Chapter 159 Doesn’t Your Conscience Hurt?
Chapter 159 Doesn’t Your Conscience Hurt?
Xiao Jin turned around and looked at her in surprise, "You want to help me investigate the case? I'll give you half of the banknotes?"
How much does this guy love money that he actually set his sights on him.
Xie Lan nodded with a smile and whispered, "Master Xiao, you may be good at doing business, but you may not be good at investigating a case."
Xiao Jin raised his eyebrows. He is not good at handling cases?
Xie Lan glanced at him and saw that he was not angry but listened attentively, so he quickly continued, "My lord, as a doctor in the Ministry of Justice, you don't want to be reprimanded by the emperor for repeatedly handling cases poorly, right?
I can help you find the murderer in this case as quickly as possible. If you solve this case today, the emperor and all the officials will definitely look at you with admiration.
Although you gave me five thousand taels, you didn't lose anything. As long as you solve the case, the emperor will give you a reward that is more than this amount, right?"
The original intention was to persuade Lord Xiao, but as Xie Lan was talking, an idea suddenly occurred to him.
"If you have another case in the future, you can still work with me. I will help you solve the case, and you can give me half of the reward.
When you solve more cases, the emperor will definitely promote you. Maybe you can become the Minister of Justice in no time."
The two of them were some distance away from the crowd at the moment, and Xie Lan deliberately lowered her voice so that others could not hear what she said.
But Yang Feng had excellent hearing, and when he heard Xie Lan mention that Xiao Jin was a doctor in the Ministry of Justice, his mouth opened so wide that a goose egg could fit in it.
When he heard the latter part, the corners of his mouth twitched even more.
Yang Feng was about to say that Xie Lan was wrong, but when he saw Xiao Jin glance at him, he subconsciously swallowed the words back.
Seeing that Lord Xiao didn't respond at all despite his efforts to persuade him, Xie Lan thought that he didn't agree and was about to give up.
Unexpectedly, he squinted his eyes and spoke.
"Does Fairy Xie love money so much? She even dares to target the Ministry of Justice. As a Kun Daoist, catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits is what you should do. Aren't you afraid that the Grand Master will have a problem with you if you don't do your job properly?"
Ha, the reason why she works so hard is thanks to her ancestor.
Xie Lan did not feel the slightest bit of guilt, instead he argued confidently, "Your Excellency, you don't know that I grew up in a Taoist temple, and I was able to grow up safely under the protection of the Grand Master.
Now that I have the ability, as a reward, I naturally have to earn more money for incense offerings to the ancestors, and also to repair the Taoist temple. How can I not work hard to make money?
Besides, how can I be said to be not doing my job if I help you solve the case? If you encounter a case where a ghost is doing evil, it is better for me to do it instead of looking for those unknown monks and Taoist priests to help catch the ghost and exorcise the evil spirits.
After all, we are acquaintances, I won’t cheat you.
We work together, it's a win-win situation. I make money, you can get promoted and make money by solving the case, why not? "
Xiao Jin looked at it deeply, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.
After a while, he said, "It's not impossible for you to cooperate with me, but you have to show me whether you really have the ability. If you can solve this case and find the murderer, I can give you three thousand taels.
If we cooperate again in the future, we will split it 30% and 70% respectively. "
"Sir, you are too cruel. I worked so hard to help you solve the case, and you just sit back and reap the benefits. You only gave me 30%. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"
Xie Lan glared at him angrily. She worked so hard that her saliva was almost dry, but in the end she only got 30%.
She said she loved money, but it was obvious that he, a doctor in the Ministry of Justice, was the most greedy for money.
Seeing that her cheeks were puffy with anger, Xiao Jin's eyes flashed with a smile.
For some reason, every time he saw her so angry that she wanted to jump up and down, he felt inexplicably happy.
"Thirty percent is not a small amount. Miss Xie, you should know that I am not the only one in the Ministry of Justice. Although I take 70%, but after sharing it with my colleagues, there is not much left. All in all, it is still less than your thirty percent."
Xie Lan was stunned. This Lord Xiao looked gorgeous but had no real ability. He must have been brought into the Ministry of Justice by his elders through connections. Although everyone seemed to be quite respectful to him, they were actually calling him a fool behind his back.
His days in the Ministry of Justice must not be as glamorous as they seem. When he interacts with his colleagues on a daily basis, he probably has to spend money on entertaining them.
Forget it, 30% is 30%. I'll build a good relationship with Lord Xiao in the future, and then see if I can find a chance to ask him where he gets his spiritual energy.
After thinking it through, Xie Lan stopped worrying about it.
"Okay, 37 is 37."
Xiao Jin originally thought that she would not agree. After all, every time he saw her, there was nothing else in her mind and eyes except money.
He was really surprised that she agreed so easily.
But when he thought about the way she looked at him just now, he felt inexplicably unhappy.
Although it was just a passing glance, Xiao Jin still caught it. In that glance just now, Miss Xie looked at him like a dog seeing a big bone.
She loved money so much, but she agreed to split it 70% and 30% of the time, which was unusual. On the surface, she seemed to be after money, but he felt that she was after him.
What puzzled Xiao Jin was, what was there about him that was worth her plotting against?
If it's because of his power and wealth, it doesn't seem like it.
After all, she had been in Beijing for some time, and obviously had not inquired about his identity carefully, otherwise she would not have mistaken him for a doctor in the Ministry of Justice.
Xiao Jin thought about it but couldn't come up with an answer, but he was not in a hurry.
Since I'm going to work with him, there will always be a chance to figure it out in the future.
Seeing that Xiao Jin and Xie Lan had been talking but had not started investigating the case, Hua Niang, who was wearing a red dress and holding a long-handled red round fan, had a flash of impatience in her eyes.
Liu Xuxu secretly looked in the direction of Prince Kang again and again, and when she saw that he hadn't noticed her, she felt a little unhappy.
Prince Kang hadn't been to Wanhua Tower for a long time, so she had to seize the opportunity to hook him up today. Otherwise, she didn't know when she would have to wait for the next time.
Even if I can't marry Prince Kang as his wife, being able to marry him as a concubine is a hundred times better than staying in Wanhua Tower.
Although Liu Xuxu wanted to keep a low profile, she couldn't help but speak up in the end, "Master Xiao, Sister Yiyi died so tragically. Since we haven't found any clues yet, can we let Sister Yiyi rest in peace first?"
Xiao Jin turned around and before he could say anything, Xie Lan said, "Who said that? We already found the clues a long time ago."
Liu Xuxu's heart tightened, "Really?"
The madam next to him did not believe Xie Lan's words and could not wait to ask Xiao Jin, "Master Xiao, have you really found a clue?" As she spoke, she glanced at Zhao Zheng intentionally or unintentionally, "Was it the second young master Zhao who killed him?"
The madam had just heard that the Zhao brothers were the sons of the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion. Although she was a little wary because the fifth son of Zhao was a subordinate of Lord Xiao.
But since it concerns the losses of Wanhua Tower, she still has to hold the murderer of Chu Yiyi accountable.
Xiao Jin didn't say anything, but just raised his chin towards Xie Lan, indicating that she should reply to the madam.
Are you starting to order her around now?
Xie Lan glared at him but couldn't get angry. For the sake of the incense money for the ancestors, he had to accept his fate and work.
"The murderer has been found, but it was not Mr. Zhao who killed the courtesan, but someone else."
(End of this chapter)