Chapter 125

"What do you mean by unknown source?"

Hearing this, Chen Yan asked nonchalantly while circling items on his gift list.

"Big Brother, shouldn't your focus be on the denunciation letter?"

Li Tan was a bit overwhelmed; looking at the focused Chen Yan, he twitched his lips and said helplessly.

He paused, then continued, "And the key point is that it's the Wen family's!"

He emphasized the two words 'Wen family' heavily.

The extra emphasis made the implication self-evident.

The target of the denunciation was the Wen family!

Chen Yan, unhurried, closed the gift list slowly and said, "It's just a denunciation letter, and there's no solid evidence..."

"Why are you so excited?"

Whether it was the Wen family or some Li or Wang family, the Mingjing Si received denunciation letters like this every few days...

He was long since accustomed to it.

It didn't even rule out the possibility of framing someone...

"Who said there's no evidence!"

Hearing this, Li Tan's gaze sharpened, and he blurted out almost reflexively.

He paused, then continued, "This denunciation letter actually came with letters of Wen Shang's treason..."

If it were like those previous denunciation letters that were fabricated and slandered at will, Li Tan wouldn't have even looked at them twice.

But it happened to come with relevant evidence, which caught his attention...

"Did he betray the Xiao Liang or the Eastern Gao Qi?" Chen Yan raised an eyebrow and asked.

A well-prepared denunciation was actually quite interesting...

"The southern one."

Li Tan shrugged, took a stack from his robes, and laughed, "The letters are here; Big Brother, take a look..."

Chen Yan reached out to take them and began to flip through them quickly, capturing the important information, "Smuggling grain?"

"Wen Shang is the Grand Minister of Granaries, so it's really within his jurisdiction..."

The denunciation letter was over a thousand words long, concisely accusing Wen Shang of his crimes.

The core point was smuggling official grain with Xiao Liang, using state property for private gain.

And it included various detailed evidence, fearing that the case wouldn't be handled smoothly; it was very thoughtful...

Moreover, the logical loop seemed extremely reasonable; if it were really a frame-up, it was quite something.

The handwriting of the treason letters was also truly Wen Shang's...

Why would Chen Yan recognize it?

Because he also intended to deal with the Wen family and had made corresponding preparations, but he had been very busy and hadn't found the time yet...

Li Tan pulled over a chair and sat down, then added, "Moreover, at the same time my Xuanwu Guard received these things, the wind had already been released in Chang'an..."

"Saying that Wen Shang committed treason and colluded with Xiao Liang, and also saying that you, the Zhuque Mirror Master, would handle this case personally!"

After saying this, he raised his hand and pointed his finger at Chen Yan.

Investigating the wind was something Li Tan did after receiving these things; he keenly captured the abnormality and immediately had the Embroidered Attire Envoys investigate.

Sure enough, not only was a denunciation letter submitted, but they were also creating momentum together...

"Oh?"

Chen Yan put down the denunciation letter, his lips curled slightly upward, and he looked at Li Tan playfully: "No wonder you kid came to ask if I did it..."

This kind of behavior of kicking someone when they're down and taking revenge on the family of a former fiancée and former lover.

From the perspective of Li Tan and others, it certainly looked like he did it...

After all, the motive for Chen, who was divorced, was too great!

"So, is it?"

Li Tan rubbed his hands and asked with interest.

He looked exactly like someone eating a melon.

Anyway, whether it was or not didn't matter; he just wanted to satisfy his curiosity...

"Do you think it's possible?"

Chen Yan rolled his eyes, curled his lips, and countered: "Could I do something so crude?"

His words were filled with indescribable disdain.

If it were really Chen Yan's doing, he would never let the finger of suspicion fall on himself...

Just like Chen Kaiyuan, who "committed suicide out of fear of crime," and Chen Zhiyun, who was "killed by his son"...

He would keep himself clean, without leaving a single stain.

"That's true."

Li Tan nodded in agreement: "These operations are too rough, and even a bit too direct in their impatience..."

After being in contact for so long, Li Tan knew clearly what kind of person his Big Brother was and what kind of methods he had.

But the person who designed this had some city-dwelling, but not much, and was very anxious...

"How I look at it, it's like borrowing a knife to kill someone..."

Chen Yan took the denunciation letter again, flicked it lightly, and said with meaningful intent: "Borrowing my knife to deal with the Wen family!"

Spreading the news that the Zhuque Mirror Master would handle the case personally made the intention too obvious...

The only thing Chen Yan was curious and puzzled about was, besides himself, who else would have such great hostility toward the Wen clan?

Li Tan restrained his joking expression, thought for a moment, and analyzed: "It's still deliberately imitating the operation you used to deal with the Meng clan last time, Big Brother..."

As long as one calms down, the more it looks like an imitation crime.

The object being imitated was the Meng clan, who had just been dealt with; it was too deliberate.

Moreover, they deliberately spread the news, trying to frame the Mingjing Si.

Chen Yan supported his face with his hand, looked down at the 'evidence' on the table, and laughed: "However, I have to say that the treason letters sent this time are indeed much better than the ones I had people imitate..."

Imitation is called imitation because there will always be flaws and omissions that can make people see faint clues.

But these letters could truly pass for the real thing...

To the point where even the person himself would be suspicious!

Being so painstaking, the hatred for the Wen family was evident.

"Then are you going to take it, Big Brother?" Li Tan asked.

"Take it!"

Hearing this, Chen Yan didn't hesitate and blurted out: "Why not take it?"

"That person's plot is too obvious..."

Li Tan raised his hand, tapped the denunciation letter, and asked in confusion: "Just fulfill their wish so easily?"

What he didn't understand was that his Big Brother clearly saw at a glance that this was borrowing a knife to kill someone, so why was he willing to be used?

It couldn't be that...

"Since someone went to such trouble to create such a good opportunity for me, how could I waste it?"

Chen Yan smiled calmly, picked up the 'evidence' to toy with, and said with interest: "Might as well go with the flow; anyway, I was going to deal with the Wen family..."

Sooner or later, he had to deal with them.

Since someone had already opened the team fight, could Chen Yan not follow?

Take the opportunity to completely hammer the Wen clan to death!

"I knew it..."

Hearing this, Li Tan was both surprised and unsurprised; he shook his head and laughed: "Maybe this guy just knew for sure you would retaliate!"

"Then I can only congratulate him on betting right..."

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow and laughed, shouting outside: "You Xian."

"Here." You Xian, who was handling official business next door, responded and hurried over to await orders.

Chen Yan handed the denunciation letter and the 'evidence' to him and ordered: "Go summon Wen Shang, the Grand Minister of Granaries of the Earth Office, to the Mingjing Si for questioning!"

"Yes." You Xian nodded and turned to carry it out.

A moment later.

An Embroidered Attire Envoy entered, saluted Chen Yan and Li Tan, and reported: "My Lord, the eldest daughter of the Wen family, Wen Nianshu, has arrived and is begging outside to see you!"