Chapter 115 Give you a suggestion
Control Yuan.
Doorway.
The two men got off the carriage and stood side by side on the street. One of them was eating a candied haws in his hand while looking at the gate of the Overwatch Council.
Mei Cheng'an ate a very sour hawthorn, which was so sour that his teeth fell out and his face wrinkled.
"I'm so damn jealous."
Fan Xian looked at him and immediately laughed.
"You deserve it! You insisted on exchanging with me, and now you're reaping the consequences. My bunch is especially sweet, hahahaha."
Mei Cheng'an rolled his eyes at him and rubbed his cheeks. It took him a long time to recover. He looked at the two hawthorns left in his hand, hesitated for a moment, put his hand down, and was a little afraid to eat them. He turned to look at Fan Xian.
"Let's go in."
After saying this, Mei Chengan raised his foot and was about to walk forward.
"Wait a moment." Fan Xian called him.
Mei Chengan looked at him.
"What's wrong."
Seeing Fan Xian's eyes shift to the stone tablet on the left side of the Overwatch Council gate, Mei Chengan understood.
"Would you like to see the stone tablet your mother left behind first?"
Fan Xian nodded calmly. He was curious about what his mother had written on it.
Mei Chengan thought for a while and said.
"I have a suggestion. Would you like to hear it?"
Fan Xian looked at him.
"Just tell me."
Mei Cheng'an said.
"I suggest you watch it when you come out."
Fan Xian was puzzled.
"Why, is there any difference between looking at it now and when you came out?"
Mei Chengan nodded.
"It's very different, because... you'll know when the time comes. Of course, I'm just suggesting it. It's up to you whether you want to read it now or not."
Fan Xian stared into Mei Cheng'an's eyes and saw that he was serious and not joking. He then looked at the stone tablet and after a moment, Fan Xian nodded.
"Then it's up to you."
Mei Chengan's mouth corners curled up.
"Let's go then."
The two entered the Supervisory Office and went straight to a case library. Many people looked at them on the way, but no one came forward to question them. The two were so calm, strolling leisurely in the garden without looking left or right. Their route was clear, and it was obvious that they were very familiar with the Supervisory Office.
After a while, the two arrived at their destination.
Mei Cheng'an reached out and knocked on the door.
A smaller voice came from within the room.
"Who?"
With a creaking sound, the door opened a crack, revealing Wang Qinian's face.
When Wang Qinian saw Mei Chengan’s smiling face, his heart skipped a beat. He thought, is he here to find me and call me to task?
"Sir, why are you here?"
As he spoke, he opened the half door a little wider and bowed to Mei Chengan.
Mei Cheng'an just looked at him with a smile without saying anything. When Wang Qinian was wondering what was going on, a person suddenly appeared behind Mei Cheng'an and greeted him with a smile.
"Hey, Wang Qinian, long time no see."
Wang Qinian's pupils dilated when he saw who that person was.
"Master Fan Fan Fan? How do you find..."
He looked at Mei Chengan halfway through his words and saw that he was still smiling without saying anything. He understood instantly and felt very disappointed. It was over. He had escaped the first day but not the fifteenth.
Seeing Wang Qinian's grief-stricken expression, Mei Cheng'an couldn't bear to watch it, so he looked away and looked inside the house.
"Aren't we invited?"
Wang Qinian glanced at Fan Xian, hesitated for a moment, and moved away.
"My Lord and Master Fan, please come in."
Mei Cheng'an didn't hesitate and walked in. Fan Xian followed closely behind him. When passing by Wang Qinian, he smiled and patted Wang Qinian on the shoulder.
"Excuse me."
Wang Qinian lowered his shoulders when he was tapped and forced a stiff smile on his face.
"Don't bother, don't bother."
Mei Cheng'an walked in front and occupied the only seat in the room without hesitation. He sat down, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. Fan Xian looked around the room.
Wang Qinian closed the door, took a deep breath, turned around with a flattering smile on his face, and walked towards the two of them.
Fan Xian spoke when he heard the noise behind him.
"Oh, so many documents are under the jurisdiction of Lord Wang. He is really in a high position and has great power."
How could Wang Qinian not hear the teasing in Fan Xian's words, so he said hurriedly.
"It's just a small clerk, not worth mentioning."
Fan Xian turned around and looked at him, firing non-stop.
"Hey, Lord Wang is so busy with work, but he still has time to draw pictures and sell books. I can tell at a glance that Lord Wang must be very efficient in his work. Even when he runs, his feet are very fast. It is really admirable."
Wang Qinian's smile froze, thinking that what was coming had finally come. He glanced at Mei Cheng'an who was leisurely sipping tea, gritted his teeth, and knelt down in front of Fan Xian with a plop, with a sad face and a sobbing tone in his voice.
"Master Fan!"
Wang Qinian's move made Fan Xian feel helpless. He knelt down now? Was it worth it just for such a small amount of money?
Fan Xian subconsciously looked at Mei Cheng'an, but seeing that Mei Cheng'an almost choked on the tea, he obviously did not expect Wang Qinian to be so decisive.
Mei Cheng'an was not shocked, he was amused by Wang Qinian's pretentious performance. He almost choked himself. He coughed twice to hide his laughter and quickly waved his hands.
"Ahem, don't look at me, just chat about your own things."
