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Chapter 70: The Grand Master's Letter [Read more]

silence.

After a brief silence, Lu Zhan gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother Chun, you are worthy of being me."

Being able to come up with such a crazy method, most likely it was the experience gained from visiting brothels, accurately grasping the mind of men. Perhaps becoming a eunuch was not enough to scare Pei Kun, but if he was fed a few aphrodisiacs and thrown on the street, it would test the bottom line of his dignity.

"Ahem..." Xie Chunyan touched his nose and kept a low profile for a rare time: "Well... let's go report to Director Chu first."

Chu Huaizheng did not rest, but was reading files in the front study room of the Demon Suppression Bureau.

After the three of them knocked on the door and entered the study, Chu Huaizheng glanced at them and said in a deep voice: "Just say it."

Xie Chunyan bowed and explained Pei Kun's confession in the simplest way, and then handed over the confession letter.

Things are far less complicated than imagined.

Pei Kun was young and frivolous at the time, and was about to gain a foothold in the court. However, because he had several contacts with other ministers in the court, he was framed by the King of Pingnan, who dismissed him from his post and sent him back to his hometown, and ambushed him on the way.

Pei Kun returned to Jinling after escaping death. He had always been brooding over what happened that year. After hearing that Princess Changyi had come to Jinling, he began to think about revenge.

So he bribed Lin Hongwen's servant to ask the servant to ask the princess out in the name of Lin Hongwen. After the princess came out, he kidnapped her quietly and then tried to get rid of the princess's secret guards.

Pei Kun knew that the matter would be exposed, so he asked his daughter to take the princess away, wanting to blackmail King Pingnan into telling the truth of that year and clearing his name.

In order to make sure that everything goes well, Pei Xiu entrusted the princess to Xu Hu, and used Xu Hu to hide the princess first. However, Pei Xiu did not expect that the Demon Suppression Division would act so quickly. As soon as she arrived in Runzhou, she was caught by the Demon Suppression Division and then committed suicide by taking poison.

Lu Zhan frowned slightly. He felt that the case was confusing when he first investigated it. However, no matter whether it was Xu Hu or Pei Kun's confessions, he felt that the case was full of loopholes. Many parts seemed reasonable, but they could not stand up to scrutiny.

"This is what happened..." Chu Huai was looking at the confession signed by Pei Kun, and he said thoughtfully, "Escort Pei Kun to Bian Jing overnight. We can't execute the execution on his behalf."

Xue Feng hurriedly said, "I understand."

"Step back, Lu Guanqi stay." Chu Huaizheng said.

Xie Chunyan bowed to Xue Feng and left. The study room suddenly became quiet.

Chu Huai was sitting behind the desk, his eyes became sharp, he smiled and asked: "Guan Qi, do you still have many doubts?"

Being able to become the Director General is indeed not as simple as it seems... Lu Zhan said: "I do have some questions that I don't understand."

"That means it's not time to understand yet." Chu Huai was leaning back in his chair, and said in a light voice, "The Demon Suppression Division's hands are used to suppress demons. Go back and think carefully about what I said, and leave."

……

It was raining late at night and the headquarters was quiet.

Lu Zhan stood in the corridor, watching the night rain rolling up the petals, thinking over and over again about Chu Huaizheng's words in his mind.

Chu Huaizheng obviously also realized that there were problems with this case, including Pei Kun's confession. It seemed reasonable, but in fact it was untenable... But what did he mean? Was he asking me to stop being so stubborn and learn to be humble?

"It seems that there are other people behind this case. Director Chu is telling me that no matter who is behind it, it has nothing to do with us... The Demon Suppression Division suppresses demons, not court officials or court struggles..."

Lu Zhan had some indescribable feelings, but in the end he just let out a long sigh and walked into the rain. He did not go to the guest room to rest, but returned to Jiangning's home.

The drizzle was drifting. Lu Zhan took the bait and fishing rod and sat by the lake in the backyard to fish. There were several koi swimming in the lake, which were about the same size as the civil servants in Quancheng.

