There is no medicine for regret in the world. From the moment Fan Guanbei decided to do this, he was destined to have no way of turning back.
At this time, it was extremely quiet inside and outside the house. People outside the house were eagerly waiting for Fan Tingnan to make a decision. People inside the house were wandering back and forth, hesitant to make a decision.
For a long time, Fan Tingnan lost his voice and said with a slightly trembling voice, "Hey, what can you tell me to say to my eldest brother? Over the years, I have been in charge of the outside, and you have been in charge of the house. The Fan family has been prosperous. Don't you know that if brothers work together, they will benefit from it?" What's the truth behind 'breaking gold'? Is there an antidote? Take it out quickly! Listen to me, it's not too late to turn back now!"
Fan Guanbei's voice was very calm, and he opened his mouth and said, "What happens after you take out the antidote? How will the elder brother deal with the younger brother?"
Fan Tingnan let out a long sigh and said reluctantly, "Take him to jail and wait for trial. He will be dealt with fairly."
"Ha! Forget it, brother! I had expected that with my brother's cleverness and alertness, I would soon guess the cause and effect of this matter. I also expected that you and my brothers would end up like today. I originally thought that if brother You pretended to be deaf and mute about this matter, and I was tolerant to my brother. Once the matter was over, I thought of a way to make you escape far away. Unfortunately, it backfired. My good brother, did you think I would come empty-handed? ? To tell you the truth, I hired a charlatan killer to ambush you here. Today, my brother will send you away! Come here!"
Fan Guanbei's words fell to the ground, and there was silence inside and outside the house. The soldiers who were supposed to respond to Fan Guanbei's order to assassinate Fan Tingnan did not arrive as promised.
This made Fan Guanbei feel obviously nervous, and he immediately yelled loudly and urgently, "Where is the dead man? Show up quickly and kill this man. You will get ten thousand taels of gold."
'Bang', the broken door that blocked the inside and outside of the house was kicked open with a loud kick. Death Shichen, Dongfang Chunsheng, Gongsun Haojin, Xia Qing, Liu Yi, and Dongfang Yu walked in one after another, glaring at the Fan brothers.
Brothers Fan Tingnan and Fan Guanbei looked at the crowd of young and old who were filing in, with doubts in their eyes and surprise on their faces. Fan Guanbei was shocked and frightened, while Fan Tingnan was surprised and happy.
"Uncle Fan, these are the passers-by I met on the outskirts of Nancheng during my southern tour today. They have rich experience in the world. I thought they might be able to help, so I brought them here."
Gongsun Haojin briefly introduced the origins of several people to Fan Tingnan, but did not mention the rest.
"Fan Guanbei is a gentleman who is able to be humble when he is tall, capable of checking when he is rich, capable of being humble when he is noble, and capable of being stupid when he is wise."
When Liu Yi entered the house, he couldn't help but be extremely excited when he thought of what happened in Lingyuan City ten months ago. His thick eyebrows furrowed, his face turned red, and he couldn't help but shout loudly.
The scene just now really reminded him of Wangbei Tower more than a month ago. These so-called powerful people always regard human life as nothing. In their eyes, the life and death of the people are worthless. Only their own interests matter. is eternity.
"You are in a high position without pursuing virtue, you are sitting on gold and silver without benefiting the people, you are rich but not satisfied, you are wise and wise without being honest. You deserve to die!"
Liu Yi cursed loudly, and as his body trembled violently, the chopsticks on his head fell off. It was obvious that this young man, who usually had a good personality, was extremely angry.
Everyone also stared angrily, as if there were volcanoes in their eyes.
Death Shichen sheathed his sword and said coldly, "Fan Guanbei, those rotten fish and shrimps you buried in the dark have been taken care of by me, don't wait any longer!"
Seeing that this group of people were here to "justice" for him, Fan Tingnan became more confident. He returned to his former self and comforted Fan Guanbei, saying, "Brother, you can correct your mistakes if you know them. There is no great way to do good. Give me the antidote, and then I'll do it." Let me go back! Justice will be decided by the people."
Fan Guanbei snorted coldly and said with a sinister smile, "The people are cut off? My good brother, we are not a three-year-old child. If the people are cut off, wouldn't I have to be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts?"
Fan Tingnan still wanted to admonish, but was interrupted sharply by Fan Guanbei.
"There is no antidote! Man, I will not go back! How can my hatred for many years be explained clearly in just a few words? Humph, brother, if I die, my subordinates will continue to poison me until they stay here. Wouldn't it be more interesting when you are the only one left in Noda's Zhangwu City?"
After saying that, Fan Guanbei took out a dagger from his sleeve and wiped it on his neck.
