Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 470 Report, I want to be a tainted witness!

Li Xuan couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

It is definitely not easy for Xu Lang to be called a master.

The carriage they were sitting in was extremely conspicuous, and there were eunuchs in colorful clothes accompanying the carriage for protection.

In this posture, no one would take risks for no reason.

Li Xuan quickly lay down by the window, opened the curtain with his head, and looked out.

As expected, there was a figure standing in front of the carriage, blocking their way.

It's just that this person is the first time Li Xuan has met, but judging from his demeanor, he shouldn't be an ordinary person.

This is a very handsome-looking uncle with a few highlights of white hair on his temples. He is handsome and well-dressed. He is a man who puts a lot of thought into his appearance.

People who have the energy to spend so much time on their appearance must be either rich or noble.

And as soon as Li Xuan felt it, he noticed the extremely restrained and calm aura of the other party.

"At least he has the strength of the fourth grade."

Li Xuan couldn't help but be secretly shocked. He didn't expect that there was such a powerful figure in the capital.

The other party's method of concentrating his breath was extremely clever. If Li Xuan hadn't been carrying Yin and Yang Qi, he might not have been able to make such a clear judgment.

As for Xu Lang, he probably made his judgment based on instinct.

Otherwise, if he really knew the danger of the other party, the level of precautions would not be so low.

Li Xuan immediately wrote to the two girls to remind them:

"At least he is as strong as Zhao Feng, so be careful."

Princess Ankang and Yu'er looked shocked, then nodded solemnly.

Although I guessed that the other party would not be so crazy as to intercept and kill the princess not far from the imperial city, it was better to be cautious before knowing the purpose of the other party's visit.

At this time, Xu Lang, who was in the carriage after reminding him, also shouted loudly: "Who is coming? Do you know whose car the collision is? Why don't you retreat quickly?"

While he was talking, the eunuchs in colorful clothes accompanying him had already surrounded the person blocking the car.

At this moment of tension, the other party replied calmly:

"My dear Chen Tan, I had relevant clues from the Money Gang and the Chang'an County Magistrate, so I had no choice but to stop His Highness's carriage. Please forgive me."

The uncle who called himself Chen Tan knelt down respectfully and apologized for his reckless behavior.

"Is it a private informant?"

The three little ones looked at each other with a look of surprise on their faces.

But then they realized something was wrong.

Princess Ankang just ordered Xiaocui to investigate the matter secretly yesterday. Where did this person named Chen Tan get the news?

They made the matter bigger in the court, but it was just a front-foot effort. After the court was dismissed, the three little ones immediately left the palace, and then met this man blocking the carriage.

No matter where this uncle named Chen Tan got the news, he was moving a little too fast, right?
"Your Highness, is there any conspiracy?"

Yu'er said worriedly.

But Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He was not afraid of someone playing dirty tricks, but he was afraid of encountering a reckless man who would attack them halfway regardless.

This unreasonable situation made Li Xuan feel troubled.

Princess Ankang obviously had the same intention and said to Yu'er:
"If it's a conspiracy, I really want to see what tricks they want to play."

Then Princess Ankang smiled confidently and ordered Xu Lang through the car curtain:

"Please ask this righteous man to follow us, and then find a nearby teahouse or restaurant where we can talk."

Xu Lang immediately conveyed Princess Ankang's intention.

Chen Tan immediately agreed and walked respectfully beside the carriage.

Soon, they found a teahouse with not many customers and asked for a private room to sit down.

In the private room, Princess Ankang sat down with Li Xuan in her arms. Behind her were Yu'er and Xu Lang, and there were eunuchs in colorful clothes guarding the door outside.

Opposite them, Chen Tan sat down with a smile and treated Princess Ankang respectfully.

"Your Highness Princess, please forgive Chen Tan for being rude. I really have something important to report to Your Highness, but there is no suitable way, so I have to block the way in the street."

Princess Ankang smiled slightly and maintained her royal style.

"Chen Yishi, don't be cautious. I heard you had clues about the Money Gang and the Chang'an County Magistrate. What's going on?"

