In the lobby of Fan Mansion, a young man with a dandy look lay half-lying on a chair, drinking tea out of boredom.
He originally didn't want to care about these things, but the Fan family in Su City was somehow related, and Fan Lixin was in front of him again, so he couldn't pretend not to know.
"Master Ancestor, I think this matter will be settled as it is." The young man said decisively. How dare a mere county governor dare to disobey?
Zu Anbang also didn't expect that the son of Marquis Zhenyuan lived in Fan's mansion.
The young man was Fang Tao, who came from Kyoto day and night.
Li Wantong went south, and Fang Tao was also forced to go south by Yu Lan. Compared to Li Wantong, Fang Tao is more afraid of Yu Lan.
Li Wantong, who is well-educated and reasonable, still talks some sense, but how can Yu Lan reason with Fang Tao? If he doesn't like it, he will be punched, kicked, and even served with strange poisons.
In order to find Li Wantong, Fang Tao traveled across mountains and rivers and went through untold hardships before arriving in Sioux City.
Fang Tao glanced at Zu Anbang. He also wanted Fan Lixin to help find Li Wantong, and he also wanted to help Fan Lixin solve the immediate trouble.
Zu Anbang is even more in trouble. Marquis Zhenyuan is a first-class Wuhou and a Wuhou with real power. Who can afford to offend him? Now that the young marquis has come to Fan Mansion, Zu Anbang dare not offend him.
"Little Marquis, the Censor is here, and I can't make the decision."
Su Ji said: "Fan Lixin committed a murder, and everyone saw it. According to the law, he must be imprisoned pending trial. We are acting in accordance with the law. Do you want to stop me, Mr. Marquis?"
Fang Tao hates threats the most. He has never followed the law in Kyoto.
"What's wrong with killing a murderer? It's a way of doing justice to God. Everyone can kill these scumbags who dig out their hearts. They are not innocent people."
Su Ji continued: "The murderer has not yet been tried, and he may have accomplices. Fan Lixin killed someone. It is hard to say whether he killed someone and silenced him or not!"
Su Ji's blunt statement angered Fang Tao. Fang Tao slapped the table and said angrily: "Who do you think you are? The murderer has confessed and been punished. The case can be closed."
Old God Fan Lixin stood aside. He had already told Fang Tao about the matter and believed that Fang Tao would help his Fan family.
If Fang Tao hadn't been here today, it would really be difficult to settle these matters.
Fan Lixin thought of Yu Zhi again, with a sneer in his mouth.
Marquis Zhenyuan is a first-grade Wuhou. Let me see how you, the censor, respond to this?
Su Ji was just the deputy general of the Su City Army, but he did not retreat at all and was determined to capture Fan Lixin. Just because this is Yu Zhi's order.
Zu Anbang pushed everything onto Yu Zhi. At this moment, he had already made his choice. He felt in his heart that even Yu Zhi would not dare to confront the young marquis head-on.
Fang Tao stood up and looked at Su Ji, the threat in his eyes was self-evident.
Su Ji said in a deep voice: "Master Yu has the final say whether the case is settled or not. You... are not qualified yet."
"you..."
Fang Tao punched out, hitting Su Ji's chest.
However, Su Ji remained motionless, like a wall, blocking the punch.
Fang Nanhu was the Marquis of Zhenyuan and had advanced cultivation, but Fang Tao was not. He had not made any progress in his knowledge and was not interested in his practice. He can't be good at writing or martial arts, so Fang Nanhu asked Lu Tai to discipline him. When Lu Tai couldn't do it, he asked Fang Tao to become Li Wantong's disciple.
A mere punch was not even as painful as Su Ji hitting his chest.
When Fang Tao saw that the other party was not retreating, he took out the knife from Su Ji's waist and pointed it at Su Ji's throat.
"Retreat, or not to retreat?!"
Su Ji looked firm, with a lot of disdain in his eyes. Su Ji has seen many such dandies. His background is not as good as that of Zhenyuan Marquis, which makes him shrink back due to fear of power. This is not Su Ji's nature.
