Chapter 1110: 抵债55
At this moment, An Dafu also caught up and pulled An Ning aside, "Ningning, stay here and don’t come out. I’m going to save the person."
"No way." An Ning rejected him without a second thought, "You’re already burdened with debt. If you go there, you’ll be walking right into their hands, and they’ll definitely not release the person."
An Dafu raised the land deed in his hand and said, "Don’t worry, I have the land deed, which is worth twenty or thirty taels of Silver. I originally intended to sell it to raise capital for business and earn money to repay the debt. Now it seems like it’s better to pay off the debt first."
As he spoke, An Dafu cautiously advised again, "Ningning, be good and remember, no matter what happens, don’t go out. Even if they don’t release the person, we will think of another way. Don’t get yourself involved too."
"Dad..."
An Ning wanted to say something more, but saw An Dafu already rushing out.
Helplessly, she could only remain crouched behind the woodpile and keep listening to the movements outside.
"Masters... Take care, masters..."
An Dafu chased after them, calling out, with a flattering tone that made An Ning feel very uncomfortable.
In her past life, her father was always high and mighty, always the one others flattered. When had he ever shown such a humble demeanor?
And all of this was because of her.
"Erlaizi!" The leader of the strongmen sneered coldly upon seeing Erlaizi chasing up.
As An Dafu stood bowed in front of him, without another word, the strongman kicked him, knocking An Dafu to the ground.
"Erlaizi, I’ve been looking for you. You owe gambling debt and dare to escape, yet you still dare to chase after us now?" To the strongman, this was undoubtedly a slap in their gambling house’s face.
An Ning, hidden away, nearly couldn’t hold herself back from rushing out, but she forced herself to endure it.
Her father was acting this way today all for her sake. If she rushed out, it would truly waste his heartfelt intentions.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, masters." An Dafu was stepped on but still had to greet with a smile, struggling to raise the land deed in his hand, "Masters, I, Erlaizi, haven’t run..."
"If you haven’t run, why is there no one at your place? We’ve already asked. You were whipped a few days ago, your injuries on your butt aren’t healed yet, don’t tell me you were just out for a walk!"
The strongman applied more force with his foot, and An Dafu’s expression turned even more painful.
"Masters, I knew you were coming to collect the debt, so I specially prepared the land deed from home, intending to clear off my debt," An Dafu said, "Think about it, if I really wanted to escape, there’d be no reason for me to chase after you, right?"
The strongman thought for a moment, agreeing with what Erlaizi said.
If Erlaizi truly wanted to escape the debt, he’d run as soon as he saw them, not chase them.
"In that case, I misunderstood you." Even as a debt collector, the strongman wasn’t unreasonable. After hearing An Dafu’s explanation, he hesitated a bit before releasing his foot off him.
"So, you’re saying you came here to pay the gambling debt?" The strongman asked.
"Yes, yes, yes, I’m here to pay the debt." As he spoke, An Dafu got up from the ground, swallowed his pride, and smiled flatteringly.
"Where’s the Silver?" The strongman reached out to An Dafu, knowing he was there to settle the debt, he wasn’t as aggressive as before.
An Dafu handed over the land deed, "Master, you know, I’ve been dirt poor, I really can’t produce any Silver, but I have a few fields that should cover my debt, with some surplus even."
