Chapter 215 Full of Energy
Glancing at her with those sinister eyes, Si Lili suddenly felt her breathing tighten and her heart skipped a beat.
The smile on Chen Pingping's face quickly returned and he clapped his hands gently.
Yan Ruohai, who was waiting not far away, immediately moved and pushed him slowly out of the dungeon.
Until the two figures completely disappeared from her sight, Si Lili instantly collapsed to the ground, breathing heavily.
The two of them were walking slowly in the passage between the two gates.
Yan Ruohai looked straight ahead and said.
"If you want to protect Fan Xian, just kill Si Lili. Why go through all this trouble?"
Chen Pingping explained softly.
"Fan Xian promised to protect her life."
Yan Ruohai rolled his eyelids.
"I also want to ask, who is he to you?"
Chen Pingping smiled.
"Old friend."
"He grew up in Danzhou. How did you meet him?"
This time Chen Pingping didn't answer.
"Ruohai."
Yan Ruohai stopped and looked down at him.
Chen Pingping leaned sideways and asked.
"How long have you been in the Overwatch Council?"
Yan Ruohai was too lazy to think about it because the answer was not important.
"Can't remember."
Chen Pingping said softly.
"Among the heads of various departments of the Supervisory Council, the two who are most qualified to take on the responsibility are you and Zhu Ge."
"In terms of experience and emotion, the next head of the Overwatch Council will always be one of you."
Yan Ruohai smiled when he heard that, let go of the wheelchair handle, walked to Chen Pingping's side and asked.
"How do you talk about this?"
Chen Pingping turned his head to look at him and asked solemnly.
"If Fan Xian is the next head of the Overwatch Council, what do you think?"
The smile on Yan Ruohai's face disappeared, and after thinking for a moment, he replied seriously.
"The Overwatch Council is yours, it's up to you whoever you decide to give it to!"
After hearing this, the smile on Chen Pingping's face disappeared and his eyes became even colder.
Seeing this, Yan Ruohai smiled again, and Chen Pingping's expression also returned to being warm, and he turned his head to look forward.
Yan Ruohai looked at him and said.
"If I had objected just now, would you have killed me?"
Chen Pingping smiled and said softly.
"You and I have worked together for many years, why did it come to this?"
Yan Ruohai speaks frankly.
"We've worked together for many years! That's why I know that you had a murderous look in your eyes just now."
As soon as he finished speaking, the murderous look in his eyes reappeared in Chen Pingping's eyes, and disappeared in a flash.
After Yan Ruohai finished speaking, he returned to the back of the wheelchair and continued pushing it forward.
……
Fan Mansion.
Fan Xian was grinding medicine on the grinding wheel in the medicine storage room he had built.
In the afternoon, he went to see Lin Wan'er and found that her hands and feet were cold and her whole body was chilly.
Knowing that she was too sad and mentally agitated, I thought of preparing some calming medicine for her so that she could sleep well.
As he was rolling, a man walked down the stairs from the upper floor slowly. He was dressed in black, with his eyes covered by a black cloth. It was Wu Zhu.
Fan Xian noticed him, stopped what he was doing, stood up and reminded him.
"Uncle, you have to be careful next time you come to my place. The shadow of the Supervisory Council has been following me!"
The reason for saying this is not speculation, nor is it that he noticed the shadow, but that the shadow appeared directly after he came out of the royal villa.
Not only did he tell him clearly that Chen Pingping arranged him to protect him secretly, he even asked where Wu Zhu was, saying that he wanted to have a competition with Wu Zhu.
Faced with Shadow's out-of-character operation, Fan Xian was speechless.
He never liked being followed, and felt as if he was being watched all the time, so he was particularly concerned about how his whereabouts might be leaked.
It's fine if you follow me, but since you are protecting me secretly, you should hide in the dark! You are so ugly.
As for Wuzhu's whereabouts, he didn't even tell Chen Pingping, let alone a shadow whom he had only met once and had never met before.
Knowing that this was Chen Pingping's order, Shadow might not listen to him, so he didn't bother to talk nonsense with Shadow. After rolling his eyes at him, he turned around and left, intending to turn around and talk to Chen Pingping directly.
Fortunately, the shadow did not continue to pester me and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Wu Zhu replied.
"He has already returned to the Overwatch Council."
Fan Xian was a little stunned.
"You all know?"
"Chen Pingping wants to protect you."
Speaking of this, Fan Xian had wanted to ask this for a long time.
"why?"
"Of course it's because of the young lady."
"What's my relationship with him?"
Wu Zhu did not answer this question immediately, and paced back and forth a little anxiously while speaking.
"I can't remember clearly. I only know that when the young lady was murdered, it was Chen Pingping's Black Knights who avenged her and massacred Kyoto!"
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian's eyes narrowed, and he muttered as he recalled the scenes he had seen with Chen Pingping during the day.
"So it was him, no wonder he treated me like this..."
As he spoke, he remembered that he still had some questions to confirm with Wu Zhu.
"Uncle Wuzhu, Chen Pingping told me today that it was he who suggested you take me to Danzhou, is that right?"
Wu Zhu tilted his head.
"Yes."
After confirming the last doubt about Chen Pingping, Fan Xian breathed a sigh of relief. He did not lie to himself.