"Your Highness, in recent years, ordinary people have heard that the Chang'an County Magistrate has accepted bribes, coerced local gangs to help them embezzle people's property, and also used his position to judge cases indiscriminately, and sent those who complained to prison. Such evil deeds, It’s really outrageous.”

When Li Xuan heard this, he felt something was wrong.

Princess Ankang even waved her hands and said:
"No, no, no, Chen Yishi misunderstood."

"What I'm asking is, how did Chen Yishi know that I was investigating this matter?"

"Logically speaking, not many people should know about this matter until now."

Although Princess Ankang was still smiling, the meaning contained in it made Chen Tan swallow nervously.

"Haha, this..."

Chen Tan laughed twice, then replied naturally:

"His Royal Highness broke into the Chang'an County Government Office yesterday. The county magistrate was frightened by His Highness's righteousness and was so frightened that he peed his pants and fell unconscious on the spot. Now the news has spread throughout the capital."

"When the common people thought about it, they felt that His Highness would never do this for no reason, and that's why he took the presumptuous action today."

"Did the common people misunderstand His Highness's intentions?"

Chen Tan asked apologetically.

After hearing these words, Princess Ankang couldn't help but take another look at this person.

She knew that Chen Tan must not be telling the truth, but no matter what his purpose was, she didn't mind hearing what clues he had.

"Then I wonder if Chen Yishi has any clues to see if we can convict the Chang'an magistrate."

"The common people should tell you everything they know. If you can bring down Magistrate Zhang who is plundering the people's wealth, it will be a great merit."

Chen Tan said righteously, and then he detailed the crimes committed by the magistrate of Chang'an, slowly moving forward from the most recent cases, and he described them in detail.

After only listening for a moment, Princess Ankang felt something was wrong.

"Could this person be Zhang Jian's master or accountant?"

"How do you know this in detail?"

"Betrayal by a trusted confidant? Or is it a fraud?"

Princess Ankang silently exchanged glances with Li Xuan in her arms, but when she saw Li Xuan, she was also confused.

Chen Tan talked about the good deeds Zhang Jian had done, one by one, with a nose and an eye, and as many details as needed. He even made it clear how much money Zhang Jian had embezzled and how much he had paid to his superiors.

In just a short time, Chen Tan counted all the good things Zhang Jian had done this month, and even told the three little ones what color pants Zhang Jian wore every day.

"Wait a moment, Chen Yishi."

Princess Ankang couldn't help but interrupt.

"Where did you learn all these things?"

"And just talking nonsense won't do. Do you have evidence to prove that these things really happened?"

As a result, Chen Tan's next response made the three little ones even more confused.

"Of course there is evidence."

Chen Tan replied affirmatively, and then took out a thick account book from his arms.

"Your Highness, please take a look."

"This is a copy of Zhang Jian's private account books for the past six months. In addition, ordinary people can find the parties involved in the previously mentioned cases. If the parties are deceased, their family members can also find them."

Princess Ankang took the account book and looked through it for a while. She found that the data on it was rigorous and did not look like random falsification.

But just through the stranger's words, it was difficult for Princess Ankang to believe Chen Tan's words.

After all, how can such a good thing happen?
They were just about to go out to investigate the evidence against the Chang'an County Magistrate when someone took the initiative to present all the evidence. Even a normal person would be suspicious.

"Chen Yishi, how did you learn about this account book and the things you mentioned?"

"This answer is about whether I can trust everything you say, and I ask you to answer honestly."

Princess Ankang stared into Chen Tan's eyes and asked seriously.

Chen Tan was stunned, as if he suddenly remembered something, and apologized repeatedly:
"Oh, look at my brain, I actually forgot about this."

The three little ones and Xu Lang were unmoved and waited to see what tricks Chen Tan was going to play.

"The common people are not very polite. I was nervous just now and forgot to introduce myself to His Highness properly."

"Please allow me to introduce myself again."

As Chen Tan spoke, he stood up from his seat, bowed to Princess Ankang, and introduced himself:
"Chen Tan, a grassroots citizen, is the current leader of the Money Gang, a civil righteous group, the Capital Chamber of Commerce, and the Money Gang."

"Huh? (Meow?)"

