Rebirth of the perfect brother-in-law

Meeting an old friend in a foreign country is one of the great pleasures in life. Chu Nan looked at Zhao Yuan who had become much calmer after being separated for several months, pretending not to hear his sarcasm, and said with a smile: "I was thinking just now, why did I just

Someone came to see me, and it turned out to be Magistrate Liu."

Zhao Yuan curled his lips disdainfully and said sourly: "Who can be better than you? After a few months of not seeing each other, you became an imperial envoy."

Zhao Yuan came to Chu Nan, and in order to consider the influence, he invited Chu Nan to sit in a restaurant outside. Chu Nan also knew that this was not the place to talk, so he agreed with a smile.

It seemed that Zhao Yuan was fully prepared. Chu Nan looked at the small box and said casually: "It seems that you are not doing well, and the place you are looking for is not very good either."

Zhao Yuan took advantage of the time when the dishes were served and sighed: "After all, the emperor's envoy is coming. I, a small county magistrate, have to take into account the impact. Wouldn't it be a tragedy if I was caught? Tsk tsk, I feel envious just thinking about it.

At such a young age, you are already an important member of the fifth rank."

Chu Nan smiled, and could feel Zhao Yuan's carefulness in what he said, but the last sentence was a complete joke. There are too many "big officials" like Chu Nan in the capital who have no rank but no real power.

Although the path Zhao Yuan chose may seem slow, it is sure to win, and his family background is not bad, so he will not worry about not having a chance to get ahead in the future.

After all, they haven't seen each other for a few months, and there is always some unfamiliarity between the two. When there was no interest in it, it was okay to be intimate. Now that they have their own positions, it is already delusional to want to restore the original relationship. Fortunately, both of them are not without it.

The scheming people in the city deliberately avoided some sensitive topics and just talked about some jokes. After a few glasses of wine, they finally became warm.

Zhao Yuan looked at his slimmer body and sighed: "You don't know, I was so miserable when I first came here. I thought I had some skills, but when I first took over, it was really a mess, and I was even beaten by the county magistrate.

It’s really miserable that the main register is empty.”

Chu Nan naturally knew that this was the fat man's complaint, so he asked tactfully: "How is it possible? You are the boss of the official department, so they are not afraid of you wearing small shoes for them?"

Zhao Yuan admired Chu Nan's knowledge very much, and said with a sad face: "Although the sky is not far away from the emperor here, it is certain that the court's words are not as good as in the north, and damn, the officials here still like to stick together, no matter what

What are your origins? As long as you are an outsider, they will always be hostile to you. Damn it."

Chu Nan consoled him: "Stop remembering the bitter and sweet things. It seems that you are doing well now."

Zhao Yuan pretended to be humble and said: "Wherever I go, I'll just make do with it."

Chu Nan asked casually: "What about the current county magistrate and chief registrar? Have they been conquered?"

Zhao Yuan waved his hand and said: "No, one is dead and the other has gone home to take care of his old age. The current county magistrate and chief registrar are both new."

Chu Nan's hands going to pick up the vegetables froze, he smiled and shook his head without saying anything else.

Zhao Yuan looked at Chu Nan, who was smiling and silent, and said calmly: "These things don't sound nice to say, but if it really happens to you, depending on your temperament, I'm afraid you will be more cruel than me."

Chu Nan did not refute, but asked curiously: "Why won't Prefect Jiang be angry if you do such nonsense?"

Zhao Yuan curled his lips and said softly: "The chief secretary was the one who was arrested by the magistrate and died in prison. I forgot to tell you that Magistrate Jiang and my father are from the same hometown, and even more so."

Chu Nan nodded understandingly. It was easy for fellow villagers to stick together in the officialdom. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Zhao Yuan and said with a smile: "The prefect has taken care of you so well. Could it be that he intends to accept you as his son-in-law?"

Zhao Yuan chuckled and said: "I do think so, but unfortunately the hope is very small. But aside from my father's relationship, after all, I am the magistrate of Qinghe County appointed by His Majesty, and I have always respected the prefect.

I have basically never caused any trouble to him. Apart from anything else, I am responsible for handling the reception of you imperial emissaries this time."

After wandering around for a long time, he still wanted to return to this topic. Chu Nan smiled and said: "This is a really good idea. I think Master Liang and Prefect Jiang are very satisfied. They will definitely reward you well afterwards."

Zhao Yuan said a few words modestly, considered his words, and said slowly: "Actually, I came to you this time just to test your tone. I don't know if you are just going through the motions or if you really want to investigate closely?"

