Entering the public house, the furnishings inside are not old. The tables and chairs are all painted and look very new. There is a middle-aged man sitting inside, with a long beard and a thin body. He looks to be in his forties.
When Zhang Yan and the yamen servant pushed open the door and came in, the man raised his head with a serious expression on his face.
"Master Wang, this person is here to handle the registration procedures."
Zhang Yan could see from behind that the yamen servant seemed to be very afraid of the official Wang in front of him, and almost bent his waist to the ground when he spoke.
"Where's the paperwork?"
"Here, please let the officials take a look." Zhang Yan handed over his registration document with both hands. Then he returned to stand beside him. He had no impression of this person in his memory, so he followed the yamen's example.
Look like this, so as not to get into trouble.
"Um?"
After receiving the document handed over by Zhang Yan and only looking at it for a few times, Wang Guanren sounded confused, then raised his head and seemed to look at Zhang Yan seriously.
"Now that your crime has been cleared, why do you want to come back? I don't know how to be afraid of others."
"If I go back to Wang Guanren, my mother is still at home and I have a younger sister who needs to be taken care of, so I have no choice but to come back. From now on, I will just hide away from other people's gossip. I think I can barely survive as long as I don't pay attention to it." Zhang Yan bowed his body and replied.
, lowered his head so that others could not see his face.
"You do have a filial piety. However, because you are canceling your registration and then relocating it, the procedures will be different from the normal situation, so you will have to wait for a while and we cannot handle it for you on the spot.
Let's do this. You go back to reunite with your family first, and I'll go through the procedures for you. When you come back in three days, everything should be done."
Zhang Yan could only sigh in his heart when he heard this.
Straightening up, Zhang Yan took a few steps forward with a smile on his face, and pressed down the document on the table. At this time, the royal official was about to put the document into his drawer.
"Huh? Zhang Yan, what are you doing?"
"Hey! Don't be rude, kid!"
Zhang Yan ignored the scolding from the officer behind him and looked at the official Wang in front of him. The strength of his hand did not decrease and he held the document still.
"Master Wang, this document means my life and fortune to me. Everyone knows that I, Zhang Yan, am on death row, but they may not necessarily know that I narrowly escaped death on Yubei Mountain and was cleared of all charges. What if?
If anyone misunderstood me and came back to escape punishment, what should I do if they handed me a knife without asking any questions? Isn’t this an unjust death in vain?
If I have this document in my hand, I can still explain it. If I don’t have this thing, I’m afraid it won’t be clean even if I jump into the water. Do you think this is the truth?”
The officials behind him nodded subconsciously after hearing this. However, they did not notice the flash of anger on the face of Wang Guanren who was sitting in front of him.
"Oh, Zhang Yan, if you take back the documents, then the registration procedures..."
"Officials, it is not uncommon for soldiers in the army to be exonerated and dismissed. As far as our Langyuan City is concerned, there will always be three or two people like this every year. I think the officials should be familiar with it long ago. Besides, the documents are just
It is used as a formality for the connection between the military and the local government, rather than a formality for registering. I had asked about these before when the city guard approved the seal."
"Oh? So you think it's me who is making things difficult for you?"
"The common people don't dare. They just want to get back this life-saving document."
Speaking of this, regardless of others, your Yamen also felt that something was wrong. But when he was about to step forward and pull Zhang Yan, the official Wang took the initiative to loosen his hand holding the document and let Zhang Yan take the document back.
"Thank you so much for your kindness. The common people will definitely remember your kindness."
"Haha, that's right. Zhang Yan, please come back in three days. Then I can officially register you."
"Thank you, officer!"
"Go down."
Watching Zhang Yan leave with the yamen servant, a frost gradually appeared on the face of the official Wang. After sitting quietly in the public room for a while, he got up, opened the door and walked straight into the depths of the yamen.
The royal official stopped in front of a large door and handed a message to the porter guarding the door. After a while, the porter led him in.
"I see you, sir."
"Wang Cheng, are you here? No need to be polite. Just find a place to sit by yourself. Wait for me while I finish writing the last few words."
"It's my lord."
The person in the room who was writing at his desk was Wu Yuan, the city administrator in charge of the local government office in Langyuan City. He looked to be in his fifties, with a strong body, and his gray hair could be faintly seen at the corners of his crown.
After a while, Wu Yuan put down his pen, raised his head with a smile, and said: "I have been free these past few days and practiced calligraphy, but I haven't regressed at all. By the way, what do you want from me?"
"Sir, Zhang Yan is back."
"Huh? Zhang Yan?" Wu Yuan's expression was a little dazed at first, and then he quickly remembered. The smile on his face disappeared and was replaced by gloom.
Then Wu Yuan continued to ask: "Who came just now?"
"Yes, sir, I just came here with the registration documents. I have already settled all the matters on the military side. All that is left is the formalities on our side.
Originally, I wanted to block him and leave some variables so that I could deal with it later, but Zhang Yan didn't seem to be as easy to deal with as the young master said. His thoughts were very lively, and his words all focused on the key points, which made it difficult for people to decide. In the end, I just
It can only be delayed for three days."
After Wang Cheng finished speaking, he stood hunched over and did not raise his head to look at Wu Yuan's face.
"Hmph!" Wu Yuan snorted coldly, and then said: "It's all that bastard boy who caused trouble! He didn't do things cleanly, and now he has such a big hand."
"Sir, please don't be angry. I don't blame you for this matter. Who would have thought that Zhang Yan could escape death by encountering the exiles first, and then come back alive from a place like Yubei Mountain Fortress? It's said to be rare in a million.
It’s not an exaggeration.”
"Three days." Wu Yuan was silent for a moment and said, "What if Zhang Yan disappears within three days?"
"If someone is missing, naturally my subordinates have never seen him, let alone the fact that he took the documents and recorded them in the corridor."
"Very good, then go down. This matter has made you worry more."
"What did you say, sir? Your business is your subordinates' business, and you should do your best."
"Haha, okay, then you can go down, I will make other arrangements for this matter."
"Yes, I am resigning."
Watching Wang Cheng leave with a smile, the gloom in Wu Yuan's eyes surfaced again.
Although Wu Yuan ran the local government office in Langyuan City perfectly, family affairs always annoyed him. Especially his only son Wu Changhe, who had become a complete and utter dandy.
He is scrupulous and extremely courageous. He dares to beat people to death just for the sake of a few shops that he likes.
Originally, Wu Yuan didn't feel too angry when he learned about this incident and just gave Wu Changhe a few words. But who would have thought that the situation where he was going to die would change unexpectedly, and there would be surprises again and again. Now the man who was going to die was not only cleared of his crime, but also returned to the corridor.
coming.
Wu Yuan doesn't like accidents. If there is an accident, it should be nipped in the bud immediately.