Chapter 339: Intimidation
Noticing Gundam's gaze, Fan Xian forced a smile and nodded at him, while Mei Cheng'an waved at him.
"Now that we're done talking, you go ahead, Fan... We both have something else to discuss with Lao Wang."
Gaoda nodded without saying much. Before leaving, he looked at Wang Qinian again, grinned at him, and turned away.
"..."
Wang Qinian squinted his eyes and looked at Gaoda's back thoughtfully. After he walked a little further away, he took two steps forward.
Pointing at Gundam's back, Wang Qinian turned to look at Mei Cheng'an and Fan Xian and told them the only possibility he could think of.
"Master, sir, this fellow... ate poisonous mushrooms, didn't he?"
"Forehead…"
Mei Cheng'an didn't want to come at first, but Fan Xian insisted on dragging him along and asked a series of soul-searching questions.
"I took care of the responsibilities for you, I cleaned up your mess for you, and now you want me to do something as trivial as just giving you the final notice?
Is it appropriate? Is it reasonable? Don’t you have any idea who Lao Wang belongs to? Can you have some shame? "
Mei Cheng'an was speechless and could only follow awkwardly.
"Okay, it's just a notification, I'll come if I want!"
On the way, Mei Cheng'an couldn't withstand Fan Xian's soul-searching and sharp eye attacks, and had no choice but to agree to it in person.
However, when he really faced Wang Qinian, just like now, he looked at his innocent and ignorant face.
Mei Cheng'an found himself a little speechless. How the hell could he explain this? He had eaten a lot of the stolen fruits.
If he betrayed his younger brothers at this time, how would they view him in the future? How could he still be the big brother?
No, no, he can't say it. Why should he say it when it wasn't his fault? Whoever committed the fault can say it! No problem!
As for Fan Xian... well... he's here, and it's enough to have him present as a witness. As for anything else... I can't help.
After thinking about it, Mei Chengan's anxiety disappeared and he grinned.
"Why can't he be eating Yunnan mushrooms?"
Wang Qinian: “?”
Fan Xian: “?”
Wang Qinian asked curiously.
"Yunnan mushrooms? What are Yunnan mushrooms?"
Fan Xian's eyes fixed on his fellow villager's face. He looked at him expressionlessly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"..."
Good man, the murderous intent is all out there, so what, buddy?
Mei Cheng'an did not dare to respond to his murderous gaze, and watched Wang Qinian dispel his coldness with a smile.
"Haha, Yunnan is a place, and Yunnan mushrooms are also poisonous mushrooms. If you eat them, you will have hallucinations."
Wang Qinian suddenly realized and then smiled.
"That Gundam must have been eating the Yunnan mushrooms. His words were incoherent and confusing. I couldn't understand him."
Mei Chengan couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing that his fellow villager refused to respond to him, Fan Xian was so angry that his nose almost got crooked. He knew that he couldn't count on this useless guy!
After scolding him harshly with his eyes, Fan Xian rolled his eyes, turned to look at Wang Qinian, and spoke bluntly.
"Actually, he caught you eating the fruit secretly."
Mei Cheng'an curled the corners of his mouth when he heard this, and said, "You can't help it, brother."
Wang Qinian was stunned when he heard this, he suppressed his smile and thought for a moment, the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, is this... right?
"I stole the fruit and he... admired me?"
As he spoke, he finally reacted, opened his eyes wide and exclaimed.
"Sir, I didn't steal. I did it for the sake of Qing's reputation."
"?"
Fan Xian was stunned when he heard this.
Stealing fruit to save the country's reputation? Is that right?
Mei Cheng'an almost couldn't hold back his laughter again, but he forced himself to hold it back and quickly turned his head to the other side.
Fan Xian glanced at him, then looked at Wang Qinian in confusion.
"What do you mean?"
Wang Qinian said with confidence.
"Sir, should this fruit be sent to Northern Qi?"
"Yes, that's a state gift!"
"If the fruit is damaged during the journey and we send it as a state gift, will it damage the reputation of our Qing Kingdom?"
"Ah this..."
"Sir, just tell me if it's possible."
"Yes, yes, probably."
"Yes, then in order not to damage the reputation of our Qing Kingdom, do we need to check the fruits from time to time to see if they are spoiled or damaged?"
"what?"
"Isn't that right, sir?"
"right."
Wang Qinian clapped his hands and spread them to both sides.
"So, sir, as a member of the delegation, I took the initiative to take responsibility and help the delegation check whether the fruit is damaged...
How can this be called stealing? I am fulfilling my duty and taking the initiative to help the envoys and the Qing Kingdom. Is this wrong, sir?"
"..."
Although he knew that this guy was forcing it, he couldn't say anything for a while when he heard that he was helping Qingguo. It was ridiculous... but inexplicably reasonable!
hiss~
Fan Xian looked at him with a depressed expression, his chest feeling very suffocated.
Why didn't I know that Lao Wang was such a cunning guy before? When did he learn to be so cunning...hiss~this familiar trick of sophistry...
Fan Xian looked at his fellow villager who had turned his back and dared not look at him, and narrowed his eyes.
There's no doubt about it! Seeing how guilty he looks, Lao Wang must have learned this from his own actions.
