Chapter 172: A tooth for a tooth
"Uh..." Zhang Qi saw that his old father seemed to be so angry that he shrank his neck with a sense of indifference, and did not dare to continue speaking. He hurriedly covered his face with his sleeves and left in a mess.
After about three minutes, Zhang Qi returned to the main hall with a piece of brocade with cloud patterns and a wooden box with exquisite workmanship. He was unwilling to put the two things back on the table in front of Zhang Ran, turned around and returned to his father Zhang Li, and sat back in his seat angrily.
Zhang Li didn't have time to pay attention to his incompetent son. When the gold and brocade were placed on the table, Zhang Li quickly reached out and opened the wooden box, pushed the full box of gold cakes to Zhang Ran, and smiled and said to Zhang Ran: "Brother Ran, a little bit of gift is not respect! Just think it was a gift for Brother Ran!"
After glanced at the orange golden cake in the wooden box, Zhang Ran shook his head and said, "I will not receive any reward without merit. I dare not accept so much gold!"
Seeing this, Zhang Li couldn't help but smile and said, "It's just a little gift. But Brother, please accept it with peace of mind. Just think it's a little gift from my elders!"
"Elder? Haha..." Zhang Ran sneered, and without looking at the golden table, he directly turned his eyes to Zhang Qi beside Zhang Li, and said coldly: "Qijun, recently, some tribe members have reported to me that you bully men and dominate men, harm the tribe members, and steal property from tribe members... Is there anything wrong?"
When Zhang Qi heard this, his face turned pale and hesitated: "I...I don't..."
Seeing Zhang Ran's eyes cold, like a sharp sword, staring at him tightly, Zhang Qi felt a lot of pressure and couldn't help but secretly pull the corner of his father Zhang Li's clothes beside him, looking at him as if asking for help, and shouting: "Ahon!"
Looking at his son's begging gaze, Zhang Li shook his head and sighed, bowing to Zhang Ran with sad face: "Brother Ran, I have no choice but to teach my son. Please give me a thumbs up in view of being the same as the Zhang clan and the same blood clan! I wish to give you ten gold, just ask Brother Ran to be able to share the same face!"
Zhang Ran looked at Zhang Li coldly, shook his head flatly and said, "Class leader, as an official in the court, how can I depose the public for personal gain and shelter the guilty? Although Zhang Qi is a member of my clan, he wants me to indulge him and turn a blind eye to his crimes? Sorry, it is impossible!"
After pausing, Zhang Ran continued to say to Zhang Li: "In addition, there have been rumors in our village that in recent years, your family has relied on the power of the clan and the clan leader to oppress the clan members, invade the land of the clan members, and build houses over the system... After repeated verification, I found that there was indeed such a matter and the evidence was conclusive. Can Zhang Li know that he was guilty?"
When Zhang Li heard this, his face suddenly changed, and his face became gloomy. He stared at Zhang Ran coldly and squeezed out a sentence from his teeth: "Brother Ran, from the moment you enter the door, I will treat you with courtesy and give you good gifts, and say all the good things... This is the result? Could it be that you have to fight with us today to the death?"
Zhang Ran sneered and replied disdainfully: "The fish will definitely die today, but the net may not be broken! To this day, the offensive and defensive momentum is different! Your official position is not as big as me, your money is not as good as me, and your people are not as good as me. Life and death are all in my hands. Therefore, I am the knife and you are the fish meat. Threat me? Haha..."
Chapter completed!