Jackie Chan's Son-in-Law

Chapter 17 The sky has eyes
Previously, Chen Qing had greatly underestimated the cruelty of this era; compared to modern society, this society was far more primitive and barbaric.

In another world, most of the weak, as well as the kind-hearted, are well protected.

But in this world, it is true that the kind are bullied and the weak are bullied!

Hearing Chen Qing's words, Gu Shouzhou's face turned even uglier. He glared at Chen Qing fiercely and said angrily, "At a time like this, you're still trying to change your tune!"

After saying this, he turned to look at Miss Gu, took a deep breath, and said, "Sister, this matter is truly outrageous. No matter what Uncle thinks, after something like this happened, we brothers will absolutely not tolerate this Chen fellow!"

His eyes were bloodshot as he gritted his teeth and said, "Even if we are kicked out of Anrentang, we brothers will stand together through thick and thin. I have already sent someone to deliver a message to my two elder brothers. They will return to Deqing in two or three days to uphold justice!"

At this point, Gu Shouzhou shed a few tears. He wiped them away and said, "Sister, please contact Uncle San and ask him to come back as soon as possible to handle this matter."

"With him around, this matter can finally be resolved."

Miss Gu looked at him and frowned, saying, "Seventh Brother, didn't we agree at Anrentang that we would come here to ask him about it? Why have you already condemned Young Master Chen before we've even started asking?"

Gu Shouzhuo's eyes reddened: "He has been walking around Shouyi's house many times these past few days, and many people have seen him!"

"He didn't deny it just now!"

Gu Shouzhou said angrily, "Then what else is there to ask about this matter?"

Chen Qing sneered, walked between Gu Shouzhuo and his sister Gu Pan, grabbed Gu Shouzhuo's sleeve, and then looked back at the child's corpse lying on the stretcher.

"Now that things have come to this, what else is there to say? Let's go!"

Gu Shouzhou shook off his hand and demanded, "Where are you going?"

"Where to go?"

Chen Qing looked at him expressionlessly: "Since someone has died, naturally we should go to the county government. If you think I killed this child, then go to the county government and sue me. If the county government determines that I killed someone, I will pay with my life for this child."

“I wouldn’t have any problem letting Gu Shouyi beat me to death.”

At this point, Chen Qing looked around at everyone and said coldly, "If the county government says I'm not the murderer, every single one of you will be accused of false accusation!"

Gu Shouzhou jumped back half a step, gritting his teeth in hatred: "Who doesn't know that you are the son of the prefect?"

"If you dare to commit such a heinous act, you might have already bribed the county government. With officials protecting each other, how can the county government possibly handle this impartially?"

At this point, Gu Shouzhou clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "Then you can bribe the county government again. If they arrest all of us, then there will be no one to stop you from taking over Anrentang!"

Good grief, he's gone!
Hearing this, Chen Qing couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

These beasts clearly had this in mind; they probably never considered going through the official channels to solve this problem.

Most of these people never intended to pin the blame on Chen Qing. They only wanted the Gu family members and the employees and managers under Anrentang to believe that Chen Qing was the one who did it.

They have already achieved their goal.

At that time, not only will this marriage be difficult to achieve, but it will also be extremely difficult for Miss Gu, a woman, to compete with them.

In another ten or twenty years, when Master Gu gets old and becomes an old man, he will no longer have the energy or ability to manage things, and most of the Gu family's businesses will fall into the hands of these Gu family members.

After all, a nephew has the right to inherit.

Young Master Chen was furious and shouted, "You dare not go to the county government, but you dare to come here to find me! Are you going to set up a private court to convict me?"

Gu Shouzhou refused to budge an inch, coldly saying, "Our Gu family will investigate this matter ourselves. Once we find irrefutable evidence, even if we have to take it to the capital, we will definitely send you to prison to avenge my nephew!"

After saying that, Gu Shouzhou turned to look at Gu Pan and said with tears in his eyes, "Sister, many of us brothers watched you grow up. We all miss you and hope you can find a good husband."

"Now, I implore you, sister, to see this thief's true colors!"

He bowed and wiped away his tears, then said, "Brother Shouyi's family is in complete chaos right now. His mother and wife are crying their eyes out. Let's go to his house first and help him deal with the situation. Once we find the evidence in a couple of days, we'll settle things with this traitor!"

