Chapter 163 What to do
Teng Zijing forced a smile at his wife and let his son take the spiced duck from his hand. He walked into the yard, walked towards the pergola, and looked at Mei Chengan in a daze.
He was very surprised to see Mei Cheng'an appear at his house. Although he had met Mei Cheng'an several times, they had hardly spoken a word and were not very familiar with each other.
Because of his relationship with Fan Xian and the fact that Mei Cheng'an hadn't exposed his fake death, Teng Zijing didn't worry that he was here to cause trouble for him.
But he didn't quite understand why he came to him without going through Fan Xian.
"What's up?"
Mrs. Teng Zijing was stunned for a moment when she heard this and looked at her husband.
"Do you know this gentleman?"
Teng Zijing nodded, but did not explain to his wife as now was not the time.
After eating the pear, Mei Cheng'an put the pear core on the table, looked at Teng Zijing and smiled.
"So this is your home. You misunderstood. I'm not here to see you. That's not right. I'm here to see you. That's not right either."
Mei Chengan said after taking a look at the little boy.
"To be precise, I was sending your son back. I also had a few words to say to his parents. I just didn't expect that he was actually your son."
Teng Zijing glanced down at his son standing beside him, his mind still confused, and looked at Mei Chengan again.
"My son, what happened?"
Mei Cheng'an looked at Teng Zijing, then at his wife, and said to Teng Zijing.
"You sit down first, husband. Ah, I should call my sister-in-law. Sister-in-law, please sit down too. I need to explain today's events to you clearly."
Teng Zijing looked at his wife, then obediently walked over and sat down opposite Mei Chengan.
Just as the little boy was about to speak, Mei Cheng'an looked at him.
"You've said it several times, can I say it this time?"
The little boy nodded.
"Well, go ahead."
As he spoke, he looked down at the spiced duck and sniffed.
Mei Cheng'an told Teng Zijing and his wife the whole story. The couple looked at their son in surprise, both shocked and frightened.
They didn't expect that their son would be involved in such a case just because of his curiosity.
Mei Cheng'an said.
"Don't worry, the two of you, after your son reported the case, the Kyoto government office kept a record, so you don't have to worry about your son being implicated in the future."
Teng Zijing looked at Mei Chengan and said gratefully.
"Thank you."
His wife also began to thank him.
Mei Chengan smiled and waved his hand.
"You're welcome. Your son may be young, but he's my new friend. It's my duty to save him from trouble. I came here to remind you that the case is currently under investigation. Don't let your son go to that place before the case is over, to avoid danger."
Teng Zijing nodded immediately.
"Don't worry about that. We promise to keep a close eye on him and not let him run around."
Teng Zijing's son opened his mouth wide and said, "I invited you to eat pears and treated you as a friend, but you complained to my parents?"
Mei Chengan smiled and spread his hands towards him.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm doing this for your safety. Think about it, people are killing people over there. It's so dangerous."
Mrs. Fuji then said to her son.
"That's right, it's so dangerous, you stay at home for the next few days and don't go anywhere!"
Teng Zijing looked at his son's pouting and unhappy face, smiled, patted him on the back, and spoke softly.
"Be obedient, ah."
The little boy nodded reluctantly, then thought of something and looked at Mei Chengan and asked.
"Will I still be able to see the big guy then?"
Upon hearing this, Teng Zijing also looked at Mei Chengan. The answer he hoped to hear was naturally that he would never see him. That person sounded dangerous.
Mei Chengan smiled.
"Of course you can. The big guy was caught in the big box. He is a victim. He will be released when the case is over. How about this, when he is released, I will take you to pick him up, okay?"
When Teng Zijing's son heard this, he immediately smiled.
"Really? Okay, keep your word. Pinky promise."
When Teng Zijing heard this, he thought it was unacceptable. He couldn't even hide from him, but he actually took the initiative to meet him. He subconsciously wanted to object.
"I'm afraid..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw Mei Chengan shaking his head at him and making a gesture to say "don't worry", and he couldn't say the rest of the words.
Mei Chengan smiled and made a pinky promise with the little boy, completing the agreement.
Mei Chengan said after taking a look at the satisfied kid.
"Okay, now that we've finished talking, I won't disturb you guys from having lunch. It's time for me to leave."
After saying that, Mei Chengan stood up.
After some polite exchanges, Teng Zijing saw Mei Cheng'an out. When they reached the door, Teng Zijing asked in a low voice.
"Who is that big guy in the box?"
Mei Chengan no longer concealed the truth in private.
"The Great Tree of Northern Qi."
Teng Zijing was stunned.
"Is it Cheng Jushu, the 8th rank master from Northern Qi who has a lot of horizontal training?"
Mei Chengan nodded.
"It's him."
Teng Zijing's eyes were full of disbelief.
"Then why did you let my son go to see him? He's a murderer, you're not..."
Mei Chengan interrupted quickly.
