Chapter 174: This is a mistake
"Master Zhu and your teacher are old friends. As a senior, he is kindly giving you some advice. Just listen carefully and don't ask about things that have nothing to do with you."
After saying that, Mei Cheng'an looked at Zhu Ge and smiled.
"Master Zhu, Fan Xian has just arrived. He is a bit erratic and curious. Please don't take it personally..."
Zhu Ge stretched out his hand to stop him, and Mei Chengan immediately smiled and kept silent.
What does it mean to smooth things over? Smoothing things over does not mean mediating the conflict between two people. Mei Chengan cannot do this and is not interested in it. It is enough for him to be able to move the conversation forward.
Zhu Ge looked at Fan Xian coldly.
"Why did you come to see me?"
After these words were spoken, Wang Qinian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good enough to speak up, but he must not let the conversation remain awkward again.
Fan Xian didn't waste time and spoke directly.
"I came here to ask Master Zhu about the progress of the investigation into Cheng Jushu's case. If it's convenient, I'd like to learn about the specific progress and details of the investigation."
Zhuge refused without blinking.
"inconvenient!"
The atmosphere, which had just eased, suddenly turned cold again, and cold sweat broke out on Wang Qinian's forehead again.
If Zhu Ge's words that belittled his teacher Fei Jie just now only made Fan Xian a little unhappy, then the fact that he was targeting him so blatantly now made Fan Xian extremely unhappy.
Fan Xian asked in a cold voice.
"why?"
Zhuge picked up the slender paperweight, held it horizontally with both hands, and leaned back against the chair.
"There's no reason. It's just inconvenient."
Fan Xian was too lazy to waste time talking to him, so he reached out from his waist, took out his badge and held it up.
"The Supervisory Council is independent of the eight departments and is on the same level as the major directors. May I ask, Master Zhu, is my badge of Supervisor genuine?"
Zhuge paused in holding the paperweight and blinked calmly.
"It's true."
Fan Xian put down the hand holding the badge.
"Well, let me ask again, why is it inconvenient?"
Zhuge did say a few more words this time, but the meaning remained the same.
"The case is still under trial and is confidential. The specific details cannot be disclosed to irrelevant people."
Fan Xian sneered.
"Oh, irrelevant people, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that they are coming for me. Master Zhu, do you think it's fun to play dumb?"
Fan Xian's words were indeed a bit impolite, and Zhu Ge's face became much gloomier.
"Fei Jie's words are all over the place, and his disciples also speak without thinking. I don't rely on guesswork when handling cases, I only look at the evidence. At least so far, there is no evidence to show that this case is related to you, so I have no comment!"
After saying the last four words coldly, Zhu Ge looked at Wang Qinian.
“Let’s go out!”
Wang Qinian glanced at Fan Xian, at a loss as to what to do.
Fan Xian said.
"Well, regardless of whether the case is related to me, as a supervisor of the Supervisory Council, I have the right to inquire about a case. If I want to exercise my authority as a supervisor and inquire about this case, I remind you once again, Master Zhu, that I am on the same level as you!"
Zhu Ge stared at Fan Xian coldly, and was silent for a long time. Suddenly, he threw the paperweight onto the table with a crisp sound, and sneered.
"So what if you are on the same level as me? This is Kyoto, and this is my case. Do you have the right to ask about it? I have the final say. I am officially informing you now that you have no right to ask about this case! Are you satisfied?"
Mei Chengan's eyes lit up when he heard that. Oh my god, it was so exciting, thrilling and fun to be there in person.
Then he looked at Fan Xian expectantly, Mei Cheng'an curious about how Fan Xian would respond to such a decisive slap in the face.
If Fan Xian knew what Mei Cheng'an was thinking at the moment, he would definitely give him a few middle fingers. Things have come to this point, and his greatest reliance has been ignored, so there is no point in responding.
So at this moment Fan Xian's face turned pale and he was speechless.
Brother Zhu glanced at Fan Xian with disdain, then looked at Wang Qinian again.
"What are you still standing there for? Send..."
Before he could even utter the word "guest", he was interrupted by a voice coming from the door.
"He really has the right!"
Hearing the sound, everyone in the room looked towards the door.
A middle-aged man who was not wearing the official uniform of the Supervisory Yuan but was wearing a purple-black robe and had a solemn face appeared at the door. The words just spoken came from his mouth.
Fan Xian naturally didn't know him, but from what he had just said, he seemed to be trying to help him out. He looked him over, curious about who he was and why he was speaking up for him.
When Mei Cheng'an saw this person, he suddenly realized something and curled the corners of his mouth. The excitement was about to end, but as soon as he appeared, it continued. It was a good idea for him to come.
When Wang Qinian saw this person, he breathed a sigh of relief. He no longer had to worry.
Zhuge looked at the person at the door and felt confused.
"Yan Ruohai, what did you say?"
Yan Ruohai, who was at the door, heard the sound and walked in, repeating what he had just said.
"I say, he really has the right to inquire into this case!"
Yan Ruohai walked calmly between the three people without looking around. Although the 'he' in his words referred to Fan Xian, he did not even glance at Fan Xian when he passed by him, and only stopped when he reached the desk.
Zhu Ge frowned and looked at Yan Ruohai.
"You want to interfere in my business?"
Yan Ruohai said expressionlessly.
"I'm not interested. I'm just passing on the message."
