Chapter 278 Night Walk.

No matter what changes happen, the earth will always turn and life will go on.

Although the outside world was already making a lot of noise about the Ming family's lawsuit, Fan Xian turned a deaf ear to it and continued to do his own thing.

This disturbance did not last long. Although those who were watching were still watching the direction of the wind, wondering whether the imperial envoy would only deal with this family or wipe out all the ethnic groups in Jiangnan, Fan Xian was already on his way to Hangzhou.

Before Fan Xian left, five branches of Baoyue Tower, radiating from Suzhou, had already been opened in this area.

And they are still occupying the surrounding markets at the rate of one every three days.

This was the most conspicuous business move after the fall of the Ming family, and it was impossible for others not to notice it.

Today, another branch of Baoyue Building opened. Although the opening ceremony has become a routine, there are many people coming to congratulate, and some of them are of very distinguished status.

Just because this Baoyue Building is called a flagship store, and it will also be established as the Jiangnan headquarters of all branch buildings.

In addition, there was a rumor from somewhere outside that the owner behind Baoyue Tower was actually a prince, which made everyone start to get anxious.

This news not only made people of status take action.

Even some slightly famous brothel girls flocked to the place. This is a product effect.

As commodities in the brothel industry, the top girls are naturally the top girls in Baoyue Tower. Although there are two masters, Sang Wen and Yuan Meng, in Kyoto, it is Kyoto, what does it have to do with Jiangnan?
Just because the boss is a prince, this so-called signboard has come to an end.

Although he had previously planned to hold out until Sang Wen came to Jiangnan, thinking of using her fame in the industry to attract some Jiangnan folk song masters to perform there, he was no longer so anxious.

The person who represented Baoyue Tower was Shi Chanli.

He is Fan Xian's student, but those who have some information channels know that he has been very close to the Third Prince recently.

Although they wanted to avoid suspicion, everyone confirmed the accuracy of the rumors that had been spread before.

Today, the Baoyue Tower opened for business. The girls are still preparing to come out to receive customers, but outside there is already a huge crowd of people.

In addition to some officials, there were also people of high status such as the heads of the Sun family in Quanzhou and the Xiong family in Lingnan.

Inside the pavilion, the Third Prince was staring blankly at the woman in front of him with a stupid look on his face.

Being in the royal family, he has many people serving him every day. He can face all kinds of people with a normal expression, but the person in front of him seems to have opened the door to a new world for him!
Even though he was less than ten years old at that time, his eyes were so watery, as if they could speak!
"This is a beautiful girl from Xihu. According to Lord Fan, she seems to be the daughter of a tribal chief of Xihu." An official accompanying the Third Prince sighed and reminded, "It doesn't matter where this person came from, but she was sent by His Highness."

The meaning is very clear. This is the eldest prince's spoils of war, given to Fan Xian. The third prince cannot act recklessly.

"I see."

"I haven't seen many Hu people, I just find them a little strange."

Li Chengping chuckled, his eyes never leaving the man.

Hey, what is this? The Third Prince was fooled by the Second Prince in Kyoto and followed Fan Sizhe from the Fan Mansion to open a brothel. How come he went to Jiangnan and resumed his old ways?
Didn’t Lord Fan seriously warn and teach his younger brother a lesson before? Why would he agree to let the Third Prince open a brothel in Jiangnan this time?

Thinking about the Supervisory Council in Fan Xian's hands, the official felt something in his heart.

Could it be that he is planning to harm the Third Prince, or is he trying to take advantage of him?

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Baoyue Tower opened branches in Suzhou at such a speed, of course, it was not Fan Xian's intention to launder money or make money. This was Fan Xian's own business, and it also served as the second intelligence system besides the Supervisory Council. All eggs would not be put in one basket, and he did not follow the principle of completely relying on others.

Apart from the fact that he did not completely trust the Overwatch Council deep down in his heart, he also wanted to have some power that belonged entirely to him.

One of them is to deal with Ang Lee later!

Regardless of whether he relied on divination or had his own spy intelligence system, this brothel intelligence system had a certain counter-effect. Even if the final effect was not great, he still had a considerable source of wealth.

He used the title of the Third Prince to shield himself from criticism and quietly digested everything that originally belonged to the Ming family.

At least in the Jiangnan area, he wants to keep all the people from Junshan Society and Li Ang out!

The second point is for Emperor Qing.

Under the current situation, it is still unknown what kind of turmoil Fan Xian will face after returning to Beijing. Whether he is dead or alive still depends on the emperor's words.

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In the carriage, Gao Da asked again: "Sir, are we going with just a few people? If something unexpected happens, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape unscathed!"

Gundam’s highest mission is to ensure Fan Xian’s safety. Before he is completely sure, he dare not let Fan Xian take risks like this!
Therefore, he was not afraid of Fan Xian's cold gaze, as others feared. He continued to comfort him despite the pressure, "The Ming family is now completely destroyed. Although Xia Qifei resents the Ming family, he is from the Ming family after all. In this environment, there is no guarantee that he will not have ulterior motives!"

"Don't worry."

Fan Xian lowered his head and spoke softly, then confirmed again: "Looking at the appearance of those who came to assassinate us earlier, they are indeed people who have lived in the water fort by the river for a long time, but can you confirm that they are Xia Qifei's men?"

Gao Da did not hesitate, nodded and said: "The Jiangnan martial arts world is not very big, but it is just a group of famous people. The corpses last time were checked by the people from the procuratorate, and there are indeed a few famous people in the water stronghold. What's more, many people are involved in murder cases and are being wanted by the government!"

"Just because he was hiding a suspect, Xia Qifei cannot be trusted!"

Fan Xian waved his hand to stop the topic, leaving Gaoda still mumbling something like "at least we should bring more people."

As if analyzing something in his mind, Fan Xian fell silent.

The only sound in the car was Gundam's heavy breathing.

In the darkness of night, when the carriage had gone a long way, Wang Qinian outside the carriage suddenly spoke.

"Sir, we will be in Hangzhou in three hours. Do you think we need to notify the government and ask them to send people to cooperate with us?"

Fan Xian frowned slightly after hearing this, and a sneer appeared on his lips as he said, "Before, the Ming family protected that person, so the officials from all over Jiangnan naturally gave him some face. It's obvious that they don't take me seriously."

"But now that the Ming family has been destroyed and all the clans in Jiangnan are in a state of panic, are these officials thinking of turning back now?"

Fan Xian shook his head and continued, "We are doing this in private without telling anyone. If we inform the local authorities, they might escape again!"

"After I finish dealing with her, I have to hurry up and deal with the matter of the water fort!"

"That's right." Gaoda nodded. This criminal case has never been the responsibility of the hospital, let alone letting the Tiger Guards take the lead.

It seems that Mr. Fan has something to ask!

(End of this chapter)