"What!? Do you promise to give Cao Yi one million taels of compensation?" At this time, Chen Teng, Shen Xing, Shen Yan and his son gathered together. Chen Teng just now exclaimed.

Chen Yan heard his father's rage, and unconsciously shrank his neck and said with a sad face: "Father, he has two letters in his hand that I have written to the bandits in the Soul-Slaying Mountain..."

"What? Who did you say to write to?" Chen Teng suddenly stood up from his position, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

"The bandits in the Soul Mountain... are frightened by his father's momentum and said intermittently.

"You evil boy! I think you just want to piss me off!" Chen Teng looked around, picked up a cup of tea from his hand, smashed it hard on Chen Yan, and hit Chen Yan's chest. The tea soup was poured out instantly, wetting Chen Yan's clothes, but Chen Yan didn't dare to move.

However, Chen Teng seemed to be unhappy and wanted to throw something away. He was stopped by Shen Xing beside him and advised: "Father, even if you beat your third brother to death, it will be useless. Let's ask the matter clearly first, and then see if there is any room for relief." Then he winked at Chen Yan and asked him to say the causes and consequences carefully.

Chen Teng has struggled from nothing to becoming the richest man in Jiangning now, so he naturally has his own unique features. He calmed down and listened carefully to Chen Yan about the causes and consequences.

"You said you signed your name in both letters and stamped your private seal?" Shen Xing asked anxiously.

"Well..." Chen Yan nodded, looking dejected.

"..." Shen Xing was speechless. He was shocked by his brother's stupidity. He paused and suddenly thought, "Then have you laid your handprints?"

Chen Yan shook his head and Shen Xing let out a long sigh: "That's fine, things have a turnaround."

"Hmm? What's the turn?" Chen Yan was puzzled and asked immediately.

"Who told you the contact information of the bandits in the Soul-Slaying Mountain?" Chen Teng asked suddenly.

"Yes... it's Chen Shisan... He has a cousin who is a small leader among bandits. Last time his cousin came to Jiangning City, he asked me a hypocrite and said he wanted to entertain his cousin. I asked, so I remembered it in my heart."

"He told you on his own initiative?" Chen Teng continued to ask, his tone majestic.

"No... no, he said it after my repeated questioning, and begged me not to tell others, especially those in the government." Chen Yan shook his head and said slowly.

Chen Teng nodded slightly, thinking in his mind that he was afraid that someone below would deliberately set up a plan to deal with his stupid son, and then signaled Chen Yan to continue talking.

...

"Wait, you said you're going to get it.

Return to the previous two letters, and then signed the agreement again, admitting that he had colluded with the devastated bandits to murder Cao Yi. Yang Xingwen, the son of the prefect Yang, was the intermediary and the witness. You compensate Cao Yi for one million taels of silver. Cao Yi gave up pursuing you and returned the two letters to you. All three of you signed and sealed?" Chen Teng suddenly interrupted Chen Yan's description and asked sternly.

"Yes...yes, I was thinking that my two letters were already in Cao Yi's hands anyway, and they had my evidence. Signing a new agreement was nothing more than asking both parties to pay the money and the letters..." Chen Yan was still explaining, but was interrupted by his father.

"Where is the agreement, show it to me!" Chen Yan suddenly scolded.

Chen Yan didn't know why his father suddenly became furious again, but he obediently took out the agreement he had just signed in the morning and handed it over.

Chen Teng was very angry at the beginning. After reading the contents of the agreement and Shen Yan's blood-red fingerprints, he became even more angry from the heart. He raised his hand and slapped Chen Yan, and scolded: "Why did I give birth to such a stupid son like you! Look at your elder brother, look at your second brother, why did you become so successful when you are here! "

Chen Yan covered his cheek and looked at his father in panic. Although he was ready to be beaten when he came back, he was still very shocked when his father slapped his face. Although he lost one million taels of silver for the family, Chen Yan felt that there was no way out and he shouldn't say he was stupid...

