It turned out that Song Yangming couldn't pay back his debts, so he used Chi Wan's family's mountain as leverage, telling the loan shark he could profit from both ends.
He arranged for someone to stage an accident with Chi Wan to force her into debt. Whether her family went bankrupt or not, the money could always be recovered.
In Song Yangming's opinion, bankruptcy would be even better.
That way, Chi Wan's family would be desperate to raise money and rush to sell the orchard. The loan shark could then swoop in, drive down the price, and make a killing.
The loan shark heard the plan and thought it was feasible. As it happened, he already had men in the market, so he simply let Song Yangming take charge.
There was no need to recount what happened next; Zhou Huaijin already knew.
So, if they hadn't dropped Zhou Huai'an's name last time, Chi Wan and Zhou Huaijin probably wouldn't have escaped so easily.
