Wanjin Lady

Wen Wan ignored him, "Since you left, why did you choose to become a bandit?"

Shi Jinquan's eyes suddenly bulged, filled with twisted hatred. "Thanks to the young master, you issued arrest warrants everywhere, forcing us to hide from place to place, and we were almost caught by the soldiers several times. I had no choice but to turn to the bandits."

Judging from Shi Jinquan's resentful tone, he probably blamed all the hatred on Wen Wan.

It's ridiculous.

Wen Wan said coldly, "Where's the silver? You took away at least two thousand taels of silver from my Wen family. If you return it in full, I will consider letting you go back and reunite with your wife and children."

Shi Jinquan was stunned, incredulous, "You...keep your word?"

"A gentleman's word is as good as gold." A voice sneered from behind the curtain. "Besides, I want my silver back more than your life!"

Shi Jinquan was tempted, but remained cautious. "How can I trust you?"

"Either you trust me and hand over the silver, and I'll let you go back and reunite with your family."

"Or I'll have Master Tu capture your wife and children and break every bone in front of you. You can listen to their howling and watch me torture them beyond recognition. Then you can consider paying them pennies one by one."

Shi Jinquan subconsciously covered his chest.

Wen Wan immediately guessed that the banknotes were hidden on him!

"Or... I'll let Master Tu strip you naked..."

The young lady spoke with conviction, looking Shi Jinquan up and down, "I guess... you should have the banknotes with you."

Shi Jinquan's face turned pale!
These women...are amazing!
"Shi Jinquan, we are all decent people, so don't waste each other's time."

Shi Jinquan glanced at Mr. Tu and Hongmei who were looking murderous.

He knew Mr. Tu's methods...

Wen Wan didn't give him time to think. She said coldly, "Second Master Tu, since Shopkeeper Shi is so shameless, please strip him of his clothes and see where the Wen family's banknotes are hidden!"

"Miss, it's time to do this!" Master Tu rubbed his hands together, stepped forward to hold Shi Jinquan down, and quickly stripped Shi Jinquan's clothes. Shi Jinquan half-reluctantly gave in, but kept shouting, "No, no, no, Young Master, all my banknotes were given to those bandits! There's not much left!"

Wen Wan was mentally prepared.

Even if Shi Jinquan is found, the Wen family’s money may not be recovered.

Shi Jinquan is just like those scammers in later generations. Even though he was found, his money could not be recovered.

But now she has to go to Bozhou to rescue Old Man Wen, and money is needed everywhere. Even if Shi Jinquan only has a copper coin left, she has to get it back!
"Miss, there are only two hundred taels left——"

Mr. Tu tore open the interlayer on Shi Jinquan's chest and finally found some large-denomination silver notes and loose silver. Hongmei's eyes lit up, thinking that even a small amount of money is still meat!
Shi Jinquan's expression obviously relaxed.

As long as he handed over the two hundred taels, perhaps he could keep the money from his wife.

Seeing Wen Wan was unmoved, Master Tu asked her through the tent, "Miss, the remaining silver must be with his wife and children! I've already asked those bandits, and they said Shi Jinquan's wife and children are in the stronghold. I've even found out where they are! I'm taking my men to wipe out their stronghold right now!"

Wen Wan smiled, "Okay! I heard from my adoptive father that they have sent people to report to the authorities. When the time comes, you will be responsible for leading the officers and soldiers. Ask them to destroy the stronghold and find Shi Jinquan's wife and children. Say that the whole family is an accomplice of the bandits—"

Shi Jinquan was horrified. He was still playing every game carefully, but he never thought that Wen Wan already knew the whereabouts of his wife and children!
"You're bluffing me?" Shi Jinquan's breathing quickened. "You knew my wife and children were in the mountain stronghold, why did you pretend not to know?" "That's right—" Shi Jinquan's eyes darted around, and he instantly understood. "You've been bluffing me all along, just to make me willingly hand over the silver!"

The young woman snorted coldly, "I told you to study, but you chose to butcher pigs. You should know that the business world is like a battlefield, full of lies and falsehoods, truth and falsehood. If you are not as skilled as others, then kneel down and behave yourself, instead of barking!"

Shi Jinquan was so angry that his face turned red and his expression was ferocious. He almost rushed forward, "Wen Wan, you bitch! You don't keep your word! You said that a gentleman's word is as good as gold!"

Mr. Tu would not tolerate his insolence and kicked him in the back.

Shi Jinquan threw himself on the tent, but missed and was entangled by the tent and fell to the ground.

With a "swish", he tore a hole in the tent, and the mountain wind blew it to the branches, revealing the carriage to everyone.

The huge noise startled everyone in the camp and made them look over.

Even Wei Zheng opened his eyes calmly.

From beginning to end, he could not see the woman's appearance, but only heard her voice.

Cold, like the wind in the mountains and the snow in the forest.

Perhaps because she had just given birth, the woman's voice sounded very soft and gentle, but she was always calm and orderly.

"I'm a woman." Wen Wan sneered, "I've never heard of a gentleman's word being as good as gold. I've only heard of women and villains being difficult to raise."

"I'd rather be a real villain."

"Don't be a true gentleman."

The mountain wind howled, the clouds thickened, yet Wei Zheng could clearly hear the woman's voice. Amidst the chaos, Wei Zheng seemed to see the young lady sitting in the carriage, calm and composed.

Then, he curled his lips slightly, and under the rosy glow, his eyes were deep and there was a hint of a smile on his face.

As expected, a woman who can be adopted as a teacher's adopted daughter... is definitely not simple.

Soon, Master Tu rode alone on horseback, following Wei Zheng's henchman, Zhao Heng, to report to the authorities. This place was in Yun County, and the bandits were naturally under the jurisdiction of the Yun County Magistrate. Zhao Heng, holding Wei Zheng's badge and calling out to his two brothers, quickly disappeared at the end of the road with Master Tu.

Shi Jinquan's anger turned into begging, kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to Wen Wan, admitting his mistake. "Young Master... I beg you, my son is only seven years old! They say that misfortune should not affect family members. This was my idea alone! I will return all the money to you, and you must leave a way for my wife and children to live—"

"I'm just a worthless person, so it doesn't matter what happens to me! But my wife and son are innocent... They don't know anything—"

Wen Wan turned a deaf ear to him and simply lowered the carriage curtain to block out Shi Jinquan's cries and pleas for mercy. Feng Shuigen saw the curtain lowered and understood what Wen Wan meant. He stepped forward, covered Shi Jinquan's mouth with his ironclad hands, and dragged him to the side.

When Shi Jinquan saw that the situation was hopeless, his crying turned into cursing. He struggled to break free from Feng Shuigen's hands, and cursed at the carriage where Wen Wan was.

"Wen Wan, you stinky bitch! How dare you go back on your word!"

"If you don't leave me a way out, I won't leave you a way out!"

"You have the guts to kill me, otherwise I'll slaughter your entire family when I get out! And those two bastards of yours… I won't let them go either! They're so small, I could strangle one of them with one hand!" (End of Chapter)