Shen Xing looked at Chen Yan's surprised and unconvinced expression and knew that he did not understand why his father called him stupid. He had to sigh and explain patiently: "Third brother, in fact, if you didn't sign this agreement, we can exempt this million taels of silver..."

Chen Yan was stunned when he heard this, and unconsciously returned: "No...no..."

"Yes! The original two letters, you said that you just signed your name and stamped it with a seal, and there was no handprint. In this way, you can completely turn the responsibility on your personal servant, saying that he imitated your handwriting and stole your seal. You... why didn't you discuss it with us before making a decision? Alas!" Shen Xing was also angry at his third brother and regretted his stupidity, but no matter what, he was his own brother. What else can he do?

"Then... it's still too late! I said I don't want those two letters anymore, and we haven't paid any money anyway!" Chen Yan reacted and said happily.

Shen Xing glanced at Chen Yan, sighed, and said nothing.

Just as Chen Yan realized that he must have said the wrong thing again, and before he could figure it out completely, Chen Teng threw the agreement on his face, pointed at his nose and cursed: "You can see the agreement yourself. Did you admit that you colluded with bandits to murder Cao Yi twice? Did you sign the name yourself? Did you?

The handprint you pressed! You can still tell me now!?"

As he was talking, Chen Teng couldn't control his temper and rushed forward to slap Chen Yan. Chen Yan saw the situation and hugged his head and shrank back, but in the end Chen Teng's face did not fall on Chen Yan's face. Shen Xing grabbed his father's arm and said anxiously.

"Father, it doesn't make any sense to fight now. What we are thinking about now is how to solve this problem. After all, one million taels of silver is not a small amount. However, this is ultimately related to the life and death of my younger brother. If I were really sued to court, my younger brother would definitely not have a good end. At the very least, he would be sent to the frontier. After all, there are four lives. Although they are not the direct murderer, they are also considered to be the one who buys the murderer. It is very likely that he will be sentenced to death and kill someone to pay for his life!"

"Father, father, you must save me... I don't want to die! I don't want to die!" Chen Yan woke up immediately when he heard his second brother's words, kneeled on the ground and walked to his father with his knees, hugged his father's thigh and cried.

Chen Teng looked down at Chen Yan. Even though he tried many ruthless methods on the road to success, he was in the end. Seeing Chen Yan crying bitterly, his heart suddenly softened again, he sighed and said, "Get up, I won't watch you die."

Chen Yan then touched the tears, stood up obediently, and stood quietly aside. He knew that his second brother and his father were going to discuss how to solve this problem. He was not smart enough and had caused trouble again. It would be better not to talk nonsense at this moment.

"Father, I suspect that the Yang family is behind this matter. Otherwise, you said that Cao Yi and his third brother are obviously mortal enemies, so why did you say that you would introduce Yang Xingwen to your third brother? Second, the strength of the bandits in the Soul Mountain is extraordinary and have a great reputation. Before, Jiangning Prefecture and Taipingzhou jointly joined forces without successfully encircling and suppressing them. Why did Cao Yi say that the leader of the bandit has been controlled by him this time, and the two letters written by the third brother to the bandits have now fallen into Cao Yi's hands, so I suspect that Cao Yi really may have captured the leader of the bandits. Such a difficult thing must be behind the help of the Yang family, the governor of Jiangning Prefecture." Shen Xing analyzed.

Chen Teng nodded, "I also guess that the Yang family supports Cao Yi behind their backs. Otherwise, why did Yang Xingwen ask Cao Yi to let Chen Yan go to exchange for compensation, and he offered to be an intermediary and witness. Even the last one added was full of doubts. I guess it was to tell us that they already knew the existence of both letters and agreements, and the latter also participated in it personally. Now even if we ask the killer to kill Cao Yi in advance, it would be useless!" Chen Teng's face was full of fierceness after speaking.

"It seems that we have to pay this money." Shen Xing said hatefully.

"The payment must be paid, otherwise Chen Yan would be in prison or beheaded again. However, the money from my Shen family vomiting blood is not so easy to get. I will definitely let the Yang family and Cao family get the retribution they deserve!" Chen Teng said coldly.
Chapter completed!