roccoschili Chapter 107 Recognition of Identity
Chapter 107 Recognition of Identity
Many brave guests were silently watching the movements in the inn from outside the door. When they saw the evildoers being beaten so badly by Su Cheng'an's two men, they felt admiration and also felt very happy.
Someone took the lead in shouting, "What a mighty man!" and started applauding.
The others also reacted and started clapping. For a moment, the applause was thunderous, and many people gave thumbs up to Qingxiao and the others.
Qingxiao Qingying stood there expressionlessly, but her cheeks slowly turned red.
The frail young man slumped on the ground, powerless. Of the five strong and muscular guards, four were now lying here and there, leaving only one guard with footprints on his face, who was constantly moving them to one place.
When he entered the store just now, the domineering aura that he had as if he was the king of the world had disappeared without a trace.
Now they dared not even cry out in pain, and could only grit their teeth and bear it, for fear that the noble would be displeased and cause them more suffering.
The guests who knew the whole story saw their miserable appearance and instead of sympathizing with them, they all spat in unison: "You bully others and end up getting bullied. You deserve it!"
Seeing that the inn was getting more and more customers, Su Chengan kicked the sickly young man on the ground and said, "If you hadn't been so reckless and arrogant today, how could you have caused such a good inn to be so ruined with broken tables and chairs!"
"I'll pay, I'll pay!"
The sickly young man was not stupid. He knew that he had fallen into the hands of a powerful person. Just like he usually bullied the children of poor families, in the eyes of the people in front of him, it was probably not much more difficult than slaughtering pigs and sheep.
Seeing him coming forward, Su Cheng'an ordered, "You must compensate the shopkeeper for the financial and emotional damage he suffered, and you must compensate the girl and child even more. First, you verbally offended the girl, and then you allowed your men to murder a child. If I hadn't acted quickly just now, you and your servant would have become murderers!"
"I know, I'll pay for it all!"
Seeing that the bearded man didn't move, the frail young man quickly said something to make amends: "Double the compensation!"
Su Chengan glanced at him and asked, "How much compensation?"
"Five hundred taels!" the frail young man said. Seeing the giant Buddha before him remained motionless, he gritted his teeth and added, "Five hundred taels is for the girl and the child to calm their nerves, and the other five hundred taels is to compensate the shopkeeper for his losses."
Su Cheng'an glanced at Jin Chu not far away, but saw the girl nodded slightly without any expression.
He then withdrew his gaze and quietly glanced at the person on the ground for a few seconds. When the frail young man almost couldn't bear it and asked to raise the price again, he slowly said, "In that case, quickly take out the silver, take your people and get out!"
The frail young man nodded repeatedly after receiving the order, and swiftly took out two silver notes of five hundred taels from his pocket and handed them respectfully to Qingxiao beside Su Cheng'an.
Qingxiao put away the banknote and confirmed it, then nodded to Su Cheng'an.
Su Cheng'an waved to the sickly young man who was eagerly waiting for him to let him go. The young man turned around and ran out the door, not even caring about the several injured guards behind him, for fear that Su Cheng'an would change his mind again and not let him go.
Seeing their master rush out, the remaining few people could only lower their heads and remain silent, supporting each other as they walked out of the store, facing the contemptuous looks and sneering words of everyone in the store.
Just as he was about to step out the door, Su Cheng'an suddenly said, "Wait!"
Several people's faces changed drastically, but they didn't dare to stop. The man with the footprints on his face turned around and smiled apologetically: "Master, do you have any other instructions?"
"Go back and tell your master that if you come to this Tongfu Inn to cause trouble again, be careful or I will take your heads off!"
Several people were shocked again and replied in a low voice: "We dare not."
"Get out!" Su Cheng'an spat out two words coldly.
Several people went out quickly as if they had been pardoned.
Su Chengan took the 1,000 taels of silver that Qingxiao had handed over and walked over to Jinchu and Shopkeeper Zhao. "Shopkeeper, please find a quiet place for us to talk."
Shopkeeper Zhao took the two of them upstairs and went directly to his small room.
After serving tea and sitting down, Su Cheng'an pushed two silver notes onto the table and said, "This is the compensation I asked for from those troublemakers on your behalf. Divide it between you two!"
When Shopkeeper Zhao saw the denomination, he gasped and waved his hands repeatedly to refuse: "No, no, no, I haven't even thanked you for saving me today, how can I accept money from you again?"
"Take it! This is the guy's compensation for your store's losses." Su Cheng'an did not allow any refusal and directly slapped the banknote in front of Manager Zhao.
"Even if it's compensation, it shouldn't be so much. The tables and chairs in our shop are not worth more than a few taels of silver, so we definitely can't afford five hundred taels of compensation. I can't repay the kindness of saving you today, so I'm just shamelessly borrowing your money. Please keep this banknote for yourself!"
Su Cheng'an was too lazy to explain to the shopkeeper any further, so he pointed at the banknote and said, "Even the old man can see that I don't need this money. This banknote was originally requested for you two. If you really feel bad, use this money to compensate those frightened customers today!"
Seeing that Su Cheng'an was somewhat impatient, Manager Zhao carefully put the banknotes away.
Jin Chu, who was standing aside, watched the bearded young man stuffing the banknotes into his pocket in a serious manner, and couldn't help but think of the five hundred taels of banknotes that the man in black had left for him before he left half a year ago.
What a coincidence, another five hundred taels!
Seeing Shopkeeper Zhao put away the banknotes, Su Cheng'an said straight to the point, "I'd like to let you know, old man, that this girl and I are old acquaintances. Helping you today is just a piece of cake. Don't be polite to me, old man. Go back to your business and let me say a few words to her."
Shopkeeper Zhao opened his old eyes wide and looked at Su Cheng'an in disbelief, then looked at Jin Chu who was smiling and nodding. Although he was puzzled, he smiled tactfully, turned around and closed the door, leaving the space to the two people in the room.
After a while, the laughter of guests could be heard from the first floor, and a few words of thanks could be heard faintly.
This must be Uncle Zhao giving the guests a sweet treat!
Jin Chu smiled and looked at the five hundred taels of silver on the table. He said with deep emotion, "Another five hundred taels! You really are my God of Wealth. I've only met you twice, and I've already received a thousand taels of silver from you!"
That's who he is!
This girl is still as smart as ever.
Su Chengan felt an inexplicable joy in his heart, and his expression relaxed a little: "When did you find out?"
Jin Chu tilted his head and replied, "When you called that guy a bastard..."
This girl was still so direct in her words. Su Cheng'an lowered his eyelids slightly: "Is that all?"
"Of course not! You have a nice voice, so I remember you as soon as you speak. But there are people with similar voices, and based on that alone I'm not sure of your identity."
After taking a sip of tea, Jin Chu continued, "Besides being a voice control person, I also have a very good nose. You have a unique scent of your own, and today when we were close, I smelled that scent again."
Jin Chu looked at the bearded young man in front of him. "Although you have changed your appearance, I remember your eyes. You were not as polite to me as a stranger. After comparing them many times, I am sure of your identity."