However, it was not until the sun set that Xu Ba came back to report that Zheng Guancha was called into the signing room by Lin Run and no one was allowed to disturb him.

"They must be checking the accounts. They will issue a royal warrant to arrest people tomorrow!" Xu Ying's face was swollen like a pig's head, and he said with fear: "Let's run, big brother."

"Run, where are you going?" Xu Fan had calmed down and snorted coldly, "Do you really think your tens of thousands of servants are so loyal? They think our family can withstand it, so they are going against the governor."

He spat sarcastically and said, "If the court convicts you of treason, they will immediately kidnap our entire family and hand us over to Lin Run to seek credit. Do you believe it?"

"Then big brother..." Xu Ying was dumbfounded and said, "What should we do?"

"Xu Ba, make some arrangements. I need to go into the city. I must see Zheng Yuanshao tonight no matter what!" Xu Fan ordered in a deep voice, picked up the big hat on the shelf, and said to Xu Ying with gritted teeth:

"If I can't handle it after tonight, I'll just have to kill my relatives for the sake of justice!"

"Oh..." Xu Ying responded with a sad face.

~~

The governor's headquarters is located in the east wing of the courtyard.

When Zheng Yuanshao heard that the two of them actually came here to find him, he was so scared that he almost peed his pants.

He quickly ordered his elder to watch at the gate, and he went into the courtyard with a buzzing head. He saw Xu Ba and a servant of the Xu family guarding the door of the hall.

Neither of them spoke, but left the door open.

Zheng Yuanshao walked in slowly and saw the two brothers Xu Fan and Xu Ying waiting inside.

"Why did you get here? What if Zhongcheng finds out?!" He closed the door and asked in shock and anger.

"Zheng Guancha can't have guests? We are here to visit fellow townsmen of Guancha, this is reasonable, right?" Xu Fan pointed at a business card on the table and said:

"As for why there was no such person after the incident? There must be many scammers who try to pretend to be from the same hometown to gain the trust of the observers, right?"

"What's the matter? Tell me now!" Zheng Yuanshao took one look at Xu Ying, whose face was bruised and swollen, and thought to himself that he really couldn't recognize her.

Xu Fan stared at Zheng Yuanshao and asked in a deep voice, "Did you and Lin Run find out anything?"

"Alas..." Zheng Yuanshao sighed and said, "Is there anything we can't find out? We first found the account book of a person named 'Ronan', and then we followed the clues and found a person named Xu Liu."

"It's over, it's over..." Xu Ying was so frightened that her swollen face was filled with dejection.

"Who is the naked man?" Xu Fan asked with a frown.

"Ronan is Umekawa Kazuo, and Umekawa Kazuo is Ronan." Xu Ying said in despair, "I was the one who transferred the fifty thousand taels of silver to him, and Xu Liu just passed it on..."

"No, it's clearly recorded in the account book. It's only 20,000 taels." Zheng Yuanshao said with certainty.

"Fuck!" Xu Ying was immediately furious. "How dare this slave steal my money! And he stole 60% of it. Has his conscience been eaten by a dog?"

"That's enough! Who can you blame for your own blindness? Is this the time to talk about this?" Xu Fan glared at Xu Ying and said, "What else can you find out from the account?!"

"In the past, when merchants paid for goods, they would first deposit the money into Xu Liu's account and then transfer it to my account." Xu Ying panicked and said, "Once we check, we will find nothing to hide."

"Are you scared now?" Xu Fan sneered and asked Zheng Yuanshao, "Where are those account books now?"

"Lin Zhongcheng took Xu Liu's copy." Zheng Yuanshao replied in a low voice: "The others are locked in the signing room."

"We must destroy all the account books tonight!" Xu Fan made up his mind and said resolutely: "Burn them completely, I wonder how he can check it!"

"It's impossible." Zheng Yuanshao shook his head and said, "Even if we can burn the account book of the signing room, what about the one in the hands of the Zhongcheng?"

"We have to do it even if we can't!" Xu Fan gritted his teeth and said, "It's a matter of life and death, we have no choice but to give it a try!"

After saying this, he gave a low shout and called the servant other than Xu Ba into the house.

The servant had a sturdy build, with slightly raised temples, and it was obvious that he was a martial artist.

"Are everything ready?" Xu Fan asked coldly.

"Ready." The servant nodded and took out a tin wine jug from his arms.

Xu Fan motioned for him to hand the wine jug to Zheng Yuanshao.

"No, no, absolutely not!" Zheng Yuanshao's face changed drastically, and he waved his hands in horror:

"To murder a high-ranking official is a crime tantamount to treason, and the entire clan must be exterminated!"

"Who dares to murder the governor of Yingtian? My Xu family doesn't have that guts." Xu Fan couldn't help but laugh, holding the wine pot in his hand and said, "This wine will only make people sleep well, and they won't wake up no matter how much you shout."

As he said this, he demonstrated to Zheng Yuanshao, "When you pour wine for him, you have to hold the lid of the pot tightly. Don't hold it when you drink it yourself, or you will get drunk too. Who will find the account book for me?"

"Is that so..." Zheng Yuanshao was relieved when he heard that they just wanted to get Lin Run drunk. But as soon as he took the wine pot, his face turned pale and he asked, "But what if Zhongcheng wakes up tomorrow and finds that the account book is missing?"

"We are in a hurry, we can't care about so much. Let him think whatever he wants." Xu Fan said sternly:

"I'll burn the account books tonight and confront him tomorrow. If he's still determined to fight to the end, I'll have to ask you to write letters to your husbands and complain about how you were bullied by an ungrateful person!"

As he spoke, he patted Zheng Yuanshao's shoulder vigorously and said in a low voice: "If you can't handle it tonight, you will be ruined! If you can handle it, you will take over Lin Run's job! You can do it yourself!"

~~

The governor's bedroom.

Lin Run's bedroom is divided into two rooms, the inner room is the bedroom and the outer room is arranged as a study.

At this time, there was a lamp hanging from the beam and a lamp on the desk, illuminating the study.

Lin Run was sitting behind a rosewood desk, carefully flipping through the account book in his hand.

Suddenly, the long-servant outside reported: "Zhongcheng, Zheng Guancha is here."

"Oh?" Lin Run raised his head curiously and said, "Please ask him to come in."

After a while, Zheng Yuanshao came in with his attendant, who was holding a food box in his hand.

Lin Run put the account book in his hand into the drawer of the desk and asked with a smile: "Brother Shanfu, didn't you fall asleep because you felt dizzy?"

"Oh, the more dizzy I feel, the harder it is to sleep. I can only try to get drunk." Zheng Yuanshao sighed helplessly and asked his servant to put the food box on the coffee table next to the desk.

"But drinking alone is bitter. Thinking that Zhongcheng is also alone, I came to find Zhongcheng to drink with me."

"Haha, the night is long, it's a good idea to have a drink together to kill time." Lin Run happily stood up and sat down beside him.

The chief casually placed a few side dishes, a pot of wine, and two pairs of chopsticks on the table, then bowed and left with the food box.

Zheng Yuanshao then held the pot, poured a glass for Lin Run and himself, raised his glass and said in a toast: "Zhongcheng has worked so hard, I will toast you first."

"Same here." Lin Run raised his glass, clinked it with Zheng Yuanshao, and drank it all in one gulp.

The two of them started drinking and chatting with each other in the study room.

ps. First update.