The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 690: Chapter 690 Old Friend Chapter 690: Chapter 690 Old Friend Yao Po didn’t know if Qi Chan still remembered his own father. He bowed his head and quickly blurted out everything he needed to say.

“My father once said that before his exile, Mister Qi had helped him by pleading on his behalf so that my father would not be decapitated. Our whole family is eternally grateful for the teacher’s great kindness. Yesterday, when my father heard that Mister Qi had come to Heichang County, he wanted to come here to see you and had something he wished to show you.”

Qi Chan nodded slightly. Indeed, he had spoken on behalf of Yao Tianqin that year.

Yao Tianqin had accused the Vice Minister of Ministry of Industry of stealing the farming tools he had developed himself, only for that official to falsely accuse him of slandering.

Unfortunately, Yao Tianqin couldn’t produce any evidence, whereas the accused Vice Minister of Ministry of Industry had a stack of drawings in his possession and many colleagues within the Ministry of Industry supporting him. As a result, Yao Tianqin’s accusations came to nothing, and he, instead, found himself imprisoned.

Qi Chan had heard that the Vice Minister of Ministry of Industry was no good, and so he was inclined to believe Yao Tianqin. He had visited Yao Tianqin, but the latter could not present any evidence to overturn the case; the Vice Minister even sought his life.

In the end, Qi Chan could only save him from death, and he was exiled to the southwest.

Three years later, that Vice Minister of Ministry of Industry made a mistake and was executed. But regarding Yao Tianqin, he really was too inconspicuous; the Emperor didn’t remember him, and neither did anyone else.

Yao Tianqin stayed in the southwest and never sent any messages to the capital, nor did he ask anyone to lobby on his behalf.

Qi Chan, being busy with his own affairs, naturally didn’t remember this Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry with whom he had only a brief acquaintance.

He hadn’t expected to encounter Yao Tianqin’s son today.

Qi Chan let out a breath and told Yao Po to rise, “If your father wants to see me, why didn’t he come himself?”

Yao Po smiled wryly, “He actually came early this morning, but he lingered at the entrance of the county office for too long and was arrested as a suspect. In fact… not just my father, these past two days the constables have arrested quite a few people.”

“Is that so?” Lord Cheng suddenly looked up.

He was ready to leave, but since it concerned an old acquaintance of Qi Chan’s, he didn’t intend to disturb their reunion. He didn’t expect to hear such news from Yao Po.

Yao Po nodded and relayed all the information he knew once more.

Lord Cheng’s expression turned grave as he stood up abruptly, “Let’s go and take a look. I want to see who is so eager to gain credit.”

With a stern face, he walked out of the hall, followed quickly by Shu Yu.

Lord Cheng instructed his guard to inquire about the whereabouts of those people and learned they were in the Interrogation Hall. He immediately headed there.

He had just reached the entrance when he heard the chaotic noise spilling from inside, mixed with the cries of the commoners proclaiming their innocence and the constables ordering everyone to calm down.

Standing just outside the door, Lord Cheng could already grasp the situation inside.

His expression darkened even more, and the guard behind him pushed open the door of the Interrogation Hall.

The people inside heard the commotion and turned their heads, shouting harshly, “Who is it? Don’t you know this is… Lord… Lord… Lord.”

The constable’s shout halted midway, and his face paled as he quickly ran over, “Lord Cheng, what brings you here?”

“If I hadn’t come, who knows what kind of ‘good deeds’ you all would be doing here. How many people have you wrongly accused?”

“Lord… My lord… I…”

“Get lost.” Lord Cheng’s face was stern as he fiercely kicked the man and strode inside.

The light in the Interrogation Hall was dim. Shu Yu, who was standing behind, adapted for a moment and closed his eyes slightly before he could see the situation clearly.