Chapter 186 I Was Cheated
"Hello, Si Lili, nice to see you again."
Fan Xian took the initiative to greet her.
Si Lili looked at him coldly.
"How did you come?"
Then he looked at Mei Chengan again and continued to ask.
"Also, why is he here? Did you bring him here?"
Mei Cheng'an narrowed his eyes when he heard that. He was not surprised that Si Lili knew him. It was normal for her to be a spy.
Fan Xian shrugged and did not answer her. Instead, he spoke to Mei Chengan beside him.
"Well, I didn't scare you, didn't I? Isn't Si Lili very pretty?"
Mei Cheng'an stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Si Lili, who was sitting sideways on the ground in the cage in a white dress without any makeup, and hummed softly.
"Just a little plain."
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian looked at Si Lili again and nodded.
"Indeed, but it's a prison after all, this state is already pretty good."
"That's true."
Seeing the two of them chatting as if no one was around and no one was paying attention to them, Si Lili couldn't help but feel a frown appear on her smooth forehead.
Fan Xian said.
"OK, the chit-chat time is over. We don't have that much time. You can enjoy it here slowly. I have to go and ask questions."
Mei Cheng'an moved his ears and nodded with a smile.
Fan Xian did not delay any longer and went straight down the stairs, walked along the stone path towards the central cage, and spoke to Si Lili.
"Time is short. Without further ado, who is the person who is working with you to kill me?"
Si Lili raised her head and glanced at Fan Xian in surprise. From the corner of her eye she saw the dungeon door open silently again and another person came in. She couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.
"Can you get me out?"
Fan Xian agreed immediately.
"Okay, tell me your name and I'll let you out."
He agreed so quickly, it was obvious he was lying.
Si Lili smiled gently, sneering in her heart.
Seeing Si Lili's attitude, Fan Xian raised his eyebrows.
"You do not trust me?"
Si Lili said.
"Master Fan, before you make such boasts, you might as well look back first."
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian turned around immediately. He was not panicked, but was wondering what his fellow villager was doing behind his back to cause Si Lili to react like that.
As his eyes slowly scanned the area, he saw that the fellow villager was still standing there… What the hell! What the hell is this? !
Fan Xian was startled when he saw Yan Ruohai suddenly appear not far behind him. He subconsciously took a step back and let out a cry.
"Master Yanyanyanyan? When did you stand behind me?"
Yan Ruohai rolled his eyes, frowned and said nothing.
Fan Xian was not surprised to see Yan Ruohai ignoring him. He looked directly at Mei Chengan who was still standing on the steps and glared at him fiercely.
"No, what's wrong with you? I told you to look at a beautiful woman but you can't just stare at her. If someone comes, at least say something!"
Mei Chengan spread his hands.
"Squeak, it's not too late to squeak now, hey, don't look at me like that, it was Lord Yan who didn't let me speak, he told me to shush, we are all colleagues, and he is my senior, I can't refuse his face."
"..."
Yan Ruohai calmly gave Mei Chengan a thumbs up behind his back.
Si Lili couldn't help but burst out laughing. As she was laughing, she suddenly felt something was wrong. She looked up at Mei Chengan in surprise. If she had heard correctly, what he just said was... colleagues?
Mei Cheng'an noticed Si Lili's gaze and smiled at her.
Fan Xian looked at Mei Cheng'an with a frown on his face. "It's good to be polite, but you should also consider the occasion!" We are sneaking into the dungeon of the Supervisory Council, big brother! You really admire me, old man!
After glaring at Mei Cheng'an fiercely again, Fan Xian looked at Yan Ruohai and said bluntly.
"Master Yan, just speak frankly. What do you think?"
Yan Ruohai did speak, but at first glance, what he said had nothing to do with Fan Xian's question.
"Si Lili was a spy for Northern Qi, but she colluded with the city guards. All the lieutenant commanders of the city guards were killed. It was obvious that the murderer was in a high position and had great power. Now that Si Lili has returned to Kyoto, guess what will happen?"
Fan Xian was speechless. The words were already on the tip of his tongue. Why didn't he just say it directly? Why did he force me to say it?
After making a complaint, Fan Xian had no choice but to cooperate.
"I will silence you again."
Words are like the road of the sea.
"The Overwatch Council has already laid out a dragnet. I was notified the moment you two stepped onto Tianhe Street."
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment, then quickly figured it out.
"Ah, so you let us in on purpose. I was wondering why the journey was so smooth. It seems that I still underestimated the Overwatch Council. However, I don't understand the meaning of your doing this. Could it be that you changed your mind and agreed to let me interrogate you?"
When he said the last sentence, a hint of sarcasm flashed in Fan Xian's eyes.
Yan Ruohai said bluntly.
"From beginning to end, you are the presiding judge!"
Fan Xian was stunned. He had no idea what this sentence was.
"What did you say?"
Yan Ruohai did not show any impatience and repeated it again.
"You are the judge!"
After saying this, he threw a bunch of keys to Fan Xian and said at the same time.
"This is the key to her cell door. Si Lili will give it to you. No matter what decision you make, the Overwatch Council will support you to the end!"
He said and turned to leave.
Fan Xian took the key and took a look at it, puzzled.
"Since you let me be the presiding judge, why did you send me away at noon?"
