"Mayor, what does this mean?" Chen Yalan's voice was a little hoarse. She was angry. She hadn't expected the mayor to not only not answer her question directly, but instead produce a stack of banknotes. What did he mean by this? Was he trying to bribe her? At this thought, Chen Yalan's mouth curled up strangely.
However, the mayor was completely unaware that Chen Yalan was disgusted with his action. On the contrary, when he saw Chen Yalan's gaze, he thought that Chen Yalan was tempted by the money. He thought with some disdain in his heart that even if you were sent by the court, you still had your eyes on these silver coins. It was nothing more than that.
"These are my filial gifts to you. I hope you can be kind enough to stop investigating this matter." At this time, he thought that Chen Yalan had been tempted by these banknotes, so these words were spoken very clearly.
Sure enough, he really wanted to use these banknotes to bribe me. Did I look like someone who would bend over backwards for these banknotes?
Chen Yalan's anger grew stronger and stronger. She slammed the table and stood up instantly. "There's a missing person case in Huaihua Town. As the mayor of Huaihua Town, not only did you not strictly investigate and deal with it, but you also tried to use these banknotes to bribe others. I think you don't want to be the mayor anymore."
The mayor was shocked. She thought that Chen Yalan was tempted by the money and the matter was over. However, she did not expect that not only was Chen Yalan not tempted by the money, but she became even more angry.
At this time, Chen Yalan's words clearly meant that she wanted him to investigate the matter thoroughly, otherwise the official hat on his head would probably become someone else's.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Now, a person from above wants to overwhelm her, a local snake. No matter what, this is her place. She is alone, and all the people here are hers. Yet she dares to be so disrespectful to her. Not only does she not serve her and listen to her to let the matter go, but she wants to suppress her with force. She is like a local tyrant. She has never suffered such suppression before. So in an instant, the anger in his heart ignited.
"Since you are an official sent by the higher authorities, I want to give you some face. But since you refuse to accept my toast, it's no wonder that I am ruthless to you." After saying this, the mayor immediately shouted loudly.
After a while, more than a dozen people appeared in the middle of the yard. They were all men, with strong shoulders and sturdy build, and they all looked like experts.
Chen Yalan glanced around and instantly understood that the mayor wanted to attack her. With a disdainful snort, Chen Yalan started fighting with the dozen or so people.
Looking at the people gathered in a circle, the mayor's anger gradually subsided, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You can't blame me for this. I gave you a chance, but you didn't want it."
After saying this, he shook his head, as if he felt very sorry.
But then, his expression froze. He didn't expect that Chen Yalan, who was among a dozen people, was not beaten to the point of being unable to fight back. Instead, his own dozen thugs were knocked to the ground one by one.
After reacting, he rubbed his eyes and looked at the scene in disbelief: "How, how is this possible."
Each of the dozen or so thugs he hired had done a lot of things for him, and the mayor knew their abilities very well.
But even so, those thugs had no power to fight back against Chen Yalan.
After getting rid of the dozen or so thugs, Chen Yalan walked towards the mayor step by step amid wailing.
"You, what are you going to do? I am the mayor." The mayor's voice was trembling at this time, but he still suppressed the fear in his heart and stood there.
Because he knew that he was nothing compared to those dozen thugs, and Chen Yalan could knock down all those thugs by herself, so even if he wanted to escape, he would have nowhere to hide.
"Are you going to investigate the missing persons issue or not?" Chen Yalan's eyes were cold and her tone was also icy, as if she would kick the mayor over in the next second if he said no.
The mayor didn't dare to say no at this point. He immediately knelt on the ground and said to Chen Yalan, "My lord, I know I was wrong. I will investigate right away and send people to surround the Fuxiang Inn. Don't worry."
After getting the answer she wanted, Chen Yalan naturally would not do anything to the mayor. In fact, she knew from the beginning that she could only make verbal threats to the mayor. If she really did anything practical, it would probably be difficult.
Soon the mayor sent people to surround Fuxiang Inn.
Inside the inn, the innkeeper looked at the mayor and Chen Yalan across from him in surprise and asked, "Mr. Mayor, what do you mean by this? Why did you send people to surround my inn?"
"Hmph, shopkeeper, you still have the nerve to ask me what happened in your own inn. Do you want this mayor to tell me one by one?" After being frightened by Chen Yalan, the mayor did not dare to do nothing.
Unexpectedly receiving such an answer from the mayor, the shopkeeper remained silent for a moment, then slowly turned his gaze towards the mayor. "Mr. Mayor, please remember that you know exactly what I did. I have a written document of cover-up in your hand! If you truly want to apprehend me, I don't mind fighting to the bitter end."
After saying this, the shopkeeper stared at the mayor coldly, and the mayor felt a sudden chill on his back.
How could he forget that he had written a note in his own handwriting? If the shopkeeper hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten it completely.
Things suddenly took a different turn. If he really arrested the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper would probably do as he said and find someone to take the blame after his death, and then he would probably not be able to escape unscathed.
What should I do?
Just as the mayor was wavering, not knowing what to do, the shopkeeper spoke again: "I know that you, the mayor, are being held hostage, but you have to think clearly. You and I are on the same boat. If something happens to me, you will die too. Why don't we join forces and kill the person behind this and put an end to it once and for all?"
I have to say that the shopkeeper's proposal is indeed an excellent idea. At least the mayor is tempted.
Chen Yalan was listening to the conversation between the two people. After hearing the shopkeeper say that he had a document written by the mayor himself, Chen Yalan knew that today's matter might not be so easy to resolve.
Sure enough, after a while, the two reached a consensus.
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