Chapter 100: It’s him, but it’s not him

Fang Yuan stared at him.

Seeing his expression change like this, I felt even more convinced.

"Prince Fang, can you lend me a moment to speak?"

Zhou Kaile's expression slowly recovered, and he pondered for a moment and said.

There were Du Miaoyan, Xue Jiaoyan and others around him, and he had some words that he didn't want others to hear.

"Enter the tent."

Fang Yuan nodded.

Look at a tent on the side.

This is a newly built tent for sleeping outdoors tonight.

There is a high probability that the people trapped in the mine collapse will not be rescued successfully today. Some people will be left to keep an eye on them, and they may even be rescued overnight.

"Thank you."

Zhou Kaile was grateful and relieved at the same time.

Soon, the two came to the tent, while Du Miaoyan and others were left outside.

"Prefect Fang, I'm sorry, the coal was indeed stolen by a lower official."

"The official has no choice and no money to support the construction of cement roads, so he came up with this last resort."

Zhou Kaile said with shame on his face.

He knelt directly on the ground, lowering his head and not daring to look at Fang Yuan.

Wang Zhicheng refused to lend him money. He thought that coal sales were booming now and he could make some money from it. If he used his family wealth, he would be able to make enough money, so he came up with this strategy.

"Magistrate Zhou, if you have something to say, you should stand up and say it."

Fang Yuan was startled and said in a deep voice.

After all, he is still a county magistrate, and it is too ugly to speak while kneeling.

"Xiaguan, I have no shame to stand up. I also ask Governor Fang to forgive me. I am willing to double the compensation for the coal I dug."

Zhou Kaile shook his head and said in a hoarse voice.

He made a mistake, and Fang Yuan knew about it, and his future is in Fang Yuan's hands.

If Fang Yuan cannot be forgiven, then his career may end.

For the sake of career, this humiliation is nothing. It is not half the humiliation of being a son-in-law in the Wang family.

"People in the mine don't know life or death, how can I forgive you?"

Fang Yuan couldn't help but feel funny.

When he proposed building the road, Fang Yuan thought Zhou Kaile had a vision.

Now that the rescue issue has not been resolved, how can you forgive him like this?

"No, no, Governor Fang, this mine was not dug by the official."

"The one dug by Xiaguan should be the one you left to see on the way. It did not collapse."

Zhou Kaile shook his head and explained again and again.

"Not you?!"

Fang Yuan frowned and his face turned dark.

So, there are three forces digging in Wudong Mountain?!

To be precise, there are two forces stealing their own coal mines?!

"Not a lower official."

"The batch of government servants that Xiaguan brought for the first time can testify for Xiaguan."

"We came here early, not because we heard the loud noise, but because we kept looking here. We came to help to cover up the reason why we were guilty."

Zhou Kaile said frankly.

Because they secretly mined coal these past few days, Zhou Kaile and others’ hands were stained black.

Thinking of an accident in Wudong Mountain, if someone died, the county magistrate himself would definitely be held accountable, and he would even take the blame.

Therefore, I arrived early to help in the first mine just to cover up my dirty tricks, so that no one would notice the problem.

It can be said that Zhou Kaile pays great attention to this detail.

However, he still didn't expect that Fang Yuan would find out about him stealing coal.

Considering that there is still a mine collapse in front of him, he dare not hide it. He hopes to be lenient if he confesses, and please be more liberal.

"If it wasn't you, who could it be?"

Fang Yuan frowned and murmured.

A small Wudongshan was targeted by so many people.

The use of coal has not yet become widespread, and people's understanding of coal should still remain at the level of making fires to keep warm.

The weather is cold now, so we can make money by selling coal, but it is already the end of November and is about to enter December. After December, it will be the next spring.

It won't be so cold soon, so why take such a big risk to steal coal again?

Fang Yuan felt that it was not done by ordinary people. Ordinary people would only steal a small part at most and would not be brave enough to dig a coal mine.

"I'm really not a lower official."

Zhou Kaile assured.

He lowered his head, his face was a little complicated, and he had some guesses in his heart.

But he opened and closed his mouth, but in the end he still didn't express the guess in his mind.

"Get up."

"Rescue people first."

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.

Sure enough, just as I thought, there was a pusher behind it.

With that said, Fang Yuan walked around Zhou Kaile and walked towards the outside of the tent.

"Fang Jishi!"

Zhou Kaile suddenly shouted.

Kneel on the ground and walk in front of Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan stopped and looked at Zhou Kaile with a frown.

Zhou Kaile is also a county magistrate and the son-in-law of the Wang family in Liaoshan. Why should he be so humble?

"Prefect Fang, you must know that I am the son-in-law of the Wang family, and I must obey the Wang family's orders when doing things."

"But if you are willing to protect me, I am willing to be loyal to you in current affairs. From now on, you will be ranked first, and the Wang family will be ranked second!"

Zhou Kaile looked up at Fang Yuan and begged.

His eyeballs were bloodshot, filled with frustration and shame.

Unconsciously, my fists were clenched and my nails dug into my flesh.

Obviously he is a county magistrate and a parent official, but he has no autonomy.

It can almost be said that for every policy he wants to implement, he must first obtain the consent of the Wang family.

This made him very frustrated and wanted to get rid of the control of the Wang family.

But he was still very grateful to the Wang family for giving him the opportunity, so he didn't just listen to Fang Yuan's words, the Wang family came second.

"Are you hiding something from me?!"

Fang Yuan frowned and stared deeply at Zhou Kaile.

Something is very wrong with Zhou Kaile. There is no need for him to be so humble to himself.

Although the mine collapsed, as long as no one died, Zhou Kaile's responsibility was not big, almost none.

As for the matter of stealing coal, considering that the new official took office and his predecessor was dismissed, and the local area needs to be stable, the official department will most likely not dismiss him, and the possibility of warning and punishment is the highest.

Moreover, there are the Wang family, Wang Gui, etc., so there is a high probability that he will be fine.

"I, I didn't."

Zhou Kaile shook his head and said.

"Why do you want to be loyal to me?"

Fang Yuan frowned, still suspecting that Zhou Kaile was hiding something from him.
To be continued...