In the afternoon, Fan Xiaodao went to Jiang's house alone.

Mrs. Jiang came to open the door and saw that it was Fan Xiaodao. She quickly closed the door and kept him out. Fan Xiaodao had no choice but to climb over the wall and get in. Mrs. Jiang's face no longer had the anger as before, but was full of fear. , "What are you here for?"

Originally, Captain Jiang's death was a bit strange. Seeing the other party's reaction, Fan Xiaodao understood everything, so he explained his purpose. Mrs. Jiang said, "You killed my husband, are you coming to kill me again?"

Fan Xiaodao said, "Chief Lieutenant Jiang is in pretty good health. He has twenty pieces. It is impossible to kill him. There must be a hidden secret. Yesterday, Master Song negotiated compensation with you, but why did he suddenly change his mind?"

Mrs. Jiang hesitated, and after Fan Xiaodao repeatedly asked, she told the truth, "Last night, Mr. Tan came to my house with a few people, saying that my man was the one who contradicted you and was dismissed from his post, and ordered him to be beaten to death. I came to make trouble early this morning, and he will seek justice for me. I asked for compensation, but he said he would give me three thousand taels of silver. If I don't comply, my family will disappear from Jinling."

"So you did it?"

Mrs. Jiang said, "Tan Captou is a powerful figure in Jinling City. He can control both black and white. Everyone in Jinling knows that no one dares to stop what he wants to accomplish, and we dare not provoke him."

Fan Xiaodao said, "Do you dare to come forward and testify?"

Mrs. Jiang waved her hands repeatedly, knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "Don't let Capt. Tan know what happened today, otherwise, our family's lives may be at risk."

…

Coming out of Jiang's house, Fan Xiaodao was filled with anger.

It had only been two days since he came to Jinling City. He was jailed, sugar-coated bullets, and a life-and-death lawsuit, which made him deep in the quagmire. He felt that there was a huge net in Jinling City, hooding him. It kept tightening, forcing him to suffer a lot.

He also knew that Tan Shifei was just a chess piece, and his arrival happened to affect Tan's status. The real people who wanted to deal with him were still hidden behind the scenes.

Why are you so disliked?

Are you afraid that you will find out something?

What secrets are hidden in this ancient city?

This aroused Fan Xiaodao's competitive spirit. The more this happened, the more he wanted to find out.

However, he could not deal with Tan Shifei like he dealt with Yu Ren. What happened that time was too reckless and caused a lot of trouble to the prince, so he had to consider the long term.

He took a deep breath, clenched his fists, but his eyes were extremely firm.

…

"Master Fan, are you looking for me?"

Tan Shifei came to Fan Xiaodao's office. This room was originally used by the Chief Inspector. After he left, it had been vacant for more than half a year. It was supposed to be reserved for Zhao Xing, but Tan Shifei told him that his room had not been tidied up yet. Let him live here temporarily.

Fan Xiaodao said, "I would like to discuss today's matter with you, how to deal with it, so that I can prepare a plan and submit it to Magistrate Xie. In two days, people from Zhetai Mansion will come to investigate."

Tan Shifei said: "So that's what happened. I thought that even if you don't come to me, I still want to discuss this matter with you."

"Oh?" Fan Xiaodao asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

Tan Shifei said, "There are three strategies: upper, middle and lower."

"Tell me and listen."

Tan Shifei said, "This is the best idea. The two officers, Li and Wang, already had a personal enmity with Colonel Jiang. Two months ago, Colonel Jiang asked them to borrow a loan at usury. However, Captain Jiang did not repay it when it was due. The two took the opportunity to avenge their private enmity." , in this case, Captain Jiang’s death was a retaliation by Li and Wang, and has nothing to do with you.”

Fan Xiaodao asked, "Is this serious?"

Tan Shifei said, "Who knows the truth? What the people want is a result, not the truth. If we give them the result they want, who will care about the truth?"

"Wouldn't this harm Li and Wang?"

Tan Shifei thought to himself that a woman's benevolence would not make a difference, but he said, "These two are temporary workers, and they were the ones who beat him to death. They deserve some punishment."

"Where's the middle strategy?"

Tan Shifei said, "What's the right strategy? The Jiang family came to make trouble just for some yellow and white things. You can spend a lot of money to silence them and stop them from causing trouble. However, I know that you are an honest man. I want to

It's probably not easy to come up with such a sum of money."

“How much is appropriate?”

Tan Shifei said, "Based on my past experience, it's at least five thousand to ten thousand taels."

Fan Xiaodao clicked his tongue and said, "So many?"

"Now that prices are skyrocketing, even hiring a killer on the black market costs about the same."

"You have a good reputation in this matter. Have you invited me before?"

Tan Shifei smiled awkwardly, "My lord is joking again. Of course, if you can't afford this money, you don't need to pay it. As long as you are willing to let go, people will naturally rush to do it."

"really?"

Tan Shifei said, "Like the Cao Gang and the Dajiang Gang, those who hang out in the Jiangnan area have to deal with the Six Gates. It is common for the Six Gates to take care of them. Borrowing some money from them is to respect them and to give it to them.

Face, if they don’t know how to show appreciation, we have a way to make them vomit blood."

Fan Xiaodao deliberately pretended not to understand, "For example?"

