Chapter 340 So that’s it
Faced with Sean's blatant intimidation, Wang Qinian found that he was not as panicked as he had imagined.
Perhaps it was because before coming, his young master had made a plan with him in advance and taught him how to deal with it.
And Sean's question is exactly the content of the plan!
Our young master is really foresighted!
Wang Qinian, feeling extremely relieved, smiled at Sean.
"I am my young master's absolute confidant."
There was a glimmer of surprise in Sean's eyes. The surprise was not at what the man said, but at the fact that the man seemed to be no longer afraid of him.
Interesting, things seem to be getting interesting.
Sean curled the corners of his mouth calmly, looked at him and asked with interest.
"Who is your young master?"
Wang Qinian answered honestly
"My young master is Mei Cheng'an. He is the director of the Supervisory Council and the deputy leader of this delegation."
Having just met the two young men in the morning, Sean was naturally familiar with the name and recognized it instantly.
Mei Cheng'an is the calmer young man among the two.
Nodding slightly, Sean asked again.
"You said you are his confidant?"
Wang Qinian uttered an "ah" and immediately added an emphasis.
"He is an absolute confidant! Mr. Xiao."
"Oh, oh, harm."
Sean smiled and adjusted his question.
"You are his...absolute! confidant, right?"
In fact, he couldn't figure out why he suddenly became so patient and cooperative, but he did it anyway.
Wang Qinian nodded obediently this time.
"That's right!"
Sean narrowed his eyes.
"Are you afraid of me?"
"Mr. Xiao's reputation is well-known, so naturally I'm afraid of him."
"Does Mei Cheng'an know that you are afraid?"
"I know."
Sean raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes full of teasing and mockery.
"He still sent you here knowing that? Aren't you...his absolute confidant?"
Wang Qinian smiled bitterly.
"Perhaps it's because... no one else is willing... to come, and my young master doesn't want to embarrass others, so he can only send me out."
Sean frowned slightly, and the curiosity in his eyes became even stronger.
"Oh? Do I have to cleanse my body? Or... do you have other purposes for coming here?"
When Wang Qinian heard this, he was so scared that he quickly waved his hands.
"No, no, I have no other purpose. I just came here to clean up Mr. Xiao. The reason I have to come here is..."
After a pause, Wang Qinian spoke bluntly.
"It's because of Master Xiao Fan, oh, our team leader, he..."
Sean waved his hand to interrupt him.
"I know he is Inspector Tisi, Fei Jie's student. There's no need to introduce him. Let's get straight to the point!"
Wang Qinian said "oh".
"Master Xiao Fan and my young master are a little worried about Mr. Xiao...so Master Xiao Fan plans to poison you every day.
The poison was put in the food. No one could tell whether Mr. Xiao would eat it, whether he would swallow it, and whether it would have any effect if he swallowed it.
So Lord Xiao Fan plans to try a different method and poison you personally. I don't know exactly how he does it because I've never seen it.
Since I had to be close to him, it became necessary to help Mr. Xiao clean his body in advance, and then... I was sent here."
"Ah, poison."
Sean pondered for a moment and suddenly smiled. He was tired of his teacher's poison, and he really wanted to taste what his apprentice's poison tasted like.
Licking his lips, Sean put away his anticipation, and returned his thoughts to the man in front of him. He paused and spoke.
"In that case, you really are his absolute confidant."
Wang Qinian nodded slightly.
"I dare not lie to Mr. Xiao."
Sean nodded.
"That is to say, I can threaten him by holding you hostage."
Wang Qinian smiled slightly and shook his head slowly.
"That's probably not a threat."
Sean raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? Why is that?"
"Because my young master has never been threatened! If Mr. Xiao forces him, he will not save me, but will only avenge me after my death."
After a pause, he continued.
"Of course, I don't like being controlled by others. Since I have to come, I have naturally prepared myself to be controlled by you.
Because I know my young master's temper well, when the time comes, I will have no choice but to commit suicide by taking poison, so as not to embarrass my young master."
Hearing this, Sean looked him up and down in surprise.
"Do you have the courage to commit suicide?"
Wang Qinian shook his head.
"Of course not now. I am a person who loves life and fears death. But if I am restrained, I will die anyway. It is better to end my life by myself."
After staring at him quietly for a moment, Sean suddenly raised his head and burst into laughter. He laughed and stopped abruptly and spoke slowly.
"I see."
As the words fell, Sean loosened his hand and slowly closed his eyes. The cold air emanating from his body gradually subsided.
Wang Qinian breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't show it on his face.
"Then shall I... wipe your face first?"
Sean said softly with his eyes closed.
"My hair is too long and a little messy, please help me tie it up first."
Wang Qinian's expression froze and his smile was very forced.
"Hey, okay."
……
Not far from where Sean's car was.
Mei Cheng'an, Fan Xian, Teng Zijing and Gaoda stood side by side with their arms folded, looking at Sean's frame and chatting about something.
"How long has Lao Wang been in there?" asked Teng Zijing.
Fan Xian shrugged.
"It's about time for a cup of tea, Lao Gao, is there any movement in there?"
Gundam shook his head.
