Chapter 923: Change of attitude

"Sir, you are back."

"master."

"Master"

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After Wu Fan comforted Nier, he left the refugee camp and returned to the mansion in the county. The servants in the mansion greeted Wu Fan when they saw him. However, Wu Fan's face was always gloomy, which made the servants around him People were anxious and wondering why Wu Fan was angry.

"Go and call all the big families in the city!" Wu Fan said to Sun Liang who hurried over with an ugly face.

"Yes, sir." Sun Liang responded quickly. Before he could stand still, he turned around and left.

"Tell me, have any major events happened in the city recently? Why did those people stop the relief work outside the city?" Wu Fan looked at Tang San who came with him.

"Sir, my subordinates are investigating this matter. The specific situation has not been investigated clearly, but it seems to be related to the Ji Mansion." Tang San said.

"Ji Mansion?"

"Yes." Tang San nodded and said, "Recently, those people have been very close to the Ji Mansion. The Ji Mansion has always had issues with Ji Hao, and they have been trying to prevent our Wu Mansion from dealing with it, either covertly or covertly."

"Haha, that Ji Pei has already retired, but he still wants to mess around." Wu Fan sneered.

"Sir, Ji Guang is back." Tang San whispered to Wu Fan.

"Huh? He's back? When did he come back? He's so brave, he actually dared to come back, and you didn't catch him?" Wu Fan said in surprise when he heard Tang San's words.

In Wu Fan's opinion, Ji Guang has made such a big mistake and should be hiding somewhere else in fear at this time. There is no surveillance in this era. As long as he hides honestly, Wu Fan will still be able to catch him if he wants to. It's not easy, and Ji Guang has Ji Fu behind him. Even if he is hiding outside, his life will not be too bad.

However, Wu Fan didn't expect that Ji Guang was quite brave and actually came back on his own initiative. Did he think that he didn't dare to arrest him without evidence?

"After the Lord left last time, I had people keep an eye on Ji Mansion. Two days ago, I saw Ji Guang sneaking back to Ji Mansion under the cover of night. Immediately, we prepared to arrest him, but we were caught by Ji Pei. Stopped him." Tang San said: "Ji Pei denied that Ji Guang returned to his home. We wanted to go in to search, but he refused to let us in, saying that we were not official officials and were not qualified to search his home. We had no choice but to do so. give up."

"Ji Pei is indeed a bachelor who has been a scholar for many years. He knows the rules of officialdom very well." Wu Fan sneered and said, "Continue."

"We had no way to enter Ji Mansion to search, so I asked people to keep an eye on Ji Mansion. From the day after Ji Guang came back, the big families in the city began to run to Ji Mansion, and they had close contact with Ji Mansion. After that, the big families in the city started to stop providing relief to the refugees outside the city," Tang San said.

"So it seems that the refugees in the city have no food again. Is it related to Ji Mansion?" Wu Fan frowned.

Wu Fan was a little confused about this.

If the big households in the city stopped providing aid to the refugees outside the city, Wu Fan could figure it out. Those big households were worried that they would not be able to provide food. Considering their own interests, they would stop aiding refugees outside the city. Refugees are suspicious.

But now that Ji's Mansion is involved, Wu Fan is confused. Even though Ji's Mansion has a grudge against himself, it has no grudge against the refugees outside the city. Why would they do this? Is it just to add some trouble to myself?

Tang San couldn't answer Wu Fan's doubts. He was usually only responsible for collecting information, and then telling Wu Fan the information he wanted to know. As for what kind of conclusions he could draw from this information, Tang San didn't know. He can speak at will, but Wu Fan decides everything.

"Keep staring at Ji Mansion and pay attention to their every move. As for Ji Guang, leave it alone for now." Wu Fan thought for a while and said to Tang San.

Before Wu Fan went to Shanlingguan, he had already reported the situation in Qingyuan County to the old emperor. He was also waiting for the old emperor's reply. Once there was news from the old emperor, he would make plans If the government takes action, when the time comes, Ji Guang will not let him go.

"Yes, sir." Tang San responded.

Soon, Sun Liang came back, but his face looked a little ugly.

"What's wrong?" Wu Fan asked.

"Sir, I personally went to a person's house and said that he invited them to come over for a talk. As a result, those people either said they didn't have time or said they were sick and were unwilling to come." Sun Liang said with an ugly face.

Sun Liang's face was ugly, and Wu Fan's face was also ugly: "They really don't want to come?"

Wu Fan did not expect that in just a few days, the attitudes of these people would change so much. It seemed that he had indeed underestimated the influence of Ji Mansion on them before.

"It's not that no one is willing to come. There are still a few who are willing to come, but the number is not large." Sun Liang said.

Wu Fan nodded: "It's good if someone is willing to come. I can just ask what kind of magic Ji Mansion cast on them and why other people's attitudes have changed so much."

Wu Fan looked at the sky. It was estimated that there was still about an hour before he left. He said to Sun Liang: "Go and prepare now. I want to see those people now."

"Yes, sir."

Soon, Wu Fan saw people in Wu Fan's hall who were still willing to come to see him. However, compared to the last time when there was a room full of people here, there were only five people who were willing to come today. , these five people naturally represent five families.

"Sir Wu." The five people saw Wu Fan coming and bowed.

"Sit down." Wu Fan sat down at the top seat, and Sun Liang and Tang San stood on his left and right.

"Thank you, Sir." The people thanked him and sat down.

"Today I won't be polite with you. I will say what I want to say. I want to know what the Ji Mansion said to you. Why are so many people unwilling to see me now? Why did you come? Also, why did you stop the relief of refugees outside the city?"

The five people did not show any surprise on their faces when they heard Wu Fan's series of questions. Obviously, they had expected Wu Fan to ask these questions.

The five people looked at each other, and one of them stood up and said to Wu Fan: "Sir, Ji Guang is back."

"I already know this news." Wu Fan nodded and said: "Could it be that just because he is back, your attitude has changed?"

"Your Excellency may not know that Ji Guang not only came back, but also brought back a message." The man continued.

"What message?" Wu Fan asked curiously.