Traveling through the emperor, overthrowing the empress dowager at the beginning

In a small shop.

Several servants in green were ready to fight Ye Chen.

Facing these blue-clothed servants, Ye Chen glanced at them with cold eyes.

Shen Qiu, who was beside him, gripped the hilt of the sword tightly.

Behind the two men, the imperial guards disguised as civilians were ready to take action.

"Wait a minute!"

The man in black suddenly shouted angrily.

All the green-clothed servants stopped, and Ye Chen looked at the man in black, only to see that the man in black had stood up and was actually clasping his fist towards him.

"Brother, I'm from the Daxing Casino in the east of the city, but I don't know where you're from."

The man in black suddenly became polite. His expression changed so quickly that Ye Chen narrowed his eyes.

"Daxing Casino? Are you guys from the casino here to rob women?"

Ye Chen asked doubtfully.

"Young Master misunderstood."

The black-clothed man's tone became more polite. He glanced past Ye Chen at the guards at the doorway, who were dressed in ordinary people's clothes and were clearly ready to make a move. He swallowed hard and said, "Hei is here only to collect gambling debts."

"The two owners of this shop once owed my gambling house a large sum of money. As the husband's debt is his son's, I hope you will understand that even if this matter is brought to the authorities, I will be in the right."

As a person who specializes in collecting debts for gambling houses, Hei Ba has naturally seen countless people. In his opinion, Ye Chen is by no means an ordinary person.

Without knowing Ye Chen's background, Hei Ba didn't even dare to speak loudly.

In the capital, if you throw a brick into a crowd, the person it hits could be a high-ranking official.

Heiba ​​naturally didn't dare to cause trouble for himself.

However, facing Hei Ba who was arrogant at first but respectful later, Ye Chen frowned slightly.

"Collecting gambling debts?"

"That's right, sir. Look at this bamboo slip. It clearly states that the owner of this shop once borrowed a hundred taels of silver from the Daxing Gambling House, using this shop and the two women in his family as collateral!"

Hei Ba spread out the bamboo slips and showed them to Ye Chen.

"You, you're talking nonsense! How could my father borrow money for gambling debts? I've never heard of it. Sir, don't listen to him!"

Tong Le said loudly.

When Hei Ba heard Tong Le calling Ye Chen "Sir", he couldn't help but smile and bent down a little lower.

Ye Chen looked at the contents on the bamboo slips, and then looked at Tong Le, whose face was covered with tears and who was stopped by a green-clothed servant and unable to move forward.

His eyes moved slightly, and he asked, "Is what's written here true?"

"It's true, absolutely true. I saw the owner of this store sign this gambling debt with my own eyes."

Heiba ​​said with a flattering smile.

"You're talking nonsense! My husband never gambles, so how could he possibly go to the Daxing Casino and borrow so much money?"

At this time, a woman next to Tong Le, who was much taller than her but also had a tear-stained face, shouted angrily.

Unlike Tong Le, this woman's voice is more mature and neutral. Even with a crying tone, it still sounds good.

Ye Chen glanced at the woman who was speaking, then turned to look at Hei Ba and said, "Did you hear that?"

"Sir, I'm not sure about that. Anyway, the owner of this shop really signed it. If you don't believe it, you can find someone to compare the handwriting. As for what these women said, they are in cahoots with the owner of this shop, so their words are naturally not to be trusted."

Heiba ​​raised his eyebrows, and his tone gradually became tougher.

Hearing this, Ye Chen looked at Hei Ba and then laughed.

"Handwriting and the like can be forged."

Hearing this, Hei Ba frowned slightly, but said, "But we have witnesses. When that person signed, the servants of our entire casino saw it with their own eyes. Even the head of the nearby village was present."

"Well, then, call the man over there. I'm going to question him today. Also, none of you should leave until the matter is thoroughly investigated."

Ye Chen said so.

Hearing this, Hei Ba was slightly stunned and frowned, but before he could say anything, Shen Qiu beside Ye Chen had already drawn his sword.

The sword, as bright as autumn water, was instantly placed in front of Heiba's neck.

Immediately afterwards, several imperial guards dressed as civilians filed into the shop, drew their swords, and placed them on the necks of the blue-clothed servants.

In an instant, Heiba ​​and those blue-clothed servants were stunned.

"Sir, what are you doing?"

"This is broad daylight, there are bailiffs on the street nearby. If you do this, I'm going to report you to the police."

Hei Ba's head was immediately covered with sweat. He had already seen that Ye Chen's identity was not ordinary, but he did not expect that Ye Chen would dare to suddenly attack.

"Before reporting to the authorities, please stay here and behave yourself."

Ye Chen snorted coldly and turned to look at Tong Le.

"Miss Tong, please bring out some of the shop owner's calligraphy. I'd like to compare the handwriting."

".I'll get it."

The older woman helped Tong Le wipe the tears from her face, then got up and went to the inner room.

It was then that Ye Chen discovered that the older woman had a very charming figure. Not only was she curvy, but she was also very well-proportioned. Although she couldn't be called plump, she was still very pleasing to the eye and could be called sexy.

"Sir, I, my Daxing Casino is not someone you can easily bully. It's okay for you to detain me like this, but if you anger the owner of the Daxing Casino, you'll be in big trouble."

When Hei Ba heard that Ye Chen wanted to check the handwriting, he panicked and said immediately.

"Humph."

Ye Chen looked at Hei Ba's frightened face, and his eyes immediately became sharp.

Just from the look on Heiba's face, he could already tell that there must be something hidden in this matter!

It is possible that the Daxing Casino was abducting women, and the debt contract in his hand might be a forgery.

As for getting into trouble, Ye Chen doesn't care at all.

Soon, the well-proportioned woman in mourning clothes came out from the inner room, holding some bamboo slips in her hands.

When the woman came closer, Ye Chen finally saw the woman's face clearly and was stunned.

The woman had obviously washed her face, and she looked like a lotus flower emerging from water, extremely beautiful. Her whole body exuded a delicate temperament, and with a few traces of tears still on her face, she looked quite pitiful.

One just wants to hold her in his arms and take good care of her.