Han Si was sweating profusely.
As a relatively well-known gangster in Ya County, Han Si does not have much ability and can only do some petty thefts and cheating, but he is very good at observing people's words and expressions, because if he is not careful, he may offend the real big bandit leader.
Especially in Ya County, there are big bosses everywhere and street cleaners everywhere. If the small thugs can't even understand what they are saying, they would have been beaten to death and left their bodies on the streets.
However, in his early twenties, Han Si had seen more than thirty thugs lying dead on the streets.
Han Si didn't understand Han Shouling's intention at first, but after Han Shouling finished speaking, he instinctively summed up the key points in his mind.
The first is that behind Han Shouling are the Han Fei family, Shengyuan and Fang Yun. Any one of these three parties can wipe out Ya County from the Shengyuan Continent. If they join forces, they can easily overthrow a country.
The second point is that this Han Shouling is a truly ruthless guy. On the surface, it seems to be a joke, but he chose this place. His intention is too obvious. He wants to get rid of all the hilltops in Ya County to please Fang Yun. In the eyes of such a big family disciple, those people are not even as good as ants.
The third place, which Han Si thinks is the most important, is that Han Shouling brought people from Han Fei's family, including at least one or two Hanlin scholars, and possibly even a university scholar.
Even in a place like Ya County, no matter how vicious and evil they were, they were only some prominent families of Juren. Even if there were scholars among the bandits, they were at best some students who had committed crimes and fled. Han Shouling, a Jinshi, could kill everyone with just his sharp tongue, not to mention the help of Han Feizi's family.
In addition, Han Si also heard other meanings from Han Shouling's words. To sum up, this vicious man Han Shouling wanted to give the entire Ya County as a gift to Fang Yun, and he would not hesitate to pay any price and was not afraid of any obstacles.
Hanging around in the streets, Han Si knew this method too well. It was almost a bandit's token of surrender, except that ordinary tokens of surrender only involved killing people and robbing things, but this young man from a noble family wanted to eradicate all the bandits and murderers in Ya County. This was completely on a different level.
"No... I wonder what you want me to do?" Han Si no longer dared to call him great-uncle, and he realized that Han Shouling must have a reason for looking for him.
Han Shouling smiled and said, "My dear nephew, you should call me granduncle. It makes me feel comfortable. I found you for a simple reason. Although you do some low-class things, at least the current evidence proves that you have not done anything unscrupulous. You did a few good deeds in the past."
Han Si smiled bitterly and said, "My nephew is frightened, how dare he do something evil."
"I won't waste my words with you, just listen carefully. Fang Xusheng and the Holy Court also have to maintain their reputation, so my job must be done in accordance with the rules and with evidence from beginning to end. Every case must have a complete... well, chain of evidence, which means it must be an ironclad case. So, you can choose now, continue to be my great-nephew and work for your grandfather, or walk out of this room."
Han Shouling's words were as gentle as usual, but when Han Si heard them, he felt that the man in front of him was the King Yama sitting in the Fengdu Ghost Palace.
After a long silence, Han Siyi gritted his teeth and said, "Can my great uncle save my life?"
Han Shouling said: "If you die, what good will it do me? I will naturally do my best to protect you, but I dare not say that there will be no accidents. I can only say that I will let the person who hurt you be buried with you."
Han Si thought for a moment and then asked, "What benefit can I get?"
Han Shouling was stunned for a moment and said, "I haven't thought about it carefully."
Han Si's face looked extremely ugly. This was the style of a rich and powerful playboy. He would order people like him around and treat them like a dog. It was impossible for him to think of any benefits in advance.
Han Shouling smiled awkwardly and said, "It's my fault. You are my great-nephew after all. Is one hundred thousand taels enough for gold and silver treasures? Land and houses... Well, I can give you houses, but not an inch of land. You have to buy it yourself. This is not enough. I can't appear stingy. How about this? I recommend you to be an official candidate, and the highest position you can hold is county magistrate."
Han Si's breathing became rapid. One hundred thousand taels of silver was fine, after all, it was just a vulgar thing, but the official position and county magistrate were too tempting. As long as he was an official position awarded by Jingguo, Han Si would be treated exactly the same as a position holder in Jingguo. As long as he had enough financial resources, he could build a prestigious family. Moreover, with this status, anyone who wanted to kill him would be stopped by the Holy Temple as long as they were within the scope of the Holy Temple!
With this identity, those so-called bandits and wealthy families can do nothing to him.
Han Si coughed lightly and said, "If I can really help my great uncle, can I leave Jingguo and go to another country to accept the status of an official?"
"Except Kongcheng, any place in the ten countries is acceptable." There was a hint of superiority in Han Shouling's voice that he was too lazy to conceal.
Han Si was overjoyed, a ruthless look flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Although my nephew is timid, I have been bullied all these years. Is it willing? It is simply because I am weak and not even as good as a student, so I can only be slaughtered. Since my great uncle is so caring for my nephew, I will risk my life to help him! Great uncle, tell me, what do you want my nephew to do?"
Han Shouling said: "It's very simple. Help me collect evidence of crimes committed by all the prominent families in Ya County, no matter how small or big. The day I leave Ya County will be the day you are promoted to an official!"
Han Si clenched his gums and said with a sizzling sound, "This matter is too difficult. No matter how smart I am, I will definitely be discovered. What's more, I have only heard of many things and have never really seen them."
Han Shouling said, "Don't worry about that. You just need to provide the information you know and do what we assign you. By the time your identity is exposed, the matter will be almost over. What's more, we are not going to catch everyone at once, but we are going to do it step by step, slowly stewing them with warm water. By the time they find that the hot water is boiling, they can no longer escape. Um... As far as I know, the Han family in Ya County has done some shameful things?"
Upon hearing this, Han Si fell to his knees again and begged, "Although the Han family of Ya County is not a kind family, they have protected my nephew for a long time and have also given me charity. If Han Si betrays the Han family, he will be worse than an animal."
"Do you think that if you don't betray the Han family, you will be a beast in my eyes? Since you won't obey, I will go find Han Xiaotian. He is an ambitious guy, and he is even more hostile to me..."
Han Si suddenly raised his head, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he interrupted Han Shouling and said firmly: "Uncle, from now on, Han Si is your dog! I only ask you to help me kill Han Xiaotian and let Er Niang marry me!"
Han Shouling laughed and said, "Good, very good!"
Three days later, a major case occurred in Jingguoya County.
The Han family, who had been virtuous for generations, was caught by the county government with evidence of murder. The head of the Han family hanged himself with twelve people. Han Xiaotian tried to escape but was shot into a hedgehog by a hail of arrows.
On the second day, outside the execution ground, the three main criminals of the Han family were tied to a tree. A notice board beside the tree detailed the crimes of the three Han family members, including burning down a cloth shop and killing three people, robbing a cargo team and killing seven people, and bullying men and women, among other evil deeds.
The crimes committed by the three members of the Han family aroused public indignation. Under the guidance of some people with ulterior motives, the people of the whole city began to curse the Han family, believing that they deserved the punishment.
Afterwards, the magistrate of Ya County conducted a public trial and sentencing, and according to the request of the Strike Hard Division, beheaded the three men on the spot as a public display.
All the criminals of the Han family were escorted to the capital and given other treatment.
All the Han family’s property will be confiscated!