Chapter 211: Questioning Hu Wei
If the other party doesn't agree, they still have a way. However, it will cause a lot of losses.
Seeing everyone leave, Yue Fuli couldn't help but feel relieved. Then she sent Hu Weiwei away and moved the goods into the space by herself, leaving only an empty carriage outside.
These are the goods they worked so hard to bring here, and they must not be lost.
No matter what plans the three businesses and the prefect have, these goods must not fall into their hands for nothing.
Yue Fuli had just moved the goods into the space when someone from the prefect came looking for Hu Weiwei.
Hu Wei glanced at Yue Fuli, then followed the people sent by the prefect.
Yue Fuli asked Wuyou to guard the carriage, while she followed Hu Wei to the prefectural government office in stealth.
"Are you Hu Wei?" The prefect looked at Hu Wei who was brought to him and looked at him indifferently.
"In reply to your Excellency, I am Hu Wei. I wonder what you want me to do?" Hu Wei bowed to the prefect Qian Kun and looked at him neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Seeing Hu Wei's unyielding attitude, Qian Kun was furious. He slammed the gavel and shouted, "Hu Wei, do you admit your guilt?"
"Sir, I wonder what crime I have committed?" Hu Wei looked at Qian Kun with a puzzled look. He knew in his heart that the reason Qian Kun wanted to accuse him of a crime was simply to gain benefits.
The only thing they had in hand was the cargo in the dozen or so horse-drawn carriages.
"Hu Wei, as an official, instead of escorting the prisoners properly, you actually do business with them. Are you still unaware of your crime?"
"Sir, if you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext. If you insist on saying that I am guilty, then of course I am guilty."
"How dare you! How dare you talk to me like that?" Qian Kun was very angry. He didn't expect that at this time, Hu Wei still dared to talk back to him.
He looked at Hu Wei coldly and said in a cold voice, "Do you think that just because you are an official from the capital, I can't control you or do anything to you? Let me tell you, Hu Wei, if you take the initiative to admit your mistakes now, I can show mercy. If you firmly refuse to admit your mistakes, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Sir, may I ask which law states that an official cannot conduct business while in custody?"
“Indeed, the law does not command this, yet no one else does such a thing except you.”
"If they don't do it, that's their problem. What does it have to do with me? As long as I can get the prisoners to their destination safely and on time, and as long as we can complete our mission, there shouldn't be any harm in doing a little business on the way, right?"
"Is that a small business? Even big businesses don't have the luxury of yours. You have over a dozen carriages, all loaded with goods, and you still call it a small business? Are you kidding me?"
"Sir, you may not know that the reason we have so many goods is that when we passed through Song City, our people rescued the old lady of the Song family. Those goods were given to us by the head of the Song family as a thank you gift. Can we really refuse something given by others?"
"You?" Qian Kun was so angry at Hu Wei that he was speechless. If those goods were really sent by the Song family, he really had no way to punish Hu Wei.
Seeing that Qian Kun was very angry, Hu Wei softened his tone and said, "Sir, in order not to make things difficult for you, I will go and dispose of the goods right away."
Qian Kun looked at Hu Wei for a long time without saying anything. He wanted to rob him, but it would be bad for his reputation.
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