After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the door of the private room opened.
The silver-haired, black-robed Ye Fan walked out with a smile.
At this time, his right hand was stained with a few traces of dark red blood.
He turned around and closed the door. Then, he took a white towel from the towel rack at the door and wiped the blood on his hand.
After wiping his hands, Ye Fan casually threw the towel away and disappeared into thin air.
In the private room, seven officials slumped in their chairs like mud.
Their faces were pale and bloodless. They were sweating profusely and trembling like a sieve!
Several of the officials were so scared that they peed their pants. The smelly urine kept flowing down their pants.
Everyone shivered as they stared at the center of the table.
In the center of the round table filled with sumptuous banquets, a bloody human head was placed on it!
The eyes of the human head were wide open and bleeding from the seven orifices. It was extremely terrifying!
On the main armchair, a headless corpse was sitting upright. Black blood kept flowing out from the cavity.
This person was none other than Lord Zhao, who had triangular eyes and a goatee!
"Quick … Go and prepare the silver, quick …"
One of the officials swallowed his saliva and then ran out of the private room.
After his reminder, the other six officials also came to their senses.
They forced their weak bodies to run out of the private room and left the brothel in a sorry state.
"Ah …"
After a while, the brothel owner's scream came from the brothel …
Ye Fan left the brothel and went to several local influential grain and medicine shops. He 'visited' the shopkeepers one by one.
After getting a satisfactory answer, Ye Fan whistled and disappeared again.
Whoosh …
After a flash of golden light, Ye Fan appeared behind Misha out of thin air.
He walked out with a smile and came to Akatsuki's side.
At this time, the disaster victims were lining up in an orderly manner to get food. The three of them were also distributing rice, flour, and medicine in an orderly manner.
Seeing Ye Fan walk out from behind Misha, Akatsuki felt a little incredulous.
Didn't Ye Fan go to collect grain? Why are you back so soon?
"You … have finished gathering grain?" Akatsuki asked Ye Fan.
"It's done." Ye Fan handed a small bag of medicinal herbs to one of the victims and replied with a smile.
"So … so fast?" Akatsuki was in disbelief.
"It's already considered slow," Ye Fan said with a smile.
"How much food have we collected? Do you need Zhang Gong and Weide to help transport the grain? "Akatsuki continued to ask.
"As for the quantity, I really don't know," Ye Fan said with a smile. "But according to my guess, there should be at least a few million catties. As for the food, there's no need at all. Someone will send it over in a while."
"A few … a few million catties? That much? "Akatsuki's voice revealed a hint of surprise.
"Other than the grain, I also collected tens of millions of silver. Someone will send the banknotes over in a while," Ye Fan said without raising his head as he helped Akatsuki distribute the medicinal herbs.
"Tens of millions of silver? You … where did you get so much money? "Akatsuki was shocked again.
"I caught a nest of corrupt officials, extremely corrupt," Ye Fan looked up at Akatsuki and slyly raised his eyebrows.
Akatsuki instantly understood.
No wonder Ye Fan was able to collect so much money in such a short time. It turned out that he had robbed the nest of corrupt officials!
This guy really has a way.
There was no need to guess. Those corrupt officials must have been carefully 'entertained' by Ye Fan. Otherwise, why would they be willing to pay so much blood?
Akatsuki thought in her heart.
Everything was as Ye Fan had said. In less than four hours, a large number of horse carriages appeared on the road in the distance.
The horse carriages were filled with rice, flour, meat, fruits and medicinal herbs.
The convoy of grain was majestic. There were hundreds of horse carriages and one couldn't see the end of it.
At the same time, seven fast horses appeared from the other side of the road and galloped towards them.
On the fast horses, a few officials wearing gorgeous official robes whipped their horses. They wished that they could grow a pair of wings and immediately appear in front of Ye Fan!
"Our money and grain is here."
Looking at the majestic horse carriages and the seven fast horses galloping towards them, Ye Fan patted the dust off his hands and said with a smile.
"Oh my god …"
Looking at the endless convoy of grain, Akatsuki muttered to herself.
"Giddyup … giddyup …"
Following the shouts of the horses, several horses galloped in front of Ye Fan like the wind!
"Neigh … Neigh …"
After seeing Ye Fan, the few officials immediately reined in their horses and hurriedly dismounted from their horses.
Two of the officials were in such a hurry that their official hats almost fell off their heads.
After dismounting, the few of them hurriedly tidied up their clothes and knelt in front of Ye Fan with a plop.
At this time, they were sweating profusely and panting heavily. Their faces were streaked with black and white.
They only used four hours to travel eight hundred miles. It was easy to imagine how tiring the journey was.
"Mr Ye … You … The silver you asked for … We … We … have … brought … brought … the silver …"
The fat official kneeling at the front said breathlessly to Ye Fan.
Ye Fan told them to bring all the silver they could gather within four hours. Otherwise, they would end up like Sir Zhao.
After hearing this, the few of them hurriedly returned home and exchanged all the stolen silver they had embezzled over the years for banknotes. Then, they rode on the horses used by the imperial court to deliver military intelligence and rode the courier road as fast as they could to get here.
"Where are the banknotes?"
Ye Fan put his hands behind his back and narrowed his eyes at the seven officials kneeling in front of him.