Chen Tan's self-introduction made the three little ones look even more confused than before.

Even Xu Lang, who was extremely professional, twitched his mouth and had a weird expression.

"You said you are the leader of the Money Gang?"

Princess Ankang confirmed to Chen Tan in disbelief.

"Exactly."

Chen Tan nodded firmly. Princess Ankang looked at the account book in her hand, thought about what Chen Tan said before, blinked her beautiful eyes, and her mind started working rapidly.

Li Xuan also blinked his big eyes, and his forehead gradually became hot.

No matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't figure out what this guy was going to do?

"What are you doing, ouch!"

Li Xuan held his hot forehead and meowed in pain.

Princess Ankang also calmed down for a while, realizing that her current behavior was a bit indecent, she immediately became solemn, and then asked Chen Tan:
"Gang Leader Chen, are you surrendering yourself now?"

Princess Ankang's tone could not hide the unbelievable meaning.

"Hey, why did your Highness say this?"

The doubts in Chen Tan's tone were also quite simple.

"As far as I know, the Money Gang and the Chang'an County Magistrate colluded with each other to oppress the people."

As soon as Princess Ankang finished speaking, Chen Tan said angrily:
"Slander, this is all Chi Guoguo's slander!"

"The purpose of Money Gang has always been to relieve people's worries, promote the commercial development of the capital, support local merchants in the capital, and help foreign merchants find business opportunities."

After saying that, Chen Tan sighed heavily again.

"It's just that over the years, money has always been misunderstood by people with good intentions."

"There are even people like the Chang'an County Magistrate who want to use the money gang's influence among the people to satisfy their own selfish desires."

"Although the Money Gang has grown stronger, as the scale grows, people's hearts gradually become less unified, and it becomes increasingly difficult to lead the gang."

"When something like this happens, I, the gang leader, cannot absolve myself of the blame, and I am even more unworthy of the trust I placed in my previous gang leader!"

The more Chen Tan talked, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.

He quickly wiped away his tears and said to Princess Ankang in shame:

"I'm a little excited, please forgive me, Your Highness."

"Uh, okay." Princess Ankang replied perfunctorily.

Li Xuan was even more stunned.

"Good guy, this acting is so real."

Naturally, he didn't believe that Chen Tan, the leader of the gang, would be so rude. He felt that Chen Tan must have shown this to Princess Ankang, in order to test whether Princess Ankang was simple-minded and believed his lies.

"Good fellow, I co-authored this because I thought the magistrate of Chang'an was going to fall, so I came to cut him off with justice."

Taking advantage of Chen Tan's "revelation of true feelings", Li Xuan and Princess Ankang secretly communicated under the table and wrote on each other's bodies.

After discussing for a while, Princess Ankang asked Chen Tan directly:
"Gang Leader Chen, aren't you afraid of retaliation from the Money Gang by doing this?"

"Even if Zhang Jian falls, the people behind Zhang Jian have not fallen."

I believe Chen Tan himself knows who Princess Ankang is talking about.

No matter how powerful the Money Gang is in the capital, it is just an underground gang. If the Zhang family intends to target them, they may not be able to bear it.

"Your Highness, your words are wrong."

"No one could punish evildoers like Zhang Jian before."

"But it's different now!"

Chen Tan's eyes were moist and he stood up immediately.

"The princess is here, the capital is at peace!"

"When your highness the princess comes, there will be a clear sky!"

Princess Ankang lowered her head, bit her red lips silently, clasped her jade-like toes hard, and completed the huge project of three rooms and one living room in an instant.

Li Xuan noticed Princess Ankang's little moves and was very angry.

"Thankfully, this guy is still the leader of a gang?"

"You're having fun with us, aren't you?"

The leader of the Money Gang was quite serious at first, but the more we got along with him, the more abnormal he became.

I don’t know if this person is originally so emotional or if he deliberately made such a gesture.

Anyway, Li Xuan and Princess Ankang were very unhappy.

This person simply implements the principle of "I am not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed" to the end.

Princess Ankang suppressed her temper, and then confirmed to Chen Tan:
"So, Gang Leader Chen hopes to report the crimes of Magistrate Chang'an from the position of a 'victim' who was coerced into helping Magistrate Chang'an, right?"

