Chapter 136 It would have been better if you had cooperated earlier. Why make things unpleasant?
In the front yard of the private school, Zhao Duan's expression changed in an instant. When he said this quietly, his two colleagues were stunned at the same time.
The lady standing opposite, who was showing a passive resistance, also felt a sinking feeling in her heart.
"I spoke to you kindly, but you didn't appreciate it. So I had no choice but to be ruthless."
Zhao Duan's face was gloomy, without a trace of smile on his face.
He walked past his colleagues who were looking at each other in confusion and walked slowly and straight towards the master and servant.
"Sir, please don't be angry. My young lady didn't mean that..."
An old servant with gray hair named "Uncle Fu" came forward hurriedly, bowed and smiled, and kept explaining.
I have no confidence at all in the moral standards of Dayu officials.
Has his true colors finally been revealed... Xue Xuan sighed inwardly, not surprised.
When she was a daughter of an official family, all the officials she met had "kind faces", but after being at the bottom of society for many years, she has become accustomed to the reality.
What's more, he was the "King of Hell" of the Imperial Court... She suppressed her sorrow and tried to act humble:
"Sir, calm down. It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I really don't know what you want. My father committed a crime in the past, and the verdict has long been made..."
Zhao Duan's face became even darker, as if a thunderstorm was about to fall.
"gentlemen!"
Just at this moment, a little girl came running out from the private school behind.
She was so tiny, with pigtails.
From the window of the private school behind me, curious heads of little children popped out and looked over here.
They didn't know what was going on and just thought that "adults were talking."
The little girl ignored Zhao Duan and the other two, ran over, braked suddenly, looked up, and looked at her eagerly.
Xue Xuan's expression changed slightly, and he tried to be pleasant:
"What are you doing here, Nannan? Are you going to the toilet?"
The little girl shook her head and twisted her fingers embarrassedly:
"I...the spring rolls were so delicious, I couldn't resist and secretly ate two in advance."
He said halfway and waved his hands:
"However, I ate my two, and Mr.'s half was left untouched! Mr., please don't tell Mother, okay..."
Haitang looked at the child in surprise and thought he was quite cute.
Zhang Han had a blank expression as usual.
Xue Xuan looked anxious and urged:
"It's okay, the teacher won't tell anyone, and it's not your fault. Go back to study and don't come out."
"Oh!" The girl with pigtails agreed happily and was about to run back.
“Wait!”
Zhao Duan suddenly spoke, looked at the girl with interest, and said with a smile:
"What a cute kid! Come here and let me take a look."
The girl stared blankly at the three strangers, then took a timid step back, feeling a little scared.
Xue Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he tried to remain calm:
"This is just the child of a local resident..."
"Really?" Zhao Duan took the lead and picked up the girl with one arm.
With his other hand, he pinched the other's chubby face, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but his tone was not cold at all:
"Tsk tsk, you're not afraid of strangers, that's good. Where is your home? Who are your family members?"
It seemed like just an ordinary person teasing a child, but coupled with his cold eyes at the moment, it made everyone present's heart skip a beat.
Xue Xuan was panicked and wanted to snatch it away, but he didn't dare, so he could only say:
"Sir, I am a child and do not know how to behave. It would be bad if I offended you. Please..."
Zhao Duan looked at her coldly, glanced at her, and said unhappily:
"You keep calling me 'official' and saying you're cooperating, but you don't even ask who we are. I think Miss Xue's words are nice, but her heart is not sincere at all."
"I dare not."
Xue Xuan held his breath, fearing that the students would anger the officer:
"I am a common woman and have been disrespectful. I forgot to ask the official's name."
"As for me, you may have heard of me," Zhao Duan suddenly smiled meaningfully and introduced himself:
"Zhao Duan, the Imperial Court's Lihua Hall Police Department."
It's him! ?
As soon as the three words "Zhao Duan" came out, Xue Xuan's slightly rosy cheeks suddenly turned pale and the expression on his face froze instantly.
Among the lower-class people, perhaps there are still many people who have never heard of this name.
But Xue Xuan, who was once a daughter of an official, had a broader vision and was certainly not unfamiliar with this name.
The rumored concubine of the empress, the notorious new playboy.
In the past two months, his fame has skyrocketed.
Because of the large-scale retaliation, new labels were added: "vindictive" and "cruel and cruel".
Relying on the favor of the saint, he acts tyrannically and is the new "Little King of Hell" in the imperial court.
It’s actually him?
Why would a person like that come to visit?
Xue Xuan was in a state of confusion.
"That envoy Zhao from the White Horse Prison?" Uncle Fu also looked frightened.
Rumor has it that Baima Zhao is extremely cruel and vicious. Anyone who offends him, no matter their status, will be punished by him.
Either imprisonment or beheading.
Why is this living devil here?
It seems that my young lady has annoyed the other party?
"Master Zhao, this humble servant..."
He stuttered and trembled with fear, fearing that a wrong word would bring about his own death.
"Huh? What's with that look on your face? Am I really scary?"
Zhao Duan restrained his smile, narrowed his eyes, then turned his head, pinched the girl's cheek with his fingers again, and said softly:
"Not even as good as a child."
The girl looked at him timidly and didn't dare to say a word.
She had never heard of the name Zhao Duan, but she instinctively wanted to struggle, but she couldn't escape.
"Zhao Jisi... these children..."
Behind him, Haitang frowned and couldn't help but speak.
Zhao Duan interrupted her and suddenly smiled:
"The Maritime Police reminded me."
He glanced at the curious little faces in the school and spoke slowly and nonsensically:
"If I remember correctly, there was intelligence that some rebels were suspected of hiding in this Zhongfang Street, right?
