Finance Office's Nemesis

Wei Yong's face contorted as he glared at Li Qingxian with all his might before rushing in. Luo Jing reached out to stop him, but as he was about to push him away, he caught sight of the Evil Eye between his brows and dared not move.

Luo Jing smiled and said, "I have already sealed off the Sound Seal; those inside cannot hear any sounds from outside."

"You..." Wei Yong's eyes were bloodshot as he scanned the crowd of people with varying expressions.

Li Qingxian sighed and said, "Luo Jing, make way for Daren Wei. Also, Tao Zhi has committed a heinous crime by harming his superior's female relative; he'll likely try to escape. Don't let him get away."

Luo Jing withdrew his arm, and Wei Yong, his blood boiling, rushed to the door and kicked it.

Boom!

The door shattered, and white mist containing True Essence.

"Tao Zhi, you heartless beast, how dare you harm my wife!"

Li Qingxian and the others hurriedly followed inside.

Even Zhou Chunfeng, who was usually gentle and refined with the demeanor of a scholar, lifted his long robe, walked briskly, and remained calm and composed.

Inside the open, bright red embroidered mandarin duck bed curtains, Tao Zhi, his Tao Zhi with white, was tightly entwined with Madam Wei, both covered in sweat, and looking towards Wei Yong.

Madam Wei, her face smeared with makeup, was utterly horrified and turned deathly pale.

Tao Zhi shoved Madam Wei away. Madam Wei leaned back and hit the wall on the back of her head, feeling dizzy.

Tao Zhi reached for the bed sheet, wrapped it around his waist, jumped off the bed, knelt on the ground, and pleaded, "Daren Wei, please listen to me, this is all..."

Wei Yong stepped forward and kicked Tao Zhi in the chest.

Li Qingxian hurriedly said, "Please stop them!"

Zhou Hen rushed out, kicked away Wei Yong's second kick, grabbed Tao Zhi by the back of the neck, pulled him behind him, and looked down to see Tao Zhi spitting blood and unconscious.

A soft groan escaped from the bed, and Madam Wei awoke.

She instinctively grabbed the blanket to cover her body, not daring to look at the crowd, and lowered her head slightly, her long hair covering her face.

His face was a mixture of shame and indignation, and his eyes were filled with panic and confusion.

The room was quiet.

After a long while, Madam Wei raised her head, glanced at Wei Yong, and then looked at Tao Zhi, who had fainted on the ground, a flash of hatred in her eyes.

Madam Wei knew that Wei Yong would definitely call for a fight, and she was also aware that she had lost all her reputation and become a disgrace to the Lineage. She hated Wei Yong even more. If Wei Yong hadn't refused to come back today, this wouldn't have happened.

She was naturally feisty, so she decided to go all out and dressed in public without flinching.

As she dressed, she said coldly, "Sir, I thought you weren't coming back tonight. I didn't expect you to bring so many people to celebrate my birthday."

Wei Yong, his face dark with suppressed anger, said, "Madam, you were drugged by Tao Zhi and are not yet fully aware of what happened. Rest assured, I will severely punish Tao Zhi and will never allow you to suffer an injustice."

Madam Wei stiffened, lowered her head, sighed softly, drew the bed curtains, and after some rustling inside, she parted the curtains, revealing herself in a red dress and green trousers, barefoot, as she stepped down.

While adjusting her hair, Madam Wei said expressionlessly, "What you say is true, sir. I don't know what happened either. I just drank some wine, and when I woke up, I was like this. It's likely that Tao Zhi had some ulterior motive, but failed. Everyone present is a witness..."

Li Qingxian to himself that Wei Yong was indeed born to be an official. He was willing to lie for his own future and reputation. He Principal Fifth Rank official for a reason. As for Madam Wei, she was indeed a qualified official's wife.

Madam Wei suddenly stopped, looked sharply at the crowd behind Wei Yong, a look of shame and embarrassment appearing on her face. She hurriedly patted her clothes to smooth out the wrinkles, rushed to the dressing table, and quickly applied powder to cover the marks on her face.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; Madam Wei had finally returned to normal.

The next moment, Madam Wei looked at herself in the mirror, then looked at Zhou Chunfeng behind Wei Yong, placed her hands in front of her and gave a slight bow, saying softly, "Brother Spring Breeze, I didn't know you were coming. I've made a mess of things. Please don't mind."