Yan Ruohai stopped and said.
"You have no power or position, and the other side dared to kill even the lieutenant general. If they knew that you were the presiding judge of Si Lili, would you still have a chance to survive?"
Fan Xian thought about it.
"On the surface, you kept me out of it, but in reality, you were protecting me? Why?"
"what why?"
Fan Xian looked at Yan Ruohai.
"What's so special about me that you guys should treat me so specially?"
Yan Ruohai tilted his head.
“I want to know this question, too.”
Fan Xian nodded. "I see. This is another order from Chen Pingping. One last question. What if I don't come tonight?"
Yan Ruohai raised his foot and started walking.
"The Overwatch Council has nothing to do with you from now on!"
"..."
Yan Ruohai stepped onto the stairs and stopped when he reached Mei Chengan.
"Do you want to stay in there and interrogate him?"
Mei Cheng'an glanced at Fan Xian, shook his head slightly and smiled.
"I just came to see someone. Now that I'm done, there's naturally no need to stay. I'll go out with Master Yan."
Yan Ruohai nodded and walked towards the door.
Mei Cheng'an looked at Fan Xian and said.
"Then take your time in the interrogation. I'll wait for you outside."
Fan Xian said.
"It only said that I should preside over the trial. It didn't say that I can be the only one to judge. Why don't you stay and listen together?"
Mei Chengan stretched out his hand.
"No, I appreciate your kindness."
He glanced at Si Lili and continued.
"I don't want to get myself into trouble."
Fan Xian thought about it and agreed, so he didn't force it.
"Okay then, I'll do my best and try not to keep you waiting too long."
Mei Cheng'an said no more. He nodded and turned around to follow Yan Ruohai.
As the dungeon door slowly closed.
Si Lili, who had been silent all the time, looked at Fan Xian's back, frowned slightly and asked.
"Who are you? Why does the Overwatch Council value you so much?"
Fan Xian looked down at the key in his hand, turned back to look at her, and shrugged.
"To borrow Lord Yan's words, I also want to know about this matter, and it seems that you are concerned about the wrong point."
After a pause, Fan Xian said quietly.
"What you should worry about now is your own fate!"
Si Lili's eyes narrowed when she heard this.
……
Outside the Overwatch dungeon.
As soon as Mei Cheng'an and Yan Ruohai came out, they saw Zhu Ge guarding outside the door. They were not surprised and greeted him directly.
"Oh, Master Zhu is here too. You must be working so hard at this late hour!"
Juger glanced at him.
"I know you have a good relationship with Fan Xian, but you wouldn't go so far as to accompany him in doing something as foolish as breaking into a dungeon, right?"
Mei Cheng'an let out a scream and started talking nonsense.
"Master Zhu has misunderstood. I didn't play along with him. He tricked me into coming here. He repeatedly told me how pretty Si Lili was, which aroused my curiosity. I followed him without thinking too much. I just wanted to see if Si Lili was as exaggerated as he said. It was only when I got there that I realized I had been tricked by Fan Xian. I was so angry. If you don't believe me, you can ask Master Yan. I cooperated with him to scare Fan Xian just now."
Although it sounded ridiculous, Zhu Ge still looked at Yan Ruohai.
Yan Ruohai glanced at Mei Chengan, couldn't help laughing, and nodded.
Zhu Ge just asked casually. This was not what he really cared about. He bypassed this issue and continued talking to Yan Ruohai.
"So, your harsh rejection of Fan Xian at noon was all a show for outsiders to see?"
Yan Ruohai suppressed his smile and admitted it frankly.
"Yes!"
Juger nodded.
"You fooled me too. I really thought... Never mind. Protecting him was the dean's intention?"
"Yes!"
Zhuge asked a similar question as before.
"Why does the dean think so highly of Fan Xian?"
Yan Ruohai gave the same answer as before.
"I told you before, if you want to know about Fan Xian, you should ask him yourself."
Zhu Ge narrowed his eyes and stared at Yan Ruohai for a moment.
"Yan Ruohai, do you know any secrets?"
Yan Ruohai blinked.
"Again, I'm just following orders."
Zhuge wanted to say something when a spy suddenly came up from behind to report something.
"Sir! The sentry reported that someone is approaching secretly!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ge turned his head and looked at Yan Ruohai in surprise.
"Someone really wants to silence us..."
……
Inside the dungeon.
Fan Xian was already in the cage at this time, looking down at Si Lili who was sitting on the ground with calm eyes.
"You have heard me clearly. Your life or death now depends on my decision."
Si Lili is very aware of the current situation.
"I see."
Fan Xian said.
"Then tell me everything you know, who the mastermind is, how you got involved with him, and explain the whole thing clearly!"
Si Lili speaks frankly.
"I am from Northern Qi, and I was ordered to hide. I have the power to mobilize my colleagues in Kyoto. Apart from the orders of the Northern Qi royal family, I am not subject to any restrictions..."
Fan Xian interrupted.
"So what you mean is that the Northern Qi royal family wants to kill me?"
Si Lili laughed when she heard this.
"Although Master Fan is a man of both civil and military talents, I'm afraid he still cannot be regarded as worthy of the Northern Qi royal family. Mei Cheng'an is a little better."
"..."
……
Chapter 2: A Little Later
(End of this chapter)