"My men didn't dare to get too close. I could only vaguely hear the conversation, and no other movements were heard for the time being."
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian looked towards the carriage and clicked his tongue twice.
“This is a conversation.”
As he said this, he turned his head and glanced at his fellow villager.
"Can what you said to Lao Wang fool Sean? There's a big difference between being ready to die and pretending to be ready to die."
Mei Cheng'an didn't even look at him, just smiled and said softly.
"The difference is naturally huge, and it's not just ordinary huge."
After a pause, he continued.
"I didn't tell Lao Wang all that to scare Sean. I just wanted to reassure him. As for Sean..."
Mei Chengan curled the corners of his mouth.
"Whether he believes it or not, he won't do it!"
Gundam didn't understand.
"why?"
Teng Zijing also said something similar.
"Yes, if he believed it, he would know that it was useless to hold Lao Wang hostage, so he would not do it. If he didn't believe it, why wouldn't he do it?"
Mei Cheng'an smiled and said nothing, then glanced at Fan Xian.
Receiving the look, Fan Xian shrugged and opened his mouth to answer.
"Because he is not a fool. This place is only 20 miles away from the capital. If he kills Lao Wang now, he will not survive!"
Upon hearing this, Teng Zijing and Gaoda looked as if they had realized something.
After thinking about it, Gundam had an idea and said immediately.
"So, if we get farther away from Kyoto, he might take action? Then, my brother..."
Hearing this, Mei Cheng'an turned his head and looked at him in surprise.
"Old Gao, are you... serious?"
Gundam was stunned and scratched his head. Did he say the wrong thing again?
Fan Xian burst out laughing and looked at him with a wry smile.
"Lao Gao, you must have forgotten that I rejected your proposal.
Lao Wang is just going to help Sean clean up his body, he doesn't want to stay in the car and watch over him all the time!"
"Ohhhh, dammit!"
Gundam scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Sorry, sorry, I got confused."
Mei Cheng'an and Fan Xian moved in unison, smiled helplessly, shook their heads, and looked back at the carriage.
……
Putting the wooden stick in his hand into the bucket, Wang Qinian pressed his back against the wall of the carriage and carefully moved behind him.
After quietly breathing a sigh of relief, Wang Qinian took out a small comb from his arms and helped Sean comb his messy white hair.
His fingers were not steady and his movements were not skillful at all, not as steady as when he combed his baby daughter's hair.
Sean could clearly feel his inner nervousness and fear through the slight trembling of his fingers, and couldn't help but smile.
Being as cowardly as a mouse and being ready to die are obviously two completely opposite things, but they are perfectly combined in the person behind him.
It's weird but not out of place, isn't it interesting?
Frankly speaking, Sean admired him a little bit. He admired his honesty and his willingness to show his cowardice without any hesitation.
It was precisely because of this extreme honesty that Sean became more convinced that once he subdued him, he would commit suicide without hesitation.
Just as he said, since we are going to die, we are naturally fearless!
I just don't know under which tooth the poison is hidden.
After a moment of silence, Sean closed his eyes and suddenly spoke softly.
"Are you from the Overwatch Council?"
Wang Qinian paused when he heard this, his eyes rolled around, and after hesitating for a moment he spoke.
"Yes, yes."
Sean smiled. He hesitated to answer such a simple question. It seemed that he was really afraid of himself.
"What's your position in the hospital?"
This time Wang Qinian answered much faster.
"I'm just a little clerk."
"Document..."
Sean repeated the two words silently and then said.
“What a waste of talent.”
Wang Qinian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
"Thank you Mr. Xiao for the compliment."
"Are you interested in following me to Northern Wei...Qi?"
Although there was only one wrong word, the smile on Sean's lips suddenly disappeared, and his aura became inexplicably weak and even gloomier.
"?"
Wang Qinian clearly felt a sense of depression emanating from Sean, and after a little thought he roughly understood what was going on.
When Sean was captured, the Northern Wei Dynasty was still there, but after he and the Northern Wei commander Zhan Qingfeng were captured and lost power one after another, it quickly fell apart. He went to jail, and lost his country. Tsk tsk.
So strictly speaking, Sean is from the Northern Wei Dynasty, not the Northern Qi Dynasty, although the Northern Qi and Northern Wei are of the same lineage...
But for Sean, perhaps these are two completely different countries, and I don’t know whether he will feel a sense of belonging to Northern Qi.
He wanted to ask but didn’t dare. Wang Qinian curled his lips and suddenly remembered that he hadn’t answered Sean’s question yet. Was there any need to answer it?
After thinking for a moment, Wang Qinian decided to answer.
"Wang is just a nobody, with little talent and intelligence. I'm afraid I can't help Mr. Xiao much if I go. Forget it."
To sum it up in three words: not interested. Even so, he didn't dare to mention sensitive words like country and family, for fear of irritating him.
Sean waved his hands listlessly, obviously no longer in the mood, but he still asked one last question.
"What's your name?"
Wang Qinian gathered Sean's hair into a bun, tied it up with rags, and then let go and put away the wooden comb.
Looking at his hair that wasn't tied up nicely, Wang Qinian smiled awkwardly.
"My name is Wang Qinian."
……
(End of this chapter)