There is no better brother than a good brother. Fan Tingnan was the first to see the opportunity and saw that Fan Guanbei had plans of self-determination. With quick eyesight and quick hands, he grabbed the dagger and kicked Fan Guanbei down. Xia Qing quickly stepped forward and held Fan Guanbei down tightly. , making it unable to struggle.
Fan Guanbei shouted, "Let me die!"
Liu Yi was furious and reprimanded, "You don't deserve to die here. You should die in front of Zhangwu's family who have lost their loved ones and be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts."
The county soldiers who heard the shouts from the thatched hut in the county guard's house were already rushing over, followed by Xiao Yixian who was still clanging, crying and shouting, "Grandpa won't let you in."
As soon as the county soldiers swarmed in, they immediately tied up Fan Guanbei. The culprit who manipulated the Zhangwu plague was arrested and brought to justice by mistake.
"The chief of the county guard sent the suspect Fan Guanbei to the county jail. He immediately summoned Cao Cao and Fa Cao for a night-long trial, which will be finalized early the next morning. In addition, Cao Cao and the mayor were sent to the county to discuss the matter. The guard ordered four hundred soldiers from the county and set off immediately. The troops sent out to Shuihe Temple to bring back the demon path and the antidote."
After saying that, Fan Tingnan turned around. No one could see his expression clearly, but his words revealed extreme reluctance and sadness. After all, that is his biological brother whose blood is thicker than water!
Putting Fan Guanbei in jail in front of everyone is tantamount to indirectly sentencing Fan Guanbei to death.
The drama of an elder brother sending his younger brother away would be infinitely sad for anyone involved in it.
Soldier A took the order and left. When only Liu Yi and his party, Fan Tingnan and Gongsun Haojin were left in the ruined house, Fan Tingnan walked towards Gongsun Haojin and said with a guilty look on his face, "My dear nephew, Uncle Fan is unworthy of the emperor's expectations. People of Zhangwu, if you run the Gongsun clan in the future, you must not make the same mistake again!"
Gongsun Haojin looked at the sad Fan Tingnan, moved his lips, and whispered softly, "Haojin, please remember your uncle's teachings. Uncle Fan, this matter is the fault of Uncle Fan alone, not your fault! Don't blame yourself." .”
Fan Tingnan wiped away his tears, walked up to the crowd, bowed deeply, shed tears of gratitude, and said, "Fellow righteous men, Tingnan is here to thank you all on behalf of the people of Zhangwu! On behalf of my Fan family, I would like to thank you all for your great kindness!" Thank you very much. If you have any wishes, just ask, and I, Fan Tingnan, will try my best."
"Hey! Governor Fan, the people of Zhangwu don't know whether to be overjoyed or sad to have you and Fan Guanbei! We are just traveling here and have no intention of asking for rewards. You can take care of yourself!"
Dongfang Chunsheng sighed secretly, and slowly walked out of the door with the support of Liu Yi and Dongfang Yu.
"Slow! Wait a minute, everyone, Tingnan has one more thing to ask for!" Fan Tingnan walked quickly to the front of the crowd, held up his hands again, lowered his head and looked away from the crowd, and said quickly, "You righteous men, please relieve me of my troubles and worry, listen. Nan really shouldn't have any additional requests. However, this Shuihe Temple is quite mysterious. There are one or two masters in the temple. I don't know whether the three hundred county soldiers will succeed or fail. I think this is a swordsman. Ting Nan is very brave in martial arts, I hope this hero can help me!"
"Okay! I agree."
The Kuhu Gang are all passionate, and it is their duty to eradicate evil things.
After Chen Shuangli agreed, he raised his sword and said loudly, "However, I have two requirements. First, as an assassin, I only act in the dark and with cameras, regardless of success or failure; second, after the thing is done, I I want a thousand taels of gold as a reward."
Death Shichen is originally an assassin and killer, and these two requirements can be regarded as the rules in the industry.
"Okay, clearly mark the price! The hero is indeed a true righteous man!"
The Fan family, which has been rooted in Zhangwu County for many years, can be said to be very wealthy. A thousand pieces of gold is like a drop in the bucket to the Fan family. Fan Tingnan agreed without even thinking about it.
Half an hour later...
Fan Tingnan stood alone on Zhangwu City, overlooking the army heading north and the looming Shuihe River. He clenched his fists with both hands and smashed the city wall. Tears fell like rain, and he blamed himself, "If I had discovered earlier, the city would have been destroyed." The thousands of graves in the East should be a fertile pasture this summer; if I had untied his knot earlier, my silly brother would be a respectful and good man now. I, the county guard, am incompetent, I This big brother is unqualified!"
There are 80,000 words in the world, the word love is the most hurtful, and the word fame is the most destructive!
We finally got to know each other and became lonely guests!
