Vol 2 Chapter 290 (1/2)
Chapter 290: Brother
The First Bureau of the Overwatch Council possessed the necessary sense of proportion and expertise to flawlessly handle the investigation of the Bao Yue house As instructed, they retrieved personnel froed to the Fan family and Liu family As for the little bastards that lived in the sovereign manors, many were beaten up by Fan Xian There were quite a feeren’t too deeply involved with the conspiracy of the Bao Yue house, so they were left alone
After Mu Tie had finished gathering up those he was tasked to, he didn’t report it to Coe, instead delivering straight to Fan manor The officers of the Overwatch Council saw Fan Xian standing outside the carriage for the longest ti The reverse could also be said for those ere inside it; they weren’t colance that the people inside that carriage were even more noble than Fan Xian himself Fan Xian was a relative of the royal faed to theation of Bao Yue hadn’t yielded ress Fan Xian desired to destroy the accountancy ledger which incriely, however, it had become an impossible task to complete since it couldn’t be found, and it was due to his failure in this regard that Fan Xian was forced to concede and establish a temporary peace with the second prince To continue with his investigation under such circumstances would be a foolish move
The officers of the Overwatch Council had now left The officers of the capital govern to clean up the mess and reinstate the stability of the establish area For all intents and purposes, everything seeone back to normal The Fan and the Liu family were still in possession of 70 of the shares and stocks of the Bao Yue house; they were the silent, unspoken pi his intense discussions with the second prince
It seemed as if the capital city had now rediscovered harmony
The second prince looked at Fan Xian’s peaceful face froe He felt both ad man, deep in his heart The events and revelations that had recently transpired within Bao Yue were enough to drive a man insane, but there was Fan Xian, perfectly calm He had even accepted his call for peace with little to no hesitation He really was a person who could evaluate a certain, complex scenario and make quick but effective decisions on a whim to best handle what had been dealt out
Whenever he took sight of that faht it to be one of fondness, but that disturbed hiht that Fan Xian must be a kindred spirit of his, alike in h he was just an officer, the second prince harbored an overwhele that , you leave first I would like to talk to Fan Xian in private” The second prince said this quietly, and he did not care for the people on the street, sie
Fan Xian frowned, but he was a little surprised at the second prince wanting a private conversation with hi to thechat, at least not now, but he was the respected prince, and he had actually disee especially for him Fan Xian was keen to hear of what he had in mind to discuss, even if it was not out of respect for the second prince; so, he nodded a yes
Li Hongcheng looked at hie drive away from Bao Yue
The brocade shoes that the second prince had been wearing greeted the ordinary cobbles of the street He began leading Fan Xian to a nearby teahouse, away froht nosy in and eavesdrop on their conversation Followers of the prince had moved ahead to clear out the teahouse, so that when they arrived to sit down, they did so privately and only within their own company
Fan Xian took a sip out of a bowl of tea and with surprising delight as he raised his eyebrows and looked at the prince
The second prince was laughing, saying, ”I knew you would like that tea Every ti’s ently said, ”As
for Bao Yue, I thought you would hate me”
Fan Xian said, ”I am not a saint, so I as about it”
The second prince shook his head and responded, ”In the beginning, your little brother was talking about business with my little brother So yes, I did know about it, and I did indeed help them secretly…” The second prince studied Fan Xian’s face while continuing to talk, ”but I implore you not to misunderstand my intent At the time, everyone was under the belief that the Fan fa relationshi+p with me and of course, it was neverfor an opportunity that would yield benefits for the both of us, to strengthen our relationshi+p Hoas I supposed to knoould end up like this? I never wanted things to end up this way”
Fan Xian already knehat the second prince was thinking, back when they established the Bao Yue house earlier in the spring, and he was not surprised But hearing hi to what had done was quite the shock He was unsure of exactly how to reply, and so he smiled politely and told hi”
The second prince was not afraid of e this branch of the conversation further, and so he continued by saying, ”I would like you to know that I have always held you in high regard You are quite dear to me… so I did not understand as to why upon your return to the capital you held , ”What you’re talking about is actually silly I am just a chancellor, for what benefit could I possibly earn by opposing you?”
The second prince peered into his eyes and slowly told hi to be the pawn of the Crown Prince, so I do not understand your behavior”
Fan Xian did not expect the second prince to be so honest and straightforward Within his delightful surprise, he smiled and asked him, ”Do you truly not understand?”
The second prince looking into Fan Xian’s eyes, then shook his head
Fan Xian looked up and used the ers to knock the wooden table, as a call for service As he did this, he said, ”Niulan Street”
The second prince suddenly froze After recovering a while later, he admitted, ”it was my fault, wasn’t it?” After this, the second prince himself stood up and bowed to Fan Xian
The son of an emperor bowed before an officer!
There was no expression on Fan Xian’s face that the second prince was hoping to see He was like a stone statue, sitting on his chair Fan Xian simply looked him in the eye and told him, ”You are a prince, and I a to the loss of a life; do you really think apologizing tookay? And I, as an officer, should I start crying and be siy and feel sorry on your behalf?”
The second prince took a deep breath, suppressing a sudden rise in anger that hadn’t visited him in many years In response, he coldly said, ”Then how aan laughing and said, ”When I was investigating my last case, you obviously seemed to knohy Who makes myto go so far as to kill me? First, an assassin was sent after me Then, it was the Imperial Censorate And next year, I am to take over the palace treasury; this in itself will undoubtedly lead to a conflict with Xinyeng But if you are able to prouarantee any favoritism, at least in the future--I will ensure that the Overwatch Council is put in a neutral position”
A chill frosted over the second prince’s heart The anger in his heart earlier was already long gone In the past few months, the people of the second prince, and the officers that were allied with hi kept tabs on by the Overwatch Council Even the harhts All in all, it was putting those who chose to ally theht now, he had just heard that Fan Xian was able to change the Overwatch Council itself, and so he thought to himself, Who wouldn’t want that?
He was quiet for a while, and then he raised up his right hand and gently implored, ”please speak, Commissioner”
This sentence referred to Fan Xian by
by his title, which was commissioner
Fan Xian looked at him with a smile and said, ”if you can keep a certain distance away frouarantee your safety for the remainder of your days You can live happily ever after”
The second prince was taken aback, not expecting Fan Xian to suggest such a ridiculous proposal To guarantee er could no longer be contained, and so with an outburst, he said, ”You cannot be serious!?”
The both of them weren’t actually all that fae and positions shared a certain similarity But now here they were, just the two of the with each other
Fan Xian looked at hi you don’t understand But there is also soreat to sit upon? Isn’t the safety to s to achieve? You have always been fond of literature, haven’t you? Shu Gui Fei was the character as as obvious as daylight; why can you not get what this h the teahouse was quiet with the absence of any other sole individual they were not afraid of the concept of a fly upon the wall But Fan Xian was alht in his speech It was as if he was too keen on speaking hisall that he had to say, the prince’s heart shrivelled a bit He mulled it over in his s that one could only do, but not talk about For instance, his desire to actually take the throne Still, he thought to himself, Oh well, at least I auess that the man in front of me could mention this desire of mine so casually?
It wasn’t until today that the second prince fully understood how audacious Fan Xian actually was The second prince thought about it, but was unable to fatholoithin the second prince’s eyes, and its glow came into contact with Fan Xian The pain that the prince had suffered over the years suddenly began to burn deep inside him, and so he looked at Fan Xian’s face and lowered his voice to say, ”Everyone knows that the throne is no good to sit upon But I am of the royal family, and because of that, I ht for it, I will But even if I did not want to, I would still have to If I was given the choice, I would rather go study at college each and every day than involve ue”