Fan Lixin sneered, Fang Tao was not afraid of anyone in Kyoto, let alone when he came to Nanzhou Prefecture. After all, the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion is a first-class Wuhou, and a good father can indeed be lawless.
He glanced at Zu Anbang again, thinking about Zu Anbang's previous threat.
Humph, where is that Master Yu? I think he was afraid of Fang Tao and didn't dare to come out.
Just when Fan Lixin thought the matter could be settled and the Fan family's reputation preserved, Yu Zhi's voice came in.
"Who did I think was here? Fang Tao, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you dare to threaten my people with a knife?"
The arrogant voice made Fang Tao's expression suddenly change, and Yu Zhi's delicate face appeared in his mind.
There was a clang.
The knife in Fang Tao's hand fell to the ground.
The air in the lobby seemed frozen.
Yu Zhi carried Shang Fang's sword and walked into the lobby step by step. He glanced at Fang Tao and then looked at Su Ji.
Yu Zhi said to Su Ji: "Are you missing a nerve in your head? People put a knife on your neck and didn't fight back?"
Su Ji smiled and stepped aside.
Immediately, Yu Zhi sat on the chair, with the Shang Fang sword in his hand on the ground. He put his hands on the hilt of the sword and looked at Fang Tao.
From the moment Yu Zhi walked in, Fang Tao lost his previous arrogance.
Everyone can tell that Yu Zhi and Fang Tao are old acquaintances, and Fang Tao is still a little afraid of Yu Zhi.
Zu Anbang was a good man and spoke out to break the embarrassment in front of him. "Master Yu, this is Fang Xiaohou, the son of Zhenyuan Marquis."
Yu Zhi glanced at Zu Anbang, lay down on the chair, and said: "I asked you to put Fan Lixin in prison pending trial. It seems that you can't do such a small thing well. I'm afraid you won't be able to sit in the position of county governor for long. .”
Zu Anbang's choice was not wrong. On one side was the son of the first-rank Wuhou Zhenyuanhou, and on the other was the third-rank officer, the left deputy governor of the Inspectorate. No matter who they were, they would choose Fang Tao.
But no one expected that Fang Tao acted like he was obviously afraid of Yu Zhi.
Like a mouse seeing a cat, it is considered calm if it does not run away immediately.
Zu Anbang panicked and was about to explain, but he heard Yu Zhi's instructions: "Su Ji, capture Fan Lixin for me. If there is resistance, shoot without mercy!"
When Fan Lixin heard this, he immediately looked at Fang Tao. "Little Marquis..."
Fang Tao pretended not to see Fan Lixin and thought to himself: It's not good for you to offend anyone but Yu Zhi. Do you know who his opponent is in Kyoto? Those are guys like the Prince of Chu. Even you dare to offend Yu Zhi. I'll kill you in minutes!
Fang Tao was about to find a crack in the ground to crawl in, but he saw Yu Zhi looking at him with a smile.
"Do you know Fan Lixin?" Yu Zhi asked.
Fang Tao said hurriedly: "We are not acquaintances. My mother was married to Mr. Fan. In terms of seniority, he called my mother aunt."
"Oh. So they are relatives."
"Distant relative, our family has always been in Kyoto, and we haven't seen each other for a long time."
Fang Tao was anxious to clear up the relationship. From supporting him just now to avoiding him now, the change was incredibly fast.
Zu Anbang was thinking in his mind, who is Yu Zhi? Even Fang Xiaohou must be so humble?
Only Fang Tao himself knew the pain in his heart.
No one in Kyoto would give Zhenyuan Hou some face, but Yu Zhi was different. Those punches were all on the flesh, without any adulteration.
Fan Lixin stared blankly at Fang Tao, who looked respectful and well-behaved. Now he knew that he was in big trouble.
Fan Lixin was tied up by Su Ji and knelt on the ground.
Yu Zhi looked at Fan Lixin and said, "Why did you kill Uncle Fu?"