Wang Qinian breathed a sigh of relief. Young Master Mei was too familiar with him, and he was afraid that Young Master Mei would sabotage him. As long as Young Master Mei did not interfere, this matter would be easy to handle.
Fan Xian was helpless and looked at Wang Qinian again. "What are you doing?"
Wang Qinian confessed with a tearful voice, his lips drooping.
"Wang knows that his moral conduct is not good enough, and he has failed to live up to the great kindness of the emperor and the common people. However, Wang has been amassing wealth privately because of the tragic events in his family. He has no choice but to do so."
The words were full of sorrow, which made anyone who heard them sad and cry. Coupled with Wang Qinian's face full of shame and helplessness, this performance was a perfect score. As for the effect, just look at Fan Xian's expression.
Although he was clearly the victim, Fan Xian looked embarrassed at the moment, and it was obvious that he was moved by compassion.
"You, you should stand up first. I didn't ask you to kneel down and speak."
As he said this, he was about to help Wang Qinian up.
Wang Qinian was in the middle of his performance and naturally didn't want to get up. With the audience's response being so good, of course he would press on with his victory.
"Mr. Fan, Mr. Wang's first wife has long passed away! She only left behind..."
Mei Cheng'an couldn't bear to listen any longer. Even though he knew that saying it verbally would not have any actual impact, he couldn't be so shameless, so he interrupted directly.
"That's enough, Lao Wang. This is not the way to play the victim. My sister-in-law is so stubborn that you can just talk about it. If you keep talking, Little Pork Belly will be dead by then."
Wang Qinian: “…” Didn’t you say you wouldn’t interfere? Why are you going back on your word like that?
Fan Xian: “…” What do you mean? You’re making up stories to fool me.
The two looked at each other. Fan Xian seemed to be smiling, while Wang Qinian had an embarrassed and bitter look on his face. He was really about to cry.
Mei Chengan put down the teacup.
"Alright, alright, Lao Wang, hurry up and get up. Fan Xian is just teasing you. He's not here to cause you trouble this time. He needs your help with something, so don't act."
Wang Qinian was stunned when he heard this and looked at Mei Chengan.
"Are you serious, Master Mei?"
Mei Cheng'an rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily.
"What good will it do me to lie to you?"
Wang Qinian breathed a sigh of relief.
"You should have said so earlier."
Having said that, he immediately stood up, his expression returned to normal, looked at Fan Xian, and asked in a relaxed tone.
"What does Master Fan want from me?"
Fan Xian looked Wang Qinian up and down with a strange look in his eyes, and only spoke when Wang Qinian felt uneasy.
"So you were just acting to trick me, right?"
Wang Qinian was a thick-skinned man and didn't feel embarrassed at all. He smiled and bowed.
"I have misunderstood Master Fan's intentions. I have no choice but to resort to this desperate measure. I hope Master Fan will forgive me."
Fan Xian rolled his eyes at him and looked at Mei Cheng'an.
"You're right. For such a small amount of money, this guy is willing to kill his family. He really does everything he can and has no bottom line."
Mei Chengan smiled and shook his head.
Wang Qinian said indifferently.
"My wife and daughter are both in good health, so you can talk about it."
Fan Xian looked at him.
"You are so greedy for money, aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation?"
Wang Qinian's expression became serious.
"Master Fan, reputation is as good as dirt to me, and money is more important to me than life. This is the way in my heart, and it is consistent from beginning to end."
Fan Xian sighed.
"You and my brother may have something in common. How about this? I won't pursue the matter of the map, and I don't want the twenty taels of silver."
"Twenty taels?"
Fan Xian smiled, but it wasn't a smile.
"Well, isn't ten times two taels of silver twenty taels? You wouldn't forget what you said this morning so quickly."
Wang Qinian remembered what he had said casually at that time. He didn't expect Fan Xian to still remember it, and smiled.
"I remember, of course I remember. Your Excellency is so magnanimous, so magnanimous."
Fan Xian curled his lips and changed the subject.
"but…"
Wang Qinian's heart tightened, fearing that there might be a twist.
"But what?"
Fan Xian smiled.
"But you don't need to do the book business anymore. I'll do it myself."
Wang Qinian's expression changed and then he smiled again.
"That's nature. That's nature."
Although he said this, he was wailing in his heart. This was a huge sum of money, and it just flew away like that.
Fan Xian looked at him deeply, turned around and walked to the table, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup, drank it in one gulp, put the cup on the table and then turned around to look at Wang Qinian again.
"Now that we have settled the accounts, it's time to talk business. I came to you this time to retrieve a document, number D-534. Please help me find it."
Upon hearing this, Wang Qinian looked at Mei Chengan.
"I'm sorry, Master Fan. No one outside the Supervisory Council has the authority to review the case files. If Master Mei wants to review it, that's fine. Master Fan..."
Fan Xian didn't waste any time and immediately took out the Secretary's badge from his waist and threw it to Wang Qinian.
"Is this enough?"
Although Wang Qinian had known about it for a long time, he did not show it on his face. He looked at the badge, bent down, took it with both hands and handed it back.
"Enough, enough, enough. It turns out to be the Lord Commissioner. I am sorry to disrespect you."
Fan Xian took back the badge and put it back into his waist.
"Now we can go retrieve the case files."
Wang Qinian did not move.
"Sir, this document says Si Si Teng Zi Jing, hasn't he been killed by you?"
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(End of this chapter)
