The whole family, including the dog, is a villain.

"If you leave now, I will kill myself!"

Liu threatened viciously: "You have ruined my reputation. Even if I become a ghost, I will not let your family go!"

Chu Chengwu's face was gloomy. He had never encountered such a difficult problem before.

This damn old woman actually wanted to hurt his family——

Just when Chu Chengwu couldn't control himself and wanted to execute Liu on the spot, he heard a voice: "In this case, let's report it to the authorities directly!"

"Report to the official?"

When Liu heard the word "report to the authorities", she became a little scared.

Chu Chengwu looked up and saw a young man of outstanding appearance.

When Liu saw the young man, she was so scared that she let go of Chu Chengwu's legs and tried to run away.

"Somebody come!"

The young man said directly: "Just take it down!"

Liu was immediately arrested by the yamen runners. The young man glanced at everyone and said directly, "I am the prefect of Jingzhao, Lu Shaoning. Since I took office, Liu has been blackmailing people in Nancheng many times. I let her go because she is old and weak and has a good attitude of admitting her mistakes. Who knew that she would become even worse!"

Generally, if extortion is stopped in time, the criminals are poor, elderly, weak, women and children, and have a good attitude of admitting their mistakes. The victims have not suffered any financial loss and do not want to go to the government, so the case will be dropped.

Lu Shaoning had seen this happen many times, but since the victims didn't want to pursue the matter, he only gave Liu a verbal education. Every time, Liu would promise to do well, but would commit the crime again in another place soon.

"Turns out he's a repeat offender!"

"They used to extort money, but now they have learned to extort people."

"A young man was molested by such an old woman. I wonder if he will never have any thoughts about women again..."

As soon as Lu Shaoning came forward, the direction of public opinion immediately changed.

"Sir, I really know I was wrong, please forgive me!"

Liu cried and said, "I have an 80-year-old mother and a great-grandson who is crying for food. My family is so poor that we can't even afford to eat. I have no other choice, so I..."

"You already have a great-grandson, but you are still so disrespectful to your elders!"

Lu Shaoning said righteously: "This time, I will not tolerate you!"

Liu saw that it was useless to play the victim, so she could only look at Chu Chengwu again and said repeatedly: "Sir, I really know I am wrong, please forgive me."

If Liu had not threatened his family, Chu Chengwu probably would not have pursued the matter.

As a man of great integrity, there was no need for him to bother with a nagging country woman, even though the old woman did disgust him.

But she should never, ever think of hurting his family.

So Chu Chengwu said directly: "Thank you, Lord Lu."

"take away!"

Lu Shaoning took the person away directly.

Seeing that there was no hope for help, Liu looked at Chu Chengwu with a condemning look on her face: "Little rascal, you have no heart!"

Chu Chengwu's expression was as if he had swallowed shit.

Jingzhao Mansion.

Lu Shaoning put on his official uniform and went to court to handle the case.

Since the extortion attempt failed, Lu Shaoning did not want to put Liu in jail and waste food. After consulting Chu Chengwu, he beat Liu with twenty sticks.

When Liu heard that her little enemy was the son of the Duke of Zhenguo and a general of the third rank, she was so frightened that she fainted.

Lu Shaoning was a good man and sent yamen runners to send the unconscious Liu back home.

After the court session, Chu Chengwu expressed his gratitude to Lu Shaoning for helping him and offered to treat him to a meal.

"You are too polite, sir. This is my duty."

Lu Shaoning did not refuse, but cupped his hands and smiled, "Second Master, please wait a moment. I will go to the back hall to change out of my official uniform."

Unless it is necessary, officials are not allowed to wear official uniforms in public.

Lu Shaoning took off his official uniform and put on a sky-blue gown. He was a handsome and elegant man with outstanding demeanor.

"Second Young Master, please..."

"Why call me Second Young Master? Just call me by my name!"

After three rounds of drinks, the two quickly became familiar with each other and felt like they were old friends from the first sight.

Lu Shaoning naturally declined politely, not because he was afraid of offending the other party, but because he had other thoughts.

"Brother Chu is a few years older than me, so why don't I just call you Second Brother Chu?"

"it is good."

Chu Chengwu drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Speaking of which, I am a little curious, why did Second Brother Chu go to South City today?"

South City is a mixed crowd of people from all walks of life.

If it weren't for a case, he would never have gone to South City.

What's more, he is a child of a famous family like Chu Chengwu.

"Speaking of this, I get so angry!"

Chu Chengwu was so angry that he slammed his wine glass on the table and said hatefully, "I went to South City today because I believed the lies of a quack."

"Oh?"

Lu Shaoning picked up the wine jug and filled it for Chu Chengwu.

Although Chu Chengwu drank, he could not get drunk even after drinking a thousand cups. He will tell you the whole story in detail.

"If that fortune teller hadn't told me that my destined marriage was in South City, I wouldn't have gone there!"

When Lu Shaoning heard this, his expression was indescribable.

He never thought that the young master of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion actually believed this.

"no!"

Thinking of being molested and blackmailed by an old woman over fifty years old, even a straight man like Chu Chengwu couldn't stand it. He stood up, clenched his fists, and said angrily: "I'm going to settle the score with that stinky fortune-teller Taoist priest!"

"Wait for me here for a moment, my dear brother. When I come back, we can continue drinking!"

Having said that, Chu Chengwu stood up and left.

"Brother Chu, I'll go with you."

"Need not."

Chu Chengwu left Lu Shaoning behind and walked straight towards the overpass.

After Lu Shaoning paid the bill, he found that Chu Chengwu was no longer there.

After thinking it over, he decided to go back to Jingzhao Prefecture and bring some yamen runners with him to help find the swindler.

****

flyover.

Today, Jun Huanzhi has reaped a rich harvest.

In addition to the sucker Chu Chengwu, Jun Huanzhi also told fortunes for several customers and earned a lot of money.

It was almost noon now. After seeing off the last customer, Jun Huanzhi went to the snack stand next door to buy a steamed bun.

Mix flour and water into a pancake of moderate hardness, then grease both sides in a frying pan and fry them. When cooked, slightly toast them to make them crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. When eating, put specially cooked donkey meat and stewed meat in the middle. It is fresh, fragrant and crispy, making you salivate.

Jun Huanzhi took a bite of the steamed bun and his mouth was filled with the aroma of meat. He was so happy.

But the next second, he heard a few crackling sounds, and the fortune-telling stall in front of him was overturned.

As soon as Jun Huanzhi raised his head, he met Chu Chengwu's murderous face.

"How dare you, you stinky Taoist priest, make fun of me!"

Chu Chengwu, who was born with supernatural powers, threw a punch, but Jun Huanzhi's small body could not withstand it.

The donkey meat hot pot that I had just taken a bite of also flew out.