Fan Lixin insisted on his previous tone and said: "This person has committed a heinous crime. I was so angry that I cleaned up the family. I was impulsive."
"Isn't it murder and silence?" Yu Zhi asked lightly.
Fan Lixin said calmly: "Why did Mr. Yu say this?"
Yu Zhi sneered, "Your brother has already admitted that he was the one who ordered Uncle Fu to take out the heart and blood. What else do you have to say?"
Fan Lixin's head buzzed. He had only doubted it before, so he killed Uncle Fu in order to end everything. But now the facts were before his eyes, irrefutable.
Fan Lixin knew that the Fan family in Su City was finished.
Once the case involves Fan's bloodline, the Fan family is doomed.
The corpses of eight children, if further investigation continues, there may be more than eight lives. I am afraid that the entire Fan family will be implicated in this case.
Dirty things happen all the time. As long as these dirty things are not exposed to the world, the Fan family will still be the scholarly Fan family and one of the four major noble families in Nanzhou.
Fan Lixin said: "Master Yu, although I killed Uncle Fu, the matter of removing the heart and blood really had nothing to do with me. I really didn't know about it!"
"It's all done by Uncle Fu and Fan Liren. They all did it. I really don't know anything about it. Please Master Yu, please find out!"
Zu Anbang looked at the pleading Fan Lixin and sneered in his heart. Not long ago, Fan Lixin still looked so arrogant.
What a turn of events!
"Murder and resist arrest!" Yu Zhi said calmly, "Just these two crimes... Mr. Zu, what kind of crime are these?"
Zu Anbang hurried forward, not knowing what to say, so he would tell the truth. Said: "Although Fan Lixin kills people, it is excusable. He will kill a murderer, and his crime will not lead to death. As for resisting arrest..."
Zu Anbang glanced at Fang Tao. It was obviously Fang Tao who resisted arrest.
Yu Zhi followed Zu Anbang's gaze and looked at Fang Tao. "You were resisting arrest."
Fang Tao smiled awkwardly.
"Here..."
Yu Zhi flicked his sleeves, stood up and said, "Let Su Cheng's army surround Fan's Mansion. No one is allowed in or out until the case is clarified. Fan Lixin and Fan Liren will be detained in the mansion and are not allowed to meet with outsiders."
"As for Fang Tao, resisting arrest? Humph, pull him down and hit him with thirty boards."
Fang Tao cried, "I was wrong. Brother, I was really wrong!"
Yu Zhi said: "Go out by yourself, or I will do it myself."
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It's night after a day's work.
Fan Mansion was surrounded by heavy troops. Su Muchi returned to the Su Mansion with Tuan Tuan.
After Fan Lixin and Fan Liren met, they sent a letter of reconciliation and a knife-shaped token, which was a token inherited from the bottom of Wuqin Lake.
Although the Fan Mansion was shut down, when Fan Lixin came back to his senses, he knew that the end was not yet over.
The Fan family is flourishing, and as long as they are alive, there will be opportunities for improvement.
The news that the old servant of the Fan family had taken out the heart and blood spread at lightning speed throughout Nanzhou Prefecture.
That night, countless people stayed awake all night, and some fell asleep soundly.
Yu Zhi looked at Li Wantong in his arms and sighed slightly in his heart.
"Nanzhou is dangerous, but you still came."
When Yu Zhi returned to the small courtyard, Fei Ying fell into a deep sleep. Li Wantong regained control of his body.
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they were getting tired of it.
Li Wantong said with a smile: "Since I have promised you, I will naturally share the joys and sorrows together. Don't even think about leaving me behind."
Yu Zhi held Li Wantong's hand and said softly: "How could I leave you? I am determined to marry you in this life."
"Hmph. But I'm still worried."
"worry about what?"
"Worried about someone snatching you away."
"...Really? I'm so popular?"
"Miss Yan from Beiliang Mansion, Miss Su from Nanzhou Mansion... Yu Zhi, you are really good at provoking women."