Brother Zhu frowned.
"The dean is not in Kyoto, whose words are you spreading?"
Words are like the road of the sea.
"That's what the dean said."
There was a flash of surprise in Zhuge's eyes.
"You have private correspondence with the dean?"
Yan Ruohai rolled his eyes and said nothing.
Zhu Ge glanced at Fan Xian and asked Yan Ruohai.
"What did the dean say?"
Words are like the road of the sea.
"In a word, Fan Xian can intervene in this case at will, and no one is allowed to interfere."
Hearing this, Fan Xian raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Zhuge with sarcasm.
Zhu Ge looked at Yan Ruohai with puzzled eyes. Yan Ruohai looked him straight in the eyes.
"Give him the file."
Zhu Ge glanced at Fan Xian, and seeing that Fan Xian was still raising his chin proudly towards him, the corner of his mouth twitched immediately. He felt that Fan Xian's smug look was very hateful.
But the dean's order could not be disobeyed, so Zhu Ge reluctantly picked up the stack of documents on the corner of the table and roughly flipped through them. After making sure that there was nothing else mixed in, he closed them together, held them in one hand and handed them out.
Yan Ruohai took it, turned and walked towards Fan Xian and handed it to him.
"These things can only be seen by the Supervisory Commission. They must not be damaged, copied, or taken out of the Supervisory Commission."
Fan Xian nodded, took it, thought about it, and asked.
“Can I just watch?”
Words are like the road of the sea.
"If you want to investigate the contents and clues here yourself, you can. I will give you the right to investigate and arrest."
Fan Xian said in surprise.
"You give me such great power. Oh, yes, what about the right to try prisoners? Do I have it?"
This time Yan Ruohai did not answer directly. He paused for a moment before speaking.
"If you really ask the criminal about the person behind the scenes, your life may be in danger. Are you sure you still want the right to a trial?"
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"I am sure."
Yan Ruohai looked at Fan Xian deeply.
"I hope you are not acting on impulse. Okay, I will give you the right to arraign the case."
"Thank you!"
Fan Xian smiled brilliantly.
"Uncle, you are a good person, much better than someone else. One last question. Who are you, uncle? Your name sounds familiar to me. What is your relationship with Yan Bingyun?"
As soon as this question was asked, the whole audience fell silent.
Upon hearing this, Yan Ruohai looked at Fan Xian expressionlessly and did not answer.
Zhuge sneered when he heard this and watched the show with his arms folded.
Mei Cheng'an almost laughed out loud when he heard this, and quickly lowered his head to check if there was any dust on his boots.
Wang Qinian's pupils shrank when he heard this, and he quickly grabbed Fan Xian's arm.
Fan Xian looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Wang Qinian first looked at Yan Ruohai cautiously, and then introduced the situation to Fan Xian.
"The Supervisory Council is divided into eight departments. This is Lord Yan Ruohaiyan, who is in charge of each department and supervises officials outside of Kyoto and investigates secret detective reports."
After saying that, he leaned over to Fan Xian's ear and whispered.
"Master Yan and Young Master Yan are father and son."
Fan Xian suddenly realized what his teacher had said to him on the way to the capital. Ah, this...
Yan Ruohai spoke at this time.
"My son was banished from the capital because of you, so I don't have a good impression of you. This time I am just delivering a message on behalf of someone else, so don't thank me, you can leave."
"Forehead…"
Fan Xian scratched his head embarrassedly.
After Wang Qinian bowed to Zhu Ge and Yan Ruohai, he pulled Fan Xian along.
"Let's go."
Fan Xian was dragged out by Wang Qinian.
Mei Cheng'an bowed to Zhu Ge and Yan Ruohai.
"Master Zhu, Master Yan, I will take my leave now."
Zhuge's attitude softened a lot when facing him, and he just said "oh" when he heard that.
"Go."
Yan Ruohai looked at Mei Chengan and said.
"Don't leave in a hurry. The dean has something to tell you."
Mei Cheng'an was stunned for a moment and nodded.
"Okay, then I'll wait for Master Yan outside."
Yan Ruohai hummed.
"Go ahead, please help me close the door."
"it is good."
Mei Cheng'an turned and left, closing the door behind him.
Only Zhu Ge and Yan Ruohai were left in the room.
Zhu Ge had been holding it in for a long time and could no longer hold it in, so he spoke immediately.
"I just don't understand why the dean gave Fan Xian so much power in this case?"
Words are like the road of the sea.
"I was just following orders. If you want to know why, why not ask him yourself."
"When will the dean return to Beijing?"
"almost."
"..."
……
Mei Cheng'an asked Fan Xian and Wang Qinian to return to the document library first, and waited for Yan Ruohai alone at the door.
I thought I would have to wait for a while, but unexpectedly Yan Ruohai came out so quickly.
Yan Ruohai pulled him to a deserted place and handed him a note.
"The dean asked me to tell you that although he is very grateful to you for breaking this case, you should not directly intervene in this case."
Mei Cheng'an was about to open the note, but he paused when he heard what Chen Pingping said. After realizing what Chen Pingping said, he looked up at Yan Ruohai in confusion.
"Hmm? He must have made a mistake. It was the kid who insisted on reporting the case. I just accompanied the kid to Kyoto Prefecture. How can it be considered that I was the one who exposed the case?"
……
Chapter 2 will be a little later
(End of this chapter)
