C370 If He Doesn't Have Anything to Do Then He must be a Thief
C370 If He Doesn't Have Anything to Do Then He must be a Thief
But whether it was intentional or not, Tan Shitong already didn't care too much. He awkwardly laughed dryly a few times. "I say, Old Xu, don't thank me in a hurry. I can only say that I will do my best to help you, but whether I can find it or not... It's not up to me to decide. It's true that I am the mayor, but there are still many things that happen outside of my abilities in this Tan Fang Town. Mr. Fann, what do you think?"
Fann Binn was eating his food when he saw Tan Shitong mention him. He looked up at him and smiled." Mayor Tan, what does this have to do with me? Tan Fang Town is your territory, and I am just an outsider. I'll be leaving in a few days, as long as you don't disturb my peace. Even if there's a disturbance here, it's none of my business. "
"Look, it's still Mr. Fann who knows how to speak, right?" Tan Shitong was very satisfied when he heard Fann Binn's statement that it had nothing to do with him. He patted Xu Dazhu on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Old Xu, I'm sorry about your brother. Why would such a nice person disappear for no reason? If we can't find him, how can our son and wife live? "
" That's not the reason. My fourth brother's life is very difficult. Wouldn't it be even more difficult for him to have an orphan and a widow when he suddenly lost his workforce? " Xu Dazhu shook his head helplessly. "Now, I just hope that our fourth brother can find him soon. That way, I will be in a good mood."
When Tan Shitong heard Xu Dazhu's words, he frowned slightly. At this moment, he suddenly pointed at the middle-aged man in a suit sitting next to his son, Tan Youlin. "Elder Xu, let me introduce you. This is the Immortal Mountain of merchants from Zhejiang. He is the owner of the Western Wind Mountain's coal mine, which is also the boss. "
"When the Immortal Mountain heard that your younger brother mysteriously disappeared after work, they attached great importance to him, so they followed me to understand the situation. In addition, he also decided that since your younger brother is a miner of the mine, he can be considered a hired worker, so his missing mine should be compensated accordingly. Immortal Mountain, tell me about it. "
When Tan Shitong said this, the face of that person called Immortal Mountain was rather thin and weak. The middle-aged man with a thick mole under his eye bag immediately responded. He narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Hello, Mr. Xu. I am the mine owner of West Wind Mountain's coal mine. I learned from Mayor Tan that he and you are very good friends, and your brother works in my mine. Although he went missing after work, I think I should still take some responsibility. At the very least, he is still my worker. "
"So I've decided to give 100,000 yuan to your brother's family, and I've promised you that in the future, we'll pay 500 yuan per month for your brother's son's upbringing. This will slightly reduce our responsibilities, and I hope you'll agree "
" What did you say? 100,000 yuan?" Xu Dazhu thought he had misheard him. Why did he suddenly lose money in the mine? And the compensation was 100,000 yuan! 100,000 yuan was nothing to a rich person like Fann Binn, but to any villager who lived in the Xu Workshop, 100,000 yuan was nothing. That was definitely not a small amount.
Fann Binn stared at this guy who smiled and narrowed his eyes into a line. He gave off an especially sinister feeling, and soon, a proverb popped out from his heart.
To be solicitous when there was nothing to do, he was either a traitor or a thief!
"Yes, 100,000 Yuan. Since your brother is a worker in my mine, I should pay this money" After receiving Xu Dazhu's words, the Immortal Mountain said with certainty. " All the workers who work in my mine are my friends from the Immortal Mountain. If something happens to my friend, my Immortal Mountain will definitely do everything in its power to compensate for it. Of course, this is also the greatest effort I can make. You should also know that the mine has already been sealed for the new year. Moreover, the benefits of these few months aren't too good. So the money I earn isn't much, I mainly want to use this money... I want to express my responsibilities to them. "
Xu Dazhu nodded and said, "That's good. I'm worried that if my family's fourth brother really can't be found... How will his child and his woman live? With this money... At least his child will have nothing to worry about. Thank you, Boss Shan, for your concern for my brother. Our Xu family will never forget your great kindness. "
"Mr. Xu, you're too polite. You and Mayor Tan are very good friends. Mayor Tan and I are also very good friends. I believe that we will also become very good friends in the future. " Immortal Mountain once again mentioned Tan Shitong. It was obvious that they wanted Xu Dazhu to remember Tan Shitong.
"Of course, of course. I also have to thank Town Marshal Tan for his help." Xu Dazhu was indeed somewhat grateful. He didn't expect that Tan Shitong's own daughter would repay him with kindness even after marrying his son. And to ask a friend to compensate his younger brother, was this not a good thing like a pie falling from the sky?
It was impossible for a pie to fall from the sky. Even if a pie really fell from the sky, it must be a conspiracy and trap. Xu Dazhu probably didn't understand this at the moment, and neither did Jin Mei'e and Xu Lan Hsu Rann. However, Fann Binn understood it clearly. Tan Shitong's trick could be used to trick honest farmers. He wanted to use it to trick Fann Binn? He was really too inexperienced.