Fan Xian was both angry and amused.
Damn it, instead of teaching good things, you teach these crooked ways, right?
Good, good, good, you are awesome!
Now the important thing is to deal with the important things. I will settle the score with you later!
After rolling his eyes at his fellow villager in annoyance, Fan Xian withdrew his gaze and looked at Wang Qinian again.
Seeing the guy's mouth curled up with a hint of smugness, Fan Xian almost laughed out of anger.
Okay, okay, you seem quite happy and proud, right? I’ll see if you can still laugh later!
Thinking of this, Fan Xian suddenly curled up the corners of his mouth, revealing a cold smile.
"Sorry, Lao Wang, you... are too late!"
"?"
Listening to the inexplicable words and looking at the weird smile, Wang Qinian's expression froze instantly.
Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling?
……
After a cup of tea time.
As the specially made heavy iron door at the rear of the carriage was suddenly opened from the outside, Sean, who was resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes.
A middle-aged man holding a basin of water outside the door suddenly caught his eye. Sean narrowed his eyes, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
The middle-aged man was naturally Wang Qinian. After thoroughly understanding the whole story and resisting in vain, he was forced to compromise.
Between cleaning Sean's body and riding in a carriage with Sean to monitor him in the future, he chose the former without hesitation.
It goes without saying that he has to choose between risking his life and facing death directly. He is not a fool!
Wang Qinian held the basin of water and stepped nervously onto the horse stool and got into the carriage under the sympathetic gaze of the guards around him.
After stopping three feet away from Sean, Wang Qinian half-crouched and carefully placed the basin of water under his feet.
After looking up at Sean who was staring at him, Wang Qinian quietly took a small step back and grinned.
"Mr. Xiao, you haven't taken a bath for a long time. Your body must be a little itchy. I've boiled some hot water for you. How about I help you wash and make you feel comfortable?"
Sean squinted his eyes and looked at him for a moment before asking.
"Did those two young men send you?"
What nonsense! If they hadn't forced me, would I have taken the initiative to serve you, the living devil? What are you thinking!
Although Wang Qinian complained in his heart, he didn't dare to say it out loud. He put on a simple smile and nodded obediently.
"Yes, Mr. Xiao."
Upon hearing this, Sean did not respond, nor did he intend to say anything more. Instead, he slowly closed his eyes.
Those eyes exerted too much pressure on him. When he closed them, Wang Qinian suddenly felt the pressure on his body reduced a lot and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Qinian did not dare to put away his smile, let alone look back. He leaned back slightly, raised his arms, and waved towards the door.
Soon, a wooden stick about three feet long with a white cloth wrapped around its head was handed to him by the guard outside the door.
Bringing the wooden stick in front of him, Wang Qinian took a look at it and then turned it so that the side wrapped in the white cloth was facing downwards.
Wang Qinian held the end of the wooden stick with both hands and slowly put it into the basin of water and was about to wet the cloth.
Suddenly there was a bang behind him. Wang Qinian was startled and immediately looked back, only to see that the carriage door was closed!
"Eh!"
Wang Qinian's pupils widened and he suddenly became anxious. He quickly moved to the door and pulled it.
On one hand, leaving the door open meant there were people outside watching, and on the other hand, it was convenient for him to escape, so he felt somewhat safe.
The door closed, and his sense of security was completely gone. How could he not panic? He was so panicked!
However, it was of no use panicking because the door was specially made and could only be pushed in from the outside and could not be opened by pulling it from the inside.
And the people outside obviously had no intention of opening the door.
Therefore, Wang Qinian could only be forced to accept a fact that he didn't want to accept but had to accept - being alone with Sean!
Wang Qinian slammed the door angrily, and then he remembered that there was a living devil behind him who was resting with his eyes closed.
Startled, Wang Qinian hurriedly and carefully looked back, fearing that the sound of his knocking on the door would upset him.
Although the light became much weaker after the door was closed, fortunately the ceiling of the carriage was translucent, so the inside of the carriage was not actually dark.
Therefore, without affecting his vision, Wang Qinian could see Sean's face clearly at a glance.
Sean didn't open his eyes, nor did he show any unhappiness on his face. The corners of his mouth even curled up slightly, revealing a smile.
"..."
The corner of Wang Qinian's mouth twitched, and then he forced out a slightly stiff smile.
With a smirk, Wang Qinian moved back to the basin of water, put the wooden stick in his hand into the basin again, and dipped it in the water while swirling around.
After the cloth ball was almost wet, Wang Qinian lifted it into the air and shook it gently twice to control the water.
After taking a look at Sean, Wang Qinian moved his hand back to the end of the wooden stick, held the stick in one hand and slowly extended the ball of cloth towards Sean's face.
When the cloth ball was less than a finger's distance away from Sean's face, Sean suddenly opened his eyes and reached out to grab the stick.
Wang Qinian was shocked, his heart rose to his throat, and he blinked wildly subconsciously while holding his breath.
Sean pressed the cloth in his hand down slightly, squinted his eyes and looked at Wang Qinian who was terrified, and threatened him wantonly.
"Tell me, if I catch you and use you to threaten those two young men, will it work?"
……
(End of this chapter)