"It's … it's here …"
The fat official took out a large stack of banknotes and raised it over his head with trembling hands.
The other six officials also took out banknotes from their pockets and offered them with both hands.
Ye Fan turned around and looked at Akatsuki.
Akatsuki understood and took the banknotes from their hands and handed them to Ye Fan.
"How much did you gather in total?"
Ye Fan asked the officials.
"Re … Re … Mr Ye, a total of … a total of eight million silver."
The fat official said with a trembling voice.
"What? Only eight million silver? "
After hearing this, Ye Fan stared at the fat official and asked coldly.
"Mr Ye, I'm talking about … gold … gold …"
The fat official replied with a trembling voice.
After listening to the fat official's explanation, Ye Fan finally calmed down.
Eight million taels of gold, converted into silver, was a total of eighty million taels of silver!
"Do you know what to do next?" Ye Fan glanced at the officials and asked.
"Yes …"
"Yes …"
…
The officials wiped their sweat with their sleeves and said with a flattering smile.
"Let's hear it."
Ye Fan said with a smile.
"In a while, we'll go back and sell our family property. We'll convert all the mansions, fields, and antiques we embezzled into cash to help the victims of the disaster."
The fat official said with a trembling voice.
"And then?" Ye Fan continued to ask.
"Then … then we'll submit a memorial to the imperial court, resign, and return home …"
The fat official answered hurriedly.
"You're quite honest this time and didn't play any tricks with me." Ye Fan squatted down and reached out to pat the fat official's face. He said with a smile, "How about this, you don't have to resign. But from today onwards, you must be a clean official who serves the country and the people. If I find out that you've embezzled money and abused the law again, even if it's just a copper coin, I'll immediately remove your heads!"
As Ye Fan said this, he waved his sleeves at the huge stone lion on the side of the street!
Boom …
With a light wave of Ye Fan's hand, the huge stone lion, which weighed several thousand pounds, instantly cracked and turned into rubble!
The rubble filled the sky and fell like rain!
"Mr Ye … Mr Ye …"
The officials wept bitterly and kowtowed non-stop. They couldn't say a word for a long time.
Ye Fan's kindness and authority, as well as Ye Fan's shocking cultivation, convinced them wholeheartedly.
"I'll give you these eight million taels of gold today. Use this money to open canals and channel water, restore the livelihood of the people, and provide relief to the people."
As Ye Fan spoke, he handed the banknotes in his hand to the fat official.
"Mr Ye, don't worry. When we go back this time, we'll definitely be good officials. If we embezzle money and abuse the law again, we'll definitely be struck by lightning and die without a complete corpse!"
The fat official took the banknotes with both hands and said with tears and snot running down his face.
The other six officials also lowered their heads and wept, tears streaming down their faces.
"When I come to Guangdong and Guangxi again, I hope to see the people here living and working in peace and contentment, and not eating each other's children." Ye Fan stood up and said to the officials, "You may leave."
The officials respectfully kowtowed three times to Ye Fan, then got up and left.
"Good!"
"Good!"
…
The scene in front of them made the disaster victims clap and cheer for Ye Fan!
For a moment, thunderous applause and cheers were like a tide!
This silver-haired young man was indeed ruthless and merciless. He killed people without blinking, but he was deeply righteous and loved the people as if they were his own children!
If there were more people like him in the world, then the common people would be blessed.
At this time, even Akatsuki couldn't help clapping and cheering for Ye Fan.
Ye Fan was Ye Fan after all. Everything was done properly by him. It was watertight.
"Arrange for the young and strong disaster victims to help unload the grain." Ye Fan turned around and said to Akatsuki …
While everyone was busy unloading the grain, Ye Fan had a weed in his mouth and his hands were pillows. He lay down on the grain pile and looked at the sky.
In a few days, it would be the night of the full moon. It would be the day to cultivate the fourth layer of the Proud Moon Heavenly Chapter.
He didn't know if the power of the Five Great Magic Pools and the power of the two ultimate techniques would be enough.
Looking at the clouds in the sky, Ye Fan thought to himself.
"What are you thinking about?"
Akatsuki arrived in front of Ye Fan and asked with a smile.
As she asked, she sat down beside Ye Fan and handed the waterskin in her hand to Ye Fan.
"I'm thinking about whether or not I can win that decisive battle."
Ye Fan said. He sat up and took the waterskin and drank a few mouthfuls.
"You can definitely win." Akatsuki said to Ye Fan.
Ye Fan smiled and didn't say anything.
"Right, there is one thing that I don't understand." Akatsuki said to Ye Fan.
"What is it?"
Ye Fan put down the waterskin and asked.
"Why did you let those corrupt officials go? With your previous temper, you would have killed them. "Akatsuki asked.
"I also wanted to kill them. But have you thought about it? After killing them, the officials who replaced them might be even more greedy. What would I do at that time? Then kill them? "
Ye Fan turned his head and asked Akatsuki.
Akatsuki frowned and looked pensive.
"After this lesson, they should be more restrained." Ye Fan continued, "Killing them is easy, but in the end, the ones who will suffer are the common people. In this way, it would be better to give them a chance to atone for their crimes. What do you think?"
"Your thoughts are always different from others, but they are very effective."
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