280, ROTCGIS
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Rebirth of the Charming Girl in Space
Chapter 280:
More Excessive Demands
Realizing the substantial loss of wealth, Xiao Gao forgot momentarily that her son was the mastermind and angrily exclaimed, "You heartless girl, actually thinking of getting ten taels of silver for free. You might as well just rob us."
Muran Lingran calmly responded, "What's the hurry? This is just a condition for releasing Chang Yongsong, not for releasing your son."
Xiao Gao was stunned, instantly feeling embarrassed and closing her mouth.
Originally planning to invite uncles and brothers to forcibly seize her son, she glanced at the large black dog by Muran Lingran's side, realizing this idea might not work as she heard their three sons were skilled in martial arts.
Even catching the mosquito thieves is up for consideration, and if uncles and brothers come over, they'll likely end up being beaten.
Feeling increasingly uneasy, she realized that after everyone accused her son of being the mastermind, this cunning girl might make more excessive demands.
Anxiously, Chang Yongsong spoke, "Yesterday, I only got two taels of silver. You can't make me give it all, and there are still the other four. I'll give you four taels of silver, and you can ask the rest from them. Is that okay?"
"Sure."
As for those three outsiders, if they can't come up with silver, she has ways to find compensation from them.
Chang Yongsong continued, "The silver we got yesterday should still be with us. It's in our own pockets. Come and take it."
The three brothers from the Murong family began to search their bodies, and none dared not complain, letting them thoroughly search. Having been searched the night before, they knew exactly where the silver was. In no time, all the silver they had was seized.
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Not too much, not too little, exactly ten taels.
Murong Lingran frowned, "Anything else?"
Chang Yongsong said, "Aunt, give her my two taels as well."
Mrs. Pan's face instantly turned red, and her lips trembled, "I... I can't come up with two taels of silver. Can... Can I owe it for now?"
Murong Lingran nodded, appearing quite accommodating, "Owing is acceptable. Write an IOU then."
Mrs. Pan, feeling embarrassed, said, "Okay."
Murong Lingran instructed his eldest brother to write the IOU according to her requirements and added, "This IOU will state that if you can't repay the two taels of silver within two months, the amount will double. If not repaid after another two months, which is four months in total, it will double again. This doubling will continue until repaid, just giving you a heads up."
Mrs. Pan hesitated but, for the sake of her son, reluctantly agreed, "Alright."
By then, she planned to sell all the pigs in her house, even though it wasn't the time for them to be taken to market. It should be enough to gather the required silver.
Murong Lingran stepped forward, collected the silver, had her sign a pledge, and stowed the silver in her bag.
Constantly sighing, Chang Yongsong asked, "Can you let me go now?"
Murong Lingran, with a cold expression, replied, "Why the rush? The game is not over yet."
As she finished speaking, Murong Zong presented five statements of confession and read them aloud in front of them. After reading, he confirmed, "These documents detail your crimes, is that correct?"
All five dared not resist and nodded in agreement.
Murong Zong then turned his gaze towards the three outsiders. "Tell me your real names, one by one."
The three dared not play tricks; after all, the authorities had their records. Unable to deceive, they truthfully revealed their names.
The chubby one said, "I'm called Zuo Daxing."
The tall one said, "I'm called Zuo Erxing."
The skinny one said, "I'm called Zuo Sanxing."
"You three are biological brothers?"
All three nodded simultaneously, "Yes."
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