Although he was very surprised by Zhang San's order, since he had been defined as his loyal dog, Yuan Ergou would not question Zhang San's order too much.
However, just as he was about to go to the yamen, Gu Xuanyan, who was secretly angry, reached out to stop Yuan Ergou.
"The matter is over, why do you want to make it more complicated? Are you afraid of the condemnation of your conscience? Think about it carefully, you disappeared into the city and gave him the grave. You have done your best by not adding insult to injury. Why do you want to cause more trouble?
If Jingyesi investigates in detail, I'm afraid..."
Gu Xuanyan didn't finish her words, but anyone with a discerning eye could understand the meaning of her words. With Zhang San's intelligence, it was impossible for him not to understand this.
The only difference from Gu Xuanyan is that although Zhang San has never met this Lord Fan from beginning to end, the other party gives people a feeling that they have known each other for a long time.
Fan Jin's existence is like Zhuge An. If certain things hadn't happened, Zhang San might have become good friends with them. Unfortunately...
"He disappeared into the city, pointing out the problem; he gave her a tomb as a gift, pointing out the ghost problem. It is true that Mrs. Fan was plagued by ghosts, but who told us about this? The Buddha's bone relic? The murderer was chased in the sewer? Don't be silly, the reason I chose to do this was just to clear him of suspicion.
When facing the powerful, I do have to overthrow him, but this is just to hope that I can be the master in the future. In order to stabilize the situation in Taiping County, the official with a clean reputation, Mr. Fan, is an indispensable part. It's a pity...
Old Yuan, tell him that I will take his life!"
After saying this, Zhang San, who was originally full of vigor and vitality, couldn't help but reveal an expression of a hero in his twilight years. Coupled with the scars on his body after the battle, it was really sad.
It doesn’t matter what others think. In any case, the people present have already understood Zhang San’s conciliatory intentions.
What's more important is that if Fan Jin, who is about to step down, and Zhang San, the leader of the faction, are excluded, the people present will be the most powerful figures in Taiping County. As long as they do not cause trouble, Taiping County will be able to maintain long-term stability.
Blindly ruling with terror will only lead to backlash and struggle. If this happened to Zhang San when he was young, he would not bother to use such a strategy of showing kindness and appeasement. After all, as long as he was in Taiping County, he could not cause any waves.
Moreover, compared with the appeasement strategy, the effectiveness of the reign of terror in the early stages was too significant.
In the Demon Slayer world, Zhang San was once a young man with high spirits and the courage to shoulder all kinds of causes and effects. If he did not have such heroic spirit, he would not have been able to enter the Taoist path through martial arts.
It’s a pity that in the current situation of internal and external troubles, he really doesn’t have the energy to deal with too many trivial matters.
When I was young and frivolous, I always thought that there was nothing I couldn't do; as time went by, I finally felt that there was a limit to how much power people had.
After deciding to use a conciliatory approach, Zhang San no longer paid attention to the people present. Even though it had suffered such damage, the main road of Zhuqiao Street was still very spacious. Coupled with the crews who came to repair it, it could be said that the work was in full swing.
It’s a pity that walking on this spacious and prosperous street, it seemed as if he was the only one left. Just when Zhang San couldn’t help but sigh.
A figure that was following closely finally reappeared in the corner of his sight.
It is still the same plain white clothes, and the same proud demeanor. The only difference is perhaps the comfort level that is stable enough to reach 6!
Thinking of this, Zhang San's footsteps, which had originally been a little heavy, now became much lighter.
"Actually, you don't have to compromise. You know, I'm Mrs. Zhang after all. I can help you deal with it..."
"Use tactics to identify evil, and use punishment to stop punishment!"
No matter how many reincarnations he has experienced, Zhang San is still the same Zhang San. When he does things, he never considers other people's thoughts. With such a character, interrupting other people's words has become his standard.
This is a very impolite behavior, but fortunately, the friends he knows are not ordinary people, and most of them can tolerate his shortcomings.
Even though some people find it difficult to do so, they get used to it after a long period of contact.
"Punishment for wrongdoings does not spare ministers, and reward for good deeds does not exclude common people. I think there is nothing wrong with Han Feizi's words. You are not a soft-hearted person. You must know that in troubled times, severe punishments should be used. It's just..."
"Why did you adopt a gentle strategy this time?"
Seeing Gu Xuanyan's angry look, Zhang San also became interested for a rare time. After taking over her words, Zhang San continued to explain.
"Because that would be too disgraceful. Just like Fan Jin, the people of Taiping County also need a chance to rest. You know, even though she has the strength of a half-step natural disaster, Mrs. Fan is not the real culprit behind the ghost plague in Taiping County.
Although I have never practiced such unorthodox methods, but from the feeling I got after fighting with her, it is impossible for her to turn a cultivator like Fa Yan into a human-skin ghost with her methods. It's a pity that until their death, neither of them revealed any information about the real culprit behind the scenes, which puts me in a dilemma.
And more importantly…”
"…More importantly, with only one half-step natural disaster and one top-level ghost plague, how could they have the confidence to challenge Maoshan and Jinshan Temple?"
After wrinkling her nose at Zhang San, Gu Xuanyan, who was still following closely behind him, took a few steps forward and once again took Zhang San's arm.
The scene at this moment was just as peaceful and harmonious as when they first entered Taiping County. All the previous unhappiness disappeared in this moment.
This is a very heartwarming scene, but it's a pity that some workaholics are so tactless.
"Sir, your knife!"
Before adding palm power to form the Red Blade, Zhang San's Thunder Blade was just an ordinary weapon of the Controlling Objects grade. Not to mention being on par with the Bone Refining Weapon grade, it couldn't even touch the level of a lower-grade magical weapon.
Under such circumstances, the Thunder Blade naturally did not have the buff of a magical weapon that could kill people without bloodshed, and in order to avoid suspicion, Yuan Ergou did not wipe the blood off the blade, so Zhang San could see it so clearly.
Expand the Memory Palace…
Judging from the amount of blood spurting out from the blade, there was no doubt that this was the amount of bleeding that could only be caused by slicing the carotid artery.
Moreover, judging from the direction of the blood spray, the person who did it was left-handed, while Yuan Ergou, who was holding the knife, was right-handed. In other words, Fan Jin took advantage of his kindness and chose to commit suicide.
If it was suicide, then the situation wouldn't be too bad.
"What did he say?"
“…”
No matter how many times he had seen it, Yuan Ergou couldn't help but be amazed by Zhang San's skills. Fortunately, he had already broadened his horizons before, and after a brief hesitation, he quickly reacted.
“First sentence, he tried his best!
The second sentence, Li family... Sui Bu case! "
After hearing Yuan Ergou's words, Gu Xuanyan didn't even need to turn his head, he could sense Zhang San's smug expression. After all, this was the result of his appeasement strategy.
Zhang San once told Mrs. Fan that even if she didn't give out the real culprit behind the scenes, he would dig him out from the ruins. Perhaps she should thank herself, because at least Zhang San used a gentle strategy to induce Fan Jin to tell the truth, instead of directly throwing him into the imperial prison for interrogation.