BHBF Chapter 82.1

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 4) Chapter 82.1: Playful Son (48)

At the provincial government, the Zhizhou was quite overwhelmed after receiving the official documents from Qingning County.

“A new official has three big things to do upon taking office, and this time he’s going to burn me.” Zhizhou Xing said to his advisor.

After reading the long confession, the advisor said, “Sir, you are not mentioned here, so you don’t have to worry too much for now.”

After hearing this, Zhizhou Xing was not completely relieved. Instead, he said, “It’s just that he didn’t burn me now. Lord Wu confessed all these dirty things, which shows that he is completely under Shao Yu’s control. As long as Shao Yu asks, can he still not answer?”

Xing Zhizhou even thought of another possibility, saying: “Could it be that this old guy has already mastered it, but has kept it secret, waiting to stab me at the critical moment?”

The advisor naturally thought of this possibility. If he had a subordinate who knew his secrets, it would be really difficult to deal with.

The advisor said, “Sir, we can ignore whether Shao Yu has found out anything for now, but Lord Wu must not leave Qingning County alive.”

Xing Zhizhou naturally thought of this and said, “It’s been three days, and the people we sent out still haven’t come up with any results.”

The reason why Xing Zhizhou kept dragging the matter out was, firstly, he wanted to wait until Lord Wu was killed, and secondly, he wanted to wait for news from the Governor’s Office.

Although the Governor’s Office is a long way away, it is estimated that they will arrive soon.

But when he thought about the people he sent out and there was still no news coming back, Xing Zhizhou’s heart was always in suspense.

Lord Wu’s crime this time was considered a serious one and had to be interrogated by the Governor’s Office. But before the interrogation, the prefectural government would usually send guards to escort the person from Qingning County to the Governor’s Office.

Although he could also take action during the escort, this would be too obvious and would easily arouse suspicion.

If Wu Qi died in Qingning County, Xing Zhizhou could still put the blame on Shao Yu, but if this man died during escort, he would easily be suspected.

Xing Zhizhou did not want things to come to this point unless it was absolutely necessary.

At this moment, someone hurriedly walked in from outside the house.

“Sir, there is someone from above.”

When Xing Zhizhou received the news, his mood immediately worsened.

Even so, he packed up carefully and went out with his advisor to greet them.

After seeing the visitor, he was a little surprised, but still asked: “Master Fang, why did you come here in person?”

He even suspected that the superiors thought that this case was unusual, otherwise why would they send Fang Ye down.

Fang Ye was the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Justice. The rank of Lord Wu was not high, and the trouble he caused was only in Qingning. In the opinion of Xing Zhizhou, there was no need to send Fang Ye to take action.

Xing Zhizhou could only guess that the higher-ups must be taking this case very seriously.

The more he took it seriously, the more panicked Xing Zhizhou, a man with a dirty mind, became.

“Master Fang, it’s a rare occasion that you come here. I must entertain you well today.” Xing Zhizhou said with a smile. He just wanted to delay time.

Fang Ye has always been known as the Jade-faced King of Hell in the Censorate, so even when he heard Xing Zhizhou’s flattering words, he didn’t look happy at all. He just said, “Speed is of the essence in war. Please leave quickly, Xing Zhizhou.”

“Now?” Xing Zhizhou was even more surprised. After all, under normal circumstances, he should rest here for a night before setting off again, instead of being like Fang Ye now, who was in a hurry to be reborn and wanted to leave as soon as he arrived.

Fang Ye said with a serious face, “Sir Xing, the Governor-General has attached great importance to this case after receiving the report. He is still waiting for a reply in the government office. I hope you won’t keep him waiting for too long.”

After Fang Ye brought out the governor, Xing Zhizhou did not dare to say anything to delay.

If you think about it carefully, although Lord Wu himself holds a low-ranking official position, this is the first major corruption case in Lingnan officialdom this year. If the court sends people to catch him, it would be a bad thing, but if it is discovered through internal investigation, it would be a political achievement for the entire Lingnan region.

In fact, the interrogation procedures of Shao Yu have been completed. Now that the Governor’s Office has sent people, even if they send him to the Censorate again, it is just going through the process again. Therefore, Fang Ye’s mentality is relatively relaxed at this time.

But it was not so easy for Xing Zhizhou. If Lord Wu say anything again during the review, he would be in trouble.

After Fang Ye gave a few instructions, he urged Xing Zhizhou to set off again.

Xing Zhizhou could not delay, and could only bite the bullet and mobilize manpower.

No matter how long Xing Zhizhou delayed, the time to set off finally came. In his haste, he mobilized mainly the people he usually used, but he also mixed in a lot of other people.

The two of them set off for Qingning County together. As the carriage slowly moved forward on the post road, Xing Zhizhou inevitably approached to get close to him and asked, “When the confession was delivered to the governor, what was his reaction?”

Fang Ye heard this, turned his head to the side, looked at him and said lightly: “What else can I do, I have caught another giant rat in Lingnan that endangered the people, and the Governor is naturally overjoyed. .”

After hearing this, Xing Zhizhou looked a little unhappy.

The position of Lord Wu was too low-ranking, and did not involve those officials far above him. They were naturally happy to have this political achievement, and if he were also involved, I am afraid that the group of officials above him would still be applauding.

Xing Zhizhou kept talking to Fang Ye for a long time, but Fang Ye’s attitude was not warm, and even seemed a little cold.

Seeing that he seemed to be unable to get to the point, Fang Ye became a little impatient and said directly: “Master Xing, if you have something to say, just say it directly. There is no need to be so hesitant.”

Xing Zhizhou was choked by this and thought to himself, this Fang Ye is indeed as difficult to get close to as the rumors say.

“Sir Fang, I am a lowly official in a remote place. Now that someone under my command has done something so terrible, does the Governor intend to hold him accountable?”

After hearing what Xing Zhizhou said, Fang Ye glanced at him and said, “The people below are all wearing skins and they usually disguise themselves well. No one knows whether they are actually human or ghost. If Master Xing really didn’t notice it for a moment, he will be criticized, but the Governor will not pursue it too much.”

After hearing this, Xing Zhizhou was stunned for a moment, and did not dare to ask the rest of the question. He just said, “That’s good, that’s good. I’m afraid that the master will hold Xing accountable for my negligence.”

At this time, Fang Ye looked at Xing Zhizhou, who said he was relieved, but his expression did not look relaxed at all. He secretly took note of the other party’s abnormality.

Xing Zhizhou didn’t know that he had gotten himself into a trap in this way. After driving slowly for most of the day, the carriage finally arrived at Qingning County.

After Fang Ye glanced at the decaying city walls of Qingning County, he couldn’t help frowning, and said in disgust, “Why is Qingning County so dilapidated.”

Xing Zhizhou said: “Master Fang, you don’t know that Qingning is a small county. This place is already poor, and natural disasters occur frequently, so the taxes here…”

The development of a place depends mainly on local taxes. Part of the taxes collected each year is turned over to the national treasury, and part is retained in the local area for local development.

Qingning County has low tax collection, so naturally there is little surplus money. Without money, there is no way to build a good city wall.

Fang Ye nodded when he heard this, but did not continue asking. Instead, he waited for the carriage to stop. When he thought about meeting Shao Yu, Fang Ye felt excited.

Because someone had come to inform him earlier, when the carriage arrived, Shao Yu had already received the news and was waiting outside the city gate.

Fang Ye recalled the last time he saw Shao Yu, which was seventeen years ago.

After so many years of separation, he felt that everything and everyone had changed.