It was clear that the mine owner of the Immortal Mountain had compensated Xu Dazhu's fourth brother's family with 100,000 yuan. Even if Xu Dazhu couldn't find his fourth brother in the future, he could only blame the heavens for being ignorant. He would gladly accept the compensation from the Immortal Mountain. However, he didn't know that this hundred thousand might be the money for his younger brother's life!
"Sigh, Old Xu, if you say that, then you're treating me as an outsider. What's the relationship between you and me? Do we still need to be courteous?" Tan Shitong smiled and raised his wine glass to toast Immortal Mountain and Xu Dazhu. After that, he stood up and said to Fann Binn. " Mr. Fann, my son has offended you yesterday. I hope you can forgive him. Forgive me..."
Fann Binn saw Tan Shitong toasting and could not help but shake his hand in disappointment. " I'm sorry, Mayor Tan. I drank with my uncle last night, and I still feel dizzy even now. I really can't drink anymore. Sometimes, when you can't drink alcohol, you just have to drink it. It's very bad for your body. It hurts your body to drink it. "
Tan Shitong was obviously stunned when he heard Fann Binn's words, but he quickly smiled and said," So that's how it is. Haha, looks like Old Xu is very satisfied with this son-in-law of yours."
Hearing Tan Shitong's words, Xu Dazhu smiled awkwardly and bitterly. He dared to say that he was very satisfied? Your son, Tan Youlin, is sitting beside him!
"Since Mr. Fann can't drink, that's for the best. My alcohol tolerance is also very limited. I heard that Mr. Fann is from Jiangzhe? That's a good relationship. I am also from Jiangzhe. We can meet in a foreign land. I will serve Mr. Fann tea in place of wine." At this moment, the Immortal Mountain saw Tan Youlin giving him a meaningful look. How could they not understand? They hastily stood up and offered Fann Binn wine as well.
When Fann Binn saw a person holding a cup of wine and a cup of tea, he couldn't help but become angry. Damn it, aren't they clearly trying to force me to abdicate? One tea and one wine, and the taste of the tea started to rise. 'I think you have a lot of people, right? ' Fine, then I'll play with you guys!
"I dare not accept it. This is Boss Shan, right?" Fann Binn stood up with a smile and a knife in his hand. He raised his teacup and clinked it with Immortal Mountain. He spoke in a shocking manner, as if he had completely ignored Tan Shitong's existence. "Boss Shan, did you just say that you are in the coal business? What a coincidence. Recently, I have been obsessed with coal as well. I really want to know how it was dug out from underground. I heard that... The risk of mining coal is very high, right? It seems like people will die?"
"Ah, I remember now. In television, there are often coal mines where people die at every turn. There are even people who lie about the number of deaths in order to escape legal sanctions, and there are even some who are even more black-hearted. They simply cover it up as if nothing had happened. Boss Shan, you didn't do that, did you? "
Fann Binn's words immediately shocked everyone. The entire place was silent. The smile on the Immortal Mountain's face froze almost instantly, and it froze on the spot. He probably wouldn't have dreamt that Fann Binn would say such a thing at such a time. Today was the day of marriage, and Fann Binn would die even if he kept his mouth shut. And it had something to do with his coal mine. What made it worse was that what Fann Binn said was exactly what he was most nervous and afraid of being exposed!
"Hehe... Fan... Mr. Fann is really good at joking. I, why would I do this..." Cold sweat was clearly visible on the forehead of the Immortal Mountain. It was only after a long period of time that he replied in an extremely awkward manner. He hurriedly drank a mouthful of tea and returned to his seat.
"No, of course it's the best." Fann Binn smiled and nodded. He then looked at Tan Shitong, who was also shocked. "Mayor Tan, I will use tea as wine to try you. It'll save you the trouble of standing there and refusing to sit down. Actually, I'm a person. Sometimes, don't offend me. I'm still a good person. I don't get angry or cause trouble, but I'm a person with a special kind of heart. I'm too kind. I want to take care of anything that I don't like. Mayor Tan, you don't have anything that I need to take care of, right?"
" How could that be? I didn't ask you to take care of anything. Look at Mr. Fann, you really love to joke around. Hehe." Tan Shitong was also covered in cold sweat from the shock. From his fake smile, other than a faint sense of vigilance, there was also a faint trace of killing intent.
"It's good that there's nothing natural. Although I'm a bit lazy, I like to mind my own business, but if some people go overboard... Don't blame me for not giving you face. " Fann Binn took a sip of tea and continued, "Xufang Village is very good. Tan Fang Town... is not very good."
When Tan You Lin heard Fann Binn's words, he was so angry that his face turned red. He clenched his fists tightly but did not flare up. His father, Tan Shi Tong, immediately bowed and said, "Mr. Fann is right. Xu Fang Village people have good scenery. You will definitely like it."
When Xu Dazhu and his family heard the conversation between Fann Binn, Tan Shitong, and the Immortal Mountain, it was obvious that they didn't know what was going on. They had no idea what these people were talking about, but Hsu Rann seemed to have heard something. She stared at the Immortal Mountain, who was drinking tea with a serious expression. She clearly understood that her second uncle might have gone missing. It was far from being as simple as she had imagined...