In my opinion, there's no need to bother with an investigation. We could just send someone to bring all the residents of this neighborhood back home and give them a thorough interrogation. I'm sure the parents of these children would cooperate."
As he spoke, he looked at Miss Luopu again and suddenly smiled:
"Miss Xue, you said...right?"
Boom!
At this moment, the hearts of the master and servant sank to the bottom of the lake like huge stones.
Faced with this undisguised and unpretentious threat, how could they not understand the meaning behind the words?
Xue Xuan's face became paler and paler. In her eyes, Zhao Duan's handsome face looked extremely ferocious.
Like a wolf dripping with blood, it seemed as if it would strangle the little girl in its arms to death at any moment.
This reminds me of the legendary reputation of "Little King of Hell".
She had no doubt about it.
A group of children, a group of people without any background...
With Zhao Duan's identity, he only needs to accuse him of "harboring a rebel party" and he can wield the butcher knife at will.
"Master Zhao..."
The downtrodden young lady of the official family took a step forward in panic and said almost pleadingly:
"If I have offended you, my Lord, I will bear all the responsibility. It has nothing to do with others..."
"Can you afford it?"
Zhao Duan said expressionlessly:
"Ms. Xue, my patience is running low. I'll give you one last chance. Either you cooperate obediently and answer whatever I ask. Or... you don't want to bring trouble to these old neighbors because of you, do you?"
A naked threat!
Xue Xuan's face finally lost all color.
Only then did she realize how ridiculous and vulnerable her so-called "feigned compliance" and "passive resistance" were in front of the real villain.
At this moment, the girl with pigtails suddenly hit Zhao Duan with her soft little fist:
"Bad guys, don't bully the gentleman... don't bully the gentleman..."
The other children in the school also realized that something was wrong and ran out.
Zhao Duan seemed to be enraged. He picked up the girl with an expressionless face and suddenly raised her high up as if he was going to drop her.
Haitang's expression suddenly changed. She was about to step forward, but was suddenly stopped by Zhang Han.
"I say!"
At the critical moment, Xue Xuan let out a mournful cry, his legs went limp, and he fell to the ground, his eyes reddened.
"Don't get the kids involved!"
Zhao Duan's raised hand paused slightly, and a smile finally appeared on his face.
He gently placed the girl on the ground and threw her to Uncle Fu.
He brushed his sleeves lightly, glanced at the downtrodden young lady kneeling on the ground, and smiled brightly:
"Ms. Xue, it would have been better if you had cooperated earlier. Why make things so unpleasant?"
Xue Xuan stumbled to his feet and bowed:
"Please, my three lords, please go to the back house and sit for a while. I will comfort these children and then come back to prevent them from making noise and upsetting you, my lords."
Zhao Duan didn't say anything else, but turned around and glanced at the two colleagues behind him:
Done.
…
…
A moment later.
Uncle Fu led the three people into the back house, a small main room, served them tea, and then said goodbye to help look after the children.
After the people left, Haitang, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally spoke.
This heroic, intelligent and straightforward female Jinyi stared at Zhao Duan with a bad face:
"Is this your method?"
Zhao Duan leisurely picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and smacked his lips.
I thought it was indeed tea from the "ghetto", the taste was really bland and barely quenched my thirst.
He smiled when he heard this and said, "Just tell me whether Xue Xuan is worthy of cooperation or not."
At this moment, the vicious look of a villain no longer appeared on his face.
He was talking with a smile on his face, and with his handsome appearance, it was impossible to associate him with the image just now.
"..." Haitang was choked, then said sarcastically:
"As expected of the Little King of Hell, I finally understand why Zhao Jisi has been able to achieve so many great feats."
You say I can achieve merit because I have no bottom line?
Do you understand this is a tactic... Zhao Duan curled his lips.
When he was trying to trick the traitor, he commented that Haitang was clever but lacked wisdom.
I still hold the same view today.
Well, I can only add one label to it: kindness.
No wonder he was always ranked third and couldn't be number one among the nine halls...
"To deal with different people, you need to be flexible and use different methods."
Zhao Duan said calmly:
"The Governor asked you two to come help me, perhaps because he wanted you to learn my way of doing things."
Forget it, I can’t learn it… Haitang didn’t agree.
With her intelligence, she knew that Zhao Duan's behavior just now was largely a performance, and his purpose was nothing more than to find his weak spot and threaten him.
But this method is not effective for everyone.
Zhao Duan's reputation was too bad, so Xue Xuan had no doubt that he really had no bottom line...
If you use the same tactics with someone whose reputation is not as fierce, the effect will be greatly reduced.
This is the power of character setting.
"If," Haitang was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked:
"I mean, if Xue Xuan had refused to speak, would you have really thrown the child to death?"
Zhao Duan kept silent.
Beside him, the taciturn Zhang Han suddenly said:
"He won't. That's why I'm pulling you."
Haitang was unconvinced: "How do you know he can't?"
Zhang Han thought for a moment and said:
"From what I know, even though he made a huge scene the day he tricked us and broke into so many mansions, he never harmed even a single servant. So..."
The King of Scrolls turned his head to look at Zhao Duan, and suddenly said seriously:
"I think Envoy Zhao is a good man."
Zhao Duan was stunned, as if he was amused by this sentence, and laughed loudly and wantonly:
"Old Zhang, if you say this to others, half of the people in Beijing will laugh their heads off. You don't know how to flatter others, so don't force it..."
He suddenly shut his mouth and turned to look outside the hall.
The down-and-out young lady, who had washed her face and adjusted her mood, walked in and bowed first.
Xue Xuan raised his expressionless face and got straight to the point:
"Yes, my father was indeed wronged."
(End of this chapter)
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