Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Chapter 550: Accepting Bribes

"I understand. I will never dare to be disrespectful to you generals again."

"Please do not be dissatisfied with me because of these little things. I am willing to pay a small price to compensate you."

Cui Liang lowered his posture, hoping that these battle-hardened brainless men would let him go this time.

At the same time, he did not forget Li Cunxi and several civil servants.

"I know that you are all men of letters, so I have specially prepared some fine items for you to appreciate."

Li Cunxi smiled happily when he heard this.

"What are you talking about, Governor Cui? I am here to inspect the country on behalf of the emperor. How can I ask Governor Cui for those dirty things?"

"This is definitely not the place to talk. Let's go into the governor's mansion and talk it over. What do you think, Governor Cui?"

Cui Liang breathed a sigh of relief, quickly made way for him and made a gesture of invitation.

"Your Highness, Duke Qin, please."

"My Lords, Generals, please."

"please."

Li Cunxi and his group of more than a dozen people, followed closely behind, and entered the governor's mansion together.

Arriving at the second hall, Cui Liang asked everyone to sit down again, ordered the servants to make tea and pour water, and then he clapped his hands towards the side.

"Come here, bring over those fine items that I have carefully selected, and let the gentlemen take a look at them and see if there is anything that suits your taste."

Li Cunxi and others pretended to be reserved, waiting for the treasure to be delivered so that they could feast their eyes on it.

Soon, servants brought in more than a dozen rare items, ranging from calligraphy and paintings to antiques, and placed them in front of everyone.

Cui Liang stood up proudly and introduced the origins and years of these things in a very eloquent manner.

Starting from the masterpiece of Zhong Yao in the late Han Dynasty, and then to a piece of beautiful jade with hundreds of years of history, Cui Liang talked about it in a very exaggerated way.

After talking for a full quarter of an hour, Cui Liang finally stopped, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and continued to show his talent.

Feng Keyan, who could no longer contain himself, said, "Governor Cui, do you really want us to take a look at such a rare item?"

Cui Liang paused, a hint of pain flashing across his eyes.

"Now that I have brought it out, I naturally want you all to take a look at it."

Wu Yanhao was attracted by the beautiful jade and said slowly, "Can I take it to the official ship so that I can take a closer look?"

"Of course you can, Wu Shaoyin. Not just Wu Shaoyin, but all the lords and generals, if you like it, feel free to take it back and take a good look at it and touch it."

"In that case, I won't be polite then." Lu Dayou took over and took the copy of Zhong Yao's masterpiece in his hand.

A hint of heartache flashed across Cui Liang's eyes.

God knows how much he paid to collect these good things.

Now, even if he asked Ying Wang Yuanqi of the Iron Hand Group for compensation, he would never be able to recover his losses.

As Wu Yanhao and Lu Dayou took action, Hu Jinghui, Li Yuanfang, Feng Keyan, Li Han and others also took action and took away the items they liked.

Even the demon spirit and shadow each stepped forward and took one.

"I wonder if His Royal Highness Duke Qin has any favorites?"

Seeing that Li Cunxi didn't move and didn't seem to be interested in these things, Cui Liang had to ask with a smug look on his face.

Facing Cui Liang, Li Cunxi had no reason to be polite. He leaned back and said nothing.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Li Cunxi was not interested in these extremely rare items, and how could Cui Liang not see that?

His mind raced.

Wu Yanhao, Hu Jinghui and others who were accompanying him have already received benefits, except Li Cunxi. There is no way this matter will end like this.

After a long time, Cui Liang stood up and bowed to Li Cunxi.

"Your Highness, Duke Qin, I think you would not be interested in these items. I don't have anything good here."

"However, I happened to get a fan with a painting on it a few days ago."

"Although I have some knowledge of calligraphy and jade, I have no research on painting and calligraphy. Therefore, the fan has been in my study. I hope you can take a look at it today."

Li Cunxi knew what Cui Liang was going to take, and did not stop him, but just nodded slightly.

Cui Liang quickly took his leave, left the second hall and went to the study.

On the desk in the study, a fan was lying quietly. Cui Liang picked it up, his face full of heartache.

This fan was painted by Gu Kaizhi of the Jin Dynasty. If it were put on the market, it would be worth more than ten thousand gold.

Normally, Cui Liang took great care of this fan, almost to the point that it could only be admired from afar but not played with.

In order to please that beast Li Cunxi, he had no choice but to send him away.

In less than a cup of tea, Cui Liang returned to the second hall with a fan.

He held the fan casually, as if he really didn't know how precious the fan was, and handed it to Li Cunxi.

"Your Majesty, Duke Qin, I got this fan by chance, and I will show it to you today."

Li Cunxi took it and opened it, and he was surprised like a country bumpkin:

"A Lady with a Fan?"

"Is this actually a painting of a lady with a fan by Gu Kaizhi of the Jin Dynasty?"

"Inspector Cui is really lucky to have obtained such a good item."

Having said that, Li Cunxi stroked his chin lightly, revealing a look of regret.

"It's a pity that Governor Cui is not an expert in this field and doesn't know the price of such a painting of a lady with a fan."

"What a pity! What a pity!"

At this point, Cui Liang had no choice but to swallow his anger. He dared not say anything unpleasant and could only be more careful and lower his posture.

"Your Highness, Duke Qin, this fan is for you. Please accept it."

"Then I'm... not welcome?"

"It is a great honor for His Highness that he can appreciate this item. As the saying goes, a BMW should be matched with a hero, and treasures should naturally be matched with people of high moral character and integrity."

"Okay, okay, well said, I like it very much."

"If the adults like it, that would be even better. If the adults like it, it would be enough to comfort me for the rest of my life."

Cui Liang used all his sweet words and decided to flatter Li Cunxi.

But after he praised Li Cunxi, he saw that Li Cunxi's eyes were fixed on the painting of the lady with a fan, and he had no intention of looking at him at all.

He was filled with resentment, but dared not show it, so he had to stand aside, ready to support Li Cunxi at any time.

Li Cunxi looked at it for a full half hour, constantly exclaiming in amazement, without even drinking a sip of water.

Cui Liang, who was standing aside, was already somewhat unsteady on his feet, and didn't know what to say. He could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that Li Cunxi would finish quickly.

Finally, Li Cunxi finished looking at the painting of the lady with a fan, rubbed his slightly red nose, carefully put it away, and put it in his arms.

"I think Governor Cui is a good official!"

Li Cunxi stood up and patted Cui Liang's shoulder.

"Such a hard-working official, yet he still knows how to respect me..."

"Ah, you still know how to behave yourself. What filial piety? I said the wrong thing just now."