Ge Chunru's face was full of heartache when he heard Xiao Hanzheng's words.
"This is my brother, how can you leave him to die?"
"These people are robbers. He only owe ten thousand taels, but they want us to pay them thirty thousand.
"Go and report them to the authorities!" She said in a sharp voice.
Xiao Yuanshi's face darkened. "I'm the deputy governor, not the magistrate of Northern City. I don't have the authority to meddle in such a matter."
The burly man looked at Ge Chunru and snorted. "Concubine Ge, you can send someone to get the magistrate to sue us now."
Then, he took out a receipt that Ge Chunyi had signed. "This is your brother's signature.
"It's clearly written on it that the interest will be increased by ten times a day after the time limit is exceeded.
"We're not afraid even if you tell the emperor," he said confidently.
Ge Chunru read the contents of the IOU and almost fainted from anger.