"Stop, don't panic, okay? To others, he is a big devil, but to your son, he is just a big guy. Your son's friendliness is far beyond your imagination. Don't worry. If there is real danger, I can't take your son with me."
How could Teng Zijing be at ease?
"He's a little kid..."
Mei Chengan interrupted again. "What's wrong with a child? Are you looking down on a child? I'm telling you this. Even if he's not a child, he still can't get Cheng Jushu's trust. Okay, don't worry. Even if I take a step back, I'll still be watching by your side. If something goes wrong, I can just hold him and run away, right?"
You say it so easily, it seems like he's not your son, right?
Teng Zijing's mouth twitched, still worried, but he finally closed his mouth.
Mei Chengan waved his hand.
"Okay, okay, go back and eat, your wife and children are waiting for you, I'm leaving now."
……
Mei Mansion.
Dining hall.
The family of three was enjoying their lunch quietly, with only Mei Chengan's seat being vacant.
Mei Cheng'an's absence from lunch had long been a common occurrence for his family. He either ate at the Honglu Temple or went out to eat. No one was sent to inform his family, so he probably forgot about it. It wasn't a big deal.
So when Mei Chengan arrived late and walked into the dining hall, the three people present were a little surprised.
Mei Yuxi spoke first.
"Brother, why did you come back so suddenly? Is the food outside not tasty?"
Mrs May followed closely behind.
"Son, are you not full? Then sit down and eat something."
Mei Zhili didn't say anything, just glanced at him and continued to eat quietly.
Mei Cheng'an said to his mother and sister, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"What the hell is going on? I just came back late because of something. I haven't eaten yet."
Apart from this little incident, the whole meal was uneventful.
After lunch, Mei Cheng'an and Mei Zhili left the dining hall together. Mei Zhili was a little surprised, but didn't say much.
Only when they arrived at the study did Mei Zhili start to ask.
"What's the matter with me?"
Mei Cheng'an did not keep anyone in suspense and went straight to the story of reporting the case.
"The situation is urgent. Brother Crab has already gone to deal with it. I'm here to tell you that you don't have to worry. The Overwatch Council will eventually take over this case."
"Oh, yes. I have specially left a report to Kyoto Prefecture. If anyone asks about it, you can just hand it over to them."
After listening to this, Mei Zhili nodded calmly, but did not blame his son for causing trouble for him.
The matter sounds big, but the Kyoto Prefecture is just accepting a report. No matter how big or small the matter is, it has nothing to do with the Kyoto Prefecture. If there are any problems, go to the Supervisory Yuan.
His only worry was whether this matter was related to his son. After all, it was quite strange that his son did not go home after work and wandered around there.
Mei Zhili glanced at his son and asked.
"This has nothing to do with you, right?"
Mei Cheng'an was stunned for a moment.
"What does it have to do with me? I just happened to meet him. The kid wanted to report the crime, so I took him to Kyoto Prefecture. That's all."
Mei Zhili asked again.
"Then why did you go there instead of going home after leaving Honglu Temple? Is our home in Xicheng?"
"Uh... just wandering around."
Mei Zhili looked unconvinced, but did not ask any further questions.
"I don't need to ask you what you were doing there. I just want to ask whether you were mentioned in the transcript."
"Oh, no, don't worry, I know I won't cause any trouble for myself."
Mei Zhili nodded.
"Okay, I get it. Go ahead."
……
Not long after returning to the courtyard, Fan Xian came. As soon as he saw Mei Chengan, he couldn't wait to start complaining.
"Oh my god, I told my dad about the guards, but he didn't take it seriously at all."
Mei Cheng'an stretched out his hand and motioned for him to sit down and talk slowly.
"what's the situation?"
Fan Xian did not treat himself as an outsider. He picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. After drinking it, he sat down and spoke.
"I don't know either. I told him yesterday, but he was so focused on the fact that I beat Lin Gong that he even forgot about it."
"What else could I do? I repeated it to him again. But my father got impatient after listening to it. He said he got it and chased me away."
As he spoke, Fan Xian lightly hammered the table.
"At the time I thought he didn't take it seriously. Sure enough, I guessed right. He sent me four guards, all of them were fifth or sixth rank."
Mei Cheng listened happily.
"and then?"
Fan Xian said.
"Then I went to talk to him about it. Guess what my father said to me. He said I was paranoid and that even if the prince wanted to deal with me, he wouldn't act so recklessly. After all, my status was there. He said I was overthinking it."
Fan Xian looked helpless.
"Tell me, what can I do with a father like this? He would rather believe in the prince's character than me. Where can I go to seek justice? Sometimes I even doubt whether I am his biological son."
Mei Chengan laughed out loud.
"Your father's reaction is exactly what I expected."
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment.
"how to say?"
Mei Chengan smiled.
"Isn't this just the prince version of The Boy Who Cried Wolf? If you get scared enough times, you'll become numb. It's normal."
Fan Xian thought about it and slapped the table.
"I'm really cool! What should I do?"
……
(End of this chapter)
