The Double
Chapter 216 - 216 98 Making Trouble_4

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Lizheng Hall at this moment was amidst a complete chaos.

The street was so crowded that it was impossible to slip through, and the shopkeepers from neighboring businesses were leaning against their doorways, watching the spectacle.

In the past, Lizheng Hall had occupied the best location in Xiangyang and its business had flourished incredibly, inevitably causing envy among others.

Not only peers looked down on them with disdain; even those not in the same line of business often felt jealous.

Now that Lizheng Hall was facing misfortune, they offered superficial sympathy, but their hearts were filled with glee.

It’s as if they could never stand to see others do well.

Ah Shun stood guard at the doorway.

Though he wasn’t very tall, he had followed Ye Mingyu around in the past years and had learned some fighting techniques.

He also had developed a bit of the bandit air typical of the martial arts world.

The entrance of Lizheng Hall hadn’t been trampled thanks to the guards he directed to defend it.

Nonetheless, the cabinets next to the door had been completely smashed, and the ground was littered with shredded pieces of cloth.

The crowd was highly agitated, and it continued to grow as new people armed with sticks and cudgels kept arriving.

Even with all his might, Ah Shun would not be able to hold them off much longer, as it’s hard for one to take on many.

Ah Shun inwardly groaned with frustration.

If Ye Mingyu were here, the situation might have been better; he could probably have intimidated the crowd.

But Ye Mingyu had disappeared just at this crucial time, and no matter how hard Ah Shun tried, he couldn’t possibly hold back the ever-growing crowd alone.

In the crowd, there were servants from wealthy families, as well as seemingly ordinary citizens from less affluent backgrounds, all of them shouting in anger.

“The member of the Ye Family plots for wealth and causes death; Ancient Fragrance Satin kills people!”

“Fraudulent Ye Family!

Call out the head of the Ye Family!”

“Members of the Ye Family deserve no peaceful death!”

The Ye Family had always been charitable and had never cheated customers in Xiangyang; this was the first time they had ever been accused of such infamy.

Listening to the allegations made Ah Shun’s head spin.

Someone rolled up their sleeves to show the crowd the tight clusters of red rashes on their arms, eliciting gasps of shock from around, which, in turn, made the assault on the shop more ferocious.

Ye Jiajia and her party had just arrived at Lizheng Hall, only to be greeted by this chaotic scene.

Lady Guan and Lady Zhuo had not come; Lady Guan had gone to the government office to look for Ye Mingyu, while Lady Zhuo had stayed at the residence waiting for news.

Before leaving, Jiang Li had called out all the guards she had brought with her from the Jiang Family.

It was fortunate that Jiang Li had called the guards.

The group had just arrived at Lizheng Hall when someone spotted them and immediately announced, “The young miss and young master of the Ye Family are here!”

With a “whoosh,” the crowd surged towards them, their momentum fierce.

Ah Shun, seeing the situation deteriorate, inwardly cursed their misfortune.

However, he then saw the guards behind Jiang Li unsheathe their swords in unison.

The guards from the Chief Minister’s Family, more stern and serious-looking than those of the Ye Family, could be intimidating just by their presence alone, to say nothing of comparing them with the government officers who had come to Ye Family to demand people.

As people tend to bully the weak and fear the strong, faced with so many fearsome and grim-looking guards, they instinctively paused.

Fearful at heart, they dared not step forward.

Ah Shun and Shopkeeper Qian could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

If anything had happened to the young master and the young miss, as well as Miss Biao from the capital here today, it would’ve been their failure as servants to bear the responsibility.

The guards shielded Jiang Li and the others as they made their way into Lizheng Hall.

The troublemaking citizens wanted to follow but were wary of the guards’ long swords and could only hesitantly surround them.

As they approached the entrance of Lizheng Hall, Jiang Li peered inside and saw a scene of complete disarray.

Shopkeeper Qian was holding a piece of cloth to his forehead, from which blood was seeping; apparently, he had been struck by something.

It seemed that these rioters had suddenly attacked, catching the people of Lizheng Hall off guard.

“Everyone…” Ye Rufeng mustered his courage and said, “Please don’t be rash, let’s calm down.

I am the young master of the Ye Family.

If there’s any issue, let’s sit down and talk it out properly.

The Ye Family won’t shirk its responsibilities…”

Before he could finish his sentence, an egg was hurled towards Ye Rufeng’s head with a “thwack,” but a guard from Jiang Li blocked it, otherwise Ye Rufeng would have been hit squarely.

“What do you mean you won’t shirk responsibilities?

Your Ancient Fragrance Satin has taken lives.

You have caused death, and you still want to profit from the people of Xiangyang?

The money you earn is tainted; it’s a debt paid with lives!”

Ye Rufeng’s face instantly flushed red with anger.

In the past, when people spoke of the Ye Family in Xiangyang, it was always with praise, and as the young proprietor, he was naturally respected.

But now, it was as if he had become a rat on the street that everyone wanted to hit, with the scorn in people’s eyes feeling very real.

They condemned him.

The young boy had never experienced such an event; he felt bewildered, puzzled, and even a sense of desolation.

No one was willing to believe him; he understood the coldness of human nature, and although a bitter recognition, it felt excessively cold.

Ye Jiajia, who was a little older than Ye Rufeng, felt sorry for her brother, but at this moment could not afford to comfort him.

She stepped forward, saying, “Everyone, I am not sure where the notion that Ancient Fragrance Satin kills people came from; we haven’t gotten to the bottom of this matter yet.

The Ye Family has been in business here in Xiangyang City for many years, and our reputation is well known.

We won’t deceive you.”

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