Tan Shifei said, "I'm afraid you won't have access to these things in the capital. If goods like Caobang want to pass through the canal, the Yangtze River goes north and west, or if they want to enter the city for sale, they will naturally need to check and issue entry and exit documents at six doors, especially for goods like

Fruits and vegetables, etc., all they have to do is find an excuse to detain them for a few days and they will be unable to bear it."

Fan Xiaodao laughed loudly, pointed at his head, and said, "It seems you have done this a lot."

This action was extremely frivolous and insulting. Tan Shifei saw it in his eyes and felt angry in his heart, but he laughed and said, "You have the right not to use it, it will become invalid after it expires!"

Fan Xiaodao said, "I am new here and am not familiar with the local market. Let me tell you what to do." Tan Shifei said in a low voice, "This is a bad idea. It's just to fight against the common people, find a few killers from the rivers and lakes, and kill them in the middle of the night.

Without anyone noticing, they clicked them, and then set them on fire. Without anyone noticing, they announced to the outside world that it was an accident because of dry weather.”

Fan Xiaodao pondered for a moment, "These are all bad ideas."

Tan Shifei said, "I also think about adults."

Fan Xiaodao said, "I have another idea, and I would like to hear your opinion."

"What method?"

Fan Xiaodao said slowly, "Today I interrogated Li and Wang. They said that the beating of Colonel Jiang to death yesterday was done by Captain Tan. They also wrote a confession. I thought this must be a false accusation. Tomorrow

The superiors have sent people to investigate. If it is exposed, I am afraid it will be detrimental to Capt. Tan, so I came to you to listen to your opinion."

When he said this, he was hinting to Tan Shifei, I know all the things you did, so don't pretend to be stupid with me.

When Tan Shifei heard this, he was very excited and said loudly, "That's nonsense!" But in his heart, he thought, why are these two guys so loose-mouthed? He must find an opportunity to get rid of these two people.

"Master Fan, Li, and Wang are temporary workers in the government. They usually slack off their work and extort money from the people. I caught them. I wanted to fire them last month, but they were prefect Xie.

My confidants are protected by the prefect, but I didn’t expect that a mad dog would bite me right now!”

Fan Xiaodao said, "So let me tell you. The best way to do this is to let the Jiang family take the initiative to withdraw the case."

Tan Shifei patted his chest and said, "Thank you, sir, for reminding me, I will handle this matter! Sir, don't you know that confession?"

Fan Xiaodao said, "Don't worry, I didn't hand it over."

Fan Xiaodao looked at him with a smile, but he didn't take it out. This is your handle, how could it be handed over to you so easily?

Tan Shifei also said wisely, "I can rest assured that an adult will take care of it."

The two chatted for a while, and then Fan Xiaodao said, "Captain Tan, we have a lot of problems in the management of the Six Gates of Jinling."

Tan Shifei said, "Isn't that right? I also want to arrest him, but he is just a deputy chief arrester. He has a shady reputation and a bad reputation. I won't wait for the two adults to come and clean it up."

Fan Xiaodao said, "President Zhao has not yet taken office. With his temperament, if he sees Liumen like this, he will not be as easy to talk to as me."

Tan Shifei asked, "What kind of person is Mr. Zhao?"

Fan Xiaodao said, "He has an upright temperament, hates evil as much as hatred, and is headstrong. He can't tolerate any sand in his eyes. But now Liumen is just a ball of loose sand. I thought, before he comes, I have to get rid of those evil things in Liumen."

The evil spirit, please kill it."

"What do you mean, sir?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "I have talked to a few people in the past two days. Among the six gates, there are many stereotypes and bad habits. There are fees for filing petitions, fees for opening doors, putting on shackles, and breaking shackles. You have to ask the people for money and file a lawsuit.

The shedding of skin has made the people complain, so we need to change it. The first thing to do is to correct the illegal charging."

Tan Shifei secretly laughed in his heart. The salaries of the agents in the yamen were very low. The reason why they worked here was because of the power in their hands. They took the opportunity to make some money. If you want to rectify it, it will obviously cut off their financial resources.

It's weird if they don't jump up and rebel against you. Who will listen to your orders in the future?

His mouth was full of support, "Your Excellency, you really care about the people. As expected of you from the capital, your consciousness is very high. I also think that this matter should be put on hold."

Fan Xiaodao asked, "Old Tan, although we have only known each other for a short time, you always consider me, and I already regard you as one of my own. Do you regard me as one of your own?"

Tan Shifei said, "Like brothers!"

Fan Xiaodao said, "They say, Old Tan, you are a master of Jinling. In Jinling City, you know half of the things in heaven and everything on earth. I just came here, I am not familiar with the place, and I have no one I can trust. Since you and I

It’s my brother, I’ll leave it to you to deal with the illegal charging. I believe in your ability!”

Tan Shifei: "I..."

Unexpectedly, this guy kicked the ball over again, and I was very angry. You want me to do something that offends someone?

Fan Xiaodao stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and said seriously, "I came to Jinling only as a temporary measure. When the time comes, I will return to the capital in the future. You also know that the personnel of our six doors is vertical.

Management, once we leave, the position of chief executive of the six gates in Jinling belongs to you!"

The only magic weapon for superiors to win over subordinates since ancient times is to appoint officials and make wishes. Although they have to deal with you, when it is time to draw the pie, they must also paint it carefully.

Tan Shifei is a veteran, so how could he not know what he meant and pretend to burst into tears, "Thank you for your cultivation, sir, I'm afraid I won't do well!"
To be continued...