Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 187 - 181: Zhang San Is Still Pretty Good

Chapter 187: Chapter 181: Zhang San Is Still Pretty Good

"Wait!"

Zhang San, holding Wen Ruchu and accompanied by Lu Qingquan, took a few steps inside before suddenly stopping.

Then, Zhang San shouted outside, "Go! Call a Military Chief over, anyone will do, just one is enough."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingquan was startled and asked in a hurry, "What are you doing? The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better!"

Wen Ruchu, now not as nervous as before, finally managed to speak, "No... not me... the person was already dead when I came in... really... really..."

At this moment, Wen Ruchu lost all the airs of a third-generation descendant of an official family.

Zhang San let out a wry smile and countered, "If the three of us handle this matter by ourselves and later talk about it, who would believe us? If someone comes to investigate later, it’ll still be Young Master Wen here who runs into trouble!"

As the Young Master of the Wen Family, Wen Ruchu naturally had no fear of being accused of murder.

But he also knew that this was the person who had sneaked into the Town Martial Office archives to steal information the night before.

The person had died as soon as he arrived, and a big accusation would inevitably fall on his head, or even on the Wen Family.

He had originally wanted to extend the Wen Family’s reach into the Town Martial Office on Chuan-Yu Road, but now, he had hardly gotten a look before being caught, which was unacceptable!

Soon, someone came from outside and invited Fang Cunzai in.

Fang Cunzai, who had just happened to pass by, also wore a look of confusion and asked upon entering, "Interrogation is not my forte, what do you need me for?"

Zhang San smiled faintly and said, "It’s not a big deal, just need you to serve as a witness. Come here."

Zhang San led everyone to the innermost single cell on the left side of the prison entrance.

Inside lay the body of a man in black clothes, stiff and cold.

After taking a glance, Zhang San turned his head to Wen Ruchu and said, "How could you apply torture without restraint? Now that he’s dead so thoroughly, it’s going to be difficult for us to come up with an excuse to help you!"

At that moment, Wen Ruchu, having regained his composure, closely examined the body of the man in black lying on the ground and said coldly, "He had been dead for a while. Just this fact alone is enough to prove his death has nothing to do with me."

Lu Qingquan nodded repeatedly.

Fang Cunzai furrowed his brow slightly and looked at Zhang San.

Even with the presence of Deputy Officer Lu, Fang Cunzai felt that Zhang San had more authority on the matter.

After all, whether in terms of ability or status, Zhang San was far above Lu Qingquan in the Town Martial Office on Chuan-Yu Road, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he was second to none.

Zhang San let out a wry smile, looking at Wen Ruchu as if he were looking at a fool.

"Young Wen, since you’re under my command, let me explain a bit more to you."

"First, if you insist on coming here and then discover the criminal dead, what do you think everyone else will think?"

"Second, Deputy Officer Lu, would you kindly go check on the other two criminals? No need to disturb them, just come back and let us know."

Lu Qingquan immediately ran off, and after a while, came back looking as desolate as if bereft of his kin, saying, "The other two are alive and well."

Zhang San spread his hands and said, "Finally, the three of us can vouch for you, we could even make an autopsy report, and I could say that the criminal took poison in secret and committed suicide last night. But the question is, who would believe it?"

At that moment, the flicker of joy on Wen Ruchu’s face, thinking his innocence might be proven, completely disappeared.

"Although there’s no evidence, wouldn’t everyone suspect it was you, or even that the Wen Family sent someone to sneak into the archives and then you hurried over in the morning to destroy the evidence?"

Wen Ruchu was on the verge of tears and said through clenched teeth, "But I didn’t!"

Zhang San laughed.

"I believe you, but do others? If it were someone else in your place, after hearing about it, would you believe them?"

Wen Ruchu fell completely silent.

Zhang San turned his head to look at Lu Qingquan and said, "In this matter, I’ll follow Officer Lu’s lead. Officer Lu, whatever you say, I’ll do!"

Fang Cunzai didn’t speak up; he always felt something was amiss, as if Zhang San was setting up Wen Ruchu, or maybe he was setting up Lu Qingquan.

Although he couldn’t fully understand Zhang San’s thoughts, from what he knew of Zhang San since they met, the best thing to do in these matters was to keep quiet.

Lu Qingquan looked utterly confused. If this matter was investigated clearly, what everyone says and thinks, how could I possibly manage that?

Wen Ruchu glanced at Lu Qingquan, a slight frown on his brow.

What’s this half-bald guy’s deal? He doesn’t want to help, does he? What’s with the embarrassed face?

Zhang San immediately spoke up, "I understand. What Officer Lu is saying is that this matter can be handled, but there are so many people involved, so many mouths to shut. After all, not all the martial artists are from the Wen Family, and it’s not like they’ll keep quiet just because you tell them to."

Having heard this, even someone with as low emotional intelligence as Wen Ruchu understood the meaning.

"How much money do you want?"

Zhang San chuckled and whispered, "As an Acting Military Chief, the money I hand over and the money handed over by someone of Officer Lu’s rank have different meanings and values. Naturally, it’s still better to have Officer Lu do this."

Wen Ruchu got it, after all, greasing the palm of an officer was not only about the advantage; it was also a kind of threat.

Wen Ruchu took out a bag of gold from his Storage Ring and flung it to Lu Qingquan, saying coldly, "Is that enough?"

Lu Qingquan weighed the bag; it seemed to contain several hundred taels of gold.

Lu Qingquan immediately said to Wen Ruchu with a beaming smile, "Young Master Wen, rest assured, I guarantee this matter will be well handled."

For some reason, Wen Ruchu suddenly worried whether Lu Qingquan would mess up the affair.

Compared to him, Zhang San seemed more reliable.

Whether it was in controlling the situation or in having a clear line of thought, he was far superior to the cluelessly happy Lu Qingquan.

"Besides the people just now, who else needs to be taken care of? The Acting Officer... is it necessary?"

Even though Lu Qingquan was the highest-ranking official present, Wen Ruchu was asking Zhang San.

Zhang San shook his head and whispered, "The Acting Officer is best kept in the dark about this matter. After all, the more people who know, the more troublesome it gets. But many saw the offender being brought in last night, so I’m afraid they’ll need to be dealt with too. Then I’ll find someone to examine the body and claim that the offender committed suicide by poisoning."

Wen Ruchu understood and immediately took out another bag from his Storage Ring and tossed it to Zhang San.

This bag seemed much larger than the one in Lu Qingquan’s hands.

Zhang San estimated that it contained at least a thousand taels of gold.

Clearly, this gold was not only for getting Zhang San to do the job but also included a share for him.

Of course, Wen Ruchu would not mention this, and neither would Zhang San.

Then, Zhang San handed the bag to Fang Cunzai.

"Old Fang, this is from Wen Ruchu for you. Later, you’ll accompany me to handle the matter," he said.

Wen Ruchu was very pleased inside.

After all, by roping in Fang Cunzai, everyone aware of the issue had received his money, which meant the matter would surely be settled!

A crisis was resolved with two thousand taels of gold.

Typical of me!

Now, looking again at Zhang San, Wen Ruchu found him much more agreeable than when he first arrived at the Town Martial Office.

Indeed, from letting me in at the beginning to later helping me deal with the offender’s death, Zhang San has been quite the good sort!