American Comics: BOSS Invasion

"Brother-in-law, what are you talking about?" Xu Xian was already completely confused.

"I'm asking you, where did this silver come from?"

"This…"

Xu Xian hesitated. Of course, he knew where the silver came from—the dowry Bai Suzhen brought from her family when they got married.

However, dowry items were a woman's private money, and men shouldn't inquire about them. Xu Xian was the same. Until they got married, he only knew that Bai Suzhen came from a wealthy family named Bai.

As for how much money she had, Xu Xian didn't care at all.

Later, it was because they needed money to open Baoantang, and Bai Suzhen took the initiative to take it out that he realized his wife had brought so much dowry.

He didn't think much about it then, but now it seemed that this silver was clearly obtained through improper channels. But he was already married to Bai Suzhen, and throwing his wife out at this time would not help.

He quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind and finally decided to remain silent.

And his silence, in Li Gongfu's eyes, was a blatant admission. He almost suffocated from holding his breath.

The constables, who had been waiting for this moment, rushed forward and tied Xu Xian up like a dumpling in no time. They chained him to a cart and dragged him away.

Xiaoqing immediately became anxious: "You villains, where are you taking my husband? The silver wasn't taken by him, I took it! Arrest me, arrest me!"

Xiaoqing was telling the truth, but no one took it seriously because she was a loyal servant protecting her master. Although her loyalty was commendable, it was still inappropriate in matters of right and wrong.

Feeling pity for her, no one paid attention to Xiaoqing.

After shouting a few times with no response, Xiaoqing's temper flared up.

She was different from Bai Suzhen, being a genuine Qing snake spirit who grew up in the mountains, drinking blood and living by the law of the jungle.

She had long been accustomed to the law of the jungle, where the strong preyed on the weak. Although she had been trying to adapt since entering human society, she still subconsciously wanted to resort to force when encountering unpleasant things.

Since words were useless, she would knock them all down.

Bai Suzhen shook her head, her calm gaze filled with worry.

"Don't be impulsive. Have you forgotten that this is not only a human city but also the territory of Jingling Court! The rules are there. If you use this move, it won't be long before our sisters are surrounded by Soul Reapers!"

Xiaoqing's expression froze. Recalling the scene of the Soul Reaper army appearing, her movements slowed down.

"But, Sister, the government has discovered that we stole from the treasury. This is a capital crime in human society. Husband is your destined one, he can't have anything happen to him! What should we do?"

"Don't worry, let me first find out the cause and effect!"

Bai Suzhen said calmly.

This matter happened suddenly, and there must be something fishy about it. Although Bai Suzhen was innocent and didn't understand human affairs very well, the five ghosts beside her understood it very thoroughly.

Before using official silver, it must be melted to remove the steel seal on it. Occasionally, copper and iron must be added to turn good silver into inferior silver so as not to arouse suspicion.

The five ghosts had reminded them of these small matters in advance, and Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing were also careful. Every time they took out silver, they would melt the official silver into standard silver ingots.

The bottom of the silver would also be occasionally engraved with the Bai family's mark to show ownership.

Moreover, the only time they used silver on a large scale was when they opened the pharmacy and purchased a large amount of medicinal materials. The transaction was with medicinal merchants traveling north and south.

They were all people who did big business, and each transaction involved at least several hundred or thousands of taels of silver. Such transactions were normal and would not arouse anyone's suspicion.

They were already so careful in their daily eating, drinking, and occasionally asking for free medicine. How did they get exposed?

At this moment, the noisy discussions outside entered the ears of the two women.

One-tenth of the people watching the excitement outside had followed Wang Daoling. They had personally seen Wang Daoling easily solve a case that had the constables racking their brains and unable to find any clues, just by giving a small prop.

What was this? This was a real immortal!

And what surprised them even more was that the real culprit was actually Xu Xian of Baoantang, who had an excellent reputation and had recently been praised by many people!

This was big news.

They were red-faced, emotional, and loudly discussing.

"I knew something was wrong. Xu Xian has been dull since he was a child. He and his sister depended on each other for life and could barely afford to eat. If his sister hadn't had good fortune and married Head Li, how could he have studied for so many years?

Even if he had some family fortune, it wouldn't be enough to open a Baoantang. Just such a big shop would cost tens of thousands of taels of silver!"

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding people burst into laughter.

"Old Liu, you always exaggerate. When will you change your habit? The government only lost five thousand taels of silver, and the Baoantang courtyard is worth ten thousand taels. How did you even come up with that!"

The man was not embarrassed at all and argued forcefully: "What do you idiots know? I'm just emphasizing how expensive it is, okay? Such a big shop like Baoantang, plus the medicinal materials stocked inside, would add up to several thousand taels of silver. Where did Xu Xian get the family fortune?

I say, when the case just happened, the finger should have been pointed at Xu Xian. This kid seems honest on the surface, but who knows what kind of despicable person he is in secret!"

"Shut up. You only know how to be an armchair strategist. If Wang Banxian hadn't been unwilling to let the yamen runners suffer for no reason, you might still be begging for medicine at Baoantang right now!"

Someone listened to them arguing for a long time and asked curiously, "I've been hearing you guys call Wang Banxian, Wang Banxian for a long time. Is he really that effective? Where is he? I want to go see him too. My wife always gets up sleepwalking in the middle of the night. I want to find a real Taoist to take a look!"

"Then hurry up and go. Wang Banxian is like a god. His whereabouts are uncertain. If you want to find him, you might not be able to find him. He should still be at the teahouse two streets away. If you hurry over, you might run into him!"

Xiaoqing and Bai Suzhen exchanged a glance, left the front hall through the curtain, and the two of them turned into two tornadoes, one green and one white, and headed straight into the distance.