Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 846: Disguised Control
It was already late at night when the two returned to the inn.

But at this time, they were not awake yet. Instead, they sat at the table in the room, drinking tea silently and thinking about Leng Qianqiu's strange behavior just now.

After thinking for a long time, Fang Tianyi finally couldn't help but said, "Young Master Feng, in my opinion, Uncle Leng looks very strange, otherwise why would he break out in cold sweats and look completely guilty when Gu Paner is mentioned?"

"Indeed, Uncle Leng must have lied. I don't know what method that little girl used to control the dignified Lord of Crescent City so tightly." Feng Hao said with emotion.

Anyway, when she was in Linzhou City before, Gu Chan even dared to beat the city lord Fang He. So now that she has come to Xinyue City, it doesn't seem strange that she can control Leng Qianqiu.

Fang Tianyi frowned and said, "I can't catch up with her tomorrow anyway, so I think we should stay for another day and then secretly investigate what's going on."

"Yeah, I also want to see what tricks this little girl used to control a shrewd man like Uncle Leng." Feng Hao said jokingly.

"Then how are we going to investigate tomorrow? Where should we start?" Fang Tianyi asked.

Feng Hao rolled his eyes at her and said, "You are so stupid! Everyone knows that among the three border cities, only the customs documents of Xinyue City must be handed over to the Chen family first, and then sent to the City Lord's Mansion by the Chen family to ask the City Lord to write the seal. So when Gu Pan'er and the others come here, they must also hand in the customs documents to the Chen family first. Let's go to the Chen family tomorrow to pay our respects to Chen Ruzhou, and then find someone from the Chen family's maids and servants to get information, then it will be settled, right?"

"Yes! Young Master Feng, you are really smart. I am not as good as you." Fang Tianyi said in admiration.

At this moment, she was just like Feng Hao's little fan girl, staring at him with her big eyes.

Feng Hao, however, had no feelings for her at all. He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay, go back to your room and sleep. We'll go to Chen's house tomorrow when you wake up."

"Well! Then you should go to bed early too. I'm so happy to go with you this time." Fang Tianyi said happily.

"I'm not happy! I'm so annoyed by having you as a burden. If it weren't for your father's sake, I would have dumped you long ago." Feng Hao said angrily.

Instead of getting angry, Fang Tianyi reached out and pulled his arm, swaying her body and acting coquettishly towards him.

Feng Hao couldn't stand it anymore, so he quickly stood up and forcefully pushed her out.

After driving Fang Tianyi away, Feng Hao lay on the bed, his mind full of Gu Chan's figure and appearance. He had to admit that Gu Chan had already entered his heart.

The next morning.

Feng Hao and Fang Tianyi followed the plan they had discussed last night and went to Chen's house to inquire about the news under the pretext of paying their respects to Chen Ruzhou.

After arriving at the Chen family, they began to pay their respects and burn incense according to the rules. After they finished doing all these, the two of them stopped a little maid in a corner of the backyard while the eldest lady and others were busy receiving guests.

Feng Hao directly took out a stack of banknotes, stuffed it into the little maid's hand and said, "Here is a full five hundred taels of silver. Next, I will ask you questions and you will answer them. If your answers satisfy me, this money will be all yours."

"Master, this..." The little maid looked dazed.

Looking at the white banknotes in her hand, her eyes lit up and her heart was beating fast.

You know, she worked hard for a month in Chen's mansion and only got five taels of silver a month. This is a full five hundred taels of silver! How many years can she work in the mansion? And if she had this money, wouldn't she be able to leave here and live a better life from now on?

Thinking of this, she couldn't resist the temptation and nodded.

Feng Hao asked quietly, "Tell me honestly, how did Master Chen die?"

"Sir, I, I dare not say it. Is it not okay for me to not take the money?" The little maid was so frightened that her body trembled, and she quickly pushed the banknote back in a crying voice.

Fang Tianyi comforted her, "Girl, don't be afraid. We have no ill intentions. We just want to find out the specific cause of his death to see if it is related to the little girl named Gu Paner we are looking for."

"So that's how it is!" said the little maid with a sigh of relief.

"Just talk with peace of mind. Heaven and earth know it, and we three know it. We promise not to reveal it to anyone," Fang Tianyi promised.

The little maid bit her lip, but finally she was willing to give it all for the five hundred taels of silver.

Next, she did not hide anything and quietly brought Chen Ruzhou and Gu Chan into the study, and told them everything about how he suddenly fell ill and died in the study.

Of course, she only knew that Chen Ruzhou died suddenly of a sudden illness, and she didn't know that he died of a blood-spurting attack due to taking a powerful aphrodisiac.

But Feng Hao was very smart and he understood that Gu Chan was very capable and it was impossible for Chen Ruzhou to die by chance, dying of a sudden illness right after he caught her in the study.

Therefore, Chen Ruzhou’s death must be related to Gu Chan.

After realizing this, he did not ask any more questions. He simply gave the banknote to the maid and let her go.

Afterwards, he and Fang Tianyi quietly left the Chen family.

After returning to the inn, the two of them hid in the room and analyzed the situation for a while. Feng Hao laughed and said, "Great! This little girl is really amazing. This trick not only eliminated a threat to Xinyue City, but also controlled the city lord. I am really impressed by her."

"Young Master Feng, what do you mean? I just can't understand it." Fang Tianyi said puzzledly.

"She must have killed Chen Ruzhou, but the Chen family felt that he bullied a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl and his death was not honorable, so they dared not publicize it, for fear of damaging the Chen family's reputation. They could only say that Chen Ruzhou had a sudden illness and died suddenly. And as far as I know, the eldest lady of the Chen family seemed to have an affair with Uncle Leng in private. As the mayor of the city, he had to rely on the Chen family to make money, so it was naturally impossible for him to damage the Chen family's reputation. They could only turn a blind eye to this matter." Feng Hao explained.

Fang Tianyi's eyes widened in shock for a moment, and only then did he realize the seriousness of the hidden interests involved in this matter!

Feng Hao added, "No wonder Uncle Leng was so nervous when we mentioned Gu Pan'er last night. I think he is afraid that this matter will be exposed and affect the reputation of the Chen family, which will not benefit him."

"So according to what you said, this little girl actually helped Uncle Leng, so that he wouldn't have to be sneaky with Mrs. Chen anymore in the future?" Fang Tianyi said.

"Yes! That's why Uncle Leng doesn't want to get involved in this matter! He is also afraid that the scandal of his affair with the eldest lady will be exposed. In this way, that stinky girl will have captured the Lord of Xinyue City in disguise. In the future, if Uncle Leng dares to make trouble for her, she will definitely take advantage of this incident and defeat him!" Feng Hao said with a wry smile.

Fang Tianyi opened his mouth wide, so shocked that he couldn't utter a word. He simply couldn't believe this fact.