Encirclement

Master Mu's public questioning made matters somewhat complicated.

"Five hundred taels of silver? Is that how you reward people? Are you a plant from this establishment, or are you here to smash the place up?"

Inside the private room, Chen Ping'an remained calm.

"This young master can add however much he wants! In this backwater, you make such a fuss over a mere thousand-odd taels of silver! You're already quite advanced in years, yet you still come to brothels. Aren't you afraid you won't have the strength to leave afterward?"

"You!"

Master Mu was so angered by Chen Ping'an that his beard practically stood on end.

"What do you mean, 'you'? How dare you slander this young master! Do you know who this young master is? Say another word, and I'll have the Town Pacification Office throw you straight into prison!"

Master Mu was angered into laughter by Chen Ping'an's words.

"Have the Town Pacification Office do it? You? Who are you trying to fool? Where did this little bastard come from? Who do you think you are!"

He had initially thought the other party might be some lineage's young master, but now Master Mu no longer entertained that thought in the slightest. Who talked like that?

He neither stole nor robbed anyone, yet Chen Ping'an wanted to drag him to the Town Pacification Office and throw him into prison?

"Not afraid? Good! Good! Good!"

After saying "good" three times in a row, Chen Ping'an turned to the page boy in the private room and removed the jade pendant from his waist.

"Take this jade pendant outside. My servants are waiting there. Hand it directly to them."

The page boy hesitated as he looked at the jade pendant.

"Take it! This young master will reward you handsomely!"

After handing the