Madam Wei walked barefoot, brushing past Wei Yong, and grabbed Zhou Chunfeng's arm, forcibly dragging him to a chair.

Zhou Chunfeng's expression remained unchanged, though his eyes were filled with helplessness, but also hinted at a sense of having grown accustomed to it.

"Madam Wei, we've met before," Zhou Chunfeng said.

"So Brother Spring Breeze still remembers me." Madam Wei blushed.

Li Qingxian's eyes widened. What kind of unexpected turn of events was this?

Looking at Zhou Hen, Zhou Hen remained calm, as if to say, "I knew it would turn out like this."

Li Qingxian scanned the crowd, feeling as if the room was filled with a dense multitude of question marks.

Wei Yong sat down on the other side of the chair, gripping the end of the armrest with his right hand, his face dark and silent.

Yan Shixiao said, "This matter ends here. The truth has come to light. It must have been Tao Zhi drugged and defiled the female relatives of his superior. Daren, will the Finance Office still participate in this cooperation?"

Wei Yong kept his head down and remained silent.

"In that case, the cooperation is settled. As for how to deal with Tao Zhi, that's your Night Guard's business, and we can't interfere." Yan Shixiao looked at Li Qingxian.

Li Qingxian coughed lightly and said, "If it were just a matter of drugging someone, handing him over to the Shen Divine Capital Yamen would suffice. But Tao Zhi also instigated Daren Wei to sabotage the Night Guard's cooperation, and there's a possibility he's targeting the Imperial Treasury. I think he needs to be imprisoned in the Imperial Prison for thorough interrogation. Furthermore, Tao Zhi is proficient in this kind of method, so there must be many victims. I suggest we join forces with the Divine Capital Yamen to post Edict and make it public to see if any other aggrieved parties will file complaints against this villain!"

Wei Yong glanced at Li Qingxian, then lowered his head again.

The others looked at Li Qingxian.

If Tao Zhi only promiscuously involved women, it's at most a private matter. As long as Wei Yong doesn't intervene, he'll at most be demoted, and he'll be able to recover soon.

But if he were accused of sabotaging the cooperation between the Imperial Treasury and the Night Guard, this would be a major case involving the entire government, Tao Zhi would suffer greatly.

As for later announcing the search for the victim, it was to keep Tao Zhi Imperial Prison, because if things escalated, no one could be safe.

Zhou Chunfeng looked at Li Qingxian, feeling a slight headache. In just a few days, he had sent two Seventh Rank and one Tenth Rank to prison. This efficiency was even higher than his father's when he was an imperial censor.

Is this what they mean by family tradition?

Zhou Chunfeng said, "Zhou Hen, imprison Tao Zhi in the Imperial Prison. To prevent him from taking desperate measures, destroy his dantian."

"Yes!" Zhou Hen kicked Tao Zhi hard in the dantian.

"Puff..."

Tao Zhi awoke with a start from excruciating pain, his eyes wide open, blood gushing from his mouth. Before he could even realize what had happened, he fell unconscious again.

Zhou Hen bent down, grabbed Tao Zhi's right ankle, and dragged him away.

Tao Zhi's head would occasionally hit the door frame or steps, making dull thuds and leaving shallow bloodstains on the ground.

Li Qingxian sighed, "Just yesterday, Daren Tao was saying that the sandstorms in the capital were terrible and told me not to get them in my eyes. Who would have thought that he would be blinded by them first?"

Wei Yong slowly raised his head and looked at Li Qingxian seriously for the first time.

Li Qingxian smiled slightly and said, "Daren Wei, once or twice is acceptable, but not three or four times. If your Accounting Office gets into trouble again, outsiders might call me the 'Finance Office's Nemesis.' By the way, the Divine Capital Office about to start a cooperation project. Your Finance Office needs to send over the first payment as soon as possible. If the project is delayed, it won't just be a matter of one Accounting Office."

Wei Yong stared intently at Li Qingxian.

Li Qingxian stood up, looked at Madam Wei, and said, "Madam Wei, wishing you a happy birthday. I came in a hurry this time and didn't prepare any gifts. Please forgive me. I'll have Uncle Zhou leave you a calligraphy piece."

Everyone turned to look at Li Qingxian.

Li Qingxian once again felt a sense of bewilderment floating above everyone's heads.