Having said that, Gu Shouzhou waved his hand and said, "Let's go to Brother Shouyi's house first!"

After saying that, he turned back and glared fiercely at Chen Qing.

"Shouxin, take some men and keep watch outside Uncle San's house. Don't let that villain escape in the middle of the night!"

Having said that, he waved his hand, and the dozens of people carried the child's body away from Chen Qing's courtyard. After most of the people had left, Gu Shouzhou looked at Gu Pan and sighed, "Sister, Brother Shouyi is still in prison. We all need to go to Brother Shouyi's house to help him with the funeral arrangements. Are you going or not?"

Miss Gu's face remained expressionless as she simply said, "Seventh Brother, you go ahead. I need to write a letter to Father, asking him to return as soon as possible to take charge of the situation."

"it is good."

Gu Shouzhou turned his head, glared fiercely at Chen Qing, and then snorted angrily: "How could you lay a hand on such a young child? Heaven has eyes, and you will never be forgiven!"

Chen Qing was also looking at him, and her voice was already a little hoarse when she heard this: "Yes, Heaven has eyes."

"We will never let these villains get away with this."

Gu Shouzhuo turned and left.

Soon, only Chen Qing and Miss Gu and her servant remained in the courtyard.

The courtyard fell silent.

After a while, Xiaoyue suddenly squatted down on the ground and burst into tears.

Gu Pan turned to look at Xiao Yue, remained silent for a while, and then looked at Chen Qing. She didn't know what to say. After a while, she sighed and said, "Young Master Chen, do you know where my father went? He had a drink with you the day before he left home."

"If you know where Father is, I will immediately send someone to deliver a message to him, urging him to return as soon as possible."

"Deqing is in such a mess now that he's not here, I'm afraid there's no way to fix it."

Chen Qing shook his head and said, "I don't know where Uncle Gu went, but even if I did, he might be busy with something more important. Even if he knew, he might not come back."

For Master Gu, the matter of that "big shot" in the capital was obviously second only to his beloved daughter. As for the death of a young Gu family member, it was unlikely to bring him back.

Upon hearing this, Miss Gu looked at Chen Qing.

Chen Qing looked up at the sky and continued, "This matter was most likely arranged by Gu Shouzhou and Miss Gu's two cousins ​​behind the scenes."

He looked at Gu Pan and continued, "Miss Gu has already heard that Gu Shouzhou said he would send a message to your two cousins. It is estimated that they will return to Deqing in a few days."

"They will definitely make trouble over this matter when the time comes."

Miss Gu asked, "They have no evidence and they won't go to the government, so how can they launch an attack?"

"This matter does not need to go through the government."

Chen Qing shook his head and said, "Regardless of whether Uncle Gu comes back or not, as long as this matter is confirmed within the Gu family, I won't be able to stay in Deqing anymore, at least..."

"At least this marriage has to be put on hold for now."

At this point, Chen Qing looked up at Miss Gu's face and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He paused and continued, "If Uncle Gu comes back and tries to protect me to the death, they can use this as an excuse to take a group of people and separate from Anrentang."

“The Gu family’s nephews and nieces have been working at Anrentang for over ten years.”

Chen Qing said quietly, "Let alone whether they can take away the medicinal herbs stored in Anrentang, the existing shops, and the Gu family's existing wealth, even if they can't, these people must have a lot of channels for purchasing and selling goods."

Miss Gu frowned as she listened. She first glanced at Xiaoyue, who was still wiping away tears, then looked at Chen Qing and murmured, "If it was just about dividing the family property, they could have just separated directly. Why did they have to take the life of Shouyi's child? A child..."

"One child is enough to legitimize their actions."

"For a deal that costs tens of thousands of taels of silver, losing only one child is a great deal."

Chen Qing continued, "Moreover, splitting up the family is a bad idea; the best option is... to kick me out."

Miss Gu sighed deeply.

"Young Master Chen, what do you think... we should do about this?"

"If you trust me, Miss..."

He looked at Gu Pan and said slowly.

"Go to the county jail for me and see Gu Shouyi."

(End of this chapter)