The Hunter’s Lively Wife
Chapter 1134 - Chapter 1134 Chapter 1134 Not Threatened

Chapter 1134: Chapter 1134: Not Threatened Chapter 1134: Chapter 1134: Not Threatened “This…?”

Shopkeeper Sheng was startled the moment he came out.

He was stunned.

What on earth was going on?

How could his manager be under Gu Ya’s control? “Shopkeeper, save me, Shopkeeper, save my life,” he cried, as if clutching at a lifeline.

The man kept begging Shopkeeper Sheng to save him.

After his initial surprise, Shopkeeper Sheng looked at Gu Ya with an annoyed expression, “Master Gu, aren’t you going too far? In my shop, to openly harm my manager like this? Do you really think Xingyu Winery is easy to bully?”

Looking over, the manager’s arm was still bleeding profusely. Initially, Shopkeeper Sheng had come out to scold the manager for inefficient work, but seeing the manager now injured and under Gu Ya’s control, his reprimand turned into anger directed at Gu Ya. Su Yunjin was unwilling to stay out of it.

But she was stopped by Gu Ya, who shielded her behind him.

“Going too far? Shopkeeper Sheng, my excesses are at least more honorable than some people’s sneaky tricks,” Gu Ya hinted sharply, and upon hearing this,

Shopkeeper Sheng’s face turned utterly dark.

It was as ugly as could be.

In the backyard, one of the two men had disappeared, but the other, Fan Wu, was still there. Shopkeeper Sheng racked his brains in the backyard but couldn’t figure out a feasible way to send Fan Wu away.

The backyard was surrounded by Gu Ya’s men, and Gu Ya himself was guarding the front of the shop; there was no chance to get Fan Wu out.

What to do?

If the government officer arrived, he would be completely doomed! No, he absolutely wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen, if this was exposed.

Not only Xingyu Winery but he himself would be ruined as well.

Shopkeeper Sheng glared fiercely at Gu Ya, seeing no other choice but to take a desperate gamble, possibly the only way out. If only Fan Wu could be sent away, the government officer wouldn’t catch anyone, and even if Gu Ya suspected him, there would be no proof that he was the mastermind behind setting Zuixiang Restaurant on fire. After all, he had no way out now.

So he decided to make a desperate move.

Turning back to look at the staff of Zuixiang Restaurant, Shopkeeper Sheng shouted angrily, “You bunch of good-for-nothings, do I feed you only for you to eat for free? Didn’t you see the manager is injured? Why haven’t you seized that Gu fellow yet?”

Catching sight of Su Yunjin, the shopkeeper knew how much Gu Ya valued his wife; if he could capture Su Yunjin, he could threaten Gu Ya.

Thus, Shopkeeper Sheng narrowed his eyes and added,

“Go, capture that woman. Whoever captures her, I’ll give him a hundred taels.” Shopkeeper Sheng was desperate to escape, hence the generous reward.

He and the entire Xingyu Winery were betting everything on this. If they won, all would be well; if they lost, it would be a disaster beyond recovery. Setting Zuixiang Restaurant on fire was a minor issue,

but he had also burned a plaque personally bestowed by Prince Qi Residence; that was a serious crime.

Just for that alone, he could be imprisoned for ten to eight years.

It could even lead to being sent to a frontier guard station.

As soon as the crowd heard that capturing Su Yunjin would earn them a hundred taels, they disregarded all else and vied vigorously to capture her–a hundred taels! Those assistants might never earn a hundred taels in their entire lives, so naturally, no one wanted to miss such an opportunity to strike it rich.

Gu Ya used his tall stature to fully shield his little wife behind him, and taking the knife from her hands, he placed it against the manager’s neck.

“Shopkeeper Sheng, see clearly, your manager is still in my hands. If you don’t want him harmed, have your men back off.”

Shopkeeper Sheng, utterly unfazed by Gu Ya’s threat, told his men to add another twenty taels. “All of you go, seize that woman, and I’ll give you a hundred and twenty taels.”