Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 384 - 361: To Point Out Eating and Drinking is Not Excessive!

Chapter 384: Chapter 361: To Point Out Eating and Drinking is Not Excessive!

Ximen Shuxiang and Vermilion Bird left, and Zhang San stood alone in the cell, looking utterly bewildered.

What the hell is this all about?

Could all this really have been arranged by my predecessor?

Now, that’s a serious issue.

Objectively speaking, I indeed seem to be the mastermind behind the scenes.

But subjectively, I’ve only been here for a short time. What does this have to do with me?

Zhang San was not pleased, but his displeasure was of no use.

At that moment, Zhang San suddenly noticed someone else at the door of the cell; it was Shen Wei.

Shen Wei had been sizing up Zhang San, and when he saw that Zhang finally noticed him, he asked, "Is it really you?"

"Minister Shen, let me ask you something. If you were the first and only Military Chief at Town Martial Office who was not from the Spiritual Platform Realm, would you still join the Heavenly Punishment Sect?"

Shen Wei thought for a moment and replied, "It would depend on what the Heavenly Punishment Sect offers me."

Zhang San wanted to swear.

"You really know how to make conversation. I’m hungry; please, bring me something to eat and drink, thanks."

Upon hearing this, not only did Shen Wei laugh, but so did several of the officials imprisoned nearby.

Someone shouted at Zhang San, "Young man, you don’t think that once you enter this cell, you can have whatever you want, do you?"

"Hmph!" Zhang San glanced at the man who spoke and said coldly, "That’s because you lack skills."

With that, Zhang San walked to the entrance of the cell and whispered to Shen Wei outside, "You know about the incident where Shen Zhongdian put a sack over Han Yanqiu and beat him up, don’t you?"

Shen Wei furrowed his brow, clearly aware that it must have been his own son who did it, but he shook his head anyway.

"No matter, I have Feng Chengying here. You know what kind of temper Han Yanqiu has, one for an eye for an eye. The Han Family has already given in, yet he still wants to contact the Crown Prince to harm me. Guess if he knew it was Shen Zhongdian who beat him up for no reason, would he just let it go? Besides, the Han Family is integrating into Town Martial Office, and they are on the rise. It will be even easier for Han Yanqiu to take down Shen Zhongdian when the time comes."

Shen Wei’s brow furrowed even more, clearly disliking Zhang San more and more, but felt somewhat helpless.

"Of course, Shen Zhongdian is my brother, and I generally wouldn’t harm him. I’m just asking for a meal of meat and wine, nothing too much. It’s already late, and I’m hungry. I was supposed to go home for dinner, but ended up catching a culprit and landed myself in the Ministry of Punishment’s prison."

Shen Wei snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and turned to leave.

"Uncle Shen, a meal surely isn’t too much to ask for! Why so stingy?"

"I don’t have money on me, I’ll get it when I go back!"

Hearing this response from Shen Wei, Zhang San finally felt a bit relieved and sat down on the ground of the cell, waiting for the meal.

Meanwhile, people in the adjacent cells were staring at Zhang San with eyes wide open, looking at him with admiration.

Curiously, someone asked, "Young man, what did you say to Minister Shen to make him willing to spend money on your meal?"

Zhang San sneered and answered, "Nothing much. Minister Shen is from Legalism, and Legalism’s Sixth Master calls me Brother San. So by seniority, Shen Wei should call me Grandpa San. A grandson inviting his grandfather for a meal and a drink in the evening, what’s the big deal?"

People in the adjacent cells flicked their sleeves and turned away.

Even if they were to die and become ghosts, they wouldn’t believe such a story.

A moment later, Shen Wei indeed returned with meat and wine, and he also ordered the prisoners in the nearby cells to be moved elsewhere, clearing out the entire area around, leaving Zhang San alone.

Seeing the meat and wine on the table, Zhang San grinned and reached out his hand to grab some.

"Zhang San, let’s talk."

Shen Wei said, pouring himself a glass of wine and then pouring one for Zhang San.