As an unqualified angler, fishing has often become a habit of thinking about things.

Lu Zhan scattered a handful of bait to attract the koi.

I watched quietly as the civil servant ate the bait and then threw the hook into the water. Soon, a stupid koi took the hook and shook its fat body continuously, trying to break free from the hook.

The water rippled, but the other koi did not realize the seriousness of the situation. They all took the opportunity to share the bait. Finally, a big hand reached out and took the hooked fish off.

Lu Zhan threw the fish back into the water.

With a "plop", the sparkling surface of the lake was completely disrupted.

The water became turbulent and the koi fish in it swam around everywhere, but the koi fish that had bitten the hook survived, only its skin was slightly broken because of biting the hook.

Lu Zhan raised his eyebrows and smiled, then put away the hook and went back to his room.

……

On May 31st, the weather was sunny and the flowers were fragrant.

It has been three days since he returned from the headquarters. During these three days, Lu Zhan did not ask about Princess Changyi's case, but just reported to work as usual.

I heard from Yang Tou'er that the case of Princess Changyi has been closed, and the culprit Pei Kun has been executed along with all his clans. Xu Hu was deceived, so he was given a lighter sentence.

However, this afternoon, he received a Feihe message from Chu Wantang, and Lu Zhan returned to the headquarters.

The weeping crabapples that were blown down by the wind and rain were not as gorgeous as before, and appeared to be somewhat bare. Chu Wantang, wearing a white dress with bright crabapple embroidered on the hem, was sitting under the tree playing the piano.

"You're here." Chu Wantang's slender white fingers brushed across the strings.

Lu Zhan didn't know much about the guqin, but he felt that the sound of the guqin was like a spring flowing slowly, which subconsciously calmed his mood. He sat opposite and said casually, "What's the matter with calling me over?"

Chu Wantang stopped playing the zither and looked up, saying, "Today I received a letter from my master. I found it very interesting, but I don't quite understand it. Can you help me take a look?"

Hmm? You, an artistic young woman, can't understand it. I don't believe it... Lu Zhan was a little curious. After taking it, he found a line of words written on the note: How is the weather in Jinling? Can we see the sun?

Does the Grand Master still care about the weather in Jinling... Lu Zhan complained a few words and subconsciously looked up. In the dazzling sunlight, his eyes closed involuntarily and he was slightly startled.

"Master told me." Chu Wantang smiled slightly: "Do you understand?"

"Understood." Lu Zhan put the letter down: "Thank you."

Chu Wantang continued to play the zither with her head down, the music flowing along with her voice: "I know you have doubts about the princess's case, but Master has his own decision. If the fight spreads to the Demon Suppression Division, Master will make them pay the price they deserve, but we only need to focus on ourselves."

Lu Zhan smiled in return.

The note that the Grand Master gave to Chu Wantang made Lu Zhan even more certain that Princess Chang Yi's case was related to a court struggle, otherwise the Grand Master would not have let her beloved disciple turn a blind eye to it, after all, this matter involved her beloved disciple's father.

Unless the Chief Master already knew the reason, she knew that the matter would not become a big deal, the princess would not be in trouble, and the Jinling Demon Suppression Division would not be in trouble... but she also knew that the truth of the matter would not be truly investigated. She also knew that the Jinling Demon Suppression Division could not handle this matter, and she had to make the decision herself.

This was the first real officialdom struggle that Lu Zhan encountered since he came to this world. He had many feelings in his heart, but they all turned into motivation in the end.

Become stronger... Work hard to become stronger. Work hard together with your little brother Yuanshen. Don’t let your little brother be 007 by himself.

Seeing that he was silent, Chu Wantang looked into the distance, her charming peach blossom eyes were watery, as if filled with a lot of emotion.

Finally, she turned her head and smiled: "Congratulations in advance, you will be transferred to the Jinling headquarters."