"Even if he was literally throwing them into the river, it wouldn't have been this fast, would it?"
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the scholar, "Let's go, take me to him. If I don't knock his teeth out today, I'll take his surname!"
"..."
Chen Qiu's face was expressionless as he remained silent, repeatedly telling himself in his heart to stay calm, stay calm, stay calm. Then, after taking a deep breath, he said with a slightly trembling voice, "Are you sure he didn't just throw all the Spirit Stones into the river?"
"No."
The scholar shook his head, pulling out an account book from his bosom, "I'm not making excuses for him, but the truth is I've seen most of the expenditure myself; it's not been wasted. He even hired three accountants from Zhao's Commerce, with all the accounts recorded here."
"But the spending was a bit too fast..."
"The City Lord of Qiu Yuan City even specially allocated an area outside the city for him..."
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"..."