The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 273 Caught

Songzi returned to the dilapidated temple, where Xiaochun, holding a steaming hot meat bun, was completely bewildered. "Big brother, do you have that much silver? How come you have so many buns?"

He took a deep breath of the aroma, and the other little beggars had the same reaction.

Matsuko looked at her younger siblings with a faint smile. "Eat up, this was given to us by a kind lady."

He certainly wouldn't mention the little incident that happened, lest he corrupt them.

but……

"Xiaochun and I are going over there tonight. The rest of you stay here obediently."

He covered up all the drafty parts of the dilapidated temple as much as possible, and also spread a layer of straw on the ground.

That night, the two brothers went to the old house restaurant under the cover of darkness.

The two went upstairs with ease, completely unaware that a pair of purple eyes were watching them in the darkness.

When they got downstairs, they took out the prepared items and were about to start cooking as before when the restaurant suddenly lit up.

Wen Luozhi came down from upstairs carrying a huge flashlight. Songzi and Xiaochun raised their hands to shield their eyes from the light, which was hurting a little.

"What are you two doing sneaking into my restaurant in the middle of the night?"

As she approached, Wen Luozhi squatted down and picked up the things they had dropped in fear.

A small dagger, already rusty and with many small nicks.

She casually tossed the chair onto the nearest table, pulled up a chair, sat down, and crossed her legs.

She was out strolling around late today, so she decided to check out the strange thing about the window opening and closing, and she actually caught it red-handed.

But that's too simplistic. Were the previous restaurant owners all muddleheaded?

Songzi felt the voice was somewhat familiar. He peeked through a crack in his hand before quickly closing it again to cover his face completely.

How could it be the young lady who delivered the steamed buns to him during the day?! Is she the new owner of this restaurant?

But didn't Xiaochun say he was a young, scholarly-looking man?

He was utterly despondent, leaning helplessly against the corner of the wall, all he could do was cover his face and remain silent.

Wolf Overlord whimpered softly. Wen Luozhi stood up and walked to the corner. "You're the one I met at the steamed bun shop during the day. You don't need to block me anymore."

With no other choice, Matsuko slowly lowered her hand, revealing a face filled with despair.

During the day, he did something disgraceful, and this young lady helped him out of a predicament. At night, he brought his younger brother to do something bad, and she caught him.

He was too ashamed to face the kind person who had given them warmth.

Xiaochun also lowered his hand, clinging tightly to Songzi in fear, his large, bright eyes filled with dread of the unknown.

"What happened before was all related to you?" Wen Luozhi's voice was clear and sharp, but Songzi found it extremely grating at the moment.

He lowered his head and nodded slightly, silently waiting for Wen Luozhi to give them the punishment that was to come.

Xiao Chun raised her head timidly, glanced at Wen Luozhi, and pleaded softly, "Please, please let my older brother go."

The younger siblings in the dilapidated temple are still being supported by their eldest brother; he can't afford to have anything happen to them.

He usually eats the most and is also the most prone to illness; almost all the money is spent on him.

It's better that he's sent to be beheaded; at least he won't be a burden to everyone.

Upon hearing his words, Songzi shoved him aside and knelt down with a "plop" before Wen Luozhi. The sound was so loud that even Lang Batian couldn't help but sneer.

"Miss, it's my fault, I did everything."

"Xiaochun is still young, please let him go."

After he finished speaking, his head banged on the ground with a loud thud. Seeing this, Xiaochun, who was standing next to him, also kowtowed.

"Please let my brother go, I beg you!"

He kept nodding his little head, which made Wen Luozhi's heart pound with fear.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Her voice rose considerably, and the two brothers, thinking she was angry, banged on the ground even harder.

"If you don't stop, neither of you are leaving here!"

She hissed fiercely, and the two brothers kneeling on the ground paused and stopped.

"Miss, please let her go..." Songzi tried to plead further, but Wen Luozhi raised her hand to interrupt him, "Stand up and tell me why."

"I can judge for myself whether it's true or false, don't lie to me." She sat upright in the chair with her eyes slightly narrowed, the light from the flashlight shining on her face making her look somewhat sinister and terrifying.

Xiaochun trembled in fear, and Songzi pulled him into her arms and began to explain.

Wen Luozhi's furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

It turns out that the restaurant's first owner was kind-hearted and took in a group of little beggars, but later the restaurant owner was framed and had no choice but to sell the restaurant at a low price.

The person who took over happened to be a good friend of the restaurant owner. Songzi felt that something was amiss, so she followed that friend and heard him say it himself.

The restaurant owner went back to his hometown, and they were driven out and returned to being beggars.

He was furious but helpless, so he could only sneak in at night after closing the door and do some tampering.

Eventually, the man was forced to leave. They begged during the day and then secretly came to guard the restaurant at night.

Firstly, I wanted to wait for the first boss to return; secondly, this place was a good refuge, sheltered from the wind and rain.

Wen Luozhi snorted coldly, "It's understandable that they did that to the first restaurant owner, but what about the others?"

She stared intently at Songzi, her imposing presence leaving no room for him to lie.

Songzi swallowed hard and said, "On the day the second owner opened the restaurant, two little beggars came to ask for some food."

"The boss actually made them bark like dogs, saying it was for good luck, and the two young boys did as they were told."

Songzi's voice choked as he spoke, and he lowered his head, his thin shoulders trembling slightly.

Xiaochun peeked out from his arms and continued, "The restaurant owner didn't give them any food."

They said they were just beggars, and ordered someone to sweep them away with a broom.

After saying that, he lowered his head. The two little beggars hadn't even entered the restaurant before they were beaten.

Wen Luozhi sighed softly, "And what's next?"

Songzi said in a somewhat muffled voice, "The third boss is the one who recently sold his restaurant; his surname is Wu."

"We didn't do anything, he's just unlucky."

On the very first day of business, someone slipped on the red ribbon at the entrance and fell. After that, customers choked on their food and water.

Wen Luozhi: ...

It has to be said that this little guy is quite lucky. The owner of the wine shop next door said that after a boss took over, he could only last for two or three months.

It's just good luck that they haven't been caught for so long.

However, in the end, she, as the MVP, still managed to snag a huge bargain.

"Boss, just arrest me and put me in jail."

Xiao Chun's voice was muffled, and her lips trembled as she was about to cry. Wen Luozhi quickly stopped her, "Don't cry! If you cry, you'll still have to go!"

Xiao Chun covered his mouth after hearing this, but Wen Luozhi's next words almost made him burst with joy: "I'm not going to either of them!"

"But can't you tell which is more important?"

“The younger one is ignorant, but you, as the older brother, are also ignorant?” She turned her gaze to Songzi.

Songzi stood with her hands in front of her, not daring to look up at her, just like a teacher scolding a schoolchild who had made a mistake.