A thought crossed Fang Yan's mind. "Your female bodyguard isn't gentry, is she, young master?"
Wang Yang stopped and looked at Fang Yan.
As though he had seized a vulnerable spot, Fang Yan gave a sinister smile tinged with triumph. "If you refuse to cooperate, young master, I'll have no choice but to question her."
Wang Yang looked at Fang Yan for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed.
"You don't believe I can interrogate something out of her?"
Wang Yang pointed at the two clerks. "You two, step outside. I'd like a private word with Protector-General Fang."
The two clerks had never wanted to stay here in the first place! They couldn't afford to offend the Langya Wang clan, but neither could they disobey their superior, so they could only look to Fang Yan and wait for his instructions.
Fang Yan waved a hand, and the two clerks hurried out of the room.
Wang Yang sat down and asked with a smile, "Your surname is Fang, isn't it? Are you a local?"
Thinking Wang Yang intended to make an issue of his surname and family standing, Fang Yan snorted. "And what if I am?"
Wang Yang idly brushed his hair at the temples with two fingers. "How many people are in your family?"
"My family..." Fang Yan abruptly stopped, then asked warily, "What are you doing?"
"Married? How old are your children? Both your parents are still alive, I take it." Wang Yang smiled gently.
Looking at Wang Yang's smile, Fang Yan felt a chill run through him. "Wang Yang, you..."
Wang Yang looked at Fang Yan with a puzzled expression. "With that little salary rice you get every month, what are you risking your life for?"
Fang Yan's face changed at once!
"You dare threaten a court-appointed official?!"
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