Chapter 671 Unpredictable Thoughts
After Liang Pengfei came to investigate, things returned to normal.
For several days in a row, there was no news of any activity from the government.
Wan Qiqi learned from Erpang that Zhao Yi was not living a peaceful life, often having nightmares and feeling worried.
Wan Qiqi could understand this.
Ten years ago, after Zhao Yi was framed by the Jia family and imprisoned, Fang Ziming had a talk with him.
Fang Ziming himself revealed that Jia Gongzi had given him money and deduced that Zhao Yi had been framed, but he could not prove Zhao Yi's innocence.
Although Young Master Jia was malicious, the Jia family had a good reputation in Yunhe County and was involved in many businesses in the county.
If the Jia family is targeted, not only will many migrant workers lose their jobs, but it will also affect the tax collection in Yunhe County that year.
Insufficient commercial taxes meant that it was the farmers who suffered the most.
With many concerns, Fang Ziming could only let Zhao Yi suffer the injustice.
Zhao Yi was initially unwilling, but then he thought of his family and negotiated with Fang Ziming, asking him to save his wife.
After reaching an agreement, the sentence of caning was handed down.
Zhao Yi never expected that he would have a chance to survive.
When he was on his last breath, Fang Ziming saved him again.
Moreover, Fang Ziming also kept his promise.
However, Fang Ziming demanded that he leave Yunhe County, never return, and not live under his former identity.
He was essentially a vagrant without status, and he had to be extremely careful even when entering the city so as not to be caught by the authorities.
And so, they hid for several years.
When he heard that the Jia family, together with the then County Magistrate Yu, wanted to remove Fang Ziming from his post, he returned to Yunhe County.
Furthermore, he accidentally killed a bandit.
These bandits were also the Lianshan bandits who later wreaked havoc in Yunhe County.
At that time, he almost lost his life in the Jia family mansion, but was saved by Fang Ziming. He was given a different identity and stayed there, and even identified the bandits who killed the Jia family mansion.
He thought his life would end there, but then he met Erpang in Yunhe County, which made him want to clear his name and return to his family.
But just as he had this thought, he heard that Xie Xing was investigating previous cases and had even come to investigate him.
Left with no other choice, he fled to Xinglong Restaurant and asked Erpang to help him hide.
Wan Qiqi knew there was more to the story, but she never expected it to be like this.
In fact, if Zhao Yi cooperated with Xie Xing and explained everything clearly, the other party would realize that the impact would not be significant, at most resulting in dismissal from office.
But she knew that in Zhao Yi's heart, Fang Ziming was an honest official who could not be dismissed, and he did not want the other party to have a stain on his record.
But in the eyes of others, such an escape was seen as Zhao Yi and Fang Ziming colluding and doing something shameful.
Wan Qiqi was still hesitant about whether to befriend the person or not.
If she hands over the person, it's tantamount to her siding with Xie Xing and tacitly agreeing to what Xie Xing has done.
Those who were watching from the sidelines might also side with Xie Xing and give Fang Ziming a good kick.
If someone criticizes you, it's no longer as simple as just being dismissed from office.
But she didn't hand over the person, just as she had thought.
People will speculate whether Zhao Yi and Fang Ziming are really having some shady dealings, and thus try to drag Fang Ziming into it.
From the other party's perspective, this matter seems to be a dead end.
Wan Qiqi could simply watch and let things unfold as they would, without interfering.
However, Fang Luxue is her friend!
She couldn't bear to stand by and watch her friend die in trouble.
Wan Qiqi gave a self-deprecating laugh.
As expected, I'm still an indecisive person!
Zhu Chengye, who was sitting opposite Wan Qiqi, frowned when he saw this scene.
He asked with concern, "Qiqi, is something on your mind?"
"It's nothing!" Wan Qiqi denied, putting down her teacup and starting to play with the water inside.
The setting sun shone through the window and onto the table.
The row of tables by the window was empty.
Just looking at the sunlight, you can feel the pain of your skin being exposed to it.
Zhu Chengye watched for a while, then smiled and said, "It's normal to feel irritable when the weather is getting hotter and hotter."
"Hmm, it's hot and dry, so some iced drinks are perfect." Wan Qiqi said, then turned to a passing waiter and said, "Go get two servings of chilled jelly, with extra hawthorn sauce!"
The waiter, who was called upon, paused for a moment before replying, "Okay!"
As Zhu Chengye watched the waiter walk towards the backyard, he couldn't help but ask, "The iced drink shop you mentioned last time, is it settled?"
"More or less!" Wan Qiqi replied.
Her mind had long since shifted away from business; it was now preoccupied with the petty affairs of the government.
But upon closer reflection, the government's business is the government's business; what does it have to do with my business?
Wan Qiqi then regained her composure and said, "Hefeng Town is all ready. They'll open for business once they hear from me."
Zhu Chengye nodded, feeling that this was the Wan Qiqi he knew.
He asked, "What's the problem in Yunhe County?"
“Everything else is fine, but there’s still no news about the shop I want most!” Wan Qiqi propped her head up, her eyes vacant.
Recent events almost made her forget about Aji.
The other party should be able to guess your terms.
They wanted me to help them adjust the business model of Kelaiju, so they offered to open a cold drink shop in the attic attached to Kelaiju.
With the support of Kelaiju, the cold drink shop is bound to do well.
If we partner with Kelaiju Laidian to launch some new set meals, we'll have no shortage of customers.
Unfortunately, Aji hasn't come over yet.
Wan Qiqi even thought, why not just find someone else!
"Is there a shop you want that you can't get?" Zhu Chengye asked curiously.
"Brother Zhu, what do you take me for? Do you think I can just have whatever I want?" Wan Qiqi's tone was filled with helplessness.
He watched as the waiter placed the chilled jelly in front of him and said softly, "Thank you."
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