Chapter 66 Fraud
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Fan Xi was restless in the room. He had been here for two or three days. Seeing that it was going to be the Spring Festival, he didn't even see the shadow of the young lady. This made him start to worry, so he went to Xing Tianjun's people every day to urge him to see their young lady, at least he was relieved.
Xing Tianjun's people are not as fierce as ordinary mountain thieves. They have a good attitude towards him. They serve him every day, and there is no disrespect to him, which makes him somewhat confused.
This time he was ordered by Fan Yaoshan. When he came with Xing Tianjun, he was also mentally prepared. He thought that Xing Tianjun was another trap this time. He just wanted to tie him with such a meat ticket. In that case, he would rather die than become a meat ticket of Xing Tianjun. It has implicated his master, but so far he has not performed in this regard.
The reason why he was suspicious was that he was supposed to see Miss Fan Yutong after arriving here. However, after bringing him here, the people of Xing Tianjun told him that they had to ask for instructions before they could let him see their young lady, and it happened that their big head was not in the stockade. Let him wait first, but after waiting, it was almost New Year's Eve, but he hadn't seen their big head of Xing Tianjun come back. Fan Xi here was so anxious that his lips were bubbling.
Is it possible that the young lady has been torn up by them? It shouldn't be! Their master has fully agreed to the conditions offered by Xing Tianjun. It is reasonable that the young lady should be very important to Xing Tianjun. How can she tear up the ticket? If not, why did the head of Xing Tianjun avoid him?
While he was still thinking nonsense, someone knocked on the door outside and said, "Housekeeper Fan, our big head, please come and talk!"
Fan Xi was in a mess when he heard it. He ran to the door in three steps and two steps and opened the door. A cold wind poured into the room and made him shiver coldly. At this moment, he found that he was not wearing a cotton robe, but he was so anxious that he didn't care to take the cotton robe now, and immediately came to the door. The member of the Xing Tianjun who sent the message said, "Take me to see your big head quickly!"
Walking in the stockade, Fan Xi found that Xing Tianjun's stockade was much more lively. Many people had a happy look on their faces, which was indeed a little festive atmosphere. However, he did not wear a cotton robe, but he was a little shivering when he walked on the road. He followed the leading the way and trotted all the way to the central position of the stockade. It was originally in the building of the temple.
With the spread of the leading person, someone shouted in the room, "Housekeeper Fan, please come in!"
Fan Xi felt that the voice was familiar, and immediately thought of the source of the sound, so he immediately raised the curtain and walked into the room. He bowed to the tall young man in the room and said, "Fan Xi, see the big master!"
Xiao Tianjian took a look at the housekeeper Fan and said with a smile on his face, "Housekeeper Fan is free of courtesy. You and I are old acquaintances. If you don't fight, you can't make a deal! Come on, look at the seat! Look at the tea!"
After Fan Xi sat down, he looked at Xiao Tianjian uneasily and immediately asked Xiao Tianjian, "Big head, it has been almost three days since the villain came here. When can I meet our young lady?"
"Housekeeper Fan, don't worry. Miss Fan is fine. Don't worry! Although it is a kidnapping, it is not a greedy and murderer. At least there is still faith! Please calm down, housekeeper Fan. After we talk for a while, I will order someone to take you to meet Miss Fan in your family! Since you have been waiting for so many days, why do you still care about this moment? Xiao Tianjian said to Fan Xi calmly.
Fan Xi had no choice but to sit down. The room was very warm, which dispelled his chill just now, and gradually stabilized his mood. In the past few years, Fan Xi has also passed through the storms and waves with Fan Yaoshan. It is not the first time to enter and exit the camp of mountain thieves like this, so Fan Xi is Without showing a panic, he asked Xiao Tianjian, "Master Xiao, the conditions your army put forward to our master. Our master said that you can agree. What you need, just make a list. Whether it's salt, iron or cloth, we can prepare it for the general. After the general is satisfied, as soon as possible. Put it back, Miss! If the general needs money, then our master also said that he is willing to pay 10,000 taels of silver, and he is guaranteed to be full of official silver! I just want the general to let us go back!"
Xiao Tianjian had never heard of anyone who paid 10,000 taels of silver to redeem people, and Fan Yaoshan made such a condition, which showed how important Fan Yutong's position in his mind was.
"Didn't the housekeeper Fan hear the words of my brother clearly? I, Xiao, don't intend to extort any ransom from your account. I just want to do some business with your account! As for Miss Fan, it's just our guest. Now it's not a meat ticket, but the guarantor between us, so there is no such thing as whether to let Miss go! What I'm talking about is a fair deal. You supply me with goods, and I pay you instead of forceing your belongings! Butler Fan, don't make a mistake!" Xiao Tianjian said to Fan Xi with an innocent face, obviously going to be a scoundrel.