Chu Nan glanced at Zhao Yuan and asked, "Is this what Mr. Jiang asked you to ask?"

Zhao Yuan did not refute or admit, but said directly: "If you are here to go through the motions, this is easy to say. We will provide you with delicious food and drink. Just say whatever you want. Of course, I will just tell you this.

I will never admit this."

Chu Nan smiled and said, "What if we want to investigate more closely?"

Zhao Yuan said without hesitation: "What can you find out through your rigorous investigation? It has been a long time since the case, and even if there is evidence, it has been wiped clean. Why do you want to do something thankless?"

Chu Nan looked at Zhao Yuan who looked calm, shook his head and said, "I didn't expect you to be a lobbyist. I thought you were just reminiscing about old times?"

Zhao Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth and chuckled: "If you are still the young master of the Chu family who laughed, cursed, and acted crazy before, I will naturally welcome you very much. But now that I have just taken control of Qinghe County, if you go to stir up trouble, will you?

Are you willing?"

Chu Nannai said: "What you said to me is of little use. I only occupy the position of deputy chief in name only, and the real decision-making power is not in my hands."

Zhao Yuan smiled and scolded: "Nonsense, of course I know it. If it weren't for this, I would have said it so clearly? Do you really think I'm stupid?"

Chu Nan felt that the atmosphere just now was too dull, so he kicked Zhao Yuan and said angrily: "If you dare to look down on me, I will drink you under the table if I don't."

Zhao Yuan also untied his official uniform and said arrogantly: "Come on, although I'm not as big as before, I'm still more than enough to drink you down."

So the two started to fight for wine. While drinking, Zhao Yuan became a little dizzy. He said with a big tongue: "I tell you, do your duty honestly and don't get involved. Otherwise, you will die."

Don’t even know.”

Chu Nan shook his numb head and asked, "How come you don't think highly of me at all after hearing this?"

Zhao Yuan staggered to Chu Nan's side, grabbed Chu Nan's shoulders, and said with a smile: "It's not you, it's you. You can't find anything."

Chu Nan drank another drink with Zhao Yuan and asked, "Why can't you find anything?"

Liu Dian opened Chu Nan's hand, and the wine glass in his hand splashed all over himself. He pointed at Chu Nan and said with a smile: "Aren't you pretending to be stupid? I won't talk about the evidence from the last investigation, just the ones I have in Qinghe County.

There are not many witnesses left. There are no witnesses or evidence, so what else are you investigating?"

Although Chu Nan had already guessed that things would be like this, and now that he had confirmed it from Zhao Yuan, he couldn't help but feel cold. He shook his head and said: "If there are any problems, they will be found out. If there are no witnesses, we can find them again."

Zhao Yuan seemed not to have heard Chu Nan's words, lying on the table and muttering: "Your Majesty asked Mr. Liang to lead the team, but he asked the old and strong Wang Shilang to be his adjutant, and finally he inexplicably stuffed a young master from the Chu family in.

This makes people here very confused and nervous. So they will not let this place become chaotic, so this place will not be chaotic."

Chu Nan looked at Zhao Yuan who was sleeping on the table, quietly walked out, gave a few instructions to Fatty Liu's entourage who was waiting outside, and walked straight out of the restaurant.

When Chu Nan returned to his residence, he happened to meet Li Yong and a group of people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate returning. Seeing the low spirits of the group of people, he knew that things were not going well.

Chu Nan stepped forward to ask, and Li Yong said in a low voice: "Many of the recorded witnesses have lost their voice. They have not moved to other places or gone to sea to do business. There are still some people left, but they are very tight-lipped.

, they said it’s been a long time and I can’t remember clearly, and I don’t want to pursue the past things.”

Chu Nan squinted his eyes and asked, "Have those people who lost news really moved or gone to sea?"

Of course, Li Yong understood what Chu Nan meant, and nodded: "These subordinates have already checked. It is very common for those businessmen to go to sea or move, and we can confirm that they are still there."

Chu Nan nodded, thinking of Zhao Yuan's words, his face turned ugly.

At this time, an official from the Metropolitan Procuratorate intervened: "Sir, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has left some important clues here. When we get them back, we can always find something."

Chu Nan nodded and said: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate really has a way of doing things. Let me know when you go, and I will go with you. By the way, where do you put the things you left behind?"

The official lowered his voice and said, "It's in Mingyue Tower." After saying that, he looked at Chu Nan, who was confused, and explained awkwardly, "It's the best brothel in Hangzhou."

p.s. Yesterday I made a wrong chapter, I will update it twice today, I will correct it

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