Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

The old lady could no longer suppress her anger and cursed: "You are really blinded by greed! It's already this time, and you are still only thinking about yourself?"

"You dare say you didn't get a penny back after you massacred that island?"

This damn old woman calculates exactly how much silver she has!

They did not dare to be negligent at the moment, after all, the old lady was still very powerful.

"There are still more than 1.2 million taels left!"

The old lady's expression was slightly relieved, as it was almost the same as what she had guessed.

"I have several hundred thousand taels here, plus the silver I have prepared for emergencies, we still need more than two million taels!"

so much?

Ming Qingda was horrified. He didn't expect that Fan Xian's action this time would bring so much trouble to him and others!

His brows were tightly furrowed.

He asked tentatively, "Perhaps, we can borrow some from the brothers in other rooms?"

The old lady sneered and said, "Why, do you want to divide the shares or something? Those are outsiders, there is no benefit, do you think they will lend it to you?"

"After all, their surname is Ming. Do they expect anything good to happen to us?"

"Oh!" The old lady did not argue with her son. "I will assume they can borrow money, but how much can they borrow?"

The same logic applies.

Among those brothers, except the third one, the rest were just idlers waiting to die.

There won't be much money in hand.

Not to mention that they also suffered heavy losses. Where would they get the money to make up for the gap of more than two million taels?

"Then we can only borrow money!"

The old lady nodded to approve her son's plan. The Ming family had many businesses and a mere two million taels of silver would only cause some loss of vitality but would not hurt any one's bones.

Even though part of the money had been borrowed before the bidding, the foundation accumulated over the years was there, which was why the old lady did not panic.

"That's all!"

The old lady sighed. If she had to choose between letting her son borrow money from the money house or borrowing money from the other families, she would rather choose the former.

After all, money is easy to earn, but favors are hard to repay!

Judging from my own experience, if I had seized such an opportunity, I would definitely take a big bite of flesh and blood from the eldest son's family!

Chapter 259: The Accountant of Junshan Club.

Fan Xian didn't know what happened in the Ming family at this time, but he could guess a little.

After all, this is the path I have prepared for them.

To him, although the Ming family is a very hard rock, they are not a threat to him at all. It is only a matter of time before they are eliminated.

In the past few days, the tasks assigned to the other branches of the Ming family have been almost completed. After receiving the news today, Fan Xian is ready to take action.

"Sir, I have combined the words of the Ming family members with the clues I have, and have confirmed the identity of the person who contacted the military to massacre the island!"

"Oh? Tell me in detail!"

"This person is the chief steward of the Ming family!" Wang Qinian put away the smile on his face and said expressionlessly: "After confirming his identity, I arranged for someone to follow him. I could still see him yesterday, but he disappeared today!"

"Where did you lose him?"

Fan Xian's face was full of surprise. He knew the skills of the people in the Supervisory Council best. There was no such thing as losing someone when following someone who had no skills.

"It's at the east pier."

Isn’t it in Mingyuan?

Could it be that Xia Qifei is involved in this?

"Do you think he escaped or was silenced? If he was silenced, it makes me think highly of the Ming family. If he escaped, where could he have gone?"

Fan Xian took the secret report from Wang Qinian. It was obvious that it came from within the Ming family.

After a closer look, the Ming family's steward's surname was Zhou. He had a high status in Ming Garden, but at the same time he was a little embarrassed. He was the old lady's confidant, and was not liked by Ming Qingda. However, due to the old lady's power, Ming Qingda knew that this was her way of monitoring the Ming family, so he did not change people randomly, which allowed this steward Zhou to sit in this position for so long.

His identity is not that simple!

Fan Xian narrowed his eyes and looked down.

This person is not only the chief steward of the Ming Mansion, but also the accountant in charge of various accounts of the Junshan Society!

"Such important information, why did we only find it now?"

Fan Xian was somewhat dissatisfied. Could it be that Mingyuan was really a solid block? With the power of the Supervisory Council, they had only discovered these clues at this time!

"One of the 'crows' was also skeptical at first, and didn't dare to pass on the information without confirmation."

Fan Xian understood the hardships of being an undercover agent. It was not easy to pass on information in the first place, and one could be killed if not careful. What’s more, what about for such uncertain information?

"How is the 'crow' that delivered the message now?"

"Please rest assured, the other party has not revealed his identity!"

Fan Xian nodded. He could eat his meal one bite at a time. There was no need to waste the life of a secret agent out of haste.

"Have you checked all the properties under the name of the Ming family?"

"We've noticed that he hasn't appeared in any of the Ming family's properties!" Wang Qinian was a very smart man. Without waiting for Fan Xian to ask again, he said, "We've investigated officials in Suzhou City and several surrounding areas. No one has come into contact with this housekeeper Zhou."

This is strange!

A living person just disappeared right under the nose of the Supervisory Commission!

It's not that the people in the Overwatch Council are incompetent, but that Butler Zhou is too cunning! After sensing the danger, he gave up everything and completely disappeared!

I had originally thought of arresting him secretly and prying out key information about the Junshan Society from him, but now there is no clue.

Shaking his head, Fan Xian asked again: "Is there any movement in the Ming family today?"

"It's very quiet. It seems that the butler's disappearance did not cause any waves. Instead, Ming Qingda, the head of the Ming family, left the house this morning and went to Taiping Money House to borrow money."

Fan Xian looked up at the sun and sneered.

"Humph, we have withdrawn 7 million taels of silver from Taiping Bank, where is the stock left now? Not to mention that the Ming family is having trouble running their business now, and they already owed Taiping Bank a huge amount of money. How can Taiping Bank lend money to the Ming family now?"

