Published: March 8, 2025
Sha Xinliang said sternly, “Since you have already confessed, then sign here and press your seal.”
Xiao Yulong readily signed his name and pressed his thumbprint, thinking to himself that this bastard Sha Xinliang was absolutely unreasonable. For such a trivial matter, he had been put in this position… Hmph, I will definitely…
Then Sha Xinliang commanded, “Bring the victim to the hall!”
Thus, Chu Boss made a grand entrance.
Sha Xinliang said, “Boss Chu, you can tell us about your losses. This Manager Xiao has agreed to compensate fully, and he has made a commitment in the name of the Xiao Clan.”
Xiao Yulong was taken aback. When did I sign off in the name of the Xiao Clan?
He suddenly realized that he had fallen into Sha Xinliang’s trap. He hadn’t paid much attention earlier and just signed his name when he thought the matter was settled… Now he was dumbfounded.
Chu Yang said with anger and grief, “Thank you, Law Enforcer Lord… I have been wronged…”
Sha Xinliang appeared impatient, “Just state your losses; who is interested in hearing you cry about being wronged!”
Chu Yang, feeling fearful, said, “My clinic suffered a lot of losses, mostly ancestral items. Let me think… ten stalks of thousand-year snow ginseng, five stalks of two thousand year gold ginseng, three pounds of thousand-year polygonatum, six flowers of five-thousand-year-old purple lotus…”
At the beginning of his recitation, Xiao Yulong had already spat out a mouthful of blood, shouting in anguish, “Commander Sha! This is extortion! This is nonsense! This is pure fabrication! How could a small clinic like his have so many heavenly materials and earthly treasures? This is simply a lion's big mouth…”
Xiao Yulong felt his heart chill.
“Shut up!” Sha Xinliang shouted, “Continue speaking…”
So Chu Yang continued to speak non-stop… until he finished listing the forty-seventh medicinal item, finally saying somewhat apologetically, “Lord Commander, these are the losses regarding the medicines. As for the rest, let’s leave it be; it’s hard for everyone… Being neighbors, I also feel embarrassed to ask for more, lest others say I am extorting them…”
“Isn’t this extortion?! This is outright extortion!” Xiao Yulong yelled, his eyes bloodshot with anger. You think you can hold back with your embarrassment? If you had the heart to be so ruthless… Just wait, once I get out of here, I will make you pay dearly…
Sha Xinliang impatiently asked, “Are there any other losses?”
Chu Yang, on the verge of tears, said, “My fourth uncle is severely injured… I fear… sigh, my sister was frightened; I fear… I’m also severely injured, I bled a whole basin of blood… I fear…”
“Additionally, the two thousand pieces of Amethyst in the store were all robbed, and I don’t know their whereabouts…”
Chu Yang deeply bowed, “Please, Law Enforcer Lord, take a stand for me!”
Sha Xinliang responded with an “mm”, saying, “You may step aside for now.”
Behind him, the scribe wrote rapidly.
Xiao Yulong and his three companions were already shocked into silence. Looking at the numbers and names of medicinal materials reported by the clinic owner… people who didn’t know would think we had robbed the Medicine Valley…
“Xiao Yulong, you all robbed so many items, all you need to do is return the original items and pay a fine, and you can bear this crime.” Sha Xinliang sighed, “You, Xiao Yulong, why must you create such trouble for me? My management of Ping Sha Ridge was orderly, and that wasn’t easy… I’ve put in so much effort, and now with your mess, what face do I have left?”
Xiao Yulong gaped at him, finally shouting out, “Commander Sha! This little beast is clearly making things up; we… we didn’t rob him of that many things!”
Upon saying this, he felt a tightening in his chest, nearly spitting blood.
Sha Xinliang said lightly, “At first, I also didn’t believe it, so after Boss Chu reported the case, I immediately detained him and personally went to the Chu Family to verify with Patriarch Chu Xiong Cheng, and indeed, I found that to be the case. The Chu Family’s stock spanning hundreds of years is all here. Moreover, the Patriarch of the Chu Family has also signed his name.”