After hearing this, Xia Fan immediately stood up and bowed his hands towards Mr. Fang, "Brother Fang, I have something important to do first, and I will fulfill my promise when I'm done."
"It's okay, just go about your business."
After watching the three people leave, Fang Xiandao always felt that something was wrong.
He counted with his fingers, but couldn't find anything unusual.
What exactly went wrong
"Huh, Qianzhi is full." The little girl raised her head and let out a sigh of satisfaction, "Sure enough, it was the right choice to come to see the young master."
Humph, it sounds like you have a choice. If the old lady hadn't stopped me, you wouldn't have been ordered to break my legs. Fang Xiandao threw her a handkerchief and said, "Wipe your mouth for me. The oil is all on your nose."
"oh."
"Go back when you're full. If the calculations don't work, I'll make another divination chart later..."
"Sir, don't you want to eat?" When the waiter saw him getting up, he immediately came over with a smile, "I'll bring you the bill right now."
"What? Bill?" Fang Xiandao was stunned and suddenly realized what the problem was.
That guy Xia Fan left without paying the bill!
This meal was obviously invited by the other party, so why did he forget about it? !
…
"Was this monster found on the beach?" Xia Fan asked as he walked, "Isn't it a mermaid with a smooth tail on its lower body?"
"What are you thinking about in your head? Can you see half-human and half-fish? Can it be related to beauty?" Li gave him a disgusted look, "This person clearly came here by boat. He first discovered the monster. The fishermen reported that there was a strange boat docked on the beach.”
"Where is this demon now?"
"I didn't see it, but according to Wei Wushuang, the demon has been taken into the dungeon of the Privy Council Mansion."
After listening to the fox demon's story, Xia Fan finally understood why she came to him in such a hurry.
After the battle of Dongsheng Kingdom, the principal of the academic department disappeared, but the other two principals were still in the mansion. At that time, it was Wei Wushuang who stayed at the headquarters, and his official position and grade were obviously low, so when the fishermen came to the door, the news was reported by the guard to Xue Zhigeng, who was in charge of the recording department.
Fortunately, the guard also kept an eye on it, and then notified Wei Wushuang separately, so that Li and Shanhui came to the door.
Obviously, the right to handle this matter must be seized as soon as possible, otherwise the monster may be buried directly after waiting for a day.
After returning to the mansion, Xia Fan rushed directly towards the dungeon, but unexpectedly bumped into Xue Zhigeng at the door.
"Why is Mr. Xia acting in such a hurry? Could it be that he also heard the news about the demon?" the director of the recording department said in greeting with his hands raised.
"That's right." At this point, he no longer had any need to cover up. "Since someone has caught the demon, the headquarters will naturally take over and deal with it. I'm just here to perform my duties."
"As expected of Mr. Xia, we admire his dedication to his duties." Xue Zhigeng's answer surprised Xia Fan. He couldn't even tell whether the other party was sarcasm or flattery. "I have imprisoned the demon. Mr. Xia can interrogate him at any time."
"In that case, let's do it now."
The two walked into the depths of the dungeon together. In front of the cell at the end, Xia Fan saw the demon imprisoned by the iron rope.
"Woo... Wu..." Seeing someone coming, the demon began to struggle desperately. It's a pity that both hands and feet were locked to the wooden frame, and his mouth was blocked by linen, so he couldn't even make a sound.
"This demon is really strange. Except for her ears and hair color? Everything else is very similar to humans." Xue Zhigeng said with a solemn expression, "Don't be fooled by her."
Xia Fan remains calm on the surface? But there was already a shocking wave in my heart.
What did he see
A goblin with pointed ears!
Or... elves.
Don’t you blame him for thinking so? Is it entirely because the other person has various characteristics of an elf, such as that long gray wavy hair? Emerald green eyes, and the iconic long ears that open to the sides.
She is about 1.5 or 6 meters tall? Is the clothing a thin hemp garment? No shoes on your feet? While locked, he can only stand on the ground by raising his toes. In just such a short time, her legs were trembling slightly, and her ten delicate toes had lost their color.
In addition, he also noticed obvious blood marks on the other party's wrists and ankles, as if he had been wearing some jewelry? But it was like being forcibly removed.
Treat it with caution? Xia Fan did not express his guess, "Master Xue, can you take off the cloth?"
"It's okay to take it off, but the other party is a demon after all? What if the natural magic is used..."
"You and I are both working in the Privy Council, so there is no reason to be afraid of a monster."
"Master Xia is right." Xue Zhigeng coughed twice? Call the jailer, "Remove the gag from me."
The moment the cloth was taken off, Xia Fan heard a long string of incomprehensible words. Although the pronunciation and intonation seemed familiar, he was completely unable to discern the meaning of these words.
He realized that for the first time he had encountered a communication barrier.
The language this person speaks is completely different from the six countries in the mainland.
Xia Fan could only feel intuitively that the other party was angry, uncomfortable, anxious, and... wronged.
As the woman spoke, she began to swallow more, and finally burst into tears.
"Unlock the chains, don't hang me up." Xia Fan rubbed his forehead.
"But she's a monster—"
"Any old lady on the street with a cane would be more threatening than her. Isn't there a cage?" He looked at the jailer, "Besides, what was on her when she was sent in? I hope she comes over later. It’s still on her, do you understand?”
"Little, little one understands." The jailer hurriedly bowed.
"Master Xue, could you please take a step to speak?" Xia Fan then tilted his head towards Xue Zhigeng.
"please."
The two of them walked to a corner. Xia Fan cleared his throat and spoke first, "This monster... is unusual. If I guessed correctly, she should come from overseas, and the language she uses is also Fanyu."
"I agree." Xue Zhigeng nodded.
"As far as I know, some overseas countries do not regard monsters as a scourge. If they are dealt with hastily, it may cause diplomatic problems. I need to bring her back to the villa and let Her Royal Highness make a decision - the royal family always has a vision for foreign affairs. It’s more precise.”
"It belongs to Lord Yixia."
Xia Fan was shocked, is this enough? He had clearly prepared a bunch of rhetoric, ranging from etiquette to military tactics, but he didn't expect that none of them would be used.
Since when did the recording staff become so easy to talk to
"I understand Master Xia's thoughts," Xue Zhi said more seriously, "The demon, if you put aside those obvious deformities, it is not a new experience. What's more, this demon doesn't even have any hair, so it can be regarded as a monster. She must be the best among demons. But you still have to be more careful, don't let her hurt... ahem... hurt Her Highness the Princess."
Xia Fan twitched the corner of his mouth, what kind of top-notch understanding is this
"In addition... Mr. Xia, we did have some unpleasantness before, but they were all misunderstandings." Xue Zhigeng continued, "The main reason is that Mr. Wen is targeting you. I was forced to do this as a last resort. Sigh. … Now that he is gone I can tell you, I hope you don’t mind.”