Chapter 23: Questioning

The rice paper full of words began to circulate back and forth in the hands of the dozens of stewards, and there was not much recorded in it, according to Xia Fan's request, it was just some transaction items with too large differences in the amount that the two of them picked out from the account book.

However, because of this, it makes the content on the rice paper look more eye-catching.

Although they were only roughly browsed, everyone who had read the contents of the rice paper couldn't help but talk loudly.

And looking at Li Mingda and Xia Junkai and Xia Wuxing's eyes one by one, there were some inexplicable changes.

Facing Xia Fan's questioning, Li Mingda didn't know how to answer for a while, and the whole person kept peeking at Xia Junkai, although the action was quite hidden, but as long as he observed carefully, anyone could easily find out who Li Mingda was looking at.

Great Elder Xia Wuxing's old face had already risen to the color of pig's liver, and at this time, the rice paper had just reached his hand, looking at the content on it, Xia Wuxing only felt ashamed and indignant for a while.

The hand holding the rice paper trembled slightly with anger.

Although he hasn't checked the accounts that Xuehe is holding in his arms, just looking at Li Mingda's reaction, anyone with a normal brain can judge that what Xia Fan said is obviously true!

There is no point in continuing to entangle, thinking of Xia Fan's performance before, Xia Wuxing realized that the reason why Xia Fan has always behaved fearlessly is not because of his temper, but because Xia Fan himself has the evidence that can really settle the matter in one fell swoop!

In this case, if he continues to entangle, he will only give Xia Fan more reasons to attack him!

God knows what other hole cards are not in Xia Fan's hand.

Although he figured out this truth, Xia Wuxing was still extremely unwilling, and originally wanted to take this opportunity to punish Xia Fan heavily, so as to deal a heavy blow to Xia Ya's prestige in the family, but he didn't expect that in the end, it would be a turning point!

Not only did he achieve his goal, but he also made him lose face in front of the other elders and dozens of stewards!

This made Xia Wuxing hold back a lot of anger, but he couldn't vent to Xia Fan, the whole person gritted his teeth, and suddenly turned his head and yelled angrily at Li Mingda: "Li Mingda! How daring! Deceived into the head of the presbyterian church! Say! What the hell is going on! ”

Due to the anger in his heart, Xia Wuxing seemed a little out of control, and the aura of a seventh-grade martial artist was vigorous, which made this roar produce great coercion.

"Poof!"

Li Mingda, who was originally extremely worried because Xia Fan suddenly came up with such evidence, was so frightened by such an angry roar that he knelt directly on the ground when he was thinking that he didn't belong.

Seeing Li Mingda like this, Xia Junkai frowned, and said with a very ugly face: "Second brother, since you have discovered the problem a long time ago and have obtained such evidence, why didn't you tell me before?" Do I have to wait until I apply for Presbyterian arbitration before I can produce this evidence? When I asked you before, you didn't say anything, if I had seen such evidence earlier, how could it stop you from teaching people a lesson? ”

Listening to Xia Junkai's three or two sentences, he actually put the responsibility back on himself.

Xia Fan sneered in his heart, but his face had the unique arrogant and unhappy expression on his face, and he pursed his lips and said, "Do I need to explain to others when I teach people?" Since I have taught him, I have my reasons! If you ask me, I'll have to tell you, wouldn't it seem as if I was afraid of you? That's too shameless, isn't it? ”

Xia Junkai didn't expect to hear such an answer at all, and after being stunned for a while, he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart.

It's been a long time...... Just because of the problem of face?

But if you think about it carefully, this answer is really very much in line with the kind of temper that Xia Fan has shown in the past......

Isn't it as complicated as I thought this time?

Judging from the performance of Xia Fan and Xia Wuxing, Xia Fan is by no means as simple as he knew before......

Just when Xia Junkai was full of thoughts, Xia Fan had already taken a figure-eight step and walked in front of Li Mingda.

Looking at Li Mingda, who was kneeling on the ground with a dejected expression, Xia Fan said condescendingly: "Li Mingda, you said before that my approach made you feel cold, and you swore that you were loyal to the family, so what now?" Although I have only skimmed the ledgers of these Colosseums, even so, I can see how big the gap is between their ledgers and the ledgers you have recorded. That's almost a tenfold gap! In the past four years, the actual cost of the Hundred Beasts Garden has totaled more than 4,000 taels, that is to say, at least 33,000 taels of silver, which you have been greedy for! ”

Listening to Xia Fan's questioning, Li Mingda shuddered involuntarily, but he always bit his lip and lowered his head, without any meaning to explain.

"Thirty-three thousand taels...... That's a staggering number. According to the law of the Great Qian, if the amount of a servant who has a death contract or a living contract exceeds twenty taels of silver, the master has the right to directly punish the servant with death. Li Mingda, you have reached 1,500 times this number, even if you die, you can have no regrets. ”

Xia Fan said with a smile.

Li Mingda raised his head suddenly, looking at Xia Fan with a frightened look on his face, he didn't expect Xia Fan to kill him at all?

"Second brother, there are still a lot of doubts in this matter, don't draw conclusions so early, right? It's better to put Li Mingda in custody first, and then investigate in detail what is going on, and then it's not too late to make plans, what do you think? ”

Xia Junkai also hurriedly interjected.

What are you kidding, Li Mingda is his person, if he dies like this, then how will he attract people's hearts in the family in the future?

"Huh? Is it early? Not early, my dear eldest brother, just now the Great Elder only listened to your one-sided description, and he was about to punish me, why didn't you say it early at that time? I didn't see the Great Elder and you asking for a detailed investigation before. Why did Li Mingda come here, when the evidence was conclusive, but he had to do more? Can I understand that you and the Great Elder are actually targeting me? That's why there is such a clear difference? ”

Xia Fan squinted his eyes and said with a smile.

Xia Junkai's face changed again, and Xia Wuxing was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and he said angrily: "It's also an investigation!" Kill it directly! This kind of person is really a shame for the family! I feel sick when I look at him for a second longer! ”

"Wronged...... Wronged...... The Great Elder discerns it......"

Li Mingda was completely frightened, Xia Fan was right, the Hundred Beasts Garden did have bad debts of more than 33,000 taels of silver, but the problem was ...... All this silver has fallen into Xia Junkai's hands! Even if he got a little oil and water from it, it was only a few hundred taels, and it was all rewarded to him by Xia Junkai!

He is just a steward, how can he have the courage to be greedy for so much silver?

The reason why he took refuge in Xia Junkai and helped Xia Junkai hack Xia Fan so much money was not out of the idiotic idea of being loyal to the king, it was completely for himself to have a better development in the Xia family!

Why is it that all of a sudden, the question of death is involved?

"Wronged? Kindness...... If you say this, it's really possible, after all, with your identity, you don't have the courage to be greedy for so much silver. ”

Xia Fan's voice suddenly changed, and Xia Junkai and Li Mingda were stunned at the same time.

However, what Xia Fan said immediately afterwards made the two of them change their faces at the same time again.

"Li Mingda, so much silver is greedy, someone must be held responsible, if you are greedy, then you will naturally die, but if not...... If you tell whose pockets all this money has gone to, you may be able to save your life. ”

Xia Fan's tone carried an inexplicable temptation.

Li Mingda swallowed his saliva, and his eyes wandered a little for a while.

"Don't plan to just say a name and come out to fool around, in the Xia family, there are really not many people who can swallow more than 30,000 taels of silver."

Looking at Li Mingda's dripping eyes, Xia Fan added another sentence.

Li Mingda's face froze suddenly, and then he subconsciously turned his head to look at Xia Junkai......