Ran Fang glanced at the wine on the table, raised his head and looked at Feng Xiao with a smile in his eyes.
He picked up the wine bottle, put it under his nose and smelled it, nodded slightly and said, "Good wine."
"Thank you very much."
"It's a pity that there are no food or drinks, otherwise I would have had a good drink with Brother Feng."
Hearing this, Feng Xiao showed a look of embarrassment on his face.
Then he smiled and waved his hands, looking free and easy.
"It's my fault that I didn't think of this."
"Next time, next time I come back, I will prepare good wine and good food for you to entertain you."
As he spoke, he paused, lowered his head and then raised it again, looking at Ran Fang's expression as if there was something unspeakable.
But Ran Fang seemed not to notice, sitting there without saying a word.
Seeing this, Feng Xiao could only smile.
"To be honest, sir, I came to see you today to ask for something."
"I must have heard about yesterday's thorough investigation of corrupt officials."
When he said this, Ran Fang glanced at him, pretending not to understand what he meant, and just nodded slightly.
Then he pointed outside and said softly: "I saw those people entering Xianyang Prison yesterday."
"how?"
"Has someone in Brother Feng's family been arrested as well?"
Feng Xiao immediately shook his head, looking embarrassed.
"Alas," he sighed softly before speaking, "Sir, you know that I am also a small official in Tingwei Mansion, and now this corruption case has been handed over to Tingwei Mansion for investigation."
"These officials have a lot of involvement behind them. If something goes wrong, we people may be in danger."
"Last night I was so worried that I couldn't sleep. I was afraid that if I wasn't careful, my life would be in danger."
"We, the small officials, if anything goes wrong in this matter, we will definitely be pushed out."
When speaking, Feng Xiao couldn't hide the worry in his eyes.
When he looked at Ran Fang, he was still praying, hoping that Ran Fang could save his life.
Ran Fang was also thinking about this in his mind. What Qi Cao said just now was that Lian Liang was the one who was slandered.
And yesterday the man said that this matter was planned by Zhao Gao behind the scenes.
If what they said is true, then it would be understandable for Zhao Gao to blame the matter on Tingwei Mansion.
After all, what is false cannot be true, and the evidence against these corrupt officials must be conclusive, otherwise His Majesty would not allow Zhao Gao to act like this.
However, if the death of these officials is revealed, the people from Tingwei Mansion will be the first to bear the brunt. Zhao Gao will at most be accused of incompetence.
No matter what, this fire will not burn Zhao Gao.
"Since it is corruption, there must be evidence."
"Investigating the evidence and acting in accordance with the laws of Daqin, how can there be danger?"
This brought the question back again, and Feng Xiao's expression froze. Ran Fang didn't intend to talk to him.
There was no other way, so he had to show his trump card first.
He glanced at Fusu, then lowered his voice and said, "Sir, you don't know something. This matter is quite strange."
After saying this, he looked at Ran Fang, but Ran Fang still looked calm.
Helpless, he had no choice but to continue: "Last night, my lord took us to check the evidence, but we found that the evidence was perfect and there was no problem at all."
"Even the corruption of those officials is exactly the same as the evidence, every detail is correct."
"That's why I guessed that this matter is not that simple."
"I didn't even tell my adults about this matter. I came to my husband specifically to discuss it."
Seeing the careful look on his face, Fusu looked a little ugly as he sat there.
This shows that Feng Xiao did not tell his father about this matter, but came to discuss it with Ran Fang first.
“Isn’t it a good thing that there is no problem with the evidence?”
"Do you have to think that there is something wrong with this evidence?"
When asked by Fusu, Feng Xiao immediately explained: "I didn't mean this."
"It's just that this matter is too strange. I have seen many cases like this, but no one has ever been able to recover all the corruption."
"The most important thing is the evidence. Mr. Tingwei asked us to investigate overnight. It turned out that it was all true. There was no deviation at all. Even some servants took the initiative to report it. It was exactly the same as the evidence."
"Originally, we shouldn't doubt this kind of thing, but because it's so perfect, we can't find a single flaw. We don't have to check it ourselves. The records above are too detailed."
"That's reason enough to be suspicious."
Ran Fang nodded. No matter what the case was, it always took some effort to find clues, and the evidence would inevitably have some problems and require re-investigation.
Especially for this kind of corruption, there will always be some gaps when investigating, especially in the amount of money. After all, there are always expenses at home, so it is difficult to remember it clearly.
But now there is no flaw in Tingwei Mansion. This is the biggest flaw.
"The newly appointed Lian Liangcai of Xianyang, are you familiar with this person?"
Feng Xiao thought for a moment, and suddenly something clicked in his mind.
He nodded, and then explained to Ran Fang: "This person has the smallest official position in this corruption case. His matter has not yet been investigated."
"I heard that Meng Yi personally ransacked his home, so there shouldn't be any problems."
"how?"
"Sir, do you know this person?"
"I don't know," Ran Fang waved his hand and glanced at the direction Qi Cao left just now.
"I just heard that this person has always been outspoken and upright, and he has never been willing to make friends with the ministers in the court, so I was a little curious."
Seeing Ran Fang mention Lian Liangcai, Feng Xiao thought for a moment and realized that this person's reputation in the court was indeed not good.
"Indeed, many ministers in the DPRK have very good words for him."
Hearing this, Ran Convenient said casually, "If this kind of person wants to be corrupt, who will cooperate with him?"
This sentence instantly awakened Feng Xiao. He really had not thought about this problem.
Looking back at those case files, every one of them has come and gone. It seems that Lian Liangcai's case file did not mention that he had too many contacts with anyone.
The most important thing is that he has also heard that Zhao Gao and Lian Liangcai were at odds because Lian Liangcai was appointed the Xianyang Order. This was the previous position of Zhao Gao's son-in-law Yan Le.
He thought for a while, raised his head and said in surprise: "Although I have never read Lian Liangcai's case file, I seem to have heard someone say that Lian Liangcai, a Xianyang order, could embezzle so much money."
"Besides, it doesn't say who gave it to someone. Lian Liangcai was just a censor before, and his position doesn't have access to the money for disaster relief. So what's going on?"
"Someone is setting the blame!"
Feng Xiao thought about it in his mind and figured out the key.
This surprised Ran Fang, as he didn't expect that Feng Xiao was actually smart.
Thinking about it, he turned his head and glanced at Fusu, and then said, "I don't know about this."
"It's just that since it's corruption, there will always be an accomplice. If the accomplice can be found, he can be punished. If not, I'm afraid there is something hidden."
"I heard that the housekeeper of the Lian family is still outside the prison and is running around for Lian Liang. He may know something, but I don't know."
Having said that, it is up to Feng Xiao to find out the rest.
Feng Xiao is also smart. He knew what Ran Fang meant with these few words. This was to ask him to start with Lian Liangcai's housekeeper. As long as he could find evidence that Lian Liangcai was framed, the corruption case would definitely be solved. Rechecked.
"I understand, thank you sir!"
"Goodbye, sir."
