Chapter 1682: Chapter 1682: So Annoying (2)

“What? Not possible?” Qiu Rang sneered confidently, but something tugged at him, causing him to wince and take a sharp breath. He quickly raised his hand to rub his belly, trying to soothe the pain before looking at Xie Zhanfei, “Officer, our Daxuan’s laws don’t prohibit prostitution, do they?” He then stood up, pulling his sister up with him, “Look at her figure, once the scars on her face heal, she’ll be a real gem. We are already recognized at Baihua Building, you know Tiger Lord, right? If you enter our establishment, what’s a little silver to you? Yet, here you are pretending otherwise?” He cried to Xie Zhanfei, “Officer, you must stand up for us, look at how my sister’s been beaten, she makes her living with her looks…”

Tears glistened in Qiu Meifan’s eyes, although it was unclear if it was due to pain or regret.

Yang Ruxin’s eyes flickered, Tiger Lord? Zhao Feihu? Last year, after following Tian Geng’s lead to raid Huichun Hall but finding no evidence against Zhao Feihu, this guy had been lying low. If Qiu Rang hadn’t brought him up today, she might have forgotten about him entirely. She then glanced at Du Juan.

Understanding her cue, Du Juan nodded and turned to leave.

The crowd around them started to exchange strange looks. If this woman was a prostitute from Baihua Building, wouldn’t these supposed victims turn into clients?

The money spent was surely gone, and their reputations were likely ruined too.

“If she’s a girl from the building, she should stay there and not impersonate a virtuous woman,” the Wang family’s old woman protested. “We have a matchmaker from Xiaobudong Village, that blabbermouth Guo the matchmaker… If we knew you were such a wench, we wouldn’t take you even if you paid us!”

Yang Ruxin glanced at the old Wang woman and sighed inwardly. This seemed like a trap; that blabbermouth Guo and Zhao Feihu were in cahoots. If the Qiu siblings were also from Baihua Building, then the Wang family’s loss was in vain, and certainly, Liang Tie’s silver would be lost as well.

“Then go get that Guo the matchmaker…” Qiu Rang became more pleased upon hearing this.

Xie Zhanfei had no choice but to take everyone to the Town Governor’s Office.

Each town would have a governmental office to handle local matters. Some towns had a town chief, while others did not. But officials from the County Governor’s Office would regularly tour each town.

Because Lianhua Town was relatively close to the county city, it didn’t have a town chief, but it did have an office where government officials took shifts on duty.

Upon arriving at the Town Governor’s Office, Du Juan came over but couldn’t find Zhao Feihu.

“Notify Qian Er and have him find a few people to take turns keeping an eye on Baihua Building…”

Du Juan nodded.

Guo the blabbermouth arrived soon after, followed by people from Baihua Building. Although Zhao Feihu wasn’t among them, a junior manager was. However, Guo the blabbermouth flatly denied arranging the marriage and even denied knowing the Wang family. Meanwhile, the junior manager acknowledged that Qiu Meifan was indeed a girl from their building and said her face was ruined, so she wouldn’t be able to entertain clients for a long time, and the Wang family should compensate them for it.

The Wang family’s mother and son were dumbfounded; the old Wang woman even fainted in shock and anger.

“Xinxin, this…” Li Xiang secretly tugged on Yang Ruxin’s sleeve, “Is Brother Tie Dan’s loss just going to be for nothing? Think of something, these siblings are infuriating…”