this shop?" The young man looked at him, shook his head, and said, "I don't understand what you mean. Your family uses these rags to deceive the customers, but you don't want to talk about it and say something I don't understand. What do you mean?"
The cloth shop was located in a busy market. With the new year approaching, there was an endless stream of customers. This was the time when business was at its peak. In a short time, there were many more customers outside the shop.
"What's wrong with these cloth?" A gentle voice came from behind. Third Miss Chen opened the curtain and saw the situation inside the shop. She quickly walked out, bent down, and picked up the cloth on the ground.
"Put it down. Do you still want to destroy the evidence?" The young man reached out and grabbed the cloth. With a sudden tug, he snatched it from her hands. Because he had used too much strength, she lost her balance and fell to the side.
"Miaoyu!"
Chen Chong's expression changed. He immediately rushed over and helped her up, asking with concern, "Miaoyu, are you alright?"
"I'm fine …" Chen Miaoyu waved her hand, and Chen Chong's sharp senses noticed a few traces of blood seeping out of her palm.
Chen Miaoyu noticed the change in his expression and shook her head, saying, "It's just a scratch, it's not a big deal."
"You're courting death!" Chen Chong handed her to the maidservant behind him. Looking at the young man, his eyes were bloodshot. He clenched his fist and punched the young man's face.
"You unscrupulous shop, how dare you make a move!" The young man raised his head, grabbed Chen Chong's fist, and shouted, "Everyone, come and take a look. Let's see what kind of business this shop has!"
Chen Chong only felt a huge force on his fist. His arm could not move forward, nor could he pull it back. His fist was in excruciating pain, and beads of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.
"Hey, everything was fine. What's going on?" A rough voice suddenly came from the door. A man wearing coarse clothes and a handkerchief around his neck walked in. He patted the young man's shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother, if you have something to say, we can talk it out. There's no need to use force …"
Chen Chong felt the hand that had gripped his fist loosen, and his arm regained its freedom. The young man's body trembled. Under the man's light pat, his entire arm had gone numb.
Chen Chong did not recognize this man who had suddenly appeared, but Chen Lijun did.
This person had appeared on the second day that the cloth shop had opened. He had set up a tea stall in front of the shop. Normally, there was not much business. In the morning, Chen Lijun had been curious as to how this tea stall, which only sold a few cups of tea, was able to support his family …
Knowing that the man in coarse clothes was an expert, the young man's expression changed dramatically. He shouted, "Assault, unscrupulous shop is assaulting people … Come with me, let's destroy this unscrupulous shop!"
"Hey, if you have something to say, talk it out, don't use force!" The man grabbed the young man's neck and hurriedly said, "Brother, calm down, calm down … Hey, Brother, why aren't you saying anything?"
With his neck strangled, the young man's face was completely red, and his eyes were about to pop out. He wanted to pry the man's arm away, but he could not muster any strength …
"Let him go!"
Three people rushed in from outside the door and shouted, "It's broad daylight, what do you think you're doing?"
The three people blocked the man from three directions. Under the man's' arm ', the young man's face had already turned from red to white, and then to green.
"This … what are you doing?"
Li Yi, Ruoqing, and Zui Mo walked in from outside and looked at the scene in surprise.
The man let go of the young man, and the young man fell to the ground, gasping for breath.
When the man saw Li Yi, a smile appeared on his face. When he saw the slovenly elder behind Li Yi, his eyes began to shine.
Li Yi walked over, looked at Chen Chong, and asked, "What's going on?"
Chen Chong shook his head. "Someone must have sent someone to cause trouble again."
Li Yi turned to look at the man and said, "Go ask him who sent him."
Chen Chong looked at Third Miss Chen and said with concern, "Miaoyu, I'll take you to the infirmary to bandage your wounds."
Only now did Li Yi see the blood seeping out of Third Miss Chen's hand. He turned and waved his hand, saying, "Forget it, there's no need to ask."
He then turned to the slovenly elder and said, "Xu, I'll have to trouble you to ask him yourself."
The slovenly elder nodded expressionlessly and walked up to the young man. The young man was about to speak when the old man casually sealed his acupoint with a finger and said, "Don't speak. Close your eyes and feel it well."
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man fell to the ground.
Then, his expression became extremely ferocious, but he couldn't make any sound. The veins on his forehead bulged, and the veins on his neck wriggled like earthworms. The faces of the three people beside him turned pale, and their bodies trembled.
"There's clean gauze and medicine in the stall next door. I'll go get it." Wan Ruoqing put down the things in her hands and walked out quickly after saying this.
Third Miss Chen smiled and said, "It's just a superficial wound. There's no need to go through so much trouble."
"I'll use it."
"I'll use it."
Li Yi and Chen Chong spoke at the same time. The two looked at each other and then turned their heads at the same time.
Ruoqing returned very quickly. Together with Zui Mo, she took Third Miss Chen inside to treat the wound. On the ground, the acupoints on the young man's body had been unsealed, and the veins had all subsided. However, his body was still twitching unconsciously.
The burly man squatted down and looked at him with some pity. He advised, "Brother, I suggest you tell us who sent you here. That was just the appetizer. If you still don't tell us …"
The young man's body was still twitching, as if he could no longer hear what he was saying.
The burly man patted his face and asked, "Brother, brother, are you alright?"
Only when his hand hurt from the patting did he shake his head and stand up. Looking at the three people, he asked, "If he doesn't tell us, will you guys tell us?"
Plop!
The three people knelt on the ground at the same time and said in horror, "We don't know, we really don't know. We just received money to do the job. We don't know anything else …"
Chen Chong shook his head and said, "Just like the previous times, they also don't know who's behind them."
"You don't understand." Li Yi shook his head and said, "The people behind them usually won't be satisfied with just 'hearing'. They want to see the results with their own eyes. Maybe he's hiding somewhere and secretly watching …"
Chen Chong looked at him and asked, "How do you know?"
"I guessed …"
Li Yi walked over, looked at the three people, and asked, "You don't know who he is, but you definitely know where he is, right?"
One of them had a face full of horror. "We really …"
Li Yi looked behind him. "Xu, I might have to trouble you again …"
"We know!"
The man looked at Li Yi and said sincerely, "We really know!"
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