Fan Xi shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, okay! Even if the business is good! But why do you need to have a guarantor for the sale? What's more, our master has promised to deal with your army in private, so the boss should return our young lady to us!"
"Haha! Butler Fan, what is this? To understand that now, my Xing Tianjun is still a thief in the eyes of the court, but your Fan family is a merchant recognized by the court, which is by no means different from ordinary business. If there is no guarantor, as soon as Miss Fan goes back, Master Fan will turn his back. If he refuses to do business with our Xing Tianjun anymore, who should I reason with? Is it possible that I should go to Taiyuan Mansion to sue the official and sue you, Manager Fan, but don't believe it? Xiao Tianjian said to Fan Xi with a rogue smile.
Fan Xi sighed helplessly again, "In that case, when will you put our young lady back according to the meaning of the big head? To know the news that our young lady was kidnapped this time, our Fan family has been pressing it and did not let the news come out. It's okay for a short time. If it takes a long time, the paper can't wrap the fire. If the news leaks, how can our young lady get married!"
Xiao Tianjian also knows that this kind of thing is indeed the case. In today's world, if a girl's family is tied up by a thief, even if it is perfect to return home, but once it is known, it will be difficult to marry a good family. The stain on this name can no longer be washed away. You know This era is also one of the strictest defenses for men and women. Women's chastity is a very serious thing in the eyes of men. Fan Yutong is tied up by him. Insiders will definitely think that Fan Yutong must have been defiled by their thieves.
Once the news is revealed, then Fan Yutong's reputation will be bad. If Fan Yutong wants to remarry in the future, good people don't have to think about it anymore. They can only find a broken family and marry casually. The Fan family must have secretly silenced a lot of words in this matter before they can be sealed. It can be seen that Fan Yaoshan is by no means a good encounter. If he can suppress such news, it is not just a matter of money or not. He must have another force to help him do this kind of thing. Otherwise, he may not be able to suppress this kind of news by money alone.
In a word from Fan Xi, Xiao Tianjian came to the conclusion that this Fan Yaoshan's background is probably not as simple as a giant businessman on the surface. He must also have a force in his hand that can be used by him. In this way, Xiao Tianjian became alert, so suddenly Fan Xi asked, "Housekeeper Fan, if I remember correctly, I'm afraid there were nearly 200 people with all kinds of people in your caravan at that time!" With so many words, how did your Fan family suppress this news? Xiao is a little curious about this! Can Housekeeper Fan relieve Xiao's doubts?
Fan Xi was stunned for a moment, and his expression suddenly became a little nervous, but he immediately calmed down and explained, "This is simple. Our master is rich and powerful. As long as he takes money to seal the mouths of these people!"
"Ha ha! Butler Fan didn't seem to tell the truth! People in the world are ulgar. If so many people find this kind of news and can actually get money from the shopkeeper Fan, isn't it equivalent to giving people a handle? Wouldn't it be bad if someone threatened to release the news and wanted to exorcive money from you? Xiao Tianjian didn't believe Fan Xi's words.
Fan Xi's face suddenly changed slightly and he looked a little nervous, but he immediately stabilized his mood and had to say with a cold face, "Mr. Xiao is a little too wide! This kind of thing is a private matter of our Fan family. Xiao should not ask so clearly!"
After Xiao Tianjian looked at Fan Xi's face, he began to realize that what he thought was probably right. So this time, I'm afraid Fan Xi's purpose will not be very pure. Zhen is here to talk about business for him. Maybe he still has a hand behind him, and his mind flashed and his face suddenly darkened, and suddenly turned to the door. He shouted, "Iron head!"
"There!" The iron head standing outside the door answered and walked into the room.
"You go to Lingfeng and immediately lead the scout team. Along the way back, give me a strict check. Once you find someone from an unknown source, take it down immediately! If there are many people, let Luo Li lead his troops to accompany him. If there is resistance, solve it on the spot!
In addition, send Housekeeper Fan back to rest. In addition, take down the people brought by Housekeeper Fan for me, interrogate them severely, and find out their identities for me! I'd like to see if Shopkeeper Fan is sincere to talk about this business with us! Butler Fan, let's talk about it today! Let's talk about the rest tomorrow! Send off!" After listening to Fan Xi's words, Xiao Tianjian turned his face without saying a word.
Fan Xi was turned over by Xiao Tianjian so quickly and was at a loss. He couldn't figure out why he said something wrong, which made Xiao Tianjian find the flaw and actually gave such an order.
The iron head answered loudly and immediately came over and gestured to Fan Xi, "Housekeeper Fan, please!"
Fan Xi still wanted to talk, but Xiao Tianjian got up and walked out of the room first as soon as he brushed his sleeves, and stopped talking nonsense with Fan Xi.