Entering the public house, the furnishings inside did not look old. The tables and chairs were all painted and looked very new. There was a middle-aged man sitting inside, with a long beard and a thin figure. He looked to be in his forties. age. When Zhang Yan and the yamen servant pushed open the door and came in, the man raised his head with a serious expression on his face.
"Mr. Wang Guan, this person is here to handle the registration formalities."
Zhang Yan could see from behind that the yamen servant seemed to be afraid of the official Wang in front of him, and he almost bent his waist to the ground when he spoke.
"Where's the paperwork?"
"Here, please let the officials take a look." Zhang Yan handed over his registration document with both hands. Then he returned to the edge and stood still. There was no impression of this person in his memory, so he imitated the yamen servant's behavior to avoid getting into trouble.
"Um?"
After taking the document handed over by Zhang Yan and looking at it for a few times, Wang Guanren sounded confused, then raised his head and seemed to look at Zhang Yan seriously.
"Now that your crime has been cleared, why do you want to come back? I don't know how to be afraid of others?"
"If I go back to Wang Guanren, my mother is still at home and I have a younger sister who needs to be taken care of, so I have no choice but to come back. From now on, I will just hide away from other people's gossip. I think I can barely survive as long as I don't pay attention to it." Zhang Yan bowed his body and replied. , lowered his head so that others could not see his face.
"You do have a filial piety. However, because you are canceling your registration and then relocating it, the procedures will be different from the normal situation, so you will have to wait for a while and we cannot handle it for you on the spot.
Let's do this. You go back to reunite with your family first, and I'll go through the procedures for you. When you come back in three days, everything should be done. "
Zhang Yan could only sigh in his heart when he heard this.
Straightening up, Zhang Yan took a few steps forward with a smile on his face, and pressed down the document on the table. At this time, the royal official was about to put the document into his drawer.
"Huh? Zhang Yan, what are you doing?"
"Hey! Don't be rude, kid!"
Zhang Yan ignored the scolding from the officer behind him and looked at the official Wang in front of him. The strength of his hand did not decrease and he held the document still.
"Your Majesty, this document means my life and fortune to me. Everyone knows that I, Zhang Yan, am on death row, but they don't necessarily know that I narrowly escaped death on Yubei Mountain and was cleared of all the charges. Just in case. If anyone misunderstands that I came back to escape punishment, what should I do if they hand me a knife without asking any questions? Isn’t this an unjust death in vain?
It can be explained if I have this document in hand. If I don't have this thing, I'm afraid it won't be able to clean it even if I jump into the water. Do you think this is true? "
The officials behind him nodded subconsciously after hearing this. But he didn't notice the flash of anger on the face of Wang Guanren who was sitting in front of him.
"Oh, Zhang Yan, if you take back the documents, then the registration procedures..."
"Officials, it is not uncommon for soldiers to be exonerated and dismissed from the army. As far as our Langyuan City is concerned, there will always be three or two people like this every year. I think officials should be familiar with it by now. Besides, the documents are just It is used as a formality for the connection between the military and the local government, rather than a registration formality. I have asked about these before when the city guard approved the seal."
"Oh? So you think it's me who is making things difficult for you?"
"The common people don't dare. They just want to get back this life-saving document."
Speaking of which, not to mention others, you, the yamen officer, also felt that something was wrong. But when he was about to step forward and pull Zhang Yan, the official Wang took the initiative to let go of the hand holding the document and asked Zhang Yan to take the document back.
"Thank you so much for your kindness. The common people will definitely remember your kindness."
"Haha, that's right. Zhang Yan, come back in three days. Then I can officially register you."
"Thank you, officer!"
"Go down."
Watching Zhang Yan leave with the Yamen servant, a frost gradually appeared on the face of the official Wang. After sitting quietly in the government room for a while, he got up, opened the door and walked straight into the depths of the Yamen.
The royal official stopped in front of a large door and handed a message to the porter guarding the door. After a while, the porter led him in.
"I see you, your lord."
"Wang Cheng, are you here? No need to be polite. Just find a place to sit by yourself. Wait for me while I finish writing the last few words."
"It's my lord."
The person in the room who was writing at his desk was Wu Yuan, the city administrator in charge of the local government office in Langyuan City. He looks to be in his fifties, with a strong body, and his gray hair can be faintly seen at the corners of his crown.
After a while, Wu Yuan put down his pen, raised his head with a smile, and said, "I have been free these past few days and practiced calligraphy, but I haven't regressed at all. By the way, what do you want from me?"
"Sir, Zhang Yan is back."
"Huh? Zhang Yan?" Wu Yuan's expression was a little dazed at first, and then he quickly remembered. The smile on his face disappeared and was replaced by gloom.
Then Wu Yuan continued to ask: "Did you come just now?"
"Yes, sir, I just came here with the registration documents. I have already completed all the matters on the military side, and only the procedures on our side are left.
Originally, I wanted to block him and leave some variables so that I could deal with it later, but Zhang Yan didn't seem to be as easy to deal with as the young master said. His thoughts were very lively, and his words were all focused on key points, making it hard to predict. In the end, it could only be postponed for three days. "
After Wang Cheng finished speaking, he stood hunched over and did not raise his head to look at Wu Yuan's face.
"Hmph!" Wu Yuan snorted coldly, and then said: "It's all that bastard who caused trouble! He didn't do things cleanly, and now he has such a big hand."
"Sir, please don't be angry. I don't blame you for this matter. Who would have thought that Zhang Yan could escape death by encountering the exiled army first, and then come back alive from a place like Yubei Mountain Fortress? It's said to be unique. It’s not an exaggeration.”
"Three days." Wu Yuan was silent for a moment and said, "What if Zhang Yan disappears within three days?"
"If someone is missing, naturally my subordinates have never seen him, let alone the fact that he took the documents and recorded them in the corridor."
"Very good, then go down. This matter has made you worry too much."
"What did you say, sir? Your business is your subordinates' business, and you should do your best."
"Haha, okay, then you can go down, I will make other arrangements for this matter."
"Yes, I am resigning."
Watching Wang Cheng leave with a smile, the gloom in Wu Yuan's eyes surfaced again.
Although Wu Yuan ran the local government office in Langyuan City perfectly, family affairs always annoyed him. In particular, the only son Wu Changhe has become a complete playboy. Not only does he have high ambitions but low abilities, he also has no scruples in doing things, and his courage is boundless. For the sake of a few shops that he likes, he dares to design and beat people to death row.
Originally, Wu Yuan didn't feel too angry after learning about this incident, and just gave Wu Changhe a few words. But who would have thought that the situation of certain death would change, and there would be a series of accidents. Now the person who was certain to die was not only cleared of his crime, but also returned to the corridor.
Wu Yuan doesn't like accidents. If there is an accident, it should be nipped in the bud immediately.