Zhang San quickly thanked him, "Minister Shen, you are too kind."

"A grandson pouring wine for Grandpa San, that’s expected."

Zhang San immediately forced a smile and explained, "Just a joke. My admiration for Minister Shen, it really started from the first day we met... um... I’ve always thought you were the best!"

Shen Wei couldn’t be bothered to burst Zhang San’s bubble of nonsense and asked directly, "Are you really from the Heavenly Punishment Sect?"

"You saw it yourself not long ago. Empress Dugu adopted me as her godson. Why would I join the Heavenly Punishment Sect?"

Shen Wei thought about it, and indeed that made sense.

Zhang San’s life from now on could solely rely on the title of the Empress’s godson to live a life of idle pleasure in the Capital, no need to risk joining the Heavenly Punishment Sect.

"But I also observed the interrogation at the Town Martial Office, including the interrogation techniques of the Han family experts. I supervised it; it was indeed a normal interrogation, nothing underhanded."

Zhang San grabbed a piece of meat, ate it, and said discontentedly, "So you believed them?"

"Whether I believe it or not isn’t important. Ultimately, it depends on whether Li Moxian and Emperor Kaihuang believe it. After all, this case involves the Floating Corpse Case and drags in the scheming of the Heavenly Punishment Sect. The case is getting bigger and bigger!"

Zhang San shook his head and scoffed.

"Whatever, let me finish this meal first. Oh right, Minister Shen sought me out—not only that, Family Head Shen sought me out—there must be other matters, right?"

Shen Wei knew Zhang San was cunning by just the way he addressed him, guessing Shen Wei’s real purpose for inviting him for food and drinks tonight.

"Then I’ll just say it directly. I heard that through your guidance, the Han family managed to rescue Han Yanqiu and send an expert interrogator to the Town Martial Office. At first glance, it seems the Han family suffered, but when you think about it, it was actually a smart move by the Han family. I don’t believe Han Mingshi has that kind of brains; he’s fine with internal strife, but not so good with external affairs."

"Han Baiwen from the Han family, although indeed more composed than he was in the Capital initially, if he suggested this, the Han family would never agree. After all, they are all shortsighted."

"So, the only one who could really make this happen is you! After all, you have a good relationship with Han Baiwen! Han Mingshi thinks Han Baiwen won’t compete with him. He doesn’t consider that after his death, the position of Head of the Han family won’t go to his son, much less his grandson. It will only be Han Baiwen’s."

"Now, with the Han family joining the Town Martial Office, it also allows you to further influence the Han family, which could help Han Baiwen become the Family Head."

"Once Han Mingshi dies and Han Baiwen becomes the Family Head, the Han family is likely to soar."

"Of course, I also hope you could give me some advice so the Shen Family can advance further."

After swallowing the meat in his mouth, Zhang San reached for another plate of meat on the table.

"Family Head Shen, why aren’t you eating this plate of meat?"

Shen Wei, not wanting to openly criticize Zhang San’s hygiene, smiled and said, "I’ve been preferring vegetarian food lately, this plate of greens is enough for me."

"Yes! Whether it’s the Shen Family or the Han Family, they are no longer sticking to the dish in front of them but reaching out for more. While you in the Shen Family still focus on these few vegetable leaves, isn’t it because others can eat meat while your Shen Family members might only be left chewing on husks and veggies?"

Shen Wei couldn’t help but think about the recent events in the Shen Family, which involved Zhang San’s handiwork.

The recent transformation in the Han Family was also aided by Zhang San.

Among the four houses of Legalism, Zhang San had already had a positive impact on two of them.

At that moment, Shen Wei reassessed Zhang San. Although he didn’t know the reality of Zhang San’s true identity, he was certain that with Zhang San’s strategizing and capabilities, he was not merely a simple Military Chief from the Town Martial Office.

"Uncle Shen, eat up!"

Zhang San said, reaching into another dish, placing some vegetables on the greens plate in front of Shen Wei, and then picked out two stalks of vegetables and started eating one in each hand.

"Eating from someone else’s plate is the real delight."