"Shopkeeper Liu, what happened to make you and this guy quarrel so fiercely?"
Shopkeeper Liu, who was originally full of anger, suddenly lost his anger when he saw Wu Zhi.
What replaced it was a deep sense of helplessness.
"Master, you're here, this guy standing in front of me is really too much."
After shopkeeper Liu finished speaking, he pointed at the young man standing opposite him, dressed as a waiter.
"That's the guy!"
"He came to me earlier and told me that his grandmother was kidnapped by a group of bandits, and the bandits wrote to him asking for a hundred taels of silver."
"If he doesn't give it, then this kid's grandma will be dead and dismembered immediately."
"At that time, I saw that he was pitiful and his employer was not here, so I took it upon myself to withdraw one hundred taels of silver from the accounting room and give it to him."
"At the same time, I also explained to him that the silver was not given to him, but was lent to him in advance."
"After he redeems grandma, he will continue to work here until he pays off the debt."
"But I never thought that this kid in front of me would say this to me when he came back after leaving the store for more than 20 days."
"That group of bandits thought one hundred taels was too little, so they asked for another four hundred taels."
"If you can't collect five hundred taels, you have to tear up the votes immediately."
"So when he came back this time, he borrowed another four hundred taels from our store."
"Master, tell me, a young man like this can borrow five hundred taels of silver from our store."
"If he becomes successful in the future, it will be a good thing if he can pay it back."
“But what if you don’t fall for it?
Is it possible that we can still arrest him and bring him before an official?"
"Because of this, not only is this kid not grateful to us, but he even called me cold-blooded just now. How can I bear this?"
"My boss, let me see if we can send this kid to see an official."
"If he doesn't get the one hundred taels back to us, we will keep him locked up by the government until he pays back the money."
Shopkeeper Liu was talking, and a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in his eyes.
It was as if he suddenly figured out something.
"Boss, are you telling all this that this kid is lying?"
"The purpose is to defraud our store of money!"
When Wu Zhi heard this, his brows immediately wrinkled.
If he was asked to take out a hundred taels to rescue others, then it would be nothing to him.
Anyway, these few properties under his name can earn him thousands of silver taels every day.
So that mere few hundred taels was really nothing to him.
If he could use those hundreds of taels to rescue one person, for Wu Zhi, it would be considered a good deed by him.
At that time, even if the half-grown boy doesn't return it to him, he won't feel anything wrong.
But what if all of this was made up by that half-ass kid, and he wanted to slaughter his shop like a fat sheep?
That was something Wu Zhi could never tolerate.
The gradual change in Wu Zhi's face couldn't help but startled the half-grown boy.
When I was so panicked, I almost cried.
"Dong, Dong, my boss, what I just said to the shopkeeper is all true, and there is absolutely no lie!"
"Please, boss, please believe me!"
Wu Zhi first looked at the half-grown boy, as if he was about to cry.
Then he looked at Shopkeeper Liu who was standing aside with a look of disdain on his face.
I couldn't help but feel confused in my heart.
Because based on what he saw now, he couldn't be sure whether what the half-child said was true.
If he doesn't help, Wu Zhi will inevitably feel guilty once he proves that what the young man said is true.
But what if he helps?
If it is proven that what that young man said is false...
Then Wu Zhi's reputation as a stupid boss will be completely solidified in the capital.
After some hesitation from Wu Zhi, he decided not to take a trip into this muddy water.
If that young man really needs help, wouldn't it be enough to let him report to the government directly?
In this way, he can not only avoid the risk of being deceived, but also allow the young man to solve the dilemma he encountered.
At worst, I can just go to the county government office and speak to this guy, that's all.
With Wu Zhi's current status, he didn't believe that Kaifeng governor dared not betray his own face.
Thinking of this, Wu Zhi immediately said to the half-grown boy:
"This guy, how about this?"
"You should go to the county government office and report it to the officials now, and then let the people in the county government office handle the matter."
"If they don't care, come back to me again."
"It's definitely better to let them handle this matter than if you bring a sum of money and go to those bandits and strongmen to ask for help."
After Wu Zhi said this, he turned around and wanted to leave.
After all, it was almost afternoon, and Wu Zhi had to go to Master Li's place as a guest after resting for a while.
But before Wu Zhi could step across the threshold, the voice of the half-grown man came from behind him again.
"My boss, my boss, please wait a moment."
"It's not because I don't want to report it to the officials, but because I know that even if I tell the government about this matter, the government will promise to handle the matter with all its strength."
"It is estimated that it may not be very effective."
"Maybe it won't even be of any use."
As soon as the young man finished speaking, Wu Zhi suddenly turned around.
While frowning, he also looked at the half-grown boy carefully.
I saw that man with a very delicate face and an extremely eager expression.
And what he was wearing was the uniform of the store clerk.
"Tell me clearly, why did you expect this?"
"Or maybe you went to the government to report the case before this?"
The half-grown boy slowly shook his head.
Then he said something that made Wu Zhi confused.
"That's not the case."
"Just because of this matter, not to mention the people in the government, even if the imperial court sends tens of thousands of troops there, it may not have much effect."
"Maybe, we will come back defeated."
"Before this, the boy went to the shopkeeper to borrow money precisely because he knew this."
"How could this happen if I wasn't forced to a corner?"
Wu Zhi's brows furrowed even more tightly.
"Could it be that the group that captured your grandma and held it hostage was Song Jiang's group from Qingfeng Village?"
The reason why Wu Zhi asked this question was entirely reasonable.