Chapter 254 Bribing Officials
The case is suspended, and the investigation will continue.
It has been confirmed that Fang Bowen used vigilante justice, and the relevant personnel have received their punishments and left.
As Chen Sanyuan walked out of the county government office, a chill ran down his spine.
Although he had seen many occasions by following his father, he had never entered the hall so formally, especially since the person sitting above him was a high-ranking official from the capital!
Although the position of Censor was only a seventh-rank official, the rank of Censor was different for officials in the capital and local areas of the same rank.
Even the lowest-ranking officials in the capital were still under the emperor's nose and served the emperor directly.
Above local officials are prefects, and above them is the Ministry of Personnel; they cannot reach the emperor directly.
Seeing this today, I can see that officials in the capital are indeed different from those in the local areas.
Chen Sanyuan, his feet sinking into the snow, wiped the sweat from his brow, still feeling lingering fear.
Sun Daxiong, who was standing next to him, collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
"I was so scared. I thought I was going to be thrown in jail. Luckily, it's just an extra month of service in the county." He kept trying to calm himself down, but he couldn't.
Not only that, he couldn't muster any strength in his legs.
Sun Daxiong sat on the ground for a while until his buttocks felt icy cold, as if snow water had seeped into his pants, which finally brought him back to his senses.
Raising her eyes, Wan Qiqi stood calmly, showing no fear whatsoever.
Recalling what happened in the Mingtang, Sun Daxiong couldn't help but ask, "You're a woman, how dare you be so bold? Aren't you afraid of saying the wrong thing and getting your head chopped off?"
"You only say the wrong thing when you're flustered. Don't make excuses for your cowardice!" Wan Qiqi glanced at him and looked at Chen Sanyuan. "Are you going back to the village today?"
Looking at the vast expanse of white, Chen Sanyuan said earnestly, "Let's go back. If the snow gets any deeper, we won't be able to get back!"
He bowed to Wan Qiqi and said, "Thank you and Miss Fang for your help that day. Otherwise, I would have made a big mistake. Now that you have been implicated and held accountable, I feel really ashamed."
Wan Qiqi patted his shoulder and said calmly, "Miss Fang and I were just being questioned. It's Young Master Fang who's in a difficult position. He'll be guarding the border for a year and will be leaving as soon as the snow melts. I'm afraid he won't even be able to have a family reunion dinner!"
Thinking of this, Chen Sanyuan felt even more guilty and remorseful.
If he hadn't been blinded by villains, this wouldn't have happened.
He sighed inwardly, fearing that this would affect his father's future prestige in the village.
"Don't overthink it. What's done is done, so all you can do is look forward. There's no use in regretting it."
Wan Qiqi was comforting Chen Sanyuan and also warning herself not to meddle in other people's business in the future.
Although Wan Ziyan must have made proper arrangements to ensure the Chen family was not in danger, it was indeed wrong of her to get involved and cause the whole family to suffer.
Subsequently, Chen Sanyuan and Sun Daxiong drove Wu Gousheng's mule cart away from Yunhe County.
Wu Gousheng watched their figures disappear into the distance, then looked at Wan Qiqi and asked, "Sister Qi, are you staying here to investigate the case?"
Wan Qiqi looked at Wu Gousheng and chuckled helplessly, "I'm not a government official, what case would I investigate?"
Wu Gousheng scratched his head, puzzled, and asked, "Then why don't you go back?"
Wan Qiqi turned her head to look at the county government gate, a hint of worry in her eyes.
Why not go back?
Perhaps they were afraid of offending someone and causing someone to get hurt.
Wan Qiqi withdrew her gaze, her eyes calm and unreadable. She asked, "Do you think I can leave?"
Wu Gousheng was even more puzzled: why couldn't he leave?
Didn't the Censor just say that everyone except those involved in the theft of documents and collusion with bandits can leave?
Just then, footsteps were heard coming from inside the county government office.
A man dressed in black clothes walked out and stopped beside Wan Qiqi.
"Are you Chen Wanshi?"
Wan Qiqi turned around and nodded, "It is indeed this humble woman."
"Come with me!" the official said, turning away.
Wu Gousheng instinctively stood in front of Wan Qiqi, sensing that she was dangerous and looking at her as if she were already dead.
Wan Qiqi patted his arm and whispered, "Wait for me at the inn. Protect Miss Fang."
Wu Gousheng wanted to follow him in, but before he could take two steps, he was stopped by the yamen runners at the gate, who warned him not to come any closer.
Snowflakes gradually began to fall from the sky, drifting down gently.
The bamboo in the county government courtyard was bent under the weight of the snow, and some had even broken, showing how heavy the snow was.
But it seemed that this was not enough, and the heavens continued to snow, as if they were not satisfied until everything was covered in snow.
Wan Qiqi followed the official through the long corridor and walked deeper into the corridor.
Many yamen runners were clearing the snow around them. When they saw that it was snowing again, they just looked up and then continued.
Wan Qiqi could feel herself passing through several doors, and she had just seen a plaque that read "Qin Shen Tang".
As you pass through the plaque, the number of yamen runners decreases, as if you have entered the inner courtyard.
She couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, sir, may I ask which esteemed person is looking for you?"
The official glanced at her, but didn't answer, even showing a hint of disdain.
Wan Qiqi then remembered that in ancient times, no matter what you asked, you had to pay to get rid of it.
Seeing the nearly two hundred taels in the system shop, she gritted her teeth and exchanged for a small ingot, then approached the yamen runner and stuffed it into his hand.
She smiled and said, "The weather is freezing, so I'm taking it to buy some wine, brother."
The official glanced down at the silver in his hand, a look of astonishment in his eyes.
A two-tael silver ingot is neither a lot nor a little.
At least since coming to Yunhe County with the adults, this was the first time I had received two taels of silver from ordinary people as a gesture of flattery.
He couldn't help but take another look at Wan Qiqi, wondering what was different about her.
Seeing that he accepted it, Wan Qiqi smiled ingratiatingly and asked, "Big brother, who are we going to see?"
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