Awan's expression was dark and unclear, "Of course I know that my master is the best person in the world who treats me. He... will never lie to me."
Fang Zilan raised her eyebrows and threw the wooden slip to Awan, "Bring it to the mission. At least it will keep your master safe."
Awan subconsciously reached out to pick it up, "What is this?"
Fang Zilan didn't answer, just waved her hand and turned back to the house. She pushed the door open and saw Hongtai sitting in front of the desk, lighting the candle.
You are so elusive, Fang Zilan teased in her heart, but her face remained calm, "You're so good, what are you doing in my house?"
"It's not convenient for me to be around when you talk to Miss Awan, so I can only go back to the house and wait for you." Hongtai said it very naturally, not treating himself as an outsider at all.
Fang Zilan closed the door and sat across from Hongtai, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
"There are many people during the day, so I have something to say..." As soon as Hong Taifu opened his mouth, Fang Zilan stopped him, "Stop, stop these meanderings and get down to business."
Hongtai was not worried, he moved closer to Fang Zilan, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I found the whereabouts of your cousin."
"Are you talking about...Fang Lihui?" Fang Zilan asked uncertainly, and Hongtai slightly distanced the two of them, "Who else could it be besides him? Let the little beauty worry..."
Seeing that Hongtai started to lose his seriousness again, Fang Zilan took a deep breath and interrupted him: "Where is my cousin?"
"Does the little beauty know Fu Congnan?" Hongtai pretended to be mysterious and threw out a name. Fang Zilan pondered for a moment, "General of Jiangnan Camp, Fu Congnan?"
"The little beauty is only half right." Hongtai drawled, "It's the former Jiangnan Camp Commander--Fu Congnan."
Fang Zilan frowned slightly, "Fu Congnan was demoted?"
Hongtai nodded, and Fang Zilan asked: "Why were you demoted?"
"It's because of you, the little beauty." Hongtai's face had a natural expression, but Fang Zilan was stunned, "Because of me?"
"Yes, Fu Congnan failed to restrain his men and allowed them to hurt you rashly." Hongtai explained: "After Li Shengxuan found out about this, he demoted Fu Congnan and appointed other deputy generals to temporarily act as the chief general."
He clicked his tongue as he spoke, "Let me tell you, Li Shengxuan has been trained in the military after all, why is he so out of control this time?"
Hearing this, Fang Zilan said thoughtfully: "Is this Fu Congnan an important person?"
"Fu Congnan is not important, but the Dugu family behind him is very important." Hongtai said meaningfully, and Fang Zilan frowned even more, "What is the relationship between Fu Congnan and the Dugu family?"
"Little beauty, you have been in the army for a long time, and you don't know about these nepotisms?" Hongtai looked at Fang Zilan with a half-smile, she pursed her lips, "When I was in the army, there were not so many doorway."
"Is it because there are not so many ways, or is the little beauty being turned away by them?" Hongtai understood clearly in his heart, and made his words clear, which made Fang Zilan look cold, "Am I outside the door or inside, with whom? What are you doing?"
"The little beauty is so angry." Hongtai laughed dumbly, and Fang Zilan snorted coldly and said nothing.
Seeing this, Hongtai continued talking to himself, "Fu Congnan's wife is the second daughter of Dugu Xin, the head of the Dugu family. Otherwise, with his mediocre qualifications, how could he become the general of the Jiangnan camp?"
Fang Zilan thought for a while and then said: "I remember that when the camps were separated, Zhou Lang stayed in the southeast camp, and Lao Cao went to the southwest camp to take charge. As for the general of the Jiangnan camp, he was recommended by Wei Subaru. "
"All the aristocratic families are intertwined, and they are all related to each other." Hongtai looked unconcerned, "Even if Wei Subaru recommends a person from the Dugu family, it is not impossible."
"I don't think it's impossible for Wei Subaru to recommend someone from the Dugu family, but..." Fang Zilan paused, "I think with Wei Subaru's temper, his ability should be more important than his background."
"One's origin determines one's position. It's such a simple truth, little beauty, you don't know it." A look of disbelief flashed in Hongtai's eyes, "You have been struggling all these years, how come..."
Fang Zilan coughed and stopped Hongtai's words, "Back to business, you said you found the whereabouts of my cousin. What does this have to do with Fu Congnan?"
"Fang Lihui is now locked up in Fu Congnan's dungeon." As soon as Hongtai said this, Fang Zilan's expression suddenly changed, "What did you say?"
Hongtai repeated, Fang Zilan's hand hidden in his sleeve clenched into a fist, "How did you learn about the whereabouts of my cousin?"
"Little beauty, you doubt me?" Hongtai looked at Fang Zilan steadily. She did not dodge, but met his gaze directly, as if admitting.
"Of course I have my own source of information." Hongtai spoke vaguely. Fang Zilan did not go into details and asked again: "What did Fu Congnan arrest my cousin for?"
"In the final analysis, your cousin knows too many things." Hongtai lowered his voice and whispered in Fang Zilan's ear: "If he is released, I am afraid that Fu Congnan and his like will never have peace in the future."
Fang Zilan turned sideways to avoid the warm breath lingering in her ears, noncommittal, "Really? Does my cousin know more than you?"
"It's the same thing." Hongtai shrugged, "It's just that I'm not as easy to get caught as your cousin."
Fang Zilan's face darkened, and she changed her voice almost abruptly, "You just said, Fu Congnan and others?"
Hongtai nodded and said, "Yes, Fu Congnan and his ilk."
"That's right." Fang Zilan sighed, "The person behind this is more than just Fu Congnan?"
"Little beauty, you..." Hongtai couldn't help but gasped, "How many did you find out?"
"Everything that should be investigated and shouldn't be investigated has been found." Fang Zilan's expression was calm, but Hongtai's face was a bit ugly, "Little beauty, you are standing in front of the abyss, have you ever thought about the consequences?"
"The worst case scenario is that I will be swallowed by the abyss, what's the fear?" Fang Zilan seemed to have made up her mind and said in a cold voice: "Since Fu Congnan dares to capture my cousin, then this time I will use him to attack him and knock the mountain to shake the tiger, which can be regarded as King Yucheng... …”
"For King Yucheng?" Hongtai couldn't help but remind him: "Little beauty, the Dugu family is the queen mother's family, so naturally she is on the side of King Yucheng. How do you know that there is no Dugu family or even Yucheng behind what Fu Congnan does? The king’s instructions? I’m afraid that if you take advantage of Fu Congnan, King Yucheng may become ruthless.”
"No matter who you are, if you have the ability, please try to save Fu Congnan from me." A slight smile appeared on Fang Zilan's lips, and she said murderous words in a casual tone, "No one has ever been under my nose. Even if the Fang family is touched, they can still escape intact."