“Spread the word! No matter which big family in Jiangnan Road dares to lend money to the Ming family, just wait for my revenge!”

Wang Qinian smiled slightly. In this case, the Ming family could only go to the China Merchants Bank to borrow money for cash flow.

"Sir, should we lend money to the Ming family? Or should we take his life while he is still ill?"

Fan Xian shook his head and curled his lips.

How could it be so easy?

"Lend! We'll give them as much as they want! Not only lend, but lend more!"

“Set the rules!”

"The minimum loan amount is three million taels of silver! Shorten the time limit and raise the interest rate! Just use the reason that you are worried about the poor management of the Ming family. In short, it's up to you whether you want to lend me the money or not!"

Fan Xian smiled slightly, not worried at all.

Now it was the Ming family that was asking for help. Even if he made things difficult for the Merchants Bank and wanted to use cash to break the rule that the minimum loan amount was three million taels of silver, it would be useless.

Because China Merchants Bank really has that much cash now.

Not to mention three million taels, even if it's seven or eight million taels, we can still come up with that if we pool our money together!

"My subordinate understands!"

"Well, just let other people take care of this matter. The most important thing for you now is to find the butler!"

Wang Qinian said with a bitter face: "But now we have searched everywhere. Apart from Mingyuan, which we cannot enter, where else can he go? I think he was most likely silenced!"

"What did you say?"

"Ah? No, I'm not complaining. I'm saying, I'll do it right away!"

"No, you just said that you have searched everywhere except Mingyuan?"

“Yes, that’s right!”

Fan Xian seemed to be thinking about something, and Wang Qinian's eyes slowly widened.

Well, now we have a direction, right? It seems that Master Xiao Fan can complete his mission, but he will have to trouble the Crow again!

"It seems that this housekeeper Zhou is a wonderful person!"

Perhaps the person who went from Ming Garden to the East City Pier earlier was not Butler Zhou himself, but just a substitute, and then this substitute was killed and his body destroyed at the pier!

It’s not that the Ming family or Junshan are soft-hearted, but the accountant plays a very important role, so it’s better not to act rashly.

Otherwise, if we change the accountant, not to mention whether everyone will be able to rest assured, it will take a lot of time just to get familiar with every point in the operation again.

"That's most likely the case. The other party must have used a trick to escape, and then added a trick to conceal the truth. Now he may be hiding in Ming Garden openly." Wang Qinian said cheerfully.

Both of them are smart people, and they naturally know that although this situation is risky, it is safer!

Regardless of whether the other party guessed the true intention or not, they did not dare to enter Mingyuan to search on a large scale.

"Can we go search Ming Garden?" Fan Xian asked.

"No! We have no evidence, and the other party is also a hereditary noble. In addition, we don't know if there are any secret rooms or secret passages in Mingyuan. If we can't catch him, we will be the ones who suffer. By then, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to explain to the Governor Xue Qingxue!"

"This is interesting!"

"Sir, why don't we let the 'Crow' go."

"No need. First, ask the previous 'crow' (the one who survived on the island) to write down the housekeeper's information and appearance, and then ask the other branches of the Ming family to find a reason to go back to Ming Garden to investigate."

Fan Xian sighed, feeling that the matter had gradually reached a critical point.

"Please accompany me to the Governor's Mansion first!"

Chapter 260: An unexpected turn of events.

A crisp sound was heard in the study!

Fan Xian slapped the wooden table beside him with an expressionless face. The table shook but did not break, and the golden liquid in the tea bowl did not splash.

This palm strike was just Fan Xian expressing his anger and dissatisfaction.

He turned around, staring at the fearless middle-aged man in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Master Xue, I came to your house ten days ago and explained the whole story to you. Now I have to search Ming Garden whether I want to or not!"

Xue Qing, the governor of Jiangnan Road, was actually the most powerful person in Jiangnan. He did not take Fan Xian's threatening words seriously.

"According to the Imperial Envoy's intention, you want to turn the Ming family into the Ming family of the court?" He asked with a flash of sarcasm in his eyes.

Fan Xian had no intention of drinking tea. He sneered and said, "Mr. Xue, don't you know what the Ming family is like?"

The eldest princess controls everything in Jiangnan, not just the Ming family. The purpose of the Junshan Society has already deviated from the concept of "goodness".

What does it mean that as long as you have money, you can exchange with each other?

No matter who the cooperation partner is, even if it means betraying the interests of Qing Country, it will be achieved for the other party.

The Ming family is in the hands of the eldest princess, so it would be better for them to belong to the imperial court!

"Lord Fan acts in a domineering manner, but the Ming family is still the Ming family!" Xue Qing's eyelids twitched, but he still said expressionlessly.

Xue Qing has seen too many such confident people.

Even if he is an imperial envoy, in the end he can only strike the Ming family in the business field. If it really comes to the last moment, I believe that even if the eldest princess does not take action, the old lady of the Ming family will have a way to overcome the difficulties.

Hearing this, Fan Xian smiled and said, "This is Jiangnan. In the end, it is still Qing. The Ming family is the Ming family of the Ming family, but in the end, they are still His Majesty's subjects! Lord Xue, what is he worried about? Is he also planning to go all the way with these people and rebel?"

What is the difference between disobeying the court's orders and rebelling?

And I am the imperial envoy going to the south of the Yangtze River. This is particularly important.

Xue Qing lowered his head slightly, pondered for a long time, and forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart, and said: "Your Excellency, there is no need to say such threatening words."

"Ten days ago, the Imperial Envoy came to my house and made this outrageous proposal. Ten days later, I still give the same answer."

What is Mingyuan?

One of the three great gardens in the world!