Although I still don’t know what his relationship with me is, based on what he has done for me and for myself, he must have a close relationship with my mother, Uncle Wu Zhu, and he is someone I can trust!
Fan Xian felt much better now that he had a trustworthy boss who cared about him. He said in a relaxed tone, "My charm is really amazing."
Wuzhu just kept silent.
Fan Xian glanced at him, smiled, and went back to grinding the medicine. As he was grinding, he remembered something and looked at Wu Zhu seriously.
"Uncle, Chen Pingping said that you killed Lin Gong..."
Wuzhu picked up the iron rod and admitted it directly.
"Yes!"
Fan Xian widened his eyes and stood up.
"Really you?! You, no, why did you kill him? And how did you know where he was hiding?"
Wu Zhu said calmly.
"I picked up the note you dropped. The reason I killed him was because you said in person that he was plotting to kill you, so you wanted to get rid of him.
And I also heard you mention my name, saying that if only I were there, I could help you get rid of him easily.
I'm here, so I'll kill it for you, is there a problem?"
"..."
Fan Xian was speechless and remained silent, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
I was just talking nonsense! His execution is too strong. His words are followed by his deeds.
I get it, talking nonsense can also kill people!
After a long silence, Fan Xian let out a sigh. Things had come to this point and there was no point in saying more. The case was already closed anyway.
So he killed the person. He said it was just talk, but deep down in his heart he did have this thought, so he took the blame.
What made him feel fortunate was that he had just learned the truth, which allowed him to deal with Emperor Qing and Lin Ruofu in broad daylight. Lin Wan'er was extremely frank, fortunately!
As for whether he would feel guilty when facing Lin Xiang or Lin Wan'er in the future, it was not within his consideration for the time being.
The deceased is gone, so why keep talking about sad things? Naturally, we should try to mention it as little as possible or not at all. It’s not a big problem.
After thinking about it, Fan Xian shrugged and sat down again.
"Okay, let's not talk about this. By the way, uncle, why did you come to see me so late?"
Wu Zhu asked.
"Have you asked Fan Jian?"
Fan Xian knew what he was talking about and nodded.
"I did ask, but he wouldn't say."
After a pause, Fan Xian asked.
"Uncle, what's so special about this Taiping Villa? It's just a house where I used to live.
So many years have passed, why is it that my father still looks secretive when he mentions it?
Not only they didn’t let me go, they didn’t even let me get close, it felt weird.”
Wu Zhu said nothing after hearing this. His head moved left and right, as if he was trying hard to recall something.
As he was thinking, Wuzhu screamed and reached out to hold his head, but he could no longer hold the iron rod and it slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground.
Fan Xian was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly stood up and walked over to help him sit down on the other side of the table. He picked up the iron rod and put it on the table and asked with concern.
"Are you okay, uncle? If you can't remember, think about it slowly. Don't worry."
Wuzhu held his head with both hands and suddenly started roaring again.
"I can't stop, ah~"
Fan Xian was extremely worried when he saw this, but he could not help. He was so anxious that he could only shout over and over again.
"Uncle, uncle, uncle..."
Wuzhu held his head and roared for a long time. At a certain moment, the roar stopped abruptly and the pain on his face disappeared.
Fan Xian was delighted when he saw this, and he squatted beside him and supported his shoulders.
"Uncle? Are you okay? I was scared to death just now."
Wu Zhu slowly put down his hands.
"I seem to remember the location of Taiping Villa."
Fan Xian asked immediately.
"Where is it?"
Wu Zhu placed his arms on the table, sat up straight, and turned to face Fan Xian.
"East of the city, five miles away."
Fan Xian was stunned when he heard this. The Wild Flower Valley where he had gone on an outing yesterday was only three or four miles away from the east of the city. This meant that he was very close to Taiping Villa at that time.
He stood up and walked around to the other side of the table, sat down, and said to Wu Zhu in a slightly excited tone.
"The key to the box I left over there might be hidden in Taiping Villa. If you find the key, you can get your memory back."
Wuzhu Road.
"Then leave the city tomorrow."
After a moment's thought, Fan Xian felt that something was not right.
"Not tomorrow. If I rashly go to Taiping Villa now, it will attract too much attention."
Wuzhu Road.
"Then I'll go!"
Fan Xian rejected it again without even thinking about it. He had to participate in such a fun activity as going to his mother's old house to find the key!
"Neither!"
After a pause, Fan Xian thought of the outing yesterday, and said with an moved heart.
"I have an idea, but it will take me a few days to prepare. We will need a lot of people to accompany us when we leave the city this time."
Wu Zhu was puzzled.
"why?"
Fan Xian smiled mysteriously when he heard this.
"The truth is most easily concealed in noisy places!"
……
The next morning, after having breakfast, Mei Cheng'an changed into his official uniform and went to the Honglu Temple.
As soon as he stepped into the gate of Honglu Temple, Mei Cheng'an noticed something different from the past.
Everyone's spirit is different. They hold their heads high, chests puffed out, and move quickly with big strides, as if they are full of energy.
He also knew the reason. During the morning court session, Emperor Qing publicly announced the start of the Northern Expedition.
Such breaking news had already spread to Kyoto at an astonishing speed, and continued to spread outward.
……
I will post two chapters first, and there will be more in the evening.
(End of this chapter)