"Chen just wants to return a peaceful world to the people of the capital."

"..."

The three little ones and Xu Lang looked at Chen Tan speechlessly, and thought in unison:
"Why did the Money Gang choose such a guy as its leader?"

Princess Ankang thought about this and suddenly discovered a blind spot. She asked directly and politely:
"How do you prove that you are the leader of the Money Gang?"

Chen Tan was stunned when asked.

The private room suddenly fell into silence.

"I do have a gang leader token here."

As Chen Tan said this, he made a gesture of taking something out of his pocket, but then put it back.

"But His Highness may not recognize the brand of a small gang like ours."

Chen Tan showed a distressed expression, and then suddenly his eyes lit up:
"I brought an entourage with me today, and I have met a few of them. Maybe he can prove my identity."

"I'll bring the people up right now."

Chen Tan said, stood up and pushed the door open, then quickly went downstairs and disappeared.

Princess Ankang looked outside the door and said quietly:
"He didn't run away, did he?"

At this time, Yu'er continued:

"Your Highness, he just ordered the most expensive tea and refreshments in the store and didn't pay for them."

Yu'er is always so sharp when it comes to details like this.

Princess Ankang's eyes twitched.

She is not that short of money now, and can still afford a tea. The main reason is that she doesn't want to be teased by that kind of person, otherwise she will look stupid.

Princess Ankang held the account book in her hand and had the urge to throw it out the window.

Li Xuan didn't think so.

The opponent's strength is so high, there is no reason to play tricks on them like this.

Moreover, even if the account book and what Chen Tan said are false, the three little ones have just wasted some time, and the loss can be ignored.

"Xu Lang, send someone to report the situation here to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and let the two stewards make the decision."

In the previous court meeting, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already participated in this trial and had the power to go out of the palace to assist in the investigation.

Xu Lang immediately took the order and sent a fast-footed eunuch in colorful clothes back to the palace to report.

At the same time, Chen Tan found his entourage outside the teahouse.

"Why did you ask me to come up? The discussion didn't go well?"

Yang Wanli, deputy leader of the Money Gang, asked nervously.

Yang Wanli is good at disguising his appearance and shrinking his bones. At this time, he pretended to be an old man with a hunchback, holding a stack of candied haws and selling it on the street.

"No, the conversation went very smoothly." Chen Tan said easily.

"With my efforts, Her Royal Highness the Princess has been attracted by my charm and fully understands our appeal."

"Right now, I just have some doubts about my identity. I need you to go up and prove it. Then it will be natural to reach an agreement."

Upon hearing this, Yang Wanli grabbed Chen Tan's lapel and said anxiously:

"Brother, I've told you before that your tricks won't work on little girls, so don't show off in front of His Highness!"

"Hey!" Chen Tan slapped Yang Wanli's hand away in disgust, and said seriously while adjusting his clothes: "I've told you several times, when you work, you should call me gang leader."

At the end, I didn’t forget to add one sentence:
"You are just jealous of my luck!"

Yang Wanli's eyes widened in anger and he threw the candied haws pile.

"I quit, I quit!"

"Whoever wants to be the deputy gang leader of this bastard, I will officially quit the money gang now!"

Yang Wanli turned around and left.

Pedestrians on the street were surprised when they saw the hunchbacked old man suddenly walking like the wind.

When Yang Wanli turned around, a look of ecstasy that could not be concealed appeared on his face.

As a result, at the next moment, while Chen Tan took over the candied haws, he also grabbed hold of Yang Wanli, who was running as fast as a ghost.

"Oh, Lao Yang."

"I'm just telling the truth. Why are you so incapable of making jokes?"

"You are no longer the deputy gang leader. Who can I pass the position of gang leader to in the future?"

"dont you agree?"

The joy on Yang Wanli's face disappeared, and he turned to glare at Chen Tan with gritted teeth.

Chen Tan, on the other hand, smiled and couldn't help but put his arm around Yang Wanli with one hand and walked towards the teahouse with the candied haws in his other hand